No encores for these kings

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Sep 30, 2004, 12.15 AM IST
No encores for these kings
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Some faces just refuse to fade out. Bollywood''s forgotten faces like Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Mahima Chaudhary and Om Puri are back.






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/photo/868751.cms DOBARA

Cast: Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Mahima Chaudhary.

Pluses: Sensitive direction and first-rate performances.

Minusses: Imperfect climax and slow-paced narrative.

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Ratings by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Sept 24.

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/photo/868756.cms KING OF BOLLYWOOD

Cast: Om Puri, Sophie Dahl.

Pluses: Hilarious spoof on Bollywood and Om Puri’s award-worthy performance.

Minuses: Caters to a niche audience.

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Ratings by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Sept 24.

/photo/868752.cms: Hit /photo/868753.cms: Semi-hit /photo/868754.cms: Average /photo/868755.cms:Flop



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<#img src="/photo/868757.cms" alt="/photo/868757.cms" border="0" /> MADHOSHI

Cast: John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Priyanshu Chatterjee.

Pluses: Novel plot and Bipasha’s performance.

Minuses: Imperfect climax.

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Ratings by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Sept 24.

<#img src="/photo/868752.cms" alt="/photo/868752.cms" border="0" />: Hit <#img src="/photo/868753.cms" alt="/photo/868753.cms" border="0" />: Semi-hit <#img src="/photo/868754.cms" alt="/photo/868754.cms" border="0" />: Average <#img src="/photo/868755.cms" alt="/photo/868755.cms" border="0" />:Flop



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<#img src="/photo/868758.cms" alt="/photo/868758.cms" border="0" /> TUMSA NAHIN DEKHA

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Dia Mirza.

Pluses: Competent performances and excellent music.

Minuses: Jaded storyline and feeble screenplay.

Verdict: <#img src="/photo/868755.cms" alt="/photo/868755.cms" border="0" />
Ratings by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Sept 24.

Hit: <#img src="/photo/868752.cms" alt="/photo/868752.cms" border="0" /> Semi-hit: <#img src="/photo/868753.cms" alt="/photo/868753.cms" border="0" /> Average: <#img src="/photo/868754.cms" alt="/photo/868754.cms" border="0" /> Flop: <#img src="/photo/868755.cms" alt="/photo/868755.cms" border="0" />



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<#img src="/photo/868759.cms" alt="/photo/868759.cms" border="0" /> DHOOM

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol, Rimi Sen.

Pluses: Fantastic stunts and stylish execution.

Minuses: Absence of a cohesive script.

Verdict: <#img src="/photo/868752.cms" alt="/photo/868752.cms" border="0" />
Ratings by trade analyst Taran Adarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Sept 24.

<#img src="/photo/868752.cms" alt="/photo/868752.cms" border="0" />: Hit <#img src="/photo/868753.cms" alt="/photo/868753.cms" border="0" />: Semi-hit <#img src="/photo/868754.cms" alt="/photo/868754.cms" border="0" />: Average <#img src="/photo/868755.cms" alt="/photo/868755.cms" border="0" />:Flop