This story is from October 28, 2004

Spook knocks out sleaze

Taran Adarsh / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 28, 2004, 00:15 IST

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'Vaastu Shastra' at the top slot, may just set a new spooky trend, giving 'Kis Kis Ki Kismat' a run for its worth.

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atthe top slot, may just set a new spooky trend, giving a run for itsworth.Maybe what Bollywood really needs is a good scare to knock theold timers like andout of therace.

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TaubaTauba

Cast: Payal Rohatgi, Amin Gazi.

Pluses: Skinshow to woo hoi polloi.

Minuses: Screenplay ofconvenience.

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Ratings by trade analyst TaranAdarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Oct22.

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: Hit

: Semi-hit C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902169.jpg

: Average

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:Flop

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DHOOM

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

Pluses: Fantastic stunts and stylishexecution.

Minuses: Absence of a cohesive script.

Verdict: C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902167.gif

Ratings by trade analyst TaranAdarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Oct22.

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: Hit

: Semi-hit C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902169.jpg

: Average

:Flop

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BRIDEAND PREJUDICE

Cast: Aishwarya Rai, MartinHenderson.

Pluses: A story well told.

Minuses: Too manysongs and too Bollywoodish at times.

Verdict: C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902169.jpg

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Ratings by trade analyst TaranAdarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Oct22.

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: Hit

: Semi-hit C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902169.jpg

: Average

:Flop

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KISKIS KI KISMAT

Cast: Dharmendra, MallikaSherawat.

Pluses: None.

Minuses:Everything.

Verdict: C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902170.gif

Ratings by trade analyst TaranAdarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Oct22.

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: Hit

: Semi-hit C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902169.jpg

: Average

:Flop

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VaastuShastra
Cast: Sushmita Sen, Chekravarty, Master AhsaasChanna.

Pluses: A few eerie moments and performance of the childartiste.

Minuses: Not too gripping plot and weakclimax.

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Ratings by trade analyst TaranAdarsh, according to box office collections for the week beginning Oct22.

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: Hit

: Semi-hit C://DOCUME~1//sakshi//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//902165-open//images//902169.jpg

: Average

:Flop

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