Mid-Week Top 5 Movies of the Week

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Ek Ajnabee	Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Perizaad Zorabian, Baby Rucha	Performances [Big B, Perizaad, Rucha], gripping first half, slick look	Goes haywire in second hour
Kalyug	Emraan Hashmi, Kunal Khemu, Smilie, Deepal Shaw, Amrita Singh	Fine performances by the entire cast, novel story, impressive execution	Screenplay could've been tighter
Neal 'N' Nikki	Uday Chopra, Tanisha	Hard to find	Sex overpowers story
Apaharan	Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu	Skilled performances and gripping first half	Post-interval portions are stretched, also gets too dark and grim
Deewane Huye Paagal	Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Rimmi Sen, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever, Om Puri, Viveik Oberoi [sp. app.], Aftab Shivdasani [sp. app.]	Well-shot, excellent comedy and first-rate performances by Akshay, Paresh, Johny Lever	Post-interval portions don't match up to the first hour