Midweek: '8x10 Tasveer' is a debacle, Akshay's third flop in a row!

Midweek: ‘8×10 Tasveer’ is a debacle, Akshay’s third flop in a row!

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
8x10 Tasveer	Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia Azmi, Sharmila Tagore, Jaaved Jaaferi, Girish Karnad, Benjamin Gilani, Ananth Mahadevan, Rushaad Rana	Well shot	Screenplay goes horribly wrong in the second hour	After a poor start on Friday, the business slided downwards on Saturday [at several screens], while Sunday was lackluster too. The film has been rejected big time. This will reflect on Akshay Kumar's standing in the industry, this being his third flop in a row [JUMBO, which was marketed aggressively with Akshay's promos and CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA being the last two failures]. The producers will stand to lose a big chunk of their investment thanks to the poor returns. Internationally too, the film is a washout
Aa Dekhen Zara	Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev	Interesting concept and foot-tapping music	Second half goes topsy-turvy. Messy writing	Flop
Ek - The Power Of One	Nana Patekar, Bobby Deol, Shriya Saran, Jackie Shroff, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Pradeep Kharb, Zareena Wahab, Chunkey Pandey	Action scenes	Outdated premise	Flop
Aloo Chaat	Aftab Shivdasani, Aamna Sharif, Linda Arsenio, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Manoj Pahwa, Sanjay Mishra, Dolly Ahluwalia	A few comic moments	Comes across like a TV serial	Flop
Videsh - Heaven On Earth	Preity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj	Preity's powerful performance	Poor screenplay	Flop