Midweek B.O.: New releases bite the dust

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Jhootha Hi Sahi	John Abraham, Pakhi, Raghu Ram, Manasi Scott, Anaitha Nair, R. Madhavan [sp. app.], Nandana Sen [sp. app.]	Difficult to find	Poor writing, uninspiring music and excessive length	Fell further in its second weekend. Will entail heavy losses to its investors due to heavy costs. Flop
Rakht Charitra	Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Radhika Apte, Zarina Wahab, Ashwini Kalsekar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajendra Gupta, Anupam Shyam, Sushmita Mukherjee, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Darshan Jariwala, Sudeep [sp. app.]	Terrific performances and a gripping narrative	Excessive violence, blood and gore	Remained on the lower side in its second weekend. However, the business module [of making in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions] will help its producers make decent profits
Hisss	Irrfan Khan, Mallika Sherawat, Divya Dutta, Raman Trikha, Jeff Doucette	None	Almost everything	Fell sharply in its second weekend
Aakrosh	Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal, Reema Sen, Amita Pathak, Jaideep Ahlawat, Pankaj Tripathi	Well-made issue-based cinema	Screenplay vacillates between engaging and not-too-engaging moments	Flop
Do Dooni Chaar	Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Archit, Aditi, Akhilendra Mishra, Supriya Shukla	A well-made film in all respects with powerhouse performances	Second half could've been tighter	Better in North India. Below par elsewhere