Midweek: New releases fail miserably

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Players	Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sikander Kher, Omi Vaidya, Vinod Khanna, Johny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani [sp. app.]	Stylish film, daredevil stunts and stunning visuals	Slapdash screenplay and uninteresting musical score	Fell sharply in Weekend 2. Will entail heavy losses. Flop
Chaalis Chauraasi	Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni, Ravi Kishen, Zakir Hussain, Arbaaz Ali Khan, Rajesh Sharma, Shweta Bhardwaj, Manoj Pahwa	Supremely talented star cast	Screenplay lacks punch	Picked up marginally over the weekend, but the overall business remained poor
Ghost	Shiney Ahuja, Sayali Bhagat, Tej Sapru, Deepraj Rana, Julia	A few eerie moments	Scares are scarce. Also, relies on tried and tested gimmicks too heavily	Started on a dull note and remained poor all through the weekend