Nishikant Kamat's Mumbai Meri Jaan has turned out to be a surprise, similar to Khuda Ke Liye earlier this year. The film is currently at a 65%, which earns it a B+ and makes it the fourth best reviewed film of the year so far behind Khuda Ke Liye, Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (to see the top movies so far of 2008, click here). Of the 16 reviews counted for the film's grade so far (click here to see how we choose which reviews count for a film's grade), 12 have been positive, 2 have been average and 2 have been negative. Of all the 26 reviews we have for the film, 22 have been positive, 2 have been average and only 2 have been negative. For all news and reviews for Mumbai Meri Jaan, click here.
The same didn't hold true for the other new releases. Sanjay Chhel's Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam was a disaster with the critics, scoring only a D- (30%). It is only 1% from being an F (click here to see our grading scale). Of the 17 reviews counted for the film's grade so far, only 1 has been positive, 2 have been average and the remaining 14 have been negative. In Subhash Jha's review of the film here at AllBollywood.com, he called the film "a crashing bore". For Jha's full review of the film, click here. For all news and reviews for Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam, click here.
Ram Gopal Varma still remains all over the place with his films. His latest horror film - Phoonk - started out with some impressive reviews but fell significantly once more came in. The film is currently at a C- with a 49%. Of the 15 reviews counted for the film's grade, 5 have been positive, 2 have been average and the remaining 8 have been negative. That is substantially better than his last release, Contract which scored a D- (64%), although it's much worse than his first release this year, Sarkar Raj (B, 63%). For all news and reviews for Phoonk, click here.
The final new release was the worst reviewed film of the year so far, My Friend Ganesha 2. Most reviewers stayed away from the film, but the four reviews in for the film are disastrous. At a 10%, the film earns an F and beats Hastey-Hastey (F, 17%) and Jimmy (F, 20%) as the worst film of the year. For all news and reviews for My Friend Ganesha 2, click here.
Of last week's releases, Yash Raj Films' Bachna Ae Haseeno rised slightly (C, 53%). Of the 44 reviews in for the film, 19 were positive, 16 were average and the remaining 9 were bad. For all news and reviews for Bachna Ae Haseeno, click here.
Finally, God Tussi Great Ho saw it's grade rise slightly from a 35% to a 37%, however it's grade remains the same at a D. Of the 32 reviews in for the film, only 5 were positive, 4 were average and the remaining 23 were bad. For all news and reviews for God Tussi Great Ho, click here.
This weekend sees the releases of C Kkompany , Chamku and Rock On!! . Be sure to keep glued to AllBollywood.com as reviews for all four films start to come in later this week.
<< Prev Headline | Headlines | Next Headline >>
Recent Articles
