| MARKET Cast: Manisha Koirala, Suman Ranganathan, Shweta Menon, Introducing Aryan Vaid Director: Jai Prakash Plus points: Strong dialogue track, made on an economical budget (facilitating quicker recovery) Weak points: Too loud and bawdy, limited appeal for front-benchers, mediocre music Box-Office Verdict: Average |
| JOGGERS' PARK Cast: Victor Banerjee, Perizaad Zorabian, Divya Dutta Director: Anant Balani (Late) Plus points: Short running time, competent performances by Divya Dutta and some others, relatively different storyline Weak points: Insensitively handled, mediocre music Box-Office Verdict: Average |
| CHUPKE SE Cast: Zulfi Syed, Masumi Director: Shona Urvashi Plus points: Sincere performances, clean entertainment Weak points: Too many contrivances and sub-plots, all-new cast Box-Office Verdict: Flop |
| PARWANA Cast: Ajay Devgan, Amisha Patel Director: Deepak Bahry Plus points: Strong action Weak points: Everything else Box-Office Verdict: Flop |
| CALCUTTA MAIL Cast: Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Manisha Koirala (s.a.) Director: Sudhir Mishra Plus points: Strong performance by Anil Kapoor Weak points: Nothing new about the plot Box-Office Verdict: Flop |
| KUCH NAA KAHO Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Director: Rohan Sippy Plus points: Strong camera work and music Weak points: Slow and outmoded Box-Office Verdict: Flop |
| RULES - PYAR KA SUPERHIT
FORMULA Cast: Milind Soman, Meera Vasudevan Director: Paravati Gopalan Plus points: Novel treatment and storyline Weak points: None, apparently, but not commercial enough Box-Office Verdict: Flop |
| GANGAAJAL Cast: Ajay Devgan, Gracy Singh Director: Prakash Jha Plus points: Strong dialogue, treatment and performance Weak points: Nothing new about the plot Box-Office Verdict: Average |
| KYON Cast: Rahul Dev & newcomers Director: Kalpana Lajmi Plus points: Rahul Dev Weak points: Everything besides Rahul Dev Box-Office Verdict: Flop |
| MUMBAI SE AAYA MERA DOST Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta Director: Apurva Lakhia Plus points: A concerted effort made by Abhishek Bachchan Weak points: Weak script, dialogue and pacing, 'Lagaan' hang-over Box-Office Verdict: Flop |