The surprising and maybe ominous thing that we can notice in this list is the number of times some big and respected names appear. Certainly doesn't augur well for Hindi cinema.

Aag

This is the master of all duds. The remake of a piece of legend of Hindi cinema being directed by a man (Ram Gopal Verma) who was known for the intensity that his films have, great expectations. But what started out to be a dream became a nightmare. Neither Amitabh's most negative avatar ever of Babban Singh nor Nisha Kothari's dare bare could save the movie that put its producers, Adlabs, in deep trouble.

Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag

Coming from the man who had directed Parineeta and being backed by Yashraj, Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag was expected to be a class product giving lot of scope for Rani to exhibit her acting skills. However it turned out to be yet another clichéd take on the 'helpless girl in the city' plot. There was nothing novel and coupled with lackluster music, this festival release also having Abhishek in the cast was a 'Daag' in Yashraj's record.

Nishabd

Ramgopal Verma for the second time on the list, this time flirting with fire; the touchy plot of a teenage girl falling for an old man ala Lolita. This film was a bit of a shock for the industry by the near negligible opening that it drew in spite of Amitabh's presence and good pre-release publicity. No one seemed to care that such a movie had even arrived. It left without a noise-'Nishabd'.

Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom

Yashraj for the second time on the list, another Abhishek Bachchan starrer, this time with Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta to boot. From the director of hits like Saathiya and Bunty Aur Babli, Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom was not expected to be a class offering, just a 3 hour joyride. But most of the few who watched this movie felt it was three hours wasted. Everyone was wondering why the promos highlighted Amitabh so much when he was hardly there for a minute.

Aaja Nachle

Yashraj for the third time, boy this seems to be a habit. If there was any positive in the movie it was Madhuri. The movie would have been better off if it had been a three hour Madhuri dance show. The script was a total let down, the goings on would have put the loftiest fairy tale to shame and the music irked everyone with its blandness. Mediocrity written all over it.

Salaam-e-Ishq

The biggest movie of 2007. 12 stars, 6 love stories and one movie, it was a formula that simply could not go wrong, especially with some excellent music and a director of the caliber of Nikhil Advani. But they failed to pay attention to one thing, the script and down went the movie. Neither Salman's 'Raul' act or the lavish scale of production could save this one. It was a 'no ode' to love.

No Smoking

This was one film that had been publicized as cinema for the 'classes' what with its promos adding to the feel and a star cast that boast of talent with the likes of Paresh Rawal and Ranvir Shorey. Sadly there ended all comparisons to good cinema and it was one cigarette that was nipped in the butt by the viewers, if there were any who braved all the review to go and watch this debacle of a film directed by Anurag Kashyap, one of India's best screenwriters.