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GHAJINI
DIRECTOR: A R
Murugadoss
CAST: Aamir Khan, Asin
and Jiah Khan
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: A
business man (Aamir Khan)
and his model-cum-activist
girlfriend (Asin) who
believe in doing whatever
they can to support the
marginalised. Asin exposes
a flesh-trade racket and
earns the wrath of a
dreaded gang. Asin is
gunned down and Sanjay
suffers a short-term
memory loss. Later, he
goes behind the killers,
takes pictures, tattoos
their names, addresses,
phone numbers on his own
body to remember them. A
Hindi remake of A R
Murugadoss’s Tamil film,
Ghajini, this action-thriller
releases in second half of
2008. Aamir Khan will
shave his head for this

YUVRAAJ
DIRECTOR: Subhash Ghai
CAST: Salman Khan, Anil
Kapoor, Zayed Khan,
Boman Irani and Katrina
Kaif
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: Here’s
another musical
extravaganza from
Subhash Ghai’s stable. The
story is about three
billionaire brothers who
embark on a quest for
happiness. Salman Khan, in
his characteristic manner,
woos Katrina Kaif, who
plays an ace musician. The
film is set to release during
Diwali

JODHAA AKBAR
DIRECTOR: Ashutosh
Gowarikar
PRODUCER: Ashutosh
Gowarikar CAST: Hrithik
Roshan, Aishwarya Rai,
Sonu Sood
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: Jodhaa
Akbar is the untold love
story of the greatest
Mughal emperor who ruled
Hindustan (now India),
Jalaluddin Mohammad
Akbar, and a fiery young
Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
Set in the sixteenth
century, this epic romance
begins as a marriage of
alliance between two
cultures and religions for
political gain. The Hindu
King Bharmal of Amer,
gives his daughter’s hand
to Emperor Akbar. When
Akbar accepts the marriage
proposal, not only does he
strengthen his relations
with the Rajputs but also
embarks on a new journey
of true love

DRONA
DIRECTOR: Goldie Behl
CAST: Abhishek Bachchan
and Priyanka Chopra
WHAT’S IT ABOUT:
Abhishek Bachchan plays a
superhero in this closely-
guarded film, which has
been shot extensively in
Prague and Rajasthan.
Abhishek, sports long hair,
has performed daring
stunts in the film. The film
also stars Priyanka Chopra
who plays Abhishek’s
bodyguard. She especially
learnt a Sikh form of martial
art, the Gatka, from four
Sikh men for the role.
Sources indicate that
Amitabh is going all-out to
ensure that his son beats
out Hrithik Roshan as a
superhero

U ME AUR HUM
DIRECTOR: Ajay Devgan
CAST: Ajay Devgan, Kajol,
Divya Dutta, Isha
Sharvani, Karan Khanna,
Sumeet Raghvan
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: A fun-
filled romantic comedy that
unfolds on a cruise liner.
Ajay Devgan and Kajol
team together after Raju
Chacha which released in
2000

SARKAR RAJ
DIRECTOR: Ram Gopal
Varma
CAST: Abhishek Bachchan,
Aishwarya Bachchan and
Amitabh Bachchan
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: This
sequel to Sarkar will see
Abhishek Bachchan
stepping into the shoes of
his father Subhash Nagde,
a modern-day Robin Hood.
Likewise he starts
operating a parallel
government and his
traditional wife (Aishwarya)
is his biggest strength.
Sarkar Raj will be Ash’s first
film opposite Abhishek
after their wedding

THE LAST LEAR
DIRECTOR: Rituparno
Ghosh
CAST: Amitabh Bachchan,
Arjun Rampal, Preity Zinta,
Shefali Shah
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: A 65-
year-old reclusive
Shakespearean stage
actor, Harry’s (Amitabh)
life changes when he
meets new-age film
director Siddharth (Arjun).
Friendship blossoms
between the two eccentric
yet creative minds. Harry,
who is a complete outsider
to the world of commercial
cinema, soon grabs a
magnificent role in
Siddharth’s next film. While
filming he befriends his co-
actor Shabnam (Preity),
who is coping with her
messy personal life. He
teaches her more than
merely the nuances of
acting. As the film rolls,
Harry gets into the skin of
his character – the Joker.
So much so that he loses
his memory

BHOOTNATH
DIRECTOR: Vivek Sharma
CAST: Amitabh Bachchan,
Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi
Chawla
WHAT’S IT ABOUT:
Bhootnath’s story is that of
a young boy’s encounter
with a ghost. Bachchan
plays the friendly ghost,
while SRK plays the boy’s
father. Reportedly, the
ongoing cold feud between
Amitabh and Shah Rukh
has hampered the progress
of the film. Although Shah
Rukh initially only had a
special appearance, his
role has been extended.
This has supposedly irked
Amitabh who wants his role
re-worked

SINGH IS KINNG
DIRECTOR: Vipul Shah
CAST: Akshay Kumar,
Katrina Kaif, Sudhanshu
Pandey, Sonu Sood and
Neha Dhupia.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: Shot in
Gold Coast, Australia this
comic caper traces the
journey of a small town
Sikh boy who goes on to
become a menacing
gangster. The film has
been in the news for
Akshay’s diamond-studded
turban, which costs a
whopping Rs 65 lakh

WANTED
DIRECTOR: Prabhu Deva
CAST: Salman Khan,
Ayesha Takia
WHAT’S IT ABOUT:
Inspired by Telugu super
hit, Pokiri, the plot revolves
around Radhe (Salman),
who is an undercover cop
operating as a henchman.
He meets his ladylove
(Ayesha Takia), but the
day she decides to
reciprocate her love for
him, Radhe is attacked by
a rival gang. However,
Radhe escapes unhurt and
manages to kill them. After
learning about the
slaughter, Ayesha starts
distancing herself

ALADDIN
DIRECTOR: Sujoy Ghosh
CAST: Amitabh Bachchan,
Sanjay Dutt and Ritiesh
Deshmukh and Miss Sri
Lanka, Jacqueline
Fernandez
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: Sujoy
Ghosh’s Aladdin, is a
modern-day Bollywood
version of The Arabian
Nights. Ritiesh plays the
title role; Sanjay is Ring
Master while Amitabh plays
a mischievous genie. The
film boasts of high-end,
visual effects

GOLMAAL RETURNS
DIRECTOR: Rohit Shetty
CAST: Ajay Devgan,
Arshad Warsi, Shreyas
Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor,
Kareena Kapoor, Amrita
Arora, Celina Jaitley and
Anjana Sukhani WHAT’S IT
ABOUT: Golmaal Returns is
the sequel to the rib-tickler
Golmaal. The plot has been
kept under wraps so far.
The lowdown: Kareena
plays a housewife, who is
addicted to saas-bahu
serials

TASHAN
DIRECTOR: Vijay Krishna
Acharya CAST: Kareena
Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Saif
Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: Tashan
is going to be one grand
affair. Although Kareena
has played a number of
glamourous roles, she has
never really bared on
screen. But this time the
buzz is Kareena will wear a
bikini in the film. Tashan will
also feature Saif Ali Khan’s
eight-year-old son,
Ebrahim, who plays his son
in the film as well

AASHAYEIN
DIRECTOR: Nagesh
Kukunoor
CAST: John Abraham,
Sonal Sehgal
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: John
plays a habitual gambler in
the film. As he wants to
overcome the vice, a friend
suggests that he go to the
Velankani Church in
Pondicherry for a
rehabilitation course. The
story charts John’s
transformation as he
encounters different
people at the rehab centre

MISSION ISTANBUL
DIRECTOR: Vivek Sharma
CAST: Vivek Oberoi, Zayed
Khan, Suniel Shetty and
Tusshar Kapoor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT: Vikas
Sagar (Zayed Khan), an
ambitious and popular
journalist, who would go to
any limits for a scoop, is
asked by Owais Husain
(Suniel Shetty), a senior
producer at the
controversial Istanbul-
based news channel, Al
Johara, to fly to Istanbul
for a three-month long
orientation programme.
Their offer couldn’t have
come at a better time for
Vikas, who’s undergoing a
painful divorce with wife
Anjali. As part of his
orientation, Vikas gets
hands-on experience in Al
Johara’s newsroom. He
finds himself creating news
as he steals the secrets
locked away in Al Johara’s
13th floor. He is a man on
the run, who is wanted by
Turkish cops, terrorists,
and the CIA. He joins a
bloody mission against
international terrorism

DILLI 6
DIRECTOR: Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra
CAST: Abhishek Bachchan
and Sonam Kapoor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT:
The film is loosely-based on
film-maker Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra’s
childhood spent at Chandni
Chowk in Delhi. It also
takes a scathing look at the
‘Monkey Man’ hysteria that
rocked Delhi in 2001

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