KAHO NAA PYAR HAI

Directed by : Rakesh Roshan
Produced by : Rakesh Roshan
Written by : Rakesh Roshan; Ravi Kapoor; Honey Irani; Sagar Sarhadi
Starring : Hrithik Roshan, Amisha Patel, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Satish Shah, Mohnish Behl
Music by : Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography : Kabir Lal
Editing by : Sanjay Verma
Distributed by : Film Kraft
Release date : January 14, 2000
Running time : 172 mins
Language : Hindi/Urdu
Sinopsis :
Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) is an aspiring singer who meets Sonia Saxena (Amisha Patel). They end up going on a cruise together and eventually get stranded on a deserted island. They eventually fall deeply in love but her father (Anupam Kher) is bitterly opposed to their relationship. Unfortunately for Rohit he is killed by two corrupt policemen. Sonia goes into depression so her father sends her to New Zealand to her cousin to recover and get over Rohit.
When she reaches there she meets Raj, who looks like Rohit(also Hrithik Roshan). Sonia and Raj soon meet and he falls in love with her. But she doesn't return his love back, because she knows that her one true love is dead, and seeing someone's face which is so similar is just too painful. Sonia goes back to India and is followed by Raj. Raj ends up staying in India longer than he had expected as he is shot by the murderers of Rohit. Soon, the two begin to question whether Rohit's death was an accident or a murder. They figure out Rohit was murdered. So, Raj and Sonia's friends make-up a plan to find Rohit's killers. But the plan backfires and the murderers kidnap Sonia. Raj comes to the rescue and saves her. Then and there, he figures out who Rohit's killers are and surprisingly one of their accomplices is Sonia's father. Eventually, all ends well with the bad guys gone to jail, Raj and Sonia getting married(Sonia finally falls in love with Raj), and Rohit's soul finally resting in peace, but is never forgotten

HRITHIK ROSHAN

Birthday: Thursday, January 10, 1974
Star Sign : Capricorn
Biography :
Hrithik was born in Mumbai, India, to actress Pinky and actor Rakesh Roshan, who was himself the son of a well-known film-music director Roshan. Rakesh later turned to film production and direction. Hrithik's entry into acting extended the Roshan family role in Bollywood to the third generation.

Hrithik's first movie role was in the 1980 movie Aasha, where he was an extra, a dancing boy. Later he worked behind the camera, supporting his director father. While he was working on the movie Karan Arjun, the film's lead, Salman Khan, urged Hrithik to try his hand at acting. It is said that Salman gave Hrithik lessons in body-building and acting.

Hrithik achieved fame when he starred in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite debutante starlet Amisha Patel. The film was directed by his father. His performance earned him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award. Many of his later movies have been successful. Most notable were Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001 and Koi... Mil Gaya in 2003, the latter of which was directed by his father, Rakesh Roshan.

The actor is married to Suzanne Khan, his high-school sweetheart and daughter of actor Sanjay Khan. Hrithik is generally regarded as a down-to-earth, hard-working actor, neither an egomaniac nor a playboy.

Like many other actors, Hrithik also tours in Bollywood stage shows. His first stage appearance was at Lux Zee Cine Awards in 2001.

He is currently working on a sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya; it is being directed by his father Rakesh Roshan and will be called Krrish. Hrithik plays a superhero and is said to be doing rigorous martial arts training for the action sequences. The movie also stars Priyanka Chopra.

Hrithik and his wife are expecting their first child, due in April 2006.

SHANKARDADA MBBS

Directed by : Jayanth C. Paranjee
Produced by : Akkineni Ravi Shankara Prasad
Written by : Rajkumar Hirani (story), Paruchuri Brothers (dialogue)
Starring
Chiranjeevi
Sonali Bendre
Paresh Rawal
Srikanth
Girish Karnad
Music by : Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography : K. Dattu
Editing by : Marthand K. Venkatesh
Distributed by : Gemini Film Circiut
Release date(s) : October 15, 2004
Country : India
Language : Telugu
Followed by : Shankar Dada Zindabad (2007)

Plot
Shankar Dada (Chiranjeevi) is a good hearted don in Hyderabad who runs away from home at a young age. He extorts money, kidnaps and roughs up people for money. But, he lies to his old age father (Girish Karnad) that he is a doctor in the city. Every year when they come to the city to visit him, he pretends to be a doctor and makes them happy. Finally the drama comes to an end, as one of the doctors in the locality Lingam (Paresh Rawal) tells Shankala’s parents the truth when the try to strike an alliance between their son and his daughter Sunitha (Sonali Bendre). Shankar decides to complete MBBS and become a doctor to live up to his parent’s wishes. He joins the college at which Paresh Rawal is the principal, and turns into a menace to him. There is a parallel track where he cures the patients in the hospital, not through medicine, but by showing love and affection towards them. How lives up to his parent’s dream and makes Sunitha fall in love with him, while gaining the principal’s acceptance forms the story’s crux.

SONALI BENDRE

Born January 1, 1975 India
Biography

Sonali studied in Bangalore and Mumbai in Kendriya Vidyalaya and Holy Cross Convent High School Thane.

Sonali Bendre started out as a model before being selected for the "Star Dust Talent Search". Her first role was in Aag (1994) opposite Govinda. Though she initially struggled to be a successful actress, she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in films like Bhai (1997)Sarfarosh (1999), Zakhm, Duplicate, Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999), Dil Hi Dil Mein (2000), Tera Mera Saath Rahey and Anaahat (2003) among many others.

In 1995 she won the Filmfare Lux New Face Award. In 2001 she also won the Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai where she co-starred with Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai. She was the only cast member who was nominated and won the award. She was appreciated for her comic performances in films like Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega

Next to her well-received performances, she was also recognized as a graceful dancer through films like Bombay, Lajja and Major Saab to name a few. She is frequently listed as one of the top most beautiful Bollywood actress.

On November 12, 2002 she married film producer/director Goldie Behl. She also hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards with Saif Ali Khan and Farida Jalal on February 26, 2005. On August 9, 2005 she gave birth to a son, Ranvir, at Breach Candy Hospital. Bendre is set to star in the theatre in a play called, Aap Ki Soniya.

Awards
1993 Studied in Government Law College and got the first advertisement for Lakme. It was put at Church gate station
1994, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female
1995, Filmfare Lux New Face Award, Aag
2001, Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
2004, Star Screen Award, Best Actress-Marathi, Anaahat"

Filmography
1994 Aag
1994 Naaraaz
1995 The Don
1995 Gaddaar
1995 Takkar Mohini
1995 Bombay
1996 Rakshak
1996 English Babu Desi Mem
1996 Diljale Radhika
1996 Apne Dam Par
1996 Sapoot Kajal
1997 Bhai Meenu
1997 Tarazu Pooja
1997 Qahar Neelam
1998 Keemat: They Are Back
1998 Duplicate
1998 Humse Badhkar Kaun Anu
1998 Major Saab
1998 Angaaray
1999 Zakhm Soniya
1999 Love You Hamesha
1999 Kadhalar Dhinam
1999 Kannodu Kanbathellam
1999 Hum Saath-Saath Hain:
1999 Dahek: A Burning Passion
1999 Sarfarosh
2000 Dil Hi Dil Mein
2000 Chal Mere Bhai
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
2000 Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
2000 Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain
2000 Preethse
2001 Murari Vasundhara
2001 Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega
2001 Lajja
2001 Tera Mera Saath Rahen
2002 Indra
2002 Khadgam
2002 Manmadhudu
2003 Anaahat
2003 Palnati Brahmanayudu
2003 Chori Chori
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho
2004 Shankardada MBBS

EK THE POWER of ONE

Directed by : Sangeeth Sivan
Produced by : K.Sera Sera, Dharam Films
Written by : Trivikram Srinivas
Starring : Bobby Deol, Shriya Saran, Nana Patekar, Chunkey Pandey, Pradeep, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Jackie Shroff
Music by : Pritam
Release date(s) : November, 2007
Country : India
Language : Hindi

Sinopsis :
Nandu (Bobby Deol) an orphan turned assassin somehow gets wrongly accused of a politician's murder and is on the run. On his escapade on a train he meets Shekhar (Pradeep), who is homebound after fourteen years, they get chatting and Nandu finds all about his joint family and the wedding of Shekhar's cousin that he is going to attend.

However the police catch up with Nandu on the train and shoot at him but Shekhar shields Nandu and dies on the spot. Nandu goes to Shekhar's family home in his village to return his grandfathers watch and also to break the news of his grandson's death to him. However it turns out that Shekhar's family mistakes Nandu for Shekhar and makes him a part of the celebration at home.

Preet (Shriya Saran), who is the daughter of Shekhar's grandfather's friend is in awe of Nandu and falls in love with him. CBI Inspector Rane (Nana Patekar), is given the responsibility of tracking down the killer and is after Nandu.

Will Nandu be able to come out of the crisis a winner? Will the family come to know about his truth? What would be the fate of Nandu and Preet's love story? Who was the real killer?

NANA PATEKAR

Birth name : Vishwanath Patekar
Born : January 1, 1951 - Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India

Biography :
Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dankar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sangana Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J. J. institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai.During his college years he was active in inter collegiate dramatics. After graduating he has starred in a number of Bollywood movies with some of the most prominent film directors of Bollywood. He is married to Neelakanti Patekar, and they have a son Malhar Patekar.

Career :
Nana Patekar is said to have a unique acting style. He is famous for his brash style of delivering his dialogues and his way of speaking reflects his deliverance of the lines. It is widely rumoured that he ad libs all of his lines and is held in high regard for this ability. He is known to give generously to the poor. He is also a sketch artist, a secret not known to the outside world. His sketches have sometimes helped the Mumbai Police to track criminals.

While he acted in movies such as Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988), he was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry and audience for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role. He also won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar. He is often seen in many movies starring either Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff or Madhuri Dixit.

He is very well known for his role in the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) in which he plays a police officer whose main task is to rid the streets of underworld dons. In 1994 he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He also won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.

Patekar has experimented with his roles when it comes to films. He has done the occasional villain role, but has also played a hero in most of his films. He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), a deaf and dumb father in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). At times during his career, it was noted that he was an epitome of the "angry young man" role and that he was well suited for such roles and would carry it on as a forerunner of Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty. Yet, he was also perfect for some of the villainous roles that he has done.

He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluff Master. He once again gave a good performance in his latest film Apaharan. He received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain. He is going to be in Sangeeth Sivan's next film, which is a remake of the Telugu film Athadu(2005) and as the character Anjaneya Prasad (CBI Officer), Which was originally played by Prakash Raj.

Patekar has also done some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).

He is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.

Awards :
1990 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Parinda
1990 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Parinda
1992 - Filmfare Best Villain Award, Angaar
1995 - Filmfare Best Actor Award, Krantiveer
1995 - Star Screen Award Best Actor, Krantiveer
1995 - National Film Award for Best Actor, Krantiveer
1997 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Agni Sakshi
2004 - BFJA Best Actor for Ab Tak Chhappan [2]
2006 - Filmfare Best Villain Award, Apaharan
2006 - Star Screen Award Best Villain, Apaharan
2006 - AIFA Award Best Villain, Apaharan

Filmography :
Gaman (1978) ... Vasu
Giddh: The Vulture (1984) ... Veerappan
Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984)
Dahleez (1986)
Ankush (1986) ... Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi'
Sutradhar (1987) ... Kumar
Avam (1987)
Andha Yudh (1987)
Pratighaat (1987) ... Karamveer
Trishagni (1988)
Sagar Sangam (1988)
Salaam Bombay! (1988) ... Baba Golub
Parinda (1989) ... Anna
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen (1990)
Disha (1990) ... Vasant Mandre
Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991) ... Major Chauhan
Diksha (1991) ... Koga Pandit
Tirangaa (1992) ... Shivajirao Wagle
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) ... Jai
Angaar (1992) ... Majid Khan
Krantiveer (1994) ... Pratap Narayan Tilak
Hum Dono (1995) ... Vishal Saigal
Agni Sakshi (1996) ... vvVishwanath
Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) ... Joseph Braganza
Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997) ... Ghulam -E- Musthafa
Yeshwant (1997) ... Yeshwant Lohar
Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way (1998) ... Anirudh
Wajood (1998) ... Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti
Hu Tu Tu (1999) ... Bhau
Kohram: The Explosion (1999) ... Maj. Ajit Arya
Gang (2000) ... Abdul
Tarkieb (2000) ... CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel
Vadh (2002) ... Dr. Arjun Singh
Shakti - The Power (2002) ... Narasimha
Bhoot (2003) ... Liyaqat Qureshi
Darna Mana Hai (2003) ... John Rodrigues
Aanch (2003)
Ab Tak Chhappan (2004) ... Inspector Sadhu Agashe
Apaharan (2005) ... Tabrez Alam
Pak Pak Pakak (2005)...(Marathi Movie)
Bluff Master (2005) ... Chandru Parekh
Taxi Number 9211 (2006) ... Raghav Shastri
Hattrick (2007) ... Doctor
Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) .... Man in the bus
Welcome (2007) (filming)
Yatra (2006) (announced)
Saamna (2006) (announced) ... Guru
Bommalattam(2007) (Tamil)
Cinema (2007) (In production)
Ek - The Power of One (2008) .... CBI Officer Krish Prasad

TAARE ZAMEEN PAR

Directed : Aamir Khan
Produced : Aamir Khan,
Co-producers : Ajay Bijli & Sanjeev K. Bijli
Written : Amole Gupta
Cast : Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra
Music : Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa
Cinematography : Setu
Edditing : Deepa Bhatia
Distributed : Aamir Khan Productions
Realease : December 21, 2007

Synopsis
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class.

When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to ‘be disciplined’. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family.

One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of ‘how things are done’ by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.

Characters:
Darsheel Safary as Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi Ishaan is 8 years old. He loves colours, fish, shiny things, dogs, golas, spaceships and kites. He loves to draw and paint and be a bindaas boy. He does not want to go to boarding school.

Vipin Sharma as Nandkishore Awasthi Nandkishore Awasthi is Ishaan’s father. He gets very angry when Ishaan’s teachers from school complain. Nandkishore is of the view that only Boarding school can teach discipline to Ishaan.

Tisca Chopra as Maya Awasthi Maya is Ishaan’s mother. She makes good food and looks after Ishaan when he gets hurt. She is very sad that Ishaan has to go to boarding school but she thinks it will be for the best.

Sachet Engineer as Yohaan Awasthi Yohaan is Ishaan’s Dada. Dada is a very good student and also plays tennis and cricket. He also looks after Ishaan and loves him.

Aamir Khan as Ram Shankar Nikumbh Nikumbh sir doesn't scold Ishaan like the other teachers. He sports a very nice smile and he likes colours and fish and dogs and painting too!

Tanay Chheda as Rajan Damodaran Rajan is Ishaan’s best friend. He is very smart and intelligent and a good student and always knows the answers to all the questions. He always tries to be helpful to Ishaan

SPEED

Cast :
Zayed Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani, Sanjay Suri, Sophie Chaudhary, Tanushree Datta, Amrita Arora
Director :
Vikram Bhatt
Produser :
Harry Baweja
Music :
Vikram Chakraborty
Genre :
Drama – Action
Release Date :
19 Oktober 2007
Label :
Baweja Movies PVT. LTD

Synopsis :
What do you do when you get a phone call from a stranger begging you to save her life?
What would you do if your only ray of hope is your phone?
Would you sacrifice your love to save somebody's child?

Speed answers these questions in a dramatic way. It's a great mix of mystery, action and comedy, on the beautiful backdrop of London.

Zayed Khan comes to London to convince his girlfriend Tanushree Dutta to give him another chance to prove his love for her. Meanwhile, Sanjay Suri, an undercover MI5 agent, receives a CD from Aftab Shivdasani and his lady, Sophie Chaudhary, which contains the recording of his kidnapped wife, Urmila Matondkar, and is asked to follow the instructions. He asks his colleague Amrita Arora to crack the code and moves off. He's completely confused about what's happening. Soon he realizes that he is being used as a weapon to assassinate the PM of India on his London tour. As he is still not agreeing to plans, Aftab finally decides to kidnap his kid.

Sanjay's kidnapped wife, Urmila, starts trying to escape. Her only ray of hope is the telephone call she's accidentally made to Zayed Khan He's in touch with her throughout the movie on his cell phone. Continuously talking with her and giving her moral support. As Zayed decides to help Urmila, his love of life, Tanushree gets annoyed and threatens to break up again. A happy-go-lucky brat Zayed, who never takes anything seriously, risks his own life to save an unknown family just because of a call.

Aashish Chaudhary � the super-cop of London is in charge of security of the visiting Prime Minister. But as his girlfriend has her birthday the very same day, Ashish is caught between his personal life and duty. He obviously chooses the later.

Speed deals with many different characters and their lives on a parallel ground. It's a story of how lives of unknown people get intermingled during this crisis.

Will Aftab and Sophie succeed in their sinister plans?
Will Zayed be able to save Urmila and get back his love Tanushree?
Will Urmila and her kid live another day just with the help of Zayed's phone?
Will Ashish be able to protect the life of the Prime Minister?

Speed is a visual extravaganza with a touch of humour, action and suspense.

DUS KAHANIYAAN

Cast :
Shabana Azmi, Jeetendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, Kim Sharma, Arbaaz Khan, Shudhansu Pandey, Mandira Bedi, Jimmy Shergill, Manoj Bajpai, Dia Mirza, Amrita Singh, Aftav Shivdhasani, Dino Morea, Tarina Patel, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Sheety, Rohit Roy, Sheetol Menon, Masumeh Makhija
Directed :
Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Meghna Gulzar, Hansal Mehta, Jasmeet Dhodi, Shyam Benegal, Sudhir Mishra
Produced :
Sanjay Gupta, Sanjay Dutt
Written :
Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Vishal Bharadwaj, Kamlesh Pandey, Meghna Gulzar, S. Farhan, Rajiv Gopalakrishnan, Milap Zaveri, Shabbir Tyrewala
Music :
Anu Malik, Anand Raj Anand, Bappi Lahiri, Shibani Kashyap, Strings, Pritam Chakraborty
Release :
November 2007

Sinopsis :
The visions of seven directors merge in Dus Kahaniyaan. Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, Dus Kahaniyaan boasts of an extraordinary ensemble cast. A highway symbolized two friends’ companionship, their tacit love, but its unpredictable and volatile turns would radically change their lives. A writer is driven to madness after he makes a startling discovery about the woman he loves. Five friends start spinning stories in a story that will spin them around. Through an internal conflict between an underworld Don and his best friend, we weave through a stylish game of friendship and betrayal… Dus Kahaniyaan takes you on a tour of expansive highways and modern romance, of kindly strangers, of lives lived in the realms of power and lives freed from the gloom of oppression. Fortunes are made and squandered, honour betrayed and redeemed, and love lost and rediscovered. Dus Kahaniyaan’s themes run the gamut from loss and betrayal to uprootedness and alienation, and that makes for irresistibly absorbing entertainment. The tales discover poignant moments of connection in one of White Feather Films’ most inimitable and ambitious creations.

NO SMOKING

Cast : John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shorey
Directed : Anurag Kashyap
Written : Anurag Kashyap
Produced : Kumar Mangat
Music : Vishal Bharadwaj
Lyric : Gulzar
Realeas : 26 October 2007
Label : Eros Entertainment

K (John Abraham) is so addicted to smoking that is has become impossible for him to live without it. However, he gets a rude jolt when fed up with her husband’s craving for ciggies, his wife Anjali (Ayesha Takia) walks out on him never to return unless he quits smoking.

It is then he decides to do something about his obsession. He goes to meet Baba Bengali Seahdalwale (Paresh Rawal), who runs a ‘ Prayogshala ’ -- a centre for rehabilitation from all sorts of addiction and afflictions.

When he meets the Baba; he walks into an agreement he can’t walk out of. Proud and desperate, K throws caution to the wind and challenges the Baba’s diktats. However, he realizes that he can’t escape Baba no matter what he tries. Until of course the contract is complete.

JODHAA AKBAR

         Hritik Roshan dan Aishwarya Rai pada Januari 2008 mendatang akan menggebrak perfilman Bollywood dengan film terbarunya berjudul Jodhaa Akbar. Setelah sukses dengan Dhoom 2, kedua aktor tersebut dipercaya oleh sutradara Ashutosh Gowariker untuk memerankan filmnya. Sebagai sutradara yang pernah melahirkan film sukses seperti : Lagaan dan Swades itu, bekerja sama dengan rumah produksi UTV Motion Picture.
          Ashutosh Gowariker tidak ingin Jhodaa Akbar flop dalam peredarannya mendatang, oleh karena itu, ia mengajak juga aktor Abir Abrar, Kulbushan Kharbanda, Sonu Sood, Suhasini Mulay, Vishwa Badola, Yuri, dan Digvijay Purohit dalam filmnya. Akting Hritik Roshan dan Aishwarya Rai yang sudah tidak diragukan lagi diharapkan dapat membawa keberuntungan bagi Ronnie Screwvala dan Ashutosh Gowariker selaku produser.
             Film yang akan rilis pada 25 Januari 2008 tersebut memakai musisi pop yang banyak mengeluarkan album single atau album film Bollywood, A. R. Rehman. Kepercayaan Ashutosh Gowariker kepadanya telah membuahkan hasil pada film Jodhaa Akbar. Kerjasama antara A. R. Rehman sebagai pengarah musiknya dapat memadukannya dengan lirik yang ditulis oleh Javed Aktar. Dapat kita prediksikan Jodhaa Akbar akan berbeda baik dari penampilan aktor dan aktris juga visual efek yang terdapat di dalam film tersebut. Bollywood mania silakan menunggu peluncuran film Jodhaa Akbar di awal tahun 2008!

JAB WE MET

          
          Pecinta Bollywood Movie pasti tidak akan melewatkan film yang satu ini. Jab We Met ... When We Met ... Kapan Kita Berjumpa? Film romantis ini dibintangi aktor tampan Shahid Kapoor dan si centil Kareena Kapoor. Film ini di sutradarai oleh Imtiaz Ali, sutradara dari film sukses sebelumnya Socha Na Tha. Sebagai sutradara Imtiaz Ali sangat jeli untuk menggunakan kedua pasangan Shahid – Kareena dalam filmnya, Jab We Met. Melihat judulnya saja kita pasti dapat menebak bahwa film tersebut sangat romantis dan menceritakan sepasang kekasih yang kasmaran. Alur cerita yang ditulis oleh Imtiaz sendiri pun sangat romantis.
          Selain film yang romantis, album dari soundtrack Jab We Met patut dikoleksi. Musik yang diarahkan oleh Pritam dan Irshad Kamil (sebagai penulis liriknya) dapat menyeimbangkan keutuhan film tersebut. Film yang bersyuting di tiga lokasi Manali, Shimla, dan Himachal Pradesh itu didistributor oleh Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd dan diproduser oleh Dhilin Mehta.
          Setelah sukses dengan FIDA, Shahid dan Kareena yakin filmnya ini akan mencapai sukses seperti film sebelumnya. Meskipun banyak gosip yang menerpa hubungan kedua pasangan tersebut akan retak, tampaknya Shahid dan Kareena menganggap itu hanya buah bibir fansnya. Jab We Met yang rilis pada 26 Oktober 2007 mendatang akan sayang dilewatkan oleh para fansnya.

LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG

         Satu lagi film Bollywood terbaru yang akan dilempar ke beberapa gedung bioskop India pada 12 Oktober 2007 mendatang berjudul Laaga Chunari Mein Daag. Film ini dibintangi oleh Rani Mukeerji dan Konkona Sen Sharma. Fokus cerita Laaga Chunari Mein Daag ini hanya dibintangi dua aktris cantik tersebut sebagai pemeran utamanya. Karena latar belakang dari film ini sendiri adalah berkaitan dengan kehidupan sosial dan kisah perjalanan seorang wanita dalam kehidupan modern. Hal yang menarik dari film ini adalah ikut sertanya Jaya Bachchan dan Abhishek Bachchan dalam film tersebut. Untuk pertama kalinya, ibu dan anak dari keluarga Bachchan berperan dalam film yang sama semakin menambah greget pada setiap plotnya.
          Diceritakan seorang keluarga Shivshankar Sahay (Anupham Kher) dan istrinya Sabitri Sahay (Jaya Bachchan) yang memiliki dua orang putri, Badki Sahay/Natasha (Rani Mukeerji) dan Chutki Sahay (Konkona Sen Sharma). Kelurga Sahay yang bertempat tinggal disepanjang sungai Gangga relatif sangat miskin. Meskipun miskin mereka hidup sangat bahagia dan seperti keluarga pada umumnya, yang merasakan suka dan duka. Melihat kemiskinan keluarganya Badki segera ambil tindakan dengan pergi ke Mumbai untuk mencari pekerjaan. Di kota Mumbai, akhirnya Badki menemukan pekerjaan yang diharapkannya serta menemukan cintanya, Rohan (Abhishek Bachchan). Begitu pula Chutki, ia menemukan jati diri dan cintanya pada Vivian (Kunal Kapoor).
           Laaga Chunari Mein Daag yang disutradarai oleh Pradeep Sarkar mempunyai alur yang menarik. Dalam puncak alurnya kedua tokoh, Badki dan Chutki, saling menyembunyikan jati dirinya dari kekasihnya masing-masing dikarenakan keadaan keluarganya yang miskin. Namun Pradeep Sarkar sebagai penulis skenario tersebut mengakhiri akhir cerita Laaga Chunari Mein Daag dengan penyelesaian yang indah. Akhirnya kedua saudara itu dapat mempersatukan jiwanya dengan lelaki pasangannya meski keadaan keluarganya sangat miskin.
           Sebagai kejutan dalam film ini Hema Malini akan hadir meski hanya sebagai peran special appearance. Film produksi Yash Chopra itu mendapat arahan musik dari Shantanu Moitra yang akan dirilis pada bendera distributor terkenal, Yash Raj Film.

OM SHANTI OM

Red Chillies Entertainment, distributor film Bollywood setelah sukses dengan Main Hoon Naa dan Don-The Chase Begins Again, pada 9 November 2007 mendatang akan merilis film berbuget besar, Om Shanti Om. Dalam film ini Farah Khan yang berawal dari seorang creografer dalam film-film sukses seperti Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, dan beberapa film lainnya, mencoba untuk menjadi sutradara. Berkat ketekunan dan keahliannya, Farah Khan berhasil menyutradarai Main Hoon Na. Mengingat Main Hoon Na menjadi film yang sukses, Farah Khan mencoba keberuntungannya dengan mengarahkan Shahrukh Khan dalam Om Shanti Om. Kesuksesan Shahrukh Khan sebagai mega bintang Bollywood tidak terlepas dari dukungan sang istri, Gauri Khan, dalam Om Shanti Om Gauri memproduseri film ini.
Pasangan Shahrukh Khan dalam Om Shanti Om adalah Deepika Padukone seorang aktris pendatang baru dalam industri film Bollywood. Karir Deepika Padukone berawal dari membintangi iklan sabun, lipstik dan beberapa video klip. Gadis yang lahir pada 5 January 1986 tersebut pertama kali mencoba berakting di tahun 2006 dengan membintangi film Tamil, berjudul Aishwarya. Deepika Padukone akhirnya dilirik oleh Farah Khan untuk membintangi film Bollywood, Om Shanti Om, sekaligus memperkenalkannya sebagai bintang baru diperindustrian Bollywood.
Musik Om Shanti Om digarap oleh dua pasangan musisi Vishal-Shekhar. Kedua juri dalam Saregama – Challenge 2007 itu mengarahkan beberapa lagu seperti : Ajab Si, Dard-E-Disco, Deewangi Deewangi, Mein Agar Kahoon, dan beberapa lagu lainnya. Tidak ketinggalan pula, selain mengarahkan musik Om Shanti Om, Visal Dadlani menyumbangkan perannya dalam film itu sebagai dirinya sendiri. Selain Vishal Dadlani yang berpartisipasi dalam Om Shanti Om, masih banyak lagi bintang besar yang ikut berpartisipasi, seperti : Amisha Patel, Dia Mirza, Saif Ali khan, Soha Ali Khan, Amrita Arora, Malaika Arora, Shabana Azmi, Abhishek Bhachan, Amitabh Bhachan, Vidya Balan, Mithun Chakrabhorty, Priyanka Chopra, Juhi Chawla, Bobby Deol, Ritesh Deshmukh, Dharmendra, Larra Dutta, Sanjay Dutt, Subhash Ghai, Govinda, Jeetendra, Karan Johar, Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Tushar Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Dino Morea, Rani Mukeerji, Rekha, Hritik Roshan, Shilpa Shetty, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Sri Devi, Tabu, dan Preity Zinta.

BHOOL BHULAIYAA

        Bhool Bhulaiyaa, film terbaru dari Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Amisha Patel, dan Vineeth tersebut merupakan film arahan dari Priyadarshan, sutradara terkenal dari Malayalam. Selain lebih modern dan lebih eklusif dalam penggarapannya tidak tertinggal musik hasil olahan dari Pritam menjadikan Bhool Bhulaiyaa lebih asik ditonton. Dengan playback singer K.K yang melantunkan lagu Kya Mujhe Pyar (sebuah musik yang disadur dari musisi Indonesia, Paterpan).
          Film yang akan dirilis pada 12 Oktober 2007 tersebut merupakan remake dari film Malayalam yang berjudul Manichitrathazhu. Film dengan bahasa Malayalam tersebut disutradarai oleh Fasil, dengan bintang dari Malayalam seperti : Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, dan Shobana.
          Melihat kesuksesan Manichitrathazhu di Malayam saat itu, sebelas tahun kemudian Vasu, sutradara dari Telugu ingin mengulang kesuksesan film tersebut dengan judul, Aaptha Mithra (2004) dengan bahasa Kannada. Film yang dibintangi oleh Vishnuvardhan tersebut mampu menghidupkan tokoh yang diperankannya. Mengingat kesuksesan Aaptha Mithra dari film remake, tidak menghentikan ide dari P. Vasu untuk membuat film Aaptha Mithra dalam bahasa Tamil dengan judul Chandramukhi. Film yang dirilis pada 14 April 2005 tersebut diperankan aktor/aktris dari Tamil seperti : Rajinikanth, Prabhu Ganesan, Jyothika Saravanan, Nayanthara, Vineeth, Malavika, Vadivelu, Nassar, Sonu Sood, dan Vijayakumar.

SAAWARIYA

     SAAWARIYA, film terbaru dari Bollywood yang akan dirilis pada November 2007 mendatang. Film karya sutradara besar Sanjay Leela Bhansali tersebut bernaung pada bendera Sony Picture. SAAWARIYA merupakan film pertama bagi Ranbir Kapoor anak dari aktor kawakan Rishi Kapoor yang akan memerankan tokoh utama dalam Saawariya sebagai Raj. Tahun 2007 ini merupakan tahun keberuntungan Ranbir untuk mengikuti jejak sang ayah sebagai aktor. Selain SAAWARIYA, Ranbir Kapoor juga bermain dalam film Dhoom 3 sebagai Shashank.

      Ranbir Kapoor termasuk aktor pendatang baru di perfilman Bollywood. Aktor kelahiran 28 September 1982 ini, menaruh harapan besar pada Saawariya untuk mengangkat namanya di perfilman Bollywood. Tentu saja Ranbir berharap kesuksesannya seperti ayahnya, Rishi Kapoor, yang terkenal sebagai aktor besar di era 80-an.

      Pemeran utama wanita dalam SAAWARIYA adalah Sonam Kapoor, adik dari Anil Kapoor. Aktor kelahiran 9 Juni 1985 tersebut, merupakan aktris pendatang baru. Dengan membawa nama besar sang kakak Sonam siap bersaing dengan aktris-aktris dari industri perfilman Bollywood. Seperti Ranbir, Sonam salah satu aktris yang ikut berperan dalam Dhoom 3.

      Sebagai bukti keduanya merupakan aktor dan aktris berbakat di masa mendatang, Sanjay Leela Bhansali mempertemukan keduanya dalam Saawariya. Dalam film ini mereka siap mewarnai perfilman Bollywood. Film yang bernuansa hijau dan fenomenal tersebut juga didukung oleh aktor dan aktris terkenal, Salman Khan (Rohan) dan Rani Mukerjee (Gulab).