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Star son's get ready for their big Bollywood debut in 2013
The year 2012 saw a lot of young brigade making its entry into the glamour industry.
Actors like Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta, Amy Jackson and Sunny Leone made their Bollywood debut this year and wooed the audience with their performances and earned rave reviews.
While 2012 proved lucky for these young stars, there are many more in the queue waiting to try their luck in the tinsel town.
Here's a list of star son's going to make their big Bollywood debut next year:
1) Tiger Shroff - If reports are to be believed, then son of actor Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff, could be the one making his Bollywood debut next year. Reports suggest that Tiger's training is complete and B-Town's famous director Subhash Ghai wants to cast him in the sequel of the 1983 film, 'Hero.'
Sources suggest Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist, who is mentoring Tiger these days, can offer him a launch pad into Bollywood under his production house.
If rumours turn out to be true, then 2013 could be an important year for Tiger.
2) Karan Deol - Who can forget the famous dialogue from the1993 film, 'Damini' - "Ye dhai kilo ka hath kisi pe padta h to wo uthta nhi...." and also the man who made it so memorable, Mr Sunny Deol. While Sunny may be away from silver-screen for quite some time, but the New Year might see his son, Karan Deol making his Bollywood debut.
Actor Sunny Deol, who already made an announcement this year to launch his son in 2013, says that he'll be directing Karan for the first time. All Sunny and Karan are waiting for is the right script to make the first move and chances are this could happen in 2013.
3) Siddhant Kapoor - In the race of big Bollywood debuts, actor Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhant Kapoor is also in the queue. But, luck seems to be favouring Siddhant as he has alreay got a role in Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout At Wadala'.
The newcomer will be seen in a negative character in the film which will hit theatres in May next year.
Siddhant has also bagged another role in Anurag Kashyap's upcoming film, 'Ugly', which means this young lad is going to give a tough competition to many others dreaming to make it big in the Bollywood.
4) Ram Charan Teja - Another star son getting ready for his Bollywood career is South superstar Chiranjeevi's son, Ranm Charan Teja. Already a established actor down south, Teja Junior will be making his Bollywood debut with the remake of 1973 film, 'Zanjeer' with the same name.
The film will be directed by Apoorva Lakhia and will also star established Bollywood actors like Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood in the lead roles.
Apart from star son's there are two more actors who will be seen competing for the top-spot in Bollywood.
5) Dhanush - Well known as the 'Kolaveri Di' boy, Dhanush is all set for his Bollywood career next year. The actor-singer will be seen opposite Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor in the upcoming film, 'Ranjhana.' The shooting of the film is almost complete and it will release on June 28, 2013.
6) Sushant Singh Rajput - Famous as 'Manav', Sushant Singh Rajput became a household name after appearing in the TV serial, 'Pavitra Rishta.' The actor left his television career to live his Bollywood dream and will test his fate next year when his much awaited film, 'Kai Po Che', based on Chetan Bhagat's famous novel - 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' will hit theatres.
So, as 2012 is going to say good-bye soon, lets see which of these newcomers shine on the silver screen in 2013. (Written by Lovely Mehrotra)
link : http://www.e24bollywood.com/Star ... 013_Ne24_13862.aspx |
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Bollywood: 2013 to be year of sequels and remakes
2013 seems to be the year of remakes and sequels in Bollywood as a number of production
houses are planning to bank on the popularity of their hit films by releasing their next instalments.
Beginning with 'Race 2' and 'Murder 3', the year will have some of the much-awaited sequels as well as remakes like 'Chashme Baddoor' and 'Zanjeer'.
The year is set to end with big budgeted sequels like 'Krrish 3' and 'Dhoom 3', but others such as 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai 2' and 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' will hit screens much ahead.
With an ensemble star cast and the promise of the same thrill that 'Race' had offered in 2008, its sequel is set to release on January 25. Anil Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are reprising their roles from the previous film while Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ameesha Patel are new additions to the cast. Bipasha Basu will reprise her role of Sonia in a special appearance.
Emraan Hashmi is not a part of the third instalment in the Murder series. The film, starring Randeep Hooda and Aditi Rao Hydari, will release on February 15.
'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' will hit theatres on March 8 with Irrfan Khan and Soha Ali Khan as new additions.
Two sequels are set to release in May - 'Shootout at Wadala' and 'Aashiqui 2'. The former is the sequel to underworld drama 'Shootout at Lokhandwala' (2007), while 'Aashiqui 2' is a revisit to the hit 1990 film starring Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal. The new film has Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor as the lead pair.
The Deol family will return with 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' in June, while the sequel to 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' is set to hit screens in August. The film has a new star cast comprising Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha. Horror film 'Ragini MMS' will have its second instalment in October.
The Hrithik Roshan-starrer 'Krrish 3' is set to release in November, while Aamir Khan will be seen taking on as the baddie in action-thiller 'Dhoom 3' in December.
link : http://www.e24bollywood.com/BollywoodReporter.aspx?id=13870 |
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Salman Khan praises Shah Rukh Khan on Bigg Boss
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan defended his rival Shah Rukh Khan on Bigg Boss after Imam
Siddique, a contestant on the show, claimed he was the one who made SRK a star.
Siddique, a casting director, got into an argument with host Salman last night after he nominated the house's captain Niketan.
The actor told Siddique to nominate someone else as Niketan was the captain of the house but Siddique stood by his decision, saying he knew what the audience want.
After Salman mocked him, Siddique replied, "I cast Preity Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan for ad films that worked very well with the audiences."
Losing his cool, Salman said, "Shah Rukh is in the industry because of his hard work and the support of his fans. It is because he has pursued his career with determination that he is a big man and not because you cast him in an advertisement."
The 47-year-old "Dabangg" star also revealed that Siddique was desperate to be a part of the show and would text him everyday begging to be a part of 'Bigg Boss'. PTI
link : http://www.e24bollywood.com/BollywoodReporter.aspx?id=13866 |
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Bollywood's Top Ten Debutants of 2012
Looking at the best new faces of the year is always promising.
If a trifle misleading. First films frequently cheat, giving us hope where they shouldn't. Many a newcomer has impressed in Film One only to squander it all away by Film Three, but all that is for later.
These are ten actors who impressed this year, who found themselves surrounded by more experienced thespians and came off strong enough to make their own mark.
It is a list that reads rather whimsically, one that includes actors already strong in regional cinema, actors for whom acting isn't a day job, and -- as is always the case in these parts -- somebody's kids famous for being somebody's kids.
Here, then, are 2012's freshest:
10. Alia Bhatt, Student Of The Year
Petite little Alia was well cast in Karan Johar's glossy but entirely forgettable Student Of The Year as the darling rosebud topping every schoolboy's wishlist.
Frequently adorable and often genuinely likeable, this young lady might have the charm and the talent to grow into quite a performer. She isn't there yet, but who's to say she won't be?
9. Diana Penty, Cocktail
More than holding her own opposite that other, more sought-after DP, Penty did well in Imtiaz Ali's Cocktail despite being given an exaggeratedly Good Girl role.
Her Meera cried an awful lot but Penty sobbed with sincerity, and -- once in a while, when she got to smile -- stole the spotlight away from the film's drunken mess of a heroine.
She might have been the supporting actress, but she won both the man and the film.
8. Yami Gautam, Vicky Donor
At a time when most experienced heroines resort only to the most showy of performances, it's refreshing to see newcomers like the attractive Gautam get the job done with understated efficiency.
Playing a Bengali bank executive in Shoojit Sircar's film, Gautam is believable, interesting and progressive while understandably distraught.
She's emotional, yes, but also ultimately reasonable: providing Hindi cinema with a believably modern and intelligent new kind of heroine.
7. Ileana D'Cruz, Barfi!
The first time we see Ileana in Anurag Basu's smash hit, we see her witheringly old, all grey hair and wrinkles that run deeper than her smile.
It's quite an unusual way for an actress to make her Hindi film debut, but D'Cruz, who soon sparkles effervescently as she distracts the film's titular hero, is a delight who makes for quite an impression.
It's a simple role, but D'Cruz treats it with sweetness and grace, and even makes us gasp a couple of times.
6. Zeishan Quadri, Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
One of the writers of Anurag Kashyap's sprawling guns-and-gaali's two-parter, Zeishan showed up on screen himself in Gangs Of Wasseypur 2, playing a character called Definite.
A highly unpredictable psycho who styled himself after his idol Salman Khan, Quadri's Definite was one of the saga's bizarrest and most enjoyable quirks.
His story, in fact, forms the backbone of Part Two, and -- in an alternate universe peopled with shorter Hindi films -- could have made for a more interesting Wasseypur tale.
5. Saswata Chatterjee, Kahaani
Ah, the phenomenon.
The most delicious pleasure in Sujoy Ghosh's wonderfully crafted Kahaani was to be found in Bob Biswas, a staggeringly original character: a cold-blooded hitman who doubled as a life insurance agent.
It is a fantastic character, and Chatterjee did him absolute justice, from his inscrutable Arnab-by stare to his out-of-shape wheezing, all adding up to create a corker of a character, one for the ages.
There are rumours about a Bob Biswas spinoff film, and I'm all for them.
4. Parambrata Chatterjee, Kahaani
Ghosh's other big Kahaani masterstroke was to cast the solid Bengali actor Parambrata Chatterjee, unknown to Hindi-film audiences, as the Good Cop in his good-cop confusing-cop thriller.
A smart young man with a virtuous air about him, Chatterjee played this up further by surreptitiously speaking to his mother everyday and earnestly trying to help the pregnant protagonist.
It was a fine performance and one that marks a potential leading man for an industry starved for quality heroes.
3. Huma Qureshi, Gangs Of Wasseypur
Carrying off Aviator shades better than Salman Khan could ever hope to, Qureshi talks the talk very well indeed, making even feared gangsters wince as they hope to hold her hand.
The right mix of oomph and aggression, Qureshi's Mohsina is a pulp paperback loving heroine-wannabe who likes to play tough -- a good call in Kashyap's relentless bloodlands.
It's a fine performance and one that, coupled with her work in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana also this year, makes her an actress we need on our collective radar.
2. Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Donor
One of the year's biggest success stories has been that of Khurana, a former television video jockey who charmed us all with 2012's huge sleeper hit.
In Vicky Donor, he plays a wilfully underachieving Delhi layabout with casual, confident ease.
An actor with disarming screen presence and impressive restraint, he's one of the reasons this film manages to stay grounded and authentic, while being mad and flavourful.
He lays out the film's zingy dialogue with a rat-a-tat swagger and yet comes across as very, very likeable.
1. Tigmanshu Dhulia, Gangs Of Wasseypur
A look at the IMDb page for 45-year-old writer/director Dhulia claims that he's appeared on screen a couple of times before, but Gangs Of Wasseypur marks his first Hindi film appearance, making him an ideal choice for the top slot here.
In Kashyap's film, Dhulia plays the overarching patriarch Ramadhir Singh, the film's chief antagonist who gets older and wiser as he mows down all in his path.
He knows where the bodies are buried, and he says he survives because he doesn't watch Hindi movies. A truly tough no-nonsense character, Dhulia's Ramadhir Singh is fearsome and fallible, mercurial and Machiavellian.
He's a character to loathe and to be awed by, and it takes a proper actor to inject it with the right scale, the right sense of grandeur, the right Godfatherly gravitas -- no matter how misguided his sense of grand occasion.
Many can curse well. But few can slap with that ferocious a sense of entitlement.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-earend-special-bollywood-s-best-debutantes-of-2012/20121219.htm |
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The Worst Hindi Films of 2012
There are two ways to make a Worst Of The Year list. One is to look at the embarrassing B-grade films, the predictably weak and awful movies that can fight for places in these lists even before they are released. The other is to look at prominent films that carry certain expectations, and how filmmakers who ought to have known better have disappointed.
I’ve traditionally taken the latter route, but this year my Worst Of list is a blend of the big and the banal, the inevitably tacky as well as the fatally flawed. Thing is, a couple of them are so bad they deserve to go cult, and hence can’t be ignored just because nobody’s surprised at their hideousness.
Without further adieu, then, the year’s most horrid Hindi movies:
10. Heroine
Kareena tried hard, but this Madhur Bhandarkar trainwreck was one of the most unbearable films of the year, with all his cliched, feed-the-audience-what-it-knows tropes seeming more tired than ever. The token lesbianism alone, with two drunken girls hooking up and then feeling sickened and ashamed, is reason enough to shun this one.
9. Aiyya
The most bewildering film of the year, Aiyya sees a caricatured larger-than-life protagonist overshadowed by even more larger than life protagonists. The result is a screechingly annoying film, an inexplicably shrill and stupid film. Rani Mukherji valiantly tries to exert her lovability but it only serves in dredging up repressed memories of her dressed as a young Sikh batsman. Shudder.
8. Jism 2
Only in India, ladies and gentlemen, only in India. Only in India can a pornstar make money by keeping her clothes on. Only in India does a film touted to be the year’s sexiest turn out to be such a damp squib. And only in India can said porn-woman outperform the two ‘actors’ alongside her in the film.
7. Players
On paper, the idea of Abbas-Mastan, our most hardened genre filmmakers, officially taking a remake of The Italian Job doesn’t sound like that bad an idea. Until, that is, they decide to make the classic Italian Job and the Mark Wahlberg remake, and puree them together in an atrocious smoothie, giving us a pair of conjoined heist films, each awful. And whoever okayed that cast? Bizarre.
6. Tezz
You could be forgotten for thinking there are two Priyadarshans. One, the thoughtful and often meditative South Indian filmmaker who churns out emotive art-house fare. Two, the head honcho of the harebrained, the man with movies that hinge critically on both slapstick and actual slaps, falling dhotis and an invariably Benny Hill style run-along climax. Neither man, as the achingly boring Tezz proves, can direct a thriller.
5. Ghost
Granted, it seems like a bit of a cop-out to pick a sub-B-grade film for a list like this, since expectations for a release like this were non-existent. And yet I must single out Ghost — a film the Indian censor board apparently considered “the most violent in the history of Hindi cinema” — for its intolerable tedium, for being a horror thriller than never scares and barely thrills, and for making a valiant stab at the so-awful-its-unmissable genre. At one point there is creepy crucifiction, even. All in the name of tawdry gimmick. This is one all masochists should watch, ideally as a drinking game.
4. Son Of Sardaar
It’s becoming harder and harder to justify watching an Ajay Devgn movie. They are all increasingly inane, increasingly star-worshipping, and increasingly dumb — a formula that somehow seems to work for Devgn, despite himself being a reasonably solid actor capable of far more than what he does. I refuse to watch Bol Bachchan, but Son Of Sardaar seems to me the most monstrous and unforgivably braindead of Devgn’s films thus far. “But he did Omkara” now feels a lame and rather dated defence.
3. Teri Meri Kahani
Red And White Bravery Awards need to be handed out to producers who continue to finance films featuring many shades of Priyanka Chopra. She’s pretty decent when in a normal, singular role, but more than one PC never ever works. And yet we continue to be struck by films featuring her in multiple avatars, laying it on as thick as the director allows. Kunal Kohli’s film is a terribly hacky bore, but it is Chopra who must be looked on — quite literally — as the repeat offender.
2. Dangerous Ishq
Karisma Kapoor. In 3D. Past-life regression never felt like this much of a “what were we thinking?” hangover — as in, what were we thinking when we watched movies like this, back in the worst of the 80s? Or what were we thinking when we made women like this film’s leading lady, making her comeback after ages, a star? Tackiest film of the year, no question.
1. Ishaqzaade
The year’s biggest culprit, the abominably regressive Ishaqzaade was decried by a horrified friend on Twitter as “a rapey romance.” Habib Faisal’s (finely crafted and mostly well performed) film typifies the most irresponsible kind of our cinema.
ishaqzaadeThe film creates a genuinely spunky heroine, then has the ‘hero’ coerce her into marriage and consensual sex before doing an about-face, and then humiliating her by telling the world he ‘took’ her virginity. The girl justifiably sets out to kill the man who wronged her, only to then be bound and gagged by his mother, and told that she’d be better off marrying him instead. Which the hero grudgingly accepts, scowling like he’s being made to eat green vegetables. He then takes her to a brothel, and ties her up again while golden-hearted prostitutes wonder why she’s so angry.
What happens to this captive girl? Ah, she falls in love with the boy, because under all his ruggedness, he is a nice guy after all. (In sum: Yes, Romeo did trick me into sleeping with him, but at least he looks good in stubble, that jawaan chhokra. Aww.)
Faisal defended the film lamely saying that’s how things happen in various parts of the country, but the way his film continued to exult in its hero’s neanderthal mindset, celebrating him like he was blameless and naive, and essentially charming, showed clearly what side the director was on. Tying a woman up till she submits isn’t what we should even momentarily call love, and sending that message out to easily misled masses looking to cinema for role models is an absolute shame. At a time when we are finally, belatedly, definitely looking at ourselves and questioning the sexism in our society, it is films like this that need to be beaten down.
Disgraceful.
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First published Rediff, January 1, 2013
link : http://rajasen.com/2013/01/01/the-worst-hindi-films-of-2012/ |
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Celebs Who Bid Us Final Goodbye in 2012
The year 2012 had many highs and lows.
It was also the year when several Bollywood celebrities left for their heavenly abode, marking an end of illustrious careers, indomitable spirits and closely followed lives.
Here's looking at the most loved Indian icons who passed away into the ages this year.
Rajesh Khanna
Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna breathed his last in July following a kidney ailment. He was 69.
A mere shadow of his glorious onscreen persona that had an entire nation swoon to his romantic songs and histrionics in the 1970s, Khanna's death left millions of his fans grief-stricken and reliving his superstardom with great nostalgia.
Yash Chopra
The king of romance Yash Chopra passed away in October, even as eager fans waited for his latest directorial project Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) to hit the marquee.
The filmmaker, who had turned 80 in September, had prophetically announced in a candid interview with Shah Rukh Khan that JTHJ would be his last film.
The filmmaker's demise fuelled many a 'end of an era' cries across social networking sites and passionate discussions.
Pandit Ravi Shankar
The Grammy-winning sitar maestro passed away at the age of 92 in a San Diego hospital earlier this month.
Often hailed as India's musical ambassador, Pandit Ravi Shankar won three Grammy Awards, performed at the famous Woodstock Festival in 1969, published a best-selling autobiography, opened educational institutes and taught Indian classical music in America, was honoured by the prestigious UNESCO International Music Council in 1975, was an honourary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received the 1997 Praemium Imperiale for music from the Japan Art Association.
Jaspal Bhatti
One of Indian television's most iconic figures, 57-year-old Jaspal Bhatti's life was cut short when he died in a road accident near Jalandhar in October.
He was on the road promoting his new film Power Cut when tragedy struck.
A K Hangal
Bollywood's resident old man A K Hangal breathed his last in August at the age of 98.
While his final years were spent in anonymity, he was widely eulogised by his former star colleagues and associates after his passing.
Dara Singh
Much before John Abraham made muscles sexy, Dara Singh, veteran actor and professional wrestler, had taken the Hindi film industry by storm in the 1950s-60s.
The veteran actor passed away in July at age 84 following heart problems.
Achla Sachdev
Veteran character actress Achala Sachdev, who passed away at the age of 92 following a paralytic attack in April, had made her film debut with 1938 film Fashionable Wife.
She worked in 130 films in her lifetime, notably Waqt and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.
Raj Kanwar
Filmmaker Raj Kanwar passed away in February at the age of 50.
The filmmaker, who'd made films like Deewana, Laadla, Jeet among others, was also credited with launching Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in the film industry.
Joy Mukherjee
Yesteryear actor Joy Mukherjee passed away at the age of 73 in March.
Mukherjee was a very popular hero in the 1960s, and acted in hits like Love In Shimla, Ek Musafir Ek Hasina and Shagird.
His last film was Haiwan in 1977.
Ashok Mehta, BR Ishara, Bobby Singh
Three other Bollywood personalities who bid us goodbye this year were Ashok Mehta, BR Ishara and Bobby Singh.
While cinematographer Ashok Mehta, who had worked in films like No Entry, Chalte Chalte, Aankhen and Khalnayak among others, passed away following a battle with lung cancer, filmmaker BR Ishara passed away in July.
Cinematographer Bobby Singh died after an asthmatic attack reportedly triggered by an allergic reaction to a meal of crab while he was holidaying in Goa a few days ago.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... n-2012/20121231.htm |
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Bollywood's Biggest Hits of 2012
The year has gone by, and it's time to look at how the Hindi film industry fared at the box office.
In the first part, we look at the flops of 2012.
Media professional and industry observer Abhijit Mhamunkar gives Patcy N the 15 biggest hits of the year, listed according to their release dates.
Agneepath
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Karan Malhotra
Release date: January 26
Approximate budget: Rs 60 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 150 crore
There was a lot of hype and expectations attached to Karan Johar's production, Agneepath. After all, people wanted to see whether Amitabh Bachchan's 1990 cult film had been remade well.
A big star cast helped the film's prospects at the box office. Strong performances -- especially by Rishi Kapoor -- made the film a winner.
Besides, Agneepath was not aimed at multiplex audiences alone but for the masses as well.
Kahaani
Cast: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Release date: March 9
Approximate budget: Rs 8 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: 104 crore
At first glance, Kahaani looked like a woman-oriented suspense drama.
But when people watched the film, they were surprised to see a partriotic angle to it. The climax certainly was not predictable.
Fresh out of her National Award-winning film The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan's performance in Kahaani was very good, enhanced by Sujoy Ghosh's able direction.
Housefull 2
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, John Abraham, Riteish Deshmukh, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani
Director: Sajid Khan
Release date: April 5
Approximate budget: Rs 70 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 180 crore
Since Housefull had done well, audiences expected its sequel to do well too.
Fun dialogues, good humour and a big star cast ensured that the film was a winner.
Vicky Donor
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor, Kamlesh Gill, Dolly Allhuwalia
Director: Shoojit Sircar
Release date: April 20
Approximate budget: Rs 5 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 40 crore
The film had a novel theme of sperm donation, told in an entertaining way.
With such a story, the film could have been vulgar with crass jokes and double meaning dialogues but it was handled very well by Shoojit Sircar, and family audiences thronged to the theatres to watch it.
The lead pair's chemistry worked well. Supporting actors like Annu Kapoor, Kamlesh Gill and Dolly Allhuwalia were an added treat.
Rowdy Rathore
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha
Director: Prabhu Deva
Release date: June 1
Approximate budget: Rs 40 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 128 crore
After Wanted, Dabangg and Singham, yet another action comedy was aimed at the masses.
South remakes have been doing very well these days because they're in the 1980s mould of action, humour and entertainment.
Bol Bachchan
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Krushna Abhishek
Director: Rohit Shetty
Release date: July 6
Approximate budget: Rs 70 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 102 crore
Though Bol Bachchan is a Rohit Shetty film, the film was different from his earlier movies.
The Rohit Shetty-Ajay Devgn combination has worked really well at the box office, and the two have become a brand of sorts now.
Bol Bachchan was aimed at the masses, and scored full marks with them. Abhishek Bachchan was also liked by the audiences.
Cocktail
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Release date: July 13
Approximate budget: Rs 35 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 71 crore
Cocktail was a multiplex film, just like Barfi!.
One of the biggest reasons for its success was Deepika Padukone's terrific performance as Veronica.
The film's treatment and its music was great as well.
Ek Tha Tiger
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad
Director: Kabir Khan
Release date: August 15
Approximate budget: Rs 65 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 198 crore
Ek Tha Tiger was a well-packaged film of Salman Khan, releasing on Eid.
Also, his coming together with former girlfriend Katrina Kaif was an added bonus. Its banner -- Yash Raj Films -- worked in its favour too.
The film was declared hit as soon as the promos were out.
Raaz 3
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Release date: September 7
Approximate budget: Rs 25 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 93 crore
The Raaz movies have always done well, and its third part was no difference.
Horror films with good skin show has always done well with Vishesh Productions and Vikram Bhatt's films.
Emraan Hashmi was good.
The music, however, was its weakest point.
Barfi!
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Anurag Basu
Release date: September 14
Approximate budget: Rs 30 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 118 crore
Barfi! had fantastic performances by its cast, Ranbir, Priyanka and Ileana.
A smartly directed film for the multiplex audience, it was meant for the masses as well.
Just two weeks after its release, there were reports of it being selected as India's entry for the Oscars -- that also helped the box office collections.
The music was good as well.
OMG: Oh My God!
Cast: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Mahesh Manjrekar
Director: Umesh Shukla
Release date: September 28
Approximate budget: Rs 18 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 83 crore
OMG: Oh My God worked because of its concept -- it was a perfect theme for our God-fearing nation.
The film put up some hard real truths with brilliant dialogues.
Paresh Rawal's performance was great. He carried the film ably on his shoulders.
OMG did not have a big budget, so the profits started rolling in early.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma
Director: Yash Chopra
Release date: November 13
Approximate budget: Rs 40 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 121 crore
Since it was Yash Chopra's last film, there was a lot of anticipation.
Plus, Shah Rukh Khan was back in a romantic film after a long time and his pairing with Katrina Kaif was fresh.
Shah Rukh's Diwali releases have always done well, and JTHJ was no exception.
Even its weak script did not deter fans from thronging the theatres.
JTHJ did fantastic business overseas as well.
Son of Sardaar
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla
Director: Ashwin Dhir
Release date: November 13
Approximate budget: Rs 30 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 106 crore
Ajay Devgn has been having a steady run at the box office.
The action comedy formula obviously works. The film was made in such a way that it looked like Rohit Shetty's brand of action comedies.
SOS released on Diwali as well, and that helped its chances.
Talaash
Cast: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor
Director: Reema Kagti
Release date: November 30
Approximate budget: Rs 40 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 102 crore
Great performances by the leading cast -- Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji -- as well as Nawazuddin Siddiqui helped the film's chances.
A good plot and the big twist at the end worked in its favour. Good word of mouth publicity also helped.
Dabangg 2
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna
Director: Arbaaz Khan
Release date: December 21
Approximate budget: Rs 60 crore
Approximate box office recovery: Rs 108 crore so far and counting
Sequels have been doing well at the box office nowadays, and Dabangg and Chulbul Pandey have become a really strong brand.
Mixed reviews did not ruin the film's box office standing.
Since it released during the holiday season and there were no other big releases, fans thronged the theatres.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... 2012/20121231.htm#1 Last edited by yatt_takez on 2-1-2013 01:00 AM
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Bollywood's Ten Biggest Flops of 2012
While the year saw a record number of Hindi films breaking in the Rs 100 crore club, a handful of films had little luck at the box office.
Media professional and industry observer Abhijit Mhamunkar gives Patcy N a lowdown on films that did poorly at the box office this year, listed according to their release dates.
Players
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu
Director: Abbas-Mustan
Release date: January 6
Approximate budget: Rs 45 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 25 crore
Old-timers Abbas-Mastan clearly don't understand the contemporary market given the fate of their last release Players.
Besides, the big players of the film -- Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Neil Nitin Mukesh -- don't have a substantial fan following.
The original film The Italian Job -- from which the film was inspired -- has been shown on television so many times that audiences couldn't be bothered to go watch the desi version.
Agent Vinod
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor
Director: Sriram Raghvan
Release date: March 23
Approximate budget: Rs 62 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 40 crore
People expected a spy film but what they got instead was a confused film.
Agent Vinod was very contrived, and just couldn't make up its mind whether it was a spy film, a comedy or a romantic film.
Besides, a retro tribute to the 1960's and 1970's doesn't go down too well since films like Om Shanti Om and Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai have done it better in the past.
Tezz
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut, Mohanlal, Sameera Reddy, Zayed Khan
Director: Priyadarshan
Release date: April 27
Approximate budget: Rs 40 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 20 crore
The film did not live up to expectations -- it promised a train adventure but instead, most of the action was shot on the ground.
Like Mohanlal's special appearance in the film, the train also seemed to have a special appearance.
Even though Mohanlal is a huge star down south his fans were disappointed to see him in such a small, unimportant role.
The film wasn't promoted properly and the filmmakers could not capatalise on the film's leads Ajay Devgn -- fresh from the success of Singham -- and Anil Kapoor, who had been in the news for his Mission Impossible cameo.
Department
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, Vijay Raaz, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Tijori, Lakshmi Manchu, Anjana Sukhani, Madhu Shalini
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Release date: May 18
Approximate budget: Rs 20 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 15 crore
That Ramgopal Varma is losing his touch is no big secret. Subsequently, interest in his films is on an all-time low.
In Department's case, the promos were unappealing, and the crazy camera angles further killed all hope for the film.
Besides, gang wars have been done to death in Bollywood, and the new film did not show anything different.
Teri Meri Kahaani
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Kunal Kohli
Release date: June 22
Approximate budget: Rs 30 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 13 crore
Turns out, the three stories that Teri Meri Kahaani told didn't really work for the audience.
The plot was too simplistic, something not expected from a director like Kunal Kohli, who has made better films like Hum Tum and Fanaa before.
Even before the film released, it did not carry a positive buzz.
The rumoured off-screen romance of Shahid and Priyanka did not interest audiences enough to go watch them on the big screen.
Joker
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade, Minisha Lamba
Director: Shirish Kunder
Release date: August 31
Approximate budget: Rs 40 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 22 crore
Joker is, by far, the biggest flop of the year; surpassing Agent Vinod.
There was little going on for the film after its lead and co-producer distanced himself from the film ahead of its release.
Joker was completely rejected by the audience. The humour fell flat.
Heroine
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami
Director: Madur Bhandarkar
Release date: September 21
Approximate budget: Rs 32 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 20 crore
Heroine flopped because of several plot holes. The film only depicts the protagonists fall in the film and doesn't explore her rise in the film industry, unlike in other Madhur Bhandarkar films.
The audience couldn't sympathise with Kareena's manipulative and destructive Maahi.
Also, the film didn't provide any fresh insights into Bollywood, like it promised.
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
Cast: Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade, Madhurima
Director: Priyadarshan
Release date: September 28
Approximate budget: Rs 15 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 7 crore
Audience has lost faith in Priyadarshan's comedies.
The film had very little publicity and released with another comedy film OMG: Oh My God! Which, on all accounts was a better film and did good business at the box office.
Kismat, Love Paisa Dilli
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Mallika Sherawat, Neha Dhupia, Ashutosh Rana
Director: Sanjay Khanduri
Release date: October 5
Approximate budget: Rs 15 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 7 crore
People weren't really looking forward to this one and weren't surprised when it released.
The comedy was in utterly bad taste.
Aiyyaa
Cast: Rani Mukerji, Prithviraj
Director: Sachin Kundalkar
Release date: October 12
Approximate budget: Rs 16 crore
Approximate box-office recovery: Rs 11 crore
Aiyyaa's quirky and bizarre humour didn't find many takers.
Remake of the 25 minute-long Marathi film Gandh (fragrance), Aiyyaa was two and a half hour-long and probably got lost in translation.
Too many songs cropped up at the wrong time in the film, making it even more unbearable.
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Report Card, 2012: How Salman, SRK, Ranbir performed
Let's get this straight, this is not about reviews. Or about how good these particular actors are as, well, actors.
This is a rating based on the 10 most bankable men in the country and how bankable they've remained after 2012.
This is about box office, yes, but also about public perception and image.
Here, then, are the men making the mega-budgets possible:
Aamir Khan
He set the nation's collective tongue-wagging with his Public Service show Satyameva Jayate, and -- while most of us had tuned out by the final episode and there were jeers about his constant on-camera crying -- he had, yet again, distanced himself from his less-substantial seeming peers.
His one release of the year, Talaash, might have been a damp squib by Aamir standards, but garnered him great reviews as an actor anyway.
Grade: A-
Ajay Devgn
Devgn had a mixed year in 2012, despite finding massive commercial success with films like Bol Bachchan and Son Of Sardaar -- heck, in the former he even took the usually unmarketable Abhishek Bachchan to blockbuster territory.
Son Of Sardaar didn't perform as well as expected, however.
Plus Devgn had a lousy outing in Priyadarshan's Tezz, and battered his own public image by waging war on Yash Raj Films just after Yash Chopra had passed away.
But he gets points for voicing Makkhi in the Hindi dub.
Grade: B+
Akshay Kumar
Kumar's filmography, stuck in a downward spiral over the years, saw perhaps its nadir with Joker this year, but the asinine Housefull 2 made money, as did Kumar's return to action, Rowdy Rathore, which became a smash hit.
Not much came of Kumar's collaboration with Himesh Reshammiya, Khiladi 786, but the actor proved himself an impressive producer with OMG: Oh My God, the sleeper hit of the year that earned repeat value with audiences. And his turn as Lord Krishna went down great as well.
Grade: A
Emraan Hashmi
Hashmi's usual smooch-and-shoot antics worked for films like Jannat 2 and Raaz 3D, the latter being India's first successful 3D film (despite being savaged by critics.) Rush didn't work as well, but Hashmi, for the first time in his career, earned critical encomiums with Shanghai, a hard-hitting film that saw him well outside his expected zone.
It was an impressive performance, and his next two projects -- Ghanchakkar and Ek Thi Daayan -- seem to indicate he's interested in meatier roles now.
Grade: A+
Hrithik Roshan
It takes a lot for an actor to step into Amitabh Bachchan's shoes, and Hrithik scored the year's first blockbuster with Agneepath.
But the one-film-a-year philosophy somehow doesn't seem to work for Hrithik as much, and when he's out of sight, he's plain off the radar.
And while Agneepath may have worked -- in no small measure thanks to Chikni Chameli -- Roshan's own performance was dangerously over the top.
Grade: B
Imran Khan
Imran had only one release in 2012, Ek Main Aur Ek Tuu, but it was enough to keep skeptics away. A pretty boy without much acting range, it is clear that Khan can do what he does -- play a befuddled, uptight, hapless romantic -- very well indeed, and even that's a considerable lot these days.
He is, for lack of a better male comparison, Bollywood's Katherine Heigl. But judging from the promos of his next film, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, he does show the willingness to break free.
Grade: B
Ranbir Kapoor
Currently the most thrilling actor to watch, Ranbir also does just about one film a year, but seems now to be picking projects that showcase him at his best.
Last year's Rockstar wasn't a commercial triumph unlike this year's Barfi!, but both films saw him earn raves for his histrionic range.
Ranbir's here for the long run, and it is thanks to him that a film like Barfi! worked the way it did.
There's much to be said for a truly brave actor, and in him our faith must rest.
Grade: A
Saif Ali Khan
It's been a year of anticipation and anticlimax for the younger nawab, but at least we get to wish him and Kareena Begum a happy married life.
It's more than we can say for his films, the long-awaited Agent Vinod finally hitting screens and proving a big-budget fizzle, and Cocktail working, but only for Deepika Padukone, while Saif himself was unanimously decried as an old man trying to play young.
The only points he has, really, is in the way he kept the wedding dignified and relatively hidden from the public eye.
Grade: B-
Salman Khan
There is only one Salman.
They said he couldn't act beyond his moronic ways; he hit back with an Ek Tha Tiger. They said the second Dabangg couldn't work as well as the first; he hit 'em right where it hurts, in the box-office collections.
Khan's remarkable purple patch continues, and as far as audiences are concerned, he can do no wrong. Heck, he's even drawing crowds onto the increasingly unwatchable Bigg Boss.
The record-breaking run continues, and while we all think this is just a matter of time, well, the clock's been ticking for quite a bit already.
Grade: A+
Shah Rukh Khan
Earlier this year, SRK lost it, yelling at guards, fuming at IPL games, being even more obnoxious than his ego allows. But then his team won, and he calmed down.
He read out excerpts from his memoir, due out next year. He spoke cleverly and candidly with Yash Chopra, making for the definitive interview. And we remembered that this guy was smart -- and seemed to have forgotten it for a while.
Khan only had the one release this year, but because of filmmaker Yash Chopra's death before the release of his last film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan automatically became the most anticipated film of the year.
Its box office success was a given, sure, but Khan too performed valiantly enough, showing that he can still romance young women effectively enough.
He needs a few more rounds of applause before he can start roaring again, though.
Grade: B
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Directors' Movie Picks for 2013
Tigmanshu Dhulia
There are quite a few promising movies up for release next year. So which of these is the film industry looking forward to? We ask two directors and a film critic. Take a look:
Director Tigmanshu Dhulia, whose biopic Pann Singh Tomar did well at the box office last year, lists his choice of films to watch out for in 2013:
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Release date: January 2013
Any Vishal Bhardwaj film is a must-watch. Not because he's a good friend, but Vishal's films are always great to watch. From the promos, the movie certainly looks promising and it should be a fun watch.
David
Release Date: February 2013
I thought for his first film, Bejoy Nambiar did a fantastic job with Shaitaan. So I'm looking forward to what he does with David. It has Neil Nitin Mukesh and Lara Dutta.
Tabu will be seen after a long time in a Hindi film.
Ek Thhi Daayan
Release Date: April 2013
It's a movie directed by Kannan Iyer, someone who with me began as an assistant to Shekhar Kapur. It has taken him a long time to make his first film but hopefully it will be an exciting debut. It has Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki Koelchin, Huma Qureshi and Emraan Hashmi. It's an interesting cast and from what I have heard it is creating a lot of buzz.
Special Chhabbis
Release date: February 8
It's a movie that has Akshay Kumar in a totally different set up. It's not a typical Akshay film and it will be interesting to see what he does in it. It is also Neeraj Pandey's first film after A Wednesday, so it should be a film to watch out for.
Hitchcock
Release date: January 2013
I think every director will want to watch a biopic of Alfred Hitchcock. With Anthony Hopkins playing Hitchock, there's an added element of excitement.
Lone Ranger
Release date: July 2013
From what little I have seen from the promos, Johnny Depp looks superb in this film. Depp always does something different and it will be interesting to see what he does in this one.
Django Unchained
Release date: March 2013
Why? Because it's a Quentin Tarantino film!
Anupama Chopra
Film critic Anupama Chopra lists the films she is looking forward to watch in 2013:
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Release date: January 2013
Vishal Bhardwaj is a profoundly intriguing director and anything from him has to be watched.
Dhoom 3
Release Date: December 2013
Aamir Khan is playing the lead villain (along with Katrina Kaif), so you can well imagine how thrilling this one is going to be. I am going to be there first day, first show. (This will also be the first Indian film to be released on IMAX screens in India.)
Krrish 3
Release date: November 2013
The Indian superhero is slowly taking shape. Maybe this film will be that game-changer for the him. I am also expecting to see some great special effects in this film.
Kai Po Che
Release Date: February 2013
I just loved the promos and I bet the film will live up to the expectations.
The Great Gatsby
Release date: March 2013
This is another must-watch on my list. Look at that one scene too in which Amitabh Bachchan is so smooth and silky in the little that we have of him.
Iron Man 3
Release date: April 2013
Robert Downey (Jr) is my favourite superhero. He is just so not a nice guy and is irreverent and arrogant which makes him a profoundly interesting character.
I bet there will be a slew of smaller unexpected films, the dark horses, the Vicky Donors of the world. The big blockbusters are pre-sold; it will be these surprises that will add to the excitement.
Habib Faisal
Writer/director Habib Faisal, who directed Ishaqzaade in 2012, lists his picks:
Kai Po Che
Release date: February 2013
I read Chetan Bhagat's novel through and through and really liked the three characters in the backdrop of Gujarat. (The film is based on Bhagat's novel The 3 Mistakes of my Life). It's a gutsy story and promises to be good.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Release Date: July 2013
Coming from Rakeysh (Omprakash) Mehra, you know it will be very cinematic. And Farhan Akhtar is just not looking like himself. He is out of his comfort zone, which is urban upper middle class, and is playing an earthy role.
Peddlers
Release date: February 2013
I saw this film directed by Vasan Bala and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap at the Toronto International Film Festival and I do hope it gets released in India in the coming year. I hope everybody gets to watch it. (The critically-acclaimed film is a thriller about two love stories).
Lincoln
Release Date : Released in US in November 2012, it is yet to have an India release
This is purely for the actor, Daniel Day Lewis (who plays Abraham Lincoln in the Steven Spielberg film). Anything with him in it is worth watching.
The Great Gatsby
Release date: March 2013
I have read the book and it is very interesting. (The drama, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is an adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel). The movie promises to be worth a watch.
About most of the other Hollywood films, I am sure they'll make huge amounts of money, but I would skip them.
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Your opinion : Who will rock 2013 ?
2013 is year of sequels and remakes in Bollyood. Going by the stars' movie pipeline, who do you think will rock the year 2013 ?
Aamir Khan
1.Dhoom3
Dhoom 3 is sequel to Yash Raj films' hits 2004 Dhoom and Dhoom 2.Dhoom 3 stars Aamir khan, Abhishek Bachchan,Katrina Kaif and Uday Chopra.
2.P.K
Rajkumar Hirani's comedy P.K starring Aamir Khan,Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput and Arshad Warsi.
Salman Khan
1.Kick
Sajid nadiadwala's first directorial and is touted to be an action film. There are rumors that Deepika Padukone will work with Salman in the film.If everything goes well we will see these two together for the first time onscreen.
2.Sher Khan
Sohail Khan's action,adventure film starring Salman Khan and debutante Angela Johnson.
Shah Rukh Khan
1.Happy New Year
Farah Khan's comedy Happy New Year staring Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sidharth Malhotra and Boman Irani. There is no confirmation about the lead actress.
2.Chennai Express
Rohit shetty's comedy Chennai express staring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. It's the second film from the hit pair - SRK and Depika after Om Shanti Om.
Akshay Kumar
1.Special 26
Neeraj pandey's action,crime story starring Akshay Kumar,Anupam Kher,Jimmy Shergil,Manoj Bajpayee and Kajal Aggarwal. The film based on a true story.
2.Boss
Anthony D'Souza's drama starring Akshay Kumar,Aditi Rao Hydari,Ronit Roy and Mithun chakraborty.
3.Once upon a time in Mumbaai 2
Milan Luthria's sequel to 2010 hit Once Upon a Time in Mumbai starring Akshay Kumar,Imran Khan,sonakshi Sinha and Sonali Bendre.
4.Ramana remake
Hindi remake of the super hit Tamil film Ramana starring Akshay Kumar and Tamannah Bhatia. There is news that Asin will join the star cast too. Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shabina Khan team up with Akshay Kumar for this production.
5.Thuppakki remake
AR Murugadoss's Hindi remake of his own Tamil hit, Thuppakki (he earlier produced/directed Ghajini) starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha.
Ranbir Kapoor
1.Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
Ayan mukerji's romance Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani starring ex-flames, Ranbir Kapoor & Deepika Padukone.
2.Besharam
Abhinav Kashyap's comedy Besharam staring Ranbir Kapoor,Pallavi Sharda,Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. It's the first time that Ranbir works with his mother and father onscreen.
3.Bombay Velvet
Anurag Kashyap's drama Bombay Velvet stars Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka sharma.
Hrithik Roshan
1.Krrish 3
Rakesh Roshan's sci-fi flick Krrish 3 staring Hrithik Roshan,Priyanka Chopra,Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi.
2.Knight and Day Remake
Siddharth Anand's hindi remake of Knight and Day starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif.
3.Paani
Shekhar Kapur's dream project Paani starring Hrithik Roshan and Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart.
Ajay Devgan
1.Himmatwala
Sajid Khan's action flick Himmatwala starring Ajay Devgan and Tamannaah Bhatia.
2.Satyagraha
Prakash Jha's drama Satyagraha starring Amitabh Bachchan,Ajay Devgan,Kareena Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Arjun Rampal.
Emraan Hashmi
1.Ghanchakkar
Rajkumar Gupta's comedy,romance Ghanchakkar starring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan.
2.Ek Thi Daayan
Kannan Iyer's thriller starring Emraan Hashmi,Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin and Huma Qureshi.
3.Unglee
Rensil D’Silva's unglee staring Emraan Hashmi,Sanjay Dutt,Kangana Ranaut,Randeep Hooda and Neha Dhupia.
Farhan Akhtar
1.Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag starring Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor.
2.Shaadi ke side effects
Saket chaudhary's romantic comedy Shaadi ke Side Effects starring Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan.
Imran Khan
1.Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Vishal Bhardwaj's romantic comedy Matru ki bijlee ka Mandola starring Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma and Pankaj Kapoor.
2.Once upon a time in Mumbaai 2
Milan Luthria's sequel to the 2010 hit Once Upon a Time in Mumbai starring Akshay Kumar,Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Sonali Bendre.
3.Milan Talkies
Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Milan Talkies starring Imran Khan and Priyanka Chopra.
4.Punit Malhotra's next
Punit Malhotra's next starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor
Ranveer Singh
1.Lootera
Vikramaditya Motwane's romance drama starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha.
2.Ram Leela
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period romance Ram Leela starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone
3.Gunday
Ali Abbas Aafar's romance Gunday starring Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Irfan Khan
4.Kill Dil
Shaad Ali's Kill Dil starring Ranveer Singh. There is no confirmation on the lead actress.
Saif Ali Khan
1.Race 2
Abbas-Mustan's action thriller Race 2 is sequel to the 2008 hit Race. Race 2 starring Saif Ali Khan,John Abraham,Anil Kapoor,Deepika Padukone,Jaqueline Fernandez and Amisha Patel.
2.Go Goa Gone
Staring Saif Ali Khan, Vir Das, Kunal Khemu and Puja Gupta.
3.Bullet Raja
Tigmanshu Dhulia's gangster-thriller Bullet Raja staring Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha.
Shahid Kapoor
1.Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
Rajkumar Santoshi's romantic comedy starring Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz.
2.Rambo Rajkumar
Prabhu Deva' Rambo Rajkumar starring Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha.
 
 
 
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First poster Chennai Express
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Bollywood's 10 Best Actresses Of 2012
It's been yet another mixed bag of a year for Hindi cinema, with some fine performances mired in poor films, and some fine films marred by weak actors at their centres.
As actresses go, however, it's been a pretty good year, boasting of some very fine performances from some very talented women. Two come from the same film, and one even pops up twice.
Here, then, is the class of 2012. Give the ladies a hand.
10. Rani Mukerji, Talaash
One of the few things Reema Kagti got truly right in Talaash was the casting, and while the characters may all have been one-note, the actors portraying them fleshed them out into real people.
Rani Mukerji, as a grieving mother who has lost her child, was achingly vulnerable and believably devastated.
The film didn't offer her enough, but what little Rani found, she shone in.
9. Kalki Koechlin, Shanghai
Kalki Koechlin got the short end of the stick in Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai, a political thriller offering more meat to its male actors and leaving her with a rather annoying character.
And yet, despite being coiled exasperatingly tight throughout the film, she's rewarded with a glorious outburst near the end of the film, a helplessly violent expression of impotent rage.
Armed with a dinner plate and fury, she's astoundingly good.
8. Ileana D'Cruz, Barfi!
Winsome, naive and with enough natural charm to make bicycling boys lose their heads, D'Cruz won us over as surely as she did her film's leading man.
Mushy, moment-laden romance is an obvious screen confection, and it takes something special for a new girl to make her part memorable.
This pretty one brought genuine, credible sweetness to the table, and made us believe in, and root for, Barfi's love.
7. Kareena Kapoor, Heroine
Undoubtedly the weakest film on this list, Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine does nonetheless feature a pretty striking performance from its, well, heroine.
Kareena Kapoor is handed a part that has everything, and she takes on this extreme, showreel-y character head on, showing us her powers to cry, to soar, to emote and to scheme.
She does brilliantly enough to almost salvage the film, but some things are beyond the power of actors.
6. Parineeti Chopra, Ishaqzaade
It's been impressive to watch young Chopra steadily grow as a performer, and even though Habib Faisal's film is ridiculously, regressively cruel to its heroine, Chopra makes sure her Zoya works, constantly.
Starting off as a plucky girl brimming with underage enthusiasm and bonafide bloodlust, she manages also to swoon with the helplessness that defines her age.
A true firecracker, this.
5. Kareena Kapoor, Talaash
My absolute favourite thing about Talaash is Kareena Kapoor, the actress mouthing lines belonging to cinema (mostly bad cinema) from several decades ago, and yet doing so with a lovely lilt in her voice, enveloping herself with an air of not taking things too seriously -- which contrasts her perfectly with the film's somber hero, Aamir Khan.
As I mentioned in my review, she plays her part lightly, mockingly, like Anne Hathaway's Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises.
And it is this buoyant sense of play that keeps the film afloat.
4. Dolly Ahluwalia, Vicky Donor
Shoojit Sircar's oft-hilarious film about a young sperm donor wouldn't have been half the joy it is without Ahluwalia as his mother.
Playing a delightfully original character, a Punjabi beauty-parlour owner with a sharp tongue and a fondness for the daily tipple, Ahluwalia is amazing in the film, be it when sparring with her mother-in-law, chiding her son or holding on to him because he is all she has in the world.
It's a warm, tender portrayal of an impossible character that seems all too real.
3. Vidya Balan, Kahaani
One has to applaud Balan for taking risks.
Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani sees Balan waddle heavily around the city of Calcutta, her belly pregnant to near-exploding levels, as she sweatily negotiates Bengal's unrelenting sultriness.
It is a character unlike any in our cinema, and Balan plays her Vidya Bagchi with nuanced perfection, shifting uncomfortably through a film that cares little for her character's convenience.
Most of the battle is won when a mystery makes us empathise with its protagonist, and thanks to Vidya Balan, we always care.
2. Richa Chaddha, Gangs Of Wasseypur
In a film packed with crazy characters stuffed to the gills with quirks and an ensemble throbbing with authentic, theatrical intensity, it takes some significant magic to stand out.
Chaddha does so almost effortlessly in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs Of Wasseypur, right from its uneven Part One where she violently lambasts the menfolk around her till she gets into a position of control, and the madder Part Two, where she, as matriarch, controls the show.
It is a firecracker of a performance, one that sets up Chaddha -- who was so thrilling in Oye Lucky Lucky Oye a few years ago -- as an actress with a tremendous amount to offer.
1. Sridevi, English Vinglish
What. A. Return.
I've never been the hugest Sridevi fan, growing up decidedly on the Madhuri side of the fence, but this wondrous performance deserves massive, massive applause.
Gauri Shinde's terrific English Vinglish casts the once larger-than-life Sri as a mousy housewife struggling to establish her own identity, and the actress is superb as she deals with bratty children, a smug husband and, of course, the English language, without a grasp of which she is made to feel most inadequate.
It's a great character, one revelling in audience sympathy, and Sri plays it deftly and tenderly.
Her Shashi is flawless, sure, but Sri makes her an irresistible underdog who must be cheered on.
There is magic in the way she is spurred on by the minor victories -- like learning to negotiate a NYC subway turnstile -- and magic also in how believable she keeps things.
This is a simple film where things are credible, never melodramatic, and Sridevi -- in a range of well-picked cotton sarees -- always judges the tone right.
It's the sort of performance younger actresses, including the ones on this list, should learn from.
Hats off, Ma'am.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... f-2012/20121221.htm |
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Kareena: I had a huge crush on Akshaye Khanna
The gorgeous Kareena Kapoor did not always have her famous curves.
There was a time she was a chubby teenager, and called herself a 'tomboy'.
After she joined the movies, Kareena groomed herself into one of the hottest actresses in the industry. She experimented with her looks through the years -- from her blonde look which she later regretted to her Size Zero phase that lasted quite a while.
In a book that she has co-authored along with Rochelle Pinto -- The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva -- Kareena talks in detail about her various fashion inspirations, and gives interesting tips on style, diet and fitness.
Here's the first part of an excerpt from the book:
I used to be just Bebo, the girl next door. Both Lolo and I lived a pretty regular middle-class life in South Mumbai. Our weekends were spent between going to church with Mom and swimming with our friends at the Breach Candy club.
That was as far as our diva upbringing went! The only time I would be the centre of attention was on 21 September: my birthday.
But even then it was the Goriawala Care Bear birthday cake which was the real star of the party, not me. It was the one indulgence my parents would allow me, without any fuss.
Excerpted from the book Kareena Kapoor The Style Diary of a Bollywood Diva with Rochelle Pinto, published by Penguin Books India, with the publisher's permission, Rs 700.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... i-love/20130102.htm |
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'I'd beg my mom to bring out the camcorder and film me dancing to a Sridevi song'
Even when we moved to Lokhandwala when Lolo became an actress, they would get the cake delivered all the way home. Everybody who knew me at that time will tell you this was the high point of my life!
People seem to think that I had some sort of pampered-princess upbringing, with a hundred attendants waiting on me hand and foot. I wish! My closest brush with the world of glamour as a child was watching my grandmother get dressed to go to the Cricket Club of India.
Every time she began to get ready, I would sit right beside her and watch her every move. I will never forget how daintily she applied her bright red Lakme lipstick.
As soon as she was out the front door, I'd rush to her room try on the lipstick myself, and strike silly poses in front of the mirror. Then I'd beg my mom to bring out the camcorder and film me dancing to a Sridevi song.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... love/20130102.htm#1 |
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'I looked like a girlie girl with pink cheeks, but in my heart of hearts I was a tomboy'
As I grew older, the naughty streak in me kicked into high gear. I never got into trouble with the teachers, but I became notorious in school for being a complete firebrand.
I may have looked like a girlie girl with pink cheeks and long hair, but in my heart of hearts I was a complete tomboy.
I wouldn't even hesitate to get into a fight, especially if they had insulted someone I was close to. Some things never change. I'm still as protective about the people I love. But I think I've quite outgrown the physical violence bit!
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... love/20130102.htm#3 |
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'My mom's list of dos and don'ts included my not straying too far away from home'
We were a close group of friends, always hanging out at each other's houses or in the building compound. Once in a while, we'd sneak off to Dig Inn in Bandra or Candies at Pali Hill to snack on their still popular chicken sandwiches.
My mom's list of dos and don'ts included my not straying too far away from home. By the time I was a teenager, she was travelling a lot with Lolo.
So the rule was enforced with even more gusto but it also meant she couldn't keep an eye on me 24/7! At that age, there was no way I was going to pass up this window of opportunity.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... t-the-people-i-love |
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'No canteen food for the Kapoor girls'
Like most kids, we were only allowed to eat home-cooked food because my mother was very particular about our health. Even french fries, which anybody will tell you is my single most-favourite meal in the whole world, was made from scratch in my mom's kitchen.
My regular routine after school was sitting with my plate of fries and ketchup in front of the TV, watching Dynasty or a good Hindi movie.
Our school tiffins were jam or marmalade sandwiches with an apple. No canteen food for the Kapoor girls!
But of course, whenever I got the chance, I'd sneak out to the crushed-ice-gola stall or the roadside paani puri wala on Pali Hill. The sev puris were my favourite, and he knew how to make them exactly like I wanted them: extra spicy. I never told my mother, but I guess I didn't have to.
She always found out because I would always fall sick the very next day, and get a 'serves you right' from her.
When I look back at that time, I'm so grateful to my parents for making sure that I grew up as a normal kid. I got to enjoy the best of both worlds, and I wouldn't change a minute of it.
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... t-the-people-i-love |
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'Karisma bought me my first piece of designer clothing ever!'
Though I have to say Lolo is undoubtedly the coolest elder sister anyone could have. She never ignored me or treated me like the annoying kid-sister who wanted to follow her everywhere.
In fact, she indulged me quite a bit, taking me around and letting me hang out with her friends. Since she was already earning her own money, I was the beneficiary.
She was probably the person who introduced me to the beautiful world of fashion that I would soon fall completely in love with. She bought me my first piece of designer clothing ever! It was this gorgeous Jean Paul Gaultier newspaper print see-through top.
My friends were even more excited than I once they saw the label. Any special occasion and I would wear my Gaultier top and feel like an absolute star!
link : http://www.rediff.com/movies/sli ... t-the-people-i-love |
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