Sunday, January 4, 2009

Bollywood 2009 - A look at Indian entertainment's future

2008 is gone and 2009 is here.... (OK! Thats obvious... jeez, I should've picked a cheezy line to start this post).

Indian entertainment industry aka bollywood gave us many hit movies this year, but in the year's end Ghajini and Rab Ne banaa Di Jodi smashed the silver screen like none other did. While I didn't like any of this two (since I'm not all that interested in hindi movies) many movie-goers watched these movies with --'ooooh' 'aaaah' 'wow! wow!'(in a good way). Even my mom watched Rab Ne Banaa Di Jodi twice and that's an achievement in its own way.

But the year is gone, and 2009 will bring more blockbustors or producerbustors (= flops).

So lets see what we will have this year, which movies are going to release in 2009 =

Sharukh Khan's two movies will release in 2009 - 1st is Mudassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya with Sushmita Sen and Karan Johar's My Name is Khan with Kajol. His home production's Happy New Year will also complete in 2009 but I think it will release in 2010-January. Sharukh will also appear in his home production's Billu Barbar and Vasu Bhagnani's Kal Kisne Dekha as guest star.

Amir khan will remain a camera shy person this year too. With only one movie in 2009 - Three Idiots. I've heard that it's based on Chetan Bhagat's Novel Five Point Someone. I mean seriously WTF!! Amir Khan as a college student?? Gimme a break!

Like always - Sallu Bhai's (Salman Khan Yaar...) four or five movies will release this year. His funda is straight - Work in as many movies as you can (which is a feat considering his age :p ), atleast one will be a hit. And I must say he's too lucky. All of his movies in 2008 were hit. This year his home production's movie Mai Aur Mrs. Khanna is releasing which also starrs his 'partner' Govinda. Also releasing this year starring Salman Khan is Anil Sharma's Veer, Vipul Shah's London Dreams (with Asin) and Prabhu Deva's Wanted dead or Alive. Mr. Salman Sallu Khan, I see your future is bright as ever. I think he should get married now before he turns a complete baldy (Aditya, I hope you don't mind me calling Sallu Baldy... right?).

Fourth Khan aka Chote Navab aka Saif Ali Khan is not far behind either with his three movies lined up to release in 2009. First is his home production's yet untitled movie and another of Karan Johar's Movie. Also coming Shree Ram Raghavan's Agent Vinod.

And The Singh King- Akshay Kumar must be singing 'singh is king, singh is king' right now. 2009 is as good for him as 2008 was. Rumour is he signed Venus's De Danaa Dan for 270 Million INR (27 Crore rupees). His Chandni Chowk to China with Dipika Padukone is coming next week (16th January). After that will come De Danaa Dan, Blue and Kambakht Ishq. Hollywood's Super Action Star Syslvestor Stallon and Arnold of the Terminator are also giving special appearances in Kambakht Ishq.

In New-Comers Ranbeer Kapoor has Prakash Jha's Rajneeti, Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ajab Kahani, Karan Johar's Wakeup Sid and Mani Ratnam's Ravan.

My Dreamgirl Genelia D'Souza also has two movies in her bag- Rumy Jafri's Life Partner and Anis Bazmi's Its My Life.

Also coming this year is Victory (Harman Baweja- Amrita Rao), Delhi-6 (Abhishek Bacchan, Sonam Kapoor), Banda Ye Bindaas Hai (Govinda-Lara Dutta), PathShala (Shahid Kapoor-Ayesha Takia), Much awaited Kites (Hritik Roshan), Robot (Rajanikant - Aishwaya Rai), Pa (Amitabh-Abhishek Bacchan, Vidya Balan), Aladin (Amitabh-Ritesh Deshmukh), Dehali Beli (Imraan Khan), Kaun Banega CrorePati (Anil Kapoor-Irfaan Khan), Do Not Disturb (Govinda, Lara Dutta), New-York (Jhon Abraham, Katrina Kaif), Luck (Imraan Khan, Shruti Hasan), Run Bhola Run (Govinda, Amisha Patel) etc.

Even on the tech front Movie Industry will see many changes. Many theaters in India have already started to use Digital Satellite Projection Technique. It can save thousands of rupees of Indian Distrubutors.


So thats all folks! I will be busy this year, but still will try to watch all these movies... What do you think about these? Expectations? Do Write...

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5 Messages:

techie.se7en said...

Wow! I cant wait for Shahrukh Khan's Movies... :)

Thanks Quizzy! :D

aritra said...

Thats a nice list . For more details about Hrithik's Kites , you can visit my site : www.kites-themovie.com . lol . shameless spamming .

i am really looking forward to :

1.Aashayein (john) (you missed it . its by nagesh kukunoor)

2.3 Idiots

3.Kites (Obviously !)

T said...

Yeah Aamir as a college student is the best lol this year.

Shady said...

How did you find me??? Just curious. I've never heard from you before. What exactly did you mean by "more than meets the eye?"

Anirudh said...

Whoa! looks like you've been watching too many movies this month :P