Releases 2008• August ’08

– 29th August - Rock On

• October ‘08– 2nd October – Drona– 2nd October - Kidnap– 17th October – Fashion– 24th October – Chandani Chowk to China– 24th October – Billoo Barber

November ‘08– 7th November – Golmaal Returns– 7th November – Quantum of Solace – Bond 007– 14th November – Dostana– 28th November - Dulha Mil Gaya– Aashayein

December ‘08– 12th December – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi– 26th December – Alladdin– 26th December - Ghajini

Rock On!

• BannerExcel Films

• Release DateAugust 29, 2008

• ProducerFarhan Akhtar & Ritesh Sidhwani

• DirectorAbhishek Kapoor

• Star CastFarhan Akhtar, Prachi Desai, Arjun Rampal,

Purab Kohli, Luke Kenny, Shahana Goswami, Koel Puri

• Music DirectorShankar – Ehsaan - loy

Synopsis

• ‘Rock On’ is a story of 4 friends who put together the greatest band this country has ever seen, but never make it…. Years later fate conspires to bring them together again and set them on a journey back to where they left off... a soul-searching pilgrimage into their past

Drona

• Release Date: 2nd October• Genre :  Action, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy  • Banner :  Rose Movies• Producer :  Shrishti Arya, Sunil Lulla  • Director :  Goldie Behl• Cast :  

Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Priyanka ChopraKay Kay Menon

• Music Director :  Ashutosh - Dhruv• Lyricist :  Vaibhav Modi

Synopsis

• Drona is a slick, twenty first century tale that travels across continents but is profoundly and proudly Indian.

• From the times, when time itself was a newborn baby, the universe has kept one secret carefully camouflaged within its folds. A secret, which if unraveled, could unlock the destruction of mankind and the entire cosmos.

• Today, only one man can protect the universe's precious secret and thus, save the human race from absolute annihilation. He is Drona.

• Rooted in the vibrant tapestry of Indian mythology, Drona is the compelling modern tale of one man's spectacular voyage through the labyrinths of mystic myths and legendary legacies. It is a journey that will force him to face his fears and make him the hero he was born to become.

KIDNAP

• BannerShree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd

• StatusUnder Production

• Release DateOctober 2, 2008

• Language: Hindi

• Genre: Action

• DirectorSanjay Gadhvi

• Star CastSanjay Dutt, Minissha Lamba, Imran Khan, Vidya Malvade, Malaika Arora, Amrita Arora, Rahul Dev

Fashion

Release Date: 17th OctoberProducer

Ronnie Screwvala

DirectorMadhur Bhandarkar

Star CastMughdha GodsePriyanka ChopraKangna RanautArbaaz KhanHarsh ChhayaMadhur BhandarkarKaran JoharManish MalhotraNeil Nitin Mukesh

Synopsis

'Fashion' depicts how sometimes beneath the glitz and beyond the glamour, a tale of compromise and killer ambition lies. The flash and dazzle world of Indian fashion has a darker side to it that has not been uncovered. What lies beneath the airbrushed, picture perfect surface is often a cutthroat world of forgotten morals and flawed ethics. That's what Madhur is going to expose.

Chandani Chowk to China

ProducerMukesh TalrejaRohan Sippy

DirectorNikhil Advani

Star CastAkshay Kumar...... Siddhu SharmaDeepak Padukone...... SakhiRanvir Shorey...... ChopstickMithun Chakraborthy...... DadaGordon Liu..... Hojo

Music DirectorShankar MahadevanLoy MendoncaEhsaan Noorani

Story / WriterSirdhar Raghvan

Synopsis

Chandni Chowk To China, the first ever Bollywood Kungfu comedy takes you on a madcap

Journey from the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in Delhi, to Shanghai, the Great Wall and rural

China, marrying in its wake hilarious gags, breathtaking action, spectacular locations, and

heart stirring emotions.

Our protagonist Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is the lowest on the totem pole, cutting vegetables

at a roadside food stall in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. He longs to escape his dreary existence

and looks for shortcuts- with astrologers, tarot readers and fake fakirs - believing anything

except himself, despite his father figure Dada's (Mithun Chakraborty) best efforts. His

redeeming moment arrives when two strangers from China claim him as a reincarnation of

a war hero in the past and takes him to China. Sidhu now dreams of wine, women, and a

princely existence in foreign lands. Thanks to the devious translator, a conman by the name

Chopstick (Ranvir Shorey), little does he know that he is being taken to the Promised Land

to rid the Chinese village of the vicious smuggler Hojo (Gordon Liu)!

Synopsis… Contd…

Therefore, Sidhu blissfully sets forth to China with Chopstick who instigates dreams of a

delicious future and forgets to reveal the perils, which await him. Along the way, he

meets Sakhi (Deepika Padukone), Ms. Tele Shoppers Media (Ms. TSM) who has

embarked on a journey to pay homage to the land of her birth and her dead father

and twin. Initially, Sidhu through a series of lucky coincidences manages to sidestep

being beaten by Hojo's men but finally Hojo catches up with him and exposes him as

the country buffoon that he really is. Sidhu has the fire of revenge in his belly and

finds the one man who will make him a Kungfu expert and set the village free. Armed

with his Sifu (master), faith in himself and the love of the fair Sakhi, Sidhu sets forth

to conquer all!

Billo Barber

• Release Date: 24th October

• Billoo Barber is an upcoming film starring Shahrukh Khan, Irrfan Khan

and Lara Dutta in the lead roles.

• Produced by Khan himself and directed by Priyadarshan, the film also

features Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani in supporting roles with

guest appearances by actresses Kareena Kapoor and Deepika

Padukone

• The film, which is a remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, will

also be remade in Tamil as Kuselan starring Rajinikanth and Pasupathy.

Synopsis

• The story is set in today's day and age. Billo (Irrfan Khan) plays a village barber. His business is running low because he has not been able to upgrade himself according to the changing trends. One fine day, a film unit visits his village to shoot a movie. It stars a superstar (SRK), who was once Billo's school friend. All at once, Billo's status in the village changes, and he becomes highly respected. Everyone wants him to meet the superstar. But Billo is unsure, as he feels he cannot compare to the superstar's status. Besides, he fears that the star may not recognize him. He makes many attempts to meet the star but fails. After all these hardships, he gives up. But people think that he lied about the relationship with the star and start insulting him. His family and children also gets upset.

• In the end, for an invited school function, the star reveals his past. He tells the audience that in his school days he had a friend who always stood by him in his hardships. He tells how much the friend helped him by providing food when he was hungry, provided clothes when he did not having any. He tells that the friend gave him the money to join acting by selling his ancestral ear ring and that friend happens to be Billo.

• At that time the people recognize about Billo and the movie happily ends.

Golmaal Returns

• Release Date: 7th November• Banner

Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd

• GenreComedy

• DirectorRohit Shetty

• Star CastAjay DevganArshad WarsiShreyas TalpadeTusshar KapoorKareena KapoorAnjana SukhaniAmrita AroraCelina Jaitley

Synopsis

• Golmaal Returns is a forthcoming directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is a sequel to the 2006 film, Golmaal with Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor and Arshad Warsi reprising their roles and Shreyas Talpade reprising the role originally played by Sharman Joshi. Kareena Kapoor, Anjana Sukhani, Amrita Arora and Celina Jaitley are new additions to the cast. Produced by Dhillin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision LTD.

• Ajay Devgan will be seen paired opposite Kareena Kapoor. Amongst the rest of the multi-starrer cast, actress Amrita Arora will be seen opposite Arshad Warsi whilst Celina Jaitley and Anjana Sukhani opposite Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor respectively.

• Kareena Kapoor will be playing a housewife addicted to saas-bahu serials, who begins suspecting her husband, played by Devgan, of adultery; her role is reported to have been inspired from Ekta Kapoor. On the other hand, Tusshar Kapoor, who continues his mute act from the prequel, will be seen playing a struggling mute barber and Kapoor's brother. Jaitley will be playing a half-Indian, half-Afghani housewife while Arora will be playing Devgan's sister.

SynopsisRelease Date: 7th November

Betrayed by Vesper, 007 is determined to uncover the truth. The interrogation of Mr. White reveals an organization far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

The quest takes 007 to Austria, Italy, South America and Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces him to the beautiful but dubious Camille who leads Bond to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the organization.

What he discovers is a conspiracy involving Greene and an exiled General Medrano who is manipulating his contacts within the CIA and the British government to facilitate his plan to take control of one of the world’s most important natural resources.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends. As he gets closer to the man who had blackmailed Vesper, he must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop the organization.

Dostana

• Release Date: 14th November• Distributor: Dharma Productions • Production House: Dharma Productions • Director: Tarun Mansukhani • Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar • Director of Photography: Ayananka Bose • Production Designer: Amrita Mahal

• Cast• Abhishek Bachchan ... • John Abraham ... • Priyanka Chopra ... • Bobby Deol ... Special Role • Shilpa Shetty ... Special Appearance • Shahrukh Khan... Special Appearance

Synopsis

• Dostana is a forthcoming Bollywood film. The film began filming in Miami, Florida in

March 2008, and is the first Bollywood film to be set entirely in Miami. It stars

Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra. It is widely speculated

that John Abraham and Bobby Deol will play homosexuals for the first time.

• Dostana would be a very youth-oriented film, no nudity, no bloodshed!'

AashayeinCast:• Prateeksha Lonkar• Girish Karnad• Sonali Sachdev• John Abraham• Anaitha Nair• Sonal Seghal• Farida Jalal

Synopsis:

• Aashayein is a story of a compulsive gambler who discovers new meanings of fortune and life though a dramatic turn of events

• Aashayein is tale of Rahul's journey from darkness to light. A journey about love, hate, life, death and above all hope

Dulha Mil Gaya

• Release Date: 28th November• Banner :  Insight Productions Pvt. Ltd., • Maverick Productions• Presenter :  Anuj Saxena• Producer :  Vivek Vasvani • Director :  Mudassar Aziz

• Cast :  Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Mohit Chada, Johny Lever, Suchitra Pillai, Bina Kak, Tara Sharma, Vivek Vasvani, Howard Rosemeyer, Vivek Vasvani

• Synopsis: "DULHA MIL GAYA" is a warm, sometimes funny, often witty look at contemporary relationships through the eyes of four very separate and very sorted characters.

• In the movie Fardeen is seeing Sushmita but then leaves her and goes to India to have an arranged marriage in order to inherit his family’s property, Sush and SRK are best friends, he likes her but she doesn’t like him initially, then they land up together, Sush bumps into Fardeen’s wife… what happens next is a surprise!

Rab ne Bana Di Jodi

• Release date: 12th Dec

• Producer: Yash Chopra• Director: Aditya Chopra• Star Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak

Ghajini

• Producer :  Allu Arvind, Madhu Varma • Director :  AR Murugadoss• Release Date: 26th Dec

• Cast :  Asin ThottumkalAamir KhanJiah KhanMohit Ahlawat

• Music Director :  A. R. Rahman• Lyricist :  Prasoon Joshi• Cinematographer :  Ravi Chandran• Story Writer :  AR Murugadoss• Screenplay Writer :  AR Murugadoss• Sound Designer :  Resul Pookutty• Choreographer :  Ahmed Khan

Alladdin

• Release Date: 26th December

• Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Juhi Chawla, Sameera Reddy

• Music by: Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani

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