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Rising/ Summer 2005
This larger than life portrayal of the firebrand-revolutionary Mangal Pandey marks the return of Aamir Khan to the cinema after a gap of almost four years.
Set against the backdrop of the 1857 Mutiny, the film concerns a strong bond that developed between the heroic sepoy Pandey and his British commanding officer William Gordon (Toby Stephens).
The friendship is soon challenged, thanks to a charming young aristocrat, Emily Kent (Coral Beed), and then of course by the introduction of controversial new gun-cartridges among the troops.
Babli And Bunty/ April
This racy chase-flick to be out in April is about two small-town con-people (Rani Mukerjee and Abhishek Bachchan)on the run, trailed by a top-cop (Amitabh Bachchan).
A casting coup of sorts, as this film has been touted as, what will be interesting to see as well is whether director Shaad Ali can pull off a fast-paced adventure film, hot on the heels of his debut romance reels Saathiya, a remake of Mani Ratnam's Alai Payuthey.
Kaal/ April
So, with this April release, producer Karan Johar finally moves out of his patented 'family' genre with a suspense thriller, directed by his assistant Soham Shah.
The story of this Ajay Devgan-starrer has been kept under wraps, but completely uncharacteristic of Johar's pictures, we do know this film has only background scores, no song-n-dance. And Shah Rukh Khan in a surprise packet, but of course.
Sarkar/ August
Bachchan roughly in the garb of Bal Thackeray.
Ram Gopal Varma, an acknowledged expert hand on the underworld as a film genre.
A story line that deals with the intricacies within which a gangland patriarch operates. Sounds exciting enough all right.
Koi Mil Gaya 2/ December
Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta's (replaced by Priyanka Chopra's female lead in the second part) characters from the super-hit 'part one' die and Rohit's special powers get transferred to his son (Hrithik Roshan).
While Koi Mil Gaya dealt with the mother-son relationship, the sequel attempts to explore the relationship between a grandmother and grandson. Will the sequel manage the mass audiences as the highest grosser of 2003? Well, that's what's to look out for.
Munnabhai Meets Mahtma Gandhi/ December
Second film that plans to extend the Munnabhai franchise. The title seems exhilarating enough.
And if Raju Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's screenplay — currently at work — manages the masti of Munnabhai MBBS, I think we're in for yet another giggle gig next year.
i can't wait to see The Rising, and Munnabhai
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