Movies entering 2008

5) Dulha Mil Gaya

Director: Mudassar Aziz
Producer: Vivek Vaswani
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Mohit Chaddha and Tara Sharma
Release Date: March 21, 2008

Supposedly a romantic comedy, producer Vivek Vaswani has also penned in the story of this film and has managed to get his good friend Shah Rukh Khan to do a cameo in the film. SRK plays the role of a rich Trinidadian businessman. It also marks the debut of writer Mudassar Aziz as a director.

Trivia:
- Initially there were rumours that West Indies batsmen Brain Lara will be doing a cameo in the film. The rumours originated since the film is shot in Trinidad and Tobago in West Indies.
- There were rumours of Sushmita Sen dating director Mudassar Aziz since the two were spotted hand-in-hand at some social gatherings. However later there were reports that Mudassar is dating singer Anoushka Manchanda who sings for Dulha Mil Gaya .
- Actor Mohit Chaddha was the finalist of the acting talent hunt show ‘Zee Cinestars ki Khoj’. Though he didn’t win the talent hunt, producer Vivek Vaswani took a liking of this young lad and gave him a good role in his film.


6) Fashion

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Banner: UTV
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arjun Bajwa

Continuing in his lineup of female-centric realistic films like Chandni Bar, Satta, Page 3 and Corporate , Fashion will be the next output from Madhur Bhandarkar. This time Madhur will showcase his take on the world of glamour with his trademark reap and ripping hand-hitting stamp.

Priyanka Chopra plays the central character and the film will unfold from her perspective. Her character will be followed by Kangna Ranaut’s whose role is based on the real-life personality of model Geetanjali Nagpal who made headlines for her riches-to-rags story. One of the sub-plots in the film is also supposedly based on the real life love triangle that took place between two gay fashion designers over a male model. Fashion will also feature the infamous Carol Gracias wardrobe malfunction episode to be enacted by model Mugdha Godse.

Trivia:
- The film based on some real life personalities from fashion world is sure to raise a few eyebrows.
- Priyanka Chopra and Madhur Bhandarkar have been attending a few fashion shows off lately to get into the character and add authenticity to the film.
- Madhur Bhandarkar is finding it difficult to finalize actors for the role of the gay designers since actors don’t seem to be interested in playing homosexuals.
- Madhur was keen to sign Carol Gracias to play herself in the wardrobe malfunction episode but later decided against it since he felt it would look too real for the film.
- Kangana Ranaut will be chopping off her tresses for her character of Geetanjali Nagpal.


7) Ghajini Remake

Director: A. R. Murugadoss
Producer: Allu Arvind, Madhu Varma
Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan, Mohit Alawat

Aamir Khan is all ready to remake the South hit film Ghajni . He has also managed to rope in Asin who was the lead actress from the original movie. It is a story about a man who suffers from short term memory loss and wants revenge and retribution for the death of his lover. Knowing the meticulous Aamir we are sure the film will be detailed in all departments.

Trivia:
- R. Murugadoss also directed the original Tamil film
- There were rumours in the media that Jiah Khan is Aamir’s step-sister. But Aamir silenced them all by casting her opposite him in Ghajini remake
- Aamir constantly updates information about this film through his blog on his personal website.


8) God Tussi Great Ho

Director: Rumi Jaffrey
Producer: Afzal Khan
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra
Release Date: March 21, 2008

God Tussi Great Ho marks the directorial debut of popular writer Rumi Jaffrey who has scripted several David Dhawan films. Assuming that some of David’s humour rubs off on Rumi as well, this film promises to be a laugh riot. Rumi attends to send out a universal message that has to do with humanity and the human nature of beings. Amitabh is set to don the role of Salman’s godfather in the movie while Priyanka will be playing a scribe i.e. a journalist.

Trivia:
- The film is reportedly a remake of the Hollywood hit Bruce Almighty where Amitabh plays Morgan Freeman’s character of God while Salman plays the role of Jim Carrey from the original.
- The film was delayed considerably due to Salman’s jail episodes intermittently.