Written By: Goher Iqbal Punn (Bollywood & Indian TV Analyst)
The year 2007 has ended with huge hits for Bollywood and the coming year seems even more promising. The first mega release of the year 2008, MY NAME IS ANTHONY GONSALVES, produced by Sahara One Motion Pictures will herald the birth of a new star in the Bollywood firmament, Nikhil Dwivedi, already being acknowledged as the 1 crore star. The film directed by national award winner E NIWAS, boasts of 3 other national award winners in Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher and Pawan Malhotra, also riding high on the stupendous success of Vivaah’, Dadasaheb Phalke winner, Amrita Rao, as the leading lady.
MNIAG will be followed by the biggest and the slickest thriller RACE, produced by TIPS FILMS, that boasts of an ensemble of stars, Saif Ali Khan, Akhshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy. RACE is directed by the master craftsmen in the thriller genre, duo Abbas-Mustan.
TIPS FILMS will also release their next super hit starrer, KISMAT KONNECTION, starring Shahid Kapur & Vidya Balan, directed by Aziz Mirza.
The year 2008 will also kick-start VENUS RECORDS & TAPES PVT. LTD unleashing a juggernaut of films starting with MAAN GAYE MUGHALL E AZAM,directed by Sanjay Chhel, starring the success pairing of Mallika Sherawat and Rahul Bose again. The irrepressible Paresh Rawal and will lead the cast, which will also feature huge talents like Kay Kay and Pawan Malhotra.
After giving one of the most talked about film spiced with realism in SHOOTOUT IN LOKHANDWALA, and the innovative DUS KAHANIYAN, Sanjay Gupta’s WHITE FEATHER FILMS will continue to tread the uncharted path breaking cinema in PANKH, starring Bipasha Basu, introducing Maradona Rebello, Sudipto Chattopadhyay.
Besides, White Feather films will also release WOODSTOCK VILLA, that will introduce, the next big star in the making, Sikandar Kher.
The year 2008 will also see the launch of KAMBAKTH ISHQ,directed by Sabir Khan, from the successful team of Sajid Nadiadwala and Akshay Kumar, post the humongous hit HEYY BABYY. Kareena Kapoor, who is the highest paid actress in Bollywood, will be cast opposite the ‘HIT MACHINE’ Akshay Kumar, which promises to be a surefire blockbuster in the making.
The first half of 2008 already seems exciting with a variety of films which will scorch the silver screen in the new year!!
