Movies Khan hardly wait

AKSHAY HOPES TO BRING OUT THE `HOUSE- FUL' 
BOARDS AGAIN WITH HOUSEFULL 2

IT'S TIME to bid 2011 goodbye.
While the year has been good for the industry in terms of numbers, expectations for the new year are huge. That's because there are a number of films due for release which are looking exciting.

TALAASH: Anything Aamir Khan touches turns to gold. His Midas touch even made an irreverent film like Delhi Belly or an art film like Dhobi Ghat success stories. Of course, Talaash is neither irreverent cinema nor is it close to art cinema which makes the excitement level go several notches higher.
Reema Kagti, who had directed Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., is making this film written by her jointly with Zoya Akhtar.

EK THA TIGER: Salman Khan is on such a high that his films command the best openings these days. And in an age where the first weekend of a film matters the most for its ultimate verdict, any Salman starrer would be red hot from the distributors' and audience's points of view.
Add the fact that the film is being produced by Yash and Aditya Chopra and that it would release on Eid 2012 and you can almost hear the cash registers ringing loudly.
The extraordinary title value (likening Salman to a tiger), Katrina as his leading lady and the directorial reins in the hands of a sensitive filmmaker like Kabir Khan (New York, Kabul Express) are bonus points about Ek Tha Tiger, which can't be overlooked.

YASH CHOPRA'S UNTITLED FILM: From the man who understands love stories like no one else, the film should come as a perfect Diwali bonanza.
Doesn't matter if it is without a name, doesn't matter if the shooting still hasn't started, doesn't matter if nobody knows what the film is about, the very fact that Yash Chopra would be directing Shah Rukh yet again is enough to prompt cinema buffs to mark their diaries.
Katrina will be seen with Shah Rukh for the first time in this love story which co-stars Anushka Sharma.
 
DABANGG 2: Abhinav Kashyap may have turned down the offer to make the sequel, but that doesn't take away much from the second part ­ because the first part was adored by the masses. With the sequel, Arbaaz will try his hand at direction but you can be sure Salman will be at hand to guide him. After all, Dabangg is too precious a brand to be wasted, so the entire Khan khandaan will put their best foot forward to deliver a wonderful Christmas gift.
Considering that the sequel has still not gone on the floors, one would have had reservations about its release in 2012, but this is born out of the fact that Salman requested Aamir Khan and Aditya Chopra to move Dhoom:3 ahead and leave Christmas week for the Dabangg sequel, a request both heeded.

BOL BACHCHAN: Rohit Shetty may be unhappy because he didn't get the title Bol Bachan, but he will ensure he makes his audience happy. After all, he has his reputation of delivering super-hits (Singham, Golmaal 3) to live up to.
Rohit and Ajay Devgn have proven to be a deadly boxoffice combination (Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Golmaal Returns, All The Best, Golmaal 3, Singham) and that's also a reason to expect Bol Bachchan to work wonders at the ticket windows. You can safely assume that Rohit would have only enhanced Amol Palekar's Golmaal, of which BB is a remake.

AGNEEPATH: Before its release, a film's trailers and music are the most useful tools for people to decide whether they would see the film. And on both these counts, Karan Johar's Agneepath scores. The first trailer created such an impression on the minds of the public that a great initial was assured. Then came the super-hit Chikni Chameli song picturised on Katrina, which had the guys drooling. The second trailer only served to make the public actually salivate for the remake of Amitabh Bachchan's film of the same title.

STUDENT OF THE YEAR: It may introduce three newcomers but this campus tale is bound to become hot by the time it hits screens next year, and that's because it is being directed by Karan Johar. Remember his last campus film, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which was also his debut directorial venture?

RACE 2: The Race sequel, directed by Abbas-Mustan, will be a film to watch out for and not just because Race was such an intriguing thriller.
The sequel will star John Abraham, besides Anil Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan from the first part.

BARFII: Ranbir Kapoor has been a darling of the public ever since Saawariya was released. But after his sterling performance in Rockstar, he is in a different league altogether. Barfii is an unusual title but one hopes the film would have the staple ingredients of a blockbuster. Anurag Basu directs the film which co-stars Priyanka Chopra and model Ileana D'cruz.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI 2: This is one sequel for which the paying public is waiting with bated breath.

HOUSEFULL 2: Another eagerly awaited sequel is Sajid Khan's Housefull 2.

JODI BREAKERS: To quote someone who has seen the rushes, it has “the potential to become the Tanu Weds Manu of 2012“. It stars Bipasha Basu as Madhavan's leading lady.

KYAA SUPER KOOL HAIN HUM: This sequel to Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (which released in 2005) may be coming very late but that won't take away from the fact that it was among the earliest sex comedies.
The sequel will see Tusshar and Ritesh Deshmukh tickling the audience's funny bone.