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The first print of this off beat movie, about the naxalite revolution was released recently.

The movie stars the dusky beauty Nandita Das, Sharad Kapoor, Sayaji Shinde, Rajpal Yadav among others. Directed by Gagan Vihan Borate and music by Pandit Hridayanath Mangeshkar to the lyrics of Gulzar.

David Dhawan is currently working on his comedy thriller starring Bobby Deol and Shilpa Shetty in the lead roles.

The movie is inspired by the hollywood hit Blue Streak, where a robber hides his loot at a construction site before he goes to jail, only to return and find a police station built at present at the same site. So the hero goes in as a cop to retrieve his loot.

The other members in the cast include Bipasha Basu, Om Puri, Shekar Suman, Paresh Rawal and Ashish Vidhyarthi. The music is by Anu Malik.

Here comes a desi version of MY BEST FRIEND's WEDDING and that too from the Yash Chopra banner but will be directed by former TV critic Kunal Kohli. Surprisingly, the decided to lif the title too.

The movie will star Uday Chopra and Jimmy Shergil, while the heroine will be a newcomer Sanjana. Bipasha Basu will also play a special role. So Uday and Jimmy will play the roles played by Julia and Cameron in the original.

Looks like after GADAR, director Anil Sharma thinks patriotism is his key to boxoffice success. So the man is planning for yet another patriotic film expected to star Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar.

SriDevi to roll her production company and this one also will be directed by a Boney Kapoor regular Satish Kaushik. Abhishek Bachchan is teamed up with Kareena Kapoor. Two more heroes are supposed to join this cast.

Sunil Darshan has just announced his new project MERE JEEVAN SAATHI which will once again star his EK RISHTAA pair of Akshay Khanna and Karisma Kapoor. The pair however will be joined by Amisha Patel too this time.

Besides son Hrithik Roshan, the cst includes Rekha, Preity Zinta, Prem Chopra, Rajat Bedi and Johny Lever.

Music will be by Rajesh Roshan itself while Anand Bakshi will be pennig the lyrics. Choreography by Farah Khan and sets by Sharmishta Roy will be key assets. So will be the cinematography from Ravi K. Chandran.

Television's hottest producers Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor is certainly not let down by the disastrous start they faced with their first film KYO KII...MAIN JHUTH NAHIN BOLTHA.

They are currently shooting their new film KYA PYAR KAROGE MUJHSE that stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol and Natasha. The movie is being directed by Anurag Basu with music from Anu Malik.

The story is by Ekta Kapoor while jeetendra and Rishi Kapoor makes guest appearances in the movie.

Papa Feroz Khan and beta Fardeen Khan will star together in a forthcoming home production titled JANASHEEN.

Model Celina Jetley is signed to be the leading lady, but can the lady act?? From the shows she hosted on MTV, one thing is clear - she can't host a show!

Entertainer No.1 Govinda will be joined by Raveena Tandon, Preeti Jhangiani, Shammi Kapoor, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl, Rakesh Bedi and Ashish Vidyarthi.

DEEWANGE is the new film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Nitin Manmohan.

The cast includes Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Urmila Matondkar, Seema Biswas and Suhasini Mulay.

This new film from director Priyadarshan stars Sunil Shetty, Juhi Chawla, Pooja Batra, Alok Nath, Raju Kher and Neeraj Vohra. Music is composed by Anand Millind.

Director B.N. Tiwari is launching a new quickie film which will have Shah Rukh Khan and Raveena together in the lead roles. Other cast includes Anupam Kher, Avtar Gill, Mohnish Behl. The movie will have music by Nikhil-Vinay and will be shot extensively in Hyderabad and Ramoji Rao studios.

The movie stars Ajay Devgan, Mahima Choudhary, Amisha Patel, Supriya Karnik, Shakti Kapoor and Alok Nath. Music shall be by Jatin-Lalit to the lyrics of Sameer.

ATUL AGNIHOTRI's debut as director

Atul Agnihotri after a very so-so acting career now moves on to try directing.

And his debut film shall be a love triangle with his brother-in-laws Salman and Sohail Khan falling in love with the same girl, Aishwarya Rai.

But what really might keep this movie interesting is the fact that it seems like A.R.Rahman shall be composing the music for this one.

Cast: Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Om Puri, Rati Agnihotri

TERE PYAR KI KASAM

Sanjay Dutt and Sunil Shetty has been signed on to team up in this new movie to be directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. Another newcomer in this movie shall be Tarun Khanna, the Hrithik lookalike in the controversial Pepsi ad.

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Mahima Choudhary, Hrishita Bhatt, Tarun Khanna

AUR PHIR EK DIN

Director Akaashdeep might have had only two flops to his credit in MISS 420 and GHAATH, but that is not going to dampen his hopes. He has gone ahead and launched his next venture AUR PHIR EK DIN

But what is important to notice is that the Aakaashdeep regular Anu Malik shall not be the music director. Instead it shall be Jatin Lalit. Lets hope the change is for the better.

Cast: Jackie Shroff, Chandrachur Singh, Sharad Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Sheeba, Johnny Lever and Gulshan Grover.

AAP MUJHE ACHCHE LAGNE LAGE

Director Vikram Bhatt (GHULAM, KASOOR) brings together the pair of KAHO NA PYAAR HAI, Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel once again in his new movie.

cast: Hrithik Roshan, Amisha Patel

The music shall be by Rajesh Roshan.

KABHI KABHI AISI BHI HOTA HAI

Amitabh Bhachan might have recovered from the disastrous MRITYUDAATA hangover, but its director Mehul Kumar certainly hasn't. So now he has started his next venture with his fave star, Nana Patekar in the lead. The lead lady shall be Mahima Choudhary. It is also said that the movie has one more lead man who is yet to be finalised.

Music shall be by Anand Raaj Anand.

cast: Nana Patekar, Mahima

ZAMAANAT

Amitabh Bhachan is cast opposite action heroine Vijayshanti in this movie directed by S.Ramanathan.

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vijayshanti, Arshad Warsi, Karisma Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Shivaji Satam besides other names.

The music is composed by Viju Shah.

VADH

In recent times, none of the Nana Patekar flicks seems to be clicking with the audience with all falling like a house of cards.

Now he is ready for his next release where he plays a psychiatrist.

cast: Nana Patekar, Puru Rajkumar, Anupama Verma and Meghna Kothari (of PREM AGGAN).

The music for the movie is composed by Vishal Shekar whose last work was the impressive music of PYAAR MEIN KABH KABHI.

HRITHIK-ABISHEK TOGETHER IN RAJSHRI's NEXT

Rajshris Production and director Sooraj Barjatya seems to have signed up both Hrithik Roshan and Abishek Bachchan in the lead roles of one of the two projects that they have decided to start off.

cast: Hrithik and Abishek

What evidently is missing from this is the name of an otherwise Rajshri favourite Salman Khan who starred in the last three big hits of theirs, MAINE PYAAR KIYA, HUM AAPKE HAIN KAUN and HUM SAATH SAATH HAIN. So why now this decision? Changing with the trends?

Raj Kumar Kohlis' untitled

Raj Kumar Kohli's next movie have a big line up of casts to begin with but what amount of screen time will everyone get ultimately is what one will have to wait and watch. But one of the most interesting names in the lot is that of top singer Sonu Nigam who will make a debut into acting with this movie.

cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Sonu Nigam, Aditya Pancholi, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Sharad Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Manisha Koirala, Rambha and Raj Babbar.
music by Anand Millind

V I D R O H

Film circles claim that this could be one of the best roles that Akshay Kumar have taken upon in a very long time. The movie is VIDROH, which also stars Raveena Tandon and Amrish Puri. After the delay, the movie looks like back on its feet and we might see it hit the theatres very soon indeed.

OM JAI JAGDISH

Anupam Kher's directorial venture is going to go on the floors very soon. The movie, OM JAI JAGDISH, is produced by big time producer Vashu Bhagnani.The movie shall also feature the MISS ASIA-PACIFIC Diya Mirza in it.

cast: Anil Kapoor, Abishek Bachchan and Fardeen Khan, Tabu, Diya Mirza

EVERYBODY SAYS I AM FINE

Hunky boy Rahul Bose directorial venture is a big budget English movie, EVERYBODY SAYS I'M FINE. Being produced by noted Tv actor Vivek Vaswani. Music is by Zakher Hussain and Bose is also in negotiation with 20th Century Fox to take up distribution of the movie.

cast : Pooja Bhatt, Suchitra Pillai, Diandra Soares, and Rahul Bose himself.

THE MYSTIC MASSEUR

Reputed Merchant-Ivory Productions have decided to join hands with PRITISH Nandy Communications to bring out the adaptation of V.S. Naipaul's novel, THE MYSTIC MASSEUR and it will star Om Puri and Ayesha Dharker in the lead roles.

M A S T A N A

United Film Combines bring together close buddies Govinda and Jackie Shroff together in this new movie to directed by Partho Ghosh. Music by Rajesh Roshan, the movie shall also include Mahima Choudhary and Rambha.