Bollywood Releases 2010

2009 may not have been a great year for Bollywood but 2010 surely looks promising with some big films lined up for release.

Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan reportedly sold to Fox Studios for Rs 100 crore brings back the hit pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, who were last seen in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in 2001. What's more, it doesn't start with letter "K" and promises to be different from what Karan has done so far. With 9/11 acting as a backdrop, My Name Is Khan is the story of Rizwan Khan who is out on a journey to meet the President of America.

Also making a comeback is team Guru - Mani Ratnam, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai - who bring us Raavan scheduled for a mid-2010 release. The film is reportedly a modern take on Ramayan where Ravan's charm overshadows Ram's.

Taking its title from Mahendra Sandhu's 70's thriller Agent Vinod, Sriram Raghavan promises a mix of Bond and bourne with this Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer. At an estimated budget of Rs 40 crore expect a fast-paced edge of the seat thriller shot across the globe. Agent Vinod will also be Saif's second home production.

The only big political drama lined up for 2010 is Prakash Jha's Rajneeti starring Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Manoj Bajpai. After the success of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, the stakes are high on this one where both Ranbir and Katrina play non-glamorous roles.

Hrithik Roshan starrer and long-in-the-making Rs 60-crore film Kites will finally see the light of the day by April next year. This is Anurag Basu's first big budget action thriller which also marks the debut of Mexican beauty Barbara Mori. An international version of the film is currently being cut by Hollywood director Bret Ratner.

Hrithik will also be seen in an intense love story in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish in which he plays a paraplegic. Produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the casting coup is his pairing with Aishwarya Rai. The couple has previously shared great chemistry and box office success with Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar.

Other than these biggies, some of the out of the box projects to watch out for are - producer Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly and Peepli Live, Dibakar Bannerjee's experimental digital film Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Bachchan and Ben Kingsley starrer Teen Patti, Ram Gopal Varma's gangster drama Rakta Charitra, Vishal Bhardwaj's production Ishqiya and Farhan Akhtar-Deepika Padukone starrer Kartik Calling Kartik.

After losing close to Rs.700 crores (Rs.7 billion) in 2009, Bollywood has pinned many a hope on the coming year with a slew of films like My Name Is Khan, Kites, Raavan , Rajneeti , Veer, Rann, Teen Patti, etc.

The year will start with actor Uday Chopra’s debut production Pyaar Impossible, which will hit on screens on Jan 8. It is a romantic comedy that shows how Uday and Priyanka come together by a twist of fate and love blooms amidst all odds.

1. Chance Pe Dance:Shahid Kapoor will enthrall fans with his dance moves in Chance Pe Dance on Jan 15, where he teams up with Genelia D’Souza.In the film helm by Ken Ghosh (Ishq Vishk fame), Shahid plays a struggling actor and had to really work on his body. He will sport an eight-pack abs in the film.

2. Rann: Starring Mr.Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh, this Ram Gopal Varma enterprise is releasing on Jan 22. RGV is one person who always surprises the audience either with mediocre cinema (Aag) or something beyond one’s imagination (Satya, Company, Kaun, Shiva, Rangeela, etc).

veer3. Veer: Veer the magnum opus written by Salman Khan himself is a patriotic period film set in colonial India. Directed by Anil Sharma the movie is scheduled to releases on Jan 22. The story about bravery, treachery and love and revolves around the much-maligned Pindaris, who preferred death to dishonor and fought to their last breath to save their land. Former Miss UK Lisa Lazarus also plays a pivotal role in the movie that also stars Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Sohail Khan and Bharat Dabholkar.

4. My Name Is Khan: The much awaited movie of the year, Karan Johar’s MNIK will hit the screens worldwide on Feb 12. My Name Is Khan reportedly sold to Fox Studios for Rs 100 crore brings back the hit pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, who were last seen in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in 2001. What’s more, it doesn’t start with letter “K” and promises to be different from what Karan has done so far. The story revolves around Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh) who suffers from Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. Rizwan falls in love with single mother Mandira (Kajol), who lives in San Francisco. Rizwan is detained by authorities at Los Angeles airport, mistaking his disability for ’suspicious’ behavior.

5. Karthik Calling Karthik: KCK hits screens Feb 26. The film is a romantic thriller about the protagonist Karthik (Farhan Akhtar), whose life changes with the help of someone who also claims to be Karthik. The film is directed and written by Vijay Lalwani and also stars Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor and Shefali Shah.

6. Teen Patti: Teen Patti, which is scheduled to release in this february, is a crime thriller starring Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Hollywood veteran Ben Kingsley. Directed by Leena Yadav, Teen Patti also features R. Madhavan and is loosely inspired from Hollywood movie 21.

kites7. Kites: This international venture starring superstar Hrithik Roshan and Hollywood hottie Barbara Mori, can easily rank amongst the most awaited films of 2010. The long-in-the-making Rs 60-crore film Kites will finally see the light of the day on May 14. This is Anurag Basu’s first big budget action thriller which also marks the debut of Mexican beauty Barbara Mori. An international version of the film is currently being cut by Hollywood director Bret Ratner. Hrithik will also be seen in an intense love story in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish in which he plays a paraplegic. Produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the casting coup is his pairing with Aishwarya Rai. The couple has previously shared great chemistry and box office success with Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar.

8. Agent Vinod: Taking its title from Mahendra Sandhu’s 70’s thriller Agent Vinod, Sriram Raghavan promises a mix of Bond and Bourne with this Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer. At an estimated budget of Rs 40 crore expect a fast-paced edge of the seat thriller shot across the globe. Agent Vinod will also be Saif’s second home production.

9. Raavan : Also making a comeback is team Guru - Mani Ratnam, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai - who bring us Raavan scheduled for a mid-2010 release. The film is reportedly a modern take on Ramayan where Ravan’s charm overshadows Ram’s.

10.Rajneeti : Rumoured to be based on the life of Sonia Gandhi, this political saga by Prakash Jha has been in the news right from it’s inception and all through it’s making. Rajneeti boasts of ensemble cast starring Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Manoj Bajpai and is tentatively scheduled for release on May 12. After the success of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, the stakes are high on this one where both Ranbir and Katrina play non-glamorous roles.

Apart from above ten movies there are other movies like;
Vipul Shah’s Action Replay starring Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar. Actor turned producer Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly and Peepli Live. Dibakar Bannerjee’s experimental digital film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. Ram Gopal Varma’s gangster drama Rakta Charitra, Vishal Bhardwaj’s production Ishqiya. Karan Johar’s animation movie Koochie Koochie Hota Hai.