The story goes like this: As the British enslave India with their Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs give away their kingdom to the foreigners but for the brave Pindaris, take a oath to fight till their last breath to save their motherland. One such brave and strong Pindaris is Veer which is played by Salman Khan. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he has to fight the King of Madavgarha. He falls in love with princess Yashodhara played by Zarine Khan, daughter of his enemy. The story becomes weak when it shifts to London. The climax is so long drawn that the ending looks absurd. At times the story looks fake that you feel you are living in a world of coincidence! Salman Khan has been credited with ‘storywriter’ but honestly this is where the film lacks. Had the story been tighter, crisper with some tweeking, Veer would have worked! Director Anil Sharma may have made Gadar which is one of the biggest hit of modern times but the fact remains that Veer has appalled the audience who were expecting from the director something better!

Hard core Salman fans may help the movie to recover its exhorbitant costs (100 crores) but on the whole this one is a big disappointment especially after so much time, effort and money has gone into making a period film.

It was said that dance was the main attraction in Chance Pe Dance but the story has so many loose ends that it was difficult to hold on to your attention in spite of Shahid’s moves and groves. There is no doubt to the fact that Shahid is an exceptional dancer and that he has really put in a lot of effort in his performance but Shahid alone too was unable to hold on to the audience’s attention. Genelia was given no importance except for looking good. She no doubt looks good but I wished to see her act. Since Genelia is the support system for Shahid in the movie, the makers could have evolved Genelia into a very strong character! After Kaminey and Dil Bole Hadippa, Chance pe Dance was an important film for Shahid but unfortunately this film has not done well at the box office.

This film tells the story of a talented and passionate guy named Sameer [Shahid Kapoor]. With a positive attitude, Sameer juggles various jobs to keep him afloat while pursuing his one dream to get a break on the big screen. In his quest, Sameer has a lot of ups and down, hopes and disappointments. Sameer fights every hurdle that comes his way because achieving your biggest dream is never easy is what he believes in. In this journey, he is helped by a spirited choreographer Tina [Genelia D’Souza] and eventually, Sameer realizes that sometimes life gives you that one chance.

The problem with Chance Pe Dance is its writing, which is tacky and bland at the same time. In today’s times, when every film-maker is striving so hard to narrate a new story, this film harps on the same-old clichéd, stuff that you’ve watched again and again.

This year, Konkana Sen’s two films were released namely, Luck by Chance and Wake up Sid. Konkana is a very powerful actress. Her screen presence is commendable. Even though, Wake up Sid is a film about Sid played by Ranbir Kapoor, Konkana too had an important role to play as she is the influencer in Sid’s life.

Another fantastic year it has been for Katrina Kaif. Her performance in New York was appreciated a lot. She underplayed her part beautifully. Katrina Kaif was also fantabulous in Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani and De Dana Dan. More than anything else, she remains the only actress whose all three films have been super hit this year.

Something changed for Deepika this year after her hit Love Aaj Kal. Deepika not only looked great but also acted quite well!

And this year has also been special for Priyanka Chopra who was superb at her role in Kaminey. But her next film what’s your Raashee was a debacle. However, Priyanka was cast in 12 different roles which was a very demanding proposition and she acted it out beautifully.

This year, Kareena was seen in many films. In Kambakkht Ishq she looked hot and sexy, while in Kurbaan she was in a completely deglamourized role. Even though Kurbaan was a flop, Kareena’s acting is appreciated. Her upcoming film ‘3 idiots’ is yet to be released.

And last which I feel deserves the award is none other than Vidya Balan who played Auro’s mother in Paa. Her subtle nuances, her artistic expressions and her wonderful feminism explored by Balki was mesmerizing. Vidya truly deserves this year’s best actress award for Paa.

My Name is Khan                                  Karan Johar                                       Shahrukh, Kajol

1-800 Love                                           Abbas Tyrewala                                  John Abraham, Pakhi

Anjaana Anjaani                                     Siddharth Anand                  Ranbir Kapoor,Priyanka Chopra

Action Replayy                                              Vipul Shah                  Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,        

Chance Pe Dance                                                Ken Ghosh             Shahid Kapoor, Genelia D’souza

Agent Vinod                                                      Sriram Raghavan          Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor

Ayesha                                                                        Rajshree Ojha              Abhay Deol, Sonam Kapoor

Chatur Singh Two Star                                           Ajay Chandok            Sanjay Dutt, Ameesha, Anupam Kher

Chenab Gandhi                                                         Vibhu Puri               Amitabh Bachchan, Rajeev Khandelwal, Vidya Balan

Delhi Belly                                                                     Abhinay Deo              Imran Khan, Shenaz Treasurywala

Guzaarish                                                              Sanjay Leela Bhansali             Hrithik Roshan,Aishwarya Rai

Crooked (working title)                                         Abhinay Deo               Abhishek Bachchan, Jimmy Shergill, Gul Panag

  Dabanng                                                                     Abhinav Kashyap         Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Khan

I Hate Luv Stories                                                       Punit Malhotra     Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Sammir Dattani

Dhobi Ghaat                                                                      Kiran Rao                   Prateik Babbar, Aamir Khan

Hook Ya Crook                                                                David Dhawan          John Abraham, Genelia D’souza, Kay Kay, Lara

Ishqiya                                                                            Abhishek Chaubey        Naseruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Vidya

House Full                                                                           Sajid Khan                      Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone,

                                                                                                                                                   Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal,

Johnny Mastana                                                            Shoojit Sircar                     Amitabh Bachchan, Dia Mirza, Sarika,

Rakta Charitra                                                               Ram Gopal Varma         Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha,

Rann                                                                            Ram Gopal Varma                  Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Desmukh, P.rawal

Run Bhola Run                                                                    Neeraj Vora                   Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor,  

Teen Patti                                                                          Leena Yadav                            Amitabh Bachchan, Sir Ben

                                                                                                                                         Kingsley, R Madhavan, Saira Mohan,                   

Tees Maar Khan                                                                      Farah Khan                                   Akshay Kumar

Tera Kya Hoga Johnny?                                                        Sudhir Mishra                    Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali

                                                                                                                                                 Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Shahana Goswami

Nov 27, 2009             De Dana Dan

Dec 03, 2009             Radio

Dec 04, 2009             Paa

Dec 11, 2009             Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year

Dec 18, 2009             Accident on Hill Road

                                      Ada… a way of life

Dec 25, 2009             3 Idiots

Dec 31, 2009             Raat Gayi Baat Gayi

December 2009          Red Alert – The War Within

                                           Road to Sangam

Jan 08, 2010             Dulha Mil Gaya

                                          Hello…Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain

                                         Hide N Seek

                                         Pyaar Impossible

Jan 15, 2010             Chance Pe Dance

                                       Right Yaaa Wrong

Jan 22, 2010            Ishqiya

                                      Rann

                                    Veer

Jan 29, 2010          Striker

                                   Toh Baat Pakki

                                   Tum Milo Toh Sahi

January 2010           Prince- Its Showtime

Feb 05, 2010           Allah Ke Banday

                                      Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai

Feb 12, 2010           My Name is Khan

                                      Teen Patti

Feb 26, 2010           Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge?

                                     Karthik Calling Karthik

                                       Peter Gaya Kaam Se

                                       Road

                                     Shaapit

February 2010          Fatso

                                       Kajraare

                                       Kites

Mar 11, 2010           Phillum City

Mar 26, 2010           Kaun Bola?

March 2010            Paan Singh Tomar

Apr 09, 2010           Action Replay

Apr 16, 2010           It’s a Wonderful After Life

Apr 30, 2010            House Full

May 28, 2010           Rajneeti

 Himesh Reshammiya plays the protagonist called RJ Vivan Malhotra, Shenaz Treasurywala plays the character of Shanaya Dhingra, Sonal Sehgal plays Pooja and Paresh Rawal too makes a cameo appearance.

Vivan is a successful RJ on a popular radio channel in Mumbai and pretty satisfied he feels he has acquired everything in life but only thing he is unhappy about is his marriage He divorces his wife Pooja due lack of compatibility between the two however, both somewhere still have a soft corner for each other and do not really want the divorce but their hectic life has left them no time to resolute things and establish that spark again.   In short their fast pace life interferes with their feelings.

Shanaya enters Vivan’s life soon but he hardly realizes that she really makes him happy. Vivan discusses about Shanaya with Pooja and soon she realizes that he loves her. She in fact makes Vivan realize that he lover her. However Vivan’s attitude and response towards Shanaya change however he still has a soft spot for Pooja and cares for her but he realises that he wants to spend his life with Shanaya. He is in a fix.

Radio has some really nice tracks. Right from the title track Mann ka Radio to teri meri dosti ka are quite soothing. Himesh has done the music and the lyrics are penned by Subrat Sinha. The music is nice lets hope the film too is received similarly by the audience.

Nitin played by Akshay Kumar and Ram played by Suniel Shetty are two guys who are lucky in love as they have their girlfriends Anjali (Katrina Kaif) and Manpreet (Sameera Reddy) respectively. However, both Nitin and Ram are broke and hardly have any money to survive. Their girlfriends have given them an ultimatum that they need to earn loads of money so that they can run away and get married. Desperate, Nitin and Ram are trying various ways to earn money quickly.

They plan to kidnap Moolchandji who is a spoilt dog of rich brat. But the dog runs away, and the police think it’s Nitin who’s been kidnapped. As the guys try to get their hands on the ransom money, they encounter many funny characters like a Don, an officer, a club dancer, an ambassador, an assassin, a frustrated wife, waiter etc. All this leads to utter chaos and confusion which is what entertains the audience.

The music for De Dana Dan has been given by Pritam and the lyrics are penned by Sayeed Quadri, Neeraj Shridhar, Irshad Kamil and Ashish Pandit. Songs like Paisa paisa, Sab rishte naate and Baamulaiza have been a hit amongst the crowd. De Dana Dan is produced by Ratan Jain who has earlier produced many big budget films. The promos of this film are already liked by many and hope so the movie too is liked!

Producer: Raman Maroo & Vishal Bharadwaj

Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

Lyricist: Gulzar

Star Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Salman Shahid, Anupama Kumar

Genre: Romance, Suspense

Release Date: December 11, 2009

 Ishqiya is first directorial venture of Abhishek Chaubey. It is an interesting mix of two genres of romance and suspense. Produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj, the later has also composed music for the movie. We need not say anything about Vishal Bhardwaj’s ability as he has proven again and again with movies like Kaminey, Maqbool, Omkara and Makdi. However, it will be interesting to watch this movie as it is his production. Ishqiya also boasts of a talented star cast of veteran Naseeruddin Shah, talented Arshad Warsi and beautiful Vidya Balan in the main lead. Movie will be releasing on December 11, 2009.

 Movie is set up in the backdrop of eastern Uttar Pradesh (Omkara, Déjà vu?). Movie is an interesting mix of suspense, thriller, chase, romance, deceit and betrayal. It is about two thieves Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) who are on the run. They have issues with their boss Mushtaq (Salman Shahid), who is not hungry for their blood. While escaping they stumble across a widow Krishna (Vidya Balan) who had some other plans for them.

 Babban falls for Krishna whereas Khalujaan is more sensible in his approach. Krishna had her own dubious intentions. But soon reality dawns in and they both realize what has happened. What happens afterwards make for the crux of the story. Movie promises to be interesting because of interesting star cast and Vishal Bhardwaj’s association. Watch it on 11^th December.

Loosely based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat, Three Idiots is a film that narrates the story of three friends whose dismal CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) at their college influence their lives, their friendship, their romance and career choices as well.

Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 3 idiots is much awaited because not only is it based on a successful novel but also stars a great combo. Moreover, Aamir’s presence in the film gives it a great credibility too. Shooting for this film began in July 2008. ‘3 idiots’ is shot in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ladakh and Shimla. In fact, Hirani has shot at the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore.

The music of the film has released and two songs ‘Aal izz well’ and ‘Zoobi Doobi’ are particularly liked by many people. The music of the film is composed by Shantanu Moitra and the lyrics are penned by Swanand Kirkire. ‘Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe’ is a slow number which is also liked by some. ‘Behti Hawa’ and ‘Give Me Some Sunshine’ would be acclaimed only after the film’s release.

Film critics have already said that 3 idiots is one of the top most awaited films of 2009. However as one can never be sure of box office collections, one needs to wait and watch for the movie release to actually comment about the film.

Producer: Rangita Pritish Nandy

Banner: Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd

Genre: Comedy

Music Director: Ankur Tewari

Lyricist: Ankur Tewari

Star Cast: Neha Dhupia, Dalip Tahil, Anu Menon, Navneet Nishan, Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Iravati Harshe

Release Date: December 11, 2009

Comedy movies are back in favor. Most of the recent comedy movies have done quite well on the box office. Examples include, Singh is Kingg, All the Best and recently released De Dana Dan. Rata Gayi Baat Gayi is of same genre. Movie gives us a peek into the modern day marriage. Movie has an ensemble cast of talented actors and coming from Pritish Nandy Communications, movie holds high promises.

The story of the movie revolves around 3 couples. It tracks their lives, fun part and also a twisted short term memory loss. Movie is a modern day take on lives of married couples in urban locations. Movie promises to be a fun riot. It begins with protagonist of the movie waking up one fine morning with a bad hangover and a memory lapse. He is quite convinced that in the last night party he had met a beautiful lady and there was some connection between them but afterwards he remembers nothing else.

Protagonist is married and he seeks to find out what had happened at that night. Whether he went too far or things remained under control he tries to seek help of another married couple but they are having their own issues. In terms of story, we are not expecting to find a story never told before but yes, movie seems to be hilarious with its story line. It also takes a dig at marital infidelity combined with amnesia. Movie will be releasing on December 11, 2009.