The movie fares badly on its screenplay and lack of character development. The characters are half baked and yes, not at all established. Well, the story revolves around lead character Ram played by newcomer Rishi who is in a state of shock. The reason? Well, he has been charged with murder of his mother (Padmini Kolhapure). Om Puri plays the role of an investigating officer who has been assigned the job of getting the truth out of our lead character who in turn is seriously struggling with some serious psychotic disorder.

 Comes, Psychiatrist Dr. Ns. Negi played by veteran Naseruddin Shah on request of Inspector and tries to determine the cause of Raam’s state of mind and the reason for his silence. As movie progresses, you start losing the interest and proceeding becomes monotonous. The last nail in the coffin comes from the climax where you are literally forced to wonder, ‘what was that, Really’? All in all, avoid if you can and better stay at home.

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

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.

 This movie has a simple storyline. Prem has one motto in life which is to be happy and make everyone around him happy. On the other hand Jennifer/Jenny played by Katrina Kaif longs to love and be loved in returned. Thus both of them seem to lead simple lives with their simple goals. But the twist comes in when these supposedly simple goals turn into disasters for Prem and others. Later, due to a mistaken identity, Prem kidnaps Jenny and tries to pull a fast one over her father. However jenny has indifferent and uncaring parents. And it was love for Jenny that made Prem an evolved person. He begins to work hard to make money.

 Later Prem falls so much in love with Jenny that he does everything to make Jenny happy. Jenny on the other hand was so much in love with the idea of being in love that she was blinded by the reality that her true love was Prem. This movie is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi who is directing a romantic comedy after a long time.

 The music of the movie is given by Pritam and the lyrics are given by Irshad Kamil and Ashish Pandit. The songs of this film have been extremely popular especially Tu Jaane Na sung by Atif Aslam and Tera Hone Laga Hoon by Atif Aslam, Alisha Chinoy. Other songs like Prem Ki Naiyya, Main Tera Dhadkan Teri and Oh my God have also been liked by many.

 Avantika Ahuja (Kareena Kapoor) lives in the US but because her father has a cardiac arrest she returns to Delhi where she meets Ehsaan (Saif Ali Khan), a Delhi University Professor. They fall in love, get married and move to the US.

 After moving there, Avantika realizes that Ehsaan is a terrorist who married her only to cover his identity. Avantika finds out that Ehsaan plans to hijack a flight and one of the passengers on that flight is a journalist (played by Vivek Oberoi). Kurbaan becomes an important film for Kareena Kapoor because after Main aur Mrs Khanna’s poor box office collection, she needs a hit to maintain her position which this film can provide her. Saif also for a change would be seen in a different avatar and not playing his usual confused but cute kind of character.

 This movie is shot in Philadelphia and in Brooklyn. Kurbaan has some refreshing sound tracks. The music is given by Salim – Sulaiman. I love all the songs of the film which are Shukran Allah sung by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Salim Merchant, Dua by Sukhwinder Singh, Kailash Kher, Marianne D’Cruz Aiman , Ali Maula by Salim Merchant, Rasiya by Shruti Pathak, Kurbaan Hua by Vishal Dadlani and the remixes as well.

 The top position today is ruled mainly by four actresses namely Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. Till now, Katrina has starred in more than fourteen films and with films like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and De Dana Dan in her kitty, she is surely someone who is giving a tough time to other actresses. For Katrina this year, New York was a big hit and her forthcoming films too seem to be quite promising.

 Another hit actress is Deepika Padukone especially after a huge success of Love Aaj Kal. This movie has proved to be a turning point for Deepika’s career. Her film ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ was a big flop but Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Love Aaj Kal’ has proved that Deepika can pull off a role like that in her film Love Aaj Kal.

 Kareena Kapoor too has some really good projects in her kitty that makes her one of the most envied actresses in Bollywood. ‘Kurbaan’ and ‘3 Idiots’ are the most awaited movies in the recent times and Kareena has been working with Saif and Aamir respectively. Kareena’s recent film Kambakkht Ishq also did good business at the box office.

 Priyanka Chopra’s film ‘What’s Your Raashee’ may not have been a hit at the box office but her acting skills were highly appreciated in the film. Also, Kaminey was a huge success for Priyanka which helped her to maintain her top position. Now we wait for Priyanka’s next film Pyaar Impossible with Uday Chopra and Dino Morea, directed by Jugal Hansraj.

Apart from Kurbaan, it is Director Priyadarshan’s De Dana Dan that features a hit combo of Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal. Priyadarshan is known for his expertise in the comedy genre and this time too, he is expected to tickle audience’s funny bone.

After ‘Cheeni Kum’ and its brilliant narration, Balki’s upcoming film ‘Paa’ features not just – Amitabh Bachchan but son Abhishek too and this time it is Abhishek who fathers Amitabh. This seems to be a very interesting film and the most awaited as well.

And one more on the list is Rocket Singh – Salesman of the Year’ featuring none other than Ranbir Kapoor. This film is directed by Shimit Amin who has a track record of two hits namely ‘Ab Tak 56’ and ‘Chak De India’ and with this film too, where he has given Ranbir a completely new look, a lot is expected out of him.

So these are some of the upcoming films in November and December. Do watch them and post your feedback. 

Acid Factory has been directed by Suparn Verma and he has done a commendable job. The story revolves around a simple kidnap but that’s the beauty of the movie. There are numerous intriguing plots within and they have been managed well. I must mention name of action director, Tinu Verma who has definitely set a benchmark. The movie has been extensively shot in picturesque location of South Africa and that explains beautiful cinematography work displayed in the movie.

The movie stars Fardeen Khan, Dia Mirza, Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani and Danny Denzongpa. All the actors have performed reasonably well and each character sketch is well defined. There is no over-lapping of characters. Fardeen Khan and Dia Mirza have done well in lead roles. Just a word of caution;. While you watch the movie, keep alert at all times else you might miss a vital link.

Another film that has spent a lot on special effects and now awaits its fate on Friday 30^th Oct is Aladin that stars none other than Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Ritesh Deshmukh. Actress Jacqueline Fernandes will also make her debut in this film. This film is directed by Sujoy Ghosh whose first film Jhankar Beats was a big hit however, his second film Home Delivery was a disaster at the box office. The director has left no stone unturned to make this film and hopefully all the hard work will pay off at the box office.

And the next on the list whose songs are always a hit amongst the crowd is Emraan Hashmi’s Tum Mile. Tum Mile is a film that is based on Mumbai floods and is directed by Kunal Deshmukh whose previous film Jannat was a huge success. Quintessentially, ‘Tum Mile’ is a love story revolving around Emraan and Soha Ali Khan set against the backdrop of Mumbai floods. 

Here is one film whose sleek trendy promos have been the talk of the town and that is Rajkumar Santoshi’s Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani featuring Ranbir and Katrina together. A lot of people are excited about this romantic comedy and a lot of expectations are set on Rajkumar Santoshi whose previous film Halla Bol was a flop.

One film that is hot on the list is Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail. ‘Chandni Bar’, ‘Page 3’, ‘Corporate’, ‘Traffic Signal’ and ‘Fashion’ – all these films have been a huge hit amongst they crowd especially because of the neorealist element in these films. And one more that we add to this list is Jail featuring Neil Nitin Mukesh. So waiting for these films to hit the box office after which we will feature the reviews for the same.

 Jail features Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mugdha Godse and Manoj Bajpai. Neil lays the protagonist Parag Dixit who is living a peaceful life with his wife Mansi (played by Mugdha Godse). However, his life takes a unpleasant twist and he ends up in a jail because of some unfortunate events. The film then flashes the cruel realities faced by prisoners in Indian jails by focusing on Neil’s life in the jail. Manoj Bajpai and Arya Babbar play another inmate in the jail.

 A lot is expected out of Jail considering the past record of Madhur Bhadarkar who has made meaningful cinema with Page3, Fashion and Traffic Signal. Also, with Neil’s acting skills being appreciated in the film New York, success of Jail will only add to his standing in the industry. Mugdha who plays Neil’s wife has a small but an important role to play.

 The music is composed by Sharib Toshi and Shamir Tandon and the lyrics are by Ajay Garg, A.M. Turaz, Sandeep Nath and Kumaar. Music is not given a lot of importance in the film but there are a few tracks forth mentioning here which are Saiyaan ve sung by Toshi, Milke Yun Laga by Sharib again and Bareily Ke Bazzar Mein sung by Sonu Kakkar and Shamir Tandon. All in all, Jail seems to be a promising hard hitting film.