Movies to watch out for in the last quarter of 2005 
By IndiaFM News Bureau, October 3, 2005 - 00:06 IST
With the end of the third quarter of 2005, Bollywood saw quite an interesting lot of films that hit the bull's eye. Love stories (Bunty Aur Babli, Saalam Namaste, Lucky - No Time For Love), comedy capers (Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, No Entry), patriotism (Mangal Pandey), family dramas (Waqt - The Race Against Time), realistic flicks (Black, Page 3, Sarkar)… Bollywood has seen it all this year.
As we approach the last three months of the year, let IndiaFM let you know which films you should be looking forward to as potential blockbusters.
Kyon Ki
Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Riimi Sen
Director: Priyadarshan
The Story:
The story is about a mental patient (Salman Khan) who is basically a bit naughty and loves playing pranks. He meets a caring young nurse (Kareena Kapoor) in the mental institution. The nurse slowly forms a bond with her patient and becomes curious about his past. Through flashbacks, the audience eventually learns how the patient lost his mind and how his former lover (Riimi Sen) is involved in the series of events. Jackie Shroff and Om Puri form the rest of the cast.
What to watch out for:
Priyadarshan coming back into a serious movie after a sabbatical. He was a master when it came to handling serious and sensitive themes in movies like Gardish, Sazaa-e-Kala paani and Virasat before he shifted completely into comedy with Hera Pheri.
Salman also returns as a man with a psychological problem again after Tere Naam.
Himesh Reshammiya's melodious musical score
Release Date: November 2.
Garam Masala
Cast: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Riimi Sen, Paresh Rawal.
Director: Priyadarshan
The Story:
What happens when a good for nothing handsome hunk Mac (Akshay Kumar) finds himself in possession of an empty flat and access to three gorgeous air hostesses? What happens when Mac who is already engaged to Anjali (Riimi Sen), convinces each of the three girls that she is the one and only one for him? What happens when John Abraham, once Mac's best friend and now his sworn enemy, threatens to reveal Mac's harem to Anjali?
The Answer: Garam Masala.
What To Watch Out For:
The fire and ice combination of Akshay and John together for the first time promise to set the big screen on fire.
Paresh Rawal and his antiques. He has always showed form in his comedy capers with director Priyadarshan be it Hera-Pheri, Hungama or Hulchul.
Release Date: November 3.
Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Shahid Kapur, Amrita Rao.
Director: Mahesh V. Manjrekar.
The Story:
You have seen him essay a gangster, a cop, a father and just about everything else. Now Sanjay Dutt will be seen in a role never done before - the Original God of Death Yamraaj. Shahid plays a young guy who wants to be a mechanical engineer, but has got the responsibility of taking care of his nephews and nieces. So he works as a car mechanic to pursue his dreams. Until he dies and meets Yamraaj. This comedy will definitely make you laugh till you die.
What To Watch out for:
Loads of special effects. It's a fantasy film on the lines of yesteryear's superhit Mr. India. There was also buzz that with the help of special effects, the makers are planning to bring in late actor Sunil Dutt along with son Sanjay Dutt in one frame for one of the sequences of the film.
The successful pairing of Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao after their hit Ishq Vishk.
Release Date: November 25
Jawani Diwani - A Joyful Ride
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Celina Jaitley, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Mahesh V. Manjrekar.
Director: Manish Sharma
The Story:
A love triangle but with a difference. The triangle involves Hrishitaa - daughter of the owner of a top music company, Celina - a music video artist and Emraan - a struggling singer. Emraan thinks that if he marries Hrishitaa he will get his big break as a pop singer so he has an affair with her. Days before his marriage he meets Celina and truly falls in love with her. Set in the beautiful locales of Mauritius, this movie promises you to make you laugh, cry, work on your relationship or destroy it completely. With so much music involved you would expect a hit album coming to a store near you.
What To Watch Out For:
The comedy and off course where there's Emraan there has to be lip-locking as well. But we won't tell you with whom. Wait for that! Also the Jawani Diwani title track will be the chartbuster and the flavor of the season at all the discos.
Release Date: December 9
Ek Ajnabee
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Perizaad Zorabian, Baby Rucha Vaidya.
Director: Apoorva Lakhia.
The Story:
The film is about a man (Amitabh Bachchan) who has lost everything he loved on this planet, from his lonely journey into self-destruction to his emergence into a man with the help of an 8-year-old girl (Rucha Vaidya). It is a film about love and revenge. It is a film about the tender moments in life that become very special. It is a film about a little girl who helps save a giant from the jaws of death.
What To Watch Out For:
After a stupendous show in Black, Amitabh will return with a seasoned performance as an ex-army man who loses his state of mind.
The slick packaging
Release Date: December 9
Other movies to watch out for:
Some other biggies are also scheduled in the coming months but with the release dates shuffling every Friday we cannot assure whether the movies will make it this year. In fact in some cases neither can the filmmakers assure. Hence, the movies below have been kept out from the list…
- Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti starring Aamir Khan and Soha Ali Khan
- Rajkumar Santoshi's Family - Ties of Blood starring Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar.
- Rohan Sippy's Bluffmaster starring Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh and Priyanka Chopra
- Yashraj's Neal N Nikki starring Uday Chopra and Tannisha
- Vikram Bhatt's Deewane Huye Pagal starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Shahid Kapur, Rimmi Sen and Paresh Rawal
- RGV's Mr. Ya Miss starring Antara Mali, Aftab Shivdasani and Ritesih Deshmukh
- Suneel Darshan's Dosti - Friends Forever starring Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Lara Dutta.
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