Shahrukh Khan and His Forthcoming Film "My Name is Khan"

Shahrukh Khan, popularly known as "King Khan" is one of the top 50 personalities of the world as per Newsweek. The son of a freedom fighter, he is a great actor, producer, television host and a lover of sports. He is in news for the release of his forthcoming film "My name is Khan" which is slated to be released on 12th February 2010. Some astrological observation on the basis of his horoscope can be made keeping in view the recent controversies relating to his film.

Shahrukh was born on 2nd November 1965 when Leo lagna (ascendant) was rising. As per "Vimshottari dasa" Shahrukh Khan is running the dasa of Saturn / Saturn till 9th March 2011. Saturn is retrograde and is placed in the 7th house of his horoscope. In "Vedic astrology", 7th house is the house of public reputation, partnerships, associates and spouse. It is likely that these areas can be a matter of concern for Shahrukh in the days to come.

On deeper analysis we see that currently he is running the pratyantar dasa of Saturn / Saturn / Moon which started from 29th November 2009 and will end on 1st March 2010. Moon happens to be the lord of the 12th house placed in the 6th house. This placement is forming "vipreet rajya yoga" indicating that there may be controversies and issues with the start of this dasa. However, being involved in "rajya yoga", this may be a time for professional betterment. "My name is Khan" is releasing on 12th February 2010 when this dasa will be operational. Hence, the film should do well. Moon being placed in the 6th house, this film can also cause enmity or controversies.

Cross-checking the horoscope from Jaimini system, Shahrukh is currently running the dasa of Capricorn / Leo till 2nd June 2010. "Amatyakaraka" Moon, according to Jaimini system, aspects Leo "rashi" (sign) indicating professional success.

As per "Varshparvesh" horoscope Shahrukh Khan will be running the "Mudda dasa" of Rahu placed in the 3rd house from 13th January 2010 to 8th March 2010. Rahu is considered to be well-placed in the 3rd house indicating that the current time can give success to Shahrukh and his film "My name is Khan"

As per "Jaimini astrology" the dasa to follow is of Capricorn / Cancer which starts from 2nd June 2010 and will continue up to 2nd May 2011. Both, "Atmakaraka" Mars and "Gnatikaraka" Mercury aspects Cancer rashi indicating that there can be health and family concerns from June 2010 onwards. Shahrukh is advised to take care of his health and personal safety from June 2010 onwards.

Basic Things a Shahrukh Khan Fan Needs to Know

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Shahrukh Khan is a prominent Bollywood actor who has earned respect, name and fame in television, movies and as a producer. He began his career as an actor in one of the television shows in late 1980s. His debut film was Deewana which was released in 1992. Since then there has been no looking back for this actor. With his hard work and skills, he made every impossible thing in his life possible for him. There are numerous films in which he has acted and these movies are now part of Bollywood history and will always be remembered as best movies. He has earned a lot of respect for himself over a period of time.

Shahrukh Khan can be considered as the most successful actor in Bollywood. He is a worldwide personality and people love him for just the way he is. Newsweek named him one of the 500 most powerful people in the world. Khan was born on 2nd November, 1965 in New Delhi, Capital of India. He lived in Rajender Nagar and completed his schooling from St Columba's School. Post this he completed his graduation from Hansraj College of Delhi University and then left his masters in Mass communication to pursue a career in Bollywood.

After the demise of his parents, he moved to Mumbai and married his long time girlfriend Gauri Chibber on October 25th, 1991. He is blessed with two beautiful kids named, Aryan (1997) and Suhana (2000). His first television serial Fauji was released in 1988 on television. People and market watchers gauged at that very time that this guy has got immense talent in him. This actor is a living legend for many. With his unconventional looks he proved that to become famous, loved by infinite does not require fair complexion, heavy build up and tallness. What is required is honesty towards work, love for people who appreciate your work, loyal to your friends and family, hard work and patience.

This actor is the only actor whose name has never been linked with any other actress in any kind of romantic affair. He is a loyal husband, dedicated father, trustworthy friend, concerned citizen and a fantastic actor. He is man of many talents. India is proud to have an actor like Shahrukh Khan. Wish him all the success, luck and a beautiful life. This man deserves all the good things. Cheers..!!

In the Name of Forty-Six: A Closed Letter to All Shahrukh Fans

Shahrukh! OMG! You can not contain him in words. Those eyes of love, solitude, longing, want, fear, hatred, and jealousy; that face of thousand honest expressions, as if possessed, conveys what exactly he wants to; that intensity of moves, which would make any tune sound good; that baritone of his voice, which would fumble, pause, and rise in exact sync with his majestic face; the fluffy mane of his past, which you would otherwise mock, but as noble, pure, and honest as his smile. You cannot describe the Colosseum to someone who is blind, you cannot describe an orgasm to someone who is a virgin, and you cannot describe Shahrukh to someone who does not belong to Shahrukhism. Shahrukh is not just a cinema; it is much more than that. Like Sachin is not just a cricketer and Beatles is not just a band. There come may better actors, but no one will ever replicate Shahrukh. Like no one will ever replicate Sachin and Beatles. He can die with his legs up in the air and it will look good. He can romance a cow on screen and it will look good. He can be beaten down to ground and it will look good. He can wear most atrocious clothes, and do most atrocious acts, but with his touch of an alchemist, everything which is him will be gold. He can be a loser and a failure, and you'll love him.

You don't need to write good roles for him, you don't need to write good dialogues for him, you don't need to design good clothes for him, you don't need to create good songs for him; at the end of the day, it will be Shahrukh who'll be enacting them, it will be Shahrukh who'll be speaking those lines, it will be Shahrukh who'll be wearing those clothes, and it will be Shahrukh who'll be dancing to them. He'll be the cynosure of everything, in perfect control of anything around him. It is easy to be a good actor. It really is. But it is impossible to be a Shahrukh. Try replacing anyone in any single shot of Shahrukh and you'll know what I am talking about (Heck! You cannot chase the baddies on a rickshaw or haggle to buy a watermelon for the lead-lady and still manage to look that cool!). Shahrukh can pull off anything and make it real; make it believable. Sharukh always strikes the right chords. When you see him, you own him; you think he's all yours; he's someone you would want your father to be like, he's someone you would want your brother to be like and he's someone you would want your son to be like. Shahrukh is believable. Shahrukh is cool. Portraying the fallacies and weakness of a common man can only be Shahrukh's forte. And he's magical in that.

Shahrukh off screen is an equal delight. While the rest from his fraternity can carry off nothing more than a chuckle or giggle while looking dumb and annoying, Shahrukh knows, each and every time, what he's talking about. Super-intelligent will be an understatement. He has wits which are genuine, and he has words which make others look illiterate. His brain and reactions work at the speed of light, and still all he'll say will be meaningful and will have a right combination of philosophy, humor and sarcasm. He has what all his peers lack: a presence of mind. He's the true off-screen show-man. You may hate his performances, but you'll be overdoing if you hate him as a person.

Shahrukh is not perfect, and I would have not liked him had he been one. His imperfections are his charm, like the vulnerability of Sachin in his nineties. It adds to his awe. It's like wondering for an instance how beautiful Michelangelo's Pieta would've been without those broken pieces, and then thinking that the broken pieces actually add to the beauty of the sculpture. Shahrukh never gave his best; he always gasps you in want of more. I doubt he would be excited to give his all even in his swansong performance. Shahrukh is not about details, you've to appreciate the whole panorama. He's a painting which you cannot absorb in a single view. You want to see it again and again.

An actor should be judged solely on the basic of his silver-screen performances. Not on the basis of awards, recognitions, fan-followings, and box office. His personal life and his background should be nobody's business. But if you still want to use such parameters for Shahrukh, do your own mathematics.

Shahrukh's success is a success of a common man. And it is the only reason you may hate him. It is a success which all of us dreamt of, but hardly achieved. Yes, people wonder how a mediocre looking guy coming from nowhere can storm the whole world. WHOLE WORLD! This observation fuels jealousy and hatred. You wonder what he has in him that took him that high. It makes you feel restless. Shahrukh is a winner any day. He's not an underdog. People love when underdogs perform. And unfortunately, all his underdog companions have been surprisingly incompetent and that again is Shahrukh's fault. When his peers succeed ephemerally, they are hailed and no one remembers their bulk serial failures of the past. Shahrukh's success is taken for granted, but his failures are archived and more intensely mocked. Even in his success, dots of failures will be searched. When his peers promote their projects by giving haircuts to public and traveling in rickshaws across the nation dressed as jokers, they are lauded and termed innovative; when Shahrukh outscore them, it is just shameless marketing. When movies with no story succeed and shirts tear off by it selves, they're cult-classics; but each of Shahrukh's movies is sharply analyzed on the balance of logic. A sixty-year bald actor with his clownish acts is a demi-god on screen, but they never fail to count the forehead creases of Shahrukh who unlike his peers, thanks to his injuries, cannot take help of Botox to look young.

They have tried everything possible to match his success. Some have tried to pretend 'different' and act as the 'art-house' of Hindi-Cinema (it no doubt works, for people too need to fake their elitism by pretending to like such 'art'). Others are desperately finding solace in remaking southern hits shot-to-shot. May they all succeed. They need all such tactics for they all are mechanical and expressionless. They all are insecure and it is perceivable how difficult it must be for them to hold their ground. But it was Shahrukh who first changed the laws of cinema well back when he started. He made the audience believe that heroes can be bad, heroes can cry, and heroes need not flex their muscles all the time. No matter what others say, Shahrukh changed all the conventions, truly as the first iconoclast of Hindi cinema. Shahrukh is the benchmark of everything. All accomplishments in Hindi-cinema are and will always be compared to that of Shahrukh! Does one need to say anything more?

Shahrukh is termed shallow because he wants to have all the money in this world. He unfortunately does not accept the morals we impose on him. But thank god he's not pretentious. Thank god he does not sit for Medha Patkar's causes without actually understanding what they are about (only to run away later when they vandalize and halt your movie screenings). Thank god he does not second Anna's campaign just for the heck of him. We did not see him when the Olympic torch arrived in the country. He does not belong to there. But he's always at places where he belongs to, and he challenged the so called tiger in his "own den" while reiterating his statement backing Paki cricketers. Shahrukh is shallow because he does not care what people think of him. He works day and night so that he can have enough money when he's old and feeble. He's an artist who now seeks commerce over estheticism, who now prefers glamour and indulgence over abstinence. He's the Indian god for hedonism. We all the hedonists but hate him for the very same reason. Because he's excelling at it.

Millions of people across the globe cannot go wrong. Respect their judgments. And no one can argue that his name has transcended the barriers of nations, languages, and religion like no one else. It is, it is difficult and beyond the imagination of most of us, the fan-following he enjoys overseas. He's unarguably, the most recognized Indian man alive in the world. The world knows just his face. But even if he hadn't achieved all of this, he would have been this charismatic.

To me, cinema is nothing but Shahrukh. I've cried and laughed with him every time. I wanted to scream my lungs out when I was next to Mannat. I, unfortunately, don't understand any other actors. I've tried, really, again and again but failed. But I am sure they all are good. But I just don't get them. And it's okay if you don't get Shahrukh. Yes, each of you has your own taste of cinema. You may hate him to your core. You may make fun of everything which is him. You may think he's ugly and not a hero in Hindi-cinema sense. I would understand all of that, but still pity that you would never experience the array of emotions we, the followers of Shahrukhism, experience every time we see him. Shahrukhism is not an elite cult, but still pity that you don't belong to it. And more pity that you cannot convert to Shahrukhism for if you are not into it, you cannot be into it. And those who belong to it will know what I am talking about. For the rest, this post will mean no more than, a maudlin paean, a drama, a joke? To rest, all in the name of Shahrukh Khan, he has promised to entertain us as long as he lives. The milestone may say forty-six, but picture abhi baki hai mere dost... (The show is yet to finish...)

"I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world." - Aristotle

Voracious reader, writer, poet, thinker, philosopher, day-dreamer, mystic, and an architectural buff who looks stupid while staring at buildings; nomad by nature and suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder to correct others English, and when not free, reads Vikram Seth and watches Shahrukh Khan.

Who Is More Popular Shahrukh Khan Or Manmohan Singh?

Shahrukh Khan is the actor number one in Hindi film. Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister of India. Since they are from different fields, it is not proper to compare them. Sharukh Khan and Manmohan Singh are the super stars in their own fields, which are entirely different. Manmohan Singh is more known for his good deeds than Shahrukh Khan.

The Man of Action - Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan has fans all over the world, both Indians and foreigners. They have something in common; most of them are movie goers. The Macho image he imparted in many films has earned him fans from all realms. Film world is more colorful, imaginative, and full of acting. It is impossible to say where the line of acting ends and the real Khan comes out. Shahrukh Khan has not earned his popularity just by his good nature, but by the myriad characters he portrayed in a variety of films.

The Man of Mettle - Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh became the Prime Minister of India, when almost all Indians stood up against Sonia Gandhi becoming the Prime Minister on account of her Italian birth. But, since assuming the office, he took many decisions with the approval of the parliament and also sometimes against all oppositions. When he was sure of something, he stood his ground and thus showed his mettle, as in the case of '123 Agreement'.

Foolishness or Coincidence

To compare, a man, who became famous through the characters he played in films, and a man, who gained popularity through his good deeds he did for his country and his fellow men, is absurd. April 01 is fool's day. May be it is a coincidence that such a question arose in the month of April.

All Eyes on Ra One and Shahrukh

Believed to be the most expensive film ever to be made in India, Ra.One is one of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2011. This science fiction film is probably the most ambitious of all of Shah Rukh Khan's projects and is produced by his production house Red Chilies. The film, which features Shahrukh with Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal alongside, is directed by Anubav Sinha. Sharukh portrays G.One, a superhero, for the first time in his career. So as to compete with international standards, a variety of add-ons are given to the film.

At a recent function, Shah Rukh Khan's new look as the superhero was revealed. Adorned with visual graphics, the banner looked stunning. Sources say Shah Rukh's G.One costume, a blue suit with rubber silver, costs approximately US $1 million and has been made especially to handle the dangerous stunts in the film. Mr. Khan remarked that the suit cannot be worn at parties but the t-shirts will soon be available in the markets. Mr. Khan's pose in the first look of the film bore a strong resemblance to the one in the song Dard-E-Disco from the film Om Shanti Om.

The plot of Ra. One revolves around a computer professional based in Miami who is addicted to computer games. SRK plays the computer professional and he creates Ra.One and G.One, two people with superhuman powers. G.One (Shah Rukh Khan) is the hero while Ra.One (Arjun Rampal) is the villain in the story. Kareena has, once again been paired with Mr. Khan after a long time. Arjun Rampal has stated that the chemistry between him and Mr. Khan in the film is going to be interesting.

A team from Hollywood has handled the special effects of the film. Mr. Rampal also said recently that physically the role was very demanding. He had to undergo over three months of intense training. The film boasts of a number of international stars in it, like David Benullo from Hollywood, who has written the script, and Akon, who has recorded one of the songs for the film. He was felicitated at Mumbai for the recording of the song, composed by Vishal and Shekhar. Besides, the set of the film was given a visit by Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president.

Ever since the first look of the film has been released, it has been surrounded by a lot of pre release hype. Comparisons have also been made with the Rajnikanth starrer Robot, which was a huge success the previous year. The film was initially slated for a mid-2011 release but has now been changed to a Diwali release.

Ajay and Kajol Opposite Attack

The real life couple has taken separate routes when it comes to reel life. By now, we all know that the SRK and Kajol Starrer colossal project My Name Is Khan is releasing on the 12th of February. The movie is all over the news as the marketing and the promotion for the movie is rampant. But, hubby Ajay Devgn is not keeping quiet as his Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge is hitting the screens on the 26th of February.

Shahrukh Khan and Kajol go back along way as they can be called arguably Bollywood's most loved onscreen pair. They together have worked in path breaking movies like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. And mind you, for each of these movies Kajol bagged three Filmfare awards in the Best Actress category. Kajol's acting in all these movies was appealing and well appreciated and acclaimed by the masses. History has it, that Kajol is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented actresses, Bollywood has ever come across.

Talking about hubby Ajay Devgn, though his last film London Dreams didn't do wonders for him at the box office, but we all are very well acquainted with the abilities and the mass talent Ajay Devgn possess. Ajay Devgn at one point of time was remarked as the underrated actor in Bollywood. This national award winning actor has essayed numerous roles and has done justice with the character roles he has played. His forthcoming Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge looks fresh and ready to roll. Ajay is cast opposite yet another national award winning actress Konkona Sen Sharma in Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge. The movie falls under comedy genre akin to his last film All The Best which was a HIT. The movie aint just any other movie as the Warner Bros. Pictures India and Wide Frame Films join hands for this film. It's a great feat and honor to have such kind of international tie up and collaboration as My Name Is Khan the movie will be distributed by FOX star Entertainnment.

My Name Is Khan is just round the corner as it will hit the theaters on the 12th of Feb and couple of weeks later will see the rise of Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge? We can see at one end Kajol is wandering places along with SRK promoting her movie and at other end her hubby Ajay Devgn is busy promoting his movie along with Konkona Sen Sharma. The last time we saw Kajol in the big picture was when she paired opposite Ajay Devgn in U Me Aur Hum. The movie faired well in the Box Office and one more time Kajol was nominated in the Filmfare's Best Actress Award category that year.

The real life couple will be seen again later this year in a live-action 3D film titled Toonpur Ka Superhero. Directed by Kireet Khurana, the film marks Eros' second production with the husband-wife duo after YOU, ME AND HUM.

Bollywood Movie Releases of 2009, Hindi Films of 2009

Here is the list of Bollywood movies releasing in 2009. Akshay Kumar has quite a good line up of films in 2009 while Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan have a film each, apart from their special appearances in three films. Among the actresses, the three Ks-Kangana Ranaut, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif look set to have a good year.

* Victory: Victory starring Harman Baweja, is one of the most expensive movies of 2009. The story is about a boy from a small time village in Rajasthan who fulfills his father's long cherished dream of being an acclaimed cricketer at the national level. There are cameo appearances by many international cricketers as well. Anupam Kher and Amrita Rao costar in Victory.

* Acid Factory: Acid Factory, a Sanjay Gupta film has an elaborate start cast of Dia Mirza, Irrfan Khan, Fardeen Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Aftab Shivdasani and Danny Denzongpa. Acid Factory is about a group of people, whose sense of past has been erased from their memory. It is a high octane thriller, making the bad and evil relish-able. Dia Mirza plays a bad woman for the first time. The music of Acid Factory has been give by many music directors, including Sandeep Chowta, Anand Raj Anand, Mika Singh. The director of Acid Factory is Suparn Verma.

* Raaz-The Mystery Continues: Director Mohit Suri attempts to show in this sequel to Raaz, that no one is good or bad totally; every one has their own demons to fight. Raaz-The Mystery Continues is a story of three people. Emraan Hashmi an artist, visualizes and prophecies the brutal death of Kangana Ranaut. Kangana's beau (reel and real life) Adhyayan is determined to save her at any cost. The movie under Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films releases on January 23, 2009.

* Chandni Chowk to China: Director Nikhil Advani is back with a prized Akshay Kumar starrer-Chandni Chowk to China. The story is such that Akshay Kumar works at a roadside foodstall in Chandni Chowk, cutting vegetables and dreaming of a better life. He consults astrologers, tarot readers and the lot, believing in everything but himself. His redeeming moment comes when two strangers from China claim that he(Akshay) is a reincarnation of a war hero and takes him to China. Akshay moves along with Ranvir Shourey in a bid to realize his brave past. Along the way he meets Deepika Padukone and they set off in a series of adventures.

* Billu Barber: If Aamir Khan adapted a movie Ghajini from the south last year, Shahrukh Khan does a similar thing this. Billu Barber produced by Shahrukh Khan is loosely based on the friendship between Kishen and Sudama and also borrows from the Malayalam superhit Kuselan. Shahrukh Khan plays himself in the movie(call it an extended special appearance) while Irrfan Khan, who is the protagonist plays a small town barber. Whatever the fate of the film, one thing is for sure: you will blown away by the performances of two of the best actors of Bollywood.

* Delhi 6: The best director of 2006 Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra produces and directs this film. It is an autobiographic take on his growing days in Delhi. The film should be the trump card for actress Sonam Kapoor. It also stars Abhishek Bachchan. There is a huge expectation from the director who started a revolution with Rang De Basanti.

* Delhi Belly: Imran Khan who had played two distinct roles in hit Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and flop Kidnap, comes back in a frothy comedy, to be made by the best producer in Bollywood, yep you guessed it right, Aamir Khan. There is buzz that Delhi Belly is an adult comedy with 'strong language' and sexual innuendos. The movie Delhi Belly is being marketed as an adult copy, appealing to a niche audience and international market. The film is directed by Abhinav Deo.

* New York: Kabir Khan who surprised us pleasantly with "Kabul Express" comes back in 2009 with a taut thriller called 'New York' . New York stares Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham who has stripped himself to the buff(rejoice girls!) for a particular sequence of the film. New York is a contemporary story of three friends whose lives are scarred events beyond their control.

* Luck by Chance: The man of multiple talents Farhan Akhtar stars in what could be one of the finest Bollywood movie release to 2009.The star studded release include Hrithik Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Dimple Kapadia, Isha Sherwani, Juhi Chawla and Sanjay Kapoor. Luck By Chance is a take on the aspiring actor with stars in his eyes, who wants to get a foothold in the Bollywood industry. It is a movie about how much of an impact does luck play in Bollywood.

* 8 x 10: This will be Akshay Kumar's first 'non-filmi' movie if one can use this term. In a relatively low budget film directed by the ever dependable Nagesh Kukoonoor and produced by Percept, it will portray Akshay Kumar as a man who can look into the past of dead people by touching objects that belonged to them. Inspired lightly by 'Sixth Sense,' this film is a must watch.

* Alibaug; Directed by Sanjay Gupta, it has a bevy of actors: Sunjay Dutt, Sanjay Suri, Diya Mirza, ROhit Roy and Maushmi Makhija. The story deals with nine youths who have just graduated from college and are looking at the real world that awaits them.

* Alladin : Alladin is an interpretation of Arabian Nights. It stars Riteish Deshmukh as Alladin and Amitabh Bachan as the genie. Expect a lot of special effects in this funny tale. Sanjay Dutt also stars in the film as a villain called Ringmaster, directed by Sujoy Ghosh.

* Ajab Prem ki Ghajab Kahani: Raj Kumar Santoshi, one of the prolific directors of Bollywood, attempts to bring the magic of Andaaz Apna Apna once again with a comic caper cum love story, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. The movie has a simple story of Ranbir Kapoor who moves around in his life, aimlessly. He keeps on fooling around till he meets Katrina Kaif and falls in love with her. After that the fun and madness begins.

* * Aashayein: Aashayein directed by Nagesh Kukunoor stars Ayesha Takia and John Abraham. John Abraham plays a compulsive gambler suddenly discovers that he is a victim of terminal illness, and that he has only 90 days to live. He is admitted to a hospital where he discover love, companionship and the beautiful meaning of life.

* Kambhakkt Ishq: One of the most talked about movies, Kambhaqt Ishq has beeen in news since 2008. Kambakth Ishq has cameo roles from major Hollywood stars including Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. Akshay Kumar who plays stuntman, will be back in his action avatar, doing dare devil stunts. The movie also stars Aftab Shivdasani, Amrita Arora and is directed by debutant Sabir Khan. Kambakth Ishq is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.

* London Dreams: London Dreams, one of the most expensive movies of 2009 stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Asin. London Dreams is a story about two pop stars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan who fall in love with a South Indian girl, Asin.

* Rensil D' Silva's next: Rensil D'Silva who was Rang De Basanti's screenplay writer become director with this film. It is a thriller with global terrorism in the background. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi and Kareena Kapoor. Karan Johar is the producer.

* Hissss: Hissss is synoymous with Mallika Sherwat. Hollywood collaborates with Bollywood to produce Hissss. Mallika plays a snake who is on the way to seek vengeance. An American visitor steps into the jungles of India and kills the female snake's mate which makes her seek revenge. Expect a lot of special effects in this flick. Apparently Mallika Sherwat who is dressed in a painfully heavy snake costume(she couldnt even go to the loo for 10 hours flat while shooting for this film) has no dialogue to mouth in the film.

* De Dhana Dhan: Priyadarshan is back with his style of comedy with De Dana Dhan. The movie stars the current hot onscreen pair-Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar. Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal also star in the film, hopefully to recreate the Hera-Pheri magic, 9 years ago. De Dana Dhan is a story of two broke guys who are in search of big money, to prove a point to their girlfriends. The movie also stars Sameera Reddy and Neha Dhupia.

* What's Your Rashee: Director Ashutosh Gowariker tries a love story with What's Your Rashee? starring lovers Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja. The movie is an adaptation of a Gujarati novel by Shri Madhu called Kimbali Ravenswood. The romantic movie is a story about how Harman Baweja has just ten days to win over the love of his life, Priyanka Chopra.

* Kaminay: One of the most prolific directors, Vishal Bharadwaj comes back with a bang in Kaminay, starring Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra and Amol Gupte(the creative director of Taare Zameen Par). Easily one of the awaited films of 2009, you will see Shahid Kapur in a double role here. The look of Shahid is going to be totally different for Kaminay and it is reportedly kept under the wraps. The movie is supposed to be a comedy with a difference.

* Imtiaz Ali's next film: Imtiaz Ali, who had given the saccharine sweet Jab We Met, two years ago, comes up with a romantic intense tale, which stars Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan. Though the story is kept under wraps, it will be a true-blue love story of 2009.

* Wake Up Sid: Call it unconventional romantic pairing, but we have Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor starring in Wake Up Sid, directed by debutant Ayaan Mukherjee. It is a Karan Johar production. Will be interesting to see how people from two different genres, Konkona and Ranbir do with this one.

* It's My Life: The sweetheart of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na(2008) pairs up with Harman Baweja in the movie Its My Life. The movie is directed by the director with the superhit track record, Anees Bazmee.

* Wanted-Dead or Alive: Starring the muscular Salman Khan and the voluptuous Ayesha Takia, Wanted-Dead or Alive should be the first big hit of the most under rated performer of Bollywood, Ms. Takia. Prabhudeva's first Bollywood directorial venture is a remake of his Tamil-Telugu blockbuster Pokiri. The pairing of the two beautiful actors is wonderful and the chemistry is going to sizzle the screen.

* Blue: Blue, one of the most expensive film of Bollywood ever(budget more than Rs.100 crores), has Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Lara Dutta and Zayed Khan in lead roles. The action film is shot in Bahamas and is written by American writers Joshua Lurie and Bryan M. Sullivan. The movie has a lot of underwater scenes and dare devil stunts by Akshay Kumar. A.R.Rahman has given music for the film. Australian singer Kylie Minogue has been reportedly paid 1.5 million dollars to sing for Rahman, Antony D'Souza is to direct the film.

For more exciting Bollywood movie releases of 2009, please refer to my blog.