Releases 2008

• August ’08
– 29th August - Rock On

• October ‘08
– 2nd October – Drona
– 2nd October - Kidnap
– 17th October – Fashion
– 24th October – Chandani Chowk to China
– 24th October – Billoo Barber

November ‘08
– 7th November – Golmaal Returns
– 7th November – Quantum of Solace – Bond 007
– 14th November – Dostana
– 28th November - Dulha Mil Gaya
– Aashayein

December ‘08
– 12th December – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
– 26th December – Alladdin
– 26th December - Ghajini
 Rock On!

• Banner
Excel Films

• Release Date
August 29, 2008

• Producer
Farhan Akhtar & Ritesh Sidhwani

• Director
Abhishek Kapoor

• Star Cast
Farhan Akhtar, Prachi Desai, Arjun Rampal,
Purab Kohli, Luke Kenny, Shahana
Goswami, Koel Puri

• Music Director
Shankar – Ehsaan - loy
 Synopsis

• ‘Rock On’ is a story of 4 friends who put together the greatest band this
country has ever seen, but never make it…. Years later fate conspires to
bring them together again and set them on a journey back to where they
left off... a soul-searching pilgrimage into their past
 Drona
• Release Date: 2nd October
• Genre :  Action, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy  
• Banner :  Rose Movies
• Producer :  Shrishti Arya, Sunil Lulla  
• Director :  Goldie Behl
• Cast :  
Abhishek Bachchan,
Jaya Bachchan,
Priyanka Chopra
Kay Kay Menon

• Music Director :  Ashutosh - Dhruv

• Lyricist :  Vaibhav Modi
 Synopsis

• Drona is a slick, twenty first century tale that travels across continents
but is profoundly and proudly Indian.

• From the times, when time itself was a newborn baby, the universe has
kept one secret carefully camouflaged within its folds. A secret, which if
unraveled, could unlock the destruction of mankind and the entire
cosmos.

• Today, only one man can protect the universe's precious secret and thus,
save the human race from absolute annihilation. He is Drona.

• Rooted in the vibrant tapestry of Indian mythology, Drona is the

compelling modern tale of one man's spectacular voyage through the
labyrinths of mystic myths and legendary legacies. It is a journey that will
force him to face his fears and make him the hero he was born to become.
 KIDNAP

• Banner
Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd

• Status
Under Production

• Release Date
October 2, 2008

• Language: Hindi

• Genre: Action

• Director
Sanjay Gadhvi

• Star Cast
Sanjay Dutt, Minissha Lamba, Imran Khan, Vidya Malvade, Malaika Arora, Amrita
Arora, Rahul Dev
 Fashion
Release Date: 17th October
Producer
Ronnie Screwvala

Director
Madhur Bhandarkar

Star Cast
Mughdha Godse
Priyanka Chopra
Kangna Ranaut
Arbaaz Khan
Harsh Chhaya
Madhur Bhandarkar
Karan Johar
Manish Malhotra
Neil Nitin Mukesh
 Synopsis

'Fashion' depicts how sometimes beneath the glitz and beyond the
glamour, a tale of compromise and killer ambition lies. The flash and
dazzle world of Indian fashion has a darker side to it that has not been
uncovered. What lies beneath the airbrushed, picture perfect surface is
often a cutthroat world of forgotten morals and flawed ethics. That's what
Madhur is going to expose.
 Chandani Chowk to China
Producer
Mukesh Talreja
Rohan Sippy
Director
Nikhil Advani
Star Cast
Akshay Kumar...... Siddhu Sharma
Deepak Padukone...... Sakhi
Ranvir Shorey...... Chopstick
Mithun Chakraborthy...... Dada
Gordon Liu..... Hojo
Music Director
Shankar Mahadevan
Loy Mendonca
Ehsaan Noorani
Story / Writer
Sirdhar Raghvan
 Synopsis
Chandni Chowk To China, the first ever Bollywood Kungfu comedy takes you on a madcap Journey
from the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in Delhi, to Shanghai, the Great Wall and rural China, marrying
in its wake hilarious gags, breathtaking action, spectacular locations, and heart stirring emotions.

Our protagonist Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is the lowest on the totem pole, cutting vegetables at a
roadside food stall in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. He longs to escape his dreary existence and looks for
shortcuts- with astrologers, tarot readers and fake fakirs - believing anything except himself, despite
his father figure Dada's (Mithun Chakraborty) best efforts. His redeeming moment arrives when two
strangers from China claim him as a reincarnation of a war hero in the past and takes him to China.
Sidhu now dreams of wine, women, and a princely existence in foreign lands. Thanks to the devious
translator, a conman by the name Chopstick (Ranvir Shorey), little does he know that he is being
taken to the Promised Land to rid the Chinese village of the vicious smuggler Hojo (Gordon Liu)!
 Synopsis… Contd…

Therefore, Sidhu blissfully sets forth to China with Chopstick who instigates dreams of a
delicious future and forgets to reveal the perils, which await him. Along the way, he
meets Sakhi (Deepika Padukone), Ms. Tele Shoppers Media (Ms. TSM) who has
embarked on a journey to pay homage to the land of her birth and her dead father
and twin. Initially, Sidhu through a series of lucky coincidences manages to sidestep
being beaten by Hojo's men but finally Hojo catches up with him and exposes him as
the country buffoon that he really is. Sidhu has the fire of revenge in his belly and
finds the one man who will make him a Kungfu expert and set the village free.
Armed with his Sifu (master), faith in himself and the love of the fair Sakhi, Sidhu
sets forth to conquer all!
 Billo Barber
• Release Date: 24th October
• Billoo Barber is an upcoming film starring Shahrukh Khan, Irrfan Khan
and Lara Dutta in the lead roles.

• Produced by Khan himself and directed by Priyadarshan, the film also

features Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani in supporting roles with
guest appearances by actresses Kareena Kapoor and Deepika
Padukone

• The film, which is a remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, will
also be remade in Tamil as Kuselan starring Rajinikanth and Pasupathy.
 Synopsis

• The story is set in today's day and age. Billo (Irrfan Khan) plays a village barber. His
business is running low because he has not been able to upgrade himself according to the
changing trends. One fine day, a film unit visits his village to shoot a movie. It stars a
superstar (SRK), who was once Billo's school friend. All at once, Billo's status in the village
changes, and he becomes highly respected. Everyone wants him to meet the superstar.
But Billo is unsure, as he feels he cannot compare to the superstar's status. Besides, he
fears that the star may not recognize him. He makes many attempts to meet the star but
fails. After all these hardships, he gives up. But people think that he lied about the
relationship with the star and start insulting him. His family and children also gets upset.

• In the end, for an invited school function, the star reveals his past. He tells the audience
that in his school days he had a friend who always stood by him in his hardships. He tells
how much the friend helped him by providing food when he was hungry, provided clothes
when he did not having any. He tells that the friend gave him the money to join acting by
selling his ancestral ear ring and that friend happens to be Billo.

• At that time the people recognize about Billo and the movie happily ends.
 Golmaal Returns
• Release Date: 7th November
• Banner
Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd

• Genre
Comedy

• Director
Rohit Shetty

• Star Cast
Ajay Devgan
Arshad Warsi
Shreyas Talpade
Tusshar Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Anjana Sukhani
Amrita Arora
Celina Jaitley
 Synopsis
• Golmaal Returns is a forthcoming directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is a
sequel to the 2006 film, Golmaal with Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor and
Arshad Warsi reprising their roles and Shreyas Talpade reprising the role
originally played by Sharman Joshi. Kareena Kapoor, Anjana Sukhani, Amrita
Arora and Celina Jaitley are new additions to the cast. Produced by Dhillin
Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision LTD.

• Ajay Devgan will be seen paired opposite Kareena Kapoor. Amongst the rest
of the multi-starrer cast, actress Amrita Arora will be seen opposite Arshad
Warsi whilst Celina Jaitley and Anjana Sukhani opposite Shreyas Talpade and
Tusshar Kapoor respectively.

• Kareena Kapoor will be playing a housewife addicted to saas-bahu serials, who

begins suspecting her husband, played by Devgan, of adultery; her role is
reported to have been inspired from Ekta Kapoor. On the other hand, Tusshar
Kapoor, who continues his mute act from the prequel, will be seen playing a
struggling mute barber and Kapoor's brother. Jaitley will be playing a half-
Indian, half-Afghani housewife while Arora will be playing Devgan's sister.
 Synopsis
Release Date: 7th November
Betrayed by Vesper, 007 is determined to uncover the truth. The interrogation
of Mr. White reveals an organization far more complex and dangerous than
anyone had imagined.
The quest takes 007 to Austria, Italy, South America and Haiti where a case
of mistaken identity introduces him to the beautiful but dubious Camille who
leads Bond to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force
within the organization.
What he discovers is a conspiracy involving Greene and an exiled General
Medrano who is manipulating his contacts within the CIA and the British
government to facilitate his plan to take control of one of the world’s most
important natural resources.
In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends.
As he gets closer to the man who had blackmailed Vesper, he must keep one
step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister
plan and stop the organization.
 Dostana

• Release Date: 14th November

• Distributor: Dharma Productions
• Production House: Dharma Productions
• Director: Tarun Mansukhani
• Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar
• Director of Photography: Ayananka Bose
• Production Designer: Amrita Mahal

• Cast
• Abhishek Bachchan ...
• John Abraham ...
• Priyanka Chopra ...
• Bobby Deol ... Special Role
• Shilpa Shetty ... Special Appearance
• Shahrukh Khan... Special Appearance
 Synopsis
• Dostana is a forthcoming Bollywood film. The film began filming in Miami, Florida in
March 2008, and is the first Bollywood film to be set entirely in Miami. It stars
Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra. It is widely speculated
that John Abraham and Bobby Deol will play homosexuals for the first time.

• Dostana would be a very youth-oriented film, no nudity, no bloodshed!'

 Aashayein
Cast:
• Prateeksha Lonkar
• Girish Karnad
• Sonali Sachdev
• John Abraham
• Anaitha Nair
• Sonal Seghal
• Farida Jalal

Synopsis:
• Aashayein is a story of a compulsive gambler
who discovers new meanings of fortune and
life though a dramatic turn of events
• Aashayein is tale of Rahul's journey from
darkness to light. A journey about love, hate,
life, death and above all hope
 Dulha Mil Gaya
• Release Date: 28th November
• Banner :  Insight Productions Pvt. Ltd.,
• Maverick Productions
• Presenter :  Anuj Saxena
• Producer :  Vivek Vasvani 
• Director :  Mudassar Aziz

• Cast :  
Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Mohit Chada, Johny Lever, Suchitra
Pillai, Bina Kak, Tara Sharma, Vivek Vasvani, Howard Rosemeyer, Vivek Vasvani

• Synopsis: "DULHA MIL GAYA" is a warm, sometimes funny, often witty look at
contemporary relationships through the eyes of four very separate and very sorted
characters.
• In the movie Fardeen is seeing Sushmita but then leaves her and goes to India to have
an arranged marriage in order to inherit his family’s property, Sush and SRK are best
friends, he likes her but she doesn’t like him initially, then they land up together, Sush
bumps into Fardeen’s wife… what happens next is a surprise!
 Rab ne Bana Di Jodi

• Release date: 12th Dec

• Producer: Yash Chopra

• Director: Aditya Chopra
• Star Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak
 Ghajini

• Producer :  Allu Arvind, Madhu Varma 

• Director :  AR Murugadoss
• Release Date: 26th Dec

• Cast :  
Asin Thottumkal
Aamir Khan
Jiah Khan
Mohit Ahlawat

• Music Director :  A. R. Rahman

• Lyricist :  Prasoon Joshi
• Cinematographer :  Ravi Chandran
• Story Writer :  AR Murugadoss
• Screenplay Writer :  AR Murugadoss
• Sound Designer :  Resul Pookutty
• Choreographer :  Ahmed Khan
 Alladdin

• Release Date: 26th December

• Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay

Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Juhi
Chawla, Sameera Reddy

• Music by: Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar

Ravjiani
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