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January 7
Vaada
producer: Vashu Bhagnani
director: Satish Kaushik
music: Himesh Reshammiya
cast: Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel, Zayed Khan
3usp: A musical thriller, with Amisha playing wife to Arjun. Old flame Zayed returns, and all hell breaks loose.
rog
producer: Fish Eye Network P. Ltd.
director: Himanshu Brahmbhatt
music: M.M. Kreem
Cast: Irrfan, Himanshu Malik, Suhel Seth, Munish Makhija, Shyamoli Varma and South African model Illene Hamman
3usp: An inspector (Irrfan) is handed over a murder case which has him eventually falling for the accused (Illene)
Yehi hai zindagi
producers: Gopal Kondawar, Manoj Khalatkar
director: Ajay Phansekar
music: Arvind Haldipur
cast: Gracy Singh, Saahil Khan, Pravin Dabas
3usp: One of a classical dancer?s performances lands her in trouble with the underworld
Amu
producer: Jonai Productions
director: Shonali Bose
Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Ankur Khanna, Brinda Karat
3usp: A rare case of a film giving way to a novel, Amu chronicles the 1984 Sikh genocide
January 14
insan
producer: Keshu Ramsay
director: K. Subhash
music: Himesh Reshammiya
cast: Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta, Tusshar Kapoor, Laila
3usp: The two macho men of the industry, Akshay and Ajay first time together
Elaan
producer: Venus
director: Vikram Bhatt
music: Anu Malik
cast: Arjun Rampal, John Abraham, Rahul Khanna, Amisha Patel, Lara Dutta, Mithun Chakraborty
3usp: Five youngsters vow to bring dreaded gangster Baba Sikander (Mithun) to book
Ho sakta hai
producer: Ashok Kotwani
director: Wilson Louis
Cast: Victor Banerjee, Khalid, Mukesh Tiwari, Mohini, Dharmik
3usp: Haunted houses, eerie noises, and of course black magic ?for the first time?
January 21
Kisna
producer: Mukta Arts Ltd
director: Subhash Ghai
Music: A.R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Isha Sharvani, Antonia Bernath, Sushmita Sen, Hrishitaa Bhatt
3usp: in 1947, this Rs 25 crore historical has Vivek in the title role with two exciting debut-making heroines ? Isha Sharvani, a renowned dancer from Kerala, and London-based Antonia Bernath
black
producer: Applause Entertainment
director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
background music: Mychael Danna
cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Nandana Sen, Shernaz Patel
3usp: Said to be a sequel in spirit to Bhansali?s first film, Khamoshi ? The Musical, it stars Amitabh as a teacher and mentor to the deaf and blind Rani
nigehbaan
producer: Unicorn Entertainment
director: Dilip Shankar
music: Himesh Reshammiya
cast: Sameer Dharmadhikari, Sandali Sinha
3usp: It exploits a conflict between an honest police office and a human rights activist
Classic ? Dance of love
producer-director: B. Subhash
music: Bappi Lahiri
cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Vikas Bhardwaj, Meghna Naidu, Rajesh Khanna
3usp: As the title suggests, it revolves around dance and music, by the old Dance Dance/Disco Dancer combo of Subhash and Mithun
Tezaab
producer: Gems Movies
director: Shakeel Noorani
music: Roop Kumar Rathod
Cast: Mighty Khan, Shruti Sharma, Pravin Dabas
3usp: Deals with extra-martial liaisons, the flavour of the last year, and more
January 28
Padmashree laloo prasad Yadav
producer: Manik . Bedi, Sagoon Wagh
director: Mahesh Manjrekar
music: Anand Raaj Anand, Sukhwinder Singh and Nitin Raikwar
cast: Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Johny Lever, Masumeh, Kim Sharma, Anupama Verma
3usp: A comedy with RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav himself putting in an appearance
Blackmail
producer: Siddhivinayak Creations P. Ltd
director: Anil Devgan
music: Himesh Reshammiya
cast: Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza
3usp: A desi take on Hollywood film, Phone Booth
CHEHRAA
producer: Dilkhush Doshi
director: Saurabh Shukla
music: Anu Malik
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Preeti Jhangiani, Irrfan
3usp: A physiological thriller, re-teaming Dino and Bipasha after Raaz
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producer: Bobby Pushkarna
director: Madhur Bhandarkar
music: Shameer Tandon
cast: Konkona Sensharma, Atul Kulkarni, Boman Irani, Bikram Saluja, Tara Sharma, Sandhya Mridul, Rehan Engineer, Upendra Limaye
3usp: It rips off the veil of the P3 circuit, through the eyes of a journalist ? Konkona
Chaahat ? Ek Nasha
producer: Umesh Chauhan
director: Jai Prakash
music: Anand Raaj Anand
Cast: Manisha Koirala, Sharad Kapoor, Aryan Vaid, Preeti Jhangiani
3usp: A passionate love story, with Manisha in the role of a popstar. It deals with live-in relationships and infidelity; yes, the flavour continues
Mumbai godfather
producers: Seven Mountain Movies P. Ltd
director: Deepak Balraj Vij
music: Shreerang Aras
cast: Seema Biswas, Vikram Singh
3usp: A man?s journey from being a commoner to a godfather
Shaadi karke phas gaya yaar
producer: Bubby Kent
director: K.S. Adhiyaman
music: Sajid-Wajid, Daboo Malik
cast: Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty
3usp: A romantic comedy, revolving around a married couple and how their relationship gets strained
(Courtesy: Taran Adarsh, Trade Guide) Rani in Black; and (below) Tara Sharma and Konkona Sensharma in Page 3
