10 Bollywood Movies to Look Forward to in Next Quarter of 2015

Contributed By: Charu A. Mahesh


Dibaker Banerjee’s Byomkesh Bakshy starring Sushant Singh Rajput seems to have broken the spell of bad luck, that was hovering over Bollywood for quite some time. While the suspense thriller is enjoying a good run at the theatres we just hope the good Fridays continue to please Bollywood in the coming months too. So, here’s a list of 10 films that you can put your money on in the next quarter of 2015…


1. Broken Horses 




When the Prime Minister of your country wishes luck to a movie, it ought to be on your must-watch list. Yes, PM Narendra Modi wished director Vidhu Vinod Chopra for his first Hollywood movie, which he has co-written with Abhijat Joshi. The film is a thriller about the bonds of brotherhood, laws of loyalty and futility of violence. Starring Vincent D’Onofrio, Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette and Maria Valverde, The Broken Horses is all set to release on April 10, 2015.

2. Margarita, with a Straw 





She might not be the Deepika Padukone of Bollywood, but Kalki Koechlin has carved a niche for herself with her off beat yet impressive choice of films – be it Shanghai, The Girl in Yellow Boots or the mainstream, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Her upcoming film, Margarita, With a Straw has been a festival favourite world over and we are already waiting for it. Not a commercial pot boiler, the film is a sensitive story of Laila Laila, who suffers from cerebral palsy. A slice of life film wherein Laila embarks on a journey to seek love and acceptance, Margarita, With a Straw is one of those very few Bollywood films that strengthen your belief in the fact that ‘content is the king.’


 3. Phir Se… 




 Only reason why I want to watch Phir Se, directed by Kunal Kohli Ajay Bhuyan is because Kunal is not only directing but also playing the protagonist in the film. Trust me, the man is looking hot! Starring Jennifer Winget, Phir Se (Watch Phir Se trailer here) is a love story of two people who have had failed marriages in the past. All about the second chance and complexities of relationships, this one looks like a fine piece of cinema.  And of course, Kunal-Jennifer chemistry is there to keep you hooked!


 4. Gabbar is Back




 Starring Akshay Kumar, Gabbar is Back has been making the right kind of noise for the last few days. ‘Villains’ are the new heroes is the mantra of the makers of the film, wherein Gabbar is a hero all set to fight against corruption. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan in a cameo, who is looking a million bucks in the first look. So, how many likes for Gabbar?


5. Piku 





 Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan and Moushmi Chatterjee! Do you need any more reasons to watch this movie? The trailer of Piku has already won quite some fans already and we are expecting this story of Bengali grumpy man and his daughter to be a winner all the way!


 6. Bombay Velvet 





 Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, Bombay Velvet has piqued our interest levels ever since we saw the Bombay Velvet trailer. Read our review of Bombay Velvet trailer, here. Though Anurag Kashyap and Ranbir Kapoor combo is not to be missed after their Barfi act, but we are looking forward to this movie for Karan Johar, who is all set to play a suave baddie in the film.


 7. Tanu Weds Manu Returns 




If you enjoyed the first movie, you can stay assured of double fun in the sequel of Tanu weds Manu, when Tanu’s judwaa behen (twin) Datto enters the scene! The story of Tanu (Kangana Ranaut) and Manu (R.Madhavan) is all set to turn into a roller coaster ride as Kangana plays a double role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns.


 8. Dil Dhadakne Do 





I have been closely following what’s happening on Dil Dhadakne Do ever since we saw Zoya’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. With a casting coup in place, the film looks uber cool and is on our must-watch list this year. The first look of Ranveer Singh as Kabir Mehra was released recently and was quite drool worthy, I must say!


 9. Hamari Adhuri Kahaani


 


This film an important one. Not just for Bollywood but also for Vidya Balan, who’s last two releases Bobby Jasoos and Shadi Ke Side Effects tanked miserably at the Box Office. This movie starring Emran Hashmi is going to decide Vidya’s fate in Bollywood.


 10. ABCD2

    


The first part of the film, ABCD – Any Body Can Dance was lapped up by dance fanatics across India despite the absence of any big star. Result? Choreographer turned director, Remo D’Souza is back with the second edition of the film. This one is bigger and better with stars like Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan shaking their booty in India’s first dance franchise.


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Bollywood Box Office Report for First Quarter of 2015: Hits & Misses

Contributed By: Charu A. Mahesh



The first quarter of 2015 is already over. That was fast, isn't it? From exams and financial year closing to World Cup frenzy - all the hullaballoo seems to have settled by now. Which reminds us that Bollywood box office can now expect some wonders as the first quarter turned out to be a disappointing one with no blockbusters, and a majority of debacles.




          Varun Dhawan in Badlapur poster


Out of a total of 30 films that released in the first three months, only four films managed to win audience's heart. Now, that's a pretty bad score! What went wrong? Let's find out.

With lack of Khan films and with just one Akshay 'Khiladi' Kumar film, Baby, the first quarter didn't have much to offer to the masses. Imagine not even a single 100 crore film yet and just small fries like 'NH 10' and 'Badlapur', which managed make some profit, but since these films didn't have a mass appeal, the first quarter can be called just average.





      Baby Poster


"It has not been a great period. The first quarter has not been fruitful, especially when you compare it with the previous year, it has been quite bad. We had a major release like 'Jai Ho' last year. This year, there was no such major film," says trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

The four movies that managed to swift through the lull include Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Akshay Kumar's Baby, Varun Dhawan starrer Badlapur and Anushka Sharma's NH 10.




            Anushka Sharma in NH10 poster


Blaming it to the quality of content produced rather than events, Komal Nahta, another film trade expert, said, "I would say the first quarter has not been good at all, and that doesn't mean any film that deserves to do well, has flopped. All the films that have flopped, deserved to flop. It has been a below average year."




         Dum Laga Ke Haisha poster


Box Office Report: Talking about business, Neeraj Pandey's Baby collected close to Rs.80 crore, Sharat Katariya's Dum Laga Ke Haisha collected around Rs.27 crore and still seems to be going steady at the box office. Sriram Raghavan's Badlapur managed Rs.50 crore, and Anushka Sharma's debut production NH10 drew crowds and garnered around Rs.27 crore so far.

So what was it that went wrong? Analysing what went wrong this year, Adarsh said: "The examination period, and most importantly, the Cricket World Cup (which began February 14) was going on. I do feel all these factors have affected the business drastically. We also need to pull up our socks in terms of content."




      Dolly ki Doli


The fact that movies like Tevar, which starred Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha, Bipasha Basu starrer Alone, Sonam Kapoor's Dolly Ki Doli, Ayushmann Khurrana's Hawaiizada, Roy starring Ranbir Kapoor and above all Amitabh Bachchan starrer Shamitabh failed to make a mark at the Box Office proves that audiences expect more from a movie than just star power.

Other films that tanked without a trace included, Mumbai Can Dance Sala, Crazy Cukkad Family,  Dirty Politics,  Hey Bro,  Khamoshiyaan, Rahasya and Ab Tak Chappan 2 to name a few.

Even experimenting with genres couldn't pull the audiences to the theatre as the genre was not exploited fully. For instance, Alone and Khamoshiyan failed to scare the audiences, while an inspiring film like Hawaaizada tanked as it lost the plot in between and focused more on love story. Similarily, so called comedies like Crazy Cukkad Family, Hey Bro and Dilli Wali Zaalim Girlfriend failed to make us laugh as they piggy backed on run on the mill jokes and slapstick comedy.




           Roy Poster
   

Rajasthan-based distributor Sunil Bansal says this year has put distributors in loss and it was small budget films that managed to work.

"Small budget films have done fairly well this year, but their performance has not been exceptionally great. Many distributors have faced a huge loss this year as shows were going empty and we had to pull down many shows. However, these four films (mentioned earlier) have been saviours."




            Gabbar Is Back Poster


Will the second quarter of 2015 manage to bring fizz back in Bollywood? Will cash registers ring again? Answers Nahta, "There aren't too many promising films on the horizon. Good times will begin from June and July. Having said that, there is a film like 'Gabbar Is Back' which could do well. It's not that we are flooded with promising films."


"Do you wanna know, which are the must-watch films in the next quarter of 2015? Watch this space to find out.


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Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara gives Bollywood one more Don, Akshay Kumar | OUATIMD Photos, Trailer

Looks like in 2013 every Bollywood actor is turning into underworld don or bad guy in Bollywood. In latest releases we saw Rishi Kapoor in the role of an underworld don in D-Day, John Abraham as Manya Surve in Shootout at Wadala. Now the 'Khiladi' Kumar aka Akshay Kumar is ready to act as Bollywood’s underworld don in his much-awaited Milan Luthria-directed crime gangster film 'Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara', releasing on this Independence Day, 15th August 2013. Only 2 more days to go...

 

OUATIMD movie is very special for Akshay as for the very first time he is playing a baddie in his acting career spanning two decades. 

In this year 2013, not only Akshay Kumar who is experimenting with his hero image but in upcoming Bollywood movies, we will see for the very first time Aamir Khan as a bad guy in the role of super thief in Dhoom 3 & Vivek Oberoi playing a character with grey shades in Krrish 3 film.

 

Friends, in this blog post we sharing with you couple of Akshay Kumar photos in OUATIMD film...lets take a boogie woogie!

OUATIMD is a sequel to the 2010 film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai starring Ajay Devgan, Kangana Ranaut, Emraan Hashami and Prachi Desai. 

Akshay Kumar is essaying the role of a flamboyant gangster as Shoaib Khan. It is rumored that Shoaib character is based on real-life don 'Dawood Ibrahim'. In the prequel, the character of Shoaib was portrayed by Emraan Hashmi.

Buzz is Hollywood superstar Al Pacino, known for his gangster roles in 'The Godfather' movie, is impressed with Akshay's don character after watching him in OUATIMD promos.

From the Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara trailer it seems the movie is filled with interesting dialogues, action sequences and songs. Watch intriguing OUATIMD trailer, songs & behind the scenes video here...

Along with actor Akshay Kumar, the film includes Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan in leading roles and Sonali Bendre in a supporting role.

This is the third movie between Akshay and Sonakshi Sinha as a pair. Last they were seen together in 2012 films Rowdy Rathore and Joker.

Check out more  OUATIMD movie photos, trailer & news on movies section of our site.

Do you think that Akshay Kumar's negative image will help in doing rowdy business at the box office & will it break all the previous records of  his movies (Akshay's Rowdy Rathore made 131 crore in 11 days & Housefull 2 made 114 crore in 17 days). Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Upcoming Hindi Movies in December 2012 | Khiladi 786, Dabangg 2

With Christmas & New Year celebrations lined up in December, a couple of big banner Hindi movies too are scheduled to be released during this time. Lets take a walk through the list of upcoming Hindi movies in December 2012 & tell us which of these are apt to be added in the SUPER HIT category.

Here is a list of upcoming Bollywood movies releasing in December 2012 with a brief information on movie release date, starcast, director, producers, etc. 

Hindi movies releasing on 1st Week of December (i.e. 07/12/12)

Khiladi 786
Producer (s): Akshay Kumar, Himesh Reshammiya
Director: Ashish R Mohan
Cast:  Akshay Kumar, Asin, Himesh Reshammiya, Mithun Chakraborty, Paresh Rawal, Raj Babbar, Rajesh Khattar 

Check out the exclusive Akshay-Asin starrer Khiladi 786 Photos Wallpaper...

The other movies slated to release on 7th December, 2012 are Four Two Ka One  & 10ml Love.

New releases on 2nd Friday of December (i.e. 14/12/2012) 

Cigarette Ki Tarah
Producer (s):  P. Y. Films Pvt. Ltd
Director: Harjeet Virk
Cast: Bhoop Yaduvanshi, Prashant Narayanan, Uvika Chaudhary

Ammaa Ki Boli
Producer (s):  Mukesh Chaudhary
Director: Narayan Chauhan
Cast: Faruk Zafar, Priyal Patil, Govind Namdev, Sitaram Panchal, Sanjay Mishra, Hrishita Bhatt, Zakir Hussain Actor, Ishtiaq Khan, Shekhar Singh

Upcoming Hindi movies during Winter holidays on the occasion of Christmas i.e. on 21st December, 2012 

Dabangg 2
Producer (s):  Arbaaz Khan
Director: Arbaaz Khan
Dabangg 2 Cast: Salman Khan as Chulbul 'Robin Hood' Pandey; Sonakshi Sinha as Rajo, Arbaaz Khan as Makhanchand 'Makhi' Pandey; Vinod Khanna as Prajapati Pandey; Prakash Raj as main antagonist; Deepak Dobriyal as Nanna Thakur; Sandeepa Dhar as Anjali; Malaika Arora Khan in "Pandey Ji" item song; Kareena Kapoor in "Fevicol Se" item song; Kamal Rashid Khan Hawaldar.

Latest Dabangg 2 news is Arbaaz Khan launched Dabangg 2 trailer on Bigg Boss 6, which is hosted by the film's lead actor Salman Khan.

 Upcoming Bollywood movies releasing on last Friday of December (i.e. 28/12/12)  

Riyasat
Director: Ashok Tyagi
Cast: Veteran actor (Late) Rajesh Khanna,Gauri Kulkarni, Aryan Vaid, Aryeman Ramsay and Raza Murad

Do you know that Veteran actor Rajesh Khanna's last film 'Riyasat', which he shot for before he died on July 18, will release in theaters on December 28, a day before his 70th birth anniversary?

Before leaving would like to know which movie you are most excited about - Akshay Kumar's Khiladi 786 or Salman Khan's Dabangg 2 ?

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Upcoming Hindi Movies in November 2012 | Release Dates, Starcast

In November 2012 month a couple of big banner Hindi movies of Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif would be releasing.

Therefore, for movie aficionados we bring a list of upcoming Hindi movies in November 2012 with a concise information about movie release date, starcast, director, producers, etc. Lets frisk through November 2012 releases...

Bollywood movies releasing on 1st Friday of November (i.e. 02/11/12)

 

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana

Producer (s): Anurag Kashyap
Director: Sameer Sharma
Cast: Huma Qureshi, Kunal Kapoor  

1920 - Evil Returns 

Director: Bhushan Patel
Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Tia Bajpai 

The other movies slated to release on 2nd Novenmber, 2012 are Ata Pata Laapata & Future To Bright Hai Ji.

Movies releasing on 2nd Friday of November (i.e. 09/11/2012) 

Its Rocking...Dard-e-Disco

Producer (s): Dhumketu Punatar

Director: Ashok Tyagi

Cast: Akshay Kapoor, Rituparna Sen Gupta 

Upcoming Hindi movies on this Diwali i.e on 13 November, 2012 (Tuesday) 

Son of Sardaar
Producer (s): Ajay Devgn, N R Pachisia, Pravin Talreja
Director: Ashwani Dhir
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha

You like the fresh jodi of Ajay & Sonakshi in Son of Sardaar movie? 

 
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Producer (s): Aditya Chopra
Director: Yash Chopra, last directorial venture of the veteran director.
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif

Note: Do check the Jab Tak Hai Jaan music review on our site.

  

New releases on November 23, 2012 

 
Ammaa Ki Boli
Producer (s):  Mukesh Chaudhary - Street Act Production
Director: Narayan Chauhan
Cast:Hrishita Bhatt, Sanjay Mishra 

 
Upcoming Bollywood movies releasing on last Friday of Nov (i.e. 30/11/12)   

Talaash
Producer (s): Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani
Director: Reema Kagti
Cast: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee 

Reason for Aamir fans to rejoice as post 3 Idiots (December 2009), Talaash is his major release.

Dehraadun Diary
Producer (s): Anitta Dhawan Nandwani, Yatin Nandwani
Director: Milind Ukey
Cast: Adhyaan Suman, Rageeni Nandwani 


Before leaving would like to know from the above given upcoming movies list, which movie you are eagerly waiting for?

- Son of Sardaar
- Jab Tak Hai Jaan
- Talaash

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Upcoming Hindi Movies in October 2012 | Release Dates, Starcast

Movie enthusiasts we bring you a list of upcoming Hindi movies in October 2012 with a brief information on release date, starcast, director, producers, etc. Lets check it out

Bollywood movies releasing on 1st Friday of October (i.e. 05/10/12)

English Vinglish
Producer (s): R Balki, Sunil A Lulla, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Director: Gauri Shinde (Directorial debut)
Cast: Sri Devi, Amitabh Bachchan, Priya Anand, Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain

News is Big B got emotional after watching English Vinglish.

Kismet Love Paisa Dilli
Producer (s): Amit Chandra, Reshma Chandrra Krishan Chaudhery
Director: Sanjay Khanduri
Cast:  Mallika Sherawat, Vivek Oberoi

Movies releasing on 2nd Friday of October (i.e. 12 Oct 2012) 

Aiyyaa
Producer: Anurag Kashyap and Viacom 18
Director: Sachin Kundalkar
Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Prithviraj - Bollywood debut of Malayalam actor, Subodh Bhave, Nirmiti Sawant, Satish Alekar, Jyoti Subhash, Amey Wagh, Anita Date, Pakada Pandi
Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music: Amit Trivedi

Ata Pata Lapata
Producer: Rajpal Yadav
Director: Rajpal Yadav
Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Dara Singh, Ashutosh Rana, Govind Namdev, Hemant Pandey, Kiran Rathod, Lalit Tiwari, Mukesh Tiwari, Om Puri, Pratima Kannan, Razzak Khan, Satyadev Dube, Sharat Saxena, Vijay Raaz, Vivek Shauq, Yusuf Hussain

Bhoot Returns
Director: Ram Gopal Verma
Story Writer: Ravi Shankar
Cast: JD Chakravarthy, Manisha Koirala, Madhu Shalini and Alayana Sharma

Rabba Main Kya Karoon
Producer (s): Moti Sagar
Director: Amrit Sagar
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Riya Sen

Other movies slated to be released on 12th October 2012 are Cigarette Ki Tarah, Chittagong, In the Name of Tai, Cover Story-The Ultimate Interview, Life's Good.

Upcoming Hindi movies on October 18 2012 (Thursday)

Beehad - The Ravines

Producer (s): Dr. A.K. Gupta and Chanda Mishra
Director: Krishna Mishra
Cast: Anamika Pandey, Dacoit Maan Singh, Dacoit Mangal Singh

Bollywood movies releasing on 3rd Friday of October (i.e. 19/10/12)

Student Of The Year
Producer: Hiroo Johar
Director: Karan Johar
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan (Three debuts)

Do check out the Student of the Year trailer on our site.


Delhi Safari
Producer: Mukesh Talreja
Director: Nikhil Advani
Cast: Ayesha Takia, Govinda, Sunil Shetty, Voice: Urmila Matondkar

Janleva 555
Producer: Kalpana Pandit
Director: Sandeep Malani
Cast: Akash Hora, Kalpana Pandit

 New releases on October 24, 2012 

Chakravyuh
Producer: Sunil Lulla and Prakash Jha
Director:  Prakash Jha
Cast: Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai, Esha Gupta, Anjali Patil, and Om Puri

Ajab Gazab Love
Producer (s): Vashu Bhagnani
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Arshad Warsi, Jacky Bhagnani

 Upcoming movies releasing on last Friday of October (i.e. 26/10/12) 

Rush

Producer: Percept Pictures
Director: Priyanka Desai, Shamin Desai
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Neha Dhupia, Sagarika Ghatge, Aditya Pancholi

Before leaving would like to know which movie you are most excited about - English Vinglish / Student Of The Year / Bhoot Returns?

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