Rani Mukherji‘s fans have something to look forward to with her new movie Dil Bole Hadippa releasing later this year.
Rani and Shahid Kapoor will be seen together for the first time.
In the stills released so far Rani Mukherjee is seen dressed as a boy.
The movie is produced by her beau Aditya Chopra. Rumour has it that when she goes out to watch a movie with Aditya, she books the entire theater!
Lagaan was a Bollywood movie that successfully combined cricket, love, entertainment and life in British occupied India. It saw success commercially and was lauded as a brilliant movie by critics.
It was promoted well by the savvy Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker making it’s presence felt overseas. It entered the Oscar race and missed to nail the Oscar but nonetheless has made it a film one will not forget in a hurry.
Aamir Khan played Bhuvan and aced the dialect and the rustic look. He is the village boy who walks into a bet with a British officer. If the villagers win no tax if they lose their tax is multiplied. And Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth coaches them. Gracy Singh is the village belle Gauri who loves him and sees his infatuation with Elizabeth as a threat. There’s a traitor in the picture but the movie ends to cheers and that’s what matters in the end.
It is cricket season in Bollywood this 2009.
It does not end with Harman Baweja’s Victory but rather starts with it.
There’s Hook Ya Crook with John Abraham and Aamir Khan will swing the bat again in Rajesh Mapuskar’s Ferrari Ki Saawari.
It’s Aamir Khan’s third cricket themed movie – Awwal Number which is long forgotten and Lagaan, the applause for which is still ringing in my ears!
But what’s the deal with the Ferrari bit, eh?
Hook Ya Crook is directed by David Dhawan. It is a comedy which goes without saying. And walking the same line as Victory, it has roped in star cricketers like M S Dhoni to make an appearance.
Cricket and Bollywood. The unofficial national pastimes one could say. The recent IPL series was one such event where the lines seemed to blur. Then there are the cricket players intent on a stint in Bollywood. Surprisingly less than ten movies made exclusively on the game come to mind!
Lagaan
Say Salaam India
Iqbal
Meera Bhai Not Out
Victory
Hook Ya Crook
Hat Trick
Awwal Number
All Rounder
Hmm….guess the action live on field is more riveting.
Connection between cricketers and bollywood starts 