Golmaal Returns is a 2008 Bollywood film 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, the film released on October 29, 2008.



Synopsis
Gopal (Ajay Devgan), who lives with his wife Ekta (Kareena Kapoor), sister Esha (Amrita Arora) and a dumb brother-in-law Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), gets stuck in a yacht one night after he saves an attractive young woman Meera (Celina Jaitley) from the dreaded goons, while on his way back home from office. Due to the circumstances, both of them stay back on the yacht.
When he arrives home the next day, his over suspicious wife Ekta, a hard core saas-bahu serial’s fan, suspects him of flirting around with his female employees. Gopal thinks that it’s difficult to convince her by telling her about the incident that actually took place the prior night and hence, he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Anthony Gonsalves. Ekta does not believe his story as she knows that he never had a friend by that name, and hence, she decides to write to Anthony to come and visit her.
Gopal then convinces one of his juniors, Laxman (Shreyas Talpade) who is Meera's boyfriend, to pretend like Anthony, and thus convince Ekta that he was indeed telling the truth. Laxman agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan until the address on which Ekta had written a letter to Anthony turns out to be real. Meanwhile, Gopal finds out that a dead body was found at the same location where he saved Meera from the goons. The Investigating Officer Madhav (Arshad Warsi), who also happens to be Esha’s boyfriend, does not get along well with Gopal. He finds out that Gopal was missing from his home that very night and that the dead person was Gopal's collegue and Gopal had threatened to kill him over a spat. Madhav also finds out that Lakshman is not the real Anthony. He asks Gopal to get Meera to the police station to prove that Gopal had been with her, not murdering his employee. In panic, his friends hire a woman called Munni who needs money to get her boyfriend Vasuli (A character from the previous Golmaal) out of jail. But Munni is kidnapped by the murderer.
In a rage, Vasuli comes to Gopal's house, where Gopal, Lakshman and Lucky learn the woman was none other than Meera . After an initial shock, they decide to go to the police station. However, Vasuli kidnaps Meera in anger, and they follow him, along Madhav, Esha and Ekta. Gopal learns that this was a plot concocted by his employer to frame him for the murder. Through a series of comic events, Ekta gets back with Gopal and they have their happy ending.

hijack-2008 releasing movie in september

Synopsis
The film is about Vikram Madan (Shiney Ahuja) who is a ground maintenance engineer at the Chandigarh Airport. His social life is limited to one friend, Rajeev who is the security chief of the same airport. Vikram's daughter is traveling with her teacher for a debate contest to Amritsar from Delhi. That flight gets hijacked by a group of six terrorists working for a man named Rasheed (KK Raina) who has been captured by the Indian police. The flight is forced to land at the Chandigarh Airport. These terrorists demand the release of Rasheed from the Indian Goverment or they threaten to kill the hostages inside the aircraft. Now Vikram is faced with a dilemma of being the only man who can sneak inside the aircraft and try to save the life of his daughter Priya. Once he breaches into the aircraft with the help of air host Saira (Esha Deol), he starts plotting and planning and killing the terrorists one by one. Some innocent passengers the victim of the terrorists and die. But somehow Vikram and Saira together manage to save the day.

Rock On!!

Rock On!! is a Hindi film starring Arjun Rampal and debutantes Farhan Akhtar and Prachi Desai in the lead roles. It released on August 29, 2008.

Synopsis
Rock On!! is the story of 4 friends who put together a rock band called Magik, 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.

Members of Magik
Farhan Akhtar as Aditya Shroff (Lead Vocalist), a bohemian boy from Delhi who left the comforts of his parents' home to chase his dream of becoming a singer in a rock band. He has flare for unconventional poetry but at the same time with a message for today's youth makes him an instant hit with Generation X.
Arjun Rampal is Joe Mascarenhas (Lead Guitarist), an idealist. A man of few words who lets his guitar do the talking. His loyalty towards his girlfriend and his band makes him the hero. It seems like God filled him with all the talent in the world but forgot to give him an opening to share it.
Purab Kohli is Kedar Zaveri (Drummer), who prefers to be known as K.D. i.e. Killer Drummer is the scion of a successful family of jewelers. His father and he don't see eye to eye on most issues. If one had to see K D in his work environment, one would think that he would suffocate and die. On stage it may look like he is slamming those drums with a vengeance but actually, he's only breathing. He is the heart of Magik.
Luke Kenny as Rob Nancy (Keyboardist), the quiet, laidback, fence-sitter of the band. If ever a disagreement arises trust Rob to step in and resolve the issue. He was part of the band because he loved what it was really all about, the friendship and the bond. His keyboard is an extension of his mind.

july25:-2008

Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is an upcoming Bollywood film starring Govinda, Aftab Shivdasani, Upen Patel,Hansika Motwani, Esha Deol and Celina Jaitley in the lead roles. It is directed by Ganesh Acharya and produced by Kumar Mangat. The film is a comedy.


Cast
Govinda ... Bobby Arora
Aftab Shivdasani ... Gaurav
Upen Patel ... Manik
Esha Deol ...
Celina Jaitley ... Shruti
Manoj Bajpai ... Lala Bhai
Hansika Motwani ... Ashima Kapoor
Priyanka Sharma ... Anjali Sukhani
Kurush Deboo ... Production Supervisor
Shruti Sharma ... Sakkubai
Paresh Ganatra ... Chaman Patel
Nitin Arora ... Bhola Plumber
Vicky Sidana ... Ravan
Sumit Arora ... Traffic Constable
Snehal Sahay ... Snehal

Govinda has said that this would be his last film due to some family issues and other difficulties.

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is a 2008 American superhero film co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is a sequel to Batman Begins (2005). Christian Bale reprises the lead role. Batman's primary conflicts in the film include his fight against his arch-nemesis the Joker (Heath Ledger) and his rivalry with district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) for the affections of assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal).

SUMMARY

The film begins with The Joker robbing a mob-owned bank. That night, multiple Batman impersonators interrupt a meeting between Russian mobsters and the Scarecrow. Soon, the real Batman arrives and subdues everyone, but suffers injuries which lead him to design a more versatile suit. Later, Batman and Lieutenant James Gordon contemplate including the new district attorney Harvey Dent in their plan to eradicate the mob, as he could be the public hero Batman cannot be. Harvey Dent is found to be dating Wayne's love interest, Rachel Dawes. The mob bosses meet to discuss how to handle Batman, Gordon, and Dent, while a Chinese mobster accountant, Lau, lets the gang leaders know he has taken their money to Hong Kong to prevent the police and the district attorney from seizing it in an imminent bank raid. The Joker arrives unexpectedly, offering to kill Batman for half of the mob's money.

Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox head to Hong Kong, where Batman successfully abducts Lau and delivers him to the Gotham City police. This prompts the mobsters to agree to hire The Joker. The Joker tells all of Gotham that if the Batman does not unmask and turn himself in to the police, more people will die each day. When The Joker begins killing public officials, including Commissioner Loeb and the judge presiding over the mob trials, Wayne decides to turn himself in. Before he can do so, Dent announces in a public address that he is Batman, to draw The Joker out of hiding. While Dent is being taken away by the police in an armoured car, The Joker chases him in a trailer in an attempt to kill him. But Batman arrives in time and after having his Batmobile destroyed, he uses the Batpod to flip The Joker's trailer and bring him out. Before he can kill Batman, Gordon intervenes and arrests The Joker.

Batman interrogates The Joker, who reveals that Dawes and Dent have been taken to opposite sides of the city, far enough apart that Batman does not have time to save both of them in time, and placed in warehouses rigged with explosives. Batman speeds off to save Dawes, while Gordon and the police head after Dent. Rachel and Harvey are able to speak to each other through a phone line, where Dawes accepts his wedding proposal. However, it is revealed that The Joker has switched the locations, sending Batman after Dent and Gordon after Dawes. With the help of a phone-bomb planted at the police station, The Joker escapes with Lau in tow. Batman arrives at Dent's location in time to save him, but Dent sustains severe burns to the left side of his face. Gordon does not arrive in time to save Rachel, who dies in the explosion. Batman find Dent's lucky two-headed coin, whose one side also gets burnt, in the building wreckage and returns it to his hospital bedside. In the hospital, Dent is driven to madness over the loss of Dawes. The Joker frees Dent from the hospital and convinces him to exact revenge on the cops, mobsters, Gordon and Batman, before blowing it up.

While Harvey "Two-Face" Dent confronts the corrupt cops and the mobsters one by one, flipping his coin to decide their fates, The Joker burns Lau along with the mob's money that they give him. The Joker announces to the public that he will rule the streets and that anyone left in Gotham at nightfall will be subject to his rule. With the bridges and tunnels out of the city closed due to The Joker's bomb threat, the authorities begin evacuating people by ferry. The Joker places explosives on two of the ferries — one carrying convicts, the other with civilians — telling the passengers on each that the only way to save themselves is to trigger the explosives on the other ferry; otherwise, at midnight he will destroy them both remotely.

Batman locates The Joker using a sonar-vision and prevents him from destroying the ferries. After being defeated by Batman, the Joker acknowledges that Batman really is incorruptible, but that Dent was not and that he has unleashed Dent's madness upon the city. Batman finds Dent holding Gordon and his family at the building where Dawes died. Dent proceeds to judge Batman, himself, and Gordon's son through the chance of a coin flip, which he sees as the only fairness left in the world. Dent shoots Batman in the stomach, but before he can determine the boy's fate Batman tackles him over the side of the building, saving Gordon's son. As Dent lies motionless on the ground, Batman and Gordon realize the fallout and loss of morale the city would suffer if Dent's acts of murder became known. Batman convinces Gordon to blame him for the murders to preserve Dent's image. As Gordon destroys the Bat-Signal, a manhunt is issued for Batman.


For his conception of the film, Nolan was inspired by the Joker's first two appearances in the comics and Batman: The Long Halloween. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as well as in several other locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The director used an IMAX camera to film six major action sequences, including the Joker's first appearance in the film.

Warner Bros. created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Heath Ledger as the Joker. After Ledger's death in January 2008, however, the studio refocused its promotional campaign.[3][4] The film was released on July 16, 2008 in Australia, on July 18, 2008 in North America, and on July 24, 2008 in the United Kingdom. Prior to its box office debut in North America, record numbers of advance tickets were sold for The Dark Knight. Upon its release, the movie broke box office records for biggest opening day and biggest opening weekend and also surpassed $200 million in earnings in just five days. In addition to commercial success, the movie was also critically praised, with an approval rating of 95% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

Singh Is Kinng

Singh Is Kinng[sic] is an upcoming Hindi film starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. About 75% of the movie was shot in Australia, around the Gold Coast region and Brisbane using an Australian production team (Instinct India). The film is scheduled to be released on August 8, 2008.

Synopsis
Singh is Kinng is a story about Happy Singh, a Punjabi Sikh. He is very mischievous and gets involved in a number of disastrous situations, so the villagers plan to send him to Australia to bring back his fellow villager, Lucky Singh. It is then revealed that Lucky is a underworld Don in Australia. Then, in a accident, Happy saves Lucky but still Lucky becomes paralysed. Hence, Happy becomes the new King of the Australian Underworld.

Cast
Akshay Kumar as Happy Singh
Katrina Kaif as Sonia
Neha Dhupia as Julie
Javed Jaffrey as Mika Singh
Kiron Kher as Rose Lady
Ranvir Shorey as Puneet
Kamal Chopra as Guruji
Yashpal Sharma (actor) as Pankaj Udaas
Om Puri as Rangeela
Sonu Soodas Lucky Singh
Eli Bernstein as Disco Dancer
Peter Coates as the pilot
James Foster as another pilot
Sudhanshu Pandey as Raftaar.

released dates:-july25,2008

UGLY AUR PAGLI

We have all heard of soft romantic comic love stories. Now get set for a love story with a punch, a thud and some serious arm twisting thrown in with zero bedside manners. Ugly aur Pagli. It is the story of Kabir, a carefree guy who has been studying engineering for the last 10 years now, whose life goes for a sixer when he meets the quirky and kinky Kuhu. Kabir always wanted a girl to love and to make love but he never in his wildest dreams thought he would encounter a girl who could make him dance around circles, run semi naked, ride cycles without seats, wear high heeled ladies shoes... Oh trust us it gets worse. But the funny part is they actually fall in love with each other and what we get is one of the quirkiest love stories of the year.

Release Date july18,2008

CONTRACT

Contract is a movie directed by ram gopal vurma releasing next week.It is aspected to be a film related to underworld done and crimes as company.

Release date(s) July 18, 2008

Kismat Konnection (Hindi: किस्मत कनेक्शन) is a forthcoming Indian Bollywood film directed by Aziz Mirza who previously directed films like Yes Boss (1997), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Chalte Chalte (2003). The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a supporting role. Produced by Ramesh S Taurani under the banner of Tips Industries, Kismet Konnection has completed filming and is expected to release on July 18, 2008

Directed by Aziz Mirza
Produced by Ramesh S Taurani
Written by Sanjay Chel
Starring Shahid Kapoor
               Vidya Balan
               Juhi Chawla
Music by Pritam
Distributed by Tips Industries
Country India
Language Hindi



Synopsis

This is a story about an architect Raj Malhotra (Shahid Kapoor). He was a topper in his school and college days. He is unable to get any clients or projects during his working period. All the things he does goes wrong. Then one of his friends Hasina (Juhi Chawla) advises him that his stars are not good and he needs a lucky charm or a person who can change his life. During this instance he meets Priya (Vidya Balan) who is always ready to help others. After meeting Priya, Raj's life changes and he is prosperous.

Release date(s) July 25,2008

Mission Istaanbul is a 2008 action film starring Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran, Sunil Shetty and Zayed Khan. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia features Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance.

Summary

Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan) would go anywhere for a scoop, risk his life and limb to get an exclusive story that nobody else can. It's for this precise reason Vikas is a familiar face watched by six million viewer's weeknights on TV 24. Ambitious, popular and professional, Vikas is considered one of the most promising journalists in the business.
It's also the reason Owais Hussain (Suniel Shetty), a senior producer at the controversial Istanbulbased AL JOHARA, widely criticized as the mouthpiece of terrorists or as their network of choice, makes him an offer to head the channel's proposed Indian bureau for an outrageous salary and other perks. It's an offer he almost can't refuse because of the channel's controversial profile which ensures that it's seen by everyone globally, including the White House. It certainly would take Vikas's career to another level not only does he become the highest paid journalist in India but also puts him on an international platform. But there is one condition that the head hunters from AL JOHARA insist he must join ASAP and then fly to Istanbul for a three month orientation programme.
Their offer couldn't have come at a better time for Vikas, who's undergoing a painful divorce with wife Anjali (Shreya Saran), an equally feisty journalist whose desire to have a baby leads to their separation because her husband wants her to wait a little longer and seems to be in no mood to start a family. While Al Johara dangles the temptation of kickstarting their India operations, Vikas accepts the offer largely to mend his broken heart.
But little does Vikas know that his life is about to change when he takes the flight to Istanbul on a threemonth orientation program at the channel's headquarters. While Al Johara is one of the most viewed channels in the world, it's reputation has been largely built as the mouthpiece of a dreaded terrorist. Abu Nazir, who is on the most wanted lists of both the Interpol and FBI, is vociferous in his threat to wage war against several countries, including India. A threat he usually delivers via a videotape to Al Johara.
On the flight Vikas finds himself seated next to a stunningly beautiful copassenger who hates flying. Lisa Lobo (Shweta Bhardwaj) is headed for Istanbul to attend a medical convention or so she claims. In her obvious discomfort, she turns to an amused Vikas for moral support and distraction from the reality of being airborne. It's a budding friendship that's grounded the moment the flight lands and Lisa disappears at the airport.
Once in Istanbul, Vikas's initial impression of AL JOHARA is in sharp contrast to its notorious reputation. Especially when he meets the charismatic Ghazni (Niketan Dheer), who has business interests all over the world but whose obsession these days is AL JOHARA as an instrument to shape world events. There is only one word of caution to Vikas and that's never ever to venture onto the 13th floor known as the Catacomb.
As part of his orientation, Vikas gets handson experience in the AL JOHARA newsroom where he watches ghastly and exclusive news reports of terrorism. He learns more about Abu Nazir, who is described as "a oneman organization whose existence revolves around a single person." Vikas is told that it is extremely difficult to find out any details about his private life and his habits because such information would help the secret services who are looking for him. "Abu Nazir is cautious to the point of paranoia."
Reeling under the impact of the reality bytes at work, Vikas's only relief is his flirtatious encounters with Lisa and the lively company of soldier-turned journalist Owais Hussain who is looking forward to quitting his job and settling down with his Irish girlfriend.
But on an assignment to cover kidnapped journalists in one of Abu Nazir's terrorist camps in Afghanistan, Vikas is shocked when Abu Nazir's brother, Khalil (Shabbir Ahluwalia), brutally executes Owais Hussain just before a UN peacekeeping force mounts a rescue operation.
Reeling at this close encounter with terrorism and watching a brutal killing, Vikas returns to Istanbul in a daze and is approached by a former Turkish commando, Rizwan Khan (Vivek Oberoi), who hints that no senior employee has ever quit AL JOHARA and rattles off a list of AL JOHARA employees who had been killed in terrorist attacks within days of there being of rumours of their plans to quit or their resumes circulating in the job market! Vikas is quickly reminded of Owais Husain expressing the same to him. The stranger poses a few more questions about AL JOHARA like why Abu Nazir speaks only to AL JOHARA and leaves quietly.
Vikas discreetly runs a check on the names rattled off by Rizwan and discovers he was indeed telling the truth. Five AL JOHARA staffers before Owais Husain had either died in a car bomb explosion, abducted and killed or simply found dead. It sends a chill through Vikas's spine. He slowly notices that not everything is as simple as they look in the offices of AL JOHARA, especially when he seems to bump into strangers whose faces he soon recognizes as suicide bombers in a couple of terrorist attacks. The deeper Vikas digs into AL JOHARA's history and operations, the more questions crop up in his mind. And then he makes the cardinal mistake of straying onto the 13th floor.
Soon Vikas realizes that all is not what it seems and that he can't trust anyone not even Lisa! As he is tortured for straying onto the 13th floor, double crossed by Lisa and watches wife Anjali narrowly surviving a suicide bomb attack in Srinagar, Vikas has no choice but to ally with Rizwan after he makes a shocking revelation that Abu Nazir is dead but being kept alive by AL JOHARA through videotapes by using digital images of the terrorist and doctoring old footage.
Thereafter Vikas Sagar finds himself creating news rather than reporting it as he steals the secrets locked away on Al Johara's 13th floor, incurs Ghazni's wrath and becomes a man on the run wanted by Turkish cops, terrorists, the CIA and Lisa Lobo!
From wielding a mike before a television camera, he is forced to wield a gun and join Rizwan in a bloody mission against international terrorism.

Cast
Zayed Khan as ...... Vikas Sagar
Vivek Oberoi as ...... Rizwan Khan
Shabbir Ahluwalia as ...... Khalil
Shriya Saran as ...... Anjali
Sunil Shetty as ...... Owais Hussain
Nikitin Dheer as ...... Ghazni
Shweta Bharadwaj (Model turn Actress) as..... Lisa Lobo

Trivia

For the climactic battle in Apoorva Lakhia's Mission Istaanbul, the reed-thin Zayed Khan put on 11 kg and weighed 75 kg for the first time in his life. All because he had to take on the movie's bad man Niketan Dheer, who was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 86 kg.

Vivek Oberoi grew his hair for his role as a turkish commando in the film and even worked out to flex some muscles.

Jammu and Kashmir politician Omar Abdullah apears in the film as himself.

Brent Mendenhall, an exact look-alike of U.S President George W. Bush appears in the film as Bush.

Khalil Ahmed, an exact replica of Osama Bin Laden is there in the film too.

Released date(s):-UK June25,Russia June26,USA June27,Australia July31(2008)

Wanted

Directed by:-Timur Bekmambetov
Produced by:-Marc Platt,Jason Netter,Jim Lemley
Written by:-Michael BrandtDerek HaasChris Morgan
Starring:-James McAvoy,Morgan Freeman,Angelina Jolie
Music by:-Danny Elfman
Distributed by:-Universal Pictures
Running time:-110 min.
Country:-United States
Language:-English
Budget:-$75 million
Gross revenue:-$62,118,000 (US)

Wanted is a 2008 action film loosely based on the comic book miniseries Wanted by Mark Millar. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and stars James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Konstantin Khabensky and Angelina Jolie. Production began in April 2007. Wanted was released on June 25, 2008 in the UK and June 27, 2008 in the US.

Summary
The film opens with a man known as Mr. X (David O'Hara) walking into a building in Chicago. He goes into a room and speaks with an Indian woman to find out who made a particular bullet for a "competitor". The conversation is interrupted by a sniper shooting the woman from a nearby building. This prompts Mr. X to run back into the elevator, where he performs a breathing exercise which causes his perception of time to slow. He then dashes down the corridor at amazing speed and makes a spectacular leap through the window, across the gap between buildings, eliminating all his opponents in mid-flight. As he assesses his fallen enemies, a dead sniper's phone begins to ring - a call from a man he calls Cross (Thomas Kretschmann). Cross tells Mr. X the snipers are decoys, who looks down and realizes that he is standing on top of an X mark on the ground. Cross then says goodbye as he fires a multi-stage bullet through Mr. X's head from miles away.
The scene then turns to Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy), a seemingly insignificant accounts manager in an unnamed firm. He lives a monotonous and unrewarding life, subject to frequent abuse from his boss, and suspects(accurately) that his friend and coworker is having sex with his shrewish girlfriend. He feels his life is summed up by an attempt at self-Googling; which produces no results. In addition, he is a hypochondriac, prone to panic attacks, which he takes Ativan to control. However, his perception of time seems to slow during these attacks - just like Mr. X.
One night, at a grocery store, Wesley notices he is being stalked by Cross, but doesn't pay any mind until a mysterious woman (Angelina Jolie) suddenly appears next to him, telling him that his father, Mr. X, was an elite assassin who had been killed on top of a building the day before - by Cross. The woman opens fire, and a shoot-out in the grocery store leads to a car pursuit in the streets, with the woman and Wesley making a narrow escape.
He wakes up the next morning at the base of The Fraternity, a thousand-year-old secret society of assassins who kill those who threaten to bring the world to chaos. The group's leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), introduces Gibson to Fox, the woman from the night before, and invites him to follow in his father's footsteps as an assassin. Sloan first decides to test Wesley by making him shoot the wings off a fly. When Wesley refuses, a gun is put to his head, triggering a panic attack - during which he manages to shoot the wings off several flies.
Sloan explains that Wesley's "panic attacks" are actually an untrained manifestation of a rare superhuman ability which allows his heart to beat at an abnormally high speed, flooding his bloodstream with equally abnormal high levels of adrenaline. This causes his perspective of time to slow dramatically, granting him superhuman reflexes and strength. This trait is genetic, inherited from his father - and with his father's death, he also inherits his father's fortune to do with as he wishes. But Sloan is offering more than that - he is offering Wesley his father's position within The Fraternity, signified by his father's gun. Wesley, already overwhelmed by the day's events, refuses and leaves.
Wesley wakes up the the next day thinking that everything was a dream, but discovers his father's gun and finds over $3.6 million in his bank account. Confirming the claims made by Sloan causes him to have an epiphany - he can be more than what he is. He tells off his boss and quits his job, knocking out his philandering friend's teeth with his keyboard (the shattered keys and teeth spelling out "fuck you") as he leaves. Fox is waiting for him outside to give him a ride back to the Fraternity headquarters - an unassuming textile mill.
Wesley immediately begins training to make full use of his abnormal adrenaline surges and join the Fraternity. The Repairman desensitizes him to pain through daily bludgeoning. The Butcher teaches him various forms of close combat; hand-to-hand and knife fighting. Fox teaches him parkour. The Gunsmith teaches him marksmanship, not only with normal firearms but also the Fraternity's smoothbore weapons which are able to "curve" specially etched bullets in a manner similar to expertly pitched baseballs.
The training is brutal, and is only endurable with the assistance of periodic medicinal baths that accelerate healing. While recovering in one of these baths, Wesley meets the Exterminator (Konstantin Khabensky), a fellow Fraternity member named for his use of mini-bomb-bearing rats. He muses to Wesley of thousands of mini-bombs set upon a target.
Wesley makes amazing progress over due time but seems unable to master curving a bullet around a piece of hanging meat. Eventually Fox stands in front of the meat and Wes is told to shoot around her at the target. Once he finally succeeds, his training complete, and Wesley is given orders to kill people from The Loom of Fate, a cloth spinning machine that gives the names of the targets through a binary code hidden in the weaving of the threads, a process which Wesley initially finds suspicious.
While on his first assignment, Wesley hesitates in killing his target while riding by on the top of a train. In the next scene, he questions Fox, "How do we know who is bad or good?" She responds by telling him a story of a young girl. The girl's father was a prestigious judge who was handling a sensitive case, and the case's defendant had put a hit on him in order to get a judge who could be bought off. One day a hired killer held the young girl at knife point as they waited for her father to return home. The killer lit the father on fire as the young girl watched, then he branded his initials into her neck, which was the signature of his work. Fox explains that the killer had been targeted by the Fraternity several weeks prior to the events of the story, but their assassin had failed to carry out his duty. Fox then explains that is what the Fraternity does: kill one, and save a thousand. Wesley notices that initials are scarred onto her neck, indicating that the young girl in the story was her. The scene switches back to Wesley firing and curving the bullet to take out the target, revealing that Fox's story was told in a flashback prior to the assignment taking place.
Wesley is then given a second assignment - which he accomplishes easily with limited assistance from Fox. He then returns to his apartment to retrieve his father's gun - and encounters Cross upon leaving the building. Gunfire is exchanged and Wesley pursues Cross, but accidentally kills The Exterminator in the process. Cross takes this opportunity to "curve" a bullet into Wesley's arm. With his dying breath the Exterminator tells Wesley, "thousands."
Wesley analyzes the bullet from his arm and traces its origins - it is an expertly engraved bullet that might as well be autographed, the work of a renegade Fraternity member named Pekwarsky (Terrence Stamp). Sloan grants Wesley permission to personally investigate Pekwarsky despite Fox's protest that it could be a trap. After Wesley leaves, Sloan hands Fox a new kill order from the Loom - Wesley.
Wesley and Fox travel to the Fraternity's original base of operations in Europe, an abbey all but identical to the textile mill. The two easily capture Pekwarsky and force him to take them to Cross. The meeting leads to a confrontation between Wesley and Cross on a moving train. Fox steals a car and crashes it into the train, eventually causing the train to derail when it reaches a bridge over a deep ravine. Wesley, Fox, and Cross hang on for their lives as their cabin dangles from the bridge. Wesley is about to fall, but Cross catches his hand to save him. Wesley unhesitatingly shoots him. Before Cross dies, he tells Wesley that everything the Fraternity told him was a lie, and that he is his real father. Fox confirms the truth and explains that Wesley was the only one who could kill Cross not because of his superhuman talent, but because the only person Cross wouldn't kill was his son. Fox raises her weapon to shoot Wesley, but Wesley shoots the glass underneath him, plunging into the river far below.
Wesley awakes in a medicinal bath in an apartment across the street from his former apartment, courtesy of Pekwarsky. Upon inspecting the apartment he discovers it belonged to his father, who had been monitoring him his whole life. Pekwarsky hands Wesley a loom weaving and tells him to decode it. Wesley is shocked to discover Sloan's name in the weaving. Pekwarsky explains that Cross went rogue due to this discovery. Since then Sloan has used false weavings to direct the Fraternity as mere contract killers. Wesley realizes that Cross had never actually tried to kill him in their previous confrontations - he had been assassinating Fraternity members to keep them away from Wesley. Pekwarsky departs after giving Wesley plane tickets, stating that his father wished him a life free of violence and chaos.
While investigating the apartment further, Wesley discovers a secret room containing all of his father's weapons, maps, notes, and battle plans. He even finds a supply of The Exterminator's mini-bombs, realizing that The Exterminator had been working with his father. Consumed by rage and seeing his opportunity, Wesley devises a plan to take out Sloan and the Fraternity.
Wesley begins the first phase of his plan by filling a garbage truck with rats gorged on explosives-laced peanut butter, "arming" a number of the rats with the Exterminator's mini-bombs. He then crashes the truck into the Fraternity compound, thus flooding it with pseudo-smart bombs. After all the rats explode, he charges in, killing all the Fraternity members he encounters, including the Repairman and the Butcher. Upon Sloan's office, he finds himself surrounded by Fox and her fellow master assassins. Wesley tells them that Sloan is killing for profit by providing his killers with fake instructions from the Loom. He then attempts to kill Sloan, but is disarmed by Fox.
Fox then asks Sloan if this is true. Sloan then reveals that all of their names had come up in the weaving, and that he had merely acted to protect them. He then goes on to explain that if they truly believe in the code then they should all commit suicide right where they stand. Otherwise, they should kill Wesley and live a life of freedom - or more appropriately, world domination. The other assassins seem to agree with Sloan, but Fox, who fully believes in the code, turns on her fellow assassins. She curves a bullet to kill the entire circle of assassins, including herself. However, Sloan has already escaped.
Wesley, penniless once more, returns to working in an office, under the new name of J.G. Millar, an homage to the two creators of Wanted, Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. He once again Googles his name, which again yields no results as Sloan appears with a gun to Wesley's head. "Wesley" turns around, and is revealed to be a decoy. Sloan looks down to discover an "X" of post-it notes. Sloan mutters "oh fuck" as a multistage bullet bursts through his forehead, fired by the real Wesley who is sitting a mile away. Just as in the comic, the film ends with Wesley breaking the fourth wall, addressing the audience, and listing his recent accomplishments, ending with him saying: "This is me taking back control of my life. What the fuck have you done lately?"

Box office performance
In its opening weekend, Wanted grossed $50.9 million in 3,175 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #2 at the box office and averaged an estimated $16,100 per theater, the $50.9 million opening excceeded the analysts projections of $30-$35 million opening weekend! , Wanted grossed more in its opening weekend than any previous live-action film starring Angelina Jolie.It has grossed a total of $83,177,985 worldwide so far.

Release date(s) July 3, 2008 U.S. August 29, 2008 U.K.

The Wackness

Directed by :-Jonathan Levine
Produced by :-Joe NeurauterKeith CalderFelipe Marino
Written by :-Jonathan Levine
Starring :-Ben Kingsley,Josh Peck,Famke JanssenOlivia, ThirlbyMary-Kate, OlsenMethod, ManAaron ,YooJane Adams
Music by :-David Torn
Cinematography:-Petra Korner
Editing by :-Josh Noyes
Distributed by :-Sony Pictures Classics
Running time :-95 min
Country :-USA
Language :-English
Budget :-$20 million

The Wackness is an upcoming 2008 comedy by Jonathan Levine and starring Famke Janssen, Sir Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classic and will be released in the U.S. in July 3, 2008.

Summary
It’s the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip hop and wafting with the aroma of marijuana. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his initiatives against crimes such as noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness.
“The Wackness” centers upon a troubled high school student named Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck)—a teenage marijuana dealer who forms a friendship with Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley), a psychiatrist and kindred lost soul. When the doctor proposes Luke trade him marijuana for therapy sessions, the two begin to explore both New York City and their own depression.

Cast
Ben Kingsley as Dr. Squires
Famke Janssen as Kristin Squires
Josh Peck as Luke Shapiro
Olivia Thirlby as Stephanie
Mary-Kate Olsen as Union
Jane Adams as Elanor
Method Man as Percy
Aaron Yoo as Justin
Talia Balsam as Mrs. Shapir


Tagline
"Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things."

Release date(s) July 2, 2008

Hancock

Directed by :-Peter Berg
Produced by :-Akiva GoldsmanJames LassiterMichael MannWill Smith
Written by :-Vince GilliganVincent Ngo
Starring :-Will SmithCharlize TheronJason BatemanJohnny Galecki
Music by :-John Powell
Editing by :-Paul Rubell
Distributed by :-Columbia Pictures
Running time :-92 min.
Country :-United States
Language :-English
Budget :-$150 million

Hancock is an upcoming comedy superhero film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, and Charlize Theron. The story was originally written by Vincent Ngo in 1996 and had languished in Hollywood for some time. The project has had various directors attached, including Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Gabriele Muccino. Hancock was originally intended to be filmed before I Am Legend, also starring Will Smith. Hancock was filmed in Los Angeles. In the United States, the film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America after cuts were made at the organization's behest to avoid a "restricted" (R) rating, which it had received twice previously. The film is scheduled for release on July 2, 2008.

Summary

John Hancock, a local alcoholic superhero is despised by the public for his dangerous "super" powers. At the beginning, Hancock is awoken by a small boy, who draws his attention to a high pursuit chase. After being called an "A" Hole by the boy, he flies away. On his way, he ruins a large amount of public property and destroys most of the cop cars in pursuit. Hancock lands in the back of the criminals vehicle and is shot at by three men in the front, who speak Vietnamese.

Cast

Will Smith as John Hancock, an alcoholic, down-and-out, incredibly sarcastic superhero.He is invulnerable, possesses superhuman strength, and the power of supersonic flight.To give a realistic appearance of superhero flight, Smith was often suspended by wires 60 feet above the ground and propelled at 50 miles per hour.Jason Bateman as Ray Embrey, a corporate public relations consultant whose life Hancock saves. Bateman said, "[It] was a fun thing to play, a very idealistic guy that's trying to build up this suicidal, homeless alcoholic that then ends up hitting on my wife. It was a fun thing. To play the victim is funny." Charlize Theron as Mary Embrey, Ray's wife. She has powers similar to Hancock. Johnny Galecki as Jeremy, Ray's co-worker.

Released Date(s):-July4,2008

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na:2008 film

Jaane Tu ... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi: जाने तू ... या जाने ना, translation: Whether you know... or not) is a forthcoming Indian Bollywood film that stars Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza in pivotal roles. The film is directed by Abbas Tyrewala and produced by Aamir Khan Productions. The film marks the debut of Imran Khan, Aamir Khan's nephew. Additionally, it is Abbas Tyrewala’s first directorial venture. A.R. Rahman was signed to compose the music. Aamir Khan has taken the responsibility of planning the promotion of the film.The film is scheduled to release on July 4, 2008.

Cast
Imran khan ... Jai Singh Rathore
Genelia D'souza ... Aditi
Manjari Fadnis ... Meghna
Ayaz Khan
Karan Makhija
Sugandha Garg
Nirav Mehta... Jignesh Patel
Alishka Varde... Sandhya
Renuka Kunzru
Pratiek Babbar ... Amit Wadia
Anuradha Patel
Jayant Kripalani
Ratna Pathak ... Jai's Mother
Naseeruddin Shah ... Jai's Father
Arbaaz Khan
Sohail Khan
Paresh Rawal
Arshad Warsi

Summary

Jai and Aditi are the best of friends. They seem made for each other. Their friends know it, their parents know it... but do they know it? When do you know it's love?

Released Date(s):-July4,2008

Love Story 2050:2008 film

Love Story 2050 is a futuristic/sci-fi Bollywood film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra.it the debut film of Harman Baweja.The movie was filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on December 21, 2007 but got postponed to July 4, 2008 due to extensive post production work.

Cast
Harman Baweja as Karan
Priyanka Chopra as Sana
Priyanka Chopra as Zeisha (double role)
Boman Irani as Dr. Yatinder Khanna
Archana Puran Singh
Harsh Vasisht
Mehezabeen Sarela
Rachit Trehan
Karan Verma

Production
Initially, when the film was announced in 2004, Kareena Kapoor had signed on to play Priyanka's role in the film, for which she was reportedly paid Rs. 30 million. Kapoor later opted out in 2006 saying she had some date problems and was replaced by Chopra. Love Story is Bollywood's first futuristic film and is expected to be full of special effects.
The special effects are being executed by four international firms, of which two special effects’ houses — Weta Workshop (New Zealand) and John Cox (Brisbane, Australia) — have already won an Academy Award for their work on international projects.
Lead actress, Priyanka Chopra will be seen playing a double role in the film.Along with lead actors, Harman and Priyanka, a robot will also be seen playing a major role in the film, along with that, we also get to see a teddy bear which appears to be more than a toy.
Priyanka plays a double role, so she coloured her hair twice, once red to portray the girl from future and then again black. The red-haired look is inspired from Harman Baweja's sister Rowena Baweja's painting which portrays woman of today and tomorrow. The script of Love Story 2050 inspired her to do the painting.
The first trailer of the film was shown on March 21, 2008 at the premiere of Race. The film is scheduled to be released on July 4, 2008, the same day as Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, which marks the debut of another new actor, Imran Khan. This has caused some conflict and heated exchange in blogs especially with comments such as 'Harman looks gay'. It is being called the battle of the debutantes.

Synopsis
Love Story 2050 focuses on Karan (Harman Baweja) and Sana (Priyanka Chopra). Karan is a young, spirited and happy go lucky boy who doesn't follow the rules. Sana is just the opposite of Karan. She is a sweet, shy and petite girl who lives life by the rules. Even though they are completely opposite to each other, they fall in love and this leads to a beautiful and magical love story

Boman Irani plays an eccentric scientist called Dr. Yatinder Khanna who has dedicated 15 years of his life into building a time machine. In the promos Boman is shown jubilating with his successful invention when his much developed time machine finally works. Boman Irani's character energy is much similar to Doc Brown of Back To The Future triology. Yatinder Khanna is also Karan's uncle.

Sana out of curiosity expresses a wish to time travel to Mumbai city in the year 2050. Then, they land in a futuristic Mumbai along with Uncle Yatinder, Rahul and Thea (Sana's younger siblings). They are indeed fascinated to see the futuristic Mumbai has flying cars, holograms, robots, Indian ninjas, androids, 200 story buildings, sky rails and laser guns, and teleportation.

But the excitement ends through a series of twists and turns, which leads to the separation of Karan from the love of his life, Sana. These twists leads to the introduction of a mysterious character named Zeisha (Priyanka Chopra), the woman of the future. She is a popular rockstar of the future. She is unlike Sana. She is an arrogant, bold and headstrong girl with red hair that shows her rebellious streak. She doesn't believe in love at all because, in her world love doesn't exist. She leads a lonely life after the death of her parents and this has in a way made her bitter.
Zeisha has a pet named Boo, a robotic teddy bear who helps her in all chores like cutting vegetables and fruits. QT, a friendly femme robot accompanies Karan. Boo and QT try to unite Karan and Sana but find themselves under the threat of the demi-god villain Dr. Hoshi.

Will Karan be able to defeat the evil Dr. Hoshi and will he win back his love, Sana? Will he and Sana ever be able to get back to their original timeline?
A song sequence has Zeisha along with Karan, flying on a jet singing and dancing across Mumbai's shimmering skyline to the song 'Mausam Achanak Yeh Badla Hai Kyun'.To entertain the kids Xbox games form the part of the action.

Released Date(s):-May30,2008

Woodstock Villa:2008 film

Woodstock Villa is a 2008 Indian musical thriller directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor. It features newcomers Sikandar Kher, Neha Uberoi and Arbaaz Khan in the primary roles while Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Sachin Khedekar, Boman Irani and Anupama Verma essay other significant roles. The film, whose soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik, was filmed in Mumbai and Mauritius.
The story revolves around a mysterious woman who stages her abduction and subsequent ransom from her husband only to test his love for her. How this kidnapping leads the three into chaos and mystery about the woman's existence forms the rest of the story.
The film, which was released in India on May 30, 2008, had a poor box office opening and earned mostly poor reviews


Cast
Sikandar Kher as Sameer, the kidnapper
Neha Uberoi as Zara Kampani, Jatin's wife
Arbaaz Khan as Jatin Kampani, a businessman
Gulshan Grover as Karim Bhai
Shakti Kapoor as Sameer's landlord
Anupama Verma
Sanjay Dutt in a special appearance

Release and reception
The Bachchan family, Arbaaz Khan and his consort, Malaika Arora Khan and writer, Javed Akhtar were the prominent people attending the film's premiere.Anil Kapoor attended the premiere too thereby breaking the three-year cold war between him and Anupam Kher.
Upon its release, the Hindustan Times termed the film as "out of stock villa" in a demeaning tone. Its review felt that even though Sikander had potential, it was limited by the screenplay and direction.Times of India, on the other hand, wrote in its review that the film was a stylish thriller with good cinematography. It further spoke highly about Sikander, the debutant actor and added that though the songs impede the film's pace, they provide "freshness and a refreshing new zing."

De Taali (Hindi: दे ताली, Urdu: دے تالی, translation: Give Applause) is a forthcoming Bollywood film that stars Aftab Shivdasani, Ayesha Takia, Ritesh Deshmukh and Rimi Sen in the main roles. It is directed by E. Niwas and produced by Ravi Walia. The film revolves around three childhood friends who have grown together and when Rimi Sen comes in their life, the whole dynamics of their friendship changes.The film was initially titled Jalsa.
Contents [hide]1 Cast 2 Trivia 3 References 4 External links
[edit] CastRitesh Deshmukh ... Paglu Aftab Shivdasani ... Abhi Ayesha Takia ... Amu Rimi Sen ... Anjali/Kartika Saurabh Shukla Anupam Kher...Abhi's Father

The basic plot is lightly based on Dawson's Creek For a song sequence in De Taali, Aftab, Ayesha and Ritiesh were asked to jump off a 750-ft tall building. Besides skydiving, there was reverse bungee. Reverse bungee is where three people sit on a chair, are strapped up and then you are thrown up into the sky. It's a kind of reverse gravity where the person shoots up at fast speed. Ayesha Takia said that her co-star Aftab Shivdasani dropped her into the sea while on the jet-ski and she pledged never to forgive him for this. Raja Hasan of SaReGaMaPa has sung a song in the movie

Its an excellent movie in the theater that is being running,an excellent story, a comic characters and its music may lead to its success.

Biography

Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine biologist, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her family belongs to the Bunt community of Mangalore. She has one elder brother, Aditya Rai, who is an engineer in the merchant navy and also co-produced one of Rai's movies, Dil Ka Rishta (2003).
After she was born, her parents moved to Mumbai where she attended the Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Santa Cruz. Rai then entered Jai Hind College at Churchgate for one year, and then moved to Ruparel College in Matunga to finish her "HSC" studies. She did well in school and planned to become an architect.
She can communicate in several languages, including Tulu, Hindi, English, Marathi and Tamil .While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modeling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place (behind Sushmita Sen), and went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her studies after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.
Rai has previously dated Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. She is now married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan. The wedding took place on April 20, 2007

Breakthrough
She went on to appear in many Bollywood films; a few successful films of her career include Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), which earned the actress her first Filmfare Best Actress Award and Taal (1999), which gave her another nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare; her performances in both the films were lauded.In 2000, she played a supporting role in the hit films Mohabbatein and Josh. Later that year, she starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, which won her positive reviews.


Success (2002-present)
In 2002, Rai appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bansali's lavishly produced Devdas. The film attracted overseas attention as well, receiving a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.It was during this time that she garnered the attention of the West as an Indian actress and went on to appear in a few Hollywood projects. Devdas went on to become the highest grossing film of the year both in India and overseas, earning the actress her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.
As her name gained popularity overseas, she was chosen by Time magazine in 2004 as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition (TIMEasia) in 2003. She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on January 2. A month later she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. She also featured on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2003, she acted in the critically acclaimed and commercial success Bengali film, Chokher Bali, an adaptation of one of Rabindranath Tagore's novels by the same name.
Rai has been a regular at the Cannes Film Festival since 2002, and was a member of the Jury at Cannes in the year 2003. In October 2004, a wax figure of Rai became on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.The same month, her first foreign film, Bride and Prejudice released. The film was an Indian version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Her next overseas venture was The Mistress of Spices. She then appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian art, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi. In between her overseas acting stints, she appeared in the Indian film Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re".
In 2005, Rai signed a three-year contract with L'Oréal, as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company. At the end of the year 2006, she had two releases: Umrao Jaan and Dhoom 2. While the former did poorly in India, her role in the latter, which was a sequel to the 2004 hit movie Dhoom brought her great attention. The film went on to become the biggest hit of the year,and sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. For her performance, she received nominations for Best Actress at a number of award ceremonies, including Filmfare.
2007 saw the release of Mani Ratnam's Guru which premiered in Toronto. The film, based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, was critically acclaimed and did well at the box office.Her most recent film, Provoked, based on the book "Circle of Light" where she portrays a real life character, was released on April 6, 2007in India and the UK. The biographical movie portrays the life of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who faced severe domestic violence. The movie won Aishwarya a lot of critical acclaim. At the end of April 2007, her first American film, The Last Legion released in Russia and the Netherlands and later opened in North American theaters in August 2007 disappointingly. In 2008 she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar. She played the role of Jodha Bai, the wife of the Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, played by Roshan. Aishwarya will now be seen in Sarkar Raj which costars husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan.

Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन, pronunciation: /rɪt̪ɪk roːʃən/ / born 10 January 1974) is an award-winning Bollywood actor.
Roshan, who began his career as a child actor in a few films in the 1980s, made his film debut as a leading actor with the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), which earned him two awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut at the Filmfare ceremony, as well as numerous other awards. During his career, he was praised for his performances in films like Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) and Dhoom 2 (2006), being his biggest commercial successes so far, and winning him many Best Actor awards each. His commercial success and critically appraised performances have established Roshan as one of the prominent actors of India.

Early life, until 1999
Roshan's first movie role was as a child artist when he was six years old in the 1980 movie Aasha, where he appeared in a dance sequence as an extra. Roshan went on to play minor roles in Aap Ke Deewane (1980) and Bhagwan Dada (1986) both of which starred his father in the leading role. He then became an assistant director assisting in the production of his father's films Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997).

Breakthrough, 2000 - 2002
Roshan made his debut as a leading man in the 2000 film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite another debutante actress Amisha Patel. The film was directed by his father and proved to be very successful at the box office, becoming the highest grossing film of 2000 and winner of the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Roshan's performance earned him the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film entered the Limca Book of Records in 2003 for the most number of awards won by a Bollywood film - 102 awards.
Later that year, Roshan starred in Khalid Mohammed's critically acclaimed Fiza. Although the film did poorly at the box office, his performance was praised, earning him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony. Critic Taran Adarsh noted, "The mainstay of the film is undoubtedly Hrithik Roshan. His body language, his diction, his expressions, his overall persona deserves great praise. With this film, Hrithik proves that there is more to him than just being a fashionable rage, a Mills & Boon lover-boy and a sex symbol. His talent comes to the fore in several scenes, especially those with Karisma. All said and done, the show belongs to Hrithik, who saves Fiza to a major extent. A brilliant performance undoubtedly!"Hrithik's last release of the year, the moderately successful Mission Kashmir, became the third highest grossing film of the year.His performance was once again acclaimed with one critic praising him, "Hrithik once again cuts a splendid performance as a youngster sucked in the vortex of terrorism. He is portrayed as anti-government in the early part of the film-- a bold role to play for even a seasoned actor, leave alone a budding superstar." All these achievements promoted him as one of the biggest stars in the industry.
Subhash Ghai's Yaadein was Hrithik's first release in 2001, which failed to do well. This was followed by Karan Johar's melodramatic Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which did extremely well at the box office, becoming the second-highest grossing film of 2001 and the biggest hit overseas.Roshan's performance was well received and his performance earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at various award ceremonies.
Roshan had an unsuccessful year in 2002 when all three of his releases - Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum and Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage - failed to make an impact the box office and were declared flops.

Success, 2003 - present
In 2003, he made a comeback with the science-fiction film Koi Mil Gaya, which was the highest grosser of the year and won him many awards, including his second Filmfare Best Actor Award and his first Filmfare Best Actor (Critics) Award. Critic Taran Adarsh noted, "Hrithik Roshan dominates the show and packs in a power-packed performance. The role of a mentally challenged person is no cakewalk, but the actor takes to it like a fish takes to water. He manages to pull off the zero to hero routine exceptionally well. As an actor, he scales dizzier heights with this splendid performance."
Farhan Akhtar's Lakshya was Roshan's only release in 2004; the film did not do well at the box office.However, his performance was praised by critics.
Roshan took a two-year break from acting before resurfacing with the superhero film Krrish, a sequel to his 2003 hit Koi Mil Gaya which released in June 2006. The film was a major box office success and one of the highest grossers of 2006.His performance as a superhero was praised, earning him many Best Actor awards at various award ceremonies. Critic Taran Adarsh noted about his performance, "To state that Hrithik is the soul of Krrish would be an understatement. If the actor walked away with all noteworthy awards in Koi... Mil Gaya, it's going to be an encore with Krrish. You cannot imagine any other actor enacting the role of a gifted child with aplomb. If his mask and robe look is splendid, watch his make up, gait and mannerisms as the aged father and you'd agree, he's one of the finest talents on the Indian screen today. Krrish is yet another ground-breaking film in his dazzling repertoire!"
His next release that year, Dhoom 2, a sequel to the 2004 hit Dhoom, saw him play a villain for the first time. Roshan's performance in the movie not only earned him widespread critical acclaim,but also his third Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film went on to become the highest grossing film of 2006, as well as one of the most successful films of Bollywood.
Roshan's latest movie, Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, released on February 15, 2008. He played the historical role of Akbar the Great. His performance in the movie was widely appreciated by critics. The movie did very good business, both in India and abroad."

Personal life
Hrithik Roshan was born in Mumbai, India, to Pinky and actor/director Rakesh Roshan. He is the nephew of well-known music director Rajesh Roshan. Music director Roshan is his paternal grandfather, and veteran producer and director J. Om Prakash is his maternal grandfather. Roshan has a supernumerary thumb on his right hand.
Roshan is married to Sussanne Khan, daughter of Sanjay Khan. The couple had their first child, a baby boy, named Hrehaan Roshan on March 28, 2006 at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, India.Roshan's wife later gave birth to another baby boy, named Hridhaan Roshan on May 1, 2008.

Controversy
In 2001, a rumour alleging Roshan made disparaging remarks about Nepal and its people caused outrage in the country. Several newspapers carried the report, leading to student protests, in which four people died.The unrest forced the government to cancel a flight from Kathmandu to India.Later the Indian embassy and the actor himself clarified that he had made no such remarks.

Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा; born July 18, 1982) is an Indian film actress and former Miss World who works in Bollywood films.
After winning the title of Miss India World and later becoming Miss World 2000, Chopra made her acting debut with the Tamil film Thamizhan (2001). Two years later, she made her Bollywood debut with Anil Sharma's The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and had her first commercial success with her second release, Andaaz from the same year, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. Becoming the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for her critically acclaimed performance in Abbas-Mustan's Aitraaz (2004), Chopra later went on to deliver commercial success with films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Krrish (2006), her biggest commercial success so far, and Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006), establishing herself as a popular actress.

Early life
Chopra studied at St. Maria Goretti in Bareilly, as a young girl and later went to the United States, where she was a student at Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and North Delta Senior Secondary School in North Delta before returning to India to complete high school at Army School (Bareilly). She began college at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but left after winning the Miss World pageant.

Beauty contest winner
Chopra was crowned Miss India World and later Miss World in 2000.In the same year, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza, both from India, won the Miss Universe and Miss Asia Pacific crowns, in a rare triple.
When she won the Miss World crown, she became the fifth Indian woman to win the title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years.

Acting career
After winning the Miss World title, Chopra became an actress. She first acted in a Tamil film Thamizhan (2002), in which she also sung a song, before moving on to Bollywood. In 2003, her first Bollywood film, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy released and won her good reviews.Despite being given a below average status, the film went on to become one of the highestgrossing films of that year.Her next film, Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar was a success,earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.
Her next few films failed to do well at the box office.In 2004, her film, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi released and became the third highest grossing film of that year.Her first negative role in her next release, Aitraaz, a Hindi remake of the Demi Moore-starrer Disclosure won her critical acclaim and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. Her role also got her a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. In the same year, she participated in a world tour aptly titled Temptations 2004 with Bollywood's leading stars, Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji and Arjun Rampal.
In 2005, she had many releases, though most did not do well at the box office.In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don - The Chase Begins Again.
Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was her first release in 2007. The move failed to do well at the box office.Her most recent release, Big Brother also failed to do well.

Personal life
Born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand to Ashok Chopra and Madhu Akhauri, both of whom are doctors,Chopra spent parts of her childhood in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Newton, Massachusettsand Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Her mother comes from a Kayastha Bihari family settled in Jamshedpur, while her father comes from a family of Punjabi origin, settled in Bareilly. She also has a brother, Siddharth, who is eight years younger than her.Since her father was in the Army, her family frequently moved. She is currently dating her Love Story 2050-costar, Harman Baweja.

Name : Akshay Kumar
Petname : Akki, Raju, Rajiv
Address : 203 A Wing, Benzer, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053
Date of Birth : 9th September, 1967
Height : 6' 0"
Family : Wife - Twinkle Khanna, One Sister
Hobbies : surfing, sailing, listening to instrumental music, writing in his diary, currently learning to play the flute

YearFilmRoleOther notes1991SaugandhShiva
1992DancerRaja
Mr. BondMr. Bond
KhiladiRaj Malhotra
DeedarAnand Malhotra
1993AshaantVijay
Dil Ki BaaziVijay
Kayda KanoonDaud
Waqt Hamara HaiVikas Sabkuchwala
SainikSuraj Dutt
1994ElaanVishal Chaudhry
Yeh DillagiVijay SaigalNominated, Filmfare Best Actor AwardJai KishenJai Verma/Kishen
MohraAmar Saxena
Main Khiladi Tu AnariKaran Joglekar
Ikke Pe IkkaRajiv
AmanatAmar
SuhaagRaj
Nazar Ke SamneJai Kumar
Zakhmi DilJayadev Anand
ZaalimRavi
Hum Hain BemisaalVijay Sinha
1995PaandavVijay
Maidan-E-JungKaran
Sabse Bada KhiladiVijay Kumar/Lallu
1996Tu Chor Main SipahiAmar Varma
Khiladiyon Ka KhiladiAkshay Malhotra
1997SapootPrem
Lahoo Ke Do RangSikandar Davai
Insaaf: The Final JusticeVikram
DaavaArjun
TarazuInspector Ram Yadav
Mr. and Mrs. KhiladiRaja
Dil To Pagal HaiAjay
AflatoonRocky/Raja/Parimal Chaturvedi
1998Keemat: They Are BackDev
AngaarayAmar
BaroodJai Sharma
1999AarzooVijay Khanna
International KhiladiDevraj/Rahul
ZulmiRaj
SangharshProfessor Aman Varma
JaanwarBadshah/Babu Lohaar
2000Hera PheriRaju
DhadkanRam
Khiladi 420Dev Kumar/Anand Kumar
2001Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of LoveAjay Kapoor
AjnabeeVikram BajajWinner, Filmfare Best Villain Award2002Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar KiyaRaj Malhotra
AankhenVishwas Prajapati
Awara Paagal DeewanaGuru Gulab Khatri
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi KahaniAtul
2003Talaash: The Hunt Begins...Arjun
AndaazRaj Malhotra
2004Ghar Grihasti
Special appearanceKhakeeSr. Inspector Shekhar VermaNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardPolice Force: An Inside StoryVijay Singh
Aan: Men at WorkDCP Hari Om Patnaik
Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab NahinInspector Ajay
Mujhse Shaadi KarogiSunny Khurana/ArunNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardNominated, Filmfare Best Comedian AwardHatya: The MurderRavi
AitraazRaj Malhotra
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan SaathiyoMajor Rajeev
2005InsaanAmjad
BewafaaRaja
Waqt: The Race Against TimeAditya Takur
Garam MasalaMac/MakrandWinner, Filmfare Best Comedian AwardDeewane Huye PagalRocky
Dosti: Friends ForeverRaj
2006Family - Ties of BloodShekhar Bhatia
Mere Jeevan SaathiVicky
Humko Deewana Kar GayeAditya Malhotra
Phir Hera PheriRaju
Jaan-E-MannAgastya Rao
Bhagam BhagBunty
2007Namastey LondonArjunNominated, Filmfare Best Actor AwardHeyy BabyyArush
Bhool BhulaiyaaDr. Aditya Shrivastav
Om Shanti OmHimselfSpecial appearanceWelcomeRajiv
2008TashanBachchan Pande
Singh Is KinngHappy SinghReleasing on August 8, 2008Chandni Chowk To China

Movie

Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects.Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating — or indoctrinating — citizens. The visual elements of cinema gives motion pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have become popular worldwide attractions by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue.Traditional films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement.The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) had historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, photo-play, flick, and most commonly, movie. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema, and the movies.HistoryIn the 1860s, mechanisms for producing artificially created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated with devices such as the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns) and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving, a phenomenon called persistence of vision. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desired effect — and the underlying principle became the basis for the development of film animation.With the development of celluloid film for still photography, it became possible to directly capture objects in motion in real time. Early versions of the technology sometimes required a person to look into a viewing machine to see the pictures which were separate paper prints attached to a drum turned by a handcrank. The pictures were shown at a variable speed of about 5 to 10 pictures per second depending on how rapidly the crank was turned. Some of these machines were coin operated. By the 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed the individual component images to be captured and stored on a single reel, and led quickly to the development of a motion picture projector to shine light through the processed and printed film and magnify these "moving picture shows" onto a screen for an entire audience. These reels, so exhibited, came to be known as "motion pictures". Early motion pictures were static shots that showed an event or action with no editing or other cinematic techniques.Ignoring Dickson's early sound experiments (1894), commercial motion pictures were purely visual art through the late 19th century, but these innovative silent films had gained a hold on the public imagination. Around the turn of the twentieth century, films began developing a narrative structure by stringing scenes together to tell narratives. The scenes were later broken up into multiple shots of varying sizes and angles. Other techniques such as camera movement were realized as effective ways to portray a story on film. Rather than leave the audience in silence, theater owners would hire a pianist or organist or a full orchestra to play music fitting the mood of the film at any given moment. By the early 1920s, most films came with a prepared list of sheet music for this purpose, with complete film scores being composed for major productions.The rise of European cinema was interrupted by the breakout of World War I while the film industry in United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood. However in the 1920s, European filmmakers such as Sergei Eisenstein, F. W. Murnau, and Fritz Lang, along with American innovator D. W. Griffith and the contributions of Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and others, continued to advance the medium. In the 1920s, new technology allowed filmmakers to attach to each film a soundtrack of speech, music and sound effects synchronized with the action on the screen. These sound films were initially distinguished by calling them "talking pictures", or talkies.The next major step in the development of cinema was the introduction of so-called "natural" color. While the addition of sound quickly eclipsed silent film and theater musicians, color was adopted more gradually as methods evolved making it more practical and cost effective to produce "natural color" films. The public was relatively indifferent to color photography as opposed to black-and-white,[citation needed] but as color processes improved and became as affordable as black-and-white film, more and more movies were filmed in color after the end of World War II, as the industry in America came to view color as essential to attracting audiences in its competition with television, which remained a black-and-white medium until the mid-1960s. By the end of the 1960s, color had become the norm for film makers.Since the decline of the studio system in the 1960s, the succeeding decades saw changes in the production and style of film. New Hollywood, French New Wave and the rise of film school educated independent filmmakers were all part of the changes the medium experienced in the latter half of the 20th century. Digital technology has been the driving force in change throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century.Film theory seeks to develop concise and systematic concepts that apply to the study of film as art. It was started by Ricciotto Canudo's The Birth of the Sixth Art. Formalist film theory, led by Rudolf Arnheim, Béla Balázs, and Siegfried Kracauer, emphasized how film differed from reality, and thus could be considered a valid fine art. André Bazin reacted against this theory by arguing that film's artistic essence lay in its ability to mechanically reproduce reality not in its differences from reality, and this gave rise to realist theory. More recent analysis spurred by Lacan's psychoanalysis and Ferdinand de Saussure's semiotics among other things has given rise to psychoanalytical film theory, structuralist film theory, feminist film theory and others.Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. In general, these works can be divided into two categories: academic criticism by film scholars and journalistic film criticism that appears regularly in newspapers and other media.Film critics working for newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media mainly review new releases. Normally they only see any given film once and have only a day or two to formulate opinions. Despite this, critics have an important impact on films, especially those of certain genres. Mass marketed action, horror, and comedy films tend not to be greatly affected by a critic's overall judgment of a film. The plot summary and description of a film that makes up the majority of any film review can still have an important impact on whether people decide to see a film. For prestige films such as most dramas, the influence of reviews is extremely important. Poor reviews will often doom a film to obscurity and financial loss.The impact of a reviewer on a given film's box office performance is a matter of debate. Some claim that movie marketing is now so intense and well financed that reviewers cannot make an impact against it. However, the cataclysmic failure of some heavily-promoted movies which were harshly reviewed, as well as the unexpected success of critically praised independent movies indicates that extreme critical reactions can have considerable influence. Others note that positive film reviews have been shown to spark interest in little-known films. Conversely, there have been several films in which film companies have so little confidence that they refuse to give reviewers an advanced viewing to avoid widespread panning of the film. However, this usually backfires as reviewers are wise to the tactic and warn the public that the film may not be worth seeing and the films often do poorly as a result.It is argued that journalist film critics should only be known as film reviewers, and true film critics are those who take a more academic approach to films. This line of work is more often known as film theory or film studies. These film critics attempt to come to understand how film and filming techniques work, and what effect they have on people. Rather than having their works published in newspapers or appear on television, their articles are published in scholarly journals, or sometimes in up-market magazines. They also tend to be affiliated with colleges or universities.The making and showing of motion pictures became a source of profit almost as soon as the process was invented. Upon seeing how successful their new invention, and its product, was in their native France, the Lumières quickly set about touring the Continent to exhibit the first films privately to royalty and publicly to the masses. In each country, they would normally add new, local scenes to their catalogue and, quickly enough, found local entrepreneurs in the various countries of Europe to buy their equipment and photograph, export, import and screen additional product commercially. The Oberammergau Passion Play of 1898[citation needed] was the first commercial motion picture ever produced. Other pictures soon followed, and motion pictures became a separate industry that overshadowed the vaudeville world. Dedicated theaters and companies formed specifically to produce and distribute films, while motion picture actors became major celebrities and commanded huge fees for their performances. Already by 1917, Charlie Chaplin had a contract that called for an annual salary of one million dollars.In the United States today, much of the film industry is centered around Hollywood. Other regional centers exist in many parts of the world, such as Mumbai-centered Bollywood, the Indian film industry's Hindi cinema which produces the largest number of films in the world.[1] Whether the ten thousand-plus feature length films a year produced by the Valley pornographic film industry should qualify for this title is the source of some debate.[citation needed] Though the expense involved in making movies has led cinema production to concentrate under the auspices of movie studios, recent advances in affordable film making equipment have allowed independent film productions to flourish.Profit is a key force in the industry, due to the costly and risky nature of filmmaking; many films have large cost overruns, a notorious example being Kevin Costner's Waterworld. Yet many filmmakers strive to create works of lasting social significance. The Academy Awards (also known as "the Oscars") are the most prominent film awards in the United States, providing recognition each year to films, ostensibly based on their artistic merits.There is also a large industry for educational and instructional films made in lieu of or in addition to lectures and texts.A preview performance refers to a showing of a movie to a select audience, usually for the purposes of corporate promotions, before the public film premiere itself. Previews are sometimes used to judge audience reaction, which if unexpectedly negative, may result in recutting or even refilming certain sections. (cf Audience response.)Trailers or previews are film advertisements for films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown. The term "trailer" comes from their having originally been shown at the end of a film programme. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the theater after the films ended, but the name has stuck. Trailers are now shown before the film (or the A movie in a double feature program) begins.
The nature of the film determines the size and type of crew required during filmmaking. Many Hollywood adventure films need computer generated imagery (CGI), created by dozens of 3D modellers, animators, rotoscopers and compositors. However, a low-budget, independent film may be made with a skeleton crew, often paid very little. Also, an open source film may be produced through open, collaborative processes. Filmmaking takes place all over the world using different technologies, styles of acting and genre, and is produced in a variety of economic contexts that range from state-sponsored documentary in China to profit-oriented movie making within the American studio system.A typical Hollywood-style filmmaking Production cycle is comprised of five main stages:Development Pre-production Production Post-production Distribution This production cycle typically takes three years. The first year is taken up with development. The second year comprises preproduction and production. The third year, post-production and distribution.A film crew is a group of people hired by a film company, employed during the "production" or "photography" phase, for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Crew are distinguished from cast, the actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film. The crew interacts with but is also distinct from the production staff, consisting of producers, managers, company representatives, their assistants, and those whose primary responsibility falls in pre-production or post-production phases, such as writers and editors. Communication between production and crew generally passes through the director and his/her staff of assistants. Medium-to-large crews are generally divided into departments with well defined hierarchies and standards for interaction and cooperation between the departments. Other than acting, the crew handles everything in the photography phase: props and costumes, shooting, sound, electrics (i.e., lights), sets, and production special effects. Caterers (known in the film industry as "craft services") are usually not considered part of the crew.TechnologyFilm stock consists of transparent celluloid, acetate, or polyester base coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive chemicals. Cellulose nitrate was the first type of film base used to record motion pictures, but due to its flammability was eventually replaced by safer materials. Stock widths and the film format for images on the reel have had a rich history, though most large commercial films are still shot on (and distributed to theaters) as 35 mm prints.Originally moving picture film was shot and projected at various speeds using hand-cranked cameras and projectors; though 1000 frames per minute (16⅔ frame/s) is generally cited as a standard silent speed, research indicates most films were shot between 16 frame/s and 23 frame/s and projected from 18 frame/s on up (often reels included instructions on how fast each scene should be shown) [1]. When sound film was introduced in the late 1920s, a constant speed was required for the sound head. 24 frames per second was chosen because it was the slowest (and thus cheapest) speed which allowed for sufficient sound quality. Improvements since the late 19th century include the mechanization of cameras — allowing them to record at a consistent speed, quiet camera design — allowing sound recorded on-set to be usable without requiring large "blimps" to encase the camera, the invention of more sophisticated filmstocks and lenses, allowing directors to film in increasingly dim conditions, and the development of synchronized sound, allowing sound to be recorded at exactly the same speed as its corresponding action. The soundtrack can be recorded separately from shooting the film, but for live-action pictures many parts of the soundtrack are usually recorded simultaneously.As a medium, film is not limited to motion pictures, since the technology developed as the basis for photography. It can be used to present a progressive sequence of still images in the form of a slideshow. Film has also been incorporated into multimedia presentations, and often has importance as primary historical documentation. However, historic films have problems in terms of preservation and storage, and the motion picture industry is exploring many alternatives. Most movies on cellulose nitrate base have been copied onto modern safety films. Some studios save color films through the use of separation masters — three B&W negatives each exposed through red, green, or blue filters (essentially a reverse of the Technicolor process). Digital methods have also been used to restore films, although their continued obsolescence cycle makes them (as of 2006) a poor choice for long-term preservation. Film preservation of decaying film stock is a matter of concern to both film historians and archivists, and to companies interested in preserving their existing products in order to make them available to future generations (and thereby increase revenue). Preservation is generally a higher-concern for nitrate and single-strip color films, due to their high decay rates; black and white films on safety bases and color films preserved on Technicolor imbibition prints tend to keep up much better, assuming proper handling and storage.Some films in recent decades have been recorded using analog video technology similar to that used in television production. Modern digital video cameras and digital projectors are gaining ground as well. These approaches are extremely beneficial to moviemakers, especially because footage can be evaluated and edited without waiting for the film stock to be processed. Yet the migration is gradual, and as of 2005 most major motion pictures are still recorded on film.IndependentIndependent filmmaking often takes place outside of Hollywood, or other major studio systems. An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing or distribution from a major movie studio. Creative, business, and technological reasons have all contributed to the growth of the indie film scene in the late 20th and early 21st century.On the business side, the costs of big-budget studio films also leads to conservative choices in cast and crew. There is a trend in Hollywood towards co-financing (over two-thirds of the films put out by Warner Bros. in 2000 were joint ventures, up from 10% in 1987).[2] A hopeful director is almost never given the opportunity to get a job on a big-budget studio film unless he or she has significant industry experience in film or television. Also, the studios rarely produce films with unknown actors, particularly in lead roles.Before the advent of digital alternatives, the cost of professional film equipment and stock was also a hurdle to being able to produce, direct, or star in a traditional studio film. The cost of 35 mm film is outpacing inflation: in 2002 alone, film negative costs were up 23%, according to Variety.[2].But the advent of consumer camcorders in 1985, and more importantly, the arrival of high-resolution digital video in the early 1990s, have lowered the technology barrier to movie production significantly. Both production and post-production costs have been significantly lowered; today, the hardware and software for post-production can be installed in a commodity-based personal computer. Technologies such as DVDs, FireWire connections and non-linear editing system pro-level software like Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas and Apple's Final Cut Pro, and consumer level software such as Apple's Final Cut Express and iMovie make movie-making relatively inexpensive.Since the introduction of DV technology, the means of production have become more democratized. Filmmakers can conceivably shoot and edit a movie, create and edit the sound and music, and mix the final cut on a home computer. However, while the means of production may be democratized, financing, distribution, and marketing remain difficult to accomplish outside the traditional system. Most independent filmmakers rely on film festivals to get their films noticed and sold for distribution. The arrival of internet-based video outlets such as YouTube and Veoh has further changed the film making landscape in ways that are still to be determined.Open content filmAn open content film is much like an independent film, but it is produced through open collaborations; its source material is available under a license which is permissive enough to allow other parties to create fan fiction or derivative works, than a traditional copyright. Like independent filmmaking, open source filmmaking takes place outside of Hollywood, or other major studio systems.Fan filmA fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the more notable films have actually been produced by professional filmmakers as film school class projects or as demonstration reels. Fan films vary tremendously in length, from short faux-teaser trailers for non-existent motion pictures to rarer full-length motion pictures.AnimationAnimation is the technique in which each frame of a film is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model unit (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result with a special animation camera. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.File formats like GIF, QuickTime, Shockwave and Flash allow animation to be viewed on a computer or over the Internet.Because animation is very time-consuming and often very expensive to produce, the majority of animation for TV and movies comes from professional animation studios. However, the field of independent animation has existed at least since the 1950s, with animation being produced by independent studios (and sometimes by a single person). Several independent animation producers have gone on to enter the professional animation industry.Limited animation is a way of increasing production and decreasing costs of animation by using "short cuts" in the animation process. This method was pioneered by UPA and popularized by Hanna-Barbera, and adapted by other studios as cartoons moved from movie theaters to television.[3]Although most animation studios are now using digital technologies in their productions, there is a specific style of animation that depends on film. Cameraless animation, made famous by moviemakers like Norman McLaren, Len Lye and Stan Brakhage, is painted and drawn directly onto pieces of film, and then run through a projector.VenuesWhen it is initially produced, a feature film is often shown to audiences in a movie theater or cinema. The first theater designed exclusively for cinema opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1905.[4] Thousands of such theaters were built or converted from existing facilities within a few years.[5] In the United States, these theaters came to be known as nickelodeons, because admission typically cost a nickel (five cents).Typically, one film is the featured presentation (or feature film). Before the 1970s, there were "double features"; typically, a high quality "A picture" rented by an independent theater for a lump sum, and a "B picture" of lower quality rented for a percentage of the gross receipts. Today, the bulk of the material shown before the feature film consists of previews for upcoming movies and paid advertisements (also known as trailers or "The Twenty").Historically, all mass marketed feature films were made to be shown in movie theaters. The development of television has allowed films to be broadcast to larger audiences, usually after the film is no longer being shown in theaters. Recording technology has also enabled consumers to rent or buy copies of films on VHS or DVD (and the older formats of laserdisc, VCD and SelectaVision — see also videodisc), and Internet downloads may be available and have started to become revenue sources for the film companies. Some films are now made specifically for these other venues, being released as made-for-TV movies or direct-to-video movies. The production values on these films are often considered to be of inferior quality compared to theatrical releases in similar genres, and indeed, some films that are rejected by their own studios upon completion are distributed through these markets.The movie theater pays an average of about 50-55% of its ticket sales to the movie studio, as film rental fees.[6] The actual percentage starts with a number higher than that, and decreases as the duration of a film's showing continues, as an incentive to theaters to keep movies in the theater longer. However, today's barrage of highly marketed movies ensures that most movies are shown in first-run theaters for less than 8 weeks. There are a few movies every year that defy this rule, often limited-release movies that start in only a few theaters and actually grow their theater count through good word-of-mouth and reviews. According to a 2000 study by ABN AMRO, about 26% of Hollywood movie studios' worldwide income came from box office ticket sales; 46% came from VHS and DVD sales to consumers; and 28% came from television (broadcast, cable, and pay-per-view).[6]Future stateWhile motion picture films have been around for more than a century, film is still a relative newcomer in the pantheon of fine arts. In the 1950s, when television became widely available, industry analysts predicted the demise of local movie theaters. Despite competition from television's increasing technological sophistication over the 1960s and 1970s, such as the development of color television and large screens, motion picture cinemas continued. In the 1980s, when the widespread availability of inexpensive videocassette recorders enabled people to select films for home viewing, industry analysts again wrongly predicted the death of the local cinemas.In the 1990s and 2000s the development of digital DVD players, home theater amplification systems with surround sound and subwoofers, and large LCD or plasma screens enabled people to select and view films at home with greatly improved audio and visual reproduction. These new technologies provided audio and visual that in the past only local cinemas had been able to provide: a large, clear widescreen presentation of a film with a full-range, high-quality multi-speaker sound system. Once again industry analysts predicted the demise of the local cinema. Local cinemas will be changing in the 2000s and moving towards digital screens, a new approach which will allow for easier and quicker distribution of films (via satellite or hard disks), a development which may give local theaters a reprieve from their predicted demise.The cinema now faces a new challenge from home video by the likes of a new DVD format Blu-ray, which can provide full HD 1080p video playback at near cinema quality. Video formats are gradually catching up with the resolutions and quality that film offers, 1080p in Blu-ray offers a pixel resolution of 1920×1080 a leap from the DVD offering of 720×480 and the paltry 330×480 offered by the first home video standard VHS. The maximum resolutions that film currently offers are 2485×2970 or 1420×3390, UHD, a future digital video format, will offer a massive resolution of 7680×4320, surpassing all current film resolutions. The only viable competitor to these new innovations is IMAX which can play film content at an extreme 10000×7000 resolution.Despite the rise of all new technologies, the development of the home video market and a surge of online piracy, 2007 was a record year in film that showed the highest ever box-office grosses. Many expected film to suffer as a result of the effects listed above but it has flourished, strengthening film studio expectations for the future.