If you still believe, its not ‘Air & Water’ but ‘Movies & Cricket’ that we Indians cant live without. Then February is surely going to be your month as the cricket world cup that will start in February will surely steal the light and your drawing room space. Our very own Bollywood is in no mood to challenge the cricketing event but it can’t deny the fact that movies will be another mode of entertainment when Indians will be oiling their bats.

In the month Bollywood will witness few dominating movies and will test the credentials of few actors who slump badly last year like Akshay Kumar. However the promising releases that is sure to ignite the desire of watching movies is Vishal Bhardawaj and Sudhir Mishra’s films which promises to be a run riot at the ticket window. And then, courteously hand-over the baton of responsibility to fascinate the country in the second half of the month to “a game that Sachin Tendulkar plays”.

The very first release of the month is RUN BHOLA RUN starring an unlike Govinda, and an unmute Tushhar Kapoor. The Glamour portion is handed over to Ameesha Patel and Celina Jaitley (Even a Fardeen khan seems acting like Marlon Brando, when he is cast opposite these two glam dolls). Hope it works for Chi Chi & Co.  Director Neeraj Vora too is not breathing easy, he is on a verge of completing a hat trick of duds, after Phir Hera Pheri and Shortkut-The Con is On. I wish at least this could ‘Run’ all the way but after looking at the trailer of the movie it seems the audiences will do the running. A special suggestion to Tushhar “few things are better, if left unsaid” Maae O!!

Sudhir Mishra, the maker of critically acclaimed Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi, is ready with another thrilling love story starring his favorite Irffan Khan and his muse Chitrangada Singh in Prakaash Jha Productions YEH SAALI ZINDAGI. The Movie also Stars the tough Singh (the only Masculine character in ‘Aishaa’). Irffan Khan seems to be back on track after letting down his own standards in films like Knock Out and Hiss. We wish this talented cast and crew a successful ‘Zindagi’ all the way.

Just a week before the cricket world cup, Akshay Kumar wears his cricketing gear to run us over in Nikhil Advani’s PATIALA HOUSE. The Actor and Director of the film don’t want to remember their last horrible outing together in ‘Chandni Chowk to China’. So after making people laugh at him and his credentials as an actor, Akshay finally gets serious in this one. He plays an Indian born cricketer who dreams of playing for England. Anushka Sharma plays Akshay’s love interest. Rishi kapoor and Dimple kapadia play the ‘not so interested’ parents.Let’s see if Akki manages to maintain a good line and length at the Box Office this time around. Or is it going to be yet another wide one, after Tees Maar Khan, Action Replay and many more.

Vishal Bhardwaj turns match maker in 7 Khoon Maaf, finds 7 grooms for a Bride (Priyanka Chopra). Even though the film is releasing just a day before world cup’s inaugural match between India and Bangladesh, Vishal is sitting pretty relaxed. He seems to have total control over the audience’s nerves, when it comes to story telling. The story is inspired by a Ruskin Bond short story “Susanna’s Seven Husbands”, but as the past has witnessed Vishal giving full credit by presenting it in an even better way than the original ones he has adapted from. And with an interesting cast including names like Naseeruddin Shah, Irfan Khan, John Abraham, Niel Nitin Mukesh, Anu Kapoor, Russian Actor Alexander Dyachenko and Shah’s Son Vivaan. I bet you don’t want to miss this one, unless you get a last minute call to join the Indian cricket squad.

Get ready for a trip to Mumbai Pickpocket’s infamous area named Bhindi Bazaar releasing later this month. This realistic flick looks really promising, especially after looking at the talented cast, including Kay Kay Menon, Pawan Malhotra and Piyush Mishra. First time director Ankush Bhatt showcase the Betrayals, Revelations, Deceits and Vengeance inside the life of people living in Bhindi Bazaar. Will have to wait and watch whether the Audiences gets pick pocketed or get their money’s worth.

Tanu weds Manu. Still riding high on the success of 3 idiots, Madhavan is back in a light comedy romancing Kangna Ranaut. If you are totally being ignored by your close ones for not inviting you in any wedding, then you could compensate by attending this one.

Vinay Pathak teams up with Saurabh Shukla in comic thriller UTT PATANG. I guess the title in itself gives you the idea of the story. Do I need to say more??

(Life is F***), if the title of Sudhir Mishra’s forthcoming film ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ will be translated for the English audience it will come like that. Surprisingly, the promotional page on social networking site facebook for the film quite loudly and frequently uses the word ‘F***’.

In one of the status updates recently asks the fans, “One F##k’ up can change your life, tell us about the one f*#k up that changed your life for better?

Let’s not delve anymore into what is logical and what is illogical about the title rather wait for ‘F***’ of a film by Sudhir Mishra who had given some memorable flicks to remember.

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Arunoday Singh, Chitrangada Singh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Saurabh Shukla, Sushant Singh, Yashpal Sharma, Prashant Narayan, Vipin Sharma, Vipul Gupta
Crew:

Director: Sudhir Mishra

Producer: Sudhir Mishra, Cine Raas

Music: Nishat Khan

Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire

Cinematography: Sachin Krishn

Editing: Archit D. Rastogi

Screenplay: Sudhir Mishra

Story/Writer: Sudhir Mishra

Sudhir Mishra has always been a prolific story teller, his previous works like ‘Hazaro’n Khwaishein Aisi’, Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi’, Khoya Khoya Chaand’, Yeh Who Manzil To Nahi, Calcutta Mail, Chameli, Dharavi and Khamosh have earned him awards and critical acclaims. He has always produced meaningful cinema, with unusual climax and sensible direction, he is once again ready with another unusual cinema, as the title of the film ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ which in itself is an unusual title for a Hindi film. May be because of that the film has received an ‘A’ rating.

For youngsters, this is not an unusual term, it is an idiom that they hear very often from friends, colleagues and many a times utter themselves. This term shows the frustration of today, where life struggles between love, career and family and when someone comes close of giving up everything, he has this term to pull all in one ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’. Is it an appropriate title for a romance-thriller? Well, you may think otherwise but it has a story behind the title. When Sudhir was confused between ‘Dil Dar b Dar’ and ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’, he took help from the social networking site Facebook where he asked viewers to see the clip – which he has posted on the page – to suggest him the appropriate title for his the film. He received a whopping 80% for ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ and it is how the film got its title.

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The film ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ examines the pitfalls of love and longing in today’s India. It is an inspiration of Sudhir’s earlier film ‘Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi’ but not a sequel claimed the director.

The film stars some tall actors like Irrfan Khan who played the character of an investment banker, Sudhir’s favorite actress Chitrangada Singh as an inspiring pop singer, Arunoday Singh as a local goon and new comer Aditi Rao to complete the cast.

The audience has to wait a little longer as ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ will be released in January 2011. Now don’t say, ‘Yeh Saala wait’!

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For the first time Shahrukh Khan and Irrfan Khan comes together for Priyadarshan’s Billoo Barber. Expectations are high that it can outshine the silver screen chemistry of SRK and Saif, Abhishek and John. But all these are still in the womb of future.

Let see how Irrfan, The Protagonist fairs in front of SRK.