Apoorva Lakhia

`Toofan` is a remake of the Prakash Mehra starrer, `Zanjeer`. The film stars Prakash Raj, Priyanka Chopra, Ram Charan, Srihari and Sanjay Dutt. Apart from being remade in Telugu, `Toofan is also releasing in Hindi too as `Zanjeer`. The film marks Priyanka Chopra`s Tollywood debut, PC earlier starred in Zanjeer opposite The original `Zanjeer` which released in 1973 featured Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit and Bindu in the key roles. `Zanjeer` made Amitabh Bachchan popular as the righteous angry young man. Big B reportedly has a guest appearance in `Toofan`. Apoorva Lakhia the film has both directed and produced the film while Anu Malik, Chirantan Bhatt, Meet Brothers and Devi Sri Prasad have composed the film`s music.

The film is a remake of Amitabh Bachchan starer Zanjeer. The honest police officer Vijay Khanna shall rise to fight crime and eliminate criminal in a city ruled by the crime lord Teja. To fight crime his love interest shall support him and Sher Khan will be his aide fighting from forefront.

Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan) is one of the most promising journalists in the country. Owais Husain (Sunil Shetty) who heads a controversial Istanbul based news channel makes him an offer to join the channel for an outrageous salary and other perks. This offer couldn`t have come at a better time for Vikas who was undergoing a painful divorce with his wife Anjali (Shriya Saran). However, little does he know that this decision will change his life forever. When he voices his plans to quit the channel, he is reminded by Turkish commando, Rizwan Khan (Vivek Oberoi), how others who quit had been bumped off because they knew too much. In a place where the gun has the last laugh, will a journalist survive or will he fall prey like many others?

A news reporter must uncover the secret on the 13th floor of a News Station. A promising journalist Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan) is offered a position to head a controversial news station in Istanbul by its owner Owais Husain (Sunil Shetty). With this offer comes the promise of money and many other perks that make this offer hard to refuse, especially since Vikas is currently going through a very painful divorce with his wife Anjali (Shriya Saran). After working for the channel that in turn changes his life, he decides to quit, however it is brought to his attention by a Turkish commando Rizwan Khan (Vivek Oberoi), that others who have quit had been killed for knowing too much. It becomes a battle - which will win, the sword or the pen? —Kelli Eyres Recently divorced from his wife, Anjali Vakil, ace Aaj Tak News Reporter, Vikas Sagar, decides to re-locate to Istanbul, Turkey, to work for Al Johara. Once there, he is met by fellow-reporter, Owais Hussain, is introduced to the CEO, Al Gazni, shown around the building, and instructed to keep away from the 13th floor. While covering an assignment in turbulent Afghanistan, Owais is shot and killed. Shortly thereafter, Vikas will find his life drastically changing after he meets with rebel ex-army officer, Rizwan Khan, finds out that Owais' death was deliberate, and must uncover the reason why employees who want to quit are killed; and why he is not permitted to attend on the 13th floor of his employer's building. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

This film is the brainchild of seven directors and brings to you ten different tales played by a huge star cast. A writer goes crazy when he finds a startling truth about the woman he is in love with. Five friends spin out stories within stories that confuse them. A highway symbolises the companionship between two friends. But its volatile turns change their lives radically. These are just some of the samples that you get to watch in this movie. Check out the theatres to see all the ten stories.

Based on the shootout in Lokhhandwala 1991, when commissioner of police, Aftaab Ahmed Khan, shot Dawood Ibrahim`s aides including Maya Dolas and Dilip Bua, Shootout At Lokhandwala is an awfully violent, and hence, a true depiction of the most ferocious day-light encounter the city of Mumbai witnessed. This movie brings to light the reach, connection and nexus of the underworld and devotion to profession of men so committed, that all they really cared about was their jobs.

Colonel Suryaveer "Surya" Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a bitter man and ex-Army officer, hired by his friend and former comrade Captain Shekhar Verma (Arjun Rampal) (Shekhar lives in Bangkok and runs a strip club) to protect a little girl, Anamika R. Rathore (Rucha Vaidya), who resides in Bangkok, Thailand with her Non-resident Indian (NRI) family. Mother Nikasha (Perizaad Zorabian) & father Ravi (Vikram Chatwal). The family is wealthy and is worried with the spate of increasing kidnappings in the city. They are looking for an armed bodyguard for Anamika. Ravi hires Surya after he admits that he has a drinking problem. Surya promises to put his life on the line for the job. Kripa "Krispi" Shankar (Daya Shankar Pandey). an Indian, gives Surya information and goods & befriends him. Surya drinks alcohol frequently (he accidentally shot two children while serving as a soldier in the Kashmir Valley. Surya did this to save Shekhar's life and was captured by the terrorists. He was tortured for 3 days. Shekhar then mounted a rescue operation, took 2 bullets and killed 5 terrorists to save Surya), and is not interested in befriending the girl. Nikasha also approaches Surya and asks for a friend or Anamika, but Surya is rude to her and says that he will be a bodyguard and nothing else. Nikasha is offended and walks away. Eventually, Anamika wins Surya's heart and he helps her to prepare for a swim meet (Anamika was losing precious seconds as she was scared of the sound of gunshot. Surya helps her overcome this fear and beat the competition). Ravi and Nikasha leave for London for Ravi's business meeting. Anamika stays behind in Surya's care. Anamika and Surya bond, and eventually Ravi and Nikasha return. Nikasha is happy to see Surya close to Anamika.. One day Anamika gets kidnapped and Surya receives serious injuries (3 bullets on his body) in his attempt to prevent the kidnapping. ACP Harvinder "Harry" Singh (Akhilendra Mishra) is assigned to investigate the case. The kidnappers asks for $1 MM, headed by Wong (Rajendranath "Raj" Zutshi). Ravi delivers the cash as per instructions, but Harry intervenes and attacks when the cash is collected and shoots the cash collectors. In retaliation, Wong pretends to have shot Anamika dead. Shekhar breaks the news to Surya and wants him to go back to India for a few days. Surya gets to the airport, but cant board the flight. Surya vows to kill every person involved in the murder of Anamika. Surya uses his investigative skills, only to find out about the conspiracy that is behind the little girl's kidnapping. Surya works with Krispi to track the person (Lee Kap (Denzil Smith)) who originally picked up Anamika at the kidnapping location. Surya cuts off Lee's fingers post which he admits that he kidnaps targets on behalf of Sammy (Aditya Lakhia) and delivers them to Sammy's nightclub. Surya then shoots Lee. Bangkok Police Officer Inspector Kelly (Kelly Dorjee) knows that Surya has killed Lee, but offers to help Surya in his mission to bring down the kidnapping gang. Surya reaches the nightclub and figures that Sammy's nightclub was just a transit point to Wong, who was the caller to Ravi and Nikasha. Sammy also reveals that Harry stole the ransom money after shooting the cash collectors. Surya takes Shekhar's help and gets weapons. He tracks and attacks Harry in full force. Surya puts a bomb up Harry's ass. Harry confesses that he stole the ransom money, but it was only $0.5 MM and not the full $ 1 MM. He says Chang (Ravi's lawyer) had kept the money in the car and hence must have stolen it. Surya goes to Chang's house and finds many financial papers. Surya confronts Ravi next. Ravi engineered his daughter's kidnapping so he could receive US$500,000, without the knowledge of his wife, Nikasha. Anamika had kidnapping insurance for $ 1 MM, provided through Ravi's company. Ravi stole half the amount and deposited it in his personal account. Chang had promised Ravi that Anamika would be returned two days after her kidnapping. Surya gives Ravi the gun and bullet that Surya had used in a suicide attempt, so Ravi could commit suicide. Ravi shoots himself. Surya attacks Chang and learns that Wong is Chang's brother. Wong reveals that Anamika is still alive. Surya holds Chang hostage, while Chang's brother Wong holds Anamika hostage. When they come to exchange the people, Chang's brother reveals a great secret to Surya. Surya learns that Shekhar was all behind this (Shekhar runs the biggest kidnapping squad in Thailand). Surya kills Wong's men. A great fight between Shekhar and Surya starts. Shekhar is killed, and Surya spends the rest of his life with Anamika and her mother. In the end, Anamika (Lara Dutta) gets a new bodyguard and the film shows her during her swimming practice, with Surya and her new bodyguard (Abhishek Bachchan) 15 years later.

Dina Nath is honored by the Indian Government, which is televised live. While receiving the honors, Dina Nath informs the Government that his village is still without electricity, and he is promised that electricity will be provided in his village immediately. And electricity is provided in the village. Dina Nath's son, Kanji, who is in Mumbai, hears of this and returns to the village along with a C-Band ten foot satellite dish and a super flat stereo television. When the satellite is set-up, the villagers are thrilled by the TV shows. This leads to the village priest complaining to Chotey Thakur Rudra Pratap Singh that the villagers are turning away from his temple and worship. Rudra is not concerned as he himself has a TV set in his home. But when the priest informs Rudra that his sister, Kesar and Kanji are in love, Rudra makes a threat to destroy Kanaji and all of the village in the presence of a TV crew filming the whole drama - live worldwide. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)