Sharat Saxena

About the movie A family thriller where a household's hard-won peace is threatened by a high-stakes conflict. Loyalties are tested as festivity gives way to danger.

Inheriting from the ancestors, the legacy of the Ayurveda panacea `Vajrakavach`, a famed and effective remedy for all ills, the brother duo Pooran and Kaala use the kavach with varied intentions. While Pooran who is good-hearted puts in use his heritage to help people, Kaala looks out for his interest in money. Parmar, an erstwhile Casanova and a colorful character who is also a sharp and intelligent lawyer of repute, is the paying guest in the brothers` house. He is a thorn in Kaala`s side, as he is paying the same rent for 35 years, that is of 125 rupees. Adding to the Punjabi mix, Chikoo is a pretty Gujarati girl, who steals Kaala`s heart and brings a sinister twist to the tale.

The film stars Ruhi Singh as Rhea, a free-spirited girl, whose life turns upside down when her father gets appointed as the Prime Minister of India. The fiercely independent Rhea starts to feel stifled because of the security team that accompanies her wherever she goes and the young lady jumps at the chance of an adventure provided by a mysterious stranger Aryan Shekhawat (Krishna Chaturvedi), who she runs off with while on a vacation in South Africa, much to the anguish of her security team led by RAW agents Lisa Ray and Jaaved Jaaferi. To know what happens next, you will have to watch the film.

10 year old Nanhe lives in arid Jaisalmer with his mother, sister and camel. He earns his living as a tourist guide and organizing camel safaris. Unlike other 10yr olds, Nanhe`s dreams aren`t fickle. He has just one dream to meet actor Bobby Deol. And on one lucky day, Nanhe gets the chance to appear in a shot with Bobby in a film. From that day they become friends. Nanhe writes to his dost, Bobby regularly, telling him about his triumphs, his battles and his joys. And as Nanhe grows up, Bobby`s thoughts influence his thoughts and actions. When Nanhe hears that Bobby is coming to Jaisalmer for a shoot, he is overjoyed. They meet and Nanhe`s life changes forever. His dost gives him words of wisdom which help him to overcome obstacles and also stand up for himself.

Nanhe Jaisalmer lives a poor lifestyle in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, along with his mom, Sarla, and sister, Suman. His father took advantage of Sarla's illiteracy, sold their property and absconded, leaving the trio to live a near-destitute life. When he was four he was cast in a movie starring Bobby Deol. This minor role did have a major impact on his life and he became obsessed with Bobby so much so that he had Suman write to him regularly as well as collected posters and photographs and hung them on the walls of his tiny bedroom. Six years later he is now a tourist guide, able to converse in Italian, German, French, and English, even though he neglected to attend school, instead spent all his spare time watching Bobby's movies, and became the main bread-earner for his family. He instantly gives his approval to Badal (a movie title starring Bobby) who wants to wed Suman. Nanhe is thrilled when he finds out that a Bobby will be appearing in 'Yaar' which is scheduled to be filmed in Jaisalmer and Barmer. One day while traveling on his camel, Raja, he comes to the rescue of none other than Bobby himself whose car was stuck in the sand dunes. He is thrilled when Bobby recognizes him, and they continue to meet secretly. Bobby encourages him to study, overcome a bully, Maggoo, as well as become a better person. When invitations are sent out for Suman's wedding, he gives one to Bobby, who promises to also attend the ceremony. The wedding takes place but Bobby neglects to keep his promise leaving a much disappointed Nanhe to figure out the reason(s) behind Bobby's absence. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Krrish is the story of a simple village boy Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) who lives with his grandmother (Rekha) having lost his parents to misfortune. Krishna meets Priya (Priyanka Chopra) when she comes with her group for a trek from Singapore. Having fallen in love with her, he rushes to Singapore on being called by Priya who is trying to save her job by getting Krishna to Singapore and having him pull unnaturally jaw-dropping stunts - something he does regularly in his village. But when he reaches Singapore, the biggest truth of his life uncovers itself, transforming him into ``Krrish``, a gallany superhero. What is it that alters his life to an extent as this?

Amjad (Akshay Kumar) is an auto rickshaw driver, who is searching for his long lost brother Munna, and Avinash ( Tusshar Kapoor) wants to be a star in the Bollywood industry. Amjad wants to marry his lover Heena (Esha Deol) . But her parents want her to marry a rich man. So Amjad plans to win her parents' trust by a fake drama with Avinash and his friend to act as fake goons and they involve Rathod to arrest and win Heena's heart. The plan goes wrong as real goons appear but Amjad fights them leading Heena's parents agreeing to marry her to Amjad. Meanwhile, Inspector Ajit Rathod (Ajay Devgan) is on a mission to eliminate a notorious terrorist Azhar Khan (Rahul Dev) who killed his wife and the latter is underground from the eyes of the law and is planning to destroy Mumbai in order to release Masood, who was arrested by Ajit. Avinash, who is on the other hand, loses his job as an extra in films after an argument with an egoistic actor. A newcomer Indu (Laila) is helped by Avinash to enter the industry and soon both fall in love with each other not knowing that she had been subjected to a compromise with the producer Agarwal. Hopeless, Avinash decides to be an auto-rickshaw driver but Indu apologies and encourages Avinash to be a good actor. Soon, Avinash and Indu's luck turns when the filmmaker casts them as leads in his next film after being impressed on their acting skills. Meghna (Lara Dutta) a news reporter develops a liking towards Rathod, but the latter is still traumatized and angered by his wife's death. Azhar returns home after the exile, but seeking the same motive of destruction: planning a bomb blast on train with passengers. He kills Rathod's friend, Inspector Deepak and is on the loose. Rathod learns that Azhar is none other than Amjad's younger brother, Munna, and arrests Amjad and beats him up. A am Azhar calls Rathod at the Bandra Terminus where he has kept passengers as hostages. He asks to make a deal to release Masood and Amjad and demands a helicopter for escaping to Pakistan. Rathod goes according to the plan and reaches the station where a horrified Amjad learns that his brother is a terrorist. Amjad pleads Azhar to leave the innocent people but the latter denies by naming his actions as jihad. A fight ensues during an explosion at the station which kills Azhar's men. Just when Azhar and Masood try to attack Rathod and Amjad where he shoots Masood. Azhar tries to kill Meghna and is killed by Amjad to save her. Rathod condoles Amjad to which he refuses and disowns Azhar instead, stating that any person who kills innocent people in the name of religion should be gunned down and considers Avinash as his brother. At the end, Rathod, Amjad and Avinash return from the ambush.

Surya belongs to a small town and considers Naved Ali as his idol.He joins college in Mumbai and gets awarded by Naved Ali for his bravery.Surya starts working with Naved Ali that's when he realizes that his idol is not what he claims. Suryachand comes from a small town an considers Naved Ali as his idol.He dreams of becoming like him ,Surya comes to Mumbai to attend college where he gets awarded by Naved Ali and gets chance to work with him.Surya will now realize that Naved Ali is a business minded person and will go to any extent to earn profit. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com Since his childhood days, Surajchand Srivastav's mother had encouraged him to keep and maintain a photo album of famous men and women, with a view of trying to walk in their respective paths. Surajchand has diligently done so, and one of his ideals is none other than Naved Ali. Surajchand then travels to Bombay city, where he begins to study in college, and is thrilled when Naved himself is asked to be a guest of honor on the Annual Day. Little does Surajchand know that soon he will be working with Naved, have a radio station named Awaaz, and he himself will be responsible for swaying public opinion. The question is will success change Surajchand, and is this what Surajchand really wanted out of life? —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Ajay, a young guy, who lives with his mother and sister in a village, once saves the life of Rama, the niece of the evil rulers of the village - Raja Brijraj and Chote Raja Ranbir. Soon, Ajay falls head over heels in love with her. Although Rama initially hates Ajay and belittles him for being poor, love-hate relationship blossoms between the two eventually. Will Ajay win over his love? Will the evil brothers accept Ajay? Forms the crux.

Police inspectors Karan and Ali investigate the murder of a colleague, Inspector Rane. Karan takes the responsibility of protecting Anjali, a bar dancer who is a key witness to the crime.

Arun, a kind-hearted, modest man, discovers a device that gives him the power of invisibility, and battles against the feared crime lord, Mogambo, who is on a quest to acquire this device.

Shakti is a Hindi movie starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Amrish Puri and Smita Patil in prominent roles. It is directed by Ramesh Sippy.