Golmaal Returns: Sequel to 2006 blockbuster Golmaal- Movies and Music Review

Golmaal Returns, a sequel to Golmaal (2006), is a Bollywood film that will be released on October 29, 2008. Rohit Shetty, who also directed its sequel, is the Director of this movie. Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor have reprised their roles from the earlier version. However, Shreyas Talpade is the new entry in the movie. He will be playing the character that was originally done by Sharman Joshi. Apart from Shreyas, the film also has Kareena Kapoor, Celina Jaitley, Anjana Sukhani and Amrita Arora as new addition to its cast. Golman Returns is a remake of ‘Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar’.

Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor are appearing together in a movie for the first time, since pairing in 2006 blockbuster ‘Omkara’. Though the movie was supposed to be shot in Dubai, its shooting was primarily done in Goa.

Golmaal Returns is about a husband Gopal (Ajay Devgan) trying to convince his wife Ekta (Kareena Kapoor), who is a die hard fan of Ekta Kapoor’s Saas-Bahu serials, that he is not into any extramarital affair. For convincing Ekta, Gopal comes up with a lie, which leads him into more trouble with every moment.

Pritam, who is amongst the leading musicians in the current lot, has composed the songs of Golmaal Returns. The music of ‘Tu Saala Kaam Se Gaya’ and ‘Meow’ has made full justice to Pritam’s style, for which he is popular across the globe. The movie is produced by Dhillin Mehta and Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd will be distributing it across the country.

The Diwali release of ‘Golmaal Returns’ might not work for Rohit Shetty, as the week will also see the arrival of the most anticipated movie, Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Fashion’, to the scene. However, its multi-starrer cast, which includes Ajay Devgan & Kareena Kapoor, can work its magic on the global audience, similar to its previous sequel.

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Celina Jaitley, Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade

Director: Rohit Shetty,  

Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty

Lyrics: Sameer

Roadside Romeo: Movies and Music Review

Roadside Romeo is a computer-animated film, the first one  of its kind in Bollywood. The movie has been written & directed by Jugal Hansraj, who previously acted in hit films including Mohabbatein (2000) & Salaam Namaste (2005). It is his directorial debut and will be looking for the same response as he got from his role in his first Bollywood film, the Naseruddin Shah starrer ‘Masoom’. Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra have produced this film.

Under the coalition of Yash Raj Films (India) and Walt Disney Pictures (US), Roadside Romeo hit the theaters in India & US on October 24, 2008. Voice for the characters in the movie has been given by popular names of Bollywood, which include Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. This is the first time that Kareena & Saif have appeared in an animated production.

Title character of the flick, Roadside Romeo (voiced by Saif Ali Khan), is a dog living in the streets of Mumbai. The movie revolves around his life and how he tries to win the love of Laila (voiced by Kareena Kapoor) fending of challenges thrown at him by Charlie Anna (voiced by Javed Jaffrey), who also loves her, and his men. Roadside Romeo has utilized the state-of-the-art animation technology. It has been produced entirely in India and features music, romance, songs and dance number similar to other projects from Yash Raj Films.

Compositions of Salim Sulaiman (Music) and Jaideep Sahni (Lyrics) are good and have received good reviews from everyone. The success of this 95-minute animated flick, which has been made on a budget of $7 million, is going to spring in high hopes amongst other directors, who are looking to come up with animated ventures in Bollywood. Jugal Hansraj is also keeping his fingers crossed with the performance of this movie in its first weekend, as it has been released during the ‘Diwali’ festival in India.

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Casts : Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Javed Jaffrey

Producer : Aditya Chopra

Director : Jugal Hansraj

Singers : Kunal Ganjawala, K K, Sunidhi Chauhan, Saif Ali Khan, Sudesh Bhosle, Naresh Kamat.