Even for a Diwali feast, the platter has never been so full of choice—Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, not to forget Kareena Kapoor, a sizzling Lara Dutt and Bipasha Basu and even Katrina Kaif with a special appearance by Kylie Minologue thrown in for the festive spirit. Phew! Three releases and much debate, will they work the box-office magic? Is three, company or competition? With close to Rs 200 crore riding, not a celebratory year so far, a nail-biting climax to 2009 is what everyone is expecting from Bollywood.
Ashtavinayak’s Blue with its huge reported cost of production (COP) of Rs 85 crore was, of course, the high risk one. Read more….
