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Jaane Tu...ya janee na by Abbas Tyrewala, like most of the films of Bollywood, is about love. It has no grand cast, great production standards or extraordinary storyline otherwise the humor, which makes it a fresh entertainer.  Jai  (Imran Khan) and Aditi (Genelia) are two amongst a group of college friends, who loves each other but don't have the insight or maturity to accept it.

Renowned Indian film director Ram Gopal Varma retrieved his glorious kingdom of talent, creativity and achievements giving the taste of true Indian Cinema through his recent movie Sarkar Raj.  Starring indian film icons Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the film was premiered at International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) 2008 in Bangkok on June, 6, creating a global audience.

Jannat is the film that shows a man taking up shortcuts of evil means to get his "Jannat" (heaven) on the earth. The theme of the movie is clear-- there is only entry into the crimes, but no exit. The film is made in the line of gambling and match-fixing while the prime theme of the film is love.

Star Comes Down to the Ground is a heart touching film prudently made for people of all walks of lives. The movie gained harmony of heart by connecting each and every body of a family. I am confident, the film must be achieved commercial success as well as it will receive enormous praise. Definitely, Amir Khan with his debut gains massive scores as a genius director.

Jodha Akbar directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar the man behind the Oscar nominated Lagaan. It is a historical love story featuring superstars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who played the movie as Akbar and Jodha. Jodha Akbar is a marvelously spiced-up slice of history. Or just savor the chemistry between the warrior and the princess with hundreds of junior artist, elephants, rabbit and parrots by the couple's journey from secularism to eternity. The best part of the movie is that it blends the love story perfectly with in the war ridden backdrop.

Kaushik Roy's first film "Apna Aasman" has met with a tepid response but he says he was only being faithful to his dreams while making the movie and that parents have a lot to learn from it. Roy has a son who is also mildly autistic and he says people have to accept the will of god and it is important that parents don't become obsessed by their own dreams about their children.

His last two films may have been trashed for being poor imitations of "Sholay" and "What Lies Beneath", but Ram Gopal Varma confesses rather defiantly that he copies - "from everywhere"! "I copy from Hollywood films. Not only from Hollywood I also copy from Tollywood, Kollywood... in fact from everywhere. These days I am copying from news channels as I am zapped by their speed," said the man whose last two films "Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag" and "Darling" were super duds in the box office.

Film: "Loins Of Punjab Presents"; Cast: Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Jameel Khan, Darshan Jariwala, Manish Acharya, Seema Rahmani; Director: Manish Acharya; Rating: *** 1/2 "Are you ashamed to be seen with me?" the only white-American contestant in the all-desi US-based music contest asks his strictly brown girlfriend Ayesha Dharker. And you wonder, not for the first time during the nimble narration, at the fistful of farce that first-time filmmaker Manish Acharya facilitates into this 'funny-on-the-top, tragic-at-the-bottom' film.

For quite some time now Bollywood has been the biggest movie industry in the world. But only recently did Hollywood turn its attention here. And by the look of the Hollywood transactions so far, it's certain that the partnership is going to flourish. The Hollywood celebrity couple of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones recently announced that they are working on a script which will be filmed in India. Zeta-Jones didn't hesitate to say that she would pack her whole family and set base in India for the shoot. This follows another A-list celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie who brought their family to Pune for the filming of "A Mighty Heart".