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Film: "Om Shanti Om"; Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar; Singers: Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan, Sonu Nigam, K.K., Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Richa Sharma, Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder, Caralisa, Marianne D'Cruz, Nisha Mascarenhas, Rahul Saxena, Abhijeet; Ratings: *** Farah Khan's second directorial venture is ready to hit the theatres. While the movie is a much-anticipated one, the music is getting mixed reviews from all over. Composed by the contemporary duo Vishal-Shekhar, the soundtrack of "Om Shanti Om" is an amalgamation of songs that belong to an earlier age.

He wasn't visible at all on the big screen last year but he's already had four releases this year and three are in the pipeline. After the success of "Apne", Bobby Deol's career is finally looking up and he is upbeat about his first realistic film, being directed by Kabeer Kaushik. "Kabeer had come to me with 'Saher'. I didn't know what he was capable of. I get very panicky with new directors. Now of course I'm far more confident. But at that time 'Saher' looked too similar to the Ajay Devgan film 'GangaaJal'," Bobby told IANS in an interview.

Film: "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag"; Music Director: Shantanu Moitra; Singers; Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shubha Mudgal, K.K., Sonu Nigam, Babul Supriyo, Swanand Kirkire, Pranab Biswas, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Mita Vashisht, Rekha Bharadwaj; Rating: *** Shantanu Moitra returns after his classic "Parineeta" to compose a soundtrack for the multi-starrer "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag". While fans of Moitra's genre will be delighted with the album, others wouldn't be disappointed either as he creates a soundtrack that is different, encompasses melody and doesn't miss out on the Indian classical touch.

Film: "Bhool Bhulaiya"; Music Director: Pritam; Singers: K.K., Neeraj Sridhar, Tulsi Kumar, Shaan, M.G. Sreekumar, DJ Amyth, DJ Kiran, DJ G & Earl; Rating: *** The music album of "Bhool Bhulaiya" is an absolute listener's delight. Composed by Pritam and with lyrics by Sameer, the soundtrack is a pleasure to listen to and would definitely rope in huge profits.

Kids never had it so good. After decades of neglect, the genre of children's cinema is increasingly finding favour with the dream merchants of Hindi filmdom. "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii", "My Friend Ganesha", "The Blue Umbrella" and now "Nanhe Jaisalmer" have all hit the marquees within a span of two months. Never before have so many films for children competed simultaneously with big-budget potboilers for the attention of producers, distributors, exhibitors and cine goers.

Film: 'Nanhe Jaisalmer'; Cast: Bobby Deol, Dwij Yadav, Katrina Kaif; Director: Samir Karnik; Rating: **1/2 Thirty-four years ago a remarkable debutante named Jaya Bhaduri bunked school to get Dharmendra's autograph in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's "Guddi".

Film: "Aggar"; Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Udita Goswami, Nauheed Cyrusi; Director: Anant Mahadevan; Rating: ** Having been assured by director Anant Mahadevan that this is an original story, let me at the outset say writer S. Farhan has written a riveting manuscript on the anatomy of infidelity. Mahadevan has filmed the thriller with that trademark sparkle which distinguishes this underrated director from his popular peers.

. It was difficult to find an individual identity. Connection with a star family sparks the expectation of people both inside and outside the industry," Abhay told IANS.

The two most awaited films of the year, "Saawariya" and "Om Shanti Om", are likely to rewrite the rules of film marketing in India. Both the films are releasing Nov 9 and the distributors have waged an aggressive publicity campaign. Shah Rukh Khan's 6-pack abs in "Om Shanti Om" are being used to lure the audience. In "Saawariya", Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor, the scions of two illustrious Bollywood families, are touted as the film's high points.

Book clubs are popular in Australia, but Bollywood Clubs? Yes, they too exist, with more and more Australians cued on to Hindi films. Curator Rebecca Bower, whose bedside table doesn't have books but a laptop and Hindi film DVDs, has formed a Bollywood Club where a group of women watch and discuss Indian films.

Director Mahesh Bhatt, threatened by a person who claimed to be underworld don Ravi Pujari for sympathising with minorities in his film "Dhokha", says he did that to discourage him from making a socially conscious film. Directed by Pooja Bhatt, the film, starring Muzamil Ibrahim and Tulip Joshi, was released on Aug 31. It revolves round a Muslim cop whose wife turns out to be a suicide bomber. The film had an objective and neutral attitude towards all the religion and it irked Pujari who called the Bhatts and threatened them.

Versatile Konkona Sen Sharma, who has played a wide array of roles and acted with many top actors, insists a long-lasting friendship is possible in Bollywood. "Of course, lasting friendships are possible! I've made some very good friends, like Ranvir Shorey, Sandhya Mridul and Tara Sharma. I don't like problems with anyone. I'm a typical laidback hassle-free Sagittarian. Don't want to take anything to heart because it's too much stress," Konkona told IANS.