In what is being termed as the biggest hit of 2008, based on its first 10-day box office collection, Shahrukh Khan starrer Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has managed to collect about Rs 60 crores so far, of which nearly half has come from the overseas markets.
This exceeds earlier successful box office collections for the first 10 days, for films like Singh is Kinng (about Rs 48 crores), Race and Jodhaa Akbar (about Rs 45 crores each) released earlier this year. With Rab Ne, the Yash Raj banner has tasted …

2008 wasn’t perhaps the best year when it comes to storytelling but it still had at least a few films that managed to work well with the audience. If there was an intense ‘A Wednesday’ bringing in wonderful results during those ‘90 minutes’, there was also a no-brainer like ‘Singh Is Kinng’ that went on to be one of the biggest grosser at the box office. Joginder Tuteja brings to you some of the best films that Bollywood saw in the year gone by.
10 – Jodhaa Akbar
After a false start …

2008 was a year when quite a few newcomers made a mark in their very first film. Actors like Anushka, Asin, Adah and Prachi Desai made a thumping impression while Genelia D’Souza saw a revival in her career with ‘Jaane Tu Jaane Naa’. Katrina Kaif got her hits but there wasn’t a single performance that could make the cut into the Top-10 of the year while big guns like Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu and Kajol continued to reign. Joginder Tuteja looks at some of the best performances by …

You seem to be the Queen of Big Budget films. After the super-duper ‘Race’ and ‘Singh Is Kinng’, you have yet another biggie lined up for release — ‘Yuvvraaj’. How does it feel?

It feels great but I don’t think budget has anything to do with the quality of a film. It’s the content and presentation which matters at the end of the day. Yuvvraaj being a musical drama, it calls for grand visuals and a certain larger than life canvas.
The film seems like a complete entertaining drama. Could you …

Well, Saif Ali Khan isn’t really breaking up with his hot girl Kareena. It’s just that he’s set to romance a popular British model in his home production.
Florence Brudenell-Bruce, a face of John Lewis swimwear brand, plays the actor’s British girlfriend in director Imtiaz Ali’s next untitled project!
Deepika Padukone is the leading lady of the movie which is co-produced by Saif.
The 22-year-old Florence who’s fondly called Flee also shakes a leg in an elaborate song with the actor.
The model who has dated Formula One celebrity driver Jenson Button for over …

Akshay Kumar has given the maximum number of hits in the last one year and now the box office collections of his new release ‘Singh Is Kinng’ has cemented his position as the number one star.

“But I don’t want that. I’m not a superstar. I’m not saying this for effect. I’m only here to entertain people. I keep telling my wife I don’t want to be either No.1 or No.2. I just want to be alive and kicking in the film industry,” Akshay told us.
Akshay describes ‘Singh Is Kinng’ as …