There were quite a few animation films that released in 2008. However, not even one of them turned out to be successful at the box office. ROADSIDE ROMEO at least stood out from animation point of view while JUMBO made waves due to Akshay Kumar factor. However, rest just fizzled completely hence putting a question mark on the future of animation films in India. Here is a low down on the performance of some of the most notable animation films which were unleashed to the audience in the year gone by.
ROADSIDE ROMEO:
If not for Yash Raj Films' practice of promoting their films to the minimal, ROADSIDE ROMEO could well have been the second Bollywood animation film to have worked with the audience after HANUMAN. While one or two have still been decent attempts at the least, the remaining have been plain shoddy.

Things could have just gone right for ROADSIDE ROMEO had it been pitched amongst the audience in a better way. It was released sans any fanfare and worse, the two best parts about the film – its animation and coming together of Saif and Kareena behind the mike – were not just not highlighted enough for the audience.

ROADSIDE ROMEO may not be quite emotionally charged or hilariously funny like its Hollywood counterparts. But still, it is watchable at the least. And for that, most of the credit should go to Tata Elexsi – VCL that has managed to get some stupendous 3D animation in place. Whether it is shot taking, moving frames, transition from one situation to another, lip movements or lighting – everything about ROADSIDE ROMEO comes across as a fresh experience. In fact for those who haven't been exposed to the Hollywood animation flicks, this is a truly unique experience.

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Dibakar Banerjee is a different type of a director. He is neither Subhash Ghai nor Karan Johar. He returns this time with 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye' though it's another enjoyable movie after his earlier 'Khosla Ka Ghosla'. Significantly, his hero Abhay Deol is lucky this time unlike in his earlier flick. He has been very successful in impressing the audience with his performance in this movie though he had earned laurels for his role earlier too.

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After Rajeev Khandelwal and Prachi Desai, it is Aamna Shariff who is making her move from the small to the big screen. Popularly known as Kashish from her television show Kahin To Hoga, Aamna is nervous yet excited for her debut film, Aloo Chaat .

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The typical round of pre-release trials of the keenly awaited JAB WE MET has started in Mumbai and the initial feedback that has come in has been extremely positive and strong.

"It's a beautiful romance with a good blend of comedy and emotions," said one of the attendees on the condition of anonymity. "Shahid and Kareena have done very well. Even the music is extraordinary," said another.

A special preview of the film organized on Tuesday night at Yash Raj Studios was attended by heavyweights like Abbas-Mustan, Raj Kumar Santoshi, Satish Kaushik, Ken Ghosh, Ravi Chopra, Ramesh & Kumar Taurani (of TIPS) and Vidya Balan, to name only a few.

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After making an erotic thriller FUN-CAN BE DANGEROUS SOMETIMES and musical comedy TOM, DICK AND HARRY, producer Surendra Bhatia of Oracle Entertainment Pvt Ltd. is back with his latest comedy RAMA RAMA KYA HAI DRAMA.

Earlier titled KUCH LUV KUCH DRAMA, the film stars Aashish Chaudhary and Rajpal Yadav in the lead who are paired with Amrita Arora and Neha Dhupia respectively. The film is a situational comedy and also features Amupam Kher and Rati Agnihotri as a couple.

Directed by Chandrakant Singh, the film is aiming for a 14th December release.

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Mumbai, Comedy king David Dhawan has planned a sequel to his hit "Partner" with Salman and Govinda again, but will begin shooting only some time next year.
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Three handsome Sydney bachelors Aroush, Tanmay and Al - are having the time of their lives in Sydney. They flirt around, sleep around and have numerous 'gorgeous' conquests to their credit. Aroush's (Akshay Kumar) only grouse in life is that there are so many women. So little time since he's getting plenty of action in the nightclub where he works.

If Tanmay (Riteish Deshmukh) has a blast playing Eddy Teddy at kiddy parties and playing around with the yummy mummies; then Ali - Al (Fardeen Khan) gambles for a living and grumbles that his biggest strength is his weakness for women! Read the rest of this entry »

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What do you do when you get a phone call from a stranger begging you to save her life?
What would you do if your only ray of hope is your phone? Would you sacrifice your love to save somebody's child?

Speed answers these questions in a dramatic way. It's a great mix of mystery, action and comedy, on the beautiful backdrop of London. Zayed Khan comes to London to convince his girlfriend Tanushree Dutta to give him another chance to prove his love for her. Meanwhile, Sanjay Suri, an undercover MI5 agent, receives a CD from Aftab Shivdasani and his lady, Sophie Chaudhary, which contains the recording of his kidnapped wife, Urmila Matondkar, and is asked to follow the instructions. Read the rest of this entry »

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God Tussi Great Ho is an Indian Bollywood movie, directed by Rumi Jaffery, which will be released in 2007. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher and Sohail Khan . The film is to be based on the Hollywood film Bruce Almighty.

Cast
Amitabh Bachchan
Salman Khan
Priyanka Chopra
Manisha Koirala
Sohail Khan
Anupam Kher
Dalip Tahil

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