Eros
International,
the
leading
company
in
the
Indian
media
and
entertainment
sector
announces
an
unprecedented
line-up
of
films
for
2008
by
an
Indian
studio.
Following
a
highly
successful
2007
with
some
of
the
biggest
blockbusters
including
Namastey
London,
Partner,
Heyy
Babyy
and
Om
Shanti
Om,
Eros
has
further
raised
the
stakes
by
releasing
an
unrivaled
line-up
of
more
than
35
releases
this
year
including
many
ground
breaking
Tamil
films.
Eros
is
highly
focused
on
its
blockbuster
releases
this
year
which
include
the
Eros
International-Rose
Movies
co-production
Drona,
a
never
before
seen
visual
treat
for
audiences
to
be
released
over
the
Indian
Independence
Day
weekend.
A
real
world
meets
fantasy
action
film;
the
visual
effects
filled
Drona
directed
by
Goldie
Behl
stars
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Jaya
Bachchan
and
KK
Menon.
Eros
will
also
this
year
release
Sujoy
Ghosh's
Aladin,
the
evergreen
Arabian
night's
story
in
an
unprecedented
Bollywood
format.
An
Eros
International
production,
Aladin
will
set
the
standard
and
benchmark
for
visual
effects
in
Indian
cinema.
2008
will
also
see
the
release
of
another
Eros
production
-
Toonpur
ka
Super
Hero,
an
animation
film
with
live
characters.
Starring
the
husband-wife
duo
Ajay
Devgan
and
Kajol
once
again,
Toonpur
is
a
story
in
which
a
real
life
hero
accidentally
lands
in
the
world
of
cartoons
and
transforms
into
a
real
life
hero.
Other
blockbusters
slated
for
release
this
year
include
the
much
awaited
and
anticipated
U,
Me
Aur
Hum
marking
the
directorial
debut
of
leading
actor
Ajay
Devgan
while
teaming
up
with
wife
Kajol
after
a
long
hiatus;
the
Diwali
weekend
bonanza
Yuvraj,
a
musical
extravaganza
for
which
showman
Subhash
Ghai
dons
the
director's
hat
once
again
starring
Anil
Kapoor,
Salman
Khan
and
Katrina
Kaif
and
Eros
International-Sajid
Nadiadwala
co-production
Kambakth
Ishq
directed
by
Saabir
Khan
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
Kareena
Kapoor
in
the
lead
roles.
In
addition,
romantic
comedy
God
Tussi
Great
Ho
starring
Salman
Khan,
Priyanka
Chopra,
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Sohail
Khan
is
slated
for
release
this
year.
Packed
with
great
music
and
comedy,
it
is
expected
to
be
another
successful
film
of
the
year.
Also
scheduled
to
release
is
the
Ganesh
Acharya
directed
comedy
Money
Hai
Toh
Honey
Hai
with
Govinda,
Aftab
Shivdasani,
Celina
Jaitley
and
Hansika
Motwani
in
the
lead
roles.
Eros
will
release
Ravi
Chopra's
Bhootnath,
the
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Juhi
Chawla
starrer
with
a
special
appearance
by
Shahrukh
Khan
internationally
this
year.
Other
films
in
the
pipeline
for
release
internationally
by
Eros
in
2008
include
the
madcap
comedy
-
Rakesh
Roshan's
Krazzy
4.
Directed
by
Jaideep
Sen,
the
film
stars
Juhi
Chawla,
seen
after
a
long
gap
in
a
comic
avtaar
along
with
leading
character
actors
Irfan
Khan,
Arshad
Warsi,
Rajpal
Yadav
and
Suresh
Menon
as
the
gang
of
crazy
four;
and
master
story
teller
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Sarkar
Raaj.
Starring
the
highly
anticipated
trio
cast
of
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan,
Sarkar
Raaj
is
the
sequel
to
award
winning
Sarkar,
which
was
based
on
the
politician-underworld
nexus
in
Mumbai.
It
is
one
of
the
much-awaited
films
this
year
with
the
ensemble
of
the
Bachchan
family
adding
an
interesting
dimension.
Other
noteworthy
releases
during
the
year
include
Mehbooba,
a
romantic
comedy
by
Afzal
Khan
and
starring
Sanjay
Dutt,
Ajay
Devgan
and
Manisha
Koirala,
Haal-e-dil,
a
young
love
story
directed
by
Anil
Devgan
and
starring
newcomers
-
Producer
Kumar
Mangat's
daughter
Amita
Pathak
and
actor
Shekhar
Suman's
son
Adhyayan
Suman.
Also
in
the
pipeline
are
Had
Bahedi
with
Rishi
Kapoor,
The
Great
Indian
Butterfly
by
Sarthak
Dasgupta
which
has
earned
rave
reviews
in
the
festival
circuit,
Pankh
an
unusual
story
starring
Bipasha
Basu
and
Mahesh
Manjrekar,
Hijack
by
Kunal
Shivdasani
and
starring
Shiney
Ahuja
and
Esha
Deol
and
Mr.
White
Mr.
Black,
a
comic
suspense
thriller
starring
Suniel
Shetty
and
Arshad
Warsi.
Eros
International
has
recently
released
Bombay
to
Bangkok,
Sunday
and
the
critically
acclaimed
Black&White
directed
by
Subhash
Ghai
this
year.
In
the
regional
cinema
space,
leading
integrated
Tamil
media&entertainment
company
Ayngaran
International,
an
Eros
International
company,
has
at
least
15
films
lined
up
for
release
this
year.
Films
by
directors
like
Prabhu
Deva,
Raju
Sundaram,
Jhananthan,
Vishnu
Vardhan,
Selva
Raghavan
and
other
leading
filmmakers
will
be
part
of
the
Eros-Ayngaran
bouquet.
The
Eros
International-Ayngaran
slate
includes
Aegan
by
Raju
Sundaram
starring
south
superstars
Ajith
and
Nayanthara,
a
yet
untitled
project
by
dancing
legend
Prabhu
Deva
in
the
director's
chair
with
Vijay
and
Nayantara
in
the
leads,
Peraanmai
by
Jhananathan
having
Jeyam
Ravi
as
the
lead
star,
Sarvam
by
Vishnu
Vardhan
and
Arya
along
with
Trisha
in
the
lead
roles,
two
untitled
projects
by
Selva
Raghavan
and
a
host
of
other
films.
The
international
line-up
of
Tamil
films
include
Kuruvi
by
Dharani
starring
Vijay
and
Trisha,
Jeeva
and
Aneez'
Dhaam
Dhoom
with
Jeyam
Ravi
and
Kangana
Ranaut
in
the
lead,
Varanam
Ayiram
by
Gautam
Menon
and
starring
Surya
with
Sameera,
Kanthaswamy
with
Vikram
and
Shriya,
the
Surya
and
Tamanna
starrer
Ayan
and
more.
With
this
unprecedented
line-up,
Eros
International
will
again
raise
and
set
the
bar
for
the
Indian
Media
and
Entertainment
industry
this
year.