There
was
a
time
when
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Akshay
Kumar
'jodi'
spelt
success
in
each
of
their
outings.
All
their
films
were
successful
at
the
box
office
until
there
were
clear
signals
that
Akshay
won't
be
working
with
Priyanka
again
in
future.
While
Akshay
quickly
moved
on
to
Katrina
Kaif
and
started
delivering
even
bigger
successes
with
her,
Priyanka
did
get
a
jolt
but
recovered
to
work
with
Shahrukh
Khan
(
Don),
Hrithik
Roshan
(
Krissh),
Salman
Khan
(
Salaam-E-Ishq).
However,
the
man
with
whom
she
went
on
to
sign
maximum
number
of
films
has
been
Abhishek
Bachchan.
After
Bluffmaster
which
turned
out
to
be
a
decent
box
office
runner,
Priyanka
now
has
two
movies
with
Abhishek
lined
up
for
release.
These
are
Drona
and
Dostana.
Both
the
films
would
be
releasing
within
six
weeks
of
each
other.
While
Drona
arrives
on
2nd
October,
Dostana
is
confirmed
for
14th
November.
The
two
films
are
quite
different
from
each
other
though.
Drona
is
a
fantasy/mythological
action
thriller
and
has
Priyanka
playing
Abhishek's
bodyguard.
Though
there
is
a
love
angle
to
their
coming
together,
the
film,
as
per
the
makers,
centers
itself
on
the
theme
of
'one
man's
(Drona)
spectacular
voyage
through
the
labyrinths
of
mystic
myths
and
legendary
legacies.'
Dostana
is
chilled
out
though
by
miles
as
it
sees
Abhishek
and
John
Abraham
getting
into
a
hilarious
one-on-one
(pun
intended)
as
they
masquerade
as
gays
with
Priyanka
being
the
centre
of
attraction.
A
fun
film
that
comes
from
the
house
of
Karan
Johar
and
is
directed
by
debutant
Tarun
Mansukhani,
Dostana
would
be
third
release
of
Abhishek
this
year
(after
Sarkar
Raj)
where
he
features
as
a
protagonist
and
sixth
outing
for
Priyanka
after
Love
Story
2050,
God
Tussi
Great
Ho,
Chamku,
Fashion
and
Drona.
It
would
be
John
Abraham's
first
release
of
2008
though
after
his
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
in
late
2007.
Coming
back
to
Abhishek
and
Priyanka,
one
can
expect
them
to
be
seen
in
many
more
films
to
come
if
Drona
and
Dostana
turn
out
to
be
twice
the
reason
for
celebrations
for
the
two
youngsters.
Story first published: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 17:47 [IST]