Expect
some
fireworks
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
year
as
festivities
and
celebrations
continue
from
New
Year
celebrations
to
the
entire
month
of
January.
There
are
number
of
movies
lined
up
for
release
with
massive
battle
in
the
happening
ever
since
Karan
Johar
announced
12th
January
as
the
D-day
for
the
arrival
of
Shahrukh
Khan
starer
My
Name
Is
Khan.
There
is
an
around
frenzy
amongst
movies
to
arrive
in
January
since
no
big
film
is
risking
competing
with
one
of
the
first
huge
films
of
2009.
Two
such
films
are
Chance
Pe
Dance
and
Ishqiya
that
have
pencilled
in
15th
January
for
their
arrival
on
the
big
screen.
Incidentally,
the
central
protagonists
of
these
films
are
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Vidya
Balan
respectively,
both
of
whom
were
seen
together
as
a
pair
in
Kismat
Konnection
Both
films
were
originally
meant
to
arrive
in
2009.
However,
Shahid
Kapoor
had
two
back-to-back
releases
in
the
form
of
Kaminey
and
Dil
Bole
Hadippa
and
it
made
sense
for
him
to
space
out
his
film.
On
the
other
hand
Ishqiya
had
to
keep
it's
release
on
hold
since
there
was
a
flurry
of
releases
in
the
last
quarter
of
2009.
What
surprises
most
about
the
release
of
Ishqiya
is
the
fact
that
it
was
originally
contemplating
a
22nd
January
arrival.
While
12th
February
too
was
being
thought
of
(due
to
the
relevance
of
bringing
the
love
story
over
the
Valentine
weekend),
confirmation
of
My
Name
Is
Khan
resulted
in
change
of
plans.
While
22nd
January
had
appeared
to
be
a
confirmed
day
of
arrival,
a
sudden
pre-poning
by
a
week
looks
more
than
just
a
coincidence,
considering
the
fact
it
clashes
with
Shahid's
Chance
Pe
Dance.
However,
to
be
fair
to
the
decision
of
the
makers,
22nd
January
is
anyways
crowded
with
Rann
and
Veer
arriving
on
the
same
day.
In
comparison,
15th
January
looks
much
lighter
with
only
Chance
Pe
Dance
looking
probable
so
far.
Confirms
Vidya,
"Yes,
I
was
told
over
the
weekend
that
15th
January
is
final
for
Ishqiya.
Beyond
that,
I
don"t
have
any
knowledge
about
the
reason
behind
the
fixing
of
the
release
date."
Starring
Arshad
Warsi
and
Naseeruddin
Shah
in
the
lead
roles,
Ishqiya
is
directed
by
first
timer
Abhishek
Chaubhey
and
is
a
co-production
of
Vishal
Bhardwaj
and
Shemaroo"s
Raman
Maroo.
On
the
other
hand
It's
My
Life
is
a
UTV
production,
features
Genelia
D"Souza
as
the
leading
lady
and
has
film
maker
Ken
Ghosh
at
the
helm
of
affairs.