One next is from the diretor of ‘Valu’, Umesh Kulkarni. He is coming with Amitabh Bachhan Corporation’s ‘Vihir – The Well’. This one also releases on 1st Jan. It’s the story of two cousin brothers who fight to find their identity.

The movie based on politics from Thakarey family ‘Zenda’ is the next in the queue. Its directed by music director Avadhoot Gupte(The Music director of Aika Dajiba). This will be releasing on 8th Jan.

The director who brought marathi movies back to multiplexes, Mahesh Manjrekar with his great hit ‘Me Shivaji Raje Bhosale Boltoy’, is coming back with movie’ Shikshanacha Aaicha Gho’ Though this one too is going to release in Jan its date is not yet fixed. He has shown a politics and corruption that is corrupting the education system.

'Harish Chandrachi Factory', based on Dadasaheb Phalke’s effort taken to makea movie will be releasing on 22nd Jan. It has already shown at international feltivals and had received appreciation from all around.

In short its going to be a greatest gift for marathi movie lovers.

RAJINIKANTH ,who is well known as superstar around worldwide and director SHANKAR who is well known for his creative thinking are joined and working for movie ENDHIRAN-THE ROBO.

All might know that  the  movie SIVAJI  which was released in 2007 in  shankar and superstar combination became the blockbuster movie of the year for whole indian cinema and it made new records in indian cinema.  It also got national award for the special effects used in the movie.and it also become the most searched movie  in GOOGLE.This movie is searched about six lakhs times in the year 2007 itself.   hard to believe isn't it?? But its true and the next element is ENDIRAN movie already breaks the record of SIVAJI for number of searches in GOOGLE before it is released itself..This is the best example how all are awaited for the movie ENDHIRAN

As speaking about this ENDHIRAN movie ,AISWARYA RAI  casted as heroin and music was composed by A.R.RAHMAN ,who won oscar this year and the most thrilling issue is about the technical aspect of this film.The graphics and visual effects is shared by three companies.. One of the company did the graphics  effects for the NARNIA and other company already worked for movie KING KONG and other company worked already for film I-ROBO.so you can understand the ENDHIRAN MOVIE is going to deserve the national award for special effects for the year  2010 .

You all can may eager to know the story of the movie.The story is RAJINIKANTH is the scientist in robotics who made the robot with some special features such as  ability to think by itself and even ability to love too.and that robot is also our SUPERSTAR only.He made this robot to do good for the people easily.But some people did mistake in motherboard and the robot is started to kill people.as the robot has ability to think by itself ,it couldn't controlled by anyone..but it fell in love with AISWARYA RAI who was the lover of scientist RAJINIKANTH.By using this key point,the scientist rajini will destroy robot.

This film is taking in a budget of 150 crores which is going to become a most expensive movie in tamil cinema.The shooting is almost 95% completed. WAIT TILL APRIL TO CATCH ENDHIRAN IN THEATRES

Technology makes a lot of difference between a bollywood movie and hollywood movie. If the latest technology have not been backing a film like Avatar it would have been one of those rendering and blending done 10 to 12 years back..! The experience came just because of its truthful and effective use of technology.

Here comes the cost..! To get to the level of technology a huge cost has to be put up , may be millions of dollars. To setup a lab for such huge technological advancements needs a lot of investment...

In India , the movies are always to a particular set of people..and normally it reachs to the Indian community all over the world...and a small percentage of international community....But a hollywood movie is made for every community in the world...So if you look into that aspect..! the money that a hollywood movie puts up is accountable with respect to the number of people that is viewing the movie in different countries all over the world..

So Bollywood if they invest money to create a multimedia lab directly propotional to a hollywood lab..It means huge investment and the profit of the investment that comes back would be very very slow...they wouldn't ever get the money back in the first 10 years...

So bollywood is growing in the pace of the investment and viewership..hollywood also is growing also in the same pace..But the viewership matters....

Don't forget there are many crap movies in Hollywood too ( also the ones with real elephantine budget ). Its part of the business and it happens, whether its Bollywood or Hollywood. So no need of pointing out few hits and few flops. The comparison is of the Indian movies and the Hollywood movies. And if we compare them technology wise, none of the Indian movies stands in front of any Hollywood movies, be it Dhoom 1 & 2 or any else movie. . But if we compare it the way Bollywood movies are made of and what Indian fans love, they were the super-hits. So technology wise a big NO but very good if it comes to market in India.
India is a different market altogether . The comparison on the basis of storylines cant be made . We have superhits like DDLJ and Sholay with a typical indian touch to it whereas in the West , every Genre is potrayed in different ways . For example , the variety in romantic cinema can be seen in movies like Sweet November and Music and Lyrics .
abridged to the fact that what we make in Bollywood is just like 'go by trend' and just earn as much money you can, depreciating the fact that movies with much ingenious and original screenplay plus plot are real good. Films where critics impugning or acclaiming are much more sensible and near to brain and heart. Slum-dog millionaire was one of those films but received bad comments from some of the Bollywood celebs just because it showed a bit of reality. :|
.People who just know to criticise for all the unhealthy reason can take a back seat. Its a different thing altogether.Our filmstars make films for us.They work on projects which will appeal us,indians,more then anybody else in the world.

U people wont even know how many shitty movies release every week in hollywood which just go unheard.
arity of SRK, let me tell you my friend, people abroad know him as the Indian Superstar or even the King Khan of Bollywood. If he has an international reputation like that, there must be a very strong reason behind it. SRK movies played a very important role in taking Bollywood to international heights. No one can deny this fact.
And if you talk about his proclaimation of being the Badshah of Bollywood, then i would say he deserves it. It's not about boasting ones'self, but it's about the status. He never said he is superior to anyone, neither am i claiming that. But the thing is, he reached that status, that level with so much of hard work, so much of sacrifices. So, if he's up there today, he TOTALLY deserves it.
So if he proclaims HIMSELF to be the king or badshah after reaching that status, no one should get offended cuz he is talking about HIMSELF & that too when he has made his mark across the globe.
And you know the biggest quality of SRK which makes him a great human being is, his down-to-earth attitude.
in certain aspects hollywood excels nd in odah bollywood iz betterrr..
if talkin about technology,animation kinds moviez hollywood is way batter den bollywood cetainly...
buh if ya want to watch drama,ganna shanna nachnna,romance rona dhona....
dun fink derez even a single hollywood movie wich hv all dose signature bolly moviez tarka

And morover whats there in Hollywood - Sex,stunts,animations?
But on the same note, I disagree with your second half. Dude, Bollywood celebs are world famous and if you don't trust that, then go check Madame Tussauds museum and the various Internet polls for Indian celebs. Some Bollywood flicks earn more overseas then in India. And talking about Shahrukh, he proclaimed himself as King of Bollywood only, not the world. Bollywood actors are perfect in whatever role are given to them, and same is the case with Hollywood ones. The question here is about FILM INDUSTRY. Where Bollywood always lacks is the financial budget and rational thinking. Though few directors are making speedy recovery in the case of rationalism but still long way to go in case of Originality and financial stability.
Whatever one might say , Bollywood Rocks ! It might be growing on a slow pace but well we will reach tht spot ! As far as special effects goes , Money is a key factor . As for now , India has to invest money in matters more important than Special Effects !!

bollywood is and will get smaller in terms of budget...........specially when most most of the big budget films have been disasters at box office........while the small budget films are easily getting their cost covered up.......may be three or 4 films a year with biggest superstars will have a big budget but in the coming days majority of the films will be small budget films.......just opposite of hollywood.
Bollywood is no doubt copy cat,almost all films are copied from hollywood,infact the name "bollywood" itself is derived from hollywood.!!

In India most of us are addicted to either movies or cricket.  While cricket became a passion in India after that famous World Cup triumph in 1983, almost every Indian at one point of time ever were passionate about movies and actors.  Actors like Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachan are always remembered because they were number one in their times, but there were actors as good as them and much more popular but have been forgotten by successive generations. One such actor was Jeetendra who dominated Bollywood in 1980s.

Jeetendra has a unqiue track record of heroines of various generations:- Jeetendra was born on 7th Apri1942 and his original name was Ravi Kappor.  Jeetendra started his career as a hero in 1964 and acted in over 200 films as a hero.  Jeetendra had one of the longest careers as hero costarring from heroines of various generations from Mala Sinha born in 1936 to South Indian beauties like Jayaprada, Sridevi and Bhanupriya who were 20 to 25 years younger than him .  Jeetendra played the role of a romantic hero to perfection for almost 25 years and that is one record not many Indian actors can boast of.  Jeetendra  was the most popular hero in India  behind Amitabh Bachan in the mid 80s.  A list of 10 popular Indian actors was published in mid 80s in which Jeetendra was ranked number two.  Apart from Jeetendra who was ranked number two others who made the top 10 included South Indian beauties Jayaprada, Sridevi and India's first dancer Mithun Chakraborty.  These days rankings do not have much value because different sources rank different actors as number one, but rankings in those days were genuine.  The rankings conducted those days was a real reflection of the popularity a actor enjoyed in the country.

Jeetendra consistently gave hits:- While every actor is remembered for a particular hit like Sholay or Baazigar because of its commercial success or performance as a actor, Jeetendra's name is not associated with a particular movie because he consistently delivered hits.  Picking out a particular hit of Jeetendra is like picking one best knock played by a Sachin Tendulkar or a Adam Gilchrist.  Jeetendra was accustomed to delivering a sequence a hits it was very difficult to pick out which was the best one.  Jeetendra was the most popular actor in the 80s delivering one hit after another like Tohfa, Swarag Se Sunder, Kaamyaab, Dharam Adhikhari to name a few.  Jeetendra was the hero preferred by the audience to pair with the biggest beauties ever of Indian cinema like Jayapradha and Sridevi.

Songs of Jeetendra movies played on loudspeakers during festivals:-  In an era when movie songs were played on loud spears during festivals and functions the songs of movies in which Jeetendra acted were most preferred.  Jeetendra's dancing with Sridevi and Jayaprada made songs of movies like Tohfa and Mawali very popular.  Even today the songs most viewed on sites like Youtube are that of Jeetendra's with Jayaprada and Sridevi as co stars. During the height of his popularity in the 80s Jeetendra had the most releases and it was common to see him on every wall poster.

Jeetendra was an all round actor:- If at all one actor qualifies to be called an all rounder it is Jeetendra because he was a lot flexible as an actor and gave lot of options as an actor.  When he started his career he started of as a serious actor and met with huge success.  Jeetendra was equally proficient in action roles in lead roles,  and when it came to playing where he was required to play second fiddle to heroines like Jayapradha and Rekha,  Jeetendra was exceptional.  When it came to typical family oriented stories Jeetendra was at ease forming a perfect couple with heroines like Jayapradha and Sridevi who were almost 20 years younger to him.  In fact even today it is difficult to find a better onscreen husband and wife combination than Jeetedra and Jayapradha or find a  passionate song than ones picturized on Jeetendra and Sridevi. 

Sridevi and Jayaprada were the biggest beneficiaries:-Sridevi owes her success in Bollywood to Jeetendra.  The pair delivered one of the biggest block busters of all time with Himmatwala and that hit paved Sridevis entry to Bollywood.  The pair never looked back delivering one hit after another.  Infact Sridevi never enjoyed the same type of successes later in her career when she stopped pairing with Jeetendra.  The same was the case with Jayaprada.  The trio gave some unforgettable hits like Tohfa as Jeetendra was completely at ease playing the hubby to Jayapradha while in a passionate relationship with Sridevi in a love triangle.  A love triangle involving the threesome of Jeetendra, Jayapradaha and Sridevi was the best formula to ensure that the film goes on to become a block buster hit.

South Indian beauties preferred to act with Jeetendra:- A discussion on films is incomplete without a mention of heroines from the South.  The most beautiful heroines come from the South and these South Indian beauties always preferred to be paired with Jeetendra.  The most gorgeous heroine of all time  Jayaprada acted in 27 movies with Jeetendra and the beautiful Sridevi was not far behind with 17.   Rekha acted in as many as 24 films with Jeetendra.  In fact almost all the popular heroines from the South like Hema Malini, Bhanupriya, Radha and Radhika just to name a few acted with Jeetendra.  Vijayashanthi was one of the rare heroines who did not co star with Jeetendra.  The reason was that Vijayashanthi dominated Telugu movies to such an extent that she did not have time to act in Hindi Movies and that is the reason why she hardly ever acted in Hindi movies.

Jeetendra will forever be remembered as one of the all time greats of Bollywood and the greatest ever romantic hero.