Look out for these films in 2009, says Amul Sharma

WANTED
Starring - Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia and Prakash Raj
Directed by - Prabhudeva
Releasing on - September 18
Why watch this? - It is a Salman Khan action film after a long time. This is Prabhudeva's directorial debut in Hindi cinema. This film has been made in two South languages, and both were mega hits.



DIL BOLEY HADIPPA!
Starring - Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherji
Directed by - Anurag Singh
Releasing on - September 18
Why watch this? - Rani Mukherji is playing a man in this film. It has a sports background (remember how much you loved watching Lagaan and Chak De! India?) Also the fresh pairing of Shahid and Rani.



WAKE UP SID
Starring - Ranbir Kapoor & Konkana Sen Sharma
Directed by - Aayan Mukherji
Releasing on - October 2
Why watch this? - The odd pairing of Ranbir and Konkana makes this high on curiosity value. Fantastic music. And a youth film. It's all about growing pains. Who cannot identify with that? And above all it is a Karan Johar production.

ACID FACTORY
Starring - Fardeen Khan, Irrfan Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Dino Morea, Manoj Bajpai and Dia Mirza
Directed by - Suparn Verma
Releasing on - October 9
Why watch this? - This action film's tag line reads, some thrillers go too far 'this one starts from there'u00c2u00a6 The slick style that producer Sanjay Gupta is known for is in full throttle in this one.u00a0



BLUE
Starring - Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan and Lara Dutta
Directed by - Anthony D'Suza
Releasing on - October 16
Why watch this? - A large portion of this has been shot underwater. Which means bare bodies. Akshay Kumar in a negative role. Lara Dutt in a bikini. An action-thriller which looks like nothing we have seen in Hindi cinema before. AR Rahman's music after his Oscar winning performance earlier this yearu00c3u0083u00c2u0082u00c3u0082u00c2u00a6u00a0 the list is simply endless.



ALL THE BEST
Starring - Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan and Bipasha Basu
Directed by - Rohit Shetty
Releasing on - October 16
Why watch this? - It's Ajay Devgaan's home production. It has super-hit team of Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty, in a comedy film. The biggest advantage is it's Diwali release. After two hugely successful films in Golmaal and Golmaal Returns and everyone is waiting for a hat trick.