By Prabhav Hiremath
MUMBAI: It was a grand year for Bollywood which gave blockbusters like ‘Race 2’, ‘Aashiqui 2’, ‘Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, ‘Chennai Express’, ‘Krrish 3’ and the recent ‘Dhoom 3.’ 2014 promises to be even grander with some big titles waiting to hit the screens.
Enter the new year, and audiences will have a choice of two films releasing on the first Friday of 2014; Sholay 3D and Mr. Joe B Carvalho, the year’s first clash at box office. While the former is the 3D version of epic story of 1975 action-drama Sholay, the latter is the comic offering by Shital Malviya and Bhola Ram Malviya as producers and Samir Tewari as the director.
The hype of Sholay 3D was already created couple of months back, making it one of the most awaited films of 2014. The 3D format, produced by Sasha Sippy, grandson of G. P. Sippy, the original producer of Sholay, is all set to hit 1000 screens pan India with a different experience all together for Sholay lovers. The new version took three years to convert and is made at a budget of around 22 crores, which include its restoration and conversion cost, whereas original Sholay was made at 4 crores budget at that time.
Legendary scriptwriters Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, who gave hits like Zanjeer and Deewar 32 years ago, came together after decades for its trailer launch, making it a memorable moment.
For those who prefer comedy over action-drama genre, this Friday will offer ‘Mr. Joe B Carvalho’ to tickle their funny bones. The film, made at budget of 10 crores, stars Arshad Warsi, Soha Ali Khan, Jaaved Jaffrey and Vijay Raaz and will be released in 1100 screens across India. The film marks the acting debut of Bollywood singer, Babul Supriyo and has Geeta Basra and Karishma Kotak in cameo appearances.
The film is about an interesting detective Mr. Joe B Carvalho, played by Arshad, who gets stuck in comical errors while investigating the cases along with his assistant, Shantipriya Phadnis essayed by Soha. While Arshad will be seen reprising his comical avatar as usual, Soha is all ready to fight with goons as a police inspector and show-off her curves in bikini for the first time.
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