The year 2003 will once again witness a spate of releases. While most however much we hate to write this, will be duds only some will be hits. And only a few will actually make news. And they are -

Bhoot
Ramgopal Varma’s ghost based Ajay Devgan and Urmila Matondkar starrer is a film that awaited with bated breath. Besides Devgan and Matondkar the film also stars Fardeen Khan, Nana Patekar and Rekha. Though the Varma camp insists that the film is anything but not similar to Ghost insiders have it that Rekha is playing what Whoopi Goldberg played in the original while Fardeen Khan is playing the malevolent friend. Bhoot is expected to hit the theatres sometime in mid 2003.

Koi Mil Gaya
After the romantic thriller Kaho Naa Pyar Hai expectations are sky high for this one. Rakesh Roshan’s thriller Koi Mil Gaya based on ET cum Forrest Gump is to set son Hrithik’s sagging career rolling. Will it or won’t it is the million-dollar question! Preity Zinta Hrithik’s romantic angle adds her zing to the film while Rekha adds spice. Extensively shot in the hills of Manali and the breathtaking alps of New Zealand, Koi Mil Gaya is expected to be one of the biggest releases of 2003.

Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon
When the Barjatyas launched Hum Aapke Hain Koun a film that was based on their age old flop Nadiya Ke Paar, one did not imagine even in their wildest dreams that HAHK would be the biggest hit of the century. The film broke all box-office records. Inspired by its success they yet again revamped an age-old legendary story Ramayan into a modern version called Hum Saath Saath Hain. And they are at it again making a state-of-the-art version of their earlier hit Chit Chor. While it starred Amol Palekar and Zarina Wahab, MPKDH has Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead. Though the film has been in the making for the last three years, its release this year is expected to give other filmmakers tough competition.

Line Of Control
After the success of Border and the not so successful Refugee, JP Dutta is back to the fore with his film based on Indian soldiers fighting the Kargil War. When the film was launched, practically with all the major stars playing the lead in the film, critics joked... wondered whether JP Dutta would be able ever complete the film. But undeterred by their nasty remarks Dutta continued to shoot his film. The press religiously reported about the (mis)happenings on the sets. Stories about the actors getting frustrated and there being no food and accommodation, splashing the pages of leading papers appeared in print on regular intervals. But voila! Dutta has practically completed shooting a major portion of the film. In fact having shot the war scenes the director just recently announced the leading ladies of the film. Line Of Control is expected to be the biggest multi starrer film ever made in the history of Indian cinema.