Looking forward to 2010

So 2010 started with 3 Idiots on a high and I have a feeling that it’s only going to get better from here.

There are some really high-profile and interesting films being released in the upcoming months and here’s a taste of a couple:

January 29, 2010 – Ishqiya

February 12, 2010 – My Name is Khan

February 26, 2010 – Karthik Calling Karthik

There are lots of films coming out in the next year and here are a few I’m looking forward to:

Delhi Belly from Aamir Khan productions starting Imran Khan.

Hook Ya Crook staring John Abraham and Genelia D’Souza (release date: March 19, 2010)

I’m sure I’ll be adding more to this as more release dates get finalized

Why I started this blog

It was the fall of 2008 and I was working at the Toronto International Film Festival when I had the opportunity to see Slumdog Millionaire before most people did.  At that time in my life I was at the point where I was going to get a job anywhere and give up the plan of following through on my Radio and Television Arts degree and working in the media.

I remember standing at the back of the theatre watching the scene with the song  O Saya playing.  It was at that exact moment where I said to myself “I NEED to work in the arts”.  The similar thing has happened to me over the last couple of months when I’ve watched different Bollywood films.  However last week I went to see 3 Idiots and when the credits started running I said to myself “I NEED to work in Bollywood”.  So that’s the eventual goal for myself, I see it as a film industry that has huge potential to be huge competition to mainstream cinema in the west, I feel it will happen, and I want to be part of the development of that.

When I find something I really like I tend to geek out and learn as much as possible.  That has been the case with Indian films and know I need a place to write this geekiness down and this blog will be that place.  Remember this is all my opinion and have fun reading.