Hoolywood has landed its feet on a golden platform,Although Bollywood has an array of big-ticket films lined up for release in
2009, Hollywood could prove tough competition with an
assorted platter of movies to woo Indian audiences, including "Changeling", "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Seven Pounds".bollywood films usually have an upper hand over international films in India, but there was no Hindi release in the first week of 2009. Interestingly, the year began with Baz Luhrmann’s period drama "Australia" followed by Colin Farrel-starrer "In Bruges", Australian dance musical "Razzle Dazzle" and director John Jeffcoat’s "Outsourced" – all four opened to mixed reviews.
Last year wasn’t too exciting for the Hindi film industry, but it ended on a good note thanks to "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and "Ghajini". While "Rab Ne…" is a romantic drama with superstar Shah Rukh Khan and newcomer Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, Aamir Khan-starrer "Ghajini" is an action thriller. Both the films are still raking in the moolah at the box officeBut the first major Hollywood-Bollywood clash would surface January 16 when Golden Globe nominated period thriller "Changeling", starring Angelina Jolie, releases along with Akshay Kumar’s much-hyped "Chandni Chowk To China".
On January 23, Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" will hit the screens and will compete with actress Nandita Das’ directorial debut "Firaaq", "Raaz – The Mystery Continues", the much-talked about sequel to the 2002 hit horror film "Raaz", and "The Murderer".
There is an interesting line-up of films, including much-awaited biggies like "Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince", "Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen", "Star Trek 11", "Fast and Furious 4", "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs", Johnny Depp-starrer "Public Enemies", for the later months as well.
But Bollywood seems ready to match up to these with quite a few much-awaited biggies. These include Shahid Kapur starrer "Pathshala", Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor’s"Kambakkht Ishq", Aamir Khan’s next production "Delhi Belly", Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s "Delhi-6", Kabir Khan’s "New York" and Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "My Name Is Khan".