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The next couple of years are full of mega releases for Bollywood

buffs, with the biggest male stars going all out to line-up

prospective record busters. Going by the chock-a-block date diaries

of the big boys of Bollywood, a series of big films will continue to

hit the screens. All the big heroes are booked till 2016 with two to

three projects lined up.

With the growing competition between big International studios

and prominent Indian production houses, Bollywood is witnessing

a strategic increase in forward planning like never before. Most

studios and production houses are planning their projects well in

advance and have booked most big heroes for future ventures.

The trend has also confirmed the most prominent Bollywood

theory that the market is driven only by the male stars. Financers,

investors and co-producers instantly agree to invest money as soon

as a production house announces a film starring a big hero in the

lead owing to their market credibility. Heroines are decided later.


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"Bollywood has definitely become more systematic in planning

future projects. This is because the investment pattern has

changed. The total cost involved with a film is divided into various

departments as besides the production cost, a large sum is

invested in promotion, marketing, screening, advertising, and

music and satellite rights," says trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
"The actors these days prefer working in one film at a time. After

its completion, they have to invest a month or two to promote the

film. The producers need to give the actors sufficient time to start

their next project as they demand bulk dates, thus planning it well

in advance is the most suitable option," adds Adarsh.

The blocked dates of the big stars are also an indication that they

are not likely to fade out anytime soon. "Since superstars are

driving the market and churning out hits that generate big money,

the market is still driven by them. That the producers are queuing

up to sign them shows that how relevant their presence is in the

growing business of cinema," says Adarsh.

In the seventies, big stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra

and Jeetendra were known for their saturated date diaries. Known

to be often working in three shifts per day, these stars would even

cancel shoots public events owing to hectic outdoors and elaborate

schedules. In the eighties, Mithun Chakraborty and Govinda

famously worked three shifts on almost all days in a week, which

often resulted in five to six releases in a year.

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Ranbir is the brightest of the younger lot who deftly juggles

between two to three projects at a time. He is the only actor who

has two to three releases
each year.

UPCOMING FILMS:

1. Bombay Velvet directed by Anurag Kashyap. The movie is set for

a Christmas release in 2014.
2. Anurag Basu's detective comedy Jagga Jasoos opposite Katrina

Kaif (slated for 2015).
3. An extended cameo in Vikramjit Singh's Roy (slated for Sept,

2014).

IN TALKS:

For a film with Ayan Mukerjee.

Salman Khan: Films, anchoring his TV show, Celebrity Cricket

League and charity will keep Salman occupied. For now, Salman's

dates are booked till 2016.

UPCOMING FILMS:

1. Sajid Nadiadwala's Kick co-stars Jacqueline Fernandes and is

scripted by Chetan Bhagat. The film is yet another Telugu remake

coming from Salman(releases on Eid 2014).

2. Sooraj Barjatya's family drama tentatively titled Bade Bhaiya,

which goes on floors in 2014 (slated for a 2015 release).

3. Anees Bazmee's No Entry sequel, tentatively titled No Entry

Mein Entry, has been announced several times but is yet to start

production.

IN TALKS:

Kabir Khan plans to team up with Salman with a film that will

reportedly be produced by the star's Being Human Productions.

Akshay Kumar: The only star who has consistently believed in

multiple releases every year over the past decade, Akshay has five

releases lined up as of now.

UPCOMING FILMS:

1. Thuppaki Remake opposite Sonakshi Sinha (slated for 2014).
2. It's Entertainment opposite Tamannah Bhatia (slated for 2014).
3. Gabbar opposite Shruti Haasan (slated for 2014).
4. Shaukeen remake opposite Nargis Fakhri (slated for 2015).

IN TALKS:

Neeraj Pandey's next after Special 26.



Aamir Khan: Famous for doing only one film every year, Aamir is

busy wrapping up the post-production work of P.K. In between, he

will only focus on reading scripts and finalising his shooting

schedule for 2015.
UPCOMING FILMS:

1. He is currently busy dubbing for Rajkumar Hirani's film P.K.

costarring Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput, which

releases on December 25, 2014.
2. Aamir will once again be seen as the ghazal-loving, terrorist-

chasing cop in John Matthew Matthan's Sarfarosh 2. He reportedly

asked Matthan to start scripting the sequel.

IN TALKS:

Aamir has shown keen interest in a project by Farhan Akhtar's

assistant Nitya Mehta, which might have Deepika Padukone

opposite him.

Shah Rukh Khan: Always eager to take up projects, he plans his

dates over a year in advance. SRK has three big films coming up.

Sources suggest there may be more surprises coming from his

home banner.

UPCOMING FILMS:

1. Farah Khan's Happy New Year co-starring Deepika Padukone

(slated for 2014 release).
2. YRF's Fan (might release in 2015).
3. Excel Films' Raees, directed by Rahul Dholakia (slated for Eid

2015).

IN TALKS:

Rohit Shetty announced he would start a script for SRK. (might

start in 2015).

Hrithik Roshan: Despite the record-busting Krrish 3, Hrithik is

taking it slow owing to his head injury. He has two films on floors

and is not signing new projects in a bid to avoid stress. Shooting

schedules of both upcoming films have been repeatedly postponed

owing to his health.

UPCOMING FILMS:

Bang Bang opposite Katrina Kaif. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the

film is the official remake of the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz starrer

Knight And Day (slated for October, 2014 release).

IN TALKS:

Dad Rajesh Roshan plans to add a new sequel to the Krrish

franchise.

OTHER BIG BUDGET LINE-UPS

Ajay Devgn

1. Prabhu Dheva's Action Jackson opposite Sonakshi Sinha (2014).
2. Rohit Shetty's Singham 2 (October 2014).
3. Power (2015)
4. Gulel (2015)

John Abraham

1. He is currently scripting a film that will mark his debut as

director (2016).
2. The self-produced Hamara Bajaj with Ayushman Khurrana

(2014).
3. Anees Bazmee's Welcome Back (December 2014).
4. He is producing a sport-based film with Shoojit Sircar (2015).
5. John Abraham and Anurag Kashyap might go ahead with Kala

Ghoda (2016).

Ranveer Singh

1. Yash Raj Films' Gunday co-starring Arjun Kapoor and Priyanka

Chopra (February 14, 2014).
2. Shaad Ali's Kill Dil, co-starring Parineeti Chopra, Govinda and

Rani Mukherji (September 2014).