2007 saw them together at every opportune moment. Be it SRK adding glamour with her OSO co-star Deepika Padukone at 20-20 cricket or Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the sets of John Abraham’s ‘Aashayein’- the two worlds of Sports and Bollywood are comfortably merging together.
The formula had been tried in box-office disasters like “Stumped“, “Say Salaam India” and “Hattrick” that had sports as a theme. There have also been successful ones like Prakash Jha’s “Hip Hip Hurray“, Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Lagaan“, Nagesh Kukunoor’s “Iqbaal” and Mansoor Khan’s “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander“.
But never before 2007, did Bollywood and sports blend so well. This year’s biggest blockbuster so far - “Chak De! India” - was clearly a watershed sports film in Hindi cinema sans any romance. This true-blue sports film grossed more than Rs.550 million in India in its first five weeks. In Yash Raj Film’s big-budget “Ta Ra Rum Pum“, Saif Ali Khan was seen enchanting the audiences on the race track. Then there was “Apne” a family drama based on boxing, which did fairly well. Yet to come is much awaited John Abraham, Arshad Warsi and Bipasha Basu starrer “Dhan Dana Dhan Goal” based on football ready for release on Nov 23.
In the que are “Raaste“, John Abraham’s next after “Dhan Dana Dhan Goal”, Subhash Ghai’s “Cycle Kick” directed by Shashi Sudigala, comedy king David Dhawan’s “Hook Ya Crook” and newcomer Sanjay Chauhan, who directs “Lahore” about kickboxing. A multi-starrer about football - “Mazhab” that reportedly stars Nana Patekar playing the coach of a team comprising Viveik Oberoi, Suniel Shetty, Arjun Rampal, Sohail Khan, Bobby and Aftab Shivdasani is also on the avail.
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