Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
Casting:
Salman Khan … Raúl / Rahul
Priyanka Chopra … Kamna ‘Kamini’
Anil Kapoor … Vinay Malhotra
Juhi Chawla … Seema Malhotra
Akshaye Khanna … Shiven Dungarpur
Ayesha Takia … Gia Bakshi
John Abraham … Ashutosh Raina
Vidya Balan … Tehzeeb Hussain
Govinda … Raju
Shannon Esra … Stephanie
Sohail Khan … Ram Dayal
Isha Koppikar … Phoolwati Dayal
Anjana Sukhani … Anjali
Kushal Punjabi … Rohit Chaddha
Vishal Malhotra … Jaggi
Director: Nikhil Advani
Release Date: 26 January 2007 (UK)
Stroryline: Six young couples in different situations, face different quandaries. All their problems are apparently caused by love, too much, too little, love for the wrong people, love for people who don’t want it, unrequited love, amnesia-afflicted love and what have you. Each of the 6 stories is moderately developed, the most believable being the Hindu-Muslim couple – the Ashutosh-Tehzeeb (John and Vidya) story. Then there is the starlet hungry to make it big, hatching up a publicity stunt which backfires – the Kkamini-Rahul (Priyanka-Salman) deal. The 3rd pair is that of Stephanie-Raju (Shannon and Govinda) pair, she searching for her faithless Indian boyfriend and he the Indian taxi-driver who ferries her around the country. And then there is the Shiven-Gia (Akshaye-Ayesha) yuppie marriage fiasco, with the groom with the cold-feet. The 5th story is of the stable married couple – Vinay-Seema (Anil and Juhi), whose 15 year marriage is threatened when the husband wants more than just boring, suburban life. The 6th couple’s story is of Isha-Sohail as a rural couple unable to give vent to their passion. The film runs through these 6 stories almost in parallel, taking us to their respective conclusions.
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Race 2008
Director: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla
Release Date: 20 March 2008 (Kuwait)
Stroryline: Ranvir and Rajiv are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in South Africa. Ranvir is a very shrewd and aggressive man while Rajiv is laid back, and a chronic alcoholic. Sophia, Ranvir’s personal secretary adores and loves him. Ranvir is unaware of her feelings. Shaina, an Indian ramp model in Durban loves Ranvir but through a twist of fate gets married to his younger brother Rajiv. When she discovers that Rajiv is a chronic alcoholic, her world is shattered. Ranvir too is disturbed as he has sacrificed his love for his younger brother because Rajiv had promised to leave alcohol for good if he marries Shaina. In a weak moment Ranvir and Shaina come very close to each other. When Rajiv starts suspecting, all hell breaks loose. A murder is committed, a contract killing is issued. A sharp tongued detective R.D., getting wise on the proceedings, starts an intriguing investigation with his brainless bimbo assistant Mini.
