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UPCOMING MOVIE RELEASES No One Killed Jessica Release Date: 7 Jan 2011 The guns at Kargil are still blazing when another one goes off, this time in the nation's capital. Jessica, a young attractive model trying her hand at bartending, is shot dead at a celebrity party. Her crime – refusing to serve a drink after closing hours! The culprit Manish, son of a prominent politician, inebriated by a deadly cocktail of alcohol and a sense of entitlement, pulls the trigger in a fit of rage. With 300 of Delhi's swish set present at the party, many of whom are witnesses to the murder Manish looks all set to go to the gallows. Except, that it doesn't quite turn out that way! Now two women, Jessica's sister Sabrina and the feisty TV reporter, Meera will have to drum up every resource at their disposal to outwit Manish at his own game, if the truth is to have any chance of prevailing over money and political clout. Director: Rajkumar Gupta Music: Amit Trivedi Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan Yumla Pagla Deewana Release Date: 14 Jan 2011 The father-son duo of Dharam Singh and Gajodhar Singh (Dharmendra and Bobby Deol) are the biggest conmen in Banaras. Their happy go lucky existence includes drinking and pulling hilarious cons on unsuspecting people. The only hitch in their perfect albeit notorious life arrives in the form of Paramveer Singh Dillion (Sunny Deol). A brawny and honest NRI from Vancouver, Paramveer lands up in Banaras claiming to be Gajodhar's elder brother separated at childhood. The duo accepts Paramveer into their fold only to exploit his muscles power to serve their con games. Meanwhile Gajodhar falls in love with Saheba (Kulraj Randhawa), a beautiful girl from Punjab. As their romance reaches its peak, her brothers arrive and forcibly take her away. Paramveer saves the day with a crazy plan to win the girl back to Gajodhar which leads them to rustic heartlands of Punjab. What follows is a rollercoaster ride showcasing the Great Indian Joint Family, Eccentric relatives, Marriage Mayhem, and a classic case of Mistaken Identities! Director: Samir Kamik Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Anu Malik, Sandesh Shandilya, Nouman Javaid, RDB, Rahul B.Seth Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol , Kulraj Randhawa Dhobi Ghat Release Date: 21 Jan 2011 Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) is the story of four people from very different backgrounds, whose world intersect and leave them forever altered. As they find themselves drawn into compelling relationships, the city finds its way into the crevices of their lives, separating them even as it brings them closer...Fragments of their experience – seen through a naive video diary, black and white photographic images and painting – form a portrait of Mumbai and its people bound together as they journey through longing, loneliness, lose and love. Director: Kiran Rao Music: Gustavo Santaolalla Cast: Prateik Babbar, Aamir Khan, Monica Dogra promises to bring a smile to your face! Director: Madhur Bhandarkar Music: Pritam Cast: Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidya English The Debt Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Release Date: 28 Jan 2011 Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji is a slice of life film about three men, namely Naren Ahuja, Milind and Abhay Suri and their encounters with love! A listless Naren Ahuja (Ajay Devgn), well in his thirties and going through a divorce, falls in love with a vibrant and bubbly June Pinto (Shazahn Padmashree) who has just stepped out of her teens. Milind Kelkar (Omi Vaidya), a naive port and an idealistic lover, is enamoured by an ambitious and practical Gungun Sarkar (Shraddha Das) who is determined to follow her dreams. A charming casanova Abhay (Emraan Hashmi), starts feeling an alien emotion called love, when he feel increasingly drawn towards Nikki (Shruti Hassan) a modern girl who knows her needs and speaks her mind. Thus Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji, with its real characters and relatable situations, takes a funny look at love and the extent to which people will go to avoid it or achieve it! It's a film that Release Date: 7 Jan 2011 Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in 'The Debt' , the powerful story of Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who endeavoured to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal-the surgeon of Birkenau-in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachael must go back to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents , the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred. Director: John Madden Cast: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson The Green Hornet Release Date: 14 Jan 2011 In the Green Hornet, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is the son of LA's most prominent and respected media magnate and perfectly happy to maintain a directionless existence on the party scene – until his father (Tom Wilkinson) mysteriously dies, leaving Britt his vast media empire. Striking and unlikely friendship with one of his father's more industrious and inventive employee, Kato (Jay Chou), they see their chances to do something meaningful for p 115 whats entertainment?