Let’s take a sneak peek into this year’s nomination for Koimoi’s ‘Best Poster 2012’ crown.

Agneepath:

Hrithik Roshan In Agneepath Movie Poster

The year started on the Big Bang note with a power packed poster from the Karan duo, as they took the pictorial romancing road catching Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan sharing an up close and personal intimate moment with each other through the camera lens. The other one was a bigger hit with the face off between Hrithik’s Vijay Dinanath Chauhan and Sanjay Dutt’s menacing Kancha Cheena act. And another with the angry young ‘Vijay’s’ solo poster. What added to the gravitas? The fiery and feisty inclusion of the burning Fire in the backdrop!

Vicky Donor

Ayushmann Khurrana In Vicky Donor Movie Poster

A film that crossed the traditional barriers, bringing in a sensational but deliberately hidden issue to the forefront, Vicky Donor scored huge on its first look. Ayushmann Khurrana who calls himself ‘Lakhon mein ek’ for valid reasons openly confessed: ‘I Am a Sperm donor’ with his various ‘roops’ all behind him and guess what, The ‘O’s of Donor had a lot to tell! Ahem.

Kahaani

Vidya Balan In Kahaani Movie Poster

A pregnant Vidya Balan, a wife entangled in her earnest voyage on a relentless search for her lost husband standing against the busy city life and streets of Kolkata as the backdrop, Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani was a mesmerizing watch from the first frame, the first look! Vidya emblemized and epitomized Ma Durga, the Goddess of Strength with a beautiful graphic design transforming the usually sweet, docile Lolita to a consort of a battleship. We loves!

Housefull 2

Boman Irani, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Shazahn Padamsee, Ritesh Deshmukh, Asin Thottumkal, Akshay Kumar, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Jacqueline Fernandez And John Abraham In Housefull 2 Movie Poster

Sajid Khan is a man of words, we must admit; when he promised for fun worth a dozen in his mad cap comic caper, he delivered just what he sought for. The film was a laugh riot and the poster, boisterous! With everyone from the veterans like Mithunda and Chintu Kapoor to the actresses like Asin and Jacqueline Fernandez, Zarine Khan and our loved Khiladi Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, John Abraham under one shade, the poster was magnanimously a peek-a-boo into the madness that awaited!

Rowdy Rathore

Akshay Kumar In Rowdy Rathore Movie Poster

Akshay Kumar, the “Faulad ki Aulad” attempted his hand at another masala action comedy, another South Indian remake in his rebellious avatar with a poster as rambunctious as Rowdy Rathore. Moreover the poster punch came with a hand painted look and seemed to be for the masses, by the masses, from the people who belonged to the masses.

Ishaqzaade

Arjun Kapoor And Parineeti Chopra In Ishaqzaade Movie Poster

Another youthful film that made a huge impact was Ishaqzaade. With such a gripping plot and the effervescent chemistry and tiff between the two lead characters aptly portrayed with the poster where a feisty Parineeti Chopra poses in Arjun Kapoor‘s arms, with a fearless look.

Jism 2

Sunny Leone And Randeep Hooda In Jism 2 Movie Poster

Bold, sexy and completely vivacious, Jism 2 set new standards in the territory of posters by taking the whole nation on a stormy roller-poster ride! Raunchiness got a new definition and Seduction got a new dimension when the makers released the first look poster of the film showing a completely nude anonymous model showing her assets, covered in a stretch of white satin cloth. The poster went viral, crowd went beserk as the film makers stamped onto what to expect out of the first Sunny Leone starrer Hindi film. Results were stunning as the film, although with a poorly written script, garnered the necessary moolah, courtesy the tantalizing much-expected skin show. Here’s another steamy poster of Miss Leone getting intimate with Randeep Hooda.

Ek Tha Tiger

Salman Khan And Katrina Kaif In Ek Tha Tiger Movie Poster

The story of an Indian intelligent agent, Tiger aka Salman Khan falling prey to the lovely and gorgeous Katrina Kaif was always in the news from its announcement, but once the digital poster released, there was an habitual mass hysteria, after all its a Salman Khan film! Set against the backdrop of a city under threat and helicopters flying all around, Tiger shuns the world with his silhouetted appearance along with a gun in one hand and Kat staring fearlessly behind him. The poster reminded many of the numerous PC games we play: from Max Payne to Assasin’s Creed, ETT had it all.

Raaz 3

Emraan Hashmi And Bipasha Basu In Raaz 3 Movie Poster

With the dusky damsel, the evil Bipasha ‘Shanaya’ Basu enveloped by spooky hands served the best poster for a film belonging to this genre. While Bipasha’s oomph and the skimpy outfit made the crowd go ‘Oo-la-la’, Emraan’s blood red eyes did all the talking.

Barfi!

Ileana D’Cruz, Ranbir Kapoor And Priyanka Chopra In Barfi! Movie Poster

The most light hearted yet the most touching film of the year, Barfi! opened to rave reviews after its first look was revealed. The poster that captured the Kapoor rockstar in his different avatars served for a fun outline of the character Murphy- the man of troubles, from the film. Being chalu, loved, charming, happy, and crazy and most importantly Being Barfi became the new flavour of the season. And how we adored him! Later, the makers also unveiled a poster featuring Ranbir sitting on  a bench between ‘Jhilmil’ Priyanka Chopra and the sweet lady Ileana D’Cruz.

OMG Oh My God!

Akshay Kumar And Paresh Rawal In OMG Oh My God! Movie Poster

The Kanjibhai versus God battle was taken to new heights with a stunning poster of sorts, in the form of OMG: Oh my God’s first poster. While Akshay played the Kishan Kanhaiya in disguise, the modern day treatment was effectively visible in the way Akki, the God was handed over a cosmopolitan bike as his ‘vahan’, Paresh Rawal’s Kanjibhai mocked the unnecessary and gibberish superstitious social beliefs at large.

Student of The Year

Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt And Varun Dhawan In Student Of The Year Movie Poster

Two hot dashing dudes, one smocking hot diva, and an interwoven story of Love, Friendship, Life and Competition was the base for Student of The Year’s posters. The poster was brilliantly chic and was efficacious in bringing out KJo’s larger than life depiction of college verve, harking back to the Kuch Kuch era! Oh-so-Hot, we almost melted!

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif And Anushka Sharma In Jab Tak Hai Jaan Movie Poster

Torn apart from pages of Major Samar Anand’s life, this Yash Chopra classic romantic saga, unfortunately his last had a masterpiece in the making. Yes, we are talking about the poster that created a huge frenzy on the day of its release. Featuring the lead stars of the film, the poster effectively captured the two sides of Shah Rukh’s character: the cute loverboy as well as the strong army officer laced with oodles of attitude. With another sensational poster featuring the strong and fierce army officer with stubble on a bike with a backpack, Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a mesmerizing imagery with stunning visuals, one that remains a Yash Chopra trademark.

Son Of Sardaar

Ajay Devgn In Son Of Sardaar Movie Poster

The first poster featured Ajay Devgn entering through a majestic doorway in a Patiala Sikh makeover. A thorough mark of genius graphic designing could be apparent in another poster as almost half a dozen tried to get hold of Ajay Devgn, the Sardar who tries to run away with our desi-femme-fatale-turned-Punjabi-kudi Sonakshi’s picture and what leads to is an entailment for Life! Aptly delineated for a mad comic cracker like this, the Poster definitely made Vengeance look extremely funny! You bet.

Talaash

Kareena Kapoor, Aamir Khan And Rani Mukerji In Talaash Movie Poster

With the top cop protagonist standing against the backdrop and the backlash of an entire city, troubled with some serial accident cases, the Talaash posters grabbed quite a few eyeballs. Alongside, a pensive Rani Mukherjee and a suspicious Kareena by the side added to the dash of suspense in this Aamir Khan thriller. Having an uncanny resemblance to Balan’s Kahaani posters, debates on its originality came as eruptions within moments. And guess what, the answer did lie within!

Khiladi 786

Akshay Kumar from Khiladi 786 Movie

The poster in itself was a comeback of sorts as India’s biggest action superstar was back to where he belonged, playing Khiladi! Decorated with colours of all sorts, from the lighter ones to the shocking neons and the too-much-of-green, Khiladi 786 posters stamped upon the masala that the film promised on. With the red lined aviators and the kada in hand, Akshay’s hand packed in the perfect punch.

Dabangg 2

Salman Khan In Dabangg 2 Movie Poster

All it said was ‘Here comes Chulbul Pandey’ and the four words were enough to create a sensation in the industry. Salman Khan, who is a phenomenon himself today, struck a Chulbul pose in his mustached archetype, adorning his famous goggles and the thaanedar uniform. And the bullet fire drove millions crazy and the attitude robbed several hundreds of their hearts. The Dabangg 2 poster did make a statement: Pandeyji is here to stay and how! We agree, without a hitch!

Now that almost all the movies are out, and all posters are available on the Internet, take a glimpse of all the nominated posters and choose the best of the best for the coveted crown.

As we say it, let the best poster walk away with the cake! Rain votes for your favourites.

Housefull 2 Movie Review

Rating: 3/5 (Three stars)

Star cast: Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee, Ritesh Deshmukh, Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Johny Lever, Ranjeet.

What’s Good: The entertaining screenplay; a majority of the comedy dialogues; Akshay Kumar’s performance.

What’s Bad: A few gags that don’t work; a few boring portions in the pre-interval portion.

Verdict: Housefull 2 entertains. It will do good business at the box-office.

Loo break: A couple during the songs.

Watch or Not?: Certainly watch it as it is a madcap, albeit mindless, comedy.

Eros International and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment’s Housefull 2 is a comedy about how four friends get married to four different girls.

Chintu Kapoor (Rishi Kapoor) and Daboo Kapoor (Randhir Kapoor) are step-brothers who do not see eye to eye. Even their daughters, Heena (Asin) and Bobby (Jacqueline Fernandez), love to hate each other. The step-brothers, who are involved in a game of one-upmanship, decided to get their respective daughters married to the richest person in London.

The step-brothers hire a marriage counselor, Aakhri Pasta (Chunky Pandey), to find them suitably rich bridegrooms.  Pasta takes Jai (Shreyas Talpade) father’s to Chitu Kapoor. But Chintu Kapoor insults Jai’s father and the latter lands up in the hospital. Jai decides to get back at Chintuji. Aiding him in this is his friend Jolly (Ritesh Deshmukh), the son of a well-known rich person JD (Mithun Chakraborty).

To exact revenge, Jai and Jolly enlist the help of Max (John Abraham), their former good-for-nothing college mate. They plan to send Max into Chintu Kapoor’s house as Jolly, son of JD, in order to propose marriage to Chintu’s daughter and, then, to dupe him. Max, a street-smart thief, is more than happy to do their bidding for a fee. But when Max lands up in Daboo Kapoor’s house by mistake, Jai and Jolly have to bring in another former college mate, Sunny (Akshay Kumar), to pose as Jolly for Chintu Kapoor’s family.

Eventually, both Chintu Kapoor and Daboo Kapoor accept Jolly (that is, Sunny and Max) as their to-be son-in-laws. The only problem is that Heena and Bobby have not fallen in love with Sunny and Max. Also, there is JLo (Zarine Khan), Jolly’s (Ritesh) model-girlfriend who desperately wants to meet Jolly’s father, JD. Even Jai has left behind Parul (Shazahn Padamsee), a girl whom he is in love with.

What happens next? Is Jai able to exact his revenge on Chintu? Do Max and Sunny get rich by marrying the Kapoor daughters? Does Jolly tell his father about JLo? What happens when the four boys’ web of lies is exposed? The rest of the film answers these questions.

Housefull 2 Review: Script Analysis

The story of Housefull 2, penned by Sajid Nadiadwala, is entertaining and gives a lot of scope for comedy. The screenplay (by Sajid Khan, Tushar Hiranandani and Sajid-Farhad) capitalizes on this and creates many situations where the audience finds itself laughing out loud. Despite the preposterousness of the whole plot, the audience is engaged as the drama moves at a swift pace. Several sub-plots in the screenplay [like Max and Sunny’s enmity; the secret behind JD’s real identity; JD and Batook Patel’s (Boman Irani) friendship] also provide for ample doses of entertainment. The drama takes a real good turn in the second half, when all the characters somehow land up in JD’s palatial mansion. Here, Sunny improvises by the second to make sure that he and the other boys get the girls they want to be with. Even as this is happening, Patil (Johny Lever), an associate of JD’s, is so flummoxed that the audience is in splits over his poor condition. To their credit, the screenplay writers have made sure that in spite of the confusion in the drama, the viewer is never confused. The tracks of two brothers (Chintu and Daboo), two friends (Max and Sunny) being reunited, will appeal to the family audiences. The dialogues, written by Sajid-Farhad, are very good for the most part.

On the flip side, a few gags – like the one involving the snake and the crocodile; the one where Max, Sunny, Heena and Bobby end up on an island – seem rather over the top. Also, the pre-interval portion drags a bit and bores the audience. Another rider: Housefull 2 does not pose to be an intelligent film, and as such it might not appeal to a section of the audience which looks for other things in a film. A few action scenes, inserted just for the sake of it, fail to impress.

Housefull 2 Review: Star Performances & Direction

Akshay Kumar is in his element. He wows with his performance as Sunny and beings a smile to the audience’s lips as he reprises the cunning and wicked ways one remembers him for. John Abraham is plastic in most scenes but makes a spirited effort. Ritesh Deshmukh does a fine job as Jolly. Shreyas Talpade is alright as Jai. Of all the girls, Asin and Jacqueline Fernandez get the meatiest of roles and they do not disappoint. Shazahn Padamsee and Zarine Khan add glam value. Mithun Chakraborty is a delight as JD. He has some very good scenes with Akshay Kumar. Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor entertain with their nutty characters. Boman Irani does well as Batook Patel. Chunky Pandey is fine as Pasta. Johny Lever steals the show with his histrionics. Ranjeet, Suparna Marwah, Neelu Kohli, Virendra Saxena, Sandeep Garcha and others offer good support.

Sajid Khan delivers on his promise of an entertaining package. Although he could have made the drama sharper, and hence, more entertaining, one cannot really complain much about his narrative style. Some songs in the film act as fillers; others take the story forward. Papa and Anarkali songs are nice. Sajid –Wajid’s music is fine. Sameer’s lyrics are alright. Choreography, by Farah Khan, is commendable. The background score is effective. Manoj Soni’s cinematography is functional. Rameshwar S. Bhagat’s editing is sharp. Technically, the film is very good.

Housefull 2 Review: The Last Word

On the whole, Housefull 2 is an entertaining fare. It could have been better, but one can’t really complain as one comes out of the theatre smiling. It will do very good business at the box-office.

Housefull 2 Trailer

Housefull 2 Movie Preview

Housefull 2 is set to take a good opening at the box-office because of the following factors:

1. It’s a brand and people who were entertained with the last film, Housefull (2010), will return to the cinemas.

2. The music and the promos of the film have worked with the viewers.

3. The publicity of the film has been very good.

4. After Kahaani, no other film has really worked its magic at the box-office, which given Housefull a free run from Friday (6 April 2012) on wards. The bank holiday on Friday should also help its prospects.

Housefull 2: Star cast

Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Asin, Jacqueline Fernadez, Shazahn Padamsee, Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Johny Lever.

Housefull 2: Plot

Housefull 2… The Dirty Dozen is the second super star packed installment in the Housefull franchise. It is the story of four fathers, four daughters and four prospective son-in-laws and as the second half of the tile suggests, they are the dirty dozen.

Each father wants his daughter to marry the richest son-in-law. Each daughter thinks she is marrying the richest son-in-law. Each son-in-law is pretending to be the richest son-in-law. Each character is flawed, unscrupulous and extremely entertaining.

However, none of these people can stand each other and all of them are under one roof, in one house as the first half of the title suggests – Housefull.

Housefull 2: Release Date

6 April 2012 (Good Friday holiday)

Housefull 2 Trailer Analysis

Housefull2 releases on 5 April 2012.

Mithun Chakraborty, Malaika Arora Khan, Boman Irani in Housefull 2

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty best-known for his dance acts in the 1980s is soon to don his dancing shoes yet again for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 2.

The 61-year-old legend will perform a special disco number in the comedy choreographed by filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan. Confirms producer Sajid Nadiadwala “Yes, Mithunda will do a special song in the film – we are all huge fans of his and wanted him to recreate the same magic in Housefull 2.”

Talking about the song, Mithun says, “It’s a special dance number. Farah and her brother Sajid love Hindi movies. They are almost like encyclopedias. I think Farah has put together some fun moves in the song, keeping my other popular songs in mind. I can promise you’ll be reminded of my Disco Dancer (1982) days.”

Talking about his dance moves, the actor admits he incorporates certain moves, popularised by his favorite artists, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, in his act. “They were stunners. There’s a whole generation that was their fan. I’m one of them and if you find their moves in my dances, it’s natural,” he says.

A treat to his fans, the actor who plays Ritesh Deshmukh’s father in the comic riot, will also be seen doing some action. “I’ve also been made to do some action scenes but overall, Housefull 2 is a comedy of errors of sorts. It’s hilarious,” adds Mithun Chakraborty.

Directed by Sajid Khan, starring an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Asin, Zarine Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shazahn Padamsee, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty, Sajid Nadiadwala and Eros International’s Housefull 2 releases on 5 April 2012.

Watch Papa Toh Band Bajaye – Housefull 2

Housefull 2 releases on 5 April 2012.

Shazahn Padamsee, Shreyas Talpade, Zarine Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh In Housefull 2

If there’s one film which can be expected to take a fabulous start, it is Sajid Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 2. The first trailer of the multi-star cast film is out with this week’s release, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, and it looks so good that people are bound to immediately make up their minds that this sequel is not to be missed. For one, the film looks packed with fun, frolic and entertainment.

Secondly, it has so many stars that it would be a treat for the eyes to see so many lovely faces together. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Ritesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shazahn Padamsee, Zarine Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Boman Irani and Randhir Kapoor. This ‘dirty dozen’ and their antics should have the pubic laughing in the cinema halls if the trailer is anything to go by.

Housefull 2 Trailer

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