Joker, Barfi!, Race 2: UTV Motion Pictures’ 10 Ka Dum

- February 9, 2012 | 12:29 PM IST

Let’s have a look at what UTV Motion Pictures has in store for us in 2012:

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya

Release date: 24 February 2012

Star cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia D’ souza, Om Puri, Tinu Anand.

Director: Mandeep Kumar

What’s special: Pairing of the recently married Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’souza and the increasingly popular music of the film.

Paan Singh Tomar

Release date: 2 March 2012

Star cast: Irrfan khan, Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma.

Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia

What’s special: The film is based on true story.

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana

Release date: 18 May 2012

Star cast: Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi.

Director: Sameer Sharma

What’s special: By now, only the title of the film is out but it has caught our attention.

Arjun: The Warrior Prince

Release date: 25 May 2012

Star cast: Animation film

Director: Arnab Chaudhuri

What’s special: The animation film is about the Indian mythological hero – Arjun. It will interest the selected target audience.

Rowdy Rathore

Release date: 15 June 2012

Star cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Karisma Kapoor (in an item song).

Director: Prabhu Deva

What’s special: Akshay Kumar’s comeback in the action genre, this film will also be Sonakshi Sinha next release after Dabangg. The hand-painted posters of the film have already generated much interest.

Barfi!

Release date: 13 July 2012

Star cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz.

Director: Anurag Basu

What’s special: The challenging roles of Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra as a deaf man and a mentally challenged woman, respectively.

Joker

Release date: 31 August 2012

Star cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jafferi.

Director: Shirish Kunder

What’s special: Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha’s pairing.

Heroine

Release date: 14 September 2012

Star cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda.

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

What’s special: Madhur Bhandarkar has always portrayed female protagonists in a very strong manner in his films like Fashion (2008) and Chandni Bar (2001). Since Heroine is about once successful actress and the role is played by Kareena Kapoor, expectations from this film are very high.

Race 2

Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham And Jacqueline Fernandez

Release date: 30 November 2012

Star cast: Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Sanjay Dutt, Ameesha Patel Jacqueline Fernandez.

Director: Abbas-Mustan

What’s special: Race 2 is a sequel to 2008 hit thriller, Race. Abbas-Mustan’s thriller Players (January 2012) failed at the box-office and thus Race 2 has become a challenge for the duo. The star cast of the film has added to the expectations.

3D Dance Film

One more film from UTV Motion Pictures is a 3D dance to be directed by choreographer-turned-director Remo D’souza. The film may release in November 2012.