Year on Year each New Year brings us hope and cheer of something new and good. Hey Guys and Gals, don’t worry, the critics may scare you with recession time in US of A. But Bollywood will be zooming full throttle in 2008.

Salman Khan has topped the poll that was to decide who from Bollywood should be featured at the Madame Tussauds Studio, next. It has been decided that Salman Khan will be immortalized in wax by early 2008!

This year has been a stretched out season of break-ups in Bollywood. From couples who have been together for years, to those who got together recently, the year 2007 has really not been as romantic.

Mumbai, Feb 23 : Canada-Based Indian film director Deepa Mehta is now busy in finding the right accessories to match with the sari she is going to wear for the Oscar night. “Just two more days to go! John (Abraham) is on the way although his mother had pneumonia. Right now I’m only concentrating on the accessories for my sari for the Oscars night,” Says Mehta.

Los Angeles, Feb 22 : “Pan’s Labyrinth” of Guillermo del Toro’s seems to give tough competition to Toronto-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s “Water” at the Oscar for the Honour of best foreign film Award

Mumbai, Feb 21 : “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” bagged Sanjay Dutt “Star of year” while AishwaryaRai was also honoured with the same for her stunning performance in “Dhoom 2″ at the MAX Stardust Awards held in Mumbai. The glittering award function on Feb 18 was overshadowed by news of Saif Ali Khan’s illness - he was rehearsing for his performance at the awards when he complained of chest pain and was rushed to hospital.

New Delhi, Feb 15 : “Water” directed by Deepa Mehta opens in theaters on April 28 . Apart from this Water will also open the 4th annual film festival in March this year.

Karachi, Feb 12 : Afghanistan has banned Indian-made film Kabul Express after an outcry from the ethnic Hazara minority, which is described in the movie as “the most dangerous tribe” in the country. This has now elicited protests from some quarters in Pakistan for reflecting the “traditional anti-Pakistan and anti-Islam mentality of India”.