With 2007 well behind us it is time now to analyse how our movies performed. Shah Rukh Khan takes the lead

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.

It was an incident that took place during one of the shoots under the able supervision of director Gowariker that initiated the entire ruckus and created a rift between the two. Ashutosh had to film a scene where only Hrithik was needed to face the cameras though Ash was required to offer cues to her leading man.

As the year 2007 ends, desifans.com presents the Bollywood Box Office report for 2007. With a bounty of Rs 76 crore and counting, Om Shanti Om has smashed all box office records. Comedies ruled the box office this year with Akshay Kumar delivering 3 major blockbuster hits (and we are yet to add Welcome to this).

Chak De India and Om Shanti Om. You must be guessing its Shahrukh Khan who ruled the box office in 2007. SRK had a great year but it was Akshay Kumar who was the Bollywood Box Office King of 2007.

About a week before Diwali, I had an argument with my boss. His line of reasoning- a man who’s made movies like Black and Devdas ought to know his business. Apparently not! The box office has announced its verdict. On Shanti Om has made 7+ crores in its first week in Mumbai alone, while Saawariya, which promised eternity to begin with, is now a slowly fading blur on the horizon.

If you were to make a Bollywood film today, there would of course be no getting away from trailors for you. You’d need to make sure that the scenes and songs you choose to include in your promotional trailors reflect the spirit and theme of your movie and are able to draw your target audience to theatres and multiplexes. And if you were Farah Khan, you’d know by now that you’ve pulled off a maha Bollywood coup!

Bollywood star Aamir Khan will be guest of honor at the Golden Elephant 15th International Children’s Film Festival in Hyderabad on 20th November. Awards for best creations in Asian Panorama and International competition sections will be given away at that function.