A fresh generation of directors from Farhan Akhtar to his mother Honey Irani may make their presence felt, but veteran filmmakers are not going away in a hurry.
Seldom have so many old timers had an opportunity to have their say all together. While two coming attractions Bas Yun Hi and Escape From Taliban are directed by newcomers Raja Menon and Ujjal Chattopadhyaya from Kerala and Bengal respectively, the other two releases Kaash Aap Hamare Hote and Love At Times Square are made by directors with long standing service to Hindi cinema.
Ravindra Peepat, who directs debutante Juhi Babbar in Kaash..., made Lava and Waaris in the early 1980s with her father Raj Babbar. He hopes to make a comeback this Friday.
Dev Anand directs Love... Like Peepat's Kaash... it features newcomers in the lead.
Harmesh Malhotra, who began his career in the early 1960s with the Sanjay Khan starrer Beti, returns to direct Govinda in Khullam Khulla Pyaar. The film opens around the same time as Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne in which Sanjay Khan's son Zayed makes his acting debut.
Director-turned-actor Tinnu Anand, who made Major Saab, Kaalia and Main Azaad Hoon with Amitabh Bachchan, is back with Suniel Shetty starrer Ek Hindustani. Lawrence D'Souza, whose last hit was Saajan a decade ago, has made Indian Babu with newcomers.
Television host and director Raman Kumar directs Govinda in the comedy Raja Bhaiyya, expected in March-April. Harry Baweja and Raj Kanwar, who haven't had much luck at the box-office in recent times, are ready to strike this April with the star-studded Qayamat and Andaz respectively.
