Aamir Khan’s Talaash is most awaited 2012 film

Jan 2 (TruthDive): Aamir Khan’s next most awaited release after ’3 Idiots’ is ‘Talaash’. Trade experts reveal that Aamir Khan’s Talaash will top the most-anticipated film list of the forthcoming Bollywood release of 2012.

Fifteen top trade and industry experts were asked to name the three films of 2012 they are awaiting the most.

Number 1 film was given three points, number 2 got two points and number 3 got one point. Then these points were added up.

Aamir Khan’s Talaash led by six points making it the number one film of 2012, followed by Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger and Yash Chopra’s next with Shah Rukh Khan.

Talaash                      : 26 points
Ek Tha Tiger                : 20 points
Yash Chopra’s next     : 19 points
Dabangg 2                   : 13 points
Agneepath                  : 9 points
Bol Bachchan             : 2 points

Talaash is directed by Reema Katgi. It’s the first film to release after IPL. Aamir Khan will be seen with his two of his favorite heroines, Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor.

Talaash marks Reema Kagti’s second outing as a director. Backing her this time is the Dil Chahta Hai (2001) team — Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Aamir Khan.

Co-written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema, Talaash is being made within a budget of Rs 40 crore and its satellite rights have already been sold for Rs 40 crore, six months before the film’s release.

The excitement among fans is no less — three fake posters are already doing the rounds online. The film is expected to release on June 1.

Salman Khan, whose film Ek Tha Tiger (ETT) is being directed by Kabir Khan, came second on the list. Salman acts with his former ‘girlfriend’ Katrina Kaif after five years. Incidentally, last year, his films Ready and Bodyguard (2011) raked in Rs 130 cr and Rs 150 cr respectively. ETT is slated to release on Eid, which has proved to be lucky for Salman for two years — Dabangg and Bodyguard.

Yash Chopra’s untitled Diwali release with SRK stands third. Dabangg 2 at number four seems to be another crowd-pleaser in the making.

Karan Johar’s Agneepath, which revisits the 1990-Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster, stands in fifth place. 

Hrithik Roshan plays the lead in this film directed by newbie Karan Malhotra. This is a Republic Day release.

Ajay Devgn’s Singham was his first film to cross the Rs 100 crore mark in 2011, and the actor teams up again with Rohit Shetty in Bol Bachchan, which releases on July 6 and is ranked number six.