The general saying goes ‘He came, he saw and he conquered’. Well, when it comes to the pairing of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, a mere ‘he’ stands incomplete.

That’s’ why it has to be rephrased as ‘They came, they saw and they conquered’, for this is one couple in Bollywood which has been rubbed by the magical ‘Hit’ formula.

Examples of which are in the form of hits, superhits and smash hits like Namaste London, Race, Singh Is Kinng etc…

Well, the good news is that this red-hot pair is back to the front in yet another breezy flick titled De Dhana Dhan that’s being directed by the man with

The ‘Madrasi’ touch …we mean…Midas touch…  Priyadarshan. As per the reports, De Dhana Dhan is being extensively shot all over Singapore and Mumbai.

Last year, Vipul Shah released his ambitious venture SINGH IS KINNG on 8th August, a week before the Independence Day. This year, he is targeting the Independence Day weekend for his next mega venture LONDON DREAMS. The film is confirmed for 14th August release.

While on Vipul Shah, a section of the media has reported that Ranbir Kapoor has refused to star in his next venture. “A section of the media loves to make stories and the worst part is, they don’t even have the courtesy to clarify whether it’s true or false. As for my next venture, it’s with Akshay Kumar and not Ranbir Kapoor. I haven’t approached Ranbir in the first place and I’m sure, even he wouldn’t agree to star in a film that has Akshay enacting the main lead,” Vipul states.

An evolving face is what comes to mind when one hears big numbers and fat pay checks being handed to film stars in Bollywood – big budgets, big sets, big stars, big salaries, etc. Recession and a slowing economy seem to have hit everything but the film industry with bigger and more glamorous projects being signed and produced. This has sadly affected the overall quality and essence of movies, with nonsense scripts being churned into even sillier movies. These days countless movies are being made and less surprisingly, even the most stupid ones have managed to make lots of money at the box office owing to clever marketing and promotional tactics. Here are 5 Bollywood movies that still earned decent profits at the Box office:

Singh is Kinng: We have to admit it. No matter it starred Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the film had less sense than any movie of the year. The script was a well-washed desi version of a stereotypical villager and the storyline had no story whatsoever. Still, it managed to make more than 100 crores at the box office!
Sarkar Raj: Add the glamour of the Bachchan family and the controversial name of Ram  Gopal Verma to a film and you have a sure-fire winner – even if the movie is nothing but a bag of dust. Sarkar Raj earned 85% of its invested money in the first week itself in spite of getting mixed reviews and a fluctuating screen presence.
Tara Rum Pum: A sadly-distressed Indian remake of the Tom Cruise starring Days of Thunder, Tara Rum Pum had nothing more than a copied story, some vaguely romantic songs and a depressed aura. Still it somehow covered more than just profits at the box office.
Saawariya: Talk about hype and over indulgence and Saawariya comes to mind. The film launched Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor but failed to impress the audience with its gloomy and electric blue reels. But because it was a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film (the man who made Black), it could earn at the box office.
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom: It is difficult to believe to that the man behind blockbusters such as Saathiya and Bunty aur Bubli could make such a trashy piece. We have Amitabh Bachchan humouring the audience over styled and near-clownish costumes, a senseless storyline and an earner at the Box office. It is time that Bollywood changed the rules of measuring a film’s success.