The release of White Feather Films and Balaji Telefilms’ Shootout at Wadala has been postponed to 3 May (2013). The action crime drama, directed by Sanjay Gupta, is the prequel to 2007 hit film <em>Shootout at Lokhandwala</em> and is based on the book <em>Dongri to Dubai</em>. The film dramatises the first-ever registered encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve (played by John Abraham) was shot dead at Wadala in 1982.

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das, who was last seen in Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly, has as many as seven films releasing this year (2013). Though, Vir had made his acting debut with <em>Mumbai Salsa</em> and followed it up with films like <em>Namastey London, Love Aaj Kal</em> and <em>Badmaash Company</em>, it was only on the Aamir Khan home production that he came into the eyes of the masses.

The Croods, a joint production of Fox Star Studios and DreamWorks, is scheduled to release on 19 April (2013) all over India. A 3D film based on the world's first modern family through the journey of a lifetime, it has voiceovers of Nicolas Cage (Father Grug), Emma Stone (Daughter Eep) and Rayan Reynolds (Guy).

Bringing in smiles on faces of all the trekkies and sci-fi fans across the nation, Paramount Pictures has announced the release of <em>Star Trek Into Darkness</em> by launching the poster of the film. The second installment of J.J. Abrams’ successful 2009 reboot of the franchise will be released in 3D. In the much awaited installment, as the heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made, as the only family Kirk is left with, is his crew!!

If Yash Raj Films (YRF) takes a lead, can Eros International stay behind? Seeing YRF successfully releasing its Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif-starrer <em>Ek Tha Tiger</em> in Japan on 8 March with much fanfare, Eros International Media Ltd. (Eros International) is making necessary arrangements to release its 2007 blockbuster <em>Om Shanti Om</em> in Japan on 16 March. The release of the Farah Khan-directed Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone-starrer has been planned across an unprecedented 15 screens, one of the biggest ever for an Indian film in Japan.

Ensuring that 2013 gets off to a great start, Eros International has surprised all its fans by announcing the release of <em>Khiladi 786</em> on its digital platform. The digital release has created quite a buzz. Eros Now is currently running a 7-day free trial of the film. Eros Now stands as a single platform of its kind which offers over 250 films that can be watched online anywhere and anytime. The website is regularly updated with latest films including <em>English Vinglish, Cocktail, Chakravyuh, Son of Sardaar</em> and <em>Dabangg </em> among many others.

No excessive amounts of publicity is going into the release of Reema Kagti’s Talaash. And with reason. We now learn that the master-strategist Aamir Khan has chalked out a deliberate plan with producer Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar to let <em>Talaash</em> be the most under-hyped film of the closing months in 2012.

Since the last couple of years, Salman Khan’s films have been releasing around Eid. The exercise started with <em>Wanted</em> (2010), <em>Dabangg</em> (2010), <em>Ready</em> (2011), <em>Bodyguard</em> (2011) and the latest <em>Ek Tha Tiger</em>. But nit any more, he has articulated a change. His next <em>Dabangg 2</em> is set for a Christmas release. It may be remembered that 23 years ago his first-ever blockbuster <em>Maine Pyar Kiya</em> on 29 December, 1989. <em>Dabangg 2</em> is set to hit theatres on 21 December 12.