The Six Biggest Debutants Of 2008 !

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Abbas Tyrewala: The writer of recent hits like 'Maqbool', 'Munnabhai MBBS' and 'Main Hoon Na', cuts his directorial teeth with 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na', a romantic comedy set in a college campus. The film introduces Aamir Khan’s nephew, Imran Khan opposite southern starlet Genelia D’Souza.

Ajay Devgan : After facing the camera for over 15 years and 75 movies, Devgan directs a love story, drawing heavily on Hollywood hits, 'Iris' and 'The Notebook'. The film 'U Me And Hum' ( already released) has Kajol sharing the lead with him while Sarika, Rituparna Sengupta and others lend support.

Jaideep Sen: Rakesh Roshan’s understudy comes into his own with 'Krazzy 4' ( already released), a rib-tickler featuring four nutcases and a lady doctor. More than the performance of the lead players, the film is making news for the item numbers by Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Rakhi Sawant.

Rajkumar Gupta: The former associate of Anurag Kashyap makes his splash by exposing Mumbai’s dark underbelly in 'Aamir'. The crime thriller has been shot mainly in the slums of Dharavi and by-lanes of Bhendi Bazaar. TV’s popular chocolate hero, Rajiv Khandelwal is the protagonist.

Vijay Acharya: Having penned the scripts and dialogues of 'Dhoom', 'Dhoom :2' and 'Guru', Acharya makes his directorial debut with 'Tashan', an action-packed, romantic thriller shot on location of Greece and India. Akshay Kumar leads a star-studded cast that has Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Anil Kapoor among others. 'Tashan'is all set to release later this week.

Vivek Sharma : Mahesh Bhatt’s protégé hits big time with 'Bhoothnath', a spooky tale about a little boy’s relationship with his deceased grandfather. Amitabh Bachchan plays the friendly ghost while Juhi Chawla is the boy’s widowed mother and Shahrukh Khan, her husband.

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