Love stories have been IN ever since the term Bollywood was coined. Add to it a thriller element and it sure makes for one ‘masala bhelpuri’ which more often than not does taste good.

‘Raqeeb’ is a similar dish in the offering which comes from the house of Raj Kanwar. He is the same man who has made a career out of ‘masala’ flicks like ‘Deewana’, ‘Jeet’, ‘Badal’ and many more. Though off late he is seen directing love stories like ‘Andaaz’ and ‘Humko Deewana Kar Gaye’ his passion for making hardcore commercial entertainers still remains. This is the reason why he entrusts the responsibility of directing a film to debutant director Anurag Singh for his home production.

‘Raqeeb’ could probably be the most twisted film of the current season, what with promise of innumerous twists and turns promised in the plot. With one woman and three men in the picture and story being far away from a conventional love triangle, ‘Raqeeb’ sets one on a guessing game where unexpected turn of events is the order of the day.

There is seduction, love, betrayal, passion, obsession and crime. And when all of this come together, an intriguing story is born!

‘Raqeeb’ is about Sofie [Tanushree Dutta] and three men in her life. Who is Sofie? Well, no one really knows. And even if someone does know her, none can say for sure about knowing her real self in and out. A mysterious theater actress, there is something about her that makes one attracted towards her but also be a little unsure.

The men in her life are Sunny [Jimmy Sheirgill], Remo Mathews [Rahul Khanna] and Sidharth [Sharman Joshi].

Sunny - He is someone who is a struggling film actor but still is high on life. For him, life is about living it on and being spirited throughout. A stylish young man who loves to drive bikes and has been trying to make a future for himself, he is in love with Sofie! Sofie loves him too but his financial and social status come in the way of her love and she looks for someone who could get her all - money, name, fame and power!

Remo - He is the man who could give everything that Sofie always wanted. A software czar, he had achieved everything at a young age but lacked only one thing in his life - love of a woman. And it was not something that he could earn himself since he was a shy-n-introverted man who was apprehensive of approaching woman. A chance blind date set by an employee-friend of his resulted in getting him his future wife - Sofie!

Sidharth - He is the man whom Remo trusted most. An extrovert playboy, Sidharth wants his friend Remo to be hooked on with some girl soon. And soon, he finds one - Sofie! But has he made the right choice?

Remo and Sofie meet and soon they find themselves walking the altar. There is a slight hesitation in the beginning though since their parents had died in the same a car accident and as is revealed, Rahul’s parents were the ones responsible for the death of Sofie’s parents. The issue is sorted out and the two are soon man and wife!

But for how long?

Soon Sunny enters into their lives and Sofie starts feeling the same love for him as she earlier had. An extra marital affair for her begins and soon she finds herself at a point of no return. Together they now wanted to live a life together but there was one stumbling block - Remo!

The only possible solution for them to be with each other was Remo’s elimination. And now they gear up to execute this heinous crime!

But there is a lot more than what meets the eye. The crime happens but it is Sunny who suffers most. Reason? Sofie double crosses him and he is pronto found behind the bars!

What was the reason behind the series of events? What did Sunny do wrong to be double crossed by Sofie? Was Remo seeing something like this coming his way? And what was Sidharth’s role in this entire episode?

Last but not the least, who really was Sofie? And why was she doing this all in spite of getting all that she always wanted?

An exciting tale of love, crime and passion, ‘Raqeeb’ also stars Sherlyn Chopra in a key role along with Vishwajeet Pradhan and Vivek Shauq. With music by Pritam, the film is now gearing up for 18th May release.

In the early 90s, there was a sudden splurge in the campus movies being made following the success of films like ‘Dil’, ‘Jaan Tere Naam’ and ‘Khiladi’. The momentum slowed down towards the end of the decade with the genre becoming almost extinct in the 21st century as hardly a film or two based on campus lives are being made in Bollywood every year.

2007 now sees a campus film coming from the production house of Subhash Ghai that goes by the name of ‘Good Boy Bad Boy’. A film that tackles the values of education and the system that prevails, GBBB is a light hearted comedy centered on two characters - one who is a ‘Good Boy’ and the other who is a ‘Bad Boy’.

Let’s introduce both of them to you.

Rajan Malhotra [Tusshar Kapoor] is a quintessential good boy studying in a college. For him, life is books and books are his life. The only aim in his life to study hard and make sure that he is the best when it comes to being educated.

Devoid of all the fun in life that comes as a part of campus deal, his only moments of fun are when he is immersed in studies. So much so that even his parents are worried about his lack of interest in anything that is related to sports or other extracurricular activities.

In nutshell - A complete bookworm!

As anyone would have guessed it by now, the bad boy out here in the college, Raju Malhotra [Emraan Hashmi] is a complete opposite. For him, life is having fun and fun is his life. The only aim in his life to play hard and make sure that he is the best when it comes to being the most popular and the best prankster.

Devoid of all the studies in life that come as a part of campus deal, his only moments of fun are when he is out there with his friends. So much so that his dad is worried about his lack of interest in anything that is related to studies.

In nutshell - A complete prankster!

So these are for you - Rajan and Raju!

Looking at bringing reforms in the college through his indigenous ways is its Principal [Paresh Rawal]. He comes with novel means to ensure discipline in the campus.

He splits up the college into two halves - One for the GOOD, another for BAD!

Though it was quite obvious that Rajan would get into the ‘good’ half of the college wheras Raju would lead straight into the ‘bad’ half, the obvious didn’t quite happen. As luck would have it, their files get swapped.

And lo! Rajan finds himself amidst the bad crowd while Raju is trapped amongst everyone in the college who is good.

And the fun begins!

For Rajan, it is quite a cultural shock to be studying with those youngsters for whom books were a taboo. On the other hand Raju could not resist tear his hair in frustration as he had hardly anyone left to have fun with.

In their lives enter a ‘bad girl’ [Tanushree Dutta] and a ‘good girl’ [Isha Sharvani] respectively. And with them, the lives were never the same again for Rajan and Raju!

What follows from hereon is a series of fun events which didn’t just bring about a change in the personalities of both Rajan and Raju but also educated everyone about the real meaning of education.

Directed by Ashwini Chaudhary who has to his credit sensitive films like ‘Dhoop’ and ‘Siskiyaan’, ‘Good Boy Bad Boy’ sees him trying his hand at a different genre. With music by Himesh Reshammiya, the film is touted to be a laugh riot and is slated for a May 11 release.