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Published 23 Jan, 2013 06:40am

Bollywood bringing sequels this year

It's pouring sequels in Bollywood's backyard. In a bid to cash in on franchises that have brought in box office numbers, production houses continue to play the sequel game.

Picture this: Salman Khan's Dabangg 2 did better business than the first part; Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2 managed an improvement in numbers over its earlier version. Ajay Devgn's Golmaal 3 is a bigger hit than Golmaal and Golmaal Returns; Hrithik Roshan's Krrish grew in stature; Abhishek Bachchan is a Dhoom regular and Emraan Hashmi's Jannat 2 put him in the super star league.

According to a report in TOI, in a bid to emulate the success formula perfected by makers like Mahesh Bhatt, Farhan Akhtar and Rohit Shetty, others too are engaging in the sequel game. A trade source brought to our notice that this year alone, Bollywood will see 10 sequels being released.