draw of this genre today filmmakers find tremendous scope in this kind of cinema both technically and imaginatively its a new dimension that is also driven by hard cash with such movies having considerable appeal with the younger generation of moviegoersa wider appeal is also why many filmmakers are not making sci fi in the purest sense director goldie behl is blending sfx and superhero in drona with abhishek bachchan in a new look and priyanka chopra playing his bodyguard this rs 55crore extravaganza shot extensively in rajasthan and prague has hollywoods best special effects man charles darby he made his name with movies like titanic fifth element minority report crouching tiger hidden dragon and the harry potter seriesshah rukh and abhishek so can southern superstar rajnikant be far behind following the boxoffice success of sivajithe boss shankars robot is the story of a scientist who creates a robot companion for his disabled child but the robot turns killerontheprowl the film that teams up rajnikanth with aishwarya rai bachchan who has reportedly been paid a whopping rs 4 crore is laced with hitech special effects created with a reported mega budget of rs 1 billion shankar makes films within a set formula a la manmohan desai where everything is larger than life therefore masses lap it up because its entertaining and with superstar rajnikanth in the lead theres little scope for the film to go wrong says film critic amod mehra produced by the ukbased ayngaran international in association with eros entertainment robot will be made in tamil telugu and hindi and goes on the floors in decemberdoweshowbellyad0 akshay kumar is endowed with supernatural powers in nagesh kukunoors psychological thriller 8x10bollywood directors definitely seem to be in the mood to experiment nagesh kukunoors unusually titled 8x10 is a psychological thriller in which akshay kumar gets supernatural powers through an 8x10 sized photograph hence the title that helps him read peoples minds in the process he uncovers extraordinary truths like the mysterious death of his father the film centres around this photograph and akshays ability to delve into the past says shailendra singh joint md of percept ltd the company which is producing the film 8x10 is heavy on special effects and has highoctane action scenes like one underwater sequence there are many dimensions to akshays character he is more like a psychological superhero in the film says singh made with a budget of rs 40 crore 8x10 also stars ayesha takia and is set for a 1500screen release by the end of 2008 then theres the futuristic time machine which has been quite some time in the making with director shekhar kapur reportedly abandoning it in 1992 for lack of funds and a leading star from aamir khan to ram gopal varma there have been many takers for the subject since then but now kapur credited with movies like mr india joshilay and bandit queen is keen to revive the project which may mark his return to bollywood