Now that the year 2010 is over, we can sit back and look at some of the memorable and not-so-memorable flicks that came and went away, some spellbinding us on the way while others failing to live upto our expectations. Two of the most hyped films of the year that flopped at the box office starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Have a look:

1. Hrithik Roshan: Hrithik Roshan starrer film ‘Kites’ was undoubtedly the most hyped film of the year. Directed by Anurag Basu, it starred the Mexican bombshell Barbara Mori and spawned whispers of a secret romance between Hrithik and the foreign lass. Made with a budget crossing Rs 50 crore, it was a film that was hugely awaited but the sluggish pace of the film, dearth of a good storyline and linguistic barrier dug out a grave for Kites.
2. Aishwarya Rai: Aishwarya Rai starrer film ‘Raavan’ was another flick that had been in the news ever since its making. Besides, it brought the trio of Aishwarya, hubby Abhishek and director Mani Ratnam after their hit ‘Guru’ and expectations were sky high. But alas! Abhishek failed to impress the critics with his portrayal of the ten headed Beera (Raavan) and the daggers were out leading to Raavan’s beheading.

Interestingly, Hrithik and Aishwarya starred together in a later film named ‘Guzaarish’ and that was another flop. But ironically, it was a good film and was hailed by most critics

2010 was a year that saw the maturing audience preferring content over stars. When small-budget films and intellectual scripts saw thumbs up from the public, some over hyped films were bloopers. Here’s a look at 5 disaster films of 2010:
1. Kites: Riding on huge hype and hoopla, ‘Kites’ came bringing in a smouldering chemistry between Greek God Hrithik and the Mexican curry Barbara, but dearth of a good screenplay made the film lick dust at box office. It was one of the biggest duds of 2010.

2. Raavan: Aishwarya Rai teamed up with hubby Abhishek for the umpteenth time but despite being visually opulent, the sluggishness of the film stamped a flop all over director Mani Ratnam. A big disappointment!
3. Veer: Salman Khan took the pen for this one, grew long tresses and mingled history with love to portray the story of a ‘Veer’ warrior. But unfortunately, no audience felt ‘Veer’ enough to watch this one. But, later on, Salman compensated by digging gold with ‘Dabangg’.
4. Guzaarish: Another masterly and poetic work from Sanjay Leela Bhansali and received great accolades from critics. And with Hrithik and Aishwarya (the hit Jodi of Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar), the film was destined to be a mega hit. However, astonishingly, audience showed no interest in watching this one.
5. Khelein Hum Jee Jaan sey: Acclaimed director Ashutosh Gowariker enlivened the pages of history once again as he dressed up Abhishek Bachchan in the dhoti-kurta of freedom fighter Surya Sen. But the response that it got at the cash counters was colder than mere lukewarm.

Hrithik Roshan, the super hero of bollywood who plays the character of a paraplegic in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming flick ‘Guzaarish’ opposite gorgeous beauty Aishwarya Rai, has landed newcomer Monikangana Dutta in trouble due to his past escapades with Mexican beauty Barabara Mori.

So much so that Hrithik Roshan’s wife Suzanne Khan keeps visiting the sets of Sanjay Bhansali’s film to prevent any possible closeness developing between her husband and hot bong model Monikangana Dutta.

Sources close to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali say that Monikangana was feeling so uncomfortable with the presence of Suzanne Roshan that she requested Bhansali to excuse her from enacting the sensuous sequence with Hrithik. However, Sanjay Leela Bhansali refused to oblige her as the scene was an intrinsic part of the story.

Sources from the set of ‘Guzaarish’ say that Hrithik Roshan and Monikangana Dutta were required to give a sensuous hot sequence as they are playing husband and wife in the film. To get a real feel to the whole sequence, Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted Hrithik Roshan and Monikangana to spend some quality time together before giving the final shots in Goa.

It is this quality time therapy of Bhansali for the realism in scene that created problem and Hrithik’s wife Suzanne Roshan became extra vigilant in guarding her husband. The buzz doing the rounds in the industry is that Suzanne was in no mood to take the risk again by allowing Hrithik Roshan unrestricted freedom about his heroines.

It may be recalled that Monikangana Dutta is a hot and happening model in Bengal, who caught the eyes of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and he cast her opposite Hrithik in his new flick ‘Guzaarish’. Though the film has Aishwarya Rai Bachchan too, but she plays the character of a nurse to paraplegic Hrithik Roshan.

However, in the later part of the flick Hrithik Roshan falls in love with his nurse played by Aishwarya Rai. Before Bhansali’s flick, Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan had created magic in Yashraj Films’ ‘Dhoom’ and Ashutosh Gowarikar’s ‘Jodha Akbar’. Their on screen chemistry was terrific in the both the flicks but latter could not do much at the box office.

But, Hrithik Roshan’s wife Suzanne has problem with Monikangana and not Aishwarya Rai, as only the former have a sensuous sequence with Hrithik. The buzz doing he rounds in the industry is that Suzanne has become more suspicious due to Hrithik Roshan’s past closeness with Barbara Mori during the making of his earlier flick ‘Kites’.