Looks like Rann is all set to be the new year’s first release to hit the bull’s eye at the box office. With positive pre-release reports and glowing trade reviews, Ram Gopal Varma’s keenly awaited drama is much in the news for its gripping storyline and first-rate performances.

On Wednesday night, Riteish Deshmukh, who is a part of the film’s talented ensemble cast, organised a special preview of the film for his close friends at PVR Juhu.

Those in attendance included Aftab Shivdasani, Zayed-Malaika Khan, Ashish-Samita Chaudhary, Chunky-Bhavna Pandey, Sanjay-Maheep Kapoor, Kumar Taurani of Tips, producers Indra Kumar, Ashok Thakeria, Vashu Bhagnani and Sajid Nadiadwala, Shirish Kunder, Sajid Khan, Sujoy Ghosh, Genelia D’Souza, Dia Mirza, Avinash Gowariker and Fardeen Khan, to name a few.

A star-studded premiere of Rann is the big event for Thursday evening and will be attended by the film’s protagonist, Amitabh Bachchan, and a host of A-list celebrities from the film industry.

Rann is out on Friday January 29 and is an Indian Films-Studio 18 international release.

What: EMI music launch
Where: Intercontinental the Grand Hotel, Mumbai
When: Friday (night), 19 September 2008
Spotted at the Event: Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Arjun Rampal, Urmila Matondkar, Jeetendra, Kim Sharma, Ashish Chaudhary, Celina Jaitley, Aarti Chhabria, Tanuja, Tanisha Mukherjee, Malaika Arora Khan, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sangeeta Bijlani, Tusshar Kapoor, Javed Jaaferi, Sophie Chaudhary, Ravi Kishan and others