2012, distributed by Sony Pictures, has got the second biggest opening for a Hollywood film in India. The disaster epic grossed Rs 19.15crore at the Indian box office second only to another Sony Pictures’ release Spider-Man 3.

If a film critic awards four stars to a movie directed by Roland Emmerich Hollywood's reigning king of catastrophe, the critically scorned director of "Independence Day" and "Godzilla"

In the world today, there are many rumors and discussions coming out on the topic “World will end on 2012?” which indeed are making some part of the public, who believe in this type of things get worried.

With humanity coming up fast on 2012, publishers are helping readers gear up and count down to this mysterious — some even call it apocalyptic — date that ancient Mayan societies were anticipating thousands of years ago.
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