Abhishek, Ash set up an X'mas date

Mumbai: Mani Ratnam's much talked about Guru, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, is scheduled to hit screens on December 22.

The film will be seen as the grand finale for a year that churned out some of the biggest hits - Rang De Basanti, Fanaa and Krrish and also critically acclaimed Omkara.

Guru marks yet another leap in Abhishek's career just like Yuva that catapulted him to the status of a "successful" actor, said sources that have seen the rushes of the film.

Some more screen scorchers will hit the marquee before Guru.

The list includes Farhan Akhtar's Don, J P Dutta's Umrao Jaan, Shirish Kunder's directorial debut Jaaneman, Sanjay Gadhvi's Dhoom 2 and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Eklavya.