Guess who is turning out to be the rising star, especially after the cash registers jingling with the success of '36 China Town'? Upen Patel.

Though he had a good supporting role to play in the whodunit with Akshaye Khanna silently walking away with all the accolades, he seems to be on the right path if one looks at his roles in the number of upcoming projects he is associated with. While there is a lot of buzz around his 'jodi' with Bobby Deol in Suneel Darshan's 'Shakala Boom Boom', he has reasons to cheer with many more biggies lined up.

The biggest of them is a film by Subhash Ghai who is looking at repeating him post '36 China Town'. Then comes 'Ashtavinayak', which has been tasting success in the distribution circles consistently and has been smiling ever since their 'Golmaal' hit the marquee. This is not all as 'Tips' too has roped for their next venture while Vipul Shah would be shooting with him soon in 'Namaste London'.

While prolific producer Shyam Bajaj too has his eyes set on this young lad for his next flick, the cherry on the cake comes with a project that he is going to begin soon with none other than young Rohan Sippy, who resurfaced with back to back success of 'Bluffmaster' and 'Taxi No. 9211'.

An impressive lineup for sure!