Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies that’ll get released in Navi Mumbai’ (Bang Bang!, Haider) that was published in Newsband

New movies that’ll get released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Bang Bang!

Bang Bang! is a Hindi action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Fox Star Studios. The film is an official remake of the Hollywood film Knight and Day and features Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles performed by Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz respectively in the original. Fox Star Studios will distribute and market the film worldwide.

The movie has an interesting plot. A girl (Katrina Kaif) gets involved with a spy (Hrithik Roshan) trying to clear his name.

Bang Bang! is a high voltage film involving stunts, exotic international locales and music. It is an adaption of the Hollywood film Knight and Day. A chance encounter between the unassuming bank receptionist Harleen Sahni (Katrina Kaif) and the charming-yet-mysterious Rajveer Nanda (Hrithik Roshan) results in a barrage of broken down planes, car chases, shootouts, bombing raids and general global mayhem. A transcontinental chase ensues with Rajveer trying to convince Harleen that he’s the good guy but can she really trust him? And will trust matter when bullets start flying around? This film has edge-of-the-seat excitement and adrenaline pumping action as the duo fights against all odds. There are explosions, trigger happy assassins and pandemonium that can only aptly be termed as Bang Bang!

The film has Hrithik Roshan as Rajveer Nanda, Katrina Kaif as Harleen Sahni, Danny Denzongpa as Omar Zafar, Jaaved Jaffrey as Hamid Gul, Pawan Malhotra as Zorawar, Parth Akerkar as Robert, Kishan Gohel as Parker and Préity Üupala as Bar Dancer.

The songs of the film are composed by Vishal-Shekhar; whilst the background score is composed by Salim-Sulaiman.

The film has songs like Tu Meri, Meherbaan, Uff, Bang Bang and Meherbaan (Reprise version).

Haider

Haider is a 2014 Indian drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, and co-written by Basharat Peer and Bhardwaj. It is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in Kashmir. The film stars Shahid Kapoor as Haider, and Tabu essays the role of his mother who marries her brother-in-law (played by Kay Kay Menon) after her husband mysteriously disappears. The film also stars Shraddha Kapoor as Arshia, a journalist by profession and Haider's love-interest.

Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider is set in Srinagar during the ’90s. Shahid Kapoor plays Haider who returns to his hometown, Kashmir after he receives the news that his father, Roohdaar (Irrfan Khan), has gone missing. Tabu plays the role of Haider’s mother, Ghazala. Irrfan Khan (Roohdar) plays a doctor who provides shelter to injured militants in his own house. Soon the house is blown up, and Haider’s father goes missing. After returning to Kashmir, Haider realises that the security forces have abducted his father for shielding militants. He also comes to know that his mother has married his Chacha (Kay Kay Menon) after his father goes missing. Haider soon learns that his father is no more and intense drama follows as the mother and son come to terms with this. Following this, Haider comes to know the person responsible for his father’s death. What will Haider do now? Well, you have to watch the film to find it out.

Thus the film has Shahid Kapoor as Haider, Tabu as Ghazala, Haider's mother, Irrfan Khan as Roohdar, Haider's father, Kay Kay Menon as         Khurram, Haider's uncle, Shraddha Kapoor as Arshia, Narendra Jha, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Lalit Parimoo, Ashish Vidyarthi, Aamir Bashir, Sumit Kaul and Rajat Bhagat.            

The original songs and score of the film are composed by Vishal Bharadwaj. All lyrics are written by Gulzar, except the tracks Gulon Mein Rang Bhare and Aaj Ke Naam which were penned by Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

The film has songs like Aao Na sung by Vishal Dadlani, Bismil by Sukhwinder Singh, Khul Kabhi by Arijit Singh, Gulon Mein Rang Bhare by Arijit Singh, Ek Aur Bismil by Sukhwinder Singh, Jhelum by Vishal Bhardwaj, So Jao by Alaap Majgavkar, Sourabh Joshi, Mayukh Sarkar, Muzamil Bhawani, Bashir Bhawani, Bashir Lone, Do Jahaan by Suresh Wadkar, Shraddha Kapoor and Aaj Ke Naam by Rekha Bhardwaj.