Thursday, June 16, 2016

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Luv U Alia, Finding Dory, Central Intelligence, Now You See Me 2, Udta Punjab, Dhanak, Pindadan and Baromas) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Luv U Alia

Love U Alia is a 2016 Indian romance drama film written and directed by director Indrajit Lankesh and starring V. Ravichandran, Bhumika Chawla, Chandan Kumar, Sangeita Chauhaan and Sunny Leone. The film was shot in three languages: Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. Luv U Alia is produced by Sammy’s Magic Cinema. The cinematography was performed by Santosh Rai Pathaje and the film was edited by Suresh D. H. The soundtrack was composed by Jassie Gift, who collaborated with J. J. Vallisa to score the background music.
The movie is a contemporary family drama, Luv U Alia does not come across as a mishmash of characters, but has a streamlined narration that takes you through the nuances of love, marriage and divorce. The film has a specific kind of spectacle — an upper class, glossy one full of revving bikes, exotic locations and five star hotels. Luv U Alia is a visual extravaganza; colourful with eye candy. The first half of the film is a comedy shouldered by Ravishankar as a bumbling don. It is in the second half that the real story between Ravichandran and Bhoomika opens up. The film highlights how personal egos and overt professional pursuits drive otherwise perfect couples to divorce, the marital discord having an impact on the children of such marriages. Every frame the director has captured through his cinematographer looks like a beautiful painting worth preserving it with a frame. Thus Love U Alia Movie is a love story with twist and turns, and how the situation turns and due to ego and misunderstanding couple take the decision of divorce. Luv U Alia is a visual pageant and very entertaining.
The film has V. Ravichandran as Dr. Ravi, Bhoomika Chawla as Bhoomi, Chandan Kumar as Kiran, Sangeetha Chauhan as Alia, P. Ravi Shankar as Zulfi, Sayaji Shinde, Sadhu Kokila, Sudharani, Shakeela, Bhavya, Aditi Acharya, Prashanth Siddi, Bullet Prakash, Sameer Dattani (credited as Dhyan) in a cameo appearance as Suman, Sudeep in a cameo appearance, Sunny Leone in a special appearance in song "Kamakshi", Nikesha Patel in a cameo appearance, Srujan Lokesh in a cameo appearance and Indrajit Lankesh in a cameo appearance.
J. J. Vallisa scored the film's background music and the soundtrack was composed by Jassie Gift, lyrics for which was penned Kaviraj. The film has songs like "Sanje Veleli", "Kanase Kanninda", "Kamakshi", "Kuntre Nintre" and "Haradide Manasu".

Finding Dory

Finding Dory is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is a sequel to the 2003 film, Finding Nemo. Andrew Stanton, who directed the original film, returns as writer and director, alongside Angus MacLane as the co-director, and Victoria Strouse and Finding Nemo co-writer Bob Peterson as writers. The film features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Ed O'Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy.
Finding Dory focuses on the amnesiac character Dory, and explores her journey to be reunited with her family. The film takes place six months after the events of Finding Nemo and is set off the coast of California. Many characters from the first film, including Dory, Nemo, Marlin, Mr. Ray, Crush and Squirt, all appear in the sequel.
Six months after the events of the first film, Dory suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about "the jewel of Morro Bay, California", accompanied by Nemo and Marlin, she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale shark; and Hank, an octopus, who becomes her guide. Thus Finding Dory reunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence is a 2016 American action comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and written by Thurber, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart as two old high school friends who team up to save the world after one of them joins the CIA.
Bob Stone (Dwayne Johnson), a one-time bullied overweight geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent, comes home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former "big man on campus" Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbers-cruncher realizes what he’s getting into, it’s too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags him through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than he can count.
The film has Dwayne Johnson as Bob Stone, Kevin Hart as Calvin Joyner, Amy Ryan as Agent Pamela Harris, Aaron Paul as Phil, Danielle Nicolet as Maggie Joyner, Timothy John Smith as Agent Nick Cooper, Megan Park as Waitress and Thomas Kretschmann as The Buyer.
Starring: Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2 is a 2016 American caper thriller film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Ed Solomon. A sequel to the 2013 film Now You See Me, it stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman.
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface in Now You See Me 2 only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab (English: Punjab on a High) is an Indian crime thriller film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey. It is based on drug abuse in the Indian state of Punjab. Produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Motion Pictures, in association with Phantom Films, it features Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead roles.
The film highlights the impact and menace of drug abuse on society. The film is made to spread awareness about drugs on youth and society in general. The story revolves around the increasing problem of drug abuse in Punjab. It is a story of four different people merged together. It is the first Hindi film to deal with the drug issue. Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are seen as Tommy Singh and Pinky respectively. Kareena Kapoor Khan plays the role of Dr. Shivangi Gupta opposite Punjabi heartthrob Diljit Dosanj in the film.
Thus the film has Shahid Kapoor as Tommy Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan as Dr. Preet Sahni, Alia Bhatt as Kumari Pinky, Diljit Dosanjh as Sartaj Singh, Satish Kaushik as Tayaji, Prabhjyot Singh as Bali, Harpreet Singh as Samsheer and Ishaan Khattar.
Shahid Kapoor will be playing the role of a Rockstar and Alia in the role of a Bihari Migrant.
The music for Udta Punjab was composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics by the late Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Shellee and Varun Grover. The background music was composed by Benedict Taylor & Naren Chandavarkar. The music rights are acquired by Zee Music Company. The film has songs like "Chitta Ve", "Da Da Dasse", "Ikk Kudi", "Ud-Daa Punjab", "Hass Nach Le", "Vadiya" and "Ikk Kudi - Reprised Version".

Dhanak

Dhanak is a 2016 Hindi road movie, written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Manish Mundra, Nagesh Kukunoor, and Elahe Hiptoola.
The film stars Hetal Gadda and Krrish Chhabria as the two children, playing brother and sister, in the leading roles, with supporting performances from Vipin Sharma, Gulfam Khan,Vibha Chibber, and Vijay Maurya.
The movie has an interesting plot. Pari (Hetal Gadda) has promised her little blind brother Chotu (Krrish Chhabria) that she’ll help get his eyesight back before he turns 10. When she spots her favorite star Shah Rukh Khan on the poster for an eye-donation drive, she is convinced her hero will help her on her mission. Thus Dhanak movie revolves around wonderful relationship between a brother and sister. The questions are: Will they make it? Will Chotu ever see again? Will fortune favor the bold? Step out and make this wondrous journey with Chotu and Pari and believe once again that if one wishes with a true heart anything is possible.

Pindadaan

Pindadaan (2016) is a movie produced by Uday Pictures and directed by Prashant Patil with Star Cast consisting of Siddharth Chandekar, Manava Naik, Paula McGlynn, Prasad Pandit, Sanjay Kulkarni, Madhav Abhyankar and Farida Daadi. The story is by Avinash Ghodke, Screenplay & Dialogues: Avinash Ghodke,
Music: Sagar Dhote and Lyrics: Vaibhav Joshi, Mandar Cholkar.
The movie has an interesting story. Ashutosh and Ruhi work together in a London-based culture channel as director and camera person respectively. Ruhi covets unexpressed love for Ashutosh. On an assignment to make a documentary on Pindadaan, they come to India and reach Nandikeshwar and check in at a heritage hotel. Driver Tukaram takes them to meet Rudrababa, a holy Godman who can provide information for their documentary. Rudrababa is shocked to see Ashutosh but is unable to express, as he is observing silence for a week. They decide to wait till he breaks his silence. On his early morning visit to Manganga Ghat, Ashutosh meets a British girl, Anna, who speaks fluent Marathi and has deep knowledge of Indian philosophy, as she is a follower of Rudrababa. The movie then moves towards an interesting climax.

Baromas

Baromas is a feature film in Hindi based on the Sahitya Academy award winning Marathi novel. The movie addresses the plight of dry land farmers and the educated unemployed in rural India. The film is directed by Dhiraj Meshram.

The film has Seema Biswas, Benjamin Gilani, Subrat Dutta, Sudhir Pandey, Jatin Goswami and Devika Daftardar. Music is by Ravindra Jain.

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