Thursday, December 15, 2016

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Wajah Tum Ho, Rogue One, Gang of Littles, Collateral Beauty and La La Land) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath

Wajah Tum Ho

Wajah Tum Ho (English: You Are The Reason) is a 2016 Indian Hindi crime thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. It features Sana Khan, Sharman Joshi, and Gurmeet Choudhary in lead roles. The film revolves around a live murder committed on television.
The film revolves around a live murder committed on television. While murder is a prominent feature of the thriller genre, director Vishal Pandya takes it a notch higher in his upcoming film, 'Wajah Tum Ho', by showing it live on television. The incident occurs when a man hacks into a channel's network, leading to chaos. The which movie promises to be a tale of mystery that will keep the audience at the edge of their seats, features Sana Khaan and Gurmeet Choudhary as lawyers. While Sharman Joshi plays a cop who is investigating the case, Rajniesh Duggall is the owner of the television network that airs the murder.
The film has Sana Khan as Siya, Gurmeet Choudhary as Ranvir Bajaj, Sharman Joshi as Inspector Sameer Malhotra, Rajneesh Duggal as Rahul, Deepen Gandhi as Head of Cyber Crime, Sherlyn Chopra, Prarthana Behere, Himmanshoo Malhotra and Zarine Khan- Special appearance in the song "Mahi Ve"
The film album has seven tracks, out of which four are recreated versions of yesteryear classics. Three old Hindi film songs - "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" (1973 film Blackmail), "Aise Na Mujhe Tum Dekho" (1977 film Darling Darling) and "Mahi Ve" (2002 film Kaante) were used in Wajah Tum Ho. Zareen Khan did a special appearance for the song "Mahi Ve".  Tulsi Kumar sings for three tracks in Wajah Tum Ho.

Rogue One

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply Rogue One, is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It is the first Star Wars Anthology film, a standalone story set shortly before the events of the original Star Wars. Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker, and follows a group of Rebel spies on a mission to steal design schematics for the Galactic Empire's new superweapon, the Death Star. The film was produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
After the formation of the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance recruits Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) to work with a team including Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) to steal the design schematics of the Empire's new superweapon, the Death Star. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Thus the movie has Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso, Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, a Rebel Alliance Intelligence officer, Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic, the Director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial Military, Donnie Yen as Chirrut Îmwe, a warrior, Mads Mikkelsen as Galen Erso, Jyn's distant father who the Rebels intercepted a transmission about the testing of the Death Star, Alan Tudyk as K-2SO, a Rebel-owned Imperial enforcer droid whose memory is wiped by Andor, Riz Ahmed as Bodhi Rook, a former Imperial pilot with strong piloting and technical skills now working with Rebel squad, Jiang Wen as Baze Malbus, a freelance assassin, Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera, a veteran of the Clone Wars. The character previously appeared in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and was mentioned in the Star Wars Rebels episode "The Honorable Ones" and the novel Star Wars: Bloodline. Guy Henry as Grand Moff Tarkin, since the original actor Peter Cushing's death in 1994, the character has been brought back to the screen via the use of a CGI face replacement. Though Henry does provide the character's voice. Additionally, Jonathan Aris plays Senator Jebel, and Valene Kane plays Lyra Erso, Jyn Erso's mother. Genevieve O'Reilly and Jimmy Smits reprise their roles from previous films as Mon Mothma and Bail Organa, respectively. James Earl Jones also reprises his role as the voice of Darth Vader along with additional voice work in post-production by Trey Parker, while Vader is reportedly physically played by a "variety of large framed performers", including Spencer Wilding. Nick Kellington appears as Bistan, an alien creature and member of the Rebel Alliance, nicknamed "Space Monkey", while Alistair Petrie was cast as General Draven. Eunice Olumide, and Warwick Davis have been cast in unspecified roles. Several Scandinavian newspapers are reporting that Swedish actor Fares Fares has been cast in an unnamed role. Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, director and producer of Star Wars: Episode VIII, respectively, cameo as two Death Star technicians.

Gang of Littles

The movie Gang of Littles is directed and written by Vijay Kumar Mishra and with music by Shaan. The movie has Abhishek Jain, Vinay Sachdeva, Roshani Walia, Shehzad Khan, Viju Khote and Govind Namdev.
The movie narrates the story of four Innocent kids who have everything common but their thinking is different from one another's. They aspire to become scientist but lack of their parents’ guidance make them do something which is unthinkable by anyone.

Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty is a 2016 American drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Allan Loeb. The film stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Michael Peña and Naomie Harris. It follows a man who loses his daughter and copes by writing letters to time, death and love.
When a successful New York advertising executive suffers from a great tragedy, he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time, and Death. His friends devise a drastic plan to reach him before he loses everything. Pushing him to the very edge, they force him to confront the truth in surprising and profoundly human ways. But it's not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
The film has Will Smith as Howard Inlet, Edward Norton as Whit Yardsham, Keira Knightley as Aimee Moore / "Love", Michael Peña as Simon Scott, Naomie Harris as Madeleine, Jacob Latimore as Raffi / "Time", Kate Winslet as Claire Wilson, Helen Mirren as Brigitte / "Death", Enrique Murciano as Stan, Kylie Rogers as Allison Yardsham, Ann Dowd as Sally Price, Mary Beth Peil as Whit's Mother, Liza Colon-Zayas as Trevor's Mom and Natalie Gold as Adam's Mom.

La La Land

La La Land is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and Rosemarie DeWitt. The plot follows a musician and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. It is the third film to feature Gosling and Stone as lovers, following Crazy, Stupid, Love and Gangster Squad. The film's title is a reference to both a nickname for the city of Los Angeles as well as a euphemism for a state of being out of touch with reality.
The story of Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dreams in a city known for destroying hopes and breaking hearts. With modern day Los Angeles as the backdrop, this musical about everyday life explores what is more important: a once-in-a-lifetime love or the spotlight. Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a dedicated jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail piano gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.


The film has Ryan Gosling as Sebastian Wilder, Emma Stone as Mia Dolan, John Legend as Keith, Rosemarie DeWitt as Laura Wilder, J. K. Simmons as Bill, Finn Wittrock as Greg Earnest, Tom Everett Scott as David, Meagen Fay as Mia's Mom, Damon Gupton as Harry, Jason Fuchs as Carlo, Jessica Rothe as Alexis, Sonoya Mizuno as Caitlin, Callie Hernandez as Tracy, Josh Pence as Josh and Anna Chazelle as Sarah

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