Thursday, July 27, 2017

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Indu Sarkar, Raag Desh, Barat Company, Mubarakan, Berlin Syndrome and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Indu Sarkar

Indu Sarkar is an Indian Hindi film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The story screenplay of the movie is written by Anil Pandey and Madhur Bhandarkar and the dialogues are penned by Sanjay Chhel. Indu Sarkar is produced under the banner of Bhandarkar Entertainment and Mega Bollywood Private Limited. The film is set in the period of the emergency in India, i.e. the 21-month-long period from 1975 to 1977 when there was a state of emergency across the country. According to Madhur Bhandarkar 70% story is fictional and 30% is true. The film stars Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Supriya Vinod. The music is composed by Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri.
Indu Sarkar is set during the emergency period, between 1975 to 1977, declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Indu Sarkar is based on the 21-month long period, when the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi had unilaterally declared a state of emergency across the country. There are bold and clear references to the Gandhi family. Kirti’s bold avatar promises a good artist-versus-system fight in the movie. Supriya Vinod dons the role of former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi while Neil Nitin Mukesh plays Sanjay Gandhi in the film. The movie also stars Kirti Kulhari and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. The movie has in it an interesting announcement - Ab is desh me Gandhi ke mayne badal chuke hain - and goes on to show the situation during emergency. Kirti, who was last seen in Amitabh Bachchan-Taapsee Pannu-starrer Pink, essays the role of a rebel poet in the emergency era.
Indu Sarkar includes a recreated version of Aziz Nazan's popular qawwali, Chadhta Sooraj Dheere Dheere Dhal Jaayega.

Raag Desh

Raag Desh is a 2017 Indian Film Directed by National Award winning Director Tigmanshu Dhulia and Produced by Gurdeep Singh Sappal & RSTV. The film is based on Indian National Army trials, the joint court martial of Indian National Army officers Colonel Prem Sehgal, Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, Major Shah Nawaz Khan. Mohit Marwah, Amit Sadh and Kunal Kapoor and will play the lead roles respectively in the film. Rishi Punjabi is the cinematographer of the film.
The film is a period drama, based on the Indian National Army set up by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the war to liberate India from the British Government which was fought on the shores of the Irrawaddy in Burma. The British Government called the soldiers of the INA "renegades and japanese stooges", and a trial was held at the Red Fort in Delhi, which was called the Red Fort Trials of 1945. Raag Desh brings to life that epic trial which paved the way for India's freedom. Three officers of the Indian National Army are on trial for treason. An ailing lawyer must help them face the consequence of their courage. Raag Desh takes us back to these heroes. It tells the story of Maj. Gen. Shahnawaaz Khan (Kunal Kapoor), Lt. Col. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon (Amit Sadh) and Col. Prem Sahgal (Mohit Marwah), three officers of Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army, who put everything on the line and gathered troops to re-enter India to take down the British after the Second World War. Khan, Dhillon and Sahgal are captured and tried in court for conspiring against the British Indian Army, while their lawyer, Bhulabhai Desai (Kenneth Desai), tries to twist facts to free them of the charges.
The film has Kunal Kapoor as Shah Nawaz Khan, Amit Sadh as Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, Mohit Marwah as Prem Sahgal, Kenny Desai as Bhulabhai Desai, Kenny Basumatary as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Kanwaljit Singh, Mrudula Murali, Zakir Hussain, Kanwaljit Singh, Ali Shah, Rajesh Khera, Anil Rastogi, Hikaru Ito and Jatin Singh Kindra.
The film has songs like Hawaon Mein Woh Aag Hai, Tujhe Namaami Ho, Ghar Chaado (Bengali) and Teri Zameen.

Baraat Company

Baaraat Company is a rom-com, directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal, produced by New Age Cinema and distributed by Viacom 18 Motion pictures. The movie is a romantic comedy shot and rooted in Lucknow with a thought provoking subject that will appeal to the sensibilities of all age groups.
Baaraat Company is a romantic comedy that brings to light the different cultural diversities that exist in Indian towns.
It is a Hindi movie starring Ranveer Kumar and Sandeepa Dhar in lead roles, and Vishal Karwal and Anurita Jha in supporting roles. The movie is produced by New Age Cinema and direccted by Syed Ahmad Afzal. The music is given by Ali Ghani, Siddharth Rishi and Shiraz Uppal.

Mubarakan

Mubarakan is an Indian romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee, and it will be produced by Sony Pictures Networks, Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde.
Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz and Athiya Shetty will be playing the lead roles in the film. It is a story about twin brothers. Arjun Kapoor appears in a double-role as Karan and Charan. Karan is born and brought up in London, and Charan is born and brought up in Punjab. Karan is in love with Sweety (Illena Decruz), but his marriage gets fixed with Binkle (Athiya Shetty). Charan is in love with Binkle, but his marriage gets fixed with Sweety. All of this confusion happens because of Karan's maternal uncle and Charan's paternal uncle Kartar (Anil Kapoor), and now it is upto him to solve this issue.
The film has Anil Kapoor as Kartar Singh, Arjun Kapoor as Karanveer Singh and Charanveer Singh, Ileana D'Cruz as Sweety, Karan's girlfriend and Charan's wife, Athiya Shetty as Binkle, Charan's girlfriend and Karan's fiancee, Neha Sharma as Nafisa Ali Khan, Rahul Dev as a Punjabi, Karan Kundra, Ratna Pathak as Binkle's mom, Anil Mange, Pavan Malhotra as Charan's father and Krishan Tandon as Babaji.
The music of the fim has been composed by Amaal Mallik, Gourov Roshin, Rishi Rich and while the lyrics have been penned by Kumaar. The film has songs like "The Goggle Song", "Mubarakan (Title Track)", "Dil Dhadke Louder Louder", "Haathon Mein Thhe Haath", "Hawa Hawa" and "Jatt Jaguar".

Berlin Syndrome

Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 Australian psychological thriller-horror film directed by Cate Shortland, and written by Shaun Grant, based upon the novel of the same name by Melanie Joosten. It stars Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt.
While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photographer, Clare (Teresa Palmer), meets Andi (Max Riemelt), a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. A night of passion ensues. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance, takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her go again. Ever. 
The film has Teresa Palmer as Clare, Max Riemelt as Andi, Matthias Habich as Erich, Andi's father, Lucie Aron as Elodie Zadikan and Emma Bading as Franka Hummels.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (French: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes) is a 2017 English-language French science fiction action-adventure film[9] written and directed by Luc Besson and co-produced by Besson and his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. The film is based on the French science fiction comics series Valérian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières. It stars Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles. Besson independently crowd-sourced and personally funded Valerian and, with a production budget between $177–209 million, it is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made.
In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. 

The film has Dane DeHaan as Major Valerian, a space-and-time-traveling agent and Laureline's partner/love interest, Cara Delevingne as Sergeant Laureline, a space-and-time-traveling agent and Valerian's partner/love interest, Clive Owen as Arün Filitt, Valerian and Laureline's commander, Rihanna as Bubble, a shapeshifting entertainer, Ethan Hawke as Jolly the Pimp, Herbie Hancock as Defence Minister, Kris Wu as Captain Neza, Rutger Hauer as the President of the World State Federation, John Goodman as the voice of Igon Siruss, a Kodar'Khan pirate captain and the galaxy's most-wanted criminal, Elizabeth Debicki as the voice of Emperor Haban Limaï, Sam Spruell as General Okto Bar, Alain Chabat as Bob the Pirate, Thom Findlay as the voice of the Pirates, Mathieu Kassovitz as Camelot on Big Market, Jonas Bloquet as K-Tron Warrior/Control Room Soldier, Sand Van Roy as Jessica Rabbit Creature, Sasha Luss as Princess Lihö-Minaa, Louis Leterrier as Captain Welcoming Mercurys, Olivier Megaton as Captain Welcoming KCO2 and Sam Douglas as American Tourist.

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