Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Secret Superstar and Golmaal Again) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Secret Superstar

Secret Superstar is an Indian musical drama film, written and directed by Advait Chandan and produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao. The film features Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij and Aamir Khan in lead roles, and tells the story of a child who aspires to be a singer.
The story is of a Muslim girl Insia (Zaira Wasim), who aspires to be a singer. She seeks a pompous music director named Shakti Kumar (Aamir Khan) to achieve her dream. Inside a studio in Mumbai, a foul-mouthed musician struggles to record a song as per his producer’s wish. It is a tune he composed a decade ago, but his songs have been reduced to being mere remixes of his own original tunes over the years. It seems like a trap he would never escape. And then he hears a voice, the voice. For the first time in years, he refuses to compromise on his composition and delivers a song that’s going to introduce the world to a new artiste, somebody who isn’t willing to show her face. A secret superstar. Insiya (Zaira Wasim) isn’t a bright student. She is struggling with her studies, her rage, domestic abuse, and an environment that may not let her take the leap of faith, ever. Insiya thinks the world of her mother, Najma (Meher Vij). Together, they dare to dream of the times when they’ll stand on their own. But Insiya’s middle-class household in Vadodara is reeling under the terror unleashed by her violent father, played by Raj Arjun. Being financially dependent on him, years of conditioning have weakened the family. But they aren’t broken yet. Insiya is quite mature for her age. She tries her best to convince Najma to go in for divorce. Given her condition, it seems like the right decision. She is aware of her singing talent, but she doesn’t have a plan of action. The opinionated yet vulnerable teenager catches the attention of Shakti Kumaarr (Aamir Khan), a loud and two-time divorced Bollywood musician. Though theirs is an odd pairing, they could just come up with a winner of a song. A well-meaning yet ambitious girl, a cruel father, a meek mother, and a loving younger brother. This movie has all the ingredients. And then, along comes Shakti Kumaarr and charms his way into the audience’s heart with his antics. The movie also depicts a cute school love story between Insiya and her friend Chintan (Tirth Sharma). He is more of an ally who tries to validate the director’s ideas of separation in marriages. Actually, it’s Aamir Khan’s arrival in the film that adds charm to Secret Superstar. His superficiality and self-obsession evoke smiles. He controls the flow of Secret Superstar before it becomes a public service message on domestic violence. The theme of an abused girl taking to music and the internet is intriguing.
The film has Zaira Wasim as Insia Malik, Meher Vij as Najma Malik, Insia's Mother, Aamir Khan as Shakti Kumaarr, Raj Arjun as Farookh Malik, Insia's Father, Kabir Sajid as Guddu, Insia's younger brother, Tirth Sharma as Chintan Parekh, Harsh Jha, Aryan Ashik and Manuj Sharma as Ranjeet.
The soundtrack of Secret Superstar has been composed by Amit Trivedi with the lyrics being written by Kausar Munir. The movie has songs like "Main Kaun Hoon", "Meri Pyaari Ammi", "Sapne Re", "I'll Miss You", "Nachdi Phira", "Sexy Baliye", "Gudgudi" and "O Re Manwa".

Golmaal Again

Golmaal Again (English: Chaos Again) is an Indian film directed and co-produced by Rohit Shetty. It stars Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Prakash Raj and Neil Nitin Mukesh. Golmaal Again is the fourth installment of the Golmaal film franchise and marks Devgn's tenth film collaboration with Rohit Shetty.
Gopal (Ajay Devgn), Madhav (Arshad Warsi), Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), Laxman Prasad (Shreyas Talpade) and Laxman (Kunal Khemu) move back to their old neighbourhood in a new, palatial house. What they don't know is that the house is haunted by a ghost, and later when they come to know about it, they become terrified. Will they be able to save themselves from this big problem? Golmaal Again is yet another fun filled ride about two gangs who are unable to stand each other since their childhood and how they repulse each other even after they grow up. It is yet another hilarious adventure with its fair share of thrills that are sure to surprise the audience and fill their hearts with laughter and joy. It is a film that will surely make everyone laugh, cry and realize the importance of how beautiful life is.
The film has Ajay Devgn as Gopal Kumar Santoshi, Parineeti Chopra as Priyanka, Tabu as Rukmini, Arshad Warsi as Madhav Singh Ghai, Tushar Kapoor as Lucky Gill, Shreyas Talpade as Laxman Prasad Apte, Kunal Khemu as Laxman Sharma, Prakash Raj as Sheru Bhai, Neil Nitin Mukesh as Pappu, Johnny Lever as Pappi Bhai, Mukesh Tiwari as Vasooli Bhai, Sanjay Mishra as Babli Bhai, Murali Sharma as Inspector Dande and Besant Ravi as Kabir.

The music of the film have been composed by Amaal Mallik, S. Thaman and Lilo George-DJ Chetas while the lyrics of the film have been penned by Kumaar. The movie has songs like "Golmaal (Title Track)", "Maine Tujhko Dekha", "Itna Sannata Kyun Hai" and "Hum Nahi Sudhrenge". 

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