Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai’ (Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Singh Saab the Great, Last Vegas and Battle of the Year) that was published in Newsband

New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (Translation: My Fair Lady, In Your Love) is a 2013 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Punit Malhotra. Produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions, the film features Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shraddha Kapoor in pivotal roles.

The movie has an interesting story. Sriram Venkat is the most shallow guy on earth who doesn't value relationships, family, friends, life or the country. Not necessarily in that order - because he couldn't care less about the order. This makes him the clear 'black' sheep of the family.

At some point this shallow man begins to narrate the story of the crazy relationship he shared with Dia Sharma - his ex girlfriend, a firebrand social activist who wanted to change the world. An attraction which was physical initially but then got emotional and finally veered into complex territories resulting in a clash of ideologies and mindsets which drove them apart bitterly. Sriram believed that charity begins and ends at home. Whilst Dia felt that you have to be the change that you want to bring about.

However Sriram realizes that he is not over with Dia and still loves her and that she is the best change that ever happened... and will happen to his life.

But Dia has moved on and is now in an obscure village in Gujarat called Jhumli.

Sriram lands up in Jhumli to take his love back... But Dia refuses to return with him. Frustrated and faced with the ultimate challenge, Sriram realizes the only way he can impress upon Dia to come back with him is by making Jhumli independent. By helping others - something he is just not accustomed to do. This is the biggest irony of his life.

What he doesn't bargain for are the various road blocks he might face, in the face of politics, corruption and clueless villagers. But the biggest hurdle he faces eventually is himself. His own moral fabric which isn't upto the challenge he has undertaken.

Will Sriram be able to win back his love? Will he be able to bring about the change in Jhumli as well as in himself??? This is the story of a boy and his struggle to cross a bridge... a bridge that bridges the love and gap between two people.

The film has Imran Khan as Sriram Venkat, Kareena Kapoor Khan as Dia Sharma, Shraddha Kapoor as Shabbu Patel, Esha Gupta as Nisha in a special appearance in song Dhat Teri Ki, Nizhalgal Ravi as father of Sriram Venkat, Avantika Malik Khan in a Special Appearance in song Dhat Teri Ki and Kalyani Natarajan as sister-in-law of Sriram Venkat.

Music for the film is provided by Vishal-Shekhar. There are nine songs in the films. They are Dhat Teri Ki sung by Sanam Puri and Aditi Singh Sharma, Chingam Chabake by Shankar Mahadevan and Shalmali Kholgade, Tooh by Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma, Vishal Dadlani and Shruti Pathak, Naina by Neeti Mohan and Kamal Khan, Dil Duffer by Shruti Pathak and Nitesh Kadam, Moto Ghotalo by Sukhwinder Singh and Sanah Moidutty, Dhat Teri Ki (Remix by DJ Rishabh) by Sanam Puri and Aditi Singh Sharma, Chingam Chabake (Remix by DJ Kiran Kamath) by Shankar Mahadevan and Shalmali Kholgade and Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (Mashup by DJ Kiran Kamath) by Shankar Mahadevan, Shalmali Kholgade, Nitesh Kadam, Shruti Pathak, Sukhwinder Singh, Sanah Moidutty, Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma, Kamal Khan and Neeti Mohan (Remixed by DJ Kiran Kamath).

Singh Saab the Great

Singh Sahab the Great is a 2013 Hindi Drama film directed by Anil Sharma. The film features Sunny Deol, Urvashi Rautela and Prakash Raj as main characters. The film also has Amirta Rao and Johnny Lever playing important roles.

Singh Sahab the Great is a story about a common man, who takes pride in his honesty. He leads a simple life and believes in honestly and true values. Sunny Deol plays a Collector of a small city of UP, who fights corruption and injustice. The story is driven by love and its strength. It is a story about change not Revenge.

The kind of power that this collector has is commendable. He has the best of all worlds, whether from judiciary or police. The film preaches that if this power is well exercised, the society can benefit in a major way.

In this film there is this entire system, mafia, government and politicians that Sunny Deol has to battle with; there is a home that he comes back to as well. All of this strikes a good balance in his life and also helps him take all the conflict heads on.

The film, which is set in current times with Sunny playing a collector, isn't all about action though. There is quite a lot of drama involved with an inherent humour forming a part of Sunny's characterisation. Amrita Rao plays the role of a journalist. She essays a very important role, that of a righteous kind of a scribe. Her heart is on the right side of things in this film. The film is to an extent an action drama which is based on the topical subject of education mafia, and will see Sunny back in his very popular macho action image after a long time. The film has the number one bad guy of Bollywood right now, Prakash Raj, and the handsome bad boy, Aseem Merchant. In short, the film is based in North India and is about the education (and cheating) mafia. While Sunny Deol tries to curb the mafia in his characteristic way, Prakash Raj and company, who are on the wrong side, try to thwart his attempts to rid the system of all evils.'

The music of the film is composed by Anand Raj Anand. And the title song of the film is composed by the legendary singer Sonu Nigam. Singers are Sonu Nigam, Kumaar, Sunidhi Chauhan and Anand Raj Anand. The film has songs like Singh Saab The Great, Daaru Band Kal Se, Palang Todh, Jab Mehndi Lag Lag Jaave, Daaru Band Kal Se (Remix) and Heer.

Last Vegas

Last Vegas is a 2013 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline.

Four best friends in their late sixties – Billy, Paddy, Sam, and Archie – decide to have a bachelor party in Las Vegas for Billy, the last of them to be getting married.

An all-star ensemble featuring Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Robert De Niro, the film offers an effective humor and heartfelt dichotomy, with De Niro and Douglas handling the most emotional scenes. The film succeeds in offering a heartfelt theme and decent comedic plot.

When Billy — played by Douglas — gets engaged to a much younger woman, his friends Archie, Paddy and Sam — Freeman, De Niro and Kline, respectively — throw him a bachelor party in Las Vegas. A romantic complication that occurred between Billy, Paddy and Paddy’s dead wife decades ago emerges and ultimately comes to a head during their stay in Vegas. That is how complicated the plot gets.

To be exact, the three lifelong friends make a trip to Vegas in order to witness the wedding of their oldest pal Billy, who is finally tying the knot — with Lisa (Bre Blair) a 31-year-old “baby.” Only Paddy, isn’t so much going as he is being conned into going, because of an old feud with Billy (Billy didn’t come to the funeral of Paddy’s wife, who had passed away a year earlier, who also was a childhood friend). As it turns out, Billy has been carrying a torch for her since they were kids and simply couldn’t show up and eulogize her because of it.

Still, they have been best friends since childhood, so when Paddy, Archie, and Sam show up and see Billy there, Paddy almost turns around and heads back to Brooklyn. The boys convince him to stay, but when they get to the hotel, it turns out that they don’t actually have rooms because neither Archie nor Sam ever actually made reservations. While sorting things out, they run across Diana (Steenburgen), who is a lounge singer crooning to an empty room. As can be expected, both Billy and Paddy are both immediately drawn to her.

She befriends the group and agrees to travel with them to Billy’s hotel where a funny mix-up (and Archie’s amazing good fortune) lands them in an exclusive VIP penthouse suite with their own concierge, Lonnie (Romany Malco). Now these four must sort out their long-standing differences, while remembering what made them friends in the first place while attempting to sow what is left of their oats in Vegas while attempting to forget their advanced age and relive their glory days. However, the four quickly realize that the decades have not only transformed Sin City but are now testing their friendship in ways they never quite imagined.

Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year is a 2013 American 3D dance film directed by Benson Lee. The film stars Josh Holloway, Chris Brown, Laz Alonso, Caity Lotz, and Josh Peck. Battle of the Year is based upon Lee's documentary about the b-boying competition of the same name. It initially held the working title of Planet B Boy, and includes some cinematography by the original doc DP "Vasco Nunes".

The movie follows Dante and Jason as they try to put together a B-boy team that will win the upcoming Battle of the Year under the belief that proper coaching can take any team to victory.

Josh Holloway (TV’s “Lost”) plays Jason Blake, a former basketball coach enlisted by longtime pal and mogul Dante Graham (Laz Alonso) to whip a team of dancers into shape for the Battle of the Year. Despite his burgeoning alcoholism and a few personal reservations — “I ain’t that guy any more,” he grunts — Blake agrees, recruiting Graham’s sharp-witted, dance-obsessed intern Franklyn (Josh Peck) as an assistant.

Graham assembles his team of the best American dancers from across the country. Blake begins the arduous process of molding a group of individual stars into a cohesive unit. But as dancers like Rooster (Chris Brown) and Do Knock (Jon Cruz) compete for the spotlight, Blake finds his skills as a coach tested, even as Graham begins to exert pressure on him to deliver a team that can bring home top honors at the competition.