Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai’ (Son of God, Kanchi The Unbreakable, Revolver Rani, Brick Mansions, Samrat & Co., Tarzan in 2D and 3D and Finding Happiness) that was published in Newsband

New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Son of God

Son of God is a 2014 American epic biblical drama feature, produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. The film was adapted from the ten-hour miniseries The Bible, which was aired in March 2013 on History channel.

The story is narrated by the disciple John and while it does not strictly adhere to Scripture, the film provides viewers with a realistic depiction of Jesus’ life - from his humble birth in Bethlehem tracking through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.

Son of God is an earnest story of heaven, miracles, and the salvation of the soul, The film talks about magic which takes place in pre-modern, mystical eras; God makes his presence known as floods sweep the earth, water becomes wine, and barren women give birth. Science doesn’t reign here—miracles do.

Kanchi - The Unbreakable

Kaanchi - The Unbreakable is a romantic 2014 Hindi-language Indian feature film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai, starring newcomer actress Mishti and Kartik Tiwari in lead roles supported by veteran actors Rishi Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty.

The movie has an interesting plot. Kaanchi is a story of the inner power of a woman who represents millions of suppressed youth against injustice in the country. It is also the story of an innocent rural beauty and her fight against power.

 Kaanchi is a girl from the mountains who travels to Mumbai for justice. She has the strength within and she takes on an uncrowned king of the country — without a revolver, without a knife. She destroys those corrupt rulers. It’s about youth and woman empowerment.

The music is composed by Ismail Darbar and music director is duo Salim-Sulaiman with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. The film  has songs like Kaanchi Re Kaanchi sung by Sukhwinder Singh, Tu Sab Kuch Re by Sonu Nigam, Anwesha Datta Gupta & Ismail Darbar, Main Mushtanda by Mika Singh & Aishwarya Majumdar, Koshampa by Aman Trikha, Sanchita, Anweshaa & Subhash Ghai, Kaisa Hai Dard Mera by Ankit Tiwari, Kambal Ke Neech by Neeti Mohan, Aishwarya Majmudar & Sanchita, Thumka by Sonu Nigam & Suzanne D'Mello, Hindustan Kahan Hai  by Sukhwinder Singh, Mohit Chauhan & Raj Pandit and Adiye Adiye by Sanchita & Avril Quadros.

Revolver Rani

Revolver Rani is a Bollywood comedy drama film written and directed by Sai Kabir. The film is presented by Wave Cinemas. It features Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das in lead roles and Piyush Mishra, Zakir Hussain and Pankaj Saraswat in supporting roles. The film is a satirical and unusual love story set against the backdrop of politics.

The film has an interesting plot. In the hostile territory of Chambal, the land of rebels, politicians, bullets and blood, you either live by the gun or die by the gun. Revolver Rani is set in this hostile world where there are no friends; only fragile alliances and deadly enemies that aim straight for the head. But sometimes you do not need to take lives to finish your enemies. Sometimes you just need to go for their heart. Revolver Rani is a satirical and unusual love story set against the backdrop of politics. It’s about Alka Singh (Kangana Ranaut), the leader of a political party, and her obsessive love for Rohan Mehra (Vir Das), a rising star of Bollywood.

The elections in Gwalior have just finished and Alka’s reign has come to an end. Her opposition, the Tomar party, have come into power and want to use their new position to take out Alka…but first they want to hurt her. The Tomars kidnap Rohan from Mumbai and take him back to Gwalior with the aim to kill him. They are about to pull the trigger when Revolver Rani turns up all guns blazing and saves his life.

This film shows the viewers as to what would happen if a political giant fell in love with a Bollywood star.

The soundtrack is composed by Sanjeev Srivastava. The soundtrack consists of 9 tracks with Asha Bhosle singing a number Kaafi Nahi Chand which reflected the style of R D Burman.

Brick Mansions

Brick Mansions is a 2014 French–American action film directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen and Bibi Naceri. It is the remake of 2004 French film District 13. This is one of Paul Walker's final film roles before his death on November 30, 2013.

The movie has an interesting plot. In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around this area to protect the rest of the city. For undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker) every day is a battle against corruption. For Lino (David Belle), every day is a fight to live an honest life. Their paths never should have crossed, but when drug kingpin, Tremaine (RZA) kidnaps Lino’s girlfriend, Damien, who looks to take down Tremaine to avenge his father's death, reluctantly accepts the help of the fearless ex-convict, and together they must stop a sinister plot to devastate the entire city.

Samrat & Co.

Samrat & Co. is a 2014 Hindi detective thriller film directed by Kaushik Ghatak and produced by Kavita K. Barjatya under the Rajshri Productions banner. It features Rajeev Khandelwal in the title role of Samrat.

The film has an interesting plot. A young, beautiful and rich girl, Dimpy Singh (Madalsa Sharma), approaches Samrat Tilakdhari (Rajeev Khandelwal), a private investigator, with a strange case. Their garden got ruined for reasons that appear natural but are not known; leading horticulturists have examined the fading plants but they have not been able to identify the probable reason. Further, her father's favorite horse died; once again the reason for the pre-mature death remains a mystery. That's not the end; Dimpy’s father Mahendra Pratap Singh (Girish Karnad), otherwise a very strong and balanced man, has been experiencing deteriorating health. All these aspects when combined makes the case sound weird and that grabs the attention of Samrat.

Samrat along with his assistant friend, Chakradhar Pandey (Gopal Datt), visits the huge estate of Mahendra Pratap Singh. As he starts investigating, he discovers lots of mysterious facts. The story progresses when a murder takes place in the house, which leads to a series of events, complicating things for Samrat. Every character around seems to be hiding something. How will Samrat unfold the mysteries? Will there be more mysteries while he is investigating? Will the case be solved?

Tarzan in 2D and 3D

Tarzan (also marketed as Tarzan 3D) is a German and French animated motion capture film directed by German producer Reinhard Klooss. The film stars Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Anton Zetterholm and Jaime Ray Newman. The screenplay is written by Reinhard Klooss, Jessica Postigo and Yoni Brenner. The film is based on the classic book Tarzan of the Apes (1914) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and is one of many adaptations.

The film has an interesting plot. Tarzan and Jane Porter must face an army sent by the CEO of Greystoke Energies, the very man who took over the company after Tarzan's parents died in a plane crash.

The film has Kellan Lutz as Tarzan, a man who was raised by apes from infancy following his survival of a plane crash that killed his parents, Craig Garner as 4-year-old Tarzan, Anton Zetterholm as a teenage Tarzan, Spencer Locke as Jane Porter, the love interest of Tarzan, Jaime Ray Newman as Alice Greystoke, Tarzan's late mother who died in a plane crash along with her husband, Robert Capron as Derek, Mark Deklin as John Greystoke, the late father of Tarzan and former CEO of Greystoke Energies before his and his wife's death. Before their death, John was exploring the site of an ancient meteorite crash, and was on the brink of a discovery. The film also has Joe Cappelletti (voice) as William Clayton, the greedy CEO of Greystoke Energies who sends a mercenary army to eliminate Tarzan and Jane, Brian Huskey as Smith, Faton Millanaj as Miles and Maximilian Nepomuk Allgeier as Pilot 2.

Finding Happiness

The film Finding Happiness is directed by Ted Nicolaou, written by Swami Kriyananda and stars Elisabeth Röhm, Jyotish Novak, Romina Caruana and others.

Finding Happiness is a film that captures a joyful reality. With a unique story directly from the heart and soul of each person who has lived it. Told through the eyes of a New York investigative journalist, Finding Happiness takes us on a journey to see how people can live in harmony, collaboration, compassion, cooperation, peace and love together in a conscious community called Ananda - which means "joy".