Thursday, February 5, 2015

Dinesh Kamath’s movie column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Shamitabh, Baji, Hum Tum Dushman Dushman, Jai Jawan Jai Kisan, Jupiter Ascending, Wild Card, The Boy Next Door and Mr Turner) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Shamitabh

Shamitabh is a Hindi film written and directed by R. Balki. The film features Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Akshara Haasan, in her debut, in the lead roles. The film is jointly produced by Sunil Lulla, Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R. K. Damani, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sunil Manchanda and Dhanush under their respective production banners. Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack album and background score, while cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram.
The movie has an interesting plot. Shamitabh movie revolves around two individuals, who come together for a purpose, but drift apart due to their ego. They are two individuals who possess different talents. The one with one does not have the other of the other. And the other of the other does not have the one of the one.
But when brought together they can achieve what individually they could not and when they do due to the efforts of a third, they measure up to the best and the highest. The problem comes when the clash of the ego takes place...one realising that the other is the other because of him and the other realising that the one is the one because of him.
The film has Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan, Rekha, Abhinaya, Rukmini Vijayakumar, Rajeev Ravindranathan and Vandita Shrivastava. In cameo appearances are Rohit Shetty, Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Anurag Basu, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Rajkumar Hirani, Gauri Shinde, Javed Akhtar, Boney Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor
The soundtrack album and background score are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film has songs like Ishq E Phillum, Sha Sha Sha Mi Mi Mi, Piddly Si Baatein, Stereophonic Sannata, Thappad and Lifebuoy.

Baji

Baji (Marathi: बाजी) is a Indian Marathi action superhero film written and directed by Nikhil Mahajan and produced by Vivek Rangachari under the banner DAR Motion Pictures and it is the first ever marathi superhero film. The film stars Shreyas Talpade and Amruta Khanvilkar in lead roles while Jitendra Joshi plays the main antagonist. This film marks the comeback of Shreyas Talpade in the Marathi film industry after seven years. Director Ravi Jadhav, Nagraj Manjule and Girija Oak will be seen in the film.
Story of the film is based on the legend of a man who took upon himself to protect the common man against oppression and injustice. His sword, his bow-arrow and his white stallion live on to define him.
Shot across picturesque Konkan locales, Baji is a film about mistaken identities and hidden treasures. It is an action-adventure-romance laced superhero vigilante based on the legend of a man who took upon himself to protect the common man against oppression and injustice in this small village Shrirangpur. No one knows who he is or where he comes from, but whenever the village is in peril, Baji has always come to its rescue. His sword and his white stallion live on to define him.
The film has Shreyas Talpade as Baji/Chiddvilas (Chidu), Amruta Khanvilkar as Gauri and Jitendra Joshi as Martand.
The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Atif Afzal and lyrics are penned by Shrirang Godbole. The film has songs like "Aala Aala Re Baji" sung by Adarsh Shinde & Shalmali Kholgade, "Majha Baji" by Chinmayi, "Masoli" by Bela Shende, "Baji O Baji" by Adarsh Shinde, "Shravan Shravan" by Atif Afzal & Chinmayi, "Ye Na" by Abhijeet Sawant and "Majha Baji (Unplugged)" by Chinmayi.

Hum Tum Dushman Dushman

Hum Tum Dushman Dushman is an Indian film. It is the comeback of Iqbal Ali after 7 years.
The film has Mashaal Ali (Indian soldier). He is newly recruited, ebullient and patriot. Since he is newly recruited he is emotional too, but has a never-say-die attitude and never bows down in adverse circumstances. The film also has Sohini Paul and Mukesh Rishi (terrorist) who is vibrant, extrovert and a hard core terrorist and to some extent a cruel person but at the same time he is highly emotional also.
The movie proves that Bollywood has a very strong sense of patriotism. This time, Bollywood producer Akhtar Rasool and Director Iqbal Durrani are ready to pay a tribute to Indian solders who laid their lives for mother India and they make us awake to the need of our nation through this movie.
The Music is by Sahil Rayyan, Ali Ghani, Baba Jani while Singers are Sam, Shaan, Javed Ali

Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan (Hindi: जय जवान जय किसान ) is a Hindi movie which pays a tribute to the glorious life of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
The movie is produced by Madan Lal Khurana, Seema Chakerverty, Pankaj Dua under the banner of Victorious Enterprises and directed by Milan Ajmera. Dhiraj Mishra has written the story & screenplay for the film.
Renowned theatre actor from Bhopal Akhilesh Jain will essay the role of Lal Bahadur Shastri. While actors like Om Puri, Prem Chopra and Rati Agnihotri will be seen in strong roles of various political leaders. Actor Jatin Khurana also features in the film as Chandrashekar Azad, Ajit Khare as Lal Bahadur Shastri (age 14 to 21 years), Manoj Bhatt as Lal Bahadur Shastri - young. The film is a tribute to India Second Prime Minister.
The film has Jatin Khurana as Chandrashekhar Azad, Om Puri as Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Prem Chopra as Pdt. Govind Vallabh Pant, Rati Agnihotri as Rajaylaxmi Pandit, Rishi Bhutani as Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Akhilesh jain as Lal Bahudur Shastri, Jaiwant Patekar as Mahatma Gandhi, Ajit Khare as younger Lal Bahadur Shastri, Imran Hasnee as Nishkameshwar Prasad Mishra, Manoj Bhatt as youngest Lal Bahadur Shastri, Mandeep Kohli as Indira Gandhi and Neha Sharma as Lalita Devi
Soundtrack  is by Rupesh , Girish.The film has songs like "Saj Ke Chali Hai Bharat", "Mere Desh Ka Javaab Nahi", "Aahun Aahun", "Jai Jawaaj Jai Kisaan (Title)" and "Ganga Maiya".


Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending is a 2015 space opera film written, produced, and directed by The Wachowskis. The film is centered on Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), a down-on-her-luck janitor, and Caine Wise (Channing Tatum), an interplanetary warrior who informs Jones that her destiny extends beyond Earth. Supporting cast member Douglas Booth has described the film's universe as a cross between The Matrix and Star Wars while Kunis named its underlying themes as indulgence and consumption.
The film has an interesting plot. Unknown to Earth's residents, life on Earth and countless other planets has been seeded by families of alien royalty for the purpose of harvesting the evolved living creatures once they reach a "Darwinian state of perfection" to produce a type of youth serum that allows them to live forever. When the matriarch of the House of Abrasax, the most powerful of the alien dynasties, dies her children Balem (Eddie Redmayne), Kalique (Tuppence Middleton), and Titus (Douglas Booth) are at war over the inheritance. Eventually a new heir comes to their attention: Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), an unsuspecting, Earth-living, unlucky caretaker of other people's homes. Jupiter encounters Caine Wise (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered interplanetary warrior, who came to Earth to reveal that her genetic signature makes Jones royalty and heir to Earth. Meanwhile, he has to protect her from Balem, who put a bounty on her head and would rather harvest Earth than lose it to Jones.

Wild Card

Wild Card is a 2015 American crime drama film directed by Simon West, and starring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Milo Ventimiglia, Hope Davis, and Stanley Tucci. The film is based on the 1985 novel Heat by William Goldman, and is a remake of the 1986 adaptation that starred Burt Reynolds.
The film has an interesting plot. Nick Wild is a offers for-hire highly specialized security services in Las Vegas who has a SHOPwith a lawyer. He’s 40, broke and hopes of buying five free years which has accounted don to every penny and needs $500,000 for it, $100,000 for each year. But, he is righteous and won’t take more than he thinks he deserves even when people offer it.
When a dear friend and former fling gets roughed up to the brink of life, he goes in after being guilt tripped into taking her revenge from a wannabe fighter with lots of resources but one who lacks the brute skill and as he writes cheques his body can’t cash. No matter how civilized Nick Wild tries to act, people just want to poke at his wild side and that’s when they end up with broken noses, broken bones and get tied to a chair.
Baby, the one who runs everything in Vegas, gets a false complaint and Nick gets pulled into it. The movie proves that the thing about people with too much money that they didn’t earn is that they tend to go through it faster than they can imagine is possible.

The Boy Next Door

The Boy Next Door is a 2015 American erotic thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Barbara Curry. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett, Ian Nelson, and Kristin Chenoweth. Lopez plays a high school teacher named Claire who, in the midst of a divorce, has a one-night stand with a younger neighbor (Guzman), who develops a dangerous obsession with her.
The film has an interesting plot. The film features Jennifer Lopez as Mrs. Claire Peterson, a literature teacher at the local high school. She lives with her teenage son Kevin (Ian Nelson) and has been having marital problems of late. She is in a dilemma about divorcing her philandering husband Garrett (John Corbett).
While she is coping with her dysfunctional marriage, her son Kevin befriends Noah (Ryan Guzman), “the boy next door” who has recently moved in. Noah, after losing his parents in an accident, has moved in the neighbourhood to take care of his ailing grand uncle (Jack Wallace). Claire appreciates Noah’s genial and ever obliging, helpful attitude towards her son and herself. She is further floored by his interest in classic literature and sparks fly when they notice each other spying.
Then one weekend when Kevin goes out for an outing with his father, on the pretext of asking for assistance in salvaging a half-thawed chicken cooking, Noah invites Claire to his kitchen. Then amidst half-hearted protests and full-on cajoling, the inevitable happens.
The narration takes a twist after Claire reveals to Noah that she made a mistake. She tries avoiding him. And you realise that there is more to just the romance bit. When Kevin offers Noah some cookies and Noah responds making a dig, “I love your mother’s cookies”, his dubious intentions are clear.
Gradually, Noah’s obsessions build up leading the narration into a different genre.

Mr Turner

Mr. Turner is a 2014 British, French and German biographical drama film, written and directed by Mike Leigh, and starring Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville and Martin Savage. The film concerns the life and career of British artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), who is played by Spall. It premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Spall won the award for Best Actor and cinematographer Dick Pope received a special jury prize for the film's cinematography.
Leigh has described Turner as "a great artist: a radical, revolutionary painter", explaining: "I felt there was scope for a film examining the tension between this very mortal, flawed individual, and the epic work, the spiritual way he had of distilling the world".
The film has an interesting plot. A look at the last quarter century of the great British painter J. M. W. Turner. Profoundly affected by the death of his esteemed father, loved by his housekeeper, Hannah Danby, whom he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies.

Throughout all this, Turner travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits a brothel, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.

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