Thursday, June 4, 2015

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie releases in Navi Mumbai’ (Dil Dhadakne Do, Sandook, What We Did On Our Holiday, The Age of Adaline, Satam Lotam, San Andreas and Kaakka Muttai) that was published in Newsband


New movie releases in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Dil Dhadakne Do

Dil Dhadakne Do (English: Let the Heart Beat) is an Indian comedy-drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. The film features an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar and tells the story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family on a cruise trip.
The movie narrates a story of a dysfunctional, Mehra family, but it hits so close to home that it could easily be yours and mine. Father Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) is a boastful, self-made, self-obsessed man, mother Neelam is the typical suffering wife, who likes to sweep everything under the carpet to keep up the pretension of a happy family. Their spunky, smart daughter Ayesha (Priyanka Chopra) chafes and suffers under the preferential treatment doled out to the son Kabir (Ranveer Singh), who is forced to follow life path that his father has chosen for him. Then there is the pet of the family, Pluto Mehra. Ayesha is married to Manav (Rahul Bose), who is outwardly modern but belying a typical patriarchal mindset, when you scratch the surface. The family lives in a 'blissfully happy' bubble till a cruise trip along with friends, to celebrate the Mehra's 30th wedding anniversary starts unravelling certain twisted and uncomfortable emotional knots. It is on this cruise that Kabir meets a girl Farah (Anushka Sharma) he falls in love with and Ayesha meets her long lost best friend, Sunny (Farhan Akhtar).
The film has Anil Kapoor as Kamal Mehra, Shefali Shah as Neelam Mehra, Priyanka Chopra as Ayesha Mehra, Ranveer Singh as Kabir Mehra, Anushka Sharma as Farah Ali, Farhan Akhtar as Sunny Gill, Rahul Bose as Manav, Zarina Wahab as Manav's mother, Ridhima Sud as Nuri, Vikrant Massey and Parmeet Sethi as Nuri's father.
The Soundtrack is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar. The film has songs like "Dil Dhadakne Do" sung by Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra, "Pehli Baar" by Sukriti Kakar, Siddharth Mahadevan, "Gallan Goodiyaan" by Yashita Sharma, Manish Kumar Tipu, Farhan Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh, "Girls Like To Swing" by Sunidhi Chauhan   and "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" by Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar, Alyssa Mendosa.

Sandook

Sandook is a Marathi movie starring Sumeet Raghvan & Bharagavi Chirmuley in lead roles. Sumeet Raghvan is acting for the first time in Marathi Movie. Sandook is a satirical comic thriller set in pre independence era in a small town. The main protagonist Wamanrao Ashtaputre is a simple honest man who always dreams of getting rid of the British Raj. The film is filled with hilarious moments and one liners. Sandook is a complete family entertainer with a feel good factor throughout the story.
Sandook is a satirical comic thriller set in pre independence era in a small town called Sambalgarh. Our main protagonist Vamanrao Ashtaputre is a simple honest man who always dreams of getting rid of the British Raj. How the underdog that is Vamanrao becomes a revolutionary albeit accidentally is the core story of Sandook. Filled with hilarious moments and one liners, this one is definitely going to tickle your funny bone. Sandook is a complete family entertainer with a feel good factor throughout the story.
The film has Sumeet Raghvan as Vamanrao Ashtaputre, Bhargavi Chirmule as Rukmini Ashtaputre, Sharad Ponkshe as Shyamrao, Arun Nalawade as Dinkar rao, Rahul Mehendale as Bhatkande, Ramesh Vani as Murkute, Rahul Gore as Rana, Brandon Hill as Scott, Shantanu Gangane as Banya, Mangesh Satpute as Deven, Siddhesh Prabhakar as Ganu, Divesh Medge as Bharat, Nandkumar Patil as Bharat, Ajit Parab as Tatu and Firdaus Mewawala as Billimoria.

What We Did On Our Holiday

What We Did on Our Holiday is a BBC comedy film starring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike, and Billy Connolly. Inspired but not related to the BBC show Outnumbered.
The movie has an interesting story. Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability.

The Age of Adaline

The Age of Adaline is a 2015 American epic romance fantasy film directed by Lee Toland Krieger and written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. The film stars Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, and Ellen Burstyn.
The film has an interesting story. After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) reignites her passion for life and romance. When a weekend with his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker) threatens to uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever.

Satam Lotam

The film Satam Lotam is produced by Nitin Tej Ahuja and Ashok Bhushan. Sai Deodhar-Anand and Shakti Anand are co producers of the film. The film is directed by Shravani Deodar. SATALOTA is made in Co-operation with Thought-train Productions. The story of the film is written by director Shravani Deodhar herself and dialogue as well as screenplay is written by Shirish Latkar.
The film is youth-centric. It is about love and friendship and subjects like relationships, emotional bonding and youngsters outlook towards life. It is made ​​for the generation next. There is inexhaustible energy and enthusiasm of the young generation in the film. The film is a perfect blend of action, emotion, drama, fun and romance.
The lyrics are penned by Shrirang Godbole and music is composed by Sidharth Mahadevan and Soumil Shringarpure. Rahul Jadhav has done the cinematography of the film.

San Andreas

San Andreas is a 2015 American 3D disaster film directed by Brad Peyton. The screenplay is written by Carlton Cuse, with Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore receiving a story credit. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, and Paul Giamatti.
The movie has an interesting plot. A seemingly ideal day turns disastrous when California's notorious San Andreas fault triggers a devastating, magnitude 10 earthquake, the largest in recorded history. As the Earth cracks open and buildings start to crumble, Ray Gaines (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson), an LAFD search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, must navigate the destruction from Los Angeles to San Francisco to bring his estranged wife (Carla Gugino) and their only daughter (Alexandra Daddario) to safety.

Kaakka Muttai

Kaaka Muttai (Tamil: The Crow's Egg) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language film written, directed and filmed by M. Manikandan. The film was jointly produced by Dhanush and Vetrimaaran, and features predominantly newcomers in the lead roles. The film has music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film has English sub-titles.

The film has an interesting plot. In a tiny concrete-and-tin Chennai home live two young brothers with their mother and grandmother. The boys constantly beg their mother and grandmother for toys they can't afford, and even for a television. They don't yet understand that the two women can't give them everything they want. When their mother does find a way to bring an old television home, it's the opening of a portal. The boys see a pizza commercial whose steaming, slow-motion images make the unfamiliar food look like manna from heaven. And from that point on, they dream of nothing but getting their first taste of pizza.

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