Thursday, August 27, 2015

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie released in Navi Mumbai’ (Phantom, Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat, Ricki and the Flash, No Escape, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Kaun Kitney Paani Mein) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Phantom

Phantom is an Indian action-thriller film directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Siddharth Roy Kapur starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in leading roles. The screenplay of the film has been written in coordination with author Hussain Zaidi's book Mumbai Avengers on the aftermath of 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
The film Phantom is an adaptation of journalist-turned-author S. Hussain Zaidi's best seller 'Mumbai Avengers'. The film mirrors the prickly issue of cross-border terrorism, which has affected India for decades now. The film starts off with the visuals of the 26/11 Mumbai attack. This is immediately followed by a high octane car chase sequence between Daniyal Khan (Saif Ali Khan) and an unknown man in Chicago (US) who bangs his car and tries to drive away. Daniyal finally gets hold of him but accidentally kicks him off the bridge into the river below. This, then, leads to an array of flashback events, which establishes the connection between Daniyal Khan's past to his present day life. The flashback states that, after being dismissed from the Indian army, Daniyal goes into a hibernation of sorts, living an isolated and secluded life of his own. In the meanwhile, when India's RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) learns about Pakistan based terrorist group Lashkar's yet another plan of attacking India, they plan a secret operation, off the books, to take down all the accused and masterminds behind Mumbai attacks. After much research they decided on hiring Daniyal Khan for this job. The RAW officials believe that Khan is like 'Phantom', he has no records and is completely off the radar. As a part of the mission, he meets up with the beautiful and talented Nawaz (Katrina Kaif) in UK where she works as a 'Security Consultant'. The duo, however, gel well after Daniyal's first two missions in UK and US. Thereafter this duo's journey traverses from Beirut, Syria and finally Pakistan. Even though Daniyal Khan's mission happens to be a 'top secret' and 'highly confidential' one, the Pakistani officials sniff out his plan before Daniyal Khan reaches his ultimate goal of killing Hariz Saeed (Shahnawaz Pradhan), the mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks. Does Daniyal Khan become successful in his life threatening mission, why does Nawaz help him in his mission, are Pakistani authorities able to catch hold of Daniyal Khan are the questions answered in the rest of the story.
The film has Saif Ali Khan as Daniyal Khan, Katrina Kaif as Nawaz Mistry, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Rajesh Tailang and Qazi Touqeer (in Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) song)
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Pritam,Komail Shayan (KK) while lyrics are by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Kausar Munir. The film has songs like "Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba)", "Saware", "Nachda", "Afghan Jalebi (Film Version)", "Afghan Jalebi (Dumbek Version)" and "Ya Baba (Fitna Farebi)".

Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat

Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat is a film produced by Anita Mani and directed by Aijaz Khan. The Star Cast: Sanjay Mishra, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Rakesh Bedi, Tia Bajpai and Satyajeet Dubey. Music Director: Vijayaa Shanker, Abhishek Nailwal. Singers: Vijayaa Shanker, Abhishek Nailwal, Hashim Sabri, Ravi Basnet, Sonu Nigam, Shivranjan and Aftab Sabri. Lyricist: Ravi Basnet
Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat movie is based on the concept of Proxy Wedding, where the boy’s families deceive the girl’s families, in case the boy is not good looking or has a dosh (fault) in his kundali. They hire a ‘proxy’ groom who participates in all the rituals at the wedding and when the girl reaches her in-laws house, she comes to know that the boy during the wedding was changed. The practice is commonly known as Proxy Wedding. Baankey (Rajpal Yadav) a goofy, hyper boy-man is desperate to get married. He is in his mid 30’s and cannot get married due to a 'dosh' in his kundali. His wily chacha Kanhaiya Lal (Sanjay Mishra), a shrewd moneylender, along with his friend, Lallan Bhaiyya,(Vijay Raaz) a village goon, then concoct a plan to get a proxy groom for Baankey's wedding. The proxy groom, Rajesh is thrilled to land up with this project where he is promised a lakh of rupees, to be a proxy groom for two days. On the day the baraat is about to board the bus, Rajesh does not show up. What happens after that is a roller coaster ride in a crazy baraat.

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Diablo Cody, about a woman who leaves her family to become a rock star and later gets a chance to make amends. The film stars Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Kevin Kline, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield, Audra McDonald, and Ben Platt.
Ricki chased her dreams of becoming a famous rock star by abandoning her family. She gets a chance to put things right when her ex-husband Pete asks her to visit Indianapolis and help their estranged daughter Julie through a difficult time.
Ricki has a rock band that plays a regular gig at a small bar, when she isn't working as a cashier to make ends meet. Julie recently attempted suicide because her husband cheated on her and is divorcing her. Despite being broke, Ricki comes to Indianapolis to help her daughter, but Julie is hostile. Likewise, her two sons are hostile and unwelcoming. One is gay and the other recently became engaged, though no one told their mother. Still, Ricki gets through to Julie. Unfortunately, her husband's second wife, Maureen, returns unexpectedly, confronting Ricki with some hard truths. She wasn't there for her children when they needed her and Maureen was. Ashamed, Ricki returns to her band in California angry and bitter, insulting her guitarist who is in love with her. He makes her realize he cares and they make love. Maureen sends Ricki an invitation to the son's wedding as an olive branch, but Ricki can't afford to go. Her boyfriend sells his best guitar to pay for the tickets. Despite her attempts at reconciliation, it's clear she's still an outsider. The wedding guests look askance at Ricki when she gets up to toast the bride and groom. As her gift, having no money, she has her band take over and play for the guests. Her son and his bride start the wedding dance and slowly the guests join in.

No Escape

No Escape is a 2015 American action thriller film directed by John Erick Dowdle, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, Drew Dowdle. The film stars Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, and Pierce Brosnan, and tells the story of a businessman trapped with his family in a war zone.
In their new overseas home in Southeast Asia, an American family finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
No Escape establishes its scenario using the "stranger in a strange land" premise. Unassuming engineer Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson) transplants his family - wife Annie (Lake Bell) and young daughters Lucy (Sterling Jerins) and Beeze (Claire Geare) - from the familiarity of Austin, Texas to the incongruity of an unnamed, unstable south Asian nation. What initially looks like a promising new start turns into a nightmare. A coup and the resulting unrest make the environment toxic for foreigners - especially those associated with Jack's new employer, a multinational conglomeration understandably demonized by the rioters. As the situation becomes increasingly dangerous for the Dwyers, with their hotel under siege and the American embassy sacked, a British ex-pat named Hammond (Pierce Brosnan) comes to their aid in an attempt to redeem an uneasy conscience.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 2015 British-American action comedy spy film directed by Guy Ritchie and co-written by Lionel Wigram and Ritchie, based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name, which was created by Sam Rolfe. The film stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki and Hugh Grant. The film was released on August 14, 2015.
In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are forced to put aside longstanding hostilities and team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.

Kaun Kitney Paani Mein

Kaun Kitney Paani Mein is an Indian drama film directed by Nila Madhab Panda starring Saurabh Shukla, Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Gulshan Grover in lead roles. The film has Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte, Saurabh Shukla and Gulshan Grover.

Kaun Kitne Paani Mein is a story about two villages, Upri and Bairi. Upri is a village nestled in the hills and Bairi is at the base of the Hill Range although close to each other in proximity, are poles apart in every other measure as of water access and economic development. The people of Upri were like royal ones and they had used the people of Bairi as their employees. This had made the people of Bairi skilled in their work and also become good farmers. But in 1992, as a result of a love quarrel between a young girl from Upri and a young man from Bairi, the villagers of Upri excommunicated the inhabitants of Bairi. The people of Bairi were devastated since they got employment, food and money from working in Upri. But the village survived. The thing that made them survive was the real knowledge they had in terms of farming, harvesting and building wells while they were working for the rich people from Upri. Few years later an immense drought hit the area where Upri and Bairi are located. Then the equation of power between the two villages completely changed because of WATER. The head of the Upri village had a son Rajesh (Raj) Singh in his mid-20's who was coming back to the village after his higher education in the nearby city. The people of Upri had pinned all their hopes on Raj and wanted him to sort out the mess of water for them. The head of the Bairi village has one daughter, Janhavi. Janhavi, the heroine of the story, is a girl very rooted to the cause of water and Bairi. She knows very clearly what made Bairi grow and what made Upri what it is. She is a girl who has no problem speaking her mind. She has an opinion and is also the women’s voice in the Panchayat. The rest is pure Bollywood movie with love, politics, plot, music and dance.

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