Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie released in Navi Mumbai’ (Puli, Singh is Bling, The Martian and Talvar) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

Puli

Puli (English: Tiger) is an Indian Tamil fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Chimbu Deven. The film features Vijay in a dual role alongside an ensemble cast including Sudeep, Sridevi, Shruti Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Prabhu and Nandita Swetha. Produced by Vijay's public relations officer Selvakumar, the project has music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, Natarajan Subramaniam as the cinematographer and has T. Muthuraj as the production designer.

As Maru Dheeran, Vijay plays a valiant hero -- whose village and folks are at the cruel mercy of a wicked general of what seems like a mythical kingdom and in mythical times. It is ruled by Sridevi’s Queen, and her princess-daughter (Hansika Motwani) flips for our hero, when he dares into the kingdom after being pushed by his people, hurt and killed and humiliated by the general. Maru Dheeran hopes to meet the Queen to find out whether better sense will prevail.

Thus the Ancient kingdom is under the rule of the powerful queen (Sridevi) and her clever Marshall (Sudeep) who like to control the people with their twisted ways. Puli, is a story of Good (Vijay) vs Evil presented with never seen visuals, romance and comedy. Puli is a fantasy adventure that will both dazzle and entertain you.

Singh is Bling

Singh Is Bliing is a Bollywood action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Ashvini Yardi and Jayantilal Gada under the banners Grazing Goat Pictures and Pen India Pvt. Ltd. The film features Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara Dutta and Kay Kay Menon in lead roles.

Raftaar Singh (Akshay Kumar), the apple of his mother's (Rati Agnihotri) eye, is also the biggest irritant for his father (Yograj Singh). He is always looking to have fun and runs away from responsibility. This displeases his father to no end. One day, fed up of his dalliances, his father orders Raftaar to go to Goa and work for his friend there, and learn to take on responsibility.

Respecting his father's wishes, Raftaar leaves. Once in Goa, he impresses his new boss with his enthusiasm and out of the box thinking. Soon he gets an important assignment from his boss which gets him to meet Sara (Amy Jackson) and thus begins their unique love story.

Raftaar is joined in this unique romance by the loveable Emily (Lara Dutta) who almost ruins their budding love. What ensues is a great comedy of errors, as one hilarious situation after another unfolds. Raftaar slowly begins to fall head over heels for this exotic, mysterious girl.

What starts as a harmless romance takes a deadly turn when he realizes that Sara is not who he thinks she is and is here with an agenda which takes him to Romania. The question is, will a village simpleton, who can't even communicate properly be able to win her over in a distant and dangerous land?

The film has Akshay Kumar as Raftaar Singh, Kay Kay Menon as Mark, Amy Jackson as Sara, Lara Dutta as Emily, Pradeep Rawat as Raftaar's Boss, Anil Mange as Pappi, Arfi Lamba as Pompi, Rati Agnihotri as Raftaar's Mother, Yograj Singh as Raftaar's Father, Kunal Kapoor as Sara's Father and Murali Sharma.

The music for Singh Is Bliing is composed by Sneha Khanwalkar, Manj Musik, Sajid-Wajid, Meet Bros. The film has songs like "Tung Tung Baje", "Singh And Kaur", "Cinema Dekhe Mamma", "Mahi Aaja", "Dil Kare Chu Che", "Mahi Aaja (Unplugged Version)", "Singh And Kaur (Remix)" and "Mahi Aaja (Remix)".

The Martian

The Martian is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. The film is based on Andy Weir's 2011 novel The Martian, which was adapted into a screenplay by Drew Goddard. Damon stars as an astronaut who is presumed dead and left behind on the planet Mars, and he fights to survive the situation. The film also features Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in supporting roles.

The movie has an interesting story. A human mission to Mars goes awry, and astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) is presumed dead and left behind on the planet by his crew. Watney manages to survive. He then fights for his survival in the harsh environment of Mars, to signal others on Earth that he is still alive. Upon discovering Watney's signal, NASA, scientists all around Earth, and his crew members collaborate to find a way to rescue him.

Talvar

Talvar (English title: Guilty) is a 2015 Bollywood murder mystery thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar. The film is based on the 2008 Noida double murder case, in which a teenage girl and her family servant were found murdered, and her parents were convicted for the murders.

The film stars Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi and Sohum Shah in leading roles and Tabu in a guest appearance. The film is produced by Junglee Pictures, the films division of The Times of India Group. Originally Nyodda, the film's title was changed to Talvar in February 2015. The film's premiere was at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Like the 1950 Japanese film Rashomon, Talvar presents three contradictory accounts of the case, which variously portray the parents as guilty or innocent.

On the night of 15-16 March 2008, Shruti Tandon (Ayesha Parveen), a 14-year girl is found dead at her home in Sameer Vihar of Noida. The family's missing domestic help Khempal is initially sought as a suspect. However, the next day, his dead body is found on terrace of the building. The police suspect that the girl's parents, Ramesh (Neeraj Kabi) and Nutan (Konkona Sen Sharma), to be the murderers. On 25 March, the Noida police arrest Ramesh Tandon for the two murders. On 1 April, the state's Chief Minister Malawati hands over the case to CDI, the country's elite investigating police agency.

The CDI detective Ashwin Kumar (Irrfan Khan) holds contempt for the sloppy first responders who botched the initial crime-scene investigation. He believes the parents to be innocent, and methodically builds a case against the father's resentful assistant. His team uses narco tests, attempting to prove that the assistant and his two accomplices committed the murders. On 22 June 2008, he officially exonerates the parents, and Ramesh Tandon is released from the jail. The narrative also briefly discusses the dissolution of Kumar's marriage.

On 9 July 2008, CDI hands over the case to a new probe team. Khan's new superior refocuses the investigation on the parents as the suspects. On 20 February 2011, CDI files a closure report in Ghaziabad court, naming parents as the prime suspects, but states that the evidence is insufficient to initiate prosecution. On 15 March, the Tandons file a protest plea opposing CDI's report. On 25 March, the judge rejects the closure report and makes the parents an accused in the case. The trial begins on 8 June 2012. In the final act, rival camps with opposing hypotheses then make their cases before a judge. The Tandons are convicted for the murders on 26 November 2013.

The cast includes Irrfan Khan as Ashwin Kumar, investigation officer of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Tabu as Reema Kumar, wife of Ashwin Kumar (cameo appearance), Ayesha Parveen as Shruti Tandon (based on Aarushi Talwar), Neeraj Kabi as Shruti's father Ramesh Tandon (based on Rajesh Talwar), Konkona Sen Sharma as Nutan Tandon, Shruti's mother (based on Nupur Talwar), Sohum Shah as ACP Vedant Mishra, Gajraj Rao as Inspector Dhaniram andAtul Kumar as Paul.