New movies
released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Azhar
Azhar is a sports drama film written and directed by
Tony D'Souza. Based on the life of Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, the
film is produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Sony Pictures Networks, and it
features Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai and Nargis Fakhri in the lead roles. The film
has generated controversy prior to its release over a storyline that absolves
the protagonist Mohammad Azharuddin from charges of fixing matches in return of
money.
The movie ‘Azhar’ is based on certain well known and
highly talked about incidents and facts of the former Indian international
cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin and captain in the 1990s. Donning the role of
former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin in biopic “Azhar” is a challenge for
Emraan Hashmi as the movie chronicles the former Indian skipper’s take on
match-fixing scandal. On November 27, 2000, Azharuddin was found guilty of the
match-fixing, and after eight days the former cricketer-politician was banned
from the game for life by BCCI. In 2012, the Andhra Pradesh High Court lifted
the ban. The movie not only depicts what is happening on the field but also
what happens in the locker rooms, hotels, corridors conversations of cricketers
and their relationships, how they get into match-fixing scandals etc.
Azharuddin shared with the filmmaker all the anecdotes related to his personal
and professional life in “Azhar”.
The film has Emraan Hashmi as Mohammad Azharuddin, Prachi
Desai as Naureen, the first wife of Azharuddin, Nargis Fakhri as Sangeeta
Bijlani, the second wife of Azharuddin, Lara Dutta as a lawyer, Karanvir Sharma
(actor) as Manoj Prabhakar, Gautam Gulati as Ravi Shastri, Manjot Singh as
Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kunaal Roy Kapur as a lawyer and Rajesh Sharma as M.K.
Sharma.
The soundtrack of Azhar has music composed by Amaal
Mallik. Pritam and DJ Chetas have composed one song each as guest composers.
Lyrics are penned by Kumaar, Manoj Yadav and Rashmi Virag. The background score
has been composed by Sandeep Shirodkar. The Album consists of four Original
songs by Amaal Mallik & Pritam and one Recreation by DJ Chetas.
The film has songs like "Bol Do Na Zara", "Itni
Si Baat Hain", "Oye Oye", "Tu Hi Na Jaane" and "Jeetne
Ke Liye".
Criminal
Criminal is a 2016 American action thriller film
directed by Ariel Vromen and written by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg. The
film is about a convict who is implanted with a dead CIA agent's memories to
finish an assignment. The film stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee
Jones, in the second collaboration between all three following the 1991 film
JFK.
In a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a
dead CIA operative’s memories, secrets, and skills are implanted into an
unpredictable and dangerous death-row inmate (Kevin Costner) in hopes that he
will complete the operative’s mission. Criminal is an action-thriller with a
science fiction twist. To the extent that its purpose is to energize and
involve an audience, it succeeds. The premise, however, which involves
transplanting the memories of a dead man into the mind of a living one, is
underutilized. The movie doesn’t venture into esoteric or philosophical
territory. It doesn’t examine the ethics of attempting this nor does it explore
any deeper implications of what happens when a mind is occupied by two
radically different personalities. However, as a race-against-time, Jason
Bourne-inspired adrenaline cocktail, Criminal offers a couple of hours of
popcorn-munching entertainment. Kevin Costner, who has recently resumed his
career after more than a decade flying under the radar, plays Jericho Stewart,
the titular character. As a result of an underdeveloped frontal lobe, Jericho
has no sense of right or wrong and this has led him to do some very bad things.
He is flagged as a good fit for an untested experiment being run by Dr. Franks
(Tommy Lee Jones) that involves transplanting memories. CIA agent Bill Pope
(Ryan Reynolds) was murdered in the field with key knowledge that the Agency
needs to avoid a worldwide catastrophe, so honcho Quaker Wells (Gary Oldman)
pressures Franks into performing the operation. Jericho emerges from the
anesthesia with a headache, fragmented memories he can’t put into place, and a
bad temper. After dismissing the experiment as a failure, Wells commands some
underlings to “take out the trash.” Before they can dispose of Jericho,
however, he kills them and goes into hiding at Pope’s house - terrifying the
dead man’s wife (Gal Gadot) and daughter. Meanwhile, a terrorist who goes by
the name of The Anarchist (Jordi Molla) also wants Jericho’s knowledge, so the
fugitive becomes the target of two manhunts - one by the CIA and one by the bad
guys. At times, things get a little silly but that never prevented viewers from
enjoying any of the James Bond movies, many of which were more farfetched than
Criminal.
Khel To Abb
Shuru Hoga
Khel Toh Ab Shuru Hoga is an Indian thriller
chase-comedy film directed by Marathi filmmaker Kunal Singh and produced by
Mahesh Narula. The film’s story is about a bank robbery in which actor Ruslaan
Mumtaz who plays the role of a bank security guard ultimately robs the bank.
Actress Devshi Khanduri is playing the character of a Muslim girl. Actor Rohit
Pathak is playing negative role in the film.
Thus Khel To Abb Shuru Hoga movie is a fast-paced
thriller that is bound to keep you on the edge of your seat. Starring Ruslaan
Mumtaz in the lead, the film is filled with action, drama, romance and
unexpected twists. Breaking the ‘chocolate boy’ image, Ruslaan in
never-seen-before avatar. Ruslaan Mumtaz plays the role of a Bank thief.
Actress Devshi Khanduri will be seen playing his lady love.
The film has Ruslaan Mumtaz as a bank security guard,
Devshi Khanduri as Muslim girl, Rohit Pathak as negative lead and supporting
cast consisting of Hazel Crowney, Khushi Sharma in a negative role and Shushil
Parashar.
Bollywood singer Altamash Faridi has recorded a sad
song in the film. The song is directed by Bubly Haque and lyrics are written by
Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay.
Dear Dad
Dear Dad is a period drama film written and directed
by Tanuj Bhramar, which has been simultaneously made in Hindi and Tamil. A
remake of Manjrekar's 2012 Marathi film Kaksparsh, Dear Dad is based on a short
story by Usha Datar and depicts the tumultuous events in a Tamil Brahmin
family, set around 1930–1950 in Konkan.
Dear Dad is a bittersweet coming of age story;
involving a father-son duo – 14 year old Shivam, and his 45 year old dad Nitin
Swaminathan. The father-son duo embarks on an impromptu road trip from their
home, in Delhi, to Mussorie (Uttarakhand), where Shivam attends boarding
school. Unexpected confessions, weird strangers, accidental meetings, a drunken
escapade and singing in the rain – all these add up to a complicated and sweet
tale.
The film has Arvind Swamy, Himanshu Sharma, Ekavali
Khanna, Aman Uppal and Bhavika Bhasin.
Buddha in a
traffic jam
Buddha in a Traffic Jam is an autobiographical film
based on its writer & director Vivek Agnihotri's life. Based on true life
incidents, it's treatment is that of a new age political drama with an unique
chapter wise approach to relevant topics leading to its climax. Its ensemble
cast comprises Arunoday Singh, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mahie Gill and
Anchal Dwivedi. The film also takes on various themes of corruption, campus
politics, moral policing, crony socialism and the aspirational India wiping it
clean of its middlemen. It probes deep into the relevance of socialism and
capitalism in a poverty and corruption ridden India seeking to become a
superpower.
The movie has an interesting plot. Vikram Pandit
(Arunoday Singh) is a happy-go-lucky management student from a business school
in India. He becomes an overnight sensation after a successful social media
campaign against the radical fundamentalism of moral policing in India. Little
did Vikram know that he was about to become a part of a plot that would risk
his life and the nation. He gets entangled between two facets of India –
Socialism and Capitalism, both of which are deeply rooted in isolated corners
of the country. Somewhere deep within the jungles, flagrant conspirators were
gearing up to maim the Country. They had established links with the patrician
society. Vikram’s internet campaign pulls him into a very deep web of
conspiracy. The film revolves around Vikram’s survival in the sinister designs
of establishment. It resolves the age long conflict between Capitalism and
Socialism and defines the much-needed revolution for the contemporary India. The
film uses a real life incident of moral policing in Mangalore where young girls
were beaten up in a pub and later on they protested under an impromptu Pink
Chaddi campaign. In the film it’s called Pink Bra Campaign, which highlights
the atrocity of moral policing in India.
Thus the film has Arunoday Singh as Vikram Pandit, Mahi
Gill as Charu Siddhu, Anupam Kher as Professor Ranjan Batki, Pallavi Joshi as
Sheetal Batki, Vivek Vaswani, Anchal Dwivedi and Gopal K Singh as Naxal chief.
The music of this film has been created and curated
by independent artists/musicians coming together as a mesmeric band “Swaang”.
Buddha pays tribute to the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz. His poetry has been
beautifully interwoven with the music and it creates create some unfailing
moments in the Film. ‘Yeh Galleon ke awara paagal kutte’ has been sung in A
Capella style. ‘Chand Roz’ is sung by Pallavi Joshi.
Money Monster
Money Monster is a 2016 American thriller film
directed by Jodie Foster and written by Alan Di Fiore, Jim Kouf and Jamie
Linden. The film stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic
West and Caitriona Balfe. It follows a TV personality, Lee Gates, and a viewer,
Kyle Budwell, who takes Gates as a hostage after losing his family's money on a
bad tip by Gates.
The film has an interesting plot. Financial TV
personality Lee Gates, who offers up stock advice on his hit show "Money
Monster", is held hostage by a viewer, Kyle Budwell, who lost all of his
money, following a bad tip from Lee during his show. In other words, Lee Gates
(George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network
show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech
stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes
Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) hostage live
on air. Unfolding in real time, Gates and Fenn must find a way to keep
themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of
big money lies.
Pelé: Birth of
a Legend
Pelé: Birth of a Legend is an upcoming American
biographical film about the Brazilian footballer Pelé. The film is directed and
written by Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist. The film stars Kevin de Paula,
Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta and Colm Meaney.
Pelé - a name known around the world, a sports legend
who changed soccer forever, and a national hero who carried the hopes and
dreams of a country on his back. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from
the slums of São Paulo, Brazil, so poor that he couldn’t afford a real soccer
ball.
The film has Kevin de Paula as Pelé, from age 13 to
17, Leonardo Lima Carvalho as Pelé at age 10, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo
Santoro, Diego Boneta, Colm Meaney amd Vivi Devereaux.
My Big Fat
Greek Wedding 2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a 2016 American
romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The
film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea
Martin, Ian Gomez and Elena Kampouris. It is the sequel to My Big Fat Greek
Wedding, which was released in 2002.
After spending most of their time focusing on their
troubling teenage daughter, Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) are
facing marital problems while also having to deal with yet another Greek
wedding – this time, even bigger and fatter. The story picks up nearly two
decades after Toula (Vardalos) and hubby Ian (John Corbett), a high school
principal, tied the knot. Their marriage has been unwittingly back-burnered. Toula
is otherwise preoccupied. If she’s not focused on her aging eccentric parents
Maria and Gus (Lainie Kazan and Michael Constantine), she’s dealing with kooky
Aunt Voula (Andrea Martin). Or Toula’s helicoptering around 17-year-old
daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris). The girl rightly feels suffocated. Her
raccoon-lined eyes are a subtle form of rebellion. Eyeliner’s her defining
trait — in this movie, every character gets just one. While searching the
family tree, Gus realizes he and Maria were never legally married. As plans are
made to remedy that on the double, everyone — husbands and wives, parents and
children — takes stock of their relationships. Among the lessons learned:
marriages need tending and distance can make people closer. Not earth-shaking,
but harmless. Like this sequel.
Chudail Story
‘Chudail
story‘ is a horror flick. The story of the film revolves around a seductress
witch, who kills men. The film stars Preeti Soni, Menaka Lalwani, Amal
Sehrawat, Sunny CharlsNidhi Nautiyal, Sorab Rajpurohit and Akash Rathore.
‘Chudail’ is a popular form of female ghosts familiar
through many generations in India. The popularity of the character ‘Chudail',
especially in rural areas, is unarguable. However, everyone knows bits of the
myth, almost no one knows everything. The most interesting thing about these
stories are; if you start telling a story, another one quickly jump starts
their own stories. Further, these countless legends in our traditional culture
are available in various forms of pulp fiction books, folklore and oral
tradition; like the succubus of western lore… Dracula, Vampire. But ‘Chudail
Story’ promises to be different.
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