Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (The State vs Jolly LLB 2, Hind Ka Napak Ko Jawab, Space Between Us and Rings) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

The State vs Jolly LLB 2

The State vs Jolly LL.B 2 or commonly known as simply Jolly LL.B 2 is a 2017 Indian satirical black comedy-drama film, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. A sequel to the 2013 film Jolly LLB, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla and Annu Kapoor in lead roles. A courtroom drama which satirizes the notion of the Indian legal system, the story follows Jagdishwar Mishra (Kumar), a lawyer who fights a case against the ruthless and powerful lawyer Sachin Mathur (Kapoor).

A new city, a new courtroom, and a similar inexperienced lawyer. Jolly LLB 2 story comes with the same set up as the first part, but with new actors and a new case. While the first movie began with a bang, and Jolly was in the middle of the courtroom in a sudden storm of events, our new Jolly – Jagdishwar Mishra – gets a lot of screen time before the actual case begins. When a young under-trial is executed in an encounter in the middle of road, Jolly decides to investigate the case and bring out the truth. And that is how begins the main case ‘The State Vs. Jolly LLB’. The investigation takes Jagdishwar from the local corridors of power to remote areas of Kashmir. As he gets near the truth, personal attacks against him intensify and he is shot and pursued by the sympathizers of the accused. He makes a powerful argument against the “Everything is fair in love and war” philosophy, and questions whether it is right for the State to adopt this philosophy.

The film has Akshay Kumar as Jagdishwar Mishra (Jolly), Huma Qureshi as Pushpa Pandey, Saurabh Shukla as Justice Sunderlal Tripathi, Annu Kapoor as Sachin Kantilal Mathur, Manav Kaul as Iqbal Qasim, Inaamulhaq as Suryaveer Singh, Nikhil Dwivedi as Siraj Alam, Sayani Gupta as Hina Siddiqui, Arshad Warsi as Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly (cameo) and Shubhangi Latkar.

The music for the film is composed by Manj Musik, Meet Bros, Vishal Khurana and Chirantan Bhatt while the lyrics have been written by Shabbir Ahmed, Junaid Wasi, Manj Musik and Raftaar."Jolly Good Fellow" Music Arranged by Komail. The film has songs like "Go Pagal", "Bawara Mann", "Jolly Good Fellow" and "O Re Rangreza (Qawaali)".

Hind Ka Napak Ko Jawab

Hind Ka Napak Ko Jawab - MSG Lion Heart - 2 is a sequel to MSG The Warrior Lion Heart that released on 7 October 2016. The film is directed by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and his daughter, Honeypreet Insan. The film stars Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and is based on the 2016 Uri attack and 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation. The film was announced soon after the surgical strikes, on 19 October. Singh is credited with work in 42 film departments, including choreography, editing, make-up and hair design, background scoring, and prop design.

The Father Daughter duo of Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan & Honeypreet Insan, is back with another movie based on true events; Hind Ka NaPak Ko Jawab - MSG The Lionheart 2, praising the courage and selfless actions of the Indian Army in protecting our country. HKNKJ is a movie inspired by the recent surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army on terrorist camps across the LOC in POK. The movie will give us the glimpses about what possibly could have happened on the night of 29 September 2016. The movie traces the inspirational journey of an Indian soldier leading his troops from the front and will make every Indian proud.

The music is composed by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The soundtrack album consists of 4 songs, all written and sung by Singh, himself. Those songs are Jung Hai Humri Aatankwad Se, System Hil Gaya, Thank U For That and Tujhe Paa Ke.

Space Between Us

The Space Between Us is a 2017 American romantic science fiction film directed by Peter Chelsom, produced by Richard B. Lewis and written by Allan Loeb from a story by Stewart Schill, Lewis and Allan Loeb. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Gary Oldman, Britt Robertson and Carla Gugino and follows a boy who was born on Mars that wants to travel to Earth.

Set in the near future, an astronaut stationed on Mars discovers she is pregnant, dying in childbirth. Her son, Gardner Elliot, lives on the planet his whole life, but eventually forms a friendship online with a girl from Earth named Tulsa. When he turns 16, he is given a chance to go to the Earth and meet her, but it is soon discovered that his organs cannot survive Earth's gravity. Gardner and Tulsa attempt to see more of the Earth before it is too late. Earlier, after arriving to help colonize Mars, an astronaut dies while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield) – an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he’s never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, Gardner is eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars. But after his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere. Gardner joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe. Collapse

The film has Asa Butterfield as Gardner Elliot, Gary Oldman as Nathaniel Shepherd, Britt Robertson as Tulsa, Carla Gugino as Kendra Wyndham, B. D. Wong as Genesis Director Tom Chen, Janet Montgomery as Sarah Elliot, Trey Tucker as Harrison Lane, Scott Takeda as Dr. Gary Loh, Adande Thorne as Scott Hubbard and Colin Egglesfield as Sarah's brother.

Rings

Rings is a 2017 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez, written by David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes, and Akiva Goldsman, and starring Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D'Onofrio, Aimee Teegarden and Bonnie Morgan. It is the third feature-length film in the American Ring franchise, following The Ring (2002) and The Ring Two (2005).

A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before.

The film has Matilda Lutz as Julia, Alex Roe as Holt, Johnny Galecki as Gabriel, Vincent D'Onofrio as Burke, Aimee Teegarden as Skye, Bonnie Morgan as Samara Morgan, Chuck David Willis as Blue, Patrick R. Walker as Jamal, Zach Roerig as Carter, Laura Wiggins as Faith, Lizzie Brocheré as Kelly, Karen Ceesay as Flight Attendant, Dave Blamy as First Officer, Michael E. Sanders as Pilot, Randall Taylor as Holt's father, Drew Grey as Sam, Kayli Carter as Evelyn, Jill Jane Clements as Karen Styx, Jeremy Harrison as Highway Patrolman, Jay Pearson as Highway Patrolman and Adam Fristoe as Chris.