Thursday, July 13, 2017

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Jagga Jasoos, Shab and War for the Planet of the Apes) that was published in Newsband


New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Jagga Jasoos
Jagga Jasoos (English: Detective Jagga) is a 2017 Indian musical adventure romantic comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, and produced by Basu and Ranbir Kapoor. The film features Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Adah Sharma in lead roles, and tells the story of a teenage detective in search of his missing father.
Jagga, a gifted teenage detective, who along with a female companion, is on a quest to find his missing father. The film takes fans on a breathtaking journey across lush green hill tops, to the African savannas, to well-guarded military base camps and corn fields. The movie also gives a glimpse into Jagga's childhood, that sees him watch helplessly as his father walks away, cut to his adulthood where he is still presumably awaiting his return. Katrina's character joins Jagga on his quest. The movie is completely relying on Ranbir Kapoor's antics, his expressions and of course a beautiful companion in his journey, Katrina Kaif. The movie is a comedy designed in a Disney format with live animation and texture.
The movie has Ranbir Kapoor as Jagga, Katrina Kaif as Shruti, Saswata Chatterjee as Jagga's father, Kiran Srinivas, Sayani Gupta as Little Girl, Saurabh Shukla as Teacher, Adah Sharma, Denzil Smith, Brijendra Kala, Karan Wahi, Mir Sarwar, Bijou Thaangjam and Govinda as Jagga's Foster Dad (cameo appearance).
The film is said to be a Musical and will have a lot of songs. There will be total of 29 songs in the film and will be part of the narrative. Ranbir Kapoor will be seen singing most of his dialogues rather than saying them. T-Series will release the film soundtrack album. The movie has songs like "Ullu Ka Pattha", sung by Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, "Galti Se Mistake" by Arijit Singh, Amit Mishra, "Jhumritalaiyya" by Arijit Singh, Mohan Kanan, "Phir Wahi" by Arijit Singh, "Musafir" by Tushar Joshi, "Khaana Khaake" by Pritam, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Tushar Joshi, Geet Sagar, June Banerjee, Antara Mitra, Amit Mishra, Ashwin, Aroh, Sunny M.R. and "Tukka Laga" by Shahid Mallya.  

Shab
Shab (English: The Night) is a 2017 Indian romance drama film directed by Onir and produced by Sanjay Suri and Onir for Anticlock Films,WSG Pictures and Surya Entertainment. It stars Raveena Tandon, Arpita Chatterjee, Ashish Bisht, Simon Frenay, Gaurav Nanda and Areesz Ganddi.
This film is about lives of people who live on the edge of what society finds acceptable. It is about coming to terms with oneself and accepting other people as they are. The film is set in the cosmopolitan city of Delhi where people from all over the country come to fulfill their dreams. For some, these dreams are realized, while others remain in an endless pursuit of other elusive dreams. Perhaps it is the hope of ultimately reaching that destination that keeps one going. And then there are others who surrender to the overwhelming power of the city of dreams and get lost in the maze. This film is the story of a coffee shop girl Raina (Arpita Chatterjee) and the man who loves her Afzar (Ashish Bisht) an aspiring model. Sonal (Raveena Tandon) is a fashion patron who becomes his mentor. The film centers around their intense relationship. Love, hurt and power. Into their lives comes in Benoit (Simon Frenay) a French expat who teaches French in Delhi.
The film has Raveena Tandon as Sonal, Sanjay Suri as Vivek Modi, Ashish Bisht as Mohan/Afzar, Arpita Chatterjee as Raina, Simon Frenay as Benoit, Raj Suri as Rohan and Gaurav Nanda as Baljeet.
The music for Shab is created by Mithoon with lyrics by Amitabh S. Verma and Mithoon. The soundtrack will be released by Tips Music. Background score is created by Shashwat Srivastava.

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and Reeves. A sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), it is the third installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot series. The film stars Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer and Terry Notary, and follows the confrontation between the apes, led by Caesar, and the humans for control of Earth.
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel (Woody Harrelson). After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
The film has following cast: Apes: Andy Serkis as Caesar, an intelligent common chimpanzee who is leader to a tribe of genetically enhanced apes. Steve Zahn as "Bad Ape", a common chimpanzee who lived in the Sierra Safari Zoo in Nevada before the Simian Flu outbreak and was a hermit before joining Caesar's tribe. Karin Konoval as Maurice, a wise and benevolent Bornean orangutan who is Caesar's adviser. Terry Notary as Rocket, a common chimpanzee who is Caesar's brother-figure and second-in-command. Ty Olsson as Red, a Western lowland gorilla who was once a follower of Koba, now serving the Colonel to defeat Caesar. Olsson previously played Chief Hamill in Rise. Judy Greer as Cornelia, Caesar's wife. Max Lloyd-Jones as Blue Eyes, Caesar and Cornelia's oldest son. Devyn Dalton as Cornelius, Caesar and Cornelia's youngest son and Blue Eyes' younger brother. Dalton previously played Cornelia in Rise. Sara Canning as Lake, a common chimpanzee in Caesar's tribe. Michael Adamthwaite as Luca, a Western lowland gorilla in Caesar's tribe. Aleks Paunovic as Winter, an albino Western lowland gorilla in Caesar's tribe who defected to the Colonel's side. Alessandro Juliani as Spear, a common chimpanzee in Caesar's tribe.

Humans: Woody Harrelson as The Colonel, an iron-fisted soldier obsessed with wiping out Caesar and his tribe to preserve his people's role as the dominant species. Amiah Miller as Nova, a bold and kind war orphan whom Maurice adopts as his daughter, and also is the last human to carry the Simian Flu virus. Gabriel Chavarria as Preacher, a human soldier. Chad Rook as Boyle.

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