Friday, November 10, 2017

Dinesh Kamath’s column on ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Qarib Qarib Singlle, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana, A Bad Moms Christmas, My Little Pony, Narayan and The House Next Door) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai
By Dinesh Kamath
Qarib Qarib Singlle

Qarib Qarib Singlle is Bollywood film directed by Tanuja Chandra. Writers: Kamna Chandra (story), Tanuja Chandra (screenplay) Stars: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy, Bajrangbali Singh
Yogi and Parvathy, who have polar opposite personalities and sensibilities, meet via a online dating app. This encounter turns into so much more when the two travel to Rishikesh. The movie follows the story of two people with opposite personalities, Jaya and Yogi, who meet on an online dating app, and set out on a trip. The crazy incidents that occur during their travel make it the most adventurous trip of their lives. Will they fall in love? Parvathy is playing the role of Jaya and her character in the film is a modern woman looking for love, but she lives in no fairy tale world. She believes that all love stories might not have the happy endings. She feels that it’s not necessary that all love stories should culminate into marriage or if the marriage fails then there was less love.
Irrfan Khan, who plays the male lead in the film, is said to be seen in a brand new avatar in it. The film is touted to be a romantic travelogue, focusing on love between two complete strangers during a road trip. The yet-to-be-titled project has been extensively shot across Gangtok and Bikaner and Rishikesh.

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (English: Do attend the wedding) is a 2017 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by Ratnaa Sinha. The film stars Rajkumar Rao, and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles. The movie is produced by Vinod Bachchan and presented by Deepak Mukut and Soham Rockstar Entertainment.
Satyendra aka Sattu (Rajkummar Rao) and Aarti (Kriti Kharbanda) meet for a proposed arranged marriage and fall in love in the process. On the night of their marriage, an unexpected turn of events turns their world upside down and marriage does not happen on that day as Aarti decides to pursue her dreams. 5 years later, both cross paths and the story takes an interesting turn when Satyendra, now an IAS officer, is assigned the case of framed PCS officer Aarti. Set in the backdrop of India's civil services, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana explores the challenges that Satyendra and Aarti face as a middle-class couple in India.
The film has Rajkummar Rao as Satyendra aka Sattu, Kriti Kharbanda as Aarti Shukla, Vipin Sharma, K. K. Raina, Manoj Pahwa, Govind Namdev, Navni Parihar and Ajitesh Gupta as Priyansh.
The soundtrack of the film has been composed by Anand Raj Anand, JAM8, Arko, Zain-Saim-Raees and Rashid Khan while the lyrics have been written by Kumaar, Shakeel Azmi, Gaurav Krishna Bansal, Arko and Kunal Verma. The movie has songs like "Jogi", "Main Hoon Saath Tere", "Pallo Latke", "Tu Banja Gali Benaras Ki", "Mera Intkam Dekhegi", "Jogi", "Jogi", "Main Hoon Saath Tere", "Tu Banja Gali Benaras Ki", "Tu Banja Gali Benaras Ki" and "Mera Intqam Dekhegi" (Anand Raj Anand Version).

A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas is a 2017 American Christmas comedy film directed and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and is a sequel to Bad Moms (2016). The film features Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn reprising their roles from the first film, with Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, and Susan Sarandon joining the cast. The film follows Amy, Carla, and Kiki, as they must deal with their own mothers visiting during the Christmas holiday.
Under-appreciated and overburdened moms Amy (Mila Kunis), Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn) rebel against the challenges and expectations of Christmas. As if creating the perfect holiday for their families isn't hard enough, they'll have to do it while hosting and entertaining their own respective mothers (Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon) when they come to visit.
The film has Mila Kunis as Amy Mitchell, Kristen Bell as Kiki, Kathryn Hahn as Carla Dunkler, Christine Baranski as Ruth, Cheryl Hines as Sandy, Susan Sarandon as Isis Dunkler, Jay Hernandez as Jessie Harkness, Justin Hartley as Ty Swindle, Peter Gallagher as Hank, Oona Laurence as Jane Mitchell, Emjay Anthony as Dylan Mitchell, David Walton as Mike Mitchell, Wanda Sykes as Dr. Elizabeth Karl, Christina Applegate as Gwendolyn James and Kenny G as himself

My Little Pony

My Little Pony: The Movie is a 2017 animated musical fantasy film based on the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which was developed as part of the 2010 re-launch of the My Little Pony franchise by Hasbro. The film was directed by Jayson Thiessen and based on a story and screenplay co-written by Meghan McCarthy, both Friendship Is Magic veterans. In addition to the series' regular voice cast of Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain and Cathy Weseluck, the film also features the voices of Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana as new characters.
A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 - Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity - embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home.
The Cast of the film: Tara Strong as Princess Twilight Sparkle, a highly magical and intelligent alicorn who is Equestria's Princess of Friendship, responsible for spreading friendship and harmony across the kingdom. She is also the leader of the "Mane 6" ponies. Rebecca Shoichet performs Twilight Sparkle's singing voice. Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash and Applejack, two of the "Mane 6"; Rainbow Dash is a loyal pegasus with an adventurous spirit, and Applejack is an honest apple farmer pony. Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, two of the "Mane 6"; Pinkie Pie is a party-obsessed pony filled with joy and laughter, and Fluttershy is a kind yet timid pegasus who cares for animals. Shannon Chan-Kent performs Pinkie Pie's singing voice. Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity, a generous fashion designer unicorn and one of the "Mane 6". Kazumi Evans performs Rarity's singing voice. Cathy Weseluck as Spike the Dragon, Twilight Sparkle's young and faithful assistant. Emily Blunt as Tempest Shadow, an embittered unicorn once known as Fizzlepop Berrytwist who serves as the Storm King's second-in-command in order to repair her broken horn. Michael Peña as Grubber, a wisecracking hedgehog creature and Tempest Shadow's cohort. Liev Schreiber as the Storm King, the despotic, satyr-like leader of the storm creatures who conquers lands in search of powerful magic to control the weather. Taye Diggs as Capper, a humanoid alley cat who is a cunning yet good-hearted con artist. Zoe Saldana as Captain Celaeno, a humanoid parrot and jaded pirate captain who is relegated to the Storm King's delivery service. Kristin Chenoweth as Princess Skystar, an excitable seapony and magically transformed hippogriff princess.
Uzo Aduba as Queen Novo, the benevolent ruler of the hippogriffs-turned-seaponies, and Princess Skystar's mother. Sia as Songbird Serenade, a pegasus and famous pop star in Equestria. The character's design is modeled after Sia's likeness. Nicole Oliver, St. Germain, and Britt McKillip reprise their respective roles from Friendship Is Magic as alicorns Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadance. St. Germain also voices Granny Smith, Applejack's grandmother, and Muffins, a cross-eyed pegasus alternatively known as "Derpy" in the series. Michelle Creber and Peter New voice Apple Bloom and Big McIntosh, Applejack's younger sister and older brother, respectively. Michael Dobson voices Bulk Biceps, a muscular pegasus. Samuel Vincent voices Party Favor, a balloonist unicorn.Adam Bengis voices Code Red, one of the Canterlot ponies. Brian Dobson voices Verko, a mole-rat crime boss in Klugetown. Max Martini, Mark Oliver, and Nicole Oliver respectively perform as three of Captain Celaeno's parrot-like crew: Boyle, first mate Mullet, and Lix Spittle. Michael Dobson, Andrew McNee, Tegan Moss, Sabrina Pitre, Rhona Rees, and Vincent all feature as assorted citizens of Canterlot. Richard Ian Cox, Michael Dobson, McNee, New, and Nicole Oliver also perform as denizens of Klugetown. Additional voices are provided by Alistair Abell, Caitlyn Bairstow, Julia Benson, Christine Chatelain, Brian Dobson, Paul Dobson, Rondel Reynoldson, Jason Simpson, Sarah Troyer, and Siobhan Williams.

Narayan

Narayan is a Bollywood film directed by Jogesh Shedeva.
Narayan tells the story of a 40-year-old common man who in his quest to save his beloved son does the unthinkable. Narayan,  40, (Jogesh Sehdeva), a middle class man suddenly finds his ordinary life disrupted when his son Kabeer (Eklavey Kashyap), gets involved with a drug mafia. Mafia head Rana (Rahuul Aamath), challenges Narayan, former boxer, to fight the toughest fighters in exchange of his son's life.
The cast of the movie consists of Jogesh Sehdeva, Karishma Singh, Rahuul Aamath, Eklavey Kashyap, Nirnay Sehdeva, Harinder Singh Sekhon and Aanchal Goswami.
Jayant is the musician

The House Next Door

The House Next Door is a trilingual Indian horror film co-written and directed by Milind Rau. The film stars Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah in lead roles, with Siddharth also working on the film as a co-producer and a co-writer. Shot simultaneously in three languages, the film is titled Aval (Tamil: அவள்) (English: She) in Tamil, ' The House Next Door' in Hindi and Gruham (English: Home) in Telugu.
A happy couple's, Krish (Siddharth) and Lakshmi (Andrea Jeremiah), life is turned into a nightmare when a new mysterious family move into the house next door. A neurosurgeon (played by Siddharth) and his wife (played by Andrea Jeremiah), a newly-wed couple move into a new neighborhood and soon realize that the house next door, inhabiting a little girl and her mother, is haunted. Although initially reluctant to believe the stories of supernatural elements, the doctor, after a close encounter with the possessed resorts to exorcism to help save the neighbors.

The film has Siddharth as Doctor Krishnakanth, Andrea Jeremiah as Lakshmi, Atul Kulkarni as Paul, Suresh as Doctor Prasad and Anisha Angelina Victor as Jennifer (Jenny).

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