Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘Movie World’ (Luka Chuppi, Sonchiriya and Hamid) that was published in Newsband

Movie World

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Luka Chuppi

Luka Chuppi (transl. Hide and seek) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Laxman Utekar. Produced by Dinesh Vijan, it stars Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon and tells the story of a television reporter in Mathura who falls in love with a headstrong woman.

Based in Mathura, the story is about Vinod "Guddu" Shukla and Rashmi Trivedi. "Luka Chuppi" is the story of Guddu a television reporter in Mathura, who falls in love with a headstrong woman Rashmi. In othe words, the star reporter of a local news channel in Mathura falls for a spirited and feisty young woman. Guddu proposes marriage and Rashmi suggests Live In. What happens when they decide to live in, but the whole traditional family joins in too? That's what Guddu and Rashmi are going to find out, in this Romantic comedy film.

The film has Kartik Aaryan as Vinod "Guddu" Shukla, Kriti Sanon as Rashmi Trivedi, Aparshakti Khurana as Abbas, Pankaj Tripathi as Babulal, Atul Srivastava as Shukla Ji, Guddu's father Vinay Pathak as Trivedi Ji, Rashmi's father Arun Singh as Chotu and Kid as Chikoo.

The music of the film is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Abhijit Vaghani and White Noise while the lyrics are penned by Kunal Verma, Nirmaan, Mellow D and White Noise. All the songs of the film are remakes of popular songs, thus making it a remix album. The film has songs like "Poster Lagwa Do", "Coca Cola", "Photo", "Tu Laung Main Elaachi" and "Duniyaa".        

Sonchiriya

Sonchiriya (transl. Great Indian bustard; is an Indian action film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and Ashutosh Rana. The film presents a rooted tale set in Chambal.

Set in the Chambal valley, the film follows the story of a legion of dreaded, warring dacoits who once terrorised the Indian heartlands. Gripping, tense and unpredictable, despite being a slow-burn western, Chaubey’s period thriller makes for a riveting watch.

It is a 2019 Bollywood crime-drama. The movie set in 1975 in Chambal, the movie revolves around Sushant Singh Rajput and Manoj Bajpayee leading a bunch of bandits struggling to make a decision about surrendering to the cops. Sonchiriya showcases a small town ruled and dominated by dacoits where multiple gangs fight over the struggle to attain power. The film gives a glimpse of the glorious years of dacoits in central India.

The film has Sushant Singh Rajput as Lakhna, Bhumi Pednekar as Indumati Tomar, Manoj Bajpayee as Man Singh, Ranvir Shorey as Vakil Singh, Ashutosh Rana as Virender Singh Gujjar, Mahesh Balraj, Shreedhar Dubey, Amit Sial, Manjot Singh, Suhail Nayyar, Shahbaz Khan, Anshuman Jha, Jatin Sarna, Jeetendra Shastri, Abdul Quadir Amin, Rahul Ranjan, Bhaumik Gondaliya, Dev Upadhyay, Gopal Gokiriley, Navdeep Tomar, Rajiv Kachroo, Vivek Singh and Dheeraj Singh.

The music of the film has been composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, while the lyrics have been written by Varun Grover except one song "Naina Na Maar" (lyrics By Traditional and recreated by Ashok Mizaj Badr). The film has songs like "Baaghi Re" sung by Mame Khan, "Sonchiraiya" by Rekha Bhardwaj, "Ruan Ruan" by           Arijit Singh, "Naina Na Maar"         by Sukhwinder Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj, "Saanp Khavega"  by Sukhwinder  Singh, "Sonchiraiya" (Reprise)           by Rekha Bhardwaj and "Baaghi Re" (Remix) by Mame Khan.       

Hamid

       

Hamid is an Indian drama film directed by Aijaz Khan. The film stars Rasika Dugal, Vikas Kumar and Talha Arshad Reshi in major roles. The story is about an eight year-old Hamid who learns that 786 is God's number and decides to try and reach out to God, by dialing this number. He wants to talk to his father, who his mother tells him has gone to Allah. One fine day the phone call is answered, and two lives shattered in the strife of Kashmir find a way to be complete again. The film is produced by Yoodlee Films, a venture of Saregama.

The story is about an eight year-old Hamid who learns that 786 is God's number and decides to try and reach out to God, by dialing this number. Hamid is set up as the tender story of a Kashmiri boy who learns that 786 is God’s number and decides to ask for his help in bringing home his missing father. He gets hold of his father’s mobile phone, dredges up some money and uses the little understanding he has of the world to call on the number. It is a tale of innocence resiliently trying to make sense of the complexities and divisions that mar the adult world. Unfortunately, a bewildering naiveté reveals the portion of the film that precedes his first call—a full hour—which is followed by a beautifully orchestrated second half. The movie is a wholesome, enriching and educative viewing experience. From the moment Hamid’s call is picked up by a explosive officer of the Indian Army, the movie becomes interesting.

The film has Talha Arshad Reshi as Hamid, Vikas Kumar as Abhay, Rasika Dugal as Ishrat, Sumit Kaul as Rehmat, Bashir Lone as Rasool Chacha, Gurveer Singh as Rajinder, Ashraf Nagoo as Basheer, Mir Sarvar as Abbas, Qazi Faiz as Beggar, Umar Adil as Police Officer, Gulam Hussain Barji as Shopkeeper, Sajid as Police Constable and Shafia as Noor.