Saturday, June 30, 2018

Student Of The Year 2: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra to do a cameo in this Tiger Shroff, Ananya Panday film?

Varun DhawanAlia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra were introduced in B-town with this much talked about Karan Johar directorial Student Of The Year. The film introduced Gen Y kids as debutants and taking the franchise ahead will be Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria, albeit with a known face as the male lead – Tiger Shroff! Now we hear that the makers are keen on asking these seniors at St. Teresa to do a cameo in Student Of The Year 2.

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For the uninitiated, Student Of The Year featured Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra as students of St. Teresa High School with Rishi Kapoor as their Dean. Now taking over the reign will be Samir Soni [after Rishi’s death in the prequel] with a new batch of students. Owing to the same, we hear that the makers including the director of SOTY 2, Punit Malhotra are planning to add a scene where the trio will hand over the baton to their juniors. While Tiger Shroff is said to be a part of it, it is yet to be seen if the girls, Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria, too will share screen space in this sequence.

If reports are to be believed, the makers want it to be a song of sorts that will be incorporated at the beginning of the film. It will be a part of the credit sequence at the start of Student Of The Year 2. However, the location for the shoot is yet to decided. They will be finalizing a stadium or a lavish set that will be located in either Delhi or Mumbai.
As for the film Student Of The Year 2, it has been shot at varied locations like Dehradun and Pune. While the shoot scheduled at these two locations have completed, the location for the third one is yet to be locked. The third leg of the film is expected to start mid-July. The film is slated to release on November 23 this year.

Why the success of Sanju is crucial to Ranbir Kapoor

Excluding the moderate success of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Muskil, the very talented Ranbir Kapoor has not had much success lately at the box office. Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju is crucial to Ranbir’s career, on its success depends on Ranbir’s future in the film industry.
“After the failure of Jagga Jasoos, Ranbir is very shaken. He badly needs a hit,” says a close friend of the young actor. But that’s not the real reason why the success of Sanju is important to Ranbir.
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Apparently, the fate of Ranbir’s Kishore Kumar bio-pic depends on the success of Sanju. Says a source close to the project, “There’s a whole lot of apprehension about doing the Kishore Kumar biopic, especially with Anurag Basu as the director after Jagga Jasoos. But Ranbir is sure he will only do the Kishore Kumar film with Anurag, and it can only happen if Ranbir’s attempts at playing a real-life character pays off in Sanju.”
It looks like Ranbir’s prayers have been answered. Sanju has opened to 85-90 per cent collections all across India.
Jubilant Patna exhibitor Suman Sinha says, “After a long time we a have film that brings so much happiness to the audience. People love Sanju. They are flocking to every show in swelling numbers. I want to thank Rajkumar Hirani for bringing family values back into our cinema. At a time when the average youngster conducts his social interaction on his smartphone and his heart had gone to his hips, Sanju shows the sheer value of reaching out to those whom we love.”

Sanju movie review: The Ranbir Kapoor starrer is a tamer version of the real-life hellraiser

Biopics are quite in vogue in Bollywood and in recent times, many of them have even tasted massive commercial success. But often, these biopics are criticized as they become quite hagiographic and tend to glorify the person in question. In such a scenario, blockbuster director Rajkumar Hirani’s SANJU promises to be different and shows the highs as well as lows and dark periods of actor Sanjay Dutt. That it’s directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who has a cent per cent track record and features popular actor Ranbir Kapoor, has added to the excitement considerably. So does SANJU live up to its hype and turns out to be a yet another feather in Hirani’s cap? Or does it fail to impress? Let’s analyse.

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SANJU is the biopic of controversial actor Sanjay Dutt and some of the dramatic and significant episodes of his life. Sanjay Dutt (Ranbir Kapoor) is the son of famous actor Sunil Dutt (Paresh Rawal) and yesteryear actress Nargis (Manisha Koirala). He is about to get launched in a film by his father titled ROCKY. Upset with his father, he tries drugs for the first time courtesy his friend Zubin Mistry (Jim Sarbh). At this point, he finds out that Nargis is suffering from cancer and has few days to live. She is taken to New York for treatment. Sanju is unable to control his drug habit even when his mother is struggling. While in New York, he befriends Kamlesh Kapasi (Vicky Kaushal) and they both form a wonderful bond. Sadly due to his drug addiction, his relationship with his girlfriend Ruby (Sonam Kapoor) gets affected and ends on a dismal note. Nargis dies just three days before the release of ROCKY. An overwhelmed Sanju agrees to go for rehab in the USA. Once he overcomes this addiction, he gets into a bigger problem. He gets arrested for illegal possession of arms. He’s also accused of aiding the terrorists in carrying out the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai in 1993. How Sanjay Dutt fights this dreadful charge forms the rest of the film.
Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi’s story is interesting but one can sense that they have tried to play safe. But they have balanced it out by not glorifying Dutt and showing his bad and dark side too. Also, it’s impressive how Rajkumar and Abhijat haven’t focused on his film career and have focused on his personal life and turmoils. Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi’s screenplay is terrific and despite the minuses, can be used as a guide on how to write films. With so much happening in the film, the writers ensure that the narrative doesn’t go all over the place. Everything is neatly put together. For instance, when the sequence where the Dutts are returning back to India, Nargis’ remarks about Ruby. This is done organically and neatly links to the next sequence which is related to Ruby. Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi’s dialogues as always are entertaining, sharp and massy. Few dialogues related to sex will bring the house down in single screens and in the hinterland. A section of the audience, however, would also be put off by such jokes and dark humour at places.
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Rajkumar Hirani’s direction as expected is highly effective. This is no easy film to make but he executes and presents the plot in a simple and crisp manner. His magic comes to the fore in several sequences and is bound to leave viewers smiling and teary-eyed. However, the climax could have been better and more powerful.
The biggest strength of SANJU is that the film never drops. The screenplay is riveting and keeps you hooked, even if you might not agree with the goings-on. And that’s a feat for a film which is 160 minutes long. The back and forth narrative works very well and keeps viewers intrigued. The first half is excellent and boasts of some fine emotional, funny and dramatic sequences. The intermission point comes as a bolt from the blue. The madness continues in the second half but the plot gets a bit shaky here. The film goes on a high in the first half but the same doesn’t happen in the second half. The film should have ended with a punch or on a rocking note, as it has happened in the previous Rajkumar Hirani films. However, the film leaves a strong emotional impact overall, which works very well.
Ranbir Kapoor owns the film and delivers a terrific performance. Nowhere does his performance seem like a caricature and he gives his best shot in ensuring that he looks and behaves like Sanjay Dutt. Watch out for him in the emotional sequence, particularly when his mother passes away and he confesses to his father that he needs to get better. Also, he’ll leave viewers moist-eyed in the scene where he fails to read his speech to his father and later the inevitable happens. SANJU surely ranks as one of the most or arguably the most accomplished performance by this young actor and is bound to win him accolades, admiration and awards! Paresh Rawal is also quite impressive and plays the important part of Sunil Dutt with perfection. SANJU is a father-son story and he compliments Ranbir very well in taking some scenes to great heights. Vicky Kaushal is the surprise package of the film. Right from his entry, he makes a mark and brings the house down at several places. Also, he’s rocking in the emotional sequences like when he meets Ruby or when he tells Sunil Dutt that they need to help Sanjay Dutt. Even in the second half, watch out for him when he meets Sanjay Dutt in the hospital and in the pre-climax when he listens to the radio. Manisha Koirala has a supporting part but is an important pillar in the film and charms with her performance. Anushka Sharma (as Winnie Dias) delivers a splendid performance. Again, her screen time is limited. Jim Sarbh makes an impact with his role. Sonam Kapoor (as Ruby) is decent in the cameo. Boman Irani (as Homi) contributes to the fun quotient. Sayaji Shinde (as Bandu Dada) looks every inch a gangster. Dia Mirza (as Maanayata Dutt) gets overpowered. Aditi Seiya (as Priya Dutt) looks quite like Priya but doesn’t have much to do in the film. Karishma Tanna (as Pinky) is quite sizzling and makes a mark, despite being there for just a scene. Mahesh Manjrekar (himself), Piyush Mishra (D Tripathi), Ashwin Mushran (security officer), Bharat Dabholkar (lawyer) and Aanjjan Srivastav (minister) are good.
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Songs are not that great but work well in the film. ‘Kar Har Maidaan Fateh’ is the best of the lot. ‘Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya’ is very well picturised and imagined. ‘Ruby Ruby’ (by A R Rahman) is relegated to the background. Sanjay Wandrekar and Atul Raina's background score is much better and exhilarating. S Ravivarman’s cinematography is splendid and has captured some of the locales beautifully. In fact, he impresses right from the first shot itself – a bird’s eye view of Bandra. Shashank Tere’s production design is appealing and rich. Eka Lakhani’s costumes are authentic. Vikram Gaikwad’s make-up design, Clover Wootton’s prosthetics and VFX by Fluiidmask Studios deserves the highest praise for making Ranbir look like Sanjay Dutt through the ages. Rajkumar Hirani’s editing is crisp.
On the whole, SANJU is an entertaining saga that blends emotions, humour and drama in adequate doses. It is powerful, engaging, emotional as well as compelling. The combination of Rajkumar Hirani and Ranbir Kapoor works like a dream. At the box office, despite not being a ‘typical Rajkumar Hirani family entertainer’, SANJU will score tremendously and emerge as a Monstrous Hit! Don’t miss it!

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Nawabzaade: ABCD 2 gang Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Dharmesh, Raghav and Punit reunite for Guru Randhawa’s new version of ‘High Rated Gabru’

The Punjabi sensation Guru Randhawa became a huge hit worldwide with his blockbuster single, ‘High Rated Gabru’. Since then, the singer has ventured into Bollywood and given some of the most tracks in the past year. Now, his song has been recreated in Remo D’souza’s next, Nawabzaade. Not only that, the song has reunited the ABCD 2 gang Varun DhawanShraddha Kapoor, Dharmesh, Punit Pathak and Raghav Juyal.

Nawabzaade: ABCD 2 gang Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Dharmesh, Raghav and Punit reunite for Guru Randhawa's new version of 'High Rated Gabru'

The full track released on Thursday morning with a complete music video. Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor, who recently performed at IIFA Awards 2018. recreate their amazing chemistry in the song with smooth yet groovy dance moves. Dance India Dance alums, who are starring in Nawabzaade, also feature in the music video as they showcase stunning moves. The filming of Nawabzaade has begun and the first song is definitely a foot tapping number.
The song which has been shot in a Mumbai studio has been choreographed by Remo D’Souza. The original song by Guru has already grossed more than 400 million views on YouTube and is expected to soar further with its presence in a Bollywood film.
Speaking about being part of this special song, Varun informs, “Having worked with Raghav, Punit and Dharmesh, I know them to be very talented boys. When I heard Remo sir was doing a film with them I knew I had to be part of it in some way. So when this song came up, Shraddha and I decided to feature in this special video.” He adds, “It was a lot of fun, sharing screen space with Shraddha again. We are very comfortable with each other and ‘High Rated Gabru’ is already a chartbuster.”

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Shraddha says she too did not want to miss the opportunity of reuniting with the ABCD 2team. “I was all charged to work again with Remo sir, Varun and a few others from the ABCD 2 gang. When I got to know that we are going to be shooting a video for High Rated Gabru, I got even more excited because the song is fantastic and so loved. The whole experience of shooting it was fun. I felt nostalgic,” Shraddha chirps unable to hold back her excitement.
Bhushan Kumar of T-Series adds, “I am sure this song is now going to go on a different level. Varun and Shraddha had developed a fantastic camaraderie with the actors ofABCD 2. So it was not surprising that they agreed to be part of this video.”
Remo D’souza who has choreographed the special video maintains, “It was heartening to see that, Varun and Shraddha were so accommodating to give what it takes to make this number extraordinary. I am glad we could do this for my protégés from ABCD2. It will help to create a buzz around Nawabzaade.”

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On his song being included in a Bollywood film Guru adds, “This is my third song being picked for a Bollywood film after songs in Hindi Medium and ‘Tumhari Sulu’. It’s an exciting period for me as I am getting to work with a lot of new people. Varun Paji has been very fond of my original song and he suggested the same to the makers. I was all charged when I heard that we are recreating the song with Varun Paji, I’ve always been waiting for that. We have tried to maintain the vibe of the song with a few improvisations. I’m thankful to Bhushanji, Varun, Shraddha for such an amazing experience. I hope this version of High Rated Gabru with Shraddha and Varun’s power-packed dance moves receives as much love from the audience as the original track did.”
Nawabzaade is produced by Remo D’Souza under Remo D’Souza Entertainment and directed by Jayesh Pradhan.
Meanwhile, Varun Dhawan is currently shooting schedules between Kalank and Sui Dhaaga  – Made In India. The YRF film, Sui Dhaaga starring Anushka Sharma in the lead, is set to release on September 29, 2018. Kalank is scheduled for April 2019 release.
Shraddha Kapoor, on the work front, has two films lined up this year- Stree with Rajkummar Rao and Batti Gul Meter Chalu with Shahid Kapoor.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Ranbir Kapoor: In Sanju You Will See The Price Sanjay Dutt Had To Pay For Being Irresponsible


Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju, which is based on Sanjay Dutt's turbulent life, is all set to hit the screens this Friday (June 29, 2018). Ranbir Kapoor, who is playing the lead role in the movie, recently revealed to Indian Express that Sanjay Dutt paid a huge price for being irresponsible, ''In this film, you see him (Sanjay Dutt) suffer. You see what drugs can do to you or what keeping unlicensed guns can result in.''


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''You see the price he had to pay for being irresponsible - towards his life, his relationships. This film is not propaganda; there is merit in the story and a lot to learn from Sanjay Dutt's mistakes. The film doesn't shy away from that. It just shows an unknown aspect of him, his vulnerabilities. Although, when the film was offered to me, I did have my doubts,'' Ranbir said.

Ranbir Kapoor further added, ''I was sceptical. I wondered what he had done and what about his life was so inspiring that one could make a film on it. I was also not sure how I would play him: should I mimic him or just be the character? But then I read the script and couldn't believe he had gone through so much. It's the story of a flawed man. Also, just the fact that a biopic is being made on an actor who is still there, still relevant, is unusual. To make such a film with a beginning, middle and end are quite challenging.'' Talking about his relationship with Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir said, ''He was a family friend, but to me, he was a star. There was this whole myth around him, of his drugs' phase, his girlfriends, his sports cars and watches. And that's what I knew of him. I became quite close to him. I used to work out in his gym and he had gifted me a Harley Davidson bike six years ago on my birthday. It's only when I read the script that I discovered a different facet to him. I started to see him as a real person, someone human, someone vulnerable.''

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Monday, June 25, 2018

SHOCKING SECRET! This Is How Sanjay Dutt Used To Trick Women Into Sleeping With Him


It's a known fact that Sanjay Dutt's life story is quite a colourful one. The actor has always been controversy's favourite child and often found himself in news for the women he dated. Out of which his affair with Madhuri Dixit, Tina Munim and others still finds a place in the throwback section of gossip columns. The trailer of Sanju left everyone curious with the scene when Ranbir playing Sanjay Dutt is seen revealing that he has slept with about 308 women in his life. Well folks, if you thought that it was his good looks and charm which made him a ladies man, then that's not the case. Recently while speaking to India Today, 'Sanju' director Rajkumar Hirani revealed a shocking secret about that the actor. Want to know what's it all about? Then scroll down to read-

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Sanjay Dutt Used To Con Women Into Sleeping With Him Hirani revealed that Dutt used to take some of the women to a grave. The filmmaker revealed, "He would start dating a girl and take her to this graveyard. He would say, 'I have brought you here to meet my mother."

He Would Make The Girl Emotional With This Act Hirani further said, "He would say, 'I have brought you here to meet my mother.' After this unusual meeting, the girl would feel emotionally attached to Sanju."

The Shocking Truth In reality, the grave was not his mother's. But the women used to fall prey to Dutt's words.

He Would Lie To His Girlfriends Hirani revealed that Sanjay Dutt would not just make up stories and lie to score emotionally with his girlfriends, he was pretty vindictive as well.


Sanjay Dutt Would Find It Difficult To Get Over The Women Who Dumped Him

A director recalled, "A girl broke up with him. So, Sanjay took his friend's new car and smashed it into another car parked outside his ex-girlfriend's house."
The Twist "Later on, Sanju found out that the car he rammed into belonged to his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Both cars were severely damaged." Interestingly, Ranbir Kapoor who plays Sanjay Dutt is often perceived as the present day Casanova of the industry. But in reality, the actor recently admitted that the count of his girlfriends is even less than 10. Coming back to Sanju, we are now quite inquisitive to know if we will get to see these controversial aspects of Sanjay Dutt's life in Sanju as well. 29th June, you better arrive soon!


Anil Kapoor Breaks Silence On The Possibility Of Mr India Sequel After Sridevi's Demise

Veteran actor Anil Kapoor, who played the invisible messiah that could only be seen in red light in Mr India, has broken his silence over the rumours of a potential sequel to the 1987 movie, saying every film has its own destiny. The 61-year-old actor starred in the Shekhar Kapur-directed blockbuster as common man Arun who fights the conniving villain, Mogambo to save his country.
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The movie, which is touted to be India's first sci-fi project, featured Kapoor's sister-in-law and frequent co-star Sridevi, along with actor Amrish Puri as the memorable antagonist. There were strong reports that suggested the team will be back for a sequel but Sridevi's untimely demise this February has affected the chances of a follow-up.
When asked about the possibility of a second part, Kapoor told PTI on the green carpet of the 19th IIFA Awards here, "Every film has its own destiny. When it's gonna happen it is going happen."  Remembering Sridevi, an emotional Kapoor said, "Now, obviously (no). We will miss her (Sridevi) and Amrish Puri, the Mogambo. But life goes on. We miss all of them. We will try our best to follow their legacies so that we can make them proud that we made good films and they all appreciate what we have done." The actor, who has clocked 35 years in the Hindi film industry, is riding high on the record-breaking success of Race 3. He starred in Race 3 alongside Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol. Next in line for Kapoor is Fanney Khan with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao, which releases on August 3.


'Gold' Trailer Review: Akshay Kumar Turns Patriotic Bengali in this Reema Kagti Film

The trailer of Reema Kagti’s big Independence Day sports film finds Akshay Kumar doing what he likes best: pitching for country and flag. There is a loud jingoistic feel to the trailer, as though the director has let all systems go into creating a feverish pitch as hockey takes centre stage once again.
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Let me say at the outset that  Gold looks nothing like Shimit Amin’s hockey film  Chak De. The two films are as dissimilar as Shah Rukh Khan and  Akshay Kumar. Akshay with a  Bengali accent that Uttam  Kumar would have envied plays the captain of India’s first post-Independence hockey team and he wants nothing less than the Gold from the Olympics. “The King will watch as we take away the gold,” he dreamily announces to Vineet Mishra (the actor who was last seen trying to become a boxer in Mukkabaaz) who is reluctant join the team. Aren’t they all!
The team, if you must know, looks dependable and appealing, what with Kunal Kapoor philosophizing how in life as in hockey, you sometimes just need to let the ball go. Not this time, buddy.  Reema Kagti’s Gold has ‘winner’ written on every frame. The trailer screams for attention as patriotic sounds merge into visuals of the furling-unfurling flag. It’s all done in the spirit of a gamely night of nationalistic fervour, filled with sounds and visuals that are meant to suck us into its seductive nationalism.
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It works most of the way. Mouni Roy the very beautiful television actress, is seen as Akshay’s bullying wife who literally pushes aside his Olympian dreams and later is seen praying for her husband’s victory. Akshay loves to be bullied by his screen wives (see Jolly LLB 2, Toliet Ek Prem Katha, Padman, etc). Mouni seems to wear the pants in this relationship too. Akshay happily lets her.
Gold has a warm rugged feel to it, as though the spirit of nostalgia and sportsmanship that rule the theme are pre-conditions for a  sincere film on winning against all odds. The ‘formula’  cannot stop working as long as the filmmaker uses it to tell an inspiring story. Gold will hit pay-dirt.

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inspired by true events, Gold captures India’s first Olympic Games’ win as a free country in hockey. India had just become independent when the Olympic Games were being hosted in England in 1948. India defeated its former colonial masters on their very soil and the pull of the story is obvious. Sharing the trailer, Akshay wrote, “Winners under British India, Legends under Free India. Witness the golden era of Indian Hockey through #Gold.”
Akshay Kumar, in an interview to a leading daily, also pointed out a coincidence, “Gold releases on August 15 and on August 12 is the 70th anniversary of India’s first gold medal as a free country at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London. The release couldn’t have been planned better. It’s a matter of pride that while we celebrate the 70th anniversary of one of our first biggest victories on foreign soil in hockey, we will also host the Hockey World Cup. As for the sport getting its due, I think this was long overdue.”
Talking about the film, producer Ritesh Sidhwani had earlier told PTI, “It is not a biopic. It is a completely fictional story but it is set against a real backdrop between 1933-48 India about what the country was, the sports... about hockey. It is not based on any character.”

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Parmanu Movie Review: John Abraham Does His Best But The Film Never Explodes To Life


Cast: John Abraham, Diana Penty



Director: Abhishek Sharma

Rating: 2.5 stars (out of five)

Abhishek Sharma's Parmanu - The Story Of Pokhran is a tale without a sting. In this anything-goes, post-truth film, fact and fiction are freely and selectively mixed to whip up patriotic fervour around a nuclear test that India conducted two decades ago. Those explosions in Pokhran were more about technology than military heroism. That distinction isn't allowed to come in the way of the film's priggish tone, which serves to uphold the skewed notion of strength and muscularity that is peddled nowadays for us to aspire to as a nation.

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But no matter how hard the makers try to fuse dubious intent with ill-considered execution, Parmanu is a damp squib of colossal dimensions. It never explodes to life. While claiming "based on a true event" status and liberally incorporating footage of Bill Clinton, Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and, above all, Atal Bihari Vajpayee speaking on camera, the screenplay throws a whole lot of fictional elements into a messy pot. This results in a film that is caught in cross-signals so dreary and humdrum that even rocket science would seem exhilarating in comparison.



The Parmanu script, which unabashedly attributes the success of India's nuclear programme to one prime minister and his chief scientific adviser, serves a deliberate, blatantly lopsided, please-the-current-powers-that-be purpose. It suggests that nobody in India had ever thought of tapping nuclear power as a means to ensuring both security and peace for the nation. That obviously is an overt falsehood aimed at erasing the names of Jawaharlal Nehru, Homi Bhabha, Indira Gandhi, Vikram Sarabhai, Raja Ramanna and others from the roll of honour, if we are willing to associate honour and humanity with any policy that rides solely on brazen bellicosity.



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This film would have us believe that India's nuclear programme was the brainchild of a resolute, unwavering 1990s engineer-bureaucrat who put his personal and professional life on the line for the greater glory of the nation. The covert mission spearheaded by him and his handpicked team, which is projected as a race against time, US surveillance and other grave challenges, is as scintillating as watching a television weather forecast.



Early on in the film, this lionized government functionary, Ashwat Raina (John Abraham), son of a gallantry award-winning army officer, grandly pipes up at a stuffy official meeting: "It is time for India to become a nuclear state." His earnestness takes our breath away, but his boss, a sceptical minister, looks askance at his suggestion and even ridicules him.



The floppy disc that Raina hands over to one of the officers in the room is quickly reduced to a coaster on the table. But the politician, who has a direct line to the Prime Minister, seeks to hog the credit for the nuclear test plan. When the project backfires - this is in 1995 - he instantly washes his hands of the aborted test. Ashwat Raina is scapegoated and handed an "immediate termination" order.

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A song blares on the soundtrack - Parmanu eschews many of the conventions of commercial Hindi cinema but cannot resist bunging in mood-highlighting musical numbers - to point to the wronged man's state of mind as he is banished to Mussoorie. There, he coaches aspiring civil service officers while his astrophysicist-wife Sushma (Anuja Sathe) shoulders the responsibility of raising their nine-year-old son.



Raina's life takes another turn three years on when Himanshu Shukla (Boman Irani) assumes office as the new principal secretary to the Prime Minister and summons him back for another shot. The Mahabharata comes in handy and, slipping into the role of Krishna, Raina puts together a team of five Pandavas - a scientist, a technocrat, a surveillance man, a woman from the space agency (Diana Penty), and an army major - to attempt a series of nuclear explosions in the army range in Pokhran where Indira Gandhi had tested "Smiling Buddha" nearly a quarter century ago. The earlier test is referred to by the protagonist, but only dismissively. It was for peaceful means, so it does not count, he says.



Raina's mission is what Parmanu - The Story of Pokhran is all about, but at no point does the film manage to capture the urgency of the operation, which entails dodging detection by US spy satellites, destructive sandstorms and bouts of self-doubt. The six operatives look like a bunch of eager-beavers playing hide and seek in the desert heat. Indeed, Parmanu is never more engaging than that.



Raina wants to do something for the country. His wife says to him: "Hero vardi se nahi iraadon se bante hain (It isn't the uniform that make a hero, it is his resolve)." The man takes that exhortation to heart. His subsequent foray into the unknown resembles a boring stroll in the park that is occasionally interrupted by a marital misunderstanding and interventions by two spies working for the CIA and ISI in the area.

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John Abraham is a co-producer of this film, so there is no reason to surmise that he does not believe in what Parmanu is trying to achieve as a film. He does his best to lend some frisson to his onscreen role, but he is weighed down by a ridiculously fanciful screenplay (jointly written by Sanyukta Sheikh Chawla, Saiwyn Quadras and director Abhishek Sharma). He really cannot make much progress against the headwinds.



Diana Penty, playing as an all-knowing busybody who is the mission's operations point person, is pretty. But she is pretty unconvincing, too, in her perfectly coiffured and neatly attired look in the midst of a life and death project.



In one scene, the hero blames his flat foot for his failure to break into the army. He could well have been speaking about the film as a whole. Parmanu - The Story of Pokhran is as a flat as a pancake, a hopelessly limp exercise with creaky nucleus that is buried under a mound of forced tropes before it can get going.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Akshay Kumar Upcoming Movies 2018,2019 List with Release Dates


Here is the list of New and Latest Akshay Kumar Upcoming Movies release dates for Hindi Movies this list is subject to changes as it depends on censor certification. This list also contains heroines details wherever available.

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Gold 15 Aug 2018Mouny Roy
Kesari Holi 2019Parineeti Chopra 
Housefull 4 Diwali 2019Kriti Sanon
Robot2.0 2019Amy Jackson
Mogul  2019Not Final
Crack   2019Not final

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Box Office: All Time Opening Day – Race 3 claims 12th spot; beats Bajrangi Bhaijaan and P.K

Salman Khan’s Race 3 released yesterday and the first day collections are nothing short of ASTRONOMICAL! Well, according to the box office numbers the movie is off to a gigantic start despite pre-Eid making a dent in its business. Salman’s latest Eid offering is recorded to be biggest opener of 2018 after collecting Rs. 29.17 cr. on its first day. Saturday and Sunday will boost the numbers further.

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Looking at the all-time opening day charts, it has bagged the 12th spot smashing the records of the biggies Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Bang Bang, Kick, P.K and so on. The first spot is still held by Shah Rukh Khan’s 2014 hit Happy New Year at Rs. 44.97 crore followed by the magnum opus Baahubali: The Conclusion and Salman’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

Following is the detailed chart of all time opening day figures.
Movie Name –  Opening Day
Happy New Year – Rs. 44.97 cr.
Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion – Rs. 41.00 cr.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – Rs. 40.35 cr.
Sultan – Rs. 36.54 cr.
Dhoom 3 – Rs. 36.22 cr.
Tiger Zinda Hai – Rs. 34.10 cr.
Chennai Express – Rs. 33.12 cr.
Ek Tha Tiger – Rs. 32.93 cr.
Singham Returns – Rs. 32.09 cr.
Golmaal Again – Rs. 30.14 cr.
Dangal – Rs. 29.78 cr.
Race 3 – Rs. 29.17 cr.
Bang Bang! – Rs. 27.54 cr.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan – Rs. 27.25 cr
PK – Rs. 26.63 cr
Kick – Rs. 26.40 cr
Baaghi 2 – Rs. 25.10 cr
Padmaavat – Rs. 24.00 cr
Agneepath – Rs. 23.00 cr
Bodyguard – Rs. 21.60 cr
Besharam – Rs. 21.56 cr
M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story – Rs. 21.30 cr
Tubelight – Rs. 21.15 cr
Dabangg 2 – Rs. 21.10 cr
Dilwale – Rs. 21.00 cr
Singh Is Bliing – Rs. 20.67 Cr
Raees – Rs. 20.42Cr
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani – Rs. 19.45Cr
Fan – Rs. 19.20Cr
Ra.One – Rs. 18.50Cr
Jai Ho – Rs. 17.75Cr
Ek Villain – Rs. 16.72Cr
Gunday – Rs. 16.12Cr
Judwaa 2 – Rs. 16.10Cr
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela – Rs. 16.00Cr
Don 2 – Rs. 15.30Cr
Jab Harry Met Sejal – Rs. 15.25Cr
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – Rs. 15.23Cr
Housefull 3 – Rs. 15.21Cr
Brothers – Rs. 15.20Cr
Race 2 – Rs. 15.12Cr
Rowdy Rathore – Rs. 15.10Cr
Dabangg – Rs. 14.50 Cr
Welcome Back – Rs. 14.35 Cr
ABCD – Any Body Can Dance – 2 – Rs. 14.30 Cr
Rustom – Rs. 14.11Cr
Housefull 2 – Rs. 14.00Cr
Talaash – Rs. 13.50 Cr
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – Rs. 13.30Cr

Simmba new PIC out! Ranveer Singh’s gritty smouldering look is pure Dynamite!

Ranveer Singh’s new look from Simmba is out and we can’t keep calm. Ranveer calls himself ‘Rohit  Shetty’s’ hero; Rohit Shetty calls him ‘a dynamite’. Well, it’s a title well deserved for someone as vivaciously mind-blowing as Ranveer aka Baba! We have seen, with the little commercials that the two have done, that Rohit-Ranveer Jodi is pure fire on-screen and the very fact that they are collaborating on a full-fledged project has piqued a lot of interest already.
Movie Stills Of The Movie Simmba

Ranveer has gone for a typical handlebar mustache and beefy look for the flick as he will be essaying the role of a cop in the movie. Shetty always knows how to get the bearing of his characters right. The way he transformed Ajay Devgn into Singham is a proof enough. We are interested to see how he plays with Ranveer Singh’s character in the movie. For one, it would be totally different than the earlier roles played by the actor. Simmba is positioned as a total masala commercial flick and will cater to the masses. It is interesting because Ranveer’s last film has been a historical drama Padmaavat where he played an anti-hero Allaudin Khilji. His next with Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy, will feature him as a Mumbai based rapper. In Kabir Khan‘s next, he will play the celebrated cricketer Kapil Dev. Simmba will showcase him in an out-and-out commercial avatar after a long time! And to add to the excitement, Sara Ali Khan will play his leading lady and there is a lot of hype to see their pairing for the first time.

Presented by Reliance Entertainment and produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez and Dharma Productions, Simmba stars Sara Ali Khan and is slated to release worldwide on 28th December 2018.

Box Office: Race 3 grows huge on Eid, brings in Rs. 38.14 crore on Day 2

Race 3 collected very well on Eid as Rs. 38.14 crore came in. The film was always expected to do better on Saturday due to festivities setting in. However, there was also an apprehension around whether there would indeed be growth since the critical acclaim was missing and audience response wasn’t much positive either. Nonetheless, Salman Khan‘s hardcore fan-base came out in good numbers and that ensured healthy numbers to be registered.
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This is actually good because in current times of social media being a very strong influencer, anything is possible and films starring biggest of the superstars go through a decline if the content is rejected outright. We saw that happening with Jab Harry Met Sejal last year where the film just couldn’t do well after a reasonably good opening day. However, even Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t save the film.

In case of Race 3, growth on Saturday has assured that now Sunday should be around 40 crore mark. The film is standing at Rs. 67.31 crores and is set to go past the Rs. 105 crore mark over the weekend. From there one looks forward to how the film performs on rest of the weekdays.
The ‘race’ is indeed on and it would be closely followed from this point on.