Category Archives: New Films

Movie Preview : Fanney Khan (releases 3rd August 2018)

Fanney Khan has some big names: Anil Kapoor & Aishwarya Rai. It also has Rajkummar Rao and Divya Dutta, plus what looks like a heartwarming tale about a wannabe singer and her struggling family.

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Movie Preview : Gold (releases 15th August, 2018)

Based on India’s historic hockey win in the 1948 Summer Olympics, Gold stars Akshay Kumar as hockey player Balbir Singh. Gold is helmed by director Reema Kagti, who has also directed Talash and “Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd”.

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Movie Preview : Sanju (releases 29th June, 2018)

A biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt’s life, this stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal (whom we just recently saw in Raazi) among others – the star cast is large. Sanju is directed by Raj Kumar Hirani.

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Movie Preview : Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (releases 1st June, 2018)

Director Vikramaditya Motwane needs no introduction – he’s directed wonderful movies like Udaan and as a part of Phantom Films produced gems like Queen and Ugly. Now, he brings us Behaves Joshi Superhero, which is the story of friends against … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Veere di Wedding (releases June 1st, 2018)

We’ve had Bollywood bromance movies galore: Dil Chahta Hai, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara etc. Finally, here’s a womance about 4 friends played by Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar (whom we saw most recently in Anaarkali of Aarah) and … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Raazi (release 11th May, 2018)

A spy story starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal (of Masaan fame), this thriller is directed by Meghna Gulzar.

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Movie Preview : Hichki (releases Feb 23rd, 2018)

Rani Mukherjee is Naina Mathur, an aspiring teacher who has Tourette Syndrome. The film is about her overcoming challenges to make a difference in the life of the kids she teaches.

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Movie Preview : Pad Man (releases Jan 26th, 2018)

Based on Tamil activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who developed the low-cost sanitary napkin to combat unhygienic practices by rural women during menstruation, Pad Man is helmed by director R. Balki and stars Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte.

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Movie Preview : Vodka Diaries (releases 19th Jan 2018)

A who-dun-it for the new year. Me thinks Kaykay Menon, whom we haven’t seen for a while will make a fine desi detective:

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Movie Preview : Padmavati (releases 1st December, 2017)

Another historical from Sanjay Leela Bhansali. We are assured lavish sets, lush locales, and larger than life characters. Deepika Padukone plays Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor is her husband Raja Ratan Sen, and Aladdin Khiji’s character is played by Ranveer Singh.

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