After the original film on the title produced by GuruDutt Films two more films on a similar title have been released and this is the third one in Bengali, this time a thriller Shaheb Bibi Golaam. Produced by Friends Communications, the film has been written and directed by Pratim D Gupta and stars Swastika Mukherjee (Detective Byomkesh Bakshy), Anjan Dutt and Ritwick Chakraborty in the lead. The songs of the film have been composed by Anupam Roy (Piku). Drishyam Films (Masaan, Dhanak) will release the film with English subtitles across the country and abroad.

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 For those who liked Despicable Me back in 2010 there is good news. The Secret Life of Pets is about a pet Max (Louis C.K) and how his life turns upside down when his owner brings home a new pet, Duke (Eric Stonestreet) but the feud turns into a friendship when abandoned pets form an army to take revenge on all the family owned pets.

Storks used to deliver babies, but now they are used as carriers to deliver packages all around the world via Cornerstore.com, a global Internet giant. Junior (Andy Samberg) is the top delivery stork until he accidently turns on the Baby Making Machine and produces an unauthorized child that he must deliver the baby before his boss finds out, quite possibly beginning the end of delivery packages and starting over an age-old tradition of delivering babies.

Sausage Party boasts of a voice cast that includes Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, and James Franco — A tray of ausagesas is on its way to grocery store aisles in time for a new sale when they discover one spiritual sausage on a journey of self-discovery, sounds ridiculous, but if nothing else, the film should offer an alternative to those squeaky-clean animated   comedies.

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The most awaited Indian web series, Love Life & Screw Ups first look poster was launched with much fanfare in New York at My True Colors Festival. It marks the digital debut of all time diva Zeenat Aman. She will be again seen in a super glamorous avatar of Joanna, a non-apologetic vain, happy go lucky owner of a café. A story of bunch of friends and their love life, the series is written and directed by Kapil Kaustubh Sharma. Sharma a self proclaimed fan of Aman chased the actor for two long months before he got an appointment with the yesteryear star. He admits that she was unsure about going digital but was hooked when she heard the concept, even remarking that “this could have been a movie!” Zeenat has chosen the ‘70s look for the character complete with long skirts and goggles.

For the role Zeenat went on a strict diet and did a rigorous work out to look the part of Joanna.  LL&SU is first Indian series to star popular names from TV, theatre, modellingand cinema.

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For a long time it was a given that Hindi cinema makes great movies and the most pathbreaking plays are performed on Marathi theatre. Over the years the lines of excellence have blurred. Hindi/ Udu andEnglish plays are not just pathbreaking but experimental and successful and Marathi cinema supported by government has started to make revolutionary films the best example of this is Sairrat. Last week I saw Ekk Albela based on the life of veteran Marathi and Hindi cinema actor Bhagwan Dada and loved the film.

Marathi play Kalat Nakalat is about twin brothers Vishwas and Sonu. Sonu is mentally challenged and it becomes Vishwas’ responsibility to take care of his younger brother in the absence of his parents. Vishwas’ life revolves around Sonu and he decides to rent out a room of his home in order to meet expenses for Sonu’s medical  treatment.
It is not an easy task but finally, a young girl Rasika agrees to rent the room and in time to come becomes an emotional suppot for Vishwas. But have the problems resolved for Vishwas or multiplied is the story of Kalat Nakalat.

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Film Review: Udta Punjab

Date: June 17 2016

Director: Abhishek Chaubey

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh

Rating: 4 stars

On a dark night you can hear the trees rustle, the streets are desolate but a lot is happening in the bushes, in the corridors, in the fields and in the alleys of a buzzing city. Punjab’s pop singer Tommy Singh/Shahid Kapoor is flying on the stage at his concert and his followers, singing his songs are flying with him.

On a sunny morning a young worker/Alia Bhatt spots something suspicious in the fields and later discovers a precious packet that transforms her life.

Sartaj Singh/Diljit Dosanjh belongs to a family of cops who have surrendered to the system while Doctor Preet Sahani fights the system from outside.

Udta Punjab is not just about them, it is about the entire state – those fighting the drug menace and the addicts fighting themselves!

As the mercurial, obsessive junky singer Shahid Kapoor is magical. Ali Bhatt is haunting in every frame and Kareena Kapoor the only soothing presence in the dark, disturbing film where brutality is upclose and pathos stomach churning.

I watched three-fourth of the film through the veil of my duppatta; you will have to be brave too for the sake of your country.

Our gratitude to writer Sudeep Sharma and director Abhishek Chaubey, for awakening us to the moment of truth…!!

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 After the last power-packed Oscar nominated movie,Bridge of Spies -the visionary and celebrated filmmaker Steven Spielberg is back with fa antasy adventure Big Friendly Giant set to release in India on 15 July.

Bollywood’s bad man Gulshan Grover has been selected to lend his voice in the Hindi dubbed version because Grover has a strong following in the West, was apparently an obvious choice to play the main baddie Fleshlumpeater (portrayed by Jemaine Clement) in the original.

Written by Oscar nominee Late Melissa Mathison (Ex-wife of Harrison Ford) and based on the novel of the same name by Ronald Dahl the film stars Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) in the title role, an elderly giant who kidnaps the orphan Sophie, played by Ruby Barnhill, to give him company and to asist him on a mission in Giant Country. Sophie initially reluctant befriends a giant as they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who have been invading the human world.

The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and will release in India in four languages – English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

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