Bollywood’s Bebo is back and we just can’t take our eyes off her. With her upcoming movie Ki and Ka, Kareena Kapoor has been caught stealing the limelight of the B’town gossip and we’re not surprised. What makes it better, is the fact that one of our favourite heartthrobs – Arjun Kapoor is starring along with Bebo in the movie and this on-screen couple is absolutely killing it (ofcourse, in a fabulous way) at the movie promotions.
Talking about promotions, the duo was recently spotted at the launch of their new track called Most wanted munda from Ki and Ka and believe it or not, it was nothing less than a party! This luncheon event was hosted as a part of the Women’s day celebrations and the duo looked absolutely stunning.
Yes, he’s single (well, from time-to-time) and he rules Bollywood unlike anybody else! That’s right, our favourite ‘Bhai Jaan’ aka Salman Khan was recently spotted outside one of the restaurants in Mumbai giving us the most perfect example of #DaddyGoals.
On a late night with friends and family, Salman was seen distributing money to poor kids outside Olive restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai. This Bollywood heartthrob put a smile on those poor kids’ faces by giving each one of them (what looks like) a 500 rupees note while on his way out of the restaurant.
What’s more, the party who joined Salman over dinner included names like Malaika Arora Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amrita Arora along with Salman’s sister Arpita and her husband Aayush!
Alright! The list for the Hollywood movies releasing in March is out and we couldn’t be happier to inform that you might just cry out because of two things: first, thank the lord because March is here. Second, Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice comes out this month! (Priorities, guys). But that isn’t the only great movie coming out! A sequel or two, couple of animated movies that the kid in you will really love! No the latter wasn’t especially for the pregnant women. Anyway, one thing is for sure, the list for Hollywood movies releasing in March is big and you better plan a calendar if you don’t want to miss out on these! Take a look and try to stay put (though it’s going to be hard to do so as you scroll down!)
#1 13 hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – 4th March
13 hours shows you a true story about how six men from the Annex Security Team take charge to save the remaining American lives after the U.S. Consulate was attacked by Islamic militants in Benghazi, Lybia in which the Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith, an officer for the Foreign Service died. The movie is directed by the same director who got you the Tranformers series, Michael Bay.
Running time: 144 minutes
#2 Zootopia – 4th March
Zootopia is a city where all the animals live together and try to thrive. When Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) becomes the first rabbit cop of the city, she learns that it takes a lot to enforce law and begins with her journey to prove herself. Judy comes across a very mysterious case in which she needs help of a fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) who actually makes it difficult for Judy to get her job done. The movie has got three directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush.
Running time: 108 minutes
#3 45 Years – 4th March
The movie portrays a story of a couple, who are looking forward to their 45th wedding anniversary but as the day approaches, the couple receives an unexpected letter that brings their life to a very different turn. The movie stars Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. Director: Andrew Haigh.
Running time: 95 minutes
#4 London Has Fallen – 4th March
The sequel to Olympus Has Fallen (2013), after 3 years, London Has Fallen is hitting the screen this March. And this time, the risks and problems have gone up by a notch. After the mysterious death of the Prime Minister of Britain, a funeral is held that becomes an international event when several world leaders gather together to pay their respects and homage. Little did they know that it was all a well-planned set up for the assassination? Everything comes down to U.S. Secret Service agent, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) and U.S. Vice President V.P. Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) to save the President of the United States, Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart). Director: Babak Nafaji.
Running time: 100 minutes
#5 The Program – 11th March
The Program is about one of the best athletes to walk or we should say, cycle on the face of the Earth, until it was discovered that his performances were enhanced by a banned drug. The athlete here is Lance Armstrong and the movie follows his rise during Tour de France and the fall that came with it; when an Irish sports journalist suspected that Armstrong wasn’t clean throughout the race and begins to look for evidence to expose him. Director: Stephen Frears.
Running Time: 104 minutes
#6 Race – 11th March
A true story straight from the time of the Nazis when Jesse Owens (Stephen James), a young man makes his name on the track and field while attending Ohio State University in the early 1930s. Guided by Coach Larry Snyder (Jason Sudeikis), Jesse breaks numerous records and gets national recognition. When the United States finally decides to go ahead with the Olympics in Nazi Germany, Jesse ceases the chance to show Berlin and the rest of the world that he’s the fastest man alive while he’s overcoming racism at home and abroad. Director: Stephen Hopkins.
Running time: 134 minutes
#7 Free State of Jones – 11th March
Matthew McConaughey stars as Newton Knight who brings together his fellow farmer friends and a group of slaves just to lead a rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi during the American Civil War. Director: Gary Ross.
Running time: not available
#8 Triple 9 – 11th March
After robbing a bank in broad daylight, the thieves somehow get themselves out of the situation. Irina Vlaslov, a very dangerous gangster asks the robbers to go for another job because she wasn’t satisfied with the first one. Marcus Belmont (Anthony Mackie), one of the crew members and also a corrupt cop meets his new partner Chis Allen (Casey Affleck) who is incorruptible. While working on the groundwork for their heist, Belmont and his team come up with a brilliant plan to use Allen as their pawn. Director: John Hillcoat.
Running time: 115 minutes
#9 Eye in the Sky – 11th March
The movie follows a top secret drone mission to catch a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Nairobi, Kenya. Complications arise when all of sudden the priority of the mission changes from catching the terrorists alive to killing them. Soon, it is realized the terrorists are on to a suicide mission. The movie stars, Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and more. Director: Gavin Hood.
Running time: 102 minutes
#10 The Brothers Grimsby – 18th March
Nobby (Sasha Baron Cohen) resides in an English fishing town with his family that consists of his girlfriend (Rebel Wilson) and their nine kids. Nobby has been searching for his long lost brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong) for more than 28 years. Only after reuniting with his brother, Nobby gets to know that his brother is an MI6 agent who unmasked a very dangerous secret. Accused for something that he didn’t do and on the run, Sebastian understands that he needs Nobby’s assistance to save the world and prove his innocence. Director: Louis Leterrier.
Running time: 82 minutes
#11 Sleeping with Other People – 24th March
Two strangers who had a one night stand 12 years back run into each other at therapy session and decide to be friends and nothing more. They try to hold back on their feelings and not engage in anything that may lead to tension between them. The movie stars, Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie. Director: Lesley Headland.
Running time: 101 minutes
#12 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – 25th March
The most awaited superhero movie of the year, as we’d like to call it, is finally coming out this month. The storyline of the movie has been picked up from the comics. Everybody knows that The Dark Knight will go against The Man of Steel, reason being revenge. Yep. With both the heroes we will also get to see Wonder Woman and cameos of The Flash and Aquaman. We can hardly wait for this one. Director: Zack Snyder.
Running time: 151 minutes
#13 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – TBA
The movie is based on the book “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan” by Kim Barker. The movie tells Kim’s (Tina Fey) story from the days back in 2002 when she decided to take dangerous but daring assignments in Kabul, Afghanistan. Soon she finds herself in the middle of an uncontrollable war zone. Kim meets another journalist, Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie), who takes the all shook up journalist under her wing. Living amongst militants, warlords and partying at night, Kim figures out the key to be a successful journalist. Director: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
People make mistakes and not everyone gets a second chance to correct them. It’s just like a prank backfiring on you and there’s no escaping the embarrassment after that. Until you’ve got another shot at it. Then, you make it count and you take the shot. Similarly, a few of these actors made some mistakes (and a few didn’t) and a few years down the line they got their second chance. And did they make it count? If you ask me, they aced it. These actors played multiple superheroes in movies (life goals on point)! Let’s see how many you know!
#1 Ben Affleck’s Batman – Daredevil
If you are a fan of Ben Affleck and a superhero junkie, you probably know that his first superhero movie was Daredevil back in 2003, which had to go through a lot of criticism. You ask why? Well, because it sucked. It’s not just me but theDaredevilfans, the superhero and thecomic book junkies who thought the movie could’ve done so much better but even Affleck couldn’t really pull it off. In short, Daredevil was termed as Marvel’s worst adaptation ever. And after 13 long years it was announced that Affleck would be playing Batman. The world went batshit crazy saying Affleck wouldn’t be able to pull it off using his ‘Daredevil’ history against him. But Affleck shut everybody up after the Batman v Superman trailers came out!
Before he was found frozen in ice, Capt. America was actually The Human Torch from Fantastic 4 which came out first in 2005 and then a sequel in 2007. The series over all did fine and Chris Evans was believable as The Human Torch. But, he hit jackpot when he was cast as Steve Rogers/Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger. No doubt that he was the correct choice for the role and he fulfilled the expectations of every Marvel fan. Now that the two instalments of Captain America movies are here and the third, Captain America: Civil War is not that far, we can hardly wait to see who will have the last stand, Cap or Iron Man!
Hal Jordon (Ryan Reynolds), the chosen one by the ring couldn’t really save everyone, especially whoever watched his movie. Green Lantern had almost everything you need for a superhero movie. But the makers probably forgot that a storyline matters too. To put it simply, Green Lantern is to DC what Daredevil is to Marvel. Green Lantern came out in 2011 and Ryan got his second chance, which was also his dream, to make a Deadpool. And now that Deadpool is out, the movie has broken all the X-men movies’ records in just 10 days. That’s something, if you ask me. Also, the sequel is already in the works!
Everybody remembers Storm from X-Men, she can change theweather and that is one hell of a power for a mutant. She can drown you; smoke you up by bringing down the lightning right on you and what not. Storm has always been a bad ass and a very strong mutant that you better not take lightly. On the other hand, Halle played Catwoman in 2004 and man, that movie has done no justice to its name. But sure, if you want to watch Halle Berry purr, be my guest and watch the movie.
Aaron made his debut as a superhero in Kick-Ass (2010) in which he is inclined towards the idea of being a superhero and saving the people around him. Along with Aaron’s work the movie was great too, which led the makers to bring up a sequel in 2013. The next time everybody saw Aaron as a more powerful superhero, when he showed up in The Avengers: Age of Ultron as Quicksilver. Sadly, Quicksilver dies by the end of the movie but he was a really cool hero to be seen on the big screen!
There have been a few actors who have played Superman but there’s been only one actor who played Superman AND then another superhero. Brandon Routh played Superman in Superman Returns in 2006 and now, he plays Atom in the TV show Legends of Tomorrow and has also featured in The Flashand The Arrow as the same. And from what I know, he was appreciated for both the roles.
Now that we know that these actors played multiple superheroes in movies, we can’t wait for more! We hope the list grows longer with new superheroes and insane movies in the coming future! *fingers crossed*
We all know that the 90s have been the best part of our lives and not only that but they were probably the best years of anyone’s life. We had great music coming out, there were movies released that you can still watch, when legends died and some superstars were born. All in all, we owe a really big part of our lives to especially the year 1994. Here’s all that went down and made 1994 the greatest year of all time!
#1 Ours and yours favourite TV show, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. was aired!
Out of all the greatest things that took place in the year 1994 there is one thing that still remains evergreen to us. Friends,the TV sitcom, was aired in this year and nobody knew that it’d turn into one of the best things that people got to set their eyes on! And till date, every Friends fan can watch the complete series again and again. We’ve been hoping for the Friends movie to come out by surprise but maybe we’re expecting too much. So, we just make do with watching the series over and over. And please, we’re not complaining, well, maybe just a little!
The news of Kurt Cobain’s death left the world in tears. It was sad to lose a legend like Kurt but what hit the fans right in their heart was that he committed suicide. His body was found at his home on 8th April but according to the reports he’d been dead since 5th April. But there have been theories which state that Cobain might have been murdered. Also, there was a suicide note found with his body.
When legends were dying, superstars were taking birth, all in the year 1994. Two very famous musicians, Justin Bieber and Harry Styles were born on March 1st and February 1st respectively. Justin Bieber, who was introduced to the world by Usher, has made it a long way in terms of fame, music and lifestyle. He has got a fan following that goes crazy just to see him once. On the other hand, Harry Styles is associated with a music group, One Direction, who has been ruling the hearts of all the girls around you and in their age, that is huge.
Charles passed away at the age of 73, cause of death being leukaemia after completing his final book Pulp. He died in San Pedro, California. People who like to read books, short stories and poetry, will be familiar with how Bukowski was a legend in the world of words. There might be quotes you’d have used and never knew that it was him. We’re lucky that we had him to write things that blew us away.
#5 Michael Jackson introduces his bride to the world!
At the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, the couple made their first public appearance. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson with his wife Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of the King of Rock, Elvis Presley came out to the world and kissed each other to symbolize their marriage. The couple got secretly married in the Dominican Republic in May 1994.
#6 Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Lion king and Pulp Fiction and more movies were released
Along with people dying and getting married, there were movies that left a mark on people and the year 1994. Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Lion King, Pulp Fiction were some of the movies that came up in that year and made it to the list of greatest movies of all time. Even the Mask and Speed were from this year.
The R&B/ Pop group came into limelight after their cover version of ‘I Swear’ a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers. The song appeared in their self-titled debut album which was released in the year 1994. The group sold 22 million albums worldwide and received a Grammy for the song in 1995.
One of the legendary British bands Oasis, came up with their debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ and since then people have been asking for more of their music and there are talks according to which a reunion of the band might be on its way. So we can expect new music from them, we have our fingers crossed.
The band’s debut studio album, The Blue Album also known as Weezer came out in May 1994. The singles ‘Buddy Holly’, ‘Undone: The Sweater Song’ and ‘Say It Ain’t So’ helped the band gain insane amount of success. Weezer is another legendary band in the world of Music.
It won’t be wrong to say that 1994 was the year when gamers actually had something to look forward to. 1994 is the year when it all began for gamers and look how far we have come with it! All we can do is thank Sony for bringing the Play Station to us. That gaming console is a beautiful thing itself!
Photographer Atul Kasbekar held a special screening for his upcoming Indian biographical film Neerja and it was a grand affair. Neerja is a biographical film based on a 23-year old flight attendant Neerja Bhanot’s life, who was shot dead on Pan Am Flight 73. Neerja Bhanot was instrumental in saving 360 lives when the flight was hijacked by terrorists in Karachi on 5th September 1986 and the movie is a tribute to her remarkable courage and sincerity. The screening was attended by many Bollywood celebrities like Dia Mirza, Sophie Choudry, Vidya Balan and Mugdha Godse. Take a look!
She started off with a TV series almost all of us have loved and watched numerous times and will continue doing that. That’swhen the stardom hit her like a truck and from what we know and what we have seen, she’s still that great at her job which is why we still can’t resist looking at her on the screen. From Rachel Green of Friends to Julia Harrison of Horrible Bosses, she has managed to make people love her and her spell is still so strong on us. We can’t stop going gaga over Jennifer Aniston but it is better if we show you rather than just go blabbering about it.
These pictures show how Jennifer Aniston has changed over the years and still makes the world drool. We owe you, God and Jenny!
Sonam Kapoor was recently seen launching a new track from her much-awaited movie Neerja. The fashionista of Bollywood made a breathtaking appearance at the launch. Sonam donned a shoulder-cut out oversized sweater teamed with a draped satin skirt, from the ace designer Prabal Gurung’s spring’16 collection. She complete her look with dangling earrings, a pair of black pumps, and a pop of pink on the lips.
The movie is a biographical drama based on Neerja Bhanot’s sacrifice and remarkable courage that enabled her to save 360 lives. Neerja was shot dead on 5th September 1986. She was the flight attendant on a Pan Am Flight 73 when terrorists in Karachi hijacked it.
The month of February is all set to offer light-hearted comedies and romantic dramas perfect for Valentine’s Day that is just around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know about the movies releasing in February 2016.
1) Ghayal Once Again – 5th February
Home production of the Deols, Ghayal Once Again is the sequel to the blockbuster of the 1990’s Ghayal. The movie has been produced by Dharmendra and directed by the versatile Sunny Deol who is also the lead actor in the movie. This action drama will also feature Soha Ali Khan and Shivam Patil. The movie was set to hit the screens on 13th November 2015 but got delayed as it was unable to meet the deadline, reportedly due to VFX work. The Hollywood action co-ordinator, Dan Bradley, has designed the action sequences and the movie is now set to release on 5th February.
Run time: 128 minutes
2) Fitoor – 12 February
One of the most awaited movies of 2016, Fitoor is an alteration of Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectation. This ode to love is directed by Abhishek Kapoor who also directed Kai Po Che. Starring Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur in the lead roles, the movie centers around a young Kashmiri boy Noor and his lady love Firdaus. The movie will also feature Tabu as a temperamental Begum.
Run time: 131 Minutes
3) Sanam Re – 12th February
Starring Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam in the lead roles, Sanam Re is an intense romantic drama directed by Yaariyan fame’s Divya Khosla Kumar and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Ajay Kapoor. The movie also features Urvashi Rautela and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal supporting roles. Sanam Re is all set to hit the screen during the Valentine week in 2016.
Run time: 120 minutes
4) Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive – 19 February
Sequel to the 2010 film Tere Bin Laden, Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive is a forthcoming quirky comical satire. Starring Manish Paul, Pradhuman Singh, Piyush Mishra and Mia Uyeda, the movie revolves around the controversy created about Osama’s death only depicted with a lot of humour.
Run time: 110 minutes
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5) Neerja – 19th February
Neerja as the name suggests is an incredible biographical film based on Late Neerja Bhanot, a 23 year old flight attendant who was shot dead on a Pan Am Flight 73; the flight that was hijacked by terrorists in Karachi on 5th September 1986. The movie features Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Shekhar Ravjiani and narrates the story of Neerja Bhanot’s sacrifice and remarkable courage that enabled her to save 360 lives.
Run time: 122 minutes
6) Aligarh – 29th February
Directed by National Award winner Hansal Mehta, Aligarh starring Rajkummar Rao and Manoj Bajpayee is based on a true incident of a professor from Aligarh Muslim University. Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras played by Manoj Bajpayee, taught Marathi language and was sacked from his job because of his sexual preferences. The movie depicts his struggle to find a place in the society.
Have you had the chance to visit the largest mall in the country yet?
The DLF Mall of India recently opened its doors to all the shopaholics in Delhi/NCR promising over 400 brands. This shopping destination is spread over 2 million square feet (well, that’s undoubtedly a huge property) that makes it a shopping heaven for most of us.
We recently paid a visit there and let’s just say ‘impressive’ would be an understatement when it comes to describing the DLF Mall of India. And for the same reason, here’s everything we loved about it.
1. It houses H&M’s flagship store!
The Swedish multinational retail-clothing company has established its biggest Indian base at the DLF Mall of India. This first flagship store by H&M is spread over 4 massive floors offering latest trends, timeless classics and inspiration for each one of us!
2. No more travelling to Vasant Kunj to have Taco Bell! (For non-south Delhi residents)
Yes! Taco Bell has finally decided to spread its wings a little towards the east side whilst showering its love for all the Mexican food lovers in East-Delhi and Noida. Apart from the American fast-food chain, the food court comprises plenty other food chains like The Big Chill Cakery, Wendy’s, Carl’s Junior, The Bento Café, Chaayos and many more. Reason enough to visit?
The mall is segregated into 5 different zones (floor wise) making it much simpler for its visitors to know exactly where they have to go. Also, in case you get lost, there are touch screens installed at every nook and corner of the mall for help. Well that’s something that you don’t see everywhere, at least in India.
4. The plethora of high-street brands!
Well, we’ve already established the fact that H&M has its biggest store at the DLF Mall of India. But, there’s also a huge range of high-street brands present at the ‘International Boulevard’ (ground floor & the first floor) that includes brands like Forever 21, Lacoste, GANT, Zara, Vero Moda, M&S, DKNY, Swarovski, Armani Jeans and Steve Madden amongst others.
5. The Location!
Located at the heart of NOIDA (Sector-18), the DLF Mall of India is perfectly accessible for those staying in South-Delhi (with its DND connectivity) and for the people staying around the IT hub (Noida & Ghaziabad).
Going fully operational this month (February 2016), the DLF Mall of India promises to cater to all kinds of visitors. With its Family World and Leisure Land zones, there is something in store for everyone including facilities like DT cinemas, a dedicated kid’s zone and indoor entertainment.
The Oscar fever has finally arrived in India. January has always been an interesting month for movie-goers in India, since all the December releases (read Oscar baits), are released. This time around we have some good movies coming our way. So brace yourselves for some of the upcoming Hollywood movies releasing in the month of January 2016.
1) Daddy’s Home – 1st January
Daddy’s Home as the name suggests is a comedy drama that portrays the efforts put in by the stepfather Brad Whitaker to develop a soft corner in his stepchildren’s hearts but his efforts go in vain when the biological father, Dusty Mayron returns. Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Linda Cardellini. the movie hit the screens on 1st January 2016.
Run Time – 96 minutes
2) Our Brand Is Crisis – 8th January
Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Peter Straughan Our Brand Is Crisis is inspired by Rachel Boynton’s documentary (Our Brand Is Crisis) that was out in 2005. Starring Sandra Bullock as the lead along with Billy Bob Thornton the movie revolves around a rather experienced American political consultant, Calamity who is hired by a Bolivian politician to help re-elect a debatable president in Bolivia. This satirical comedy drama looks promising and is set release on 8th January in India.
Run Time – 107 minutes
3) The Hateful Eight – 15th January
Directed by Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight is a perfect accord of action, humour and exaggerated violence taking us back to the time of the American Civil War. It takes us through the journey of eight strangers moving around in a stagecoach during bitter winter seeking refuge from snowstorms and sojourn for a while after the Civil War. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern the movie is set to hit the screens on 15th January 2016.
Run Time – 187 minutes
4) The 33 – 15th January
The 33 is a survival drama based on true events of 2010’s mining disaster that depicts the struggle of 33 men that were left stranded inside the San José Mine in Chile for over two months. It stars Antonio Banderas as Mario Sepúlveda, who sends videos to the rescuers making them aware about the miners’ condition.
Run Time – 127 minutes
5) The Boy – 29th January
The Boy is a horror film directed by William Brent Bell starring Lauren Cohan as the lead. The movie revolves around a nanny Greta (Lauren Cohan), who takes up a job in an isolated English village. Upon her arrival, she realises that she was actually hired to look after a life-size doll that the parents treated as their 8 year old son who had kicked the bucket 20 years back.
Run Time – 105 minutes
6) The 5th Wave – 22nd January
The 5th Wave is a sci-fi thriller inspired by Rick Yancey’s novel starring Chloë Grace Moretz as the lead in the movie. The movie is about Aliens that invade the Earth and are called The Others. Others look just like humans and strategically destroy the Earth in five waves (stages) causing utter chaos and devastation. The first wave brings the humans at close quarters to darkness, the second wave witnesses infinite number of deaths, the third wave comes as curse to the ones that are alive. By the time the fourth wave hits the planet only one thumb rule applies: trust no one as the occurrence of waves are inevitable. Chloë Grace Moretz is playing the role of a teenager who goes through leaps and bounds in an attempt to save her younger brother from the fifth wave.
Run Time – 112 minutes
7) Joy – 22nd January
Joy is inspired by the story of Joy Mangano and is a semi-biographical comedy drama depicting Joy Mangano’s Italian-American family across four generations. David O Russell teams up with Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro once again to give us a beautiful insight into the life of Joy Mangano and her business dynasty that she created by devising the self-wringing Miracle Mop that in turn came as an impetus to her becoming the president of Ingenious Designs.
The US-based video streaming company Netflix launched its operations recently in India and we couldn’t be more excited!
Starting at Rs. 500 per month, Netflix India has framed its packages very similar to their American plans. Reportedly, Netflix India is also looking forward to getting on board with more Indian partners to diversify their collection for the Indian market; adding more Bollywood movies in their database.
But, what caught our attention in this whole Netflix India outburst were a few points that were directed to only one question: Is India really ready for Netflix?
Here’s why.
#1. Minus the metro cities in India, do tier II & tier III cites have enough bandwidth to stream HD TV shows and movies in their homes?
#2. Will the online piracy affect Netflix India’s operations? There are several websites that are already offering free online streaming of shows/movies (so we’ve heard).
#3. The fact that Netflix India is still in the process of tying up with its Indian partners, do we really have a large target audience that follows American TV series/movies?
Though, everything aside, we’re going to sign up with Netflix India right about now. We think it’s one of the coolest New Year presents we’ve received in 2016 so far! Thank you, Netflix.
From thriller to comedy to romance this month’s Bollywood releases have a lot in store for us. If your idea of a perfect weekend is sitting comfortably and munching popcorns in a movie theatre, this list is for you. Here’s everything you need to know about Bollywood movies releasing in January 2016.
1) Wazir – 8th January
One of the most awaited movies of 2016, Wazir, is an action thriller starring Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar along with Aditi Rao Hydari and Neil Nitin Mukesh. The movie is a tale of two friends who are poles apart in nature; one is a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and the other is a fearless Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) officer. Both are struck with grief and despair that unites them to help each other come out victorious in the biggest game of their lives. However, little do they know of their mysterious, strong opponent lurking in the shadows who is well prepared to checkmate them.
Run Time – 102 minutes
2) Chauranga – 8th January
Chauranga is the debut feature film of Bikas Rajan Mishra and has won the best film award in many film festivals including the Indian film festival of Los Angeles. Inspired by a real life incident, the movie revolves around the journey of a fourteen year old boy, Santu who belongs to the untouchable caste of the Hindu hierarchy. The timid boy aspires to go to school just like his elder brother Bajaranji and is a son to an unmarried mother; a maid at the mansion of the upper cast village headman. Add Chauranga to your watch list to know how Santu’s dreams are crippled by the dark reality of caste hierarchy and how far his defiance fares him.
Run Time – 85 minutes
3) Chalk N Duster – 15th January
Directed by Jayant Gilatar and produced by Amin Surani, Chalk N Duster is an upcoming film starring Shabana Azmi and Juhi Chawla and Divya Dutta. The movie is an emotional journey of two teachers who worship their profession and want the best for their students. It highlights the problems that teachers and students face due to corruption and never ending greed for money.
Run Time – NA
4) Airlift – 22nd January
Khiladi Kumar is all geared up to rescue people from his helicopter this January in Airlift. Yes Akshay Kumar’s upcoming movie starring Nimrat Kaur as the female lead is a thriller, based on the biggest evacuation of Indians living in Kuwait during the Iraq- Kuwait war in 1990. Akshay Kumar will be seen playing a wealthy NRI businessman in Kuwait who unknowingly becomes the man responsible for keeping 1,70,000 Indians safe.
Run Time – 122 minutes
5) Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 – 22nd January
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 is a sequel to 2012’s Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum and is the third part of the Kyaa Kool Hain Hum series. Just like the previous series, this is also a sex comedy starring Tusshar Kapoor , Aftab Shivdasani and Mandana Karimi in the lead roles along with Gizele Thakral, Claudia Ciesla, Krishna Abhishek, Shakti Kapoor and Darshan Jariwala in supporting roles. The movie is all set to release on 22nd January 2016.
Run Time – 131 minutes
6) Saala Khadoos – 29th January
Saala Khadoos is an upcoming bilingual sports drama written and directed by Sudha Kongara starring the very talented R. Madhavan in the lead role as a boxing coach along with a new face Ritika Singh who is playing a young aspiring boxer. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil (Irudhi Suttru ) and is all set to release on 29th January.
Run Time – NA
7) Mastizaade – 29th January
Produced by Pritish Nandy and Rangita Nandy, Mastizaade is a sex comedy starring Sunny Leone in a dual role along with Tusshar Kapoor, Vir Das and Shaad Randhawa. Ritesh Deshmukh will also appear in a cameo role in the movie.
Let’s admit it, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are one of the hottest Bollywood couples currently and with their much awaited flick Bajirao Mastani’s release date just around the corner, the real life couple is spotted at various events promoting their film.
The dynamic duo was recently found romancing and pulling off their antics (Ranveer Singh especially) at the sets of the Colors TV show Swaragini. Deepika Padukone was seen wearing an Anju Modi saree, the label behind the movie’s costumes, and needless to say looked gorgeous as ever. Ranveer was also spotted promoting the movie in character but the best part was their PDA. Don’t these two make PDA also look cool? We think so.
December has got some awesome movies planned for us, ones we’ve been waiting for. Some of these movies have been in the news for a long while and some we haven’t even heard of. The following movies are hitting the screens this December, take a look and decide which movie’s tickets you are getting booked!
#1 Hate Story 3: 4th December
After the success of Hate Story 2, director Vishal Pandya is coming up with Hate Story 3 which stars Sharman Joshi, Zarine Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Puja Gupta and Daisy Shah. The plot of the movie is still not out, but the trailer is and we are not sure if we are looking forward.
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#2 Angry Indian Goddesses: 4th December
Angry Indian Goddesses is a movie about a group of all girl-friends who are invited to Goa at a friend’s place, and are surprised when they are told that one of their friends, Frieda, is getting married. The movie shows what happens next when all the secrets start coming out of the closet. The movie features a massive star cast including Sandhya Mridul, Anushka Manchanda, Amrit Maghera and many more.
Run time: 1 hour 55 minutes
#3 Kajarya: 4th December
The movie, Kajarya, talks about the topic of sex selection in India. A thriller that moves through the city and villages of Haryana conveying a story about two women, Kajarya being the first one, a villager who’s been given the job to kill the newborn girls and a Journalist from New Delhi in search for a story, being the other one.
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#4 Ishq Click: 11th December
Ishq Click is a story of a girl who moves to Mumbai to make herself known in the world of modelling. In her journey, she comes across a photographer who she falls in love with. Adhyayan Suman and Sara Loren are in the lead.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b–fZB90o-4
#5 Bajirao Mastani: 18th December
One of the most awaited movies of this year and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 14 years of work will be seen this month. The movie is a love story of Peshwa Baji Rao and his second wife Mastani. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are in the lead roles while Priyanka Chopra plays Baji Rao’s first wife, Kashibai.
Run time: 2 hours 30 minutes
#6 Dilwale: 18th December
The movie that EVERYONE is talking about! Fan or no fan but everyone wants to see what Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan are bringing to the screen. The plot for the movie is not available yet but who wants to know when you have the legendary duo on screen again after ages. The cast of the movie also includes Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sonan, Boman Irani and Kabir Bedi. It has been directed by Rohit Shetty.
