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Satyagraha- The revolution has begun! Prakash Jha’s ‘Satyagraha’ is the story of a son who yearns for a father. Of a father, who grieves for his lost son. Of a young woman who fights so hard with life that she has forgotten to love. Of an ambitious rabble-rouser, for whom action is the knee-jerk mantra. It is the story of how these four discover one another, and come together to raise hell, shaking the powers that be to their very roots! But, Satyagraha is also the story of an influential power-hungry despot who will stop at nothing to destroy them. The story revolves around Dwarka Anand (Amitabh Bachchan), a retired teacher, is an idealistic man, somewhere in the heartland of India. He is a satyavadi and believes that one should give back to the society, the country, all they have given to us. His son Akhilesh is an civil engineer who dream is to build the best fly over in th ....
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An explosive, true story of the first encounter killing in Bombay and the war between Dilawar, Manya Surve & Inspector Afaaque Baagraan. The story is primarily based on the book on the underworld of Bombay, written by S. Hussain Zaidi. In 1992, Bombay witnessed an infamous encounter in Lokhandwala. The news was telecast by the BBC and covered extensively by the media across the country and internationally. Till date more than 820 encounters have been recorded in the files of Mumbai police, but where did it all begin? Shootout at Wadala is a crime thriller film, a prequel to the 2007 hit movie Shootout at Lokhandwala. It outlines the rampant gang wars in Bombay and culminates in an explosive 3-way face-off between the dreaded gangster Dilawar, the notorious & charismatic gangster Manya Surve & Inspector Afaaque Baagraan. The first-ever registered encounter by Mumbai police ....
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It has a unique subject, based on a Hindi Play, written and Directed by Makrand Deshpande. Sona Spa brings the serious issue of lack of sleep due to various reasons that altogether causes unhealthy and tiring life. In this fast paced urban life, one doesn’t have time to have proper sleep. Hence you are deprived of sleep. And what if you get to buy sleep? This world is full of Fame, Glamour and money but it lacks sleep. At Sona Spa you can buy your sleep! Anytime, day or night. It is also aimed at insomniacs, who can put a sleep worker to sleep on his behalf, thus enabling you to a better day the next morning. Here, girls sleep for you, they are called sleep workers. Once the bonding between the client and the sleep worker is done, they will sleep for you and you can go on with your busy day. While they sleep, you will feel rested and relaxed, but they will also have access to your ....
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Directed by first-time director Anshul Sharma, this movie talks about the dilemmas of a middle class family's fight against inflation, corruption and spiraling prices of household items. Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga is a take on the common man’s troubles is packed with amusing episodes, the man on the street who is burdened with constant price rise, and the predicaments of the working class family residing in Sonepat, Haryana in India. Puttan (Sanjay Mishra) is the bread winner of his family which consists of his father Nagpalji (Vishwa Mohan Badola), his wife Noori (Pragati Pandey) who runs a beauty parlour and a younger brother struggling to pass his graduation Gopal (Ranjan Chhabra). One day, Puttan's friend comes up with a scheme to deal with the problems of price rise in the daily commodity items, but then the scheme which was expected to ease their troubles of the spiraling cost of ....
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A sequel to the critically acclaimed 2011 thriller, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, this version has Jimmy Shergill and Mahie Gill, who reprise reprising their roles from the first part. Other pivotal characters added are that of Irrfan Khan and Soha Ali Khan. Directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns is a romantic thriller drama about the royals fighting for money and power. Aditya Pratap Singh (Jimmy Shergill), a royal prince, is shown as a crippled, moving around in a wheel chair, trying to recover from the physical disability. Recovering from his wife's betrayal, he has the company of lover cum seductress Madhavi Devi (Mahie Gill). Aditya Pratap Singh manages the strategies and the play of politics of Madhavi Devi who is now an elected Member of Legislative Assembly in a northern state of India. As they are some four independent MLAs who hold the key to swaying of t ....
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Silver Linings Playbook is a family drama, comedy and a love story presented by the Weinstein Company, based on the bestselling novel by Matthew Quick, written and directed by David O. Russel. It stars Bradley Cooper (Hangover, Limitless), Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games, X-Men: First Class, the master actor Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), and the famed Bollywood actor Anupam Kher. Chris Tucker (of Rush Hour fame) is in the film for a short yet impressionable role. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything - his house, his job and his wife. He has the only place to go back is with his parents. Pat suffers from a bipolar disorder, and after spending eight months in a state institution, on a plea bargain, he stays with his father (Robert DeNiro) and mother (Jacki Weaver). During his time at the mental health facility, Pat forms a close friendship with a fellow ....
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The movie is set in early 1980's, based on real life bunch of conmen who pulled off many clever robberies and their prey being mainly the famous businessmen and politicians. During that time the politicians and businessmen hoarded huge amounts of black money in cash and jewellery. This was done to avoid taxes which were quite high in those times. The film is directed by Neeraj Pandey - whose earlier work was critically acclaimed as well as a commercial success - A Wednesday. It actually happened during the early eighties that a group of smart conmen pretended to be CBI officers or Income Tax officers and they confidently conducted raids on targeted businessmen and politicians. They would stash away the cash and jewellery in metal trunks and seal the locks, give signed documents mentioning the list of items to the victims assuring them that they would get all their bounty back after ....
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Son of Sardaar is a remake of Telugu movie Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli. This Bollywood comedy-romance drama is directed by Ashwni Dhir. The basic theme of this films is purely Indian. Mehmaan to Bhagwaan hota hai. Which implies that certain families in India treat a guest like a God. Incidently it is from Ashwini Dhir, who directed the 2010 hit film Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge which had a somewhat similar theme about a guest in the house. (Jassi) Ajay Devgn resides in the UK and gets an official note reminding him about his succession of his family property in Phagwara, Punjab in India. So he comes to India, and from Delhi, while alighting the train to Punjab, he comes across Sukh (Sonakshi Sinha). This simpleton Sikh from the UK is so impressed with the girl that he loses his balance somewhat, which creates funny situations en route the train journey to Punjab. Somewhere the ....
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The story of Luv & Kush (sons of Lord Rama) like never before and it is in 3D format! Surayavanshi Ram of Ayodhya, the greatest warrior king that ever lived, was forced to send his beloved wife Sita into exile. This resulted in leading Lord Ram and his kingsom to despair and a directionless future. Unknown to Lord Ram, far away in sage Valmiki’s Ashram, Sita lives as Vandevi, raising their twin sons, Luv & Kush. Though not aware of their royal lineage, the twins imbibe wisdom, compassion & combat skills that would put any royal prince to shame. Sita is referred to as 'Vandevi' (Goddess of the forest) and brings up her sons Luv and Kush at Guru Valmiki’s ashram. While Luv has his father’s qualities – of being calm, controlled, dauntless and skilled at archery, Kush is spirited, brave, adventurous and hot-headed. Sita imbibes the teaching of working as a team to Luv -Kush, se ....
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Student Of The Year is a Dharma Productions venture, directed by Karan Johar himself. The film was much awaited and popular among the youth who is also the target audience of this film. The story of “SOTY” revolves around a school St. Teresa managed by Dean Yogender Vashisht (Rishi Kapoor), where students are divided into 2 groups- “The Tata” and “The Bata” groups so to say the rich kids who get in on monetary basis and the students who get admission on the basis of their merit and scholarships. It is a story about a few students – their lives, friendships, relationships, etc. Rohan Nanda (Varun Dhawan) who is the younger son of a leading business tycoon is a rich spoilt brat, he is the stud who all girls die for, captain of the football team, he is a twisted character, too proud of his money and name, believes there is no one who is good enough to compete with him and t ....
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