Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Koi... Mil Gaya

A developmentally disabled young man tries to continue the work his father did in communicating with extra-terrestrials from outer space, which leads to something miraculous and wonderful.




Director:

 Rakesh Roshan

Writers:

 Robin Bhatt (screenplay), Sachin Bhowmick(screenplay)

Cast

Credited cast:
Rekha...
Sonia Mehra
Hrithik Roshan...
Preity Zinta...
Nisha
Rakesh Roshan...
Sanjay Mehra
Prem Chopra...
Harbans Saxena
Rajat Bedi...
Raj Saxena
Johnny Lever...
Chelaram Sukhwani
Mukesh Rishi...
Inspector Khurshid Khan
Anuj Pandit...
The super six
Mohit Makkad...
The super six
Jai Choksi...
The super six
Omkar Purohit...
The super six
Hansika Motwani...
The super six
Pranita Bishnoi...
The super six
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beena Banerjee...
Nisha's mom

Storyline

Scientist Sanjay Mehra devises a computer that is capable of contacting aliens. His happiness is cut short when the scientists at a space-research center scoff at him and refuse to believe his claims. While returning home with his pregnant wife, he glimpses an alien spaceship, and, in the resulting confusion, he cannot control his car, leading to a crash. His wife survives but their unborn child suffers brain damage. Years later, their son Rohit Mehra has grown up but has thinking capacity of a child. He befriends the town Mayor's daughter Nisha, which angers Nisha's suitor Raj, a spoiled brat. One day, Rohit and Nisha find Rohit's father's computer in his shed and follow the instructions provided. That very evening, their town is paid a visit by an alien spaceship that lands someplace nearby and takes off shortly afterward. But when the police inspect the footprints, they discover that one of the aliens has been left behind. Then Rohit and Nisha find the alien, name him Jadoo

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Colours of Passion

A look into the life of 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.




Director:

 Ketan Mehta

Writers:

 Sanjeev Dutta (screenplay), Ketan Mehta(screenplay)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Randeep Hooda...
Raja Ravi Verma
Nandana Sen...
Sugandha
Paresh Rawal...
Govardhandas
Ashish Vidyarthi...
King Ailyum Thirunal
Sachin Khedekar...
Justice Richards
Darshan Jariwala...
Chintamani Pandit
Vikram Gokhale...
Keshav Shastri
Jim Boeven...
Fritz Schleizer
Suhasini Mulay...
Bakubai
Prashant Narayanan...
Visakham (as Prroshant Narayannan)
Vipin Sharma...
Paachan
Shri Vallabh Vyas...
Hirachand
Rashaana Shah...
Kamini (as Rachna Shah)
Feryna Wazheir...
Frenny (as Feryna Wazheir)
Rajat Kapoor...
Auctioneer

Storyline

Inspired by the real life of Raja Ravi Varma, a young Raja Ravi Verma looking for an inspiration for a painting. He meets a girl and starts the painting. His first two paintings of Lakshmi and Saraswati are praised but after the woman starts feeling love for him, she seduces him. He then starts a relationship with her, which destroys his inspiration, and he starts painting inappropriate images, which brings anger in people.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Ungli

A gang of friends decide to take justice into their own hands.




Director:

 Renzil D'Silva

Writers:

 Renzil D'Silva (story), Milap Zaveri (dialogue)

Cast

Credited cast:
Emraan Hashmi...
Nikhil
Kangana Ranaut...
Maya
Sanjay Dutt...
Inspector Kaali
Randeep Hooda...
Abhay
Neha Dhupia...
News Reporter
Angad Bedi...
Kaleem
Kader Khan...
Sunil
Arunoday Singh...
Rajeev Singh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Bhoopalam...
Goti
Aniruddhya Chang...
Animator
Shraddha Kapoor...
Item Number
Rajat Kaul...
Anshuman Dayal
Reema Lagoo...
Abhay's Mother
Mahesh Manjrekar
Raza Murad...
Arvind Kaul

Storyline

Four friends Kalim (Angad Bedi), Gautam (Neil Bhoopalam), Maya (Kangana Ranaut) and Abhay (Randeep Hooda) form a gang called the "Ungli" gang which fights against corruption prevailing in society. Their job is to target corrupt people and punish them in a very unique manner. Due to increased popularity and their high profile targets they are sought by Mumbai police department as "wanted". Their case is the responsibility of ACP Ashok Kale (Sanjay Dutt) and inspector Nikhil Abhyankar (Emraan Hashmi). Nikhil disguises himself as a college student and joins the ungli gang with hidden motive of arresting them. But soon, his heart changes after learning the story of why ungli gang waw formed. Meanwhile, Kaale is compelled to seek help from the gang when Nikhil helps him expose the gang's greatest target, B.R. Dayal (Mahesh Manjrekar) and his son Anshuman. Kaale instigates a sting operation against the Mumbai police and is successful in preventing his transfer. Kaale thanks the "Ungli" gang...

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Paan Singh Tomar

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.


Director:

 Tigmanshu Dhulia

Writers:

 Sanjay Chauhan (screenplay), Tigmanshu Dhulia(screenplay)

Cast

Credited cast:
Irrfan Khan...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ravi Bhushan Bhartiya...
Balram Singh Thomar
Mahie Gill...
Indra
Rajendra Gupta...
Major H.S. Randhawa
Jhakkad Guru...
Man at Ice Stall
Ashraf Ul Haq...
Dacoait
Imran Hasnee...
Matadeen Singh Tomar
Zakir Hussain...
M,P.S. Rathore
Brijendra Kala...
Journalist
Jahangir Khan...
Bhawar Singh
Swapnil kiiran Kotriwar...
Hanumanta singh tomar
Vipin Sharma...
Major Masand
Nawazuddin Siddiqui...
Gopi Jadav
Dinesh Uniyal...
Recruit

Storyline

Paan Singh Tomar is a Hindi-language film, based on the true story of a runner employed by the Army and has won Gold medal at Indian National Games but forced to become notorious baaghi. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. 

The Dirty Picture

The love story between an actress and a director. Inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.




Director:

 Milan Luthria

Writers:

 Rajat Arora, Aditi Mediratta (associate writer)

Cast

Credited cast:
Vidya Balan...
Reshma / Silk
Emraan Hashmi...
Abraham
Tusshar Kapoor...
Ramakant (as Tusshar)
Naseeruddin Shah...
Surya Kant
Rajesh Sharma...
Silva Ganesh / Keedha Das
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Devyani...
Girl in maroon dress
Imran Hasnee...
Vijayan
Mangala Kenkre...
Ratnamma
Anju Mahendru...
Nyla
A.R. Manikandan...
Photographer
Dilip Merala...
Photographer at the race course
Vikas Shrivastav...
Casting Director Sudhir
Shivani Tanksale...
Radhika

Storyline

Rebellious and uninhibited Reshma lives an impoverished lifestyle with her mother, Ratnamma, in 1980s South India. She is an ardent fan of film actor, Suryakant, and her one ambition in life is to meet and act with him. She runs away to Madras, and like, hundreds of young women, lines up outside Jupiter Studios to try and get noticed. With her plain, next-door-girl looks, she gets ignored but as fate could have it she is given a chance to play a minor role after she manages to sneak into the studios. The role exploits her as a sex symbol, driving males to the cinema houses to absorb her movements and beauty. Virtually overnight she, now renamed Silk, becomes a sensation, and together with the aging superstar, Suryakant, the one she had always fantasized about, she sizzles the silver screen with her sex appeal. Suryakant's brother, Ramakant, an author, is smitten by her - so much so that he would like her to opt out of movies altogether, so that he could marry her. But the rebellious ...

The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey

Based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey, 1857: The Rising is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.




Director:

 Ketan Mehta

Writers:

 Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay), Ranjit Kapoor(Hindi dialogue)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aamir Khan...
Rani Mukerji...
Heera
Toby Stephens...
Captain William Gordon
Coral Beed...
Emily
Ameesha Patel...
Jwala
Kiron Kher...
Lol Bibi (as Kirron Kher)
Om Puri...
Narrator
Ben Nealon...
Hewson
Habib Tanvir...
Bahadur Shah Zafar (as Tanveer Habib)
Varsha Usgaonkar...
Rani Laxmibai (as Rani Lakshmibai)
Kenneth Cranham...
Kent
Tom Alter...
Watson
Mukesh Tiwari...
Bakht Khan
Shahbaaz Khan...
Azimullah
Amin Hajee...
Vir Singh

Storyline

1857 AD. The entire Indian sub continent is ruled by a company. The British East India Company. The most successful business enterprise in history. The company has its own laws, its own administration, its own army. It controls the destiny of one fifth of humanity. Mangal Pandey - The Rising is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of what the British called the sepoy mutiny but which for the Indians was the First War of Independence. 'Company Raj' as it was known, had been plundering the country, treating the locals unjustly and causing widespread resentment. After a hundred years of subjugation, the Indian consciousness is rising through the revolutionary prospect of change and self-rule. During a fierce battle in one of the Afgan wars that the Company fought in the mid-century, Mangal Pandey, the heroic sepoy, saves the life of his British commanding officer William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Mangal and a strong friendship develops ...

Zubeidaa

Zubeida, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Hindu prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.




Director:

 Shyam Benegal

Writers:

 Khalid Mohamed (original story and screenplay),Javed Siddiqui (dialogue) (as Javed Siddique)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karisma Kapoor...
Rekha...
Mandira Devi
Manoj Bajpayee...
Raja Vijendra Singh (as Manoj Bajpai)
Rajit Kapoor...
Riyaz Masud (as Rajit Kapur)
Surekha Sikri...
Fayyazi (as Surekha Sikri-Rege)
Amrish Puri...
Suleiman Seth
Farida Jalal...
Shakti Kapoor...
Dance Master Hiralal
Lillete Dubey...
Rose Davenport
Ravi Jhankal...
Girivar Singh
Smriti Mishra...
S.M. Zaheer...
Sajid Masud
Harish Patel...
Nandlal Seth
Seema Bhargava
Parzan Dastur...
Young Riyaz (as Parzaan Dastur)

Storyline

The film begins with Riyaz (Rajat Kapoor), Zubeida's son setting out to research her life, and to meet the people who knew her. The story is thus told in the form of memories/reminiscences. Zubeida is a Muslim actress, who's career aspirations are thwarted by her film-producer father (Puri) who looks down upon a woman in acting. He arranges her marriage to her friend's son, but that breaks up after the birth of her son. Zubeida is now back at her parent's home, sad and depressed. Rose (Lilette Dubey) her father's mistress tries to cheer-up Zubeida by taking her out. On one of these outings, Zubeida meets Prince Vijayendra (Victor) Singh of Fatehpur (Bajpai). Quite taken with her, the Prince woos and marries her. Zubeida, now the 2nd wife of a Hindu prince, leaves her son behind with her mother (Sikri) and comes to live at Fatehpur. Here she meets the much older Mandira Devi (Rekha) the Prince's first wife, learns about the etiquette of being a Rani, and of the duties her husband has ...