Manele Labidi’s debut feature “Arab Blues,” a comedy with little bite and less imagination, coasts on the offhanded charm and sincerity of its star Golshifteh Farahani. Farahani plays Selma, a Parisian psychotherapist who returns to her hometown of Tunis to open up a practice on the roof of her extended family’s apartment building. Her anchoring presence, one informed by a believable sense of existential isolation, goes a long way to grounding what’s otherwise a too-cute, well-tread examination of clashing cultures that goes for the easiest joke at every opportunity.

Naturally, the Tunisian community, conditioned to bottle up their issues rather than coping with them, responds with skepticism to Selma’s practice, but as anyone can surely guess, the people take to talk therapy like a horse to water. Soon, Selma helps out everyone in town: a depressed imam, a salon owner with mother issues, a paranoid ex-con, and a man struggling with feelings of gender dysphoria, the latter of which evolves into bad, possibly transphobic schtick. She later addresses the deep dysfunction within her own extended family—an alcoholic uncle, a dissatisfied aunt, a rebellious cousin, all of whom can’t understand why she left a cosmopolitan city to return to the barren desert. Meanwhile, a handsome cop (Majd Mastoura) alternatively flirts with Selma and threatens to shut down her practice if she doesn’t file the proper bureaucratic paperwork.

The therapy material leans too heavily on obvious, saccharine insights, and the cultural humor, most of which trades in gentle stereotyping and predictable archetypes, feels tailor-made for what’s left of the stagnant arthouse crowd. But Farahani does a lot by playing the straight woman in an ensemble directed to play to the cheap seats. Her character’s inevitable, subtext-explaining monologue aside, Farahani invests Selma with a determination that comes from a lifetime of being professionally and personally unfulfilled, not to mention living down a complicated family history. She wants to help her people, even if she has to drag them, along with culture and the government, kicking and screaming into her office. Props to her: it’s genuinely difficult to render that motivation credible while surrounded by cartoons.

"White Lie,” about a student who struggles to keep her fake cancer diagnosis a secret, mostly succeeds because it abstains from reducing its protagonist to a simple psychology. Written and directed by Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis, the film doesn’t tip its hand about why exactly Katie (Kacey Rohl) wants to defraud the Ontario public, or better still, why she wouldn’t give up after so many close calls. She has a Kickstarter campaign, but she can neither access nor be seen enriching herself with those funds in the short term. Plus, any cash donations she receives from concerned peers goes to maintaining the ruse. (Apparently, it costs time and money to procure illegal medications, forge medical records, and buy people’s silence.) Katie doesn’t have a goal for the money aside from a vague plan about going to Seattle, something that could be achieved without going to such emotionally manipulative lengths. She doesn’t even relish the attention, mostly keeping to herself and meekly accepting gratitude. It’s as if she’s doing it because she’s convinced herself it’s real and it’s working and she can’t stop now.

Thomas and Lewis include some implied social commentary in “White Lie” about the ways in which people’s curatorial, brand-conscious impulses on social media can be used to perpetrate illusions small and large. There’s a sliding scale between selectively posting photos on Instagram to convey the image of a good vacation and using those same tools to create a benefit for a person with a fake disease. But “White Lie” is least interesting when it leans into that angle, which happens mostly towards the very end. It works much better as a psychological thriller with the character portraiture filtered through backdoor dealing and the danger of being discovered. Thomas and Lewis mine great tension from watching Rohl improvise her way through doctor’s offices, administrative meetings, and interpersonal relationships, all with the hammer waiting to fall just out of sight. She’s a sociopathic-grade liar with the organizational skills of an overworked undergrad.

Rohl necessarily carries the film on her shoulders, convincing everyone along with the audience of her plight through crocodile tears and pleas to rationality. It’s interesting to watch her survey a situation and adjust facial expressions and tone of voice accordingly. She has the visage of a frightened kid staring down the barrel of a fatal disease but the emotional framework of a practiced abuser. The only person she can’t fool is her father (Martin Donovan, a welcome cameo), who very quickly susses out her daughter’s scam because she pulled the same con before, albeit on a much smaller scale. It’s very interesting indeed to watch how Rohl plays the uncomfortable moments with her dad in person and on the phone. The mask slips occasionally, and you see the real Katie, even if it’s only for a few seconds. Like many other scammers of this particular era, she’s pretty much what you expect, which isn’t all that impressive.

I had not seen any of Angela Schanelec’s work prior to viewing her tenth feature “I Was at Home, But…” A friend told me two things about her: 1) she’s considered one of the more austere stylists to emerge from the Berlin School of filmmaking, which has produced breakthroughs like Christian Petzold and Maren Ade, and 2) her films feature cryptic plots that eschew traditional narrative signifiers. The programmer who introduced “I Was at Home, But…” describe it as a “puzzle film,” and Schanelec cautioned the audience not to worry about connecting all the dots. The goal, she says, was to think intuitively.

About halfway through the film, a few threads emerge from the thicket of Bresson-inspired imagery: Astrid (Maren Eggert) struggles with the pains of daily life as she grieves her late husband and adjusts to the sudden reappearance of Phillip (Jakob Lasalle), her 13-year-old son; multiple scenes featuring an oft-stilted classroom production of “Hamlet” starring young schoolchildren, including Phillip, which functions as an allusive chorus of sorts; and lastly, a minor subplot involving one of Phillip’s teachers (Franz Rogowski) who tries to save a doomed relationship. Schanelec doesn’t impose a linear narrative, so events occur out of order and only crystallize when settings, characters, and stray lines of dialogue recur. There are also scenes of nature that serve as bookends: a dog chases a rabbit; a donkey surveys his territory while the dog eats his prey; the dog sleeps next to the donkey.

It’s either a fool’s errand or beyond my grasp to definitively state how these threads correspond with each other or what they’re supposed to signify. Schanelec relegates meaning to lateral echoes of comparable situations or trauma—absent fathers, errant alienation, strained relationships. I suspect piercing together a coherent narrative is entirely beside the point; it’s not a puzzle, but rather an inkblot. Obviously, this modus operandi isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. A friend who also attended the screening admitted to not getting the film and expressed frustration with Schanelec’s pre-show advice. The next day, I overheard a person venting about how much he loathed it to his colleague.

I mostly appreciated “I Was at Home, But…” for its many formal pleasures. Schanelec’s patient approach to shot duration charges individual scenes, providing them with unexpected depth through the nature of studied observation. She interrogates Bressonian modes of acting through the film’s various performances, culminating in a lengthy monologue on the subject that’s a defense of the theory delivered in an ideologically oppositional manner. (For more on that particular scene, Schanelec’s relationship with Bresson, and more, I invite you to read Vadim Rizov’s thorough write-up of the film at Filmmaker Magazine.) The film’s syntactical structure frequently excites because the aesthetic framework engages the eye and it allows for surprising ruptures to occur. These include scenes of outright comedy, including an amusing runner involving a bicycle sale, and a sudden flashback to Astrid and her two children dancing in front of a mirror, set to M. Ward’s acoustic cover of “Let’s Dance.” Even if the destination isn’t always, the journey, however challenging, can still be edifying.

Monday night at the Toronto International Film Festival felt more like an awards season event than any other, as donors, industry leaders, and artists gathered at the Fairmont Hotel to honor some of the best in the business, including a few living legends. The inaugural event was a joyous affair, highlighted by emotional acceptance speeches and professional presentations. One would never know it was the first year TIFF attempted this kind of affair, and it seems clear that it’s one they will repeat in the future. A few highlights:

One of the most interesting things about the Gala was the unusual order of the event, which was likely dictated by getting honorees back in time to do introductions and Q&As for their films playing across town. After Roger Deakins accepted the Variety Artisan Award, Antonio Banderas and Gary Oldman took to the stage to honor their co-star in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat,” presenting Meryl Streep with the TIFF Tribute Actor Award. They read through her incredible stats as an award nominee and introduced a clip reel that reminded the room of her stunning resume. The video highlighted her breathtaking range and the scope of her career, including scenes from dozens of films.

When Streep took the stage, she made sure to thank the Canadian audience, name-checking artists from the country as diverse as Martin Short, Glenn Gould, and Neil Young. She then pivoted to serious subject matter, commenting on something very important to her at this stage of her career, highlighting stories of and by women. And she noted how for the last decade she’s careful to consider what her choices add to the world, noting that she asks herself if what she’s appearing in adds to the “toxicity” of the world. “We should all do the things that count,” she said, leading one to marvel at the great performances she may still have ahead of her.

The event turned musical with a special tribute for a legendary Canadian in David Foster, who was in town to support a documentary about his life in Barry Avrish’s “TK.” Foster was joyous and very funny, telling a story about how “Take My Breath Away” beat “The Glory of Love” at the Oscars, and even presenting an edited clip of his song from “The Karate Kid, Part II” over “Top Gun” to argue that his would have won were it in a different movie. One of the highlights of the night was two singing presentations in which Foster played the piano, accompanied by Pia Toscano and Shelea Frazier on the classics from “The Bodyguard,” “I Have Nothing” and “I Will Always Love You.”

Another TIFF Tribute Actor Award followed, this one presented by Willem Dafoe to the incredible Joaquin Phoenix, earning raves for his work in “Joker.” Phoenix, as he often does, seemed uncomfortable at first, coming up on stage before Dafoe was anywhere near done with his introduction and reading it beside him. He then jokingly said “Thanks” and turned to leave, muttering “I so want to.” He’s a guy who has never been that comfortable in the spotlight, but it was fascinating to see him give into the moment, and start to talk about his family’s impact on his career. He even told the story of River Phoenix coming to his house when he was young and considering giving up, showing him “Raging Bull” two days in a row and encouraging him to find his art again. Joaquin was clearly emotional, and it felt like what could be the first of many acceptance speeches this awards season.

The elegant Isabelle Huppert took the stage next to present the Mary Pickford Award to the director “Atlantics,” Mati Diop. The actress/director was graceful and gracious, commenting more on the legacy of Mary Pickford than herself really. It was nice to see the legacy of female directors handed down over the generations.

Finally, the event of the night was the presentation of the Ebert Director Award to Taika Waititi. Chaz Ebert took the stage, even singing a bit with David Foster back at the piano, before introducing the surprise guest of Guillermo del Toro, who presented his friend Waititi with the Golden Thumb. Waititi’s energy and joy were boundless, clearly a bit uncomfortable in the spotlight but also practically bursting at the seams with happiness over how much the world seems to be honoring him right now. He spoke a bit about his upbringing – “Film was not on any list of job opportunities” – and gave a speech that arguably rambled at times, but it also stood out against so many dry awards season speeches. It was a great cap to an unforgettable event.

Watch some of the speeches below:

The world of film festivals allows for multiple writers at a site like ours to see the same film, offering a “second take” dynamic. I was interested to see what I could add to the conversation already started by the excellent pieces by Glenn Kenny and Tomris Laffly posted on this site from Venice and Telluride, respectively, about two of the most-buzzed films of the fest circuit. What’s interesting is how much I ended up agreeing with both of them on two films, at least one of which is adding up to be this year’s most divisive.

Let’s start there. Todd Phillips’ “Joker” uses issues and themes like mental illness, social isolation, and trauma like a clown uses makeup. It slathers them on in a way that feels superficial and unearned. I think Phillips knows this. Having had a chance to roll it over in my head for a few days, I’m increasingly convinced that Phillips wouldn’t argue that “Joker” is saying anything deep about mental illness, and the accusation that his film is a hollow provocation might actually be met with a “Yeah, that’s the point” from the director. He’s using concepts explored in films he loves like “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy” like how a lot of people approach these films: two-dimensionally. His take on Travis Bickle’s frustrated nihilism is no deeper than the poster of De Niro interrogating himself in the mirror hanging on a dorm room wall. And that creates a fascinating conundrum at the heart of the “Joker” conversation. Is this is a film made by someone aiming for something deep and missing, or someone very purposefully skimming the surface? And does it matter in the end? Either way, “Joker” is an angry, vicious, shallow piece of work that may have a complex performance in its center but is so simple in every other way that it ultimately leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

From his first appearance, Joaquin Phoenix is all-in on a representation of the man who would become a legendary comic book villain as a mentally unhinged loner. A clown for hire, Arthur Fleck has little going on in his life, and even his therapy sessions end in disagreements. He suffers a neurological disorder, which means he bursts into uncomfortable laughter when he’s uncomfortable, and he’s a constant target of bullying in the troubled city of Gotham. His mother regularly tries to contact the wealthy Thomas Wayne (father of Bruce, of course) for help, but these people have been left behind, and a series of events is about to propel Arthur into the violent spotlight. Meanwhile, his obsession with a talk-show host played by Robert De Niro grows along with his vigilante adrenaline.

What I’ll remember most about Phoenix’s performance is its physicality. He contorts his arms and face in ways he hasn’t really before, capturing a man who looks like he’s uncomfortable in his own skin. Phoenix commits to every moment of “Joker,” but it creates a constant push-and-pull between performer and production. What we’re supposed to take away from Fleck’s transformation is never clear and sometimes incredibly frustrating, and it’s here where fans and critics of the film will divide. For example, when Fleck triumphantly marches down the stairs to Gary Glitter, is Phillips commenting on how that song has been used to cheer on violent athletes over the years, challenging people who would consider using a Glitter song at this point controversial, or does he just think it sounds cool? My gut says Option C. Fans will argue Option A or B, finding meaning in the excess that I'm just not convinced is really there. For me, “Joker” somehow takes itself deadly seriously but also feels distinctly like it’s playing a joke on critics and audiences who want to read anything deeper into it. I can understand some appreciating “Joker” as a poke in the eye to any sort of critical establishment, but when people start to dissect the “deeper meaning” in this disappointing endeavor, that’s when I’m gonna send in the clowns.

Much more satisfying is another fest darling about a man on the edge of sanity himself, Josh & Benny Safdie’s “Uncut Gems,” featuring career-best work by Adam Sandler. The comedian has played characters before who have butted up against their own limitations, but never with such dramatic, terrifying urgency as in this story, one that recalls his excellent work in “Punch-Drunk Love.” The Safdies have made an adrenaline-fueled, very­ New York story about a man constantly trying to climb his way out of the deep hole he’s dug for himself but only ends up piling more dirt on his own head. Sandler is fearless and fascinating in one of the best films of the year.

Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a Jewish jeweler in New York who has bet it all on a rare opal that he’s imported from Ethiopia and is preparing to sell. Ratner is the kind of bling salesman who encounters celebrities every now and then, so it’s not that surprising when his business partner Damany (a fantastic Lakeith Stanfield) brings in Kevin Garnett (playing himself, and playing him very well) to the store. Ratner shows Garnett the rock and the Boston Celtic, nearby for the 2012 Conference Finals against the Sixers, wants it. Bad. Before the auction that's scheduled to sell it, Garnett offers to take it for good luck for tonight’s game. And, from there, chaos basically ensues.

There’s way more going on in Ratner’s life than just a life-changing sale that could fall apart because of a professional NBA player. He also owes some very tough guys a lot of money, has a deep gambling addiction, and is juggling a girlfriend (Julia Fox) and a family life with a wife played by Idina Menzel. Sandler brings his jittery energy to a man who feels like he is constantly on the edge of massive success or potentially lethal failure. His existence is that of a thrown basketball, bouncing off the rim and hanging in mid-air before it either sinks or rebounds back into the chaos of life. The Safdies start their film with the volume at 11 and never turn it down, propelling viewers through their violent, profanity-laden intensity for over two hours. There are not a lot of performers who could ride that kind of energy, but Sandler is up to the challenge. Any argument remaining about Sandler's ability as an actor should finally end here.  

Just because something works in one medium doesn’t mean it automatically will in another. There’s an egotism in Hollywood that often leads people to assume that anything—a TV show, a play, certainly a Pulitzer Prize-winning book—can be made into a feature film. But the urgency of being in a theater with actors, the depth allowed by hundreds of pages in a book, the episodic structure of television—you simply can’t mimic it. And there may be no better example of that blind assumption than John Crowley’s “The Goldfinch,” which adapts Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize winner with disastrous results, zapping it of all nuance, leaving only the plot, which wasn’t exactly the source material's strength. If Tartt’s book is about grief and the sudden trauma that can derail a life’s trajectory, Crowley’s film feels like it doesn’t understand either of those things at all, merely using them as exploitative decoration on a beautiful but shockingly hollow experience.

The title of the book and movie refers to a painting that was on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art on the day that Theo Decker’s life changed forever. Theo (Oakes Fegley) was there with his mother when a terrorist attack happened, killing her and others, and leaving rubble. Theo awoke and took the painting, something that had survived for centuries, handed down over generations, but now looks like it could get lost in the grief spiral that Theo is about to enter over the next two decades of his life.

Before taking the painting, Theo is handed a ring by a dying man, and told to take it back to his partner Hobie (Jeffrey Wright). With his mother dead and his father MIA, young Theo becomes a part of two worlds—that of an upper-class family that takes him in, led by a matriarch played by Nicole Kidman, and the antiques shop run by Hobie. Of course, both are incredibly formative, and one of the strongest themes of this narrative is what Paul Auster calls “the music of chance”—the idea that random events, even tragedies, shape us into people we wouldn’t otherwise be. 

If all of this sounds like deep, philosophical material, much of it is in Tartt’s book, but Peter Straughan’s incredibly frustrating screenplay diminishes almost all of the character detail from a book that’s dense with it. Over nearly 800 pages, told in first-person, Tartt has the freedom to get readers into the development of Theodore Decker in ways that they simply never figured out how to replicate on film. He’s a black hole at the center of this movie, someone who merely reacts to what is around him, and while Fegley is solid as the child version, poor Ansel Elgort completely loses his way as the older version. Although the poor dialogue and incredibly awkward handling of some of the action in the final act can’t really be blamed on hm. Overall, most of the performances are lacking—Kidman is wasted to an upsetting degree—with the possible exception of Wright, one of the few cast members who seems to be playing character more than plot.

There is a lot of money and talent behind “The Goldfinch” and so it looks “important.” After all, Roger Deakins shot it, and he’s not about to make an ugly movie. The costumes, the lavish interiors, even the score by Trevor Gureckis—it’s all designed to give the impression of a high-class, serious drama—sometimes called “prestige,” or, less kindly “awards bait.” And Crowley knows how to frame a shot—he certainly proved that in the excellent “Brooklyn.” But the desperate grandiosity of “The Goldfinch” eventually makes it sterile, draining the story of its humanity, and the audience's potential to have empathy for the characters' traumas. There's nothing below the surface of this soulless movie. 

There’s a subplot in which Theo learns about cobbling together broken antiques to make them look new again. They aren’t original antiques, and Hobie warns him not to sell them as such. They’re fake, produced by machines from spare parts and lacking the human touch of the real thing. If a film ever had a better in-story symbol of its own failing, I can’t think of it. 

This review was filed from the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2019.

On a lonely mountaintop above the clouds, somewhere in Latin America, a group of teenage commandos—part of an amorphous army called "The Organization"—live in a feral state, awaiting orders from their superior, a frightening figure who shows up at random from the landscape far below, to put them through physical and emotional drills, drop off supplies, harangue them. The teenagers' squadron name is "Monos" (monkey), and all go by noms de guerre—Wolf, Lady, Boom Boom, Dog, Rambo. They are given charge of a milk cow and a prisoner (an American engineer referred to only as "Doctora"). Neither cow nor prisoner can be harmed. Why "Doctora" has been kidnapped isn't made clear, and it doesn't matter to the kids, anyway. Connected to the outside world only via radio (if it works), whatever war they're fighting in is very far away and very abstract. This is the set-up of "Monos," Alejandro Landes’ third feature, a fascinating and sometimes frustrating film. These kids—maybe orphans or street kids, maybe kidnapped or pressed into service—and then brutalized by military discipline and indoctrination—are left totally alone, no adults in sight, to create their own world. If you've read Lord of the Flies, you know a society created by kids left up to their own devices is rarely good or healthy or wise.

Landes, who also wrote the script, does not put "Monos" in a specific locale. This is not the story of a specific war, or a specific country (although Colombia feels like the most natural choice). By leaving out details like this, by having the characters speak in a shorthand with one another, with absolutely no expository text, the audience is thrust into the thick of the confusion on that mountain, the kids cavorting around bonfires, shooting their weapons into the air, rolling around in the mud, teasing and tormenting their prisoner "Doctora" (Julianne Nicholson). This is the story of what happens to kids in war, what happens to the mind under a kind of brainwashing, especially a susceptible teenage mind. If "mercy" is seen as weak, if the group decides "mercy" is bad, it's very difficult to go against that grain, to maintain your sense of humanity. This is how "peer pressure" works in its most sinister state. If it's hard for adults to stay their own course, then imagine how hard it is for teenagers. One of the kids, named "Rambo" (Sofia Buenaventura), has somehow kept a spark alive, a spark of softness and care for others. Her sense of empathy makes you wonder if her nom de guerre was a mean-spirited tease imposed on her by the squadron.

Except for Rambo and the wild-eyed Bigfoot (Moises Arias), the guerrilla soldier kids don't emerge as individuals, which I imagine is the point. Individuality is crushed in this environment. "Doctora," forced to participate in their games, forced to make "proof of life" videos where she holds up a daily newspaper, huddles in her "room" in a huge abandoned bunker, and at first Nicholson gives off an air of such frayed-nerve trauma she's like an automaton. But as "Monos" progresses, "Doctora"—malnourished and in shock—takes on a firmer shape. She's trying to survive a completely mad situation. The kids are frighteningly unpredictable. None of them speak English and her Spanish is halting, at best. Their "playing" is always rough-housing. They eat mushrooms and go on a group psychedelic trip. Every moment is a hazing opportunity, only it's hazing done by children waving around gigantic automatic weapons. Eventually, the order comes that "Doctora" needs to be moved off the mountain and down into the jungle. It's hard to tell how the war is going. To the kids of "Monos," the war is wherever they stand.

None of this is all that profound, and has been examined in countless films with more depth and complexity than "Monos" achieves. But "Monos" is elevated into epic territory by the superb work of cinematographer Jasper Wolf, whose feel for the power of landscapes and light is inspired: mountaintops blanketed in thick fog, thunderstorms rolling by far below the outpost, the impenetrable green walls of the jungle, the vastness of nature so palpable it's a shock when an actual building eventually appears, late in the film. You had forgotten there was such a thing as a floor or walls. Composer Mica Levi's omnipresent electronic score creates an unnerving undercurrent, throbbing with menace and danger. The sense of being "right there" in the thick of it is often unbearable, with hand-held camerawork bringing us close in to the kids' faces, with a looming grandiose landscape blurred-out behind them. They're always on the edge of an abyss.

This is a stunningly photographed film, and although I realize it won't be possible for many, I suggest seeing this one on the big screen if you can.

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நடிகர்கள்: 'அங்காடி தெரு' மகேஷ், ஷாலு, மனோபாலா, ஆடுகளம் நரேன். இயக்கம் - ராம் சேவா, இசை - அம்பரீஷ் சென்னை: சீன் போடும் காதலியை ஹீரோ கஷ்டப்பட்டு கரெக்ட் செய்யும் நேரத்தில் எதிர்பாராத விதமாக நடக்கும் சம்பவங்களின் தொகுப்பு தான் என் காதலி சீன் போடுறா திரைப்படம். அப்பா, அம்மா இல்லாத மகேஷுக்கு அண்ணன்,

சென்னை: ஒரே உருவம் கொண்ட ஆனால் நேர்மாறான எண்ண ஓட்டங்களும், வாழ்க்கை முறைகளும் கொண்ட மகாவும், முனியும் சந்திக்கும் வாழ்க்கைப் போராட்டங்கள் தான் மகாமுனி. சிறை மனநல மருத்துவமனையில் இருந்து படம் துவங்குகிறது. அங்கே சிகிச்சைப் பெற்று வரும் கைதியான ஆர்யாவின் வினோத நடவடிக்கைகளால் குழப்பமடைகின்றனர் மனநல மருத்துவர்கள். இதனால் அவரது கேஸ் ஹிஸ்டரியைப் படிக்கத்

சென்னை: ஜாம்பி தாக்கப்பட்ட மனிதர்கள் சிலரிடம் மாட்டிக் கொள்ளும் சிலர் எப்படி அவர்களிடம் இருந்து தப்பிக்கிறார்கள் என்பது தான் ஜாம்பி படத்தின் கதைக்களம். சுதாகர், கோபி அரவிந்த், அன்புதாசன் இவர்கள் மூவரும் நண்பர்கள். அவர்களுக்கு வாழ்க்கையில் ஏதேதோ மன அழுத்தம். அதற்காக ஒரு பாரில் மது குடிக்க வருகிறார்கள். அப்போது அவர்களுக்கு டி.எம்.கார்த்தி மற்றும் பிஜிலி

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சென்னை: விக்ராந்த் நடிப்பில் வெளியாகியுள்ள பக்ரீத் படத்தை பார்த்தவர்கள் அனைவரும் பாராட்டுகிறார்கள். நண்பர்கள் துணையுடன் திரையுலகில் முன்னுக்கு வர போராடிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார் விக்ராந்த். ஜெகதீசன் சுப்பு இயக்கத்தில் விக்ராந்த் நடித்த பக்ரீத் படம் இன்று வெளியாகியுள்ளது. ஒரு ஒட்டகத்தின் மீது பாசம் வைத்துள்ள விவசாயியாக நடித்து அசத்தியுள்ளார் விக்ராந்த். படத்தை பார்த்தவர்கள் சமூக வலைதளங்களில் என்ன சொல்கிறார்கள் என்று பார்ப்போம்.

சென்னை: ஒரு எளிய மனிதனுக்கும், ஒரு ஒட்டகத்துக்கும் இடையேயான பாசப் பயணம் தான் பக்ரீத். நம்முடைய மண்ணில் இன்னும் இன்னும் எத்தனையோ சொல்லப்படாத கதைகள் புதைந்து கிடக்கின்றன. அவை நம்மை சுற்றியே தான் இருக்கின்றன. நாம் தான் அதை கவனித்து தோண்டி எடுக்க வேண்டும். அப்போது தான் அதில் உண்மைத்தன்மை இருக்கும். இதுபோல் ஒரு சில

சென்னை: கோமாளி திரைப்படம் குறித்து ரசிகர்கள் டிவிட்டர் கருத்து தெரிவித்து வருகின்றனர். பிரதீப் ரங்கநாதன் இயக்கத்தில் ஜெயம் ரவி நடித்துள்ள படம் கோமாளி. இப்படத்தின் டிரெய்லரில் ரஜினியின் அரசியல் பிரவேசத்தை கேலி செய்யும் வகையில் காட்சிகள் அமைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. இதற்கு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு கிளம்பியதைத் தொடர்ந்து அக்காட்சிகள் நீக்கப்பட்டன. இந்நிலையில், சுதந்திர தினத்தையொட்டி கோமாளி திரைப்படம் இன்று வெளியாகியுள்ளது.

சென்னை: நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை படத்தில் இருக்கு அஜித் ரசிகர்களுக்கு வேட்டை இருக்கு. அமிதாப் பச்சன், டாப்ஸி உள்ளிட்டோர் நடித்து இந்தியில் வெற்றி பெற்ற பிங்க் படத்தை அஜித், வித்யா பாலன், ஷ்ரத்தா ஸ்ரீநாத் உள்ளிட்டோரை வைத்து நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை என்ற பெயரில் ரீமேக் செய்துள்ளார் ஹெச். வினோத். மறைந்த நடிகை ஸ்ரீதேவியின் கணவர் போனி கபூர் தயாரித்துள்ள

சென்னை: நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை படத்தை சிங்கப்பூரில் பார்த்தவர்கள் அது குறித்து ட்விட்டரில் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். ஹெச். வினோத் இயக்கத்தில் அஜித், வித்யா பாலன், ஷ்ரத்தா ஸ்ரீநாத் உள்ளிட்டோர் நடித்துள்ள நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை படத்தின் ப்ரீமியர் ஷோ இன்று சிங்கப்பூரில் நடந்தது. மேலும் மீடியாவுக்கும் இன்று இந்த படம் திரையிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. ப்ரீமியர் ஷோவை முன்னிட்டு போனி கபூர், வித்யா

சென்னை: எளிய மனிதர்களுக்கு இடையேயான காதலை, அடர் வனத்தின் பின்னணியில் குளிர்ச்சியாக கூறும் படம் கழுகு 2. கொடைக்கானலில் ஓர் அடர்ந்தக் காடு. அதில் செந்நாய்களின் ஆட்சி. மனிதர்களை வேட்டையாடும் செந்நாய்களுக்கு பயந்து, அந்த காட்டுக்குள் நுழையவே பயப்படுகின்றனர் ஊர் மக்கள். சுயநலம் கொண்ட ஒரு வியாபாரி மரங்களை வெட்டி லாபம் பார்ப்பதற்காக அந்த காட்டை

சென்னை: நம் வீட்டு பெண்களின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு நாம் உறுதுணையாக இருக்க வேண்டும் எனும் கருத்தை காதலின் மூலம் உரக்கச் சொல்கிறது டியர் காம்ரேட். தமிழில் தூத்துக்குடி தான் கதைக்களம். கல்லூரி மாணவரான விஜய் தேவரகொண்டா ஒரு காம்ரேட். அதாவது எதற்கும் அஞ்சாத ஒரு போராளி. அதனாலேயே ஸ்டூடன்ஸ் யூனியன் தலைவராக செயல்பட்டு வருகிறார். எதற்கெடுத்தாலும் அடிதடி

சென்னை: அப்பா, மகன் இடையேயான உறவை காதல், காமெடி கலந்து கமர்சியலாக சொல்கிறது கொளஞ்சி. பெரியாரிஸ்டான சமுத்திரக்கனிக்கு ஒரு மனைவி (சங்கவி), இரண்டு மகன்கள். மூத்த மகன் பெயர் தான் கொளஞ்சி (கிருபாகரன்). வாலுப் பையனான கொளஞ்சி, நண்பன் நசாத்துடன் சேர்ந்து சேட்டை செய்துகொண்டு ஊர்ச்சுற்றி திரிகிறான். இதனாலேயே அப்பாவிடம் அடி வாங்காத நாளே இல்லை

சென்னை: விஜய் தேவரகொண்டா, ராஷ்மிகா மந்தனா நடித்துள்ள டியர் காம்ரேட் படத்திற்கு நல்ல வரவேற்பு கிடைத்துள்ளது. விஜய் தேவரகொண்டா மற்றும் ராஷ்மிகா மந்தனா நடிப்பில் உருவாகியுள்ள டியர் காம்ரேட் திரைப்படம் தமிழ், தெலுங்கு, கன்னடம் மற்றும் மலையாளம் ஆகிய மொழிகளில் இன்று உலகம் முழுவதும் வெளியாகியுள்ளது. புதுமுக இயக்குனர் பரத் கம்மா இப்படத்தை இயக்கியுள்ளார். ஸ்ருதி ராமசந்திரன்,

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കലാഭവൻ ഷാജോൺ എന്ന നടൻ ആദ്യമായി സംവിധായകനാവുമ്പോൾ പ്രേക്ഷകർ ഒരിക്കലും പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഓപ്‌ഷൻ അല്ല പൃഥ്വിരാജ് എന്ന നായകൻ. മിമിക്രിയാണ് ഷാജോൺന്റെ ലാവണം. സിനിമയിൽ വന്ന ശേഷം കോമഡി വേഷങ്ങളിലൂടെ മികച്ച ക്യാരക്റ്റർ നടൻ ആയി പ്രശംസ നേടുകയും ചെയ്തു. പൃഥ്വിരാജ് ആണെങ്കിൽ കുറെ കാലമായി ഡാർക്ക് ത്രില്ലർ ഴോനറിലാണ് സ്പെഷ്യലൈസ് ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നത്. ആ

1989 മെയ് മാസത്തിൽ ആണ് അന്നത്തെ മുപ്പത്തിമൂന്നുകാരനായ ഹാസ്യനടൻ -കം-തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത് ശ്രീനിവാസൻ തന്റെ ആദ്യത്തെ സംവിധാനസംരംഭവുമായി വരുന്നത്. സിനിമയുടെ പേര് വടക്കുനോക്കിയന്ത്രം. തിയേറ്ററിൽ ആവറേജ് വിജയമായി വന്നുപോയ വടക്കുനോക്കിയന്ത്രം പക്ഷെ മലയാളികളെ ഞെട്ടിച്ചത് ആ വർഷത്തെ സംസ്ഥാന ചലച്ചിത്ര പ്രഖ്യാപന വേളയിൽ ആണ്. മതിലുകൾ (അടൂർ), ഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ (ഹരിഹരൻ), ആലീസിന്റെ അന്വേഷണം(ടി വി

2017 ഏപ്രിൽ 28 നാണ് രാജമൗലി-പ്രഭാസ് ടീമിന്റെ ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡൻ ഹിറ്റ് ബാഹുബലി 2 the conclusion റിലീസ് ചെയ്യുന്നത്. അതിന്റെ തൊട്ട് തലേ ദിവസം ഒരു മുന്നറിയിപ്പുമില്ലാതെ മറ്റൊരു പ്രഭാസ് സിനിമയുടെ ടീസർ മലയാളമുൾപ്പടെ പ്രധാന ഇന്ത്യൻ ഭാഷകളിൽ യൂ ടൂബിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടു. "സാഹോ". പിറ്റേന്ന് ബാഹുബലി 2 വിനൊപ്പം തിയേറ്ററിലും പ്രേക്ഷകർ അത്

ചില സംവിധായകരുടെ ഒരു സിനിമ കണ്ടതിന്റെ ഗംഭീരമായ ഓർമ്മ മതിയാവും, ജീവിതകാലം മുഴുവൻ പിന്നെ അവർ ഇറക്കുന്ന ഏത് സിനിമകളിലേക്കും ആകർഷിക്കപ്പെടാൻ. സുസീന്ദ്രൻ എന്ന ഒട്ടംഛത്രം സ്വദേശിയായ സംവിധായകന്റെ കാർത്തിഫിലിം ആയ "നാൻ മഹാൻ ഇല്ലൈ" കണ്ടിട്ട് ഒരു ദശകമാവാനായിട്ടുണ്ടാവും. അന്ന് അത് സമ്മാനിച്ച കിടിലൻ അനുഭവത്തിന്റെ സ്മരണയാൽ മാത്രമാണ് ഞാൻ , മറ്റൊരാകർഷണീയതയുമില്ലാത്ത കെന്നഡിക്ളബ്ബ് എന്ന സിനിമയ്ക്ക് കയറിയത്. മൊത്തത്തിൽ നോക്കുമ്പോൾ ഒരു അനാവശ്യ സിനിമ

റോഡ് മൂവി എന്നത് അധികം മനസ്സിലാക്കപ്പെടാതെ പോയിട്ടുണ്ട് മലയാള സിനിമാലോകത്ത്. ഒരു ബസ്സിലോ കാറിലോ കഥ നടക്കുന്നുവെന്നതിനപ്പുറം ഈ വാഹനം സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന പ്രദേശത്തിന്റെയും അവിടത്തെ ജനതയുടെയും സംസ്കാരം കൂടി കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളിലൂടെ കടന്നു വരുമ്പോഴാണ് സിനിമ യഥാർത്ഥ ജീവിത ഗന്ധമുള്ളതായി മാറുന്നത്. ഇങ്ങനെ വർത്തമാനകാല കേരളത്തിലെ സാധാരണ ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കുള്ള ഒരെത്തിനോട്ടമാണ് മൊഹബ്ബത്തിൻ കുഞ്ഞബ്ദുളള എന്ന ഷാനു സമദിന്റെ

ജോസഫിന്റെ ബമ്പർ വിജയത്തിന് ശേഷം ജോജുവിനെ നായകനാക്കി മലയാളത്തിലെ സീനിയർ സംവിധായകൻ ജോഷി ഒരുക്കുന്ന സിനിമ എന്ന നിലയിൽ ആയിരുന്നു പൊറിഞ്ചു മറിയം ജോസ് ഫസ്റ്റ് അനൗണ്സ്മെന്റ് നാൾ മുതൽ വാർത്തകളിൽ നിറഞ്ഞത്. 2013, 14, 15 വര്ഷങ്ങളിലായി ഇറങ്ങിയ ലോക്പാൽ, സലാം കാശ്മീർ, ലൈലാ ഓ ലൈലാ എന്നീ മൂന്നു സിനിമകളുടെ സമ്പൂർണ പരാജയത്തിന്

രമേശൻ ഒരു പേരല്ല എന്ന സിനിമയുടെ ഇടവേള സമയത്ത് തിയേറ്ററിൽ ഇരുന്നപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ഓർത്തത് പണ്ട് സോവിയറ്റ് യൂണിയൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന കാലത്തെ ഒരു കോമഡി ആണ്. സൗഹൃദസന്ദർശനത്തിന് മോസ്‌കോയിൽ എത്തിയ അമേരിക്കൻ പ്രസിഡന്റുമായി റഷ്യൻ പ്രസിഡന്റ് ചെസ്സ് കളിക്കുകയും അതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്തു. പിറ്റേന്നത്തെ പ്രവ്ദയിൽ ഹെഡിംഗ് ഇപ്രകാരമായിരുന്നു. രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവന്മാർ പങ്കെടുത്ത ചതുരംഗമത്സരത്തിൽ റഷ്യൻ പ്രസിഡന്റിന്

ആക്സിഡന്റിനെ തുടർന്ന് 16 വർഷം കോമയിൽ കിടന്ന ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ പെട്ടെന്നൊരു നാൾ ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ചുവരുമ്പോൾ സമകാലിക സാമൂഹ്യവസ്ഥകളുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടാൻ അയാൾ നേരിടുന്ന ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകൾ ആണ് ജയം രവിയുടെ പുതിയ സിനിമ-കോമാളി-കാണിച്ചുതരുന്നത്. കോമാളി എന്നാൽ ജോക്കർ എന്ന് മാത്രമല്ല കോമായെ ആളിയവൻ എന്നും അർത്ഥം. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ വെറും കോമാളിക്കളി മാത്രമല്ല സിനിമ, ഇത്തിരി സെന്റിമെന്റൽ കൂടി

കുട്ടികളുടെ മനസിലെ നിഷ്കളങ്കതകൾ മാത്രമല്ല കാപട്യങ്ങളും തനിക്ക് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാനാവുമെന്ന് ഗപ്പി എന്ന ആദ്യ സിനിമയിലൂടെ തെളിയിച്ച സംവിധായകൻ ആണ് ജോൺ പോൾ ജോർജ്. തന്റെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ ചിത്രത്തിൽ ജോൺ പോൾ ജോർജ് പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത് കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളുടെ മനസുള്ള ഒരു നായകകഥാപാത്രത്തെ ആണ്. നായകന്റെ പേര് തന്നെ സിനിമയ്ക്കും.. അമ്പിളി. സംവിധായകന്റെയും നായകന്റെയും കയ്യൊപ്പുള്ള ഒരൊന്നൊന്നര ദൃശ്യാനുഭവം എന്ന് അടിവര.

ഷൂട്ടിംഗ് തുടങ്ങിയ അന്ന് മുതൽ തുടങ്ങിയ പബ്ലിസിറ്റിയിലൂടേയും ടീസറുകളിലൂടെയും ട്രെയിലറുകളിലൂടെയും റിലീസിന് മുൻപേ തന്നെ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ വൻ ഹൈപ്പുമായിട്ടാണ് കൽക്കി ഇന്ന് തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ എത്തിയത്. കൊമേഴ്‌സ്യൽ പോലീസ് സിനിമകളിൽ ലോജിക്കും യാഥാർഥ്യവും തിരയുന്നത് വിഢിത്തമാണെന്ന കാര്യം സിനിമയുണ്ടായ കാലം മുതൽ നമ്മൾക്കറിയാം. കൽക്കിയുടെ ടീസർ-ട്രെയിലറുകൾ സമ്മാനിച്ച മുൻ വിധികളും മറിച്ചൊന്നല്ല. ഇക്കാരണത്താൽ പ്രതീക്ഷയുടേതായ യാതൊരുവിധ മുൻവിധികളുമായിട്ടായിരുന്നില്ല

കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച ഇറങ്ങിയ 'തണ്ണീർമത്തൻ ദിനങ്ങൾ' തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ നിറഞ്ഞ് തിമിർക്കുന്നതിനിടയിൽ ഈയാഴ്ച അടുത്ത പ്ലസ്‌ടു സിനിമ കൂടി മലയാളത്തിൽ ഇന്ന് റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. വിവേക് ആര്യൻ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന "ഓർമ്മയിൽ ഒരു ശിശിരം". C/o സൈറാ ബാനു, സൺഡേ ഹോളിഡേ, ബി ടെക് തുടങ്ങിയ ഭേദപ്പെട്ട സിനിമകൾക്ക് ശേഷം മാക്ട്രോ പിക്‌ചേഴ്‌സിന്റെ നാലാമത്തെ ചിത്രം എന്നൊരു

തങ്കഭസ്മക്കുറിയിട്ട തമ്പുരാട്ടിയെന്ന സിനിമ കണ്ടു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ആർക്ക് തങ്കക്കുറി ചാർത്തണമെന്ന ചോദ്യം മുന്നോട്ടു വരുമ്പോൾ ആദ്യം നമ്മുടെ മുന്നിൽ വരുന്നത് കലാഭവൻ നവാസെന്ന നടനെയായിരിക്കും. കാരണം എസ് ഐ രാജൻ എന്ന കഥാപാത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഒരിടക്കാലത്തിനു ശേഷം ശക്തമായ തിരിച്ചുവരവാണ് ഈ അനുഗ്രഹീത നടൻ നടത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. സ്വാഭാവികാഭിനയത്തിന്റെ വേറിട്ട രീതിയെന്തെന്ന് ഒരു കൊല്ലത്തുകാരനായ എസ് ഐ കഥാപാത്രത്തിലൂടെ

ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದ್ಯ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ್ದೇ ಮಾತು. ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್, ನೆಗೆಟೀವ್ ಅಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಕಡೆ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಎರಡು ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ನಟರ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ಅನಾವಶ್ಯಕ ವಾಕ್ಸಮರ. ಹಿಂದೊಮ್ಮೆ, ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶಕರು ಒಂದು ಮಾತನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರು. ಚಿತ್ರ ನೋಡಿ ಹೊರಬರುವಾಗ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ, ಪಾತ್ರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದರೆ, ಚಿತ್ರ

''ಬಲ ಇದೆ ಅಂತ ಹೊಡೆದಾಡುವವನು ರೌಡಿ. ಆದ್ರೆ, ಬಲವಾದ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಡೆದಾಡುವನು ಈ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ'' 'ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್' ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದ ಪಕ್ಕಾ ಕಮರ್ಷಿಯಲ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವವರಿಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್ ಹಬ್ಬದಂತೆ ಇದೆ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂಬ ಕುಸ್ತಿ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನನ ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಕಥೆಯೇ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರ. ಅದ್ದೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವಾದ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತಿಕೆಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಹಸವೂ ಇದೆ. ಸಂಬಂಧದ ಮಹತ್ವವೂ ಇದೆ.  

'ಬಾಹುಬಲಿ' ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಬಳಿಕ ಪ್ರಭಾಸ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಚಿತ್ರ ಬರ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ಕುತೂಹಲ, ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿತ್ತು. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಸಾಹೋ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕೂಡ ರಿಲೀಸ್ಗೆ ಮುಂಚೆ ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು. ಸಾಹೋ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಮೇಲೆ ಮಿಶ್ರಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಎದುರಾಗಿದೆ. ಚಿತ್ರ: ಸಾಹೋನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಸುಜಿತ್ ರೆಡ್ಡಿಕಲಾವಿದರು: ಪ್ರಭಾಸ್, ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಕಪೂರ್, ಜಾಕಿ ಶ್ರಾಫ್, ನೀಲ್ ನಿತಿನ್ ಮುಖೇಶ್, ಅರುಣ್ ವಿಜಯ್, ಮಂದಿರಾ ಬೇಡಿಬಿಡುಗಡೆ:

ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಾಲ ಇರಲಿ... ಟ್ರೆಂಡ್ ಹೇಗಿಯೇ ಬದಲಾಗಲಿ.. ಇಂಡಸ್ಟ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾರರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳು ಬರುತ್ತಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ದೆವ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಾವ ಹೊತ್ತು ಬಿಡಿ... ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ, ಈ ವಾರ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಹಾರರ್ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ ಅದೇ 'ರಾಂಧವ'. ನಾಯಕ ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ (ಭುವನ್ ಪೊನ್ನಣ್ಣ) ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ ಗೂಬೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಡಾಕ್ಯೂಮೆಂಟರಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಹೊರಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಇರುವ ನಾಯಕನಿಗೆ ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಕನಸುಗಳು

ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಮೂರು ಕಥೆಗಳ ಒಂದು ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಒಂದು ಕೊಲೆಯನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸುತ್ತ ಹೋದಾಗ, ಮತ್ತೆರಡು ಕ್ರೈಂ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಕಥೆ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೆ. ಈ ಮೂರು ಕ್ರೈಂ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಹೇಗೆ ಒಂದಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಹೆಣೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತೆ, ಈ ಮೂರು ಕಥೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಆಗಿರುತ್ತೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದೇ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಪೂರ್ತಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಓದಿ....

ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ದರ್ಶನ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ತೆಲುಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ಧೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಸಾವಿರಕ್ಕೂ ಅಧಿಕ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 2ಡಿ ಮತ್ತು 3ಡಿ ವರ್ಷನ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ತೆರೆಕಂಡಿದ್ದು, ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಕಣ್ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮುನಿರತ್ನ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ನೋಡಿದ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಷ್ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಮುನಿರತ್ನ ಅವರ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅದ್ಭುತ. ದರ್ಶನ್ ಅವರ ನಟನೆ

ದುರ್ಯೋಧನ ಮತ್ತು ಭೀಮನ ನಡುವಿನ ಗದಾ ಯುದ್ಧದಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾಗುವ 'ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ, ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಅದೇ ಗದಾ ಯುದ್ಧ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಂತ್ಯ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮಹಾಭಾರತ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾ ಕಾವ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ ತರುವಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. 'ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ' ಕದನ ಬಲು ಸೊಗಸಾಗಿದೆ. ಪೌರಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಖುಷಿ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.

ನಾವು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು, ನಮಗೆ ಸಿಗಬೇಕು ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಹೋರಾಟ ನಡೆಸಬೇಕು. ಹೋರಾಟ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನಮ್ಮ ಒಳಗೆ ಆಗುವ ವಿಷಯ. ಅದು ಹೊರಗಡೆ ಆದ್ರೆ, ಅದೇ ಹೋರಾಟ ಮತ್ತೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ನಾವು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿದನ್ನು ಹೋರಾಟ ಮಾಡಿ ಪಡೆದರೆ, ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವುದೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಹುಡುಕಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ರಶ್ಮಿಕಾ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವುದು ಬೇಡ ಎಂದಿದ್ದರಂತೆ ತಂದೆ-ತಾಯಿ

ಶಾನೆ ಟಾಪಗವ್ಳೆ ಹಾಡಿನ ಮೂಲಕವೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ 'ಸಿಂಗ' ರಾಜ್ಯದಾದ್ಯಂತ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸರ್ಜಾ ಮತ್ತು ಅದಿತಿ ಪ್ರಭುದೇವ ಅಭಿನಯದ 'ಸಿಂಗ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಿಶ್ರ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಟ್ರೈಲರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಡುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಚಿತ್ರಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದ 'ಸಿಂಗ' ನೋಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಕೊಂಚ ನಿರಾಸೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಆಕ್ಷನ್, ಪಂಚಿಂಗ್ ಡೈಲಾಗ್, ಸೆಂಟಿಮೆಂಟ್ ಎಲ್ಲವು

ಆದಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ಅಂಡರ್ ಕವರ್ ಪೊಲೀಸ್... ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಟ್ರಾವೆಲ್ ಏಜೆನ್ಸಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಹುಡುಗಿ.. ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿಯೇ 'ಆದಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಪುರಾಣ'. ಬಾಯಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳುವ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುಳ್ಳಿನ ವಾಸನೆ ಕಂಡರೂ ಆಗದೆ ಇರುವ ಆದಿ, ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರು ಸೇರಿದರೆ ಏನೆಲ್ಲ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಹೇಳುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ.

ಐದು ಗೆಳೆಯರು ಪ್ರವಾಸ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆ ಪ್ರವಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯಾನಕ ಘಟನೆಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆಯೇ 'ಚಿತ್ರಕಥಾ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಕಥೆಯ ಒನ್ ಲೈನ್ ಕೇಳಿದರೆ, ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಬಹಳ ಬಂದಿವೆ ಎನಿಸಿದರೂ, ಇದು ಕೊಂಚ ಬೇರೆ ರೀತಿ ಇದೆ. ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಜಾನರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಈ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನೋಡಲು ಬೇಸರ ಆಗಲ್ಲ. ಹೊಸಬರ

ಇದು ಅಮ್ಮ ಮಗಳ ಕಥೆ. ಹಾಗೆಂದ ಮಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸೆಂಟಿಮೆಂಟ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಲ್ಲ... ಇಲ್ಲಿ ರೌಡಿಗಳ ಕೌರ್ಯ ಇದೆ ಹಾಗೆಂದು ಇದು ರೌಡಿಂಸಂ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಲ್ಲ... ಮಾಫಿಯಾ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಅನಾವರಣ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದ್ರೆ, ಇದು ಅಂಡರ್ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ ಅಲ್ಲ.... ಆದರೆ, ಇಷ್ಟೂ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಬೇರೆಯದ್ದೆ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಪಕ್ಕಾ ರಿಯಲಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾವೇ 'ದೇವಕಿ'.

ಹ್ಯಾಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಹೀರೋ ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಬಹು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ 'ರುಸ್ತುಂ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯದಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೆರೆಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಸಾಹಸ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ರವಿವರ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಕಟ್ ಹೇಳಿರುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಿಂದಿ, ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಹಸ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ರವಿವರ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಕಟ್ ಹೇಳಿ ಸೈ

Endurance athlete Cameron Bellamy completed the longest recorded ocean channel swim on Sunday, covering the 151.7 km (94 miles) from Barbados to St Lucia in the Caribbean in 56 hours and 36 minutes, according to the official website tracking his progress.

Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka accused his team mates of being scared after the Gunners threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Watford in the Premier League on Sunday.

Dario Benedetto's dream debut with Olympique de Marseille continued on Sunday when the Argentine striker's double inspired them to a 4-3 Ligue 1 win at struggling Monaco.

A late goal from Reinaldo saved Sao Paulo from a third league defeat in four games on Sunday and gave them a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw with lowly CSA at the Morumbi stadium.

Roger Federer is set to give Andy Murray's hip an early season workout, with Switzerland drawn to face Great Britain in the group phase of the inaugural ATP Cup.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a debut goal to help Paulo Fonseca secure his first win as AS Roma coach in a 4-2 victory over Sassuolo, after Lazio fell to a shock defeat and Bologna moved into second place in Serie A on Sunday.

Manchester City's Pauline Bremer grabbed a brace of goals in a 2-0 win away to Reading and Chloe Kelly scored two superb long-range strikes of her own as Everton beat Bristol City 2-0 in the second round of games in the FA Women's Super League on Sunday.

Callum Wilson scored twice for Bournemouth as they enjoyed a 3-1 home victory over a defensively fragile Everton side to move into mid-table in the Premier League on Sunday.

England beat Australia by 135 runs in the fifth and final test at The Oval on Sunday to draw the Ashes series 2-2.

Honda's Marc Marquez took another significant stride towards his sixth MotoGP title by seizing victory in a last-lap duel at the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday after missing out in his previous two races.

New Zealander Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" on Sunday won the audience award given at the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which has in many past years been a bellwether for Academy Award winners.

Victoria Beckham chose a light and fluid silhouette for the female wardrobe next spring, presenting a line for "women in motion" at her London Fashion Week show on Sunday.

Apple TV+ premiered its first show at the Tribeca TV Festival on Saturday, flaunting feminist snark, lavish period costumes and a star-studded cast in "Dickinson," a series that sheds a modern light on the life of an iconic American poet.

South African accountant Shaista Hamdulay never imagined she would one day mingle with fashionistas at London Fashion Week.

British singer Sam Smith on Friday asked to be referred to by the gender neutral pronouns they/them, citing "a lifetime of being at war with my gender."

A federal judge on Friday handed down the first sentence in the U.S. college admissions scandal.

American rock star Eddie Money, whose hits including "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On" formed part of the power pop soundtrack of the late 1970s and early 1980s, died in Los Angeles on Friday at age 70, his family said in a statement.

Bruce Springsteen's concert movie "Western Stars" received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, with the rock star describing it as a "continuation of the stories" he has told throughout his career.

The under-representation of women in Hollywood behind the camera is an "embarrassment", American actor and activist Geena Davis said at France's Deauville Film Festival.

Luxury brands and retailers are increasingly collaborating with celebrities, including style bloggers and Instagram stars, to help design collections and jazz up their wares.

Truex passed Kevin Harvick with 20 of 267 laps remaining and went on to cruise to victory in Sunday night’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, taking the first win in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.Truex had won four times this season but his most recent victory came in June at Sonoma, Calif., and had not finished better than 13th in the last three races.The win is the ...Keep reading

Logano got held up by a lapped car with two of 80 laps left in the stage which allowed Truex to slip by for the lead. Until then, Logano had dominated the stage.Kyle Larson finished third, Kevin Harvick was fourth and Chase Elliott completed the top-five.Rounding out the top-10 were William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman.Following the break between Stages ...Keep reading

Stefanik was piloting a single-engine, single-seater Aero Ultra-Light aircraft. According to a report from NBC Connecticut, he had taken off from RICONN Airport along the Rhode Island border and crashed into a wooded area near the airport. He was 61 years old.In his career, Stefanik won 74 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races in 453 starts, as well as seven championships between 1989 and ...Keep reading

The Penske driver has made no secret of his plan to have enough points up his sleeve for a carefree Bathurst campaign, as he looks to add a Mount Panorama crown to his glowing CV.That's now been achieved, his record-breaking 17th win of the season at Pukekohe yesterday giving him a 598-point lead over Shane van Gisbergen.His margin is so great that he could DNF both the Bathurst 1000 and ...Keep reading

Gdovic, who shared the #46 Huracan with IndyCar Series regular Conor Daly, got the better of the championship-leading Change Racing pairing of Richard Antinucci and Corey Lewis to close up the title race ahead of the World Finals at Jerez next month. The #1 Prestige Performance/Wayne Taylor Racing partnership of Sandy Mitchell and Andrea Amici recorded a brace of podium ...Keep reading

Yamaha put four bikes in the top five in the San Marino Grand Prix, but while Quartararo fought Marc Marquez for victory and Vinales was a close third behind the pair, Rossi ended up 11 seconds adrift of the podium.Rossi said it was unfortunate to miss out on a Misano podium and admitted that he was somewhat alarmed by the size of the gap to the riders ahead."During the weekend we had some ...Keep reading

WSR BMW driver Jordan powered away from the front row to claim the lead into Duffus Dip for the first time, while pole man Rory Butcher, who had the less favourable medium tyre and full ballast, slotted into second place in his AmDTuning Honda.While Jordan settled into his rhythm, Butcher came under attack from Dan Cammish's Team Dynamics Honda. The positions swapped at the end of lap six when ...Keep reading

Hansen placed 15th overall after the opening day at the Bikernieki circuit in Riga, following retirement from Q2 after turn one contact with European Champion Robin Larsson.As bone dry conditions turned to full wet on Sunday morning for the remaining two qualifiers, Hansen was set the best time in Q3 and Q4 to climb to second in the Intermediate Classification, behind points lead Andreas ...Keep reading

Quartararo had led every lap of the first 26, but was denied a maiden win by Marquez, who had to pass the Frenchman twice on the final tour.Poleman Maverick Vinales had maintained the lead off the line, and the Petronas duo of Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli briefly made it a Yamaha 1-2-3.Marquez, who had started fifth after his qualifying run-in with Valentino Rossi, was up to fourth on ...Keep reading

Butcher had started from a career first BTCC pole in his AmDTuning.com Honda and blasted into an immediate lead, while Jordan powered his WSR-run BMW inside the Team Dynamics Honda of Dan Cammish to grab an early second spot.The race was neutralised early on following a clash between Michael Crees’s Team Hard VW and the Motorbase Ford of Nicolas Hamilton. Once racing resumed on lap ...Keep reading

Ogier took the rally lead from Citroen teammate Esapekka Lappi at the end of Saturday's running and continued to pull out time over the Finn across Sunday’s four stages, finally taking victory by 34.7 seconds.The reigning champion could only managed third on the rally-closing Power Stage however, while title rival Ott Tanak swept up the maximum five points, which leaves Ogier still trailing ...Keep reading

The American-owned outfit has faced difficulties getting its car into the right tyre operating window for much of the season, and suffered its third consecutive non points-scoring finish in Italy last weekend.Its run of form, and its inability to overcome the tyre issues so Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean can make progress in the races, is something that Steiner is finding hard to ...Keep reading

Waters was one of a number of Tickford drivers affected by a confusing Safety Car deployment, which left Jamie Whincup with a penalty and a number of early front-runners buried in the field.While Supercars race control has stood by its procedure, Waters reckons the category needs to take back the championship points awarded for the 200-kilometre encounter."I had a really good race car, was ...Keep reading

"Tickets worth Rupees 52,36,000 were unsold. Why all the tickets were not sold-out? DDCA started online ticket sale quite late that too without proper advertisement," Khanna claimed in a media release.

TOI Sports runs the rule over the performers for India during their 3-2 ODI series win over New Zealand. A report card on the players who featured in India's first ODI series win at home in two years, over NZ across five matches.

India completed a 3-2 series win over New Zealand by beating them in the decider at Vizag by 190 runs. Here we look at the several passages of play that stood out during the match.

Dhoni lavished praise on his bowlers for the resounding series-clinching win over New Zealand in the fifth and final ODI, describing the effort as "one of the best performances by the bowlers".

Bruised and battered by India after being bundled out for a meagre 79 while chasing 270 in the series-deciding fifth and final ODI, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson today termed the performance of his batting department as "frustrating".

Dhoni faced the conventional white ball and practised his trademark shots in a lengthy session at the nets. The series poised at 2-2, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli stayed away from the nets.

​​Jadhav, who's playing in place of an indisposed Suresh Raina, bowled for the first time in international cricket when MS Dhoni gave him the ball ahead of the regular spin duo of Axar Patel and Amit Mishra on a seaming Dharamsala track in the first one-dayer.

With conditions overcast, the last thing India would want is a wash-out. Despite weakening, cyclone Kyant, there's forecast of localised downpours as both the teams will keep their fingers crossed.

Sourav Ganguly insisted that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should stick to batting at No 4 which will enable him and Virat Kohli could play the finishers' role. The former Indian captain however said India were not becoming too much over dependent on Kohli.

India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the job of a finisher is one of the toughest and it is difficult to find a 'complete' player who is adept at batting in lower order and take the team through when the chips are down.

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Pacers Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam have also been recalled due to the insistence of head coach Russell Domingo

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A World Cup England did not traditionally win is theirs, an Ashes they did not outright lose is not - such has been the cricket summer

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AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted fast track designation for the development of its diabetes drug Farxiga to reduce the risk of deadly heart attacks in some patients.

Japanese officials have culled 753 pigs in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo after detecting an outbreak of swine fever, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.

As U.S health officials scramble to identify the root cause of hundreds of severe lung illnesses tied to vaping, one possible culprit identified so far is a line of illicit marijuana vape products sold under the brand names "Dank Vapes" and "Chronic Carts."

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday recommended approving the first therapy for peanut allergies, which affect over 1.6 million children in the United States, despite raising concerns about the risk of severe allergic reactions it poses to young patients.

(Reuters Health) - Women who exhibit many classic symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be much more likely to develop ovarian cancer than their counterparts who don't, a new study suggests.

The U.S. Department of Justice examined using fentanyl in lethal injections as it prepared last year to resume executing condemned prisoners, a then untested use of the powerful, addictive opioid that has helped fuel a national crisis of overdose deaths.

Biogen Inc and Eisai Co Ltd are abandoning two late-stage trials for their Alzheimer's treatment in a widely anticipated move that comes months after the companies scrapped trials of another drug for the memory-robbing disease.

Kenya on Friday began adding a malaria vaccine to its routine immunization schedule for babies and toddlers, becoming the third African country to roll out the vaccine for a disease that threatens children across the continent.

Russia's healthcare ministry has drafted a bill to introduce excise taxes on electronic cigarettes, Russian news agencies reported on Friday, citing minister Veronika Skvortsova.

An Egyptian masseur plays with fire to relieve his clients' muscle pain at his spa in the Nile Delta governorate of Gharbeya.

At 60, Sanjay Dutt can give young actors a run for their money when it comes to being fit and fabulous. The recently released trailer of Prasthanam is an evidence of the actor's unmatched flexibility, which age can't quite defy. But no good thing happens until you put in plenty of efforts. In an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Dutt revealed the secret to his enviable fitness.

"I think we all have to go to the gym and be on a proper food regime to stay fit. I eat boiled food. I eat six small meals a day, I go to the gym. But I've to get to kick in properly at the gym now", he answered when asked how did he manage to be fit always. Now you know what to do, if you're struggling to find your way to fitness!

Prasthanam, a Hindi remake of the Telugu flick with the same name, will have Dutt playing a politician i.e. Baldev Pratap Singh. The film revolves around a politician and his two sons amid a political backdrop, set in Lucknow. Ali Fazal, who plays one of Dutt's sons, is his desired successor while other pivotal roles will be played by Jackie Shroff, Chunky Pandey, Satyajeet Dubey Manisha Koirala and Amyra Dastur. It is slated to release on September 20, 2019.

Also Read: THIS is why Sanjay Dutt did not appear as a guest on The Kapil Sharma Show till now!

Subhash Kapoor will be directing another project before he begins shoot for Aamir Khan starrer Mogul. The film titled Madam ji features Richa Chadha, Saurabh Shukla and Akshay Oberoi. The Jolly LLB 2 director reached Lucknow on Tuesday to do a recce for the film. The film will go on floors in mid-October and the team will shoot continuously for a month.

Reportedly, the filmmaker plans to shoot extensively in the Jahangirabad and Mahmoodabad places, La Martiniere College, Christian College, Malihabad, Aunty House in Narhi and several other places.

Aamir Khan had recently reversed his decision of not working in Mogul directed by Subhash Kapoor after the latter was accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo movement in 2018. However, the actor has now decided to go ahead with the project with Subhash Kapoor as the director. The actor said that he believes in 'not guilty until proven' and has also given an elaborate justification on the matter. Mogul is based on the life of the T-series founder Gulshan Kumar. Aamir Khan will be essaying the role of Gulshan Kumar.

Also Read: WOAH! Aamir Khan reveals that he had approached Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan and even Kapil Sharma for Mogul

Anubhav Sinha's last release Article 15 not only earned great reviews from critics but was also widely loved by the audience. The director is already working on his social drama Thappad, which stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead. On Saturday, Sinha announced a new addition to the cast as actor Pavail Gulati came on board.  "Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing to you Pavail Gulati #Thappad @pavailkgulati @taapsee and wish him a happy birthday too today," he wrote on Twitter.

Pavail has earlier appeared on Sidharth Malhotra's Ittefaq and the multi-starrer Kalank. He was last seen in Zoya Akhtar’s web series Made in Heaven.  'I was blown by his audition. I have shot with him for four days now and I must say he is an actor to watch out for next year. This is probably the first time I finalised an actor in a lead part without even having met him and I am happy I did,' he said, discussing Pavail's casting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing to you Pavail Gulati #Thappad @pavailkgulati @taapsee and wish him a happy birthday too today. pic.twitter.com/dxLi1Fen9s

— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) September 14, 2019

The shoot of Thappad is already on. It is slated to release on March 6, 2020, which also happens to be the Women's Day weekend of the year.

Also Read: Thappad: Taapsee Pannu is in pensive mood on the sets of Anubhav Sinha's film

Comedian Bharti Singh is all praise for friend and colleague Kapil Sharma. She said that she is happy about his return to TV as his show helps many people run their households. In a recent interview, while talking about Kapil Sharma, Bharti Singh said that every person goes through a dull phase or tough times, but she is glad that he bounced back with full force. She said that his comeback was much needed. She also said that people have bought big cars, houses by doing shows with him.

Kapil Sharma got married to his childhood sweetheart Ginni in December 2018. The couple is currently expecting their first baby. Talking about his marriage, Bharti said that he has changed a lot after marriage. She said that Kapil used to party a lot earlier, but he has stopped doing it after getting married.

Bharti also revealed that Kapil has stopped drinking, smoking and eats home-cooked food. The comedian wraps up shoot by max 10-10:30 pm and heads straight home to spend time with his wife Ginni.

Also Read: Sonam Kapoor complimented Kapil Sharma on losing weight and here’s how he reacted to it

Alia Bhatt is one of the most lauded new-age actresses in the industry. She recently took to her Instagram to announce that she will become the face of Mohey Fashions, which was earlier endorsed by Anushka Sharma with Virat Kohli for Manyavar. As of now, Kartik Aaryan has been roped in to be the new face of Manyavar while Alia will be the face for Mohey Fashions.

Talking about her association with the brand their campaign #DulhanWaaliFeeling, the actress said that through the campaign she looks forward to connecting with young brides from all over. The Highway actress said that the aim of the campaign is to understand a bride’s emotion on her special day.

She posted a couple of pictures in a full-fledged bridal look wearing a cherry red lehenga with the caption, “#DulhanWaliFeeling ????‍♀ Super excited to be the face of @moheyfashion.. Here’s to new beginnings and beautiful lehengas ????????✨”

#DulhanWaliFeeling ????‍♀ Super excited to be the face of @moheyfashion.. Here's to new beginnings and beautiful lehengas ????????✨

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Meanwhile, fans of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor have circulated an image where Alia can be seen getting married to Ranbir Kapoor. In the original ad, model-actor Kunal Thakur is seen acting as Alia Bhatt’s groom. The image went viral on social media since the fans have been waiting for the wedding news for a while now.

Also Read: This image of Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s wedding is going viral and it is sending fans into frenzy

Post marriage, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will be first seen together in the upcoming sports drama '83. While Ranveer will be seen essaying legendary cricketer Kapil Dev’s character, Deepika will play Dev’s wife Romi Dev. The actor, a couple of months back, flew to London to shoot her part. We even saw photos of Deepika hanging out with Kabir Khan’s daughter.

And if reports are to be believed, then Deepika has wrapped her schedule for the film. The Mumbai schedule begun soon after the team headed back to Mumbai from London. We recently also spotted her offering prayers at Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja. Looks like she headed there, just after wrapping the shoot.

Deepika and Ranveer, in the past, have come together thrice; for Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and the last one being Padmaavat. Interestingly, they didn’t have a happy ending in any of these films. While '83 doesn’t really revolved around Kapil Dev’s equation with his wife, we hear she will have a brief but impactful role to play.

Prior to heading to London, Deepika also finished filming for Meghn Gulzar’s Chhapaak. The film is based on the real life story of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.

Also Read: Deepika Padukone’s latest workout video is all the motivation you need to hit the gym

Actor Arjun Kapoor is a self-confessed cinephile and has been passing on his recommendations to his fans and followers. Over the past month, the Ishaqzaade actor has been giving show and movie recommendations every Friday through his Instagram handle. He calls this segment, Arjun Recommends. What started as a general Instagram post has become a digital property, courtesy its popularity among his fans.

The actor while talking to a tabloid said that Arjun Recommends is his attempt to bring together like-minded people who love to watch clutter-breaking content. The actor who prefers to discover great shows sitting at home over going to a party said that the platform allows him to engage with people across India and understand the movies and shows that work for them. He wants to develop this into a platform that will encourage people to discuss the good content available on the Internet.

With OTT platforms providing a wide range of content, the actor believes that we are witnessing a period of disruption where each medium is pushing the other to do better. The Gunday actor also said that watching innovative content also helps one understand the kind of shows consumed by people at home. This, in turn, will enable filmmakers to understand what kind of films will urge the audience to hit the theatre.

On the work front, Arjun Kapoor will next be seen in the film Panipat, which is slated to release in December.

Also Read: 5 Years Of Finding Fanny: Arjun Kapoor gets nostalgic, shares a video featuring Deepika Padukone

Dream Girl has opened to rave reviews and here's our toast of the town, soaking in the success. Ayushmann Khurrana, who also celebrates his birthday today, is on a roll. From Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho to Article 15 and now Dream Girl, the past year has probably given him more than he could ask for. Amid all the fame and flashlights, however, he has a clear vision as to what he does and does not want to do.

In a recent interview, the actor opened up on the kind of films he will never do. Now, it's a crucial thing for an artist to know what stands opposite to his values. Ayushmann says he is all in for progressive films but will never be a part of regressive cinema. He cited the example of Dream Girl, which, despite being set on the backdrop of 90's, was never out of context.

That's a good thing to come from a popular actor, given that we're fighting tons of regressive values in cinema as well as other walks of life right now!

Ayushmann's Bala, a satire revolving around premature balding, is in progress. He has wrapped shooting for Shoojit Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo, also starring Amitabh Bachchan. Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, a spin-off to his 2017 film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, will feature him as a homosexual man.

Also Read: Madhuri Dixit sings ‘Yeh Ladka Haye Allah’ on Ayushmann Khurrana’s request

Anees Bazmee’s film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 starring Kartik Aaryan will be going on floors in January 2020. However, the makers will be shooting the mahurat shot in the month of September itself. Last month, the makers had revealed the first look posters featuring Kartik Aaryan as a ghostbuster.

The film is a sequel to the 2007 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa which was a remake of a Malayalam film. The film had Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan in the lead with Priyadarshan as the director. However, Bazmee has clarified that Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is not connected to the first film of that title at all. One hears the original title, still popular among moviegoers, is being revived for easy recall value. Otherwise, everything in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 including the actors, technicians and musicians would be different.

Anees Baazmee is yet to decide on the rest of the cast of the film. However, there have been rumours that Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan will be featuring in the film.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Krishan Kumar under T-Series and Cine1 Studios. It is being written by Farhad Samji and Akash Kaushik. The film is scheduled to release on July 31, 2020.

Also Read: Will Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan feature in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2? Anees Bazmee responds

National Award-winning director Praveen Morchhale, has filed a case against Maddock Films and writer Niren Bhatt in the Bombay High Court under the Copyright Act 1957, alleging that the story of their upcoming film, the Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Bala, sounds similar to the screenplay he has written and narrated to several people in the industry. Bala is a satirical comedy about premature balding. Praveen has said that this was an idea he had conceived in 2015. The filmmaker claims to have worked on the story for two years and also registered the story with the Film Writers’ Association (FWA) in 2007.

Praveen Morchhale is the director of the film Walking With The Wind. The film bagged three National Awards in 2017. While talking to a media house, the director said that he had compiled information from various sources and arrived at the conclusion that the film Bala is very similar to his story and screenplay.

Praveen has narrated his script to several people in the industry. However, he has not directly narrated the concept to Dinesh Vijan, the producer of Bala, or anyone associated with the film. The filmmaker feels that Bala, being based on the same premise as his idea cannot be a mere coincidence.

Praveen reveals that his script was called Mr Yogi, and like Bala, it was a satirical comedy on the struggles and hardships faced in such situations. Reportedly, Maddock films have denied the allegations. “Maddock is not aware of any case being filed against it by Mr Morchhale and denies that he has anything to do with its film Bala. Nobody from Maddock has ever met with Mr Morchhale or is even aware of him being associated with a story of a bald man,” read an official statement from the production house.

Also Read: Ayushmann Khurrana’s Bala to clash with John Abraham’s Pagalpanti at the box office!

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are a pretty stylish couple. While the actor has a comfy yet chic style, Mira follows both modern and ethnic styles and often impresses the netizens with her fashion statement. Now, the couple has been specially invited by international designer Giorgio Armani for the Milan Fashion Week 2019.

Last year, it was Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja graced the Milan Fashion Week for the same designer. This time, Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are invited as the guests for the launch of the Giorgio Armani Achkan Collection.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Shahid Kapoor recently gave a double century with Kabir Singh. He is yet to announce his next film but rumour has it that he has signed Jersey remake.

ASICS, a Japanese footwear company, has announced that action star Tiger Shroff will be their new brand ambassador in India. The new association is to promote the brand’s expansion into SportStyle and athleisure.

Tiger Shroff took to Instagram to announce his association and wrote, “Proud to be associated with @asicsindia as the official brand ambassador, a brand that inspires and motivates people to 'move'! The #IMOVEME ideology unifies the brand's founding philosophy of 'a sound mind in a sound body'- something I personally believe in too! Thank you for welcoming me to the already illustrious ASICS family.”

Proud to be associated with @asicsindia as the official brand ambassador, a brand that inspires and motivates people to 'move'! The #IMOVEME ideology unifies the brand's founding philosophy of 'a sound mind in a sound body'- something I personally believe in too! Thank you for welcoming me to the already illustrious ASICS family. @gopithonakal_4774 @jinson_johnson @karman_thandi @larissabonesi @sakshimalik_official @nikifying @bajrangpunia60 @imbhuvi #ASICS #ASICSIN #IMoveMe

A post shared by Tiger Shroff (@tigerjackieshroff) on Sep 13, 2019 at 1:19am PDT

ASICS India wrote, “He pushes the limits in confidence and style. A go-getter who connects the I & Me together. We could not be excited more! Welcoming our new brand ambassador, @tigerjackieshroff, who embodies the spirit of ASICS, and displays strength and agility with ease and comfort.”

Speaking on the association, Rajat Khurana, Managing Director - ASICS India Pvt. Ltd., said, “As a brand, we are extremely delighted to bring on board India’s most promising and versatile actor, Tiger Shroff as the ASICS Brand Ambassador. Our collaboration with Tiger Shroff is special because apart from being a youth icon, he is passionate about being fit and staying stylish. Our aim is to reach out and connect with a larger audience by putting forth our consumers a distinct mix of lifestyle and sports offerings and widen the product portfolio. This association is an extension of the brand’s ‘I Move Me’ campaign and we are confident that it will reinforce our brand ideology and leadership in the market.”

Sharing his enthusiasm about this partnership with ASICS, Tiger Shroff said, “I am absolutely thrilled about representing one of the leading performance wear brands in the world. ASICS has constantly been my go-to gear – be it at the gym, during vacations or even while travelling- I always have my ASICS on! The brand ideology of ASICS resonates perfectly with my fashion and fitness sensibilities. I want to make the most of our association where we inspire and motivate people to ‘move’ and be part of the larger global movement started by ASICS”

The highlight of the new Autumn/Winter collection is the extra bouncy and remarkably comfortable, GEL-QUANTUM 360™ that blends premium style and technology. The shoe infuses sport into a futuristic look, pulling inspiration from GEL™ technology, cushioning and the authenticity of its design. The GEL–QUANTUM 360™ 5 seamlessly mixes bold design and performance, making a strong style statement.

The GEL–QUANTUM 360™ 5 is available across all ASICS stores in India.

On the work front, Tiger Shroff will be next seen in War with Hrithik Roshan, Baaghi 3 and the official remake of Rambo.

In a society where we are fighting against a hundred stigmas pertaining to mental health, a public figure coming out in open to talk about her battle with anxiety or depression means a lot. A number of A-listers including Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar have earlier opened up on the same. Shraddha Kapoor, recently, said she had accepted anxiety as a part of her life after being diagnosed with it.

Shraddha, in a recent interview, said she was unaware of her anxiety issues for a very long time until she started feeling the symptoms physically. It began after the release of Aashiqui 2 and she consulted a doctor. The actor added that her medical reports were absolutely normal and it left her puzzled as to what the cause of her physical pain really was. She suggests we really accept it as a part of ourselves instead of denying it, deal with it with love!

The actor's latest release Chhichhore is winning hearts all across. Meanwhile, she has also begun shooting for the third edition of the Baaghi franchise alongside Tiger Shroff. Her next release will be Remo D'Souza's Street Dancer 3D, where she romances Varun Dhawan.

Also Read: Shraddha Kapoor receives a warm welcome as she kick-starts the shoot for Baaghi 3 today

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Forecasters warn of U.S. coast rip currents caused by Humberto  CTV NewsCleanup after Dorian resumes in Bahamas as tropical storm Humberto continues to strengthen  CBC NewsTropical storm Humberto moves away from Bahamas, cleanup efforts resume  Global NewsWhat to watch from Tropical Storm Humberto  Washington PostCleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsView full coverage on Google News

GM's 49,000 workers in U.S. set to strike at midnight after contract talks break down, UAW says  CBC NewsU.S. General Motors workers to strike, likely impact Canadian operations  Global NewsUnited Auto Workers set to strike against GM starting on Sunday evening  The Globe and MailUAW to let GM contract lapse, raising likelihood of strike  WNEM SaginawUnion votes to strike at General Motors' U.S. plants  CTV NewsView full coverage on Google News

Can anything be done to stop the crisis in B.C.'s forestry industry?  CTV News

High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the ...

Why Titanium Is the Best Premium Material for an Apple Watch Yet  Gear PatrolHow to buy the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro right now  CNETApple Arcade Price And Release Date Confirmed, And It's Coming Very Soon  GameSpotThe Best Announcement from the Apple Event Was on Old Hardware  Gear PatroliPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max specs vs. Galaxy S10, Note 10 and Pixel 3 XL Android phones  CNETView full coverage on Google News

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 review: Good notepad, bad notebook  EngadgetSamsung Galaxy S10 5G review: the most ambitious 5G effort money can buy  T3Samsung Galaxy Fold Re-do: Everything New!  Marques BrownleeSamsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines could merge next year  PhoneArenaYou can order a Samsung Galaxy Fold right now, but there's a catch  T3View full coverage on Google News

The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek found dead in New York apartment: police  Global News

The New York City police department said officers responding to a 911 call found the 75-year-old Ocasek at about 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Jennifer Lopez shines but cannot stop Pennywise the clown from topping box office  The Straits Times"It" is tops again; "Hustlers" full of flash at box office  CP24 Toronto's Breaking News'Hustlers' gave Jennifer Lopez the biggest live-action box office opening of her career with $33.2 million  Business InsiderWeekend Box Office: 'Husters' Nearly Topples 'IT Chapter 2'  UPROXXThe Stripper Consultant Who Gave 'Hustlers' Authenticity, Dignity and Sexual Freedom  VarietyView full coverage on Google News