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BOLLYWOOD PREVIEWS

Shephali Rele

Compiled by
SHEPHALI J. RELE

MOVIE RELEASES EXPECTED THIS MONTH

Ek Tha TigerStarring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey; directed by Kabir Khan; music by Sohail Sen and Sajid-Wajid.

This Yash Raj production from the director of “Kabul Express” and “New York” is an action thriller set in the world of espionage where information is guarded for national security. In a government employees' neighborhood in New Delhi, lives a rugged mysterious bachelor, played by Salman Khan. Neighbors don’t know much about him, because he’s a spy, an officer with the Research and Analysis Wing, or RAW, India's external intelligence agency. Few know his real name; his codename is Tiger. Ranveer Shorey plays Gopi, Tiger’s trusted RAW colleague and friend. Tiger’s boss and mentor is Shenoy, played by Girish Karnad. Shenoy is the respected chief of RAW, a man of high ideals and intelligence. He sends Tiger on a mission to Dublin to keep an eye on a scientist of Indian origin suspected of sharing missile technology research with Pakistan. After attempts to meet the scientist are unsuccessful, Tiger tries to befriend the scientist's part-time home caretaker, Zoya played by Katrina Kaif. Beautiful and vibrant, Zoya is a student at a Dublin Dance Academy. Soon, Tiger begins to discover his human side that had been tucked away beneath his tough exterior. For the first time, Tiger falls in love. What follows is a tumultuous journey for Tiger and Zoya, battling secret forces. Filming took place in several countries including Ireland, Turkey, Cuba and Egypt.

Salman Khan as Tiger in action.

Salman Khan romances Katrina Kaif in “Ek Tha Tiger.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Sonakshi Sinha and Akshay Kuma
are a pair in “Joker.”

Joker” Starring Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha , Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba, Asrani, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Vindu Dara Singh; directed by Shirish Kunder; music by G.V. Prakash Kumar.

Part comedy, adventure and fantasy, this story takes place in a remote village called Paglapur. Apparently, when the borders of India and Pakistan were drawn, Paglapur didn’t find a place anywhere, due to oversight. The village once housed a large mental asylum and during partition time, the asylum patients broke free, drove the villagers away and established their own republic. That’s how it stayed for the next 60 years! While the world changed, Paglapur was isolated, with no electricity, television or sanity! Decades later after the world forgot this village, NASA scientist Raj Khurana, played by Akshay Kumar returns from abroad, with his beautiful wife, Diva, played by Sonakshi Sinha. Raj wants to bring development his village, which has been neglected by the government. While working on a top secret project, a device to communicate with aliens, Raj comes up with a unique idea to catch the world’s attention. But why is he in this place full of colorful eccentric inhabitants, including a man who speaks gibberish, another who thinks he’s a lamp post and everyone else who believes Gandhi is still fighting for independence? After alien sightings are reported, the world media descends while Raj pretends to be a local villager. Minissha Lamba plays a journalist and Shreyas Talpade is also featured.