Creed II Total Box Office Collection

Creed II Lacks the Spark to Rewrite Rocky History Again

Ryan Coogler’s Creed was a masterful return to a well-worn franchise. Written and directed by the budding auteur, the 2015 film succeeded in a number of important ways, including radically shifting the series’s problematic racial dynamics and making its star Michael B. Jordan one of Hollywood’s few bona fide leading black men. By interrogating one of film history’s most persistent foundational myths, Coogler orchestrated a kind of narrative coup, using one of Hollywood’s favorite white saviors as the springboard for a renewed story about redemption, loss, and legacy. But despite its own individual merits, this year’s sequel, Creed II, fails to quite live up to the potential of its predecessor, and Coogler himself seems to be the essential missing ingredient.

Michael B. Jordan Starrer ‘Creed II’ First Day Collaction Total Box Office Collection:

The Dragos aren’t the film’s only issue. Despite a clear attempt to course-correct, Creed II still renders Adonis’ girlfriend Bianca in two dimensions. Creed was rightly critiqued for sidelining its charismatic love interest, especially after going through the trouble of casting the dynamic Tessa Thompson in the role. Audiences left the first film enticed by Bianca’s story and empathizing with her frantic race to fully realize her music career before degenerative hearing loss rendered her totally deaf. Her character was beloved but lacking, despite the clear potential for a more substantive story. While Creed II makes a sincere effort to right that wrong by giving Bianca more to do, it does so in a way that largely takes her out of the main narrative. There are no real stakes for her story that don’t tie directly into Adonis’ well-being. While Bianca’s musical pursuits get a lot more screen time, they feel tacked onto the story as an addendum to the film’s real narrative arc.

• For the most part, Bianca’s role is to be Adonis’s supportive partner and later his fiancée and mother of his child. She’s given no family that is not his, and no backstory that isn’t a gesture at the already established music career. It’s hard to believe that in a time when the black maternal mortality rate has dominated news coverage, there would be no real engagement with Bianca’s fears of giving birth, her desire to have her own family nearby, or just the complications of juggling her blossoming career with motherhood. Her hereditary disability is also treated like a creeping tragedy afflicting her child. Their daughter’s deafness is presented as a struggle Adonis has to overcome rather than simply a fact of her own life. It was a strange choice given the lengths the first film went to to show how Bianca’s deafness had changed and improved her experiences with music. Being deaf brought richness to Bianca’s life, not sorrow.

But in the end, Creed II’s biggest sin is that it feels strangely blind to the long historical arc that it steps into, despite a narrative that tackles that history head-on. Interactions between characters that should be bursting at the seams with decades of tension feel perfunctory and stilted. Instead, motivations are disseminated through clunky exposition. This is a film that requires homework. Viewers unfamiliar with the Rocky franchise (admittedly the odd exception) are left spending much of the runtime piecing together the resentments and rivalries of the characters onscreen. Sadly, Creed II misses that magical spark that made Coogler’s previous film crackle with new possibility and promise. Adonis Creed is the establishment now. His real fight was only ever with himself.


In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago killed former U.S. champion Apollo Creed in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the wishes of trainer Rocky Balboa, Apollo's son Adonis Johnson accepts a challenge from Drago's son -- another dangerous fighter. Under guidance from Rocky, Adonis trains for the showdown of his life -- a date with destiny that soon becomes his obsession. Now, Johnson and Balboa must confront their shared legacy as the past comes back to haunt each man.

Initial release: 21 November 2018 (USA)

Director: Steven Caple Jr.

Based on: Characters; by Sylvester Stallone

Budget: 5 crores USD

Producers: Sylvester Stallone, Irwin Winkler, David Winkler, William Chartoff, Charles Winkler, Kevin King Templeton

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2.0 box office collection Day 9: Rajinikanth film earns Rs 145.60 crore

2.0 box office collection Day 9: Rajinikanth film earns Rs 145.60 crore

2.0 box office collection Day 9: This Rajinikanth film is now the highest grossing Hindi dubbed film. It beat Baahubali: The Beginning's lifetime business in just 6 days.2.0 box office collection Day 9: This Rajinikanth film is now the highest grossing Hindi dubbed film. It beat Baahubali: The Beginning's lifetime business in just 6 days.

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2.0 is the spiritual sequel to Enthiran (2010). Rajinikanth reprises the characters of scientist Vaseegaran and the android robot Chitti.Trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted the film’s figures. He shared on Twitter, “#2Point0 stayed strong, despite a new release [#Kedarnath] eating into the screens, shows and footfalls… Expected to show substantial growth on second Sat and Sun… Will cross ₹ 150 cr today… [Week 2] Fri 5.85 cr. Total: ₹ 145.60 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.”

• #2Point0 stayed strong, despite a new release [#Kedarnath] eating into the screens, shows and footfalls... Expected to show substantial growth on second Sat and Sun... Will cross ₹ 150 cr today... [Week 2] Fri 5.85 cr. Total: ₹ 145.60 cr. India biz. Note: HINDI version.

2.0 received mixed reviews. The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film 2 stars. She wrote, “2.0 is dull as ditchwater in the first half, perking up a little in the second, with a half-way watchable Akshay, and a Rajini coming into his own right towards the end, for a bit. There are some oh-wow moments, but on the whole, the film is not worth all the sound and fury. “Will there be a 3.0? Give that a thought while I deposit my 3D glasses by the door,” she added.

2.0 is now the highest grossing Hindi dubbed film. It beat Baahubali: The Beginning’s lifetime business in just 6 days. Despite mixed critical reception, 2.0 is unstoppable at the box office. It recently crossed the Rs 500 crore mark at the worldwide box office.

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Kedarnath box office day 1: Sara Ali Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput’s film opens at around Rs 7 crore

Kedarnath box office day 1: Sara Ali Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput’s film opens at around Rs 7 crore

Sara Ali Khan’s debut film Kedarnath, also starring Sushant Singh Rajput opened at around Rs 7 crore at the box office.Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan’s much-awaited film Kedarnath opened to moderate response at the box office bespite being the solo Bollywood release of the week. The film registered an opening of around Rs 7 crore, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. The box office predictions on Hindustantimes.com had hinted at the film collecting atleast Rs 5 crore on its opening day.

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Directed by Abhishek Kapoor of Kai Po Che fame, Kedarnath is a love story of a Hindu tourist played by Sara and a Muslim porter (pithoo) played by Sushant, who takes her on the 14 kilometre-long pilgrimage from Gauri Kund to the shrine of Lord Shiva. The film is set in the backdrop of the devastating Uttarakhand floods that left several thousand dead in 2013.

Talking about the prospects of the film at the box office before its release, film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi had told Hindustantimes.com, “On the business front, Kedarnath should bring around Rs 5 crore on day one and then it would entirely depend on the merit of the film’s content. Since there is no star like Salman, Shah Rukh or Ranbir who can draw the audience on face value, it’s a film which is as good as its content.”

Sara looked promising as a newcomer on screen and Rathi had also said, “If you go by what we have seen of Sara Ali Khan in her interviews, public appearances, reality shows, Koffee With Karan and everywhere else, a lot of people are clearly very excited about this new young talent that has ..arrived. Lots of people are looking forward to the launch of Sara Ali Khan and that may possibly become the USP of the film.”

'केदारनाथ' ने की धमाकेदार ओपनिंग, रजनीकांत और अक्षय कुमार भी कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ पाए

बॉक्स ऑफिस पर इस हफ्ते केवल सारा अली खान और सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मच अवेटेडड केदारनाथ रिलीज हुई। केदारनाथ की कहानी एक हिन्दू टूरिस्ट (सारा अली खान) और एक मुस्लिम पिट्ठू (सुशांत सिंह राजपूत) की प्रेम कहानी पर आधारित है। फिल्म बनने के समय से ही चर्चा में थी, ऐसे में अब नजरें इसके बॉक्स ऑफिस कलेक्शन पर टिकी हुई हैं।

फिल्म में सुशांत सिंह एक गाइड के तौर पर सारा को लेकर भगवान शिव के दर्शन कराने के लिए 14 किलोमीटर का सफर तय करते हैं। केदारनाथ की कहानी साल 2013 में आई उत्तराखंड बाढ़ के इर्द-गिर्द है। जिसमें हजारों लोगों की मौत हो गई थी। सैफ अली खान की बेटी सारा अली खान की ये डेब्यू फिल्म है। इस वजह से भी फिल्म की चर्चा जोरों पर है।

फिल्म को क्रिटिक्स के मिले-जुले रिएक्शन मिले हैं हालांकि सारा अली खान के एक्टिंग की तारीफ की जा रही हैं। ट्रेड एनालिस्ट तरण आदर्श के मुताबिक, 'पहले दिन फिल्म की अच्छी शुरुआत हुई। शुक्रवार को केदारनाथ ने 7.25 करोड़ का बिजनेस किया है। देखना होगा कि शनिवार और रविवार को फिल्म कितना कलेक्शन कर पाती है।' बता दें कि केदारनाथ का बजट 60 करोड़ है।

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2.0 1st (First) Day Today Box Office Collection: Rajinikanth Starrer To acquire Rs 100 Crore establishing

Rajinikanth and Akshay starrer 2.0 has hit the theaters today as it became scheduled to release on November 29.

S. Shankar’s directed Indian 3D science fiction-movement movie ‘2.zero’ has created hype and turns into a communicate of the town. The movie is producing so much buzz because it stars Thalaiva Rajinikanth and Bollywood mega superstar Akshay Kumar inside the lead roles, the sci-fi flick also features Amy Jackson in the critical role. The film is produced by using A. Subaskaran and Raju Mahalingam beneath the production banner of Lyca Productions. The film is made beneath the large price range of Rs 543 crore, it is the most expensive Indian film ever.

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Rajinikanth and Akshay starrer 2.zero has hit the theaters today as it become scheduled to launch on November 29. There are sky excessive expectancies associated with the movie. consistent with the alternate professionals, the film is going to acquire a report-breaking achievement on the field workplace. The movie is anticipated to the touch the mark of Rs 100 crore on its commencing day and purported to have a grand commencing.

• Box Office Collection Day 1 (Thu): Rs 100 crore (expected)
• Box Office Collection Day 2 (Fri): Rs 120 crore (expected)
• Box Office Collection Day 3 (Sat): Rs 130 crore (expected)
• Box Office Collection Day 4 (Sun): Rs 150 crore (expected)
• Total First Weekend Box Office Collection: Rs 470 crore (expected)

Rajinikanth and Akshay’s most anticipated movie of the 12 months 2.0’s trailer broke all records on YouTube because it received 25 million views within 24 hours of its launch. test out the reputable trailer of sci-fi film and keep yourself excited for the movie:

2.0 Box Office Collection Day 1: रजनीकांत-अक्षय कुमार की 'Robot 2.0' ने दी तूफानी दस्तक, पहले दिन कमाए इतने करोड़

#2Point0 Hindi All-India Day 1:

Nett : ₹ 20.25 Crs

Gross : ₹ 29 Crs (Gross/Nett is higher than usual, due to 3D Version)

रजनीकांत (Rajinikanth) और अक्षय कुमार (Akshay Kumar) की '2.0 (Robot 2.0)' के पहले दिन के बॉक्स ऑफिस कलेक्शन (Box Office Collection Day 1) के आंकड़े आने लगे हैं. जो चौंकाने वाले हैं. '2.0 (2.0 Movie Review)' को मिक्स रिव्यू मिले हैं.

At the #Karnataka Box office, #2Point0 has grossed an early estimate of 8.25 Crs for Day 1..

Actuals may be higher..

A non-festival weekday opening..

रजनीकांत (Rajinikanth), अक्षय कुमार (Akshay Kumar) और एमी जैक्सन (Amy Jackson) की '2.0 (Robot 2.0)' के पहले दिन के बॉक्स ऑफिस कलेक्शन (Box Office Collection Day 1) के आंकड़े आने लगे हैं. '2.0 (Enthiran 2.0)' के हिंदी वर्जन को लेकर अच्छी खबर आ रही है. शुरुआती आंकड़ों के मुताबिक रजनीकांत (Rajinikanth) की फिल्म ने पहले दिन लगभग 20.25 करोड़ रु. का कारोबार किया है. '2.0' के शुरूआती रूझान को लेकर फिल्म एक्सपर्ट रमेश बाला ने ट्वीट किया हैः '2.0 के हिंदी वर्जन ने पहले दिन लगभग 20.25 करोड़ रु. कमाए हैं. ये शुरूआती आंकड़े हैं. और भी बड़े नंबरों की उम्मीद है.'

#2Point0 #Nizam Day 1 Share - ₹ 4.73 Crs.. Good Opening!

'2.0 (2 Point 0)' को लायका प्रोडक्शंस ने प्रोड्यूस किया है और हिंदी वर्जन को धर्मा प्रोडक्शन डिस्ट्रीब्यूट कर रहा है. '2.0' को एस. शंकर (Shankar) ने डायरेक्ट किया है.

रजनीकांत (Rajinikanth) और अक्षय कुमार (Akshay Kumar) की फिल्म जबरदस्त टेक्नोलॉजी का इस्तेमाल किया है और फिल्म का बजट लगभग 500 करोड़ रु. बताया जाता है. '2.0' के मूवी रिव्यू भी मिक्स आए हैं. फिल्म के ग्राफिक्स को खूब पसंद किया गया है, लेकिन फिल्म की कहानी को कमजोर बताया गया है. फिर फिल्म की कहानी काफी खींची हुई भी लगती है. लेकिन रजनीकांत के फैन्स का फिल्म को जबरदस्त ढंग से प्यार मिल रहा है.


As we have referred to above, the trailer of the film has broke all the information on YouTube, similarly the technology fiction movie 2.zero is expected to interrupt all records of earnings. The destiny container office reviews of the movie may be true for certain. let’s see how Rajinikanth and Akshay’s present day film will carry out at the field office in the upcoming days. stay tuned with us for today’s updates and field office reports.

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'ठग्स ऑफ हिन्दोस्तान' BOX OFFICE: 6th डे पर निकला फिल्म का दम, हुई सिर्फ इतनी कमाई

Thugs of Hindostan Box Office Collection: Aamir Khan-starrer challenges Baahubali 2, but fizzles out in first week! आमिर खान-अमिताभ बच्चन स्टारर फिल्म Thugs of Hindostan का कलेक्शन गिरने का सिलसिला लगातार जारी है। दिन पर दिन फिल्म का कलेक्शन कम होता जा रहा है। ऑडियंस और क्रिटिक्स के निगेटिव कमेंट का असर फिल्म पर पड़ रहा है। जिसकी वजह से इसकी कमाई लगातार कम होती जा रही है। छठवें दिन फिल्म का कलेक्शन बेहद कम रहा और फिल्म ने सिर्फ 4.25 करोड़ रूपए कमाए। इस बात की जानकारी ट्रेड एनालिस्ट तरण आदर्श ने खुद दी है।

2.0 1st (First) Day Today Box Office Collection: Rajinikanth Starrer To acquire Rs 100 Crore establishing

Rajinikanth-Akshay Starrer ‘2.0’ First Day Collaction Total Box Office Collection:

#ThugsOfHindostan
HINDI:
Thu 50.75 cr, Fri 28.25 cr, Sat 22.75 cr, Sun 17.25 cr, Mon 5.50 cr, Tue 4.35 cr. Total: ₹ 128.85 cr
TAMIL + TELUGU:
Thu 1.50 cr, Fri 1 cr, Sat 75 lakhs, Sun 75 lakhs, Mon 50 lakhs, Tue 40 lakhs. Total: ₹ 4.90 cr
Total: ₹ 133.75 cr
India biz.#TOH

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 14, 2018

Thugs Of Hindostan recorded the third highest pre-sales of all time in Bollywood with bookings of nearly Rs 27.50 crore lagging behind only Baahubali 2 and Avengers: Infinity War.

Thugs of Hindostan, despite a stellar cast of Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh, has been struggling at the box office since day two. The film earned Rs 4.75 crore its first Tuesday, making total collections of Rs 133.75 crore.

The movie after collecting Rs 52.25 crore smashed many records on its opening day. However, it failed to get good reviews from critics and suffered because of the negative word of mouth. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, Thugs of Hindostan has been called a visual spectacle by its producers and is among the most expensive films ever made in Bollywood.

The credit for Thugs of Hindostan's record-breaking opening goes to its advance tickets sale and high ticket prices. The film also recorded the third highest pre-sales of all time in Bollywood with bookings of nearly Rs 27.50 crore. Baahubali 2 had earned Rs 31.5 crore in advance tickets sale, Boxofficeindia.com reported.

Thugs of Hindostan opened in 7,000 screens worldwide and the ticket prices were hiked at least 10 per cent. As if poor reviews weren't enough, the entire movie was leaked online by the website TamilRockers, which also contributed to its declining collections at the box office.
Due to negative word of mouth, the audience didn't appear in many shows which led to several screenings getting cancelled. Trade analyst Sumit Kadel mentioned the same in his tweet.

A report in Boxofficeindia states that the movie's first five day earnings were Rs 15 crore less than that of 2015's Diwali release Prem Ratan Dhan Payo's first five day earnings. However, the first three day collections of the Thugs of Hindostan were lower than Ranbir Kapoor's Sanju and Salman Khan's Tiger Zinda Hai.
Thugs of Hindostan is a movie about the "thugs" led by the Khudabaksh portraited by Amitabh Bachchan revolting  against the East India Company in 1795.

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Aravinda Sametha box office collection Day 1: Jr NTR film beats Rangasthalam in US

Jr NTR's recently-released film Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava has surpassed Ram Charan's Rangasthalam's record in the US.

Jr NTR is on a roll with four back-to-back hits in the last couple of years. His latest film Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, which released on October 11, might add to the list as well.

The production house had arranged for premiere shows in the US on October 10 and Aravinda Sametha has raked in over Rs 5 crore from the premiere shows. Apparently, Jr NTR's film has surpassed the collection of Ram Charan's Rangasthalam which earned a little less than Aravinda Sametha in the US.

Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, Aravind Sametha released in 194 locations in the US. The action-drama received an overwhelming response in India as well. In Nizam/Telangana, the film has earned over Rs 8 crore on its opening day.

#AravindhaSametha First Day : 8.30 Crores Gross / 5.73 Crores Share in Nizam / #Telangana

Highest Non-Baahubali Record..

Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) October 12, 2018
The film has raked in Rs 91 crore worldwide in the pre-release business.

According to a trade expert, the producers of Aravinda Sametha will reap profits if the film collects Rs 136.5 crore worldwide.

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FryDay Movie Review: Vintage Govinda in a film undeserving of his talents

FryDay Movie Review is out now. Starring Govinda and Varun Sharma, FryDay is directed by Abhishek Dogra and also features Digangana Suryavanshi, Prabhleen Sandhu, Brijendra Kala, Rajesh Sharma and Sanjay Mishra

Good news is FryDay has Govinda back in form. He is in his element. We finally get the vintage Govinda which was missing from our screens for years or rather a decade now but the bad news is, the movie is a misfire and how. The premise is interesting where a failed salesman Rajeev (Varun Sharma) forces himself into the life of a theatre actor Gagan (Govinda) who is a cheating husband.

There are some sharp funny oneliners and most of them courtesy Govinda. His entry scene, in specific, where he is doing a stage adaptation of Mughal-E-Azam is hilarious. What makes that scene funny is the fact that it has Govinda laughing at himself. You know there is always used to be this complaint by co-actors that Govinda steals the limelight, that's what he is doing in the play with his fellow actors.

In fact, more than the dialogues itself it is Govinda's style of delivery that takes the scene a notch higher. Be it the physical or slapstick comedy Govinda is on a roll. But same can't be said about the film.

Screenplay by Manu Rishi Chadha is bad and his dialogues are a hit and miss. Abhishek Dogra's direction is plain average. I so wish he had executed it better. Writer Rajeev Kaul, who has written multiple hits of Govinda in the past, fails big time. The story has not enough meat.

The narrative takes a flight once Govinda enters the scene but the problem is most of the funny dialogues were a part of the trailer. And barring Brijendra Kala none of the actors compliments Govinda's talent.

There are two songs in the film one in the opening credit and another in the closing credits which are fine. The background score is loud and cartoonish which works for this kind of film.

But the worst part about the movie is the glorification of infidelity. It's been handled so childishly that even Govinda's movies of the 90s will be ashamed of it. Especially, at a time when Me Too movement has gained momentum in India, FryDay has Govinda as a cheating husband and I expected him to face some sort of consequences for his "actions" but by the end, the movie makes a hero out of his character and sort of glorifies cheating. Even in the 90s, we would see his character face the repercussions, point in case Saajan Chale Sasural. But not in FryDay.

FryDay Movie Review FryDay Movie Review
Good news is FryDay has Govinda back in form. He is in his element. We finally get the vintage Govinda which was missing from our screens for years or rather a decade now but the bad news is, the movie is a misfire and how. The premise is interesting where a failed salesman Rajeev (Varun Sharma) forces himself into the life of a theatre actor Gagan (Govinda) who is a cheating husband.

There are some sharp funny oneliners and most of them courtesy Govinda. His entry scene, in specific, where he is doing a stage adaptation of Mughal-E-Azam is hilarious. What makes that scene funny is the fact that it has Govinda laughing at himself. You know there is always used to be this complaint by co-actors that Govinda steals the limelight, that's what he is doing in the play with his fellow actors.

In fact, more than the dialogues itself it is Govinda's style of delivery that takes the scene a notch higher. Be it the physical or slapstick comedy Govinda is on a roll. But same can't be said about the film.

Screenplay by Manu Rishi Chadha is bad and his dialogues are a hit and miss. Abhishek Dogra's direction is plain average. I so wish he had executed it better. Writer Rajeev Kaul, who has written multiple hits of Govinda in the past, fails big time. The story has not enough meat.

The narrative takes a flight once Govinda enters the scene but the problem is most of the funny dialogues were a part of the trailer. And barring Brijendra Kala none of the actors compliments Govinda's talent.

There are two songs in the film one in the opening credit and another in the closing credits which are fine. The background score is loud and cartoonish which works for this kind of film.

But the worst part about the movie is the glorification of infidelity. It's been handled so childishly that even Govinda's movies of the 90s will be ashamed of it. Especially, at a time when Me Too movement has gained momentum in India, FryDay has Govinda as a cheating husband and I expected him to face some sort of consequences for his "actions" but by the end, the movie makes a hero out of his character and sort of glorifies cheating. Even in the 90s, we would see his character face the repercussions, point in case Saajan Chale Sasural. But not in FryDay.

Performance-wise, as mentioned above, it is Govinda who is the scene stealer here. This is the kind of performance that we all love him for. He looks good, younger and nails it. Varun Sharma acts well and tries hard but writing fails him. He is only funny in bits. But I have to say his chemistry with Govinda is amazing. I would love to see them together again in a better film. Digangana Suryavanshi is a miscast and misfit for the part is just about average. Prabhleen Sandhu is natural and looks beautiful but has nothing much to do. Rajesh Sharma is wasted. Sanjai Mishra fails to leave an impact in his cameo. Brijendra Kala is a riot. He is the only one apart from Govinda who brings the house down with his antics.

For the most part, FryDay is loud and unfunny and it is Govinda and Brijendra Kala who are its sole saving grace. How I wish the movie complimented Govinda's talent.

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Jalebi Movie Review

Jalebi Movie Review: Rhea Chakraborty, Varun Mitra’s Tale of a Tasteless Journey

Jalebi is a film about two long lost lovers who accidentally meet on a train years later. Here's our movie review.

It’s so ironic that a film named after a popular sweet is completely devoid of any taste. In fact, it’s so bland that you may take it for something that’s not properly fried and can induce serious pain while chewing. Even if you somehow manage to gulp it down, rest assured its taste is not going to last long, unlike what the film’s tagline promises. In fact, it’ll make you want to have some salad, just to change the taste of your mouth. I suggest you do it as soon as as possible. That’s arguably the best way to revive yourself from the slumber that only particularly unimaginative films can induce.

Bombay girl Ayesha (Rhea Chakraborty), an aspiring writer, gets enamoured with her tour guide Dev (Varun Mitra), a PhD scholar in history, on a Delhi trip. Love prevails over good sense and they get married only to realise that they don’t want similar things from life. They get separated to meet again many years later on a Delhi-bound train, on which their co-passengers are as clueless as the makers of this film.

This week witnesses the release of Helicopter Eela, Fryday, Jalebi and Tumbbad.

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Now a bit about the co-passengers. There is a woman who can talk as incessantly as FM radio hosts, the winner of a singing reality show whose face is longer than his shadow, an elderly couple who don’t care about what’s going in the film, and a young girl who does strange things to strangers. This journey could have been much more peaceful without her noisily eating something all the time.

These people are expected to make Rhea Chakraborty’s heartbroken lover to go down the memory lane and recall the time she spent with Varun Mitra’s mild-mannered Old Delhi charmer. Unfortunately, all they do is burden the audience with the labouring experience of watching the two reluctant lead actors struggle to strike an equilibrium with their unnecessarily vibrant surroundings.

In a scene where Rhea is determined to leave Varun’s house, all you can see is brilliant meme-worthy stills. Their tears will give you the joy that only scenes laden with overacting can. Even if you have been star-crossed all your life, you won’t think twice before laughing out loud.

There isn’t any point in talking about Jalebi’s aesthetics because it’s a film that neither knows its purpose nor destination. Varun Mitra tries his best to convince us of his emotive skills, but his scenes are so dull that even his bright smile looks dim. The less we talk about others, the better. Even in your most generous mood, you won’t find Jalebi better than the most average episode of a saas-bahu soap. My advice — try not to taste this stale, overdone offering.

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Sui Dhaaga

An unemployed small-town man defies all odds and naysayers and starts his own garment business.

Release date: 28 September 2018 (India)

Director: Sharat Katariya

Music director: Anu Malik, Andrea Guerra

Producers: Maneesh Sharma, Aditya Chopra

Virat Kohli reviews Anushka Sharma’s Sui Dhaaga: So proud my love, he says

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Virat Kohli on Friday tweeted his reaction to wife Anushka Sharma’s new film, Sui Dhaaga: Made in India. The cricketer wrote that he’d now seen the film twice and that he’d loved it more the second time. “What an emotional rollercoaster with brilliant performances by the entire cast,” he wrote.

Virat praised actor Varun Dhawan’s character, the mild-mannered tailor Mauji, but singled out Anushka’s performance as Mamta. Her “ability to be so quiet yet so powerful and impactful” stole Virat’s heart. “So proud, my love,” he wrote.

(2) Mauji was superb @Varun_dvn. But Mamta's character stole my heart totally. Her ability to be so quiet yet so powerful and impactful makes you fall in love with her. SO PROUD my love ❤😍 @AnushkaSharma . Don't miss it guys! #SuiDhaagaMadeInIndia

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 28, 2018

Sui Dhaaga, directed by Sharat Katariya, tells the story of a small town couple who decide to start their own tailoring business despite huge obstacles. Varun plays the perpetually happy Mauji and Anushka plays Mamta, his long-suffering wife. The trailer shows Mauji as a salesman at a shop that sells sewing machines. He is unable to find work as a tailor and therefore has to suffer the whims of his master and employer. Mamta hates watching him get humiliated all the time and wants him to start working on his own. Together, they fight for respect and starting a business that they can call their own.

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The film received some timely free publicity when memes of Anushka Sharma weeping went viral. The marketing also ramped up with the Sui Dhaaga challenge, in which several stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and others attempted to thread a needle.

In a recent interview to PTI, Varun said, “I approach even my fictional characters as biopic characters. I am playing a tailor in Sui Dhaga. It’s not based on a particular person but it’s based on my observations of common people and how they go to work.” Sui Dhaaga releases in theatres on Friday, September 28.

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Batti Gul Meter Chalu is an upcoming Indian drama film. It has been directed by Shree Narayan Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Nishant Pitti and Krishan Kumar. The film tells the story of electricity theft in rural India and stars Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Divyendu Sharma, and Yami Gautam in lead roles. You Can Also Read About Sui Dhaaga film

Initial release: 21 September 2018 Trending

Director: Shree Narayan Singh

Producer: Bhushan Kumar

Screenplay: Vipul K. Rawal

Music director: Anu Malik, Rochak Kohli

A social movie about escalating electric bills.

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if the word of mouth and reviews help the film, it could end up making close to Rs 20 crore in its opening weekend box-office collection, according to trade analysts.However, the critic reviews have come in and while they aren’t panning the film but critics are raving about the film either. As best, they liked the film but their response is rather lukewarm, which will impact the opening weekend collections of Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal’s Manmarziyaan.

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Mitron (2018) Showtimes, Review

A love story set up in the Gujarati milieu of a couple as different as chalk and cheese. Jay, born and brought up with middle class values and upbringing, keeps an ‘unrestrained' and ‘take it easy' approach to life. He does not want to go behind the herd mentality and aims of becoming a chef. Seeing his free and easy approach, his father decides to bring stability in his life, thus plans to get him married. But destiny has something else in store. He accidently meets Avni, an ambitious, MBA graduate and strong headed girl.

Initial release: 14 September 2018 (USA)

Director: Nitin Kakkar

Screenplay: Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam

Producer: Vikram Malhotra

Music director: Yo Yo Honey Singh, Tanishk Bagchi, Toshi Sabri, Sharib Sabri, Abhishek Nailwal, Sameer Uddin

Mitron Review: Jay (Jackky Bhagnani) is so laid back and carefree that he literally won’t even lift a pen if he’s not meant to. Avni (Kritika Kamra) is a girl who will make him do it. It’s clear that the two don’t have much in common besides their middle-class backgrounds and the fact that their parents are extremely bossy and want to get them married as soon as possible. While Avni’s parents are more realistic when it comes to being parent-like, for the sake of comedy, Jai’s parents, his dad especially, is shown as so overbearing that it seems unreal. At times, even the jokes don’t stick. While Neeraj Sood, as the dad, has some genuinely funny moments, his character is perennially at the edge of his narrow seat which gets too much.

The first half is almost strong, as the story keeps your attention glued as it unfolds. But in the second half, with a wafer-thin plot that is extremely guessable, the film dips. It’s like a boring story that an elderly relative will narrate and you want to leave the room when that happens. The songs only work to elongate the suffering. Attempts like recreating Lata Mangeshkar’s 'Chalte Chalte' fall flat. Gujarat as the backdrop adds nothing to the plot. The city is not treated as a character as the story focuses strictly on the love and economic conditions of the two leading characters.

Performances by Jai’s friends, debutant actors Pratik Gandhi and Shivam Parekh stand out. Pratik, especially as the cocky loser, makes for some great comic relief. Kritika Kamra plays her part well as a strong woman who is vulnerable when it comes to matters of the heart. She makes the time she is on screen count. Jackky Bhagnani, on the other hand, does not. His is a very flat, one-dimensional performance.

With an extremely guessable plot and a not enough laughs to match, Mitron is a film you would recommend to those friends you want to get back at!

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Qismat is an upcoming Punjabi movie scheduled to be released on 21 Sep, 2018. The movie is directed by Jagdeep Sidhu and will feature Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta as lead characters.

Qismat is an upcoming Indian-Punjabi romedy directed by Jagdeep Sidhu starring Ammy Virk & Sargun Mehta in lead roles. Film is releasing on 21 September 2018. Film also stars Guggu Gill, Tania & Harby Sangha in supporting roles. The movie encapsulates different shades of love in it. 

Initial release: 21 September 2018 (USA)

Director: Jagdeep Sidhu

Screenplay: Jagdeep Sidhu

Language: Punjabi language

Distributed by: White Hill Studios

Qismat is a Punjabi movie starring Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta in prominent roles. It is a romantic comedy directed by Jagdeep Sidhu.

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