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The producers of Kalki 2898 Ad, Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt of Vyjayanthi Movies, have shared exciting updates about the sequel to the highly successful sci-fi film. According to their statements at the Moscow International Film Week, the shooting for the sequel is slated to begin in early 2025, likely in January or February. Priyanka Dutt mentioned that once filming begins, more details about the project will be shared.

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh’s new house close to Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat; Fans call it Sasta Antilia

Swapna Dutt expressed that the team is approaching the sequel with a sense of excitement rather than nervousness. She highlighted the lessons learned from the first part, particularly how Nag Ashwin’s vision, which was initially challenging to fully grasp, became clearer once the visuals were realized. The positive reception of the first film has fueled the team with renewed energy and confidence as...

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Kalki 2898 Ad was released in theatres on June 27, 2024. Nag Ashwin helmed the science-fiction mythological drama, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, Shobhana, Saswata Chatterjee, Anil George, and many others. The movie received amazing reviews from both critics and the audience.

Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 Ad is a blend of science fiction and Hindu mythology. It is inspired by the tale of Lord Vishnu’s final avatar ‘Kalki’. In the movie, Amitabh Bachchan plays Ashwatthama, Deepika Padukone plays Sumathi, Prabhas portrays Bhairava, and Kamal Haasan plays Supreme Yaskin. If you are yet to watch the film, you should avoid reading the article as it contains Spoilers.

Kalki 2898 Ad Post Credit Scene Explained

When the Complex learns that Sumathi is pregnant over 150 days, they forcefully try to extract the serum from her body. Later, Sumathi manages to escape from the lab,...

Kalki 2898 Ad Movie Review – ‘Kalki 2898 Ad‘ is Nag Ashwin’s ‘Cinematic Marvel’ which combines the myths and legends of the post-apocalyptic era that we have seen only through Hollywood films. Although there have been many movies based on myths and legends, this will be the first time a sci-fi movie will emerge that connects the past and the future.

What is the matter with Gandivam (Arjuna’s bow) and Chiranjeevi Aswatthama in a world dominated by AI technology and robots? That is where this ‘fictional story’ of Nag Ashwin becomes a spectacle beyond fiction.

After “Mahanati”, Nag Ashwin picked up this “Kalki”, which was touted as the biggest budget project in the history of Telugu cinema, a completely different story.

A pan India hero like Prabhas, along with Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwaththama, a character from the BC era, Kamal Haasan as the future character Yaskin, and Deepika Padukone as a pregnant woman.

Mumbai, July 6 (Ians) Playback singer Arijit Singh, who is often dubbed as the superstar of the Hindi music industry, has recorded another reprise version of a song after the much debated ‘Pasoori Nu’. This time, the singer has lent his vocals to the new version of the superhit song ‘Main Nikla Gaddi Leke’ from the upcoming film ‘Gadar 2’.

As per media reports, after the tremendous positive response to ‘Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava’, the makers will soon release the reworked version of ‘Main Nikla Gaddi Leke’ in the lead upto the film’s release.

The song was a smash hit when it was released more than 2 decades back and continues to command a solid fan following. In ‘Gadar’, the song comes at an important juncture when Sunny Deol’s character of Tara Singh performs in Ameesha Patel’s character’s college at a cultural event and leaves the audience dancing their hearts out.

As his film ‘Gadar 2’ is set to release on August 11, actor Sunny Deol met his fans in the capital to promote his upcoming film. ‘Gadar 2’, which stars Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in lead roles, is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster film ‘Gadar’. The film, which told the story of a truck driver, Tara Singh and his fight to get back his Pakistani wife, clashed at the box-office with the Oscar nominated film ‘Lagaan’.

During his visit to New Delhi, Sunny was seen sporting a turban, a white shirt paired with gray blazer and denim.

He also shared a picture on Instagram and spoke about his visit. He wrote: “Met my loving fans in Delhi, on my way to Jaipur.”

The story is set in the 1971 war of India and Pakistan and this time, Tara Singh will go to Pakistan to bring his son Charanjeet back to India.

The shooting of ‘Gadar 2’ has been wrapped up. The film will follow the timeline from 1954 to 1971 and will carry the story forward from where the first part left.

The film, which stars Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in lead roles, is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster film ‘Gadar’. The film, which told the story of a truck driver, Tara Singh and his fight to get back his Pakistani wife, clashed at the box-office with the Oscar nominated film ‘Lagaan’.

Actor Rohit Choudhary, who plays Pakistani Major Malik, ‘Gadar 2’ shared pictures from the wrap up on his Twitter. The pictures show the crew smiling for the camera after the wrap up.

He tweeted: “It’s a wrap! Shoot for the most awaited film #Gadar2 has been completed.. feeling so special to be part of it. Can’t wait for 11.08.2023 now all set.”

Talking about the film, Rohit said: “Jahan...

War movie review is here. Directed by Siddharth Anand. The action thriller stars Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor. Released today ? October 02, 2019, War is the most anticipated action movie as it pairs Tiger with his idol Hrithik. Does it pumps up the adrenaline rush as promised?. Let?s find out in the movie review of War.

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

The killer combo of Hrithik and Tiger is crowd pleaser for sure but our dil wanted more from this Yrf?s big spectacle.

The Story of War

Khalid (Tiger Shroff) an Indian soldier on special duties gets the assignment to eliminate Kabir (Hrithik Roshan) former soldier and his senior as well as mentor. This leads to game of one-upmanship between the teacher and his disciple.

War movie review

This Yrf big ticket after the laughable dud Thugs Of Hindostan plays very safe and is ?bang? on...

Roshan Taneja, who trained scores of Hindi film actors including the likes of Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Jaya Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha and many more passed away due to prolonged illness. He was 87.

The cremation was held at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday at the electric crematorium in Santacruz West.

Bollywood celebrities such as Gufi Paintal, Raza Murad, Anil Kapoor, Ratna Pathak, Govinda, Anil George, Kanwaljit Singh and many more noted and eminent personalities attended the cremation of the "acting guru."

Roshan Taneja, known to many as the "pioneer of method acting" in India, is held in high regard in the Hindi film industry.

Ranbir Kapoor who was present at Panasonic Cricket 'Dil Se' event in Mumbai also shared his thoughts and paid a tribute to the legend, who trained his father Rishi Kapoor.

"He is such a great legend of our film industry. He taught my father, and when...

Romeo Akbar Walter(Raw)

Starring John Abraham, Mouni Roy, Jackie Shroff, Sikandar Kher

Directed by Robby Grewal

What makes them do it? No, I don’t mean the bravehearts like Meghna Gulzar and now Robby Grewal who dare to make films about those daredevils who risk their lives to act as Indian spies in Pakistan. But those unsung daredevils who sneak into Pakistan to glean information for their beloved motherland.

And what do they get for it finally?

Towards the end of this intelligently-written well-crafted espionage drama, our spy-hero’s boss, played with wizened aplomb by Jackie Shroff mumbles, “He gave preference to his motherland over his own mother.”

Did he, now?

And just a while back John Abraham’s Romeo/Akbar/Walter had made Shroff promise, “No matter what happens my Ammi must be looked after.”

So much for promises.

Raw hits those raw nerves that all patriotic cinema avoids.

Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely (2012) leaves an uneasy impression. It is not about its mildly explicit images, titillating posters or exposure to the shady underworld of low-grade semi-porno, horror film industry. It isn’t about the unconventional focus on a low grade film industry either though all of the above linger in the mind of the viewer. The greatest difficulty of Ahluwalia’s film is to have taken on a daunting project without rising to its challenges. The film is hesitant about where its stakes lie—in depicting the reality or in weaving a narrative that discloses the deeper neuroses of an underworld, an overrated glamor industry called Bollywood or an indelible blend of crime and film in India.

The film is set in the underworld of cinema that finds its lonely, sex-starved consumers amongst us, filling their lives with images that are pleasing only in a state of abjection.

Florid direction, lurid atmosphere, and reckless passions all contribute to the intoxicating deliriousness of Miss Lovely, a thriller set in 1980s India's B-movie industry.

In that seedy environment, domineering Vicky (Anil George) and his more idealistic younger brother, Sonu (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), make their living filming murder and sex for a criminal producer who, given the duo's greedy track record, is wary of them stabbing him in the back.

Director Ashim Ahluwalia's film lovingly recreates the cheesy big-screen smut produced by his characters, and also embraces the industry's fondness for swirling colors, extreme close-ups and zooms, and silky camera movements, all of which give his material a fevered intensity. When Sonu meets and falls in love with aspiring actr...

Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely is releasing in theatres in the USA starting June 6. The film is being released by Dada Films in seven cities: Seattle (June 6), New York (June 20), San Jose, California (June 20), Los Angeles (June 20), Chicago (June 27) and Austin (June 27) on the mentioned date with an expansion to follow.

The movie will also release on digital platforms like iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Google Play in August. FilmBuff will distribute the movie in the digital space.

“We really responded to Ashim’s unique perspective and his ability to explore controversial themes and issues,” said FilmBuff’s Head of Content, Steven Beckman. “Through its docu-narrative hybrid approach, Miss Lovely delivers a gritty, powerful lens into a stranger than fiction world that will surely resonate with audiences here in the United States.”

Miss Lovely delves deep into the underbelly of India’s film industry, where back-alley producers churn out...

Film: "Miss Lovely"; Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh and Anil George;

Director: Ashim Ahluwalia; Rating: ****

To aesthetically capture the scummy on screen in all their naked glory is not an easy task. Debutant director Ashim Ahluwalia has achieved a stirring and disturbing synthesis of a documentary-styled narrative on the not-defunct world of horror-porn from the 1980s, and a conventional Hindi film love triangle (two brothers, one girl, tension, tension!).

The storytelling is not just unique, it is also extremely disturbing. The characters do not follow the redemptive path from sleaze to atonement. They remain till the end damned, doomed and despicable in their greed to capture female flesh in lascivious.

Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely starring Nawazuddin Siddique and former Miss India Niharika Khan is gearing up for a commercial release with more than 400 prints in India on January 17.

Divulging details on the scale Miss Lovely will be released, Distributor Bl Gautam of Easel Films said, "We are looking at nationwide release and will cover all the major territories including the North Eastern states." Co- distributor Sunny Khanna from White Lion says, "Initially, when we were planning the release of Miss Lovely, we were sure of going about with just 225-250 screens. But after seeing the overwhelming response from the multiplexes, theatre owners, exhibitors and distributors pan India; we are looking at 400 plus screens and a decent number of shows."

Talking about the association with Miss Lovely, Abhishek Gautam from Easel Films added, "This is the kind of gritty, edgy and brilliantly made movie that youngsters today like. They have...

Mumbai, Dec 27: Filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia, whose internationally acclaimed "Miss Lovely" is set to hit the Indian screens with an A-certificate, has used the actual footage from C-grade films in the movie as he feels it was not possible to create the "wildness and sleaziness of the original films".

Set in 1980s Mumbai, the film revolves around the destructive relationship between two brothers, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anil George, who make C-grade films.

"Instead of trying to recreate these sex-horror films, I just felt that it would be more authentic and genuine to use footage from real C-grade films from.

Reworked out of a shelved documentary on illegal sex-horror films in the lower depths of Bollywood, Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia, is a startling piece of cinema that explores a sordid tale of betrayal and doomed love. His first narrative feature, the film is an ode to renegade film making that flouts genre conventions to conjure up a world that very few of us have access to.

The film follows Vicky and Sonu Duggal, played by Anil George and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, two brothers struggling to produce illegal sex-horror films in the mid 1980s. It explores the intense and mutually destructive relationship between the Duggal brothers and a struggling actress Pinky, played by Niharika Singh.

"The story does take place in the dark, lower depths of the industry, so this is not the kind of space that we usually depict in our films. It is a very adult film that explores...

Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia will be screened at the 12th edition of the East End Festival in London. The festival kicked off on June 25 with the screening of The UK Gold by Mark Donne.

“Set in the seedy, grimy world of India’s so called ‘C grade’ Hindi film industry of the 1980s, Ashim Ahluwalia’s debut feature is another myth-busting film from the new wave of Indian directors,” says the festival website, “A visually ravishing evocation of an era taking in sleazy hotels, abandoned warehouses, damaged wannabe stars and movie loving gangsters, this decade-spanning tragedy has been touted as its country’s answer to P.T. Anderson’s Boogie Nights. It deserves the accolade.”

The film has been selected for the Best Feature Competition at the festival.

After its premiere at Cannes Film Festival in 2012, the film won the Indian Competition at Mumbai Film Festival. It features Nawazuddin Siddiqui,...

2012 turned out to be a year when a number of smaller or independent films made their way onto many Top Ten lists. But, as always, there are films that, for a number of reasons, risk being forgotten or overlooked, especially in a year where there are so many great films to choose from. Here are 13 films – 10 already released, 3 from the festival circuit – that you should have seen in 2012. It’s still not too late!

Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid (dir. Nila Madhab Panda)

It’s a massive shame that Nila Madhab Panda’s film didn’t get as much attention as his I Am Kalam, and also a shame that the film was released to DVD without English subtitles. Because Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid, like I Am Kalam, weaves an issue into a story about, and for, children and families, and the message it carries (about the value of women and...

Documentary filmmaker Ashim Ashluwalia makes his transition to feature films with this story of the two brothers, Sonu (Nawazuddin Sidiqqui) and Vicky (Anil George) who work making lurid and sleezy (and highly illegal, given the censorship and repression of the times) schlock horror and porn films in 1980s Bombay. Vicky is the ambitious one of the pair, working out deals with gangsters when he isn’t trying to sidestep their hold on the distribution of his product. Sonu is the more hapless, almost dimwitted, and decidedly passive brother, who harbours a dream to create something different, a romantic film that he titles “Miss Lovely”. He feels he’s found his heroine in Pinky (Niharika Singh), a seemingly sweet young woman trying to break into films, but with a shadowy past and a link to Vicky that Sonu discovers far too late.

Theirs is a world that is a far cry...

Toronto – On July 31st, the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival announced its second wave of features and documentaries to be added to this year’s already promising lineup.

The ‘Midnight Madness’ programme, which showcases up and coming genre films, will return for a second year, with The Raid winning the inaugural audience choice award in 2011.

Tiff Programmer Colin Geddes says that the audience should expect “everything from outrageous horror comedies to mock-doc-eco-apocalypse thrillers, featuring trans-dimensional bugs, lewd Catholic priests, meat monsters and dog-snapping psychopaths that will animate the Ryerson Theatre when the clock chimes 12.”

Returning for its fourth edition this year is the ‘City to City’ programme, which puts a spotlight on filmmakers working and living in a certain city, introducing audiences to local independent films from around the world. This year’s city of choice is Mumbai.

Artistic Director Cameron Bailey says, “Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely...

Toronto – On July 31st, the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival announced its second wave of features and documentaries to be added to this year’s already promising lineup.

The ‘Midnight Madness’ programme, which showcases up and coming genre films, will return for a second year, with The Raid winning the inaugural audience choice award in 2011.

Tiff Programmer Colin Geddes says that the audience should expect “everything from outrageous horror comedies to mock-doc-eco-apocalypse thrillers, featuring trans-dimensional bugs, lewd Catholic priests, meat monsters and dog-snapping psychopaths that will animate the Ryerson Theatre when the clock chimes 12.”

Returning for its fourth edition this year is the ‘City to City’ programme, which puts a spotlight on filmmakers working and living in a certain city, introducing audiences to local independent films from around the world. This year’s city of choice is Mumbai.

Artistic Director Cameron Bailey says, “Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely...

Horror fans, get ready to salivate over the lineup of genre films heading to Toronto this September for the Midnight Madness and Vanguard sections of the Toronto International Film Festival. We have all the details you need along with lots of new stills!

The fest runs September 6th-16th, and the full schedule will be posted on August 21st. While a few of the films listed aren't pure horror, they fall in the categories horror fans will be focusing on so we've included them here for general information.

Midnight Madness

The wild side: midnight screenings of the best in action, horror, shock, and fantasy cinema.

The ABCs of Death - World Premiere

Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Adrián García Bogliano, Bruno Forzani & Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento,...

Today the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) announced the much-anticipated line-up for the fourth edition of the City to City programme, a series designed as an “exploration of the urban experience, highlighting the best in emerging cinematic talent in a particular locale.” It’s been no secret that the spotlight this year would be placed squarely on Mumbai, as confirmed earlier this year by the festival’s Artistic Director, Cameron Bailey.

“Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely different from what it was even a few years ago. The rise of independent cinema has shifted the terrain, probing into previously taboo subjects and adopted styles that were earlier unpalatable to the Indian audience,” said Bailey. “Mumbai’s film industry is going through a significant change and a strong group of new filmmakers has emerged. They’re representing the evolution of their city in an interesting way. Toronto audiences are in for a treat this fall.

Toronto International Film Festival 2012 has announced the ten films in the Mumbai City to City program. The new Indian films that will have their world premiere at Toronto this year include Manjeet Singh’s “Mumbai Cha Raja” (The King of Mumbai), Anand Gandhi’s “Ship of Theseus”, Mohit Takalkar’s “The Bright Day” and Hansal Mehta’s “Shahid”.

The lineup includes Anurag Kashyap’s two part “Gangs of Wasseypur”, Dibakar Banerjee’s “Shanghai” and Vasan Bala’s “Peddlers”.

The lineup of the fourth edition of City to City program was announced today which focuses on Mumbai and its thriving film industry.

“Mumbai’s cinema today is entirely different from what it was even a few years ago. The rise of independent cinema has shifted the terrain, probing into previously taboo subjects and adopted styles that were earlier unpalatable to the Indian audience,” said Bailey. “Mumbai’s film industry is going...

Following up an already stellar initial line-up, the Toronto International Film Festival 2012 has announced additional sections including Midnight Madness, Documentaries and Vanguard. When the clock strikes 12, some titles one will be able to see include the highly anticipated Seven Psychopaths, from In Bruges director Martin McDonagh. There’s also the world premiere of the horror anthology The ABCs of Death, as well as Dredd and Eli Roth‘s Aftershock and new films from Rob Zombie and Barry Levinson.

The documentary section brings new films from Alex Gibney, Ken Burns and an interesting one titled How to Make Money Selling Drugs, featuring interviews with 50 Cent, Eminem and more. Rounding out the Vanguard section is many titles screened elsewhere, including the excellent documentary on The Shining, Room 237, as well as the next from Kill List director Ben Wheatley, Sightseers (Cannes review). We also have Luis Prieto‘s Pusher remake, and Michel Gondry...

Ashim Ahluwalia

Miss Lovely directed by Ashim Ahluwalia will screen at Un Certain Regard in 65th Festival de Cannes.

Miss Lovely is set in the Bombay of the mid-1980s. It is the story of two brothers, Vicky and Sonu, who produce sleazy C grade films and end up falling for the same woman. The film features Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh and Anil George.

The last Indian film to be screened in Un Certain Regard was Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan in 2010. Un Certain Regards is a competition section that carries the second most prestigious award at the festival.

To read Ashim Ahluwalia’s interview, see Time spent on sets of low grade films- the basis of Miss Lovely: Ashim Ahluwalia

To see the complete list of selected films, click here.