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Indian action hit Kill is getting a sequel, producer Guneet Monga revealed at Film Bazaar in Goa.

“We’re discussing and there will be a part two,” the Oscar-winning producer told Screen.

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Hindi-language feature premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 where it was the first runner up for the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award. It is produced by Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment and Dharma Productions.

“We are discussing with Dharma, and Nikhil will be the director,” said Monga, whose credits also include The Lunchbox and Peddlers. “We have lots of ideas brewing and it is deep in development.

The movie “Kill” has shown remarkable stability at the box office, maintaining strong collections exceeding ₹1 crore daily since its release. As it enters its second weekend, despite facing competition from two new films, film continues to perform steadily.

Week 1 Box Office Success

In its first week, “Kill” grossed ₹10.14 crore in India:

Friday: ₹1.35 crore Saturday: ₹2.20 crore Sunday: ₹2.70 crore Monday: ₹1.30 crore Tuesday: ₹1.35 crore Wednesday: ₹1.24 crore

#Kill is rock-steady, shows no signs of fatigue… Continues to collect over ₹ 1 cr since Day 1… The overall total may not be huge, but the consistency should ensure a healthy score in Weekend 2, despite two new arrivals.

[Week 1] Fri 1.35 cr, Sat 2.20 cr, Sun 2.70 cr, Mon… pic.twitter.com/Z3CUQ5NN1V

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2024 Cast and Crew

Starring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, Tanya Maniktala, and Abhishek Chauhan, “Kill” boasts a talented ensemble. The film’s consistent performance highlights its appeal among audiences despite the competitive box office landscape.

Aspiring emergency room doctors may want to check out Kill, a film that truly lives up to its name.

Depicting the gory mayhem that results when dozens of dacoits, or armed bandits, take over a moving train, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Hindi-language action film could serve as a medical school primer on the effects of stab wounds and bludgeoning on the human body. The director and action coordinators deserve a lot of praise, but it’s the makeup and prosthetics designers that should be singled out for their contributions, which will have squeamish audience members closing their eyes. The sound designers, who provided the nasty aural accompaniment to the gore, come in a close second.

As with most films of this type, the set-up is simple and quick. Army commando Amrit (Lakshya) and his best friend and fellow soldier Viresh (Abhishek Chauhan) board an overnight train to New Delhi in...

If your only introduction to the Indian Film Industry is S. S. Rajamouli‘s Rrr, prepare for another bloody ride in Kill. The Hindi language film is one of the most violent and gory films ever made. Written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the 2024 film follows the story of Amrit, an army commando who is on a train to New Delhi, but his train ride becomes a blood-filled journey when a couple of bandits come on board. Kill stars Lakshya in the lead role, with Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Adrija Sinha, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Harsh Chhaya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gore, brilliant action sequences, unapologetic violence, non-stop deaths, and an incredible story in Kill, here are some similar action films you should watch next.

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‘Kill’ is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film helmed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. Produced by Karan Johar, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta & Achin Jain, the movie features Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya & Tanya Maniktala in pivotal roles.

Weekday Success

Despite being a weekday release, ‘Kill‘ continues to draw significant audiences. Notably, Day 5 saw an increase in box office numbers compared to Day 4 and matched the opening day’s figures. Positive word of mouth has contributed to its stable performance at the box office.

Upcoming Challenges

As the film progresses into its second week, it faces new competition from ‘Sarfira’ and ‘Indian 2,’ set to release this Friday. This influx of new films will likely impact ‘Kill’s screen and showtime availability, potentially reducing its current showcasing.

#Kill is attracting ample footfalls on weekdays… The numbers on Day 5 [Tue] are Higher than Day 4 [Mon] and at par with Day 1 [Fri]… Favourable audience feedback...

Despite facing a setback in business due to heavy rains across Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra, the Hindi action thriller “Kill” sprung a pleasant surprise on its pivotal Day 4. The film nearly matched its opening day figures, showcasing resilience with higher footfalls than Friday.

Resilience Amidst Challenges

Benefiting from strong word-of-mouth, “Kill” collected ₹1.30 crore on Monday, maintaining momentum after a weekend total of ₹7.55 crore in its first week. The film, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and produced by Karan Johar among others, stars Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, and Tanya Maniktala.

Despite losing out on a chunk of biz due to heavy rains in #Mumbai and parts of #Maharashtra, #Kill springs a wonderful surprise on the make-or-break Day 4 [Mon], collecting almost at par with Day 1 [Fri] numbers [note: higher admits than Fri].

The strong word of mouth has had a… pic.twitter.com/Rte7Abnzd2

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 9, 2024 Looking Ahead

With weekdays crucial for sustaining its success,...

“Kill” witnessed a promising upward trend in its opening weekend, although its potential was hindered by release alongside the blockbuster “Kalki 2898 Ad”.

The film amassed ₹1.35 crore on Friday, ₹2.20 crore on Saturday, and ₹2.70 crore on Sunday, totaling ₹6.25 crore in its first week.

Challenges and Potential

Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, “Kill” received positive word-of-mouth reviews, suggesting strong merits for sustained success. However, it faces scrutiny on its performance in the crucial make-or-break Monday.

#Kill sees an upward trend in its opening weekend, but the results could’ve been better if it had been released on a different date… Let’s face it, #Kill has the merits, even the word of mouth is unanimously positive, but the #Kalki2898AD juggernaut has eclipsed its biz.

All… pic.twitter.com/bvnqQmmoTy

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 8, 2024 About “Kill”

Released in 2023, the film is an Indian Hindi-language action thriller produced by Karan Johar, Guneet Monga,...

Hindi action films have long been a vehicle for celebrating male machismo and glorifying hero worship. They are often depicted as larger-than-life characters who are infallible, and their moral compass is unwavering. Such attributes most of the time helped filmmakers catering to the masses enhance the larger-than-life persona of their superstar to perpetuate traditional notions of masculinity and create enduring archetypes that resonate with audiences. This strategy has most of the time helped such films to set the cash registers ringing at the box office. Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Kill also features an invincible fighting machine as a protagonist who can single-handedly take on multiple adversaries and restore justice. What makes this thrilling action drama distinct from following the trend is its lack of idolization of the protagonist and its deviation from traditional notions of masculinity. Set within the confines of a train, the less-than-two-hour pulse-pounding fest is filled with graphic,...

Plot: When army commando Amrit finds out his girlfriend Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani begins to terrorize innocent passengers on the train, Amrit takes on the thieves in a death-defying spree to save those around him – turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride.

Review: India’s last big crossover hit was 2022’s Oscar-winning Hindi-language film Rrr. That historical epic blended Marvel Studios’ spectacle with revisionist history for an international box office success. This year’s buzzworthy Hindi movie is Kill. The basic title should be enough indication that this movie will not be a feel-good comedy or a romantic drama. Kill takes a cue from predecessors like John Wick and The Raid to deliver a bloody,...

‘Kill’, the highly anticipated 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller, opened to expected reception on its first day at the box office. Initially experiencing low occupancy during morning shows, the film gained momentum as the day progressed, particularly picking up pace in the evening.

Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and backed by producers Karan Johar, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta, and Achin Jain, ‘Kill‘ features a talented ensemble cast including Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Ashish Vidyarthi, Harsh Chhaya, and Tanya Maniktala.

#Kill opens on expected lines on Day 1… Low occupancy in morning shows, gathering momentum in evening… Enjoys favourable feedback and solid critical acclaim, but it needs to convert into higher footfalls and numbers, especially on Sat – Sun… Fri ₹ 1.35 cr. #India biz.… pic.twitter.com/vJNFejpc7q

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 6, 2024 ‘Kill’ Starts Strong on Day 1, Eyes Weekend Surge

Despite facing a slow start in footfalls, the film has garnered favorable feedback from critics and audiences alike,...

Indian cinema — and in particular its perception here in the West — has been in the ascendant since Rrr became a surprise smash hit in 2022. Kill, the Hindi-language new film from Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, feels nearly as significant as that epic: a thunderous action film that smashes expectations of what can come from the country’s powerhouse film industry.

As far as action goes, it is relentless. The obvious comparisons would be that it lands somewhere between the one-man-against-the-terrorists high-concept of Die Hard, the non-stop, expertly-staged ultraviolence of Gareth Evans’ The Raid, and the bloody, claustrophobic public-transport-disaster of Yeon Sang-ho’s Train To Busan. It’s visceral and contained, a smart genre exercise clearly influenced by specialists from around the world, but with a distinct Indian flavour.

Suggesting more of a ‘masala film’ approach, Kill begins in a melodramatic mould: Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is to be married off against her will...

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's Kill is now playing in theaters and ahead of its release, we were able to catch up with the director himself and leading man Lakshya to talk about the critically-acclaimed action-thriller that has been causing waves across the globe ever since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, where it was the first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness.

As per the synopsis, "When army commando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying kill-spree to save those around him — turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride."

In our short,...

Following a rave reception at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, where it was the first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's critically-acclaimed actioner Kill is set to arrive in theaters across the globe.

As per the synopsis, "When army commando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying kill-spree to save those around him — turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride."

Ahead of its eagerly awaited launch, we were able to catch up with legendary producer Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai; Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham; My Name is Khan...

KillImage: Roadside Attractions

In the cartoonishly violent Indian action flick Kill, a gang of train-robbing bandits face off against a single unstoppable passenger. Throats are cut; fingers are crushed; knives, meat cleavers, hammers, and fists swing wildly. Bodies sustain unrealistic degrees of injury and keep going in pursuit of vengeance.

Here at FandomWire, we review the new action spectacular Kill (2023) starring Lakshya, and this article is spoiler-free.

Sometimes, a film star can come out of nowhere and knock you off your feet. In the Indian Hindi-language action thriller Kill, Lakshya is that man. A relative unknown, he has burst onto the scene with his granite jaw, perfect five-o’clock shadow, and a thick head of hair that hardly bristles as he caves someone’s chest in with a powerful kick or cracks a skull with an iron fist.

After watching Kill, viewers may enjoy the adrenaline-pumping, bone-crunching, knuckle-busting, and lip-splitting escapism. The type that drags its villains across some cheap train carpet, leaving the taste of rug burn in their mouths and shards of glass in their foreheads.

Lakshya in Kill (2023) | Image courtesy of Roadside Attraction

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Writer-director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s single-location actioner marks a very welcome indulgence of the time-tested “Die Hard on a Blank” trope. This film’s brutal action is entirely restricted to a moving New Dehil-bound train, the setting effectively acting as a version of Die Hard’s Nakatomi Plaza, only tipped on its side and sent rocketing through the Indian countryside. And it makes for one hell of a ride.

Kill wastes absolutely no time putting its wheels in motion. The train literally leaves the station within barely five minutes of screen time, carrying with it our dashing hero, Amrit (Lakshya), his beautiful bride-to-be, Tulika (Tanya Maniktala), and his faithful right-hand man, Viresh (Abhishek Cauhan). Barely five more minutes have passed when a gang of bandits emerge from the throngs of passengers and being violently robbing everyone in sight.

It’s an extremely smart setup for a thriller. The robbery takes...

Kill Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Adrija Sinha, Harsh Chhaya

Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

Kill Movie Review. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

What’s Good: The action sequences

What’s Bad: Not for the faint-hearted

Loo Break: It’s a short movie, you can wait

Watch or Not?: If you love violent action films, yes!

Language: Hindi

Available On: Theatrical release

Runtime: 105 Minutes

User Rating:

Nsg Commando Amrit (Lakshya) boards a train to New Delhi, in which his girlfriend Tulika (Tanya Maniktala), engaged against her will in Ranchi, is also travelling. Accompanied by his colleague and friend Viresh (Abhishek Chauhan), Amrit’s journey takes a dangerous turn when a gang of dacoits, led by Fani (Raghav Juyal), board the train, threatening passengers and robbing their belongings. What starts as a routine train ride quickly transforms into an exhilarating thrill ride as Amrit...

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Continuing this year’s running theme, July is light on tentpoles and new releases. It’s still a byproduct...

Lionsgate Pictures and Roadside Attractions, in collaboration with Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment, have released the first official trailer for Kill, an upcoming Indian action-thriller that has been garnering rave reviews across the globe since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last September.

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Apurva; Hurdang; The Gone Game) helmed the badass picture, which is currently boasting an impressive 100% Certified Fresh certification on review aggregator RottenTomatoes, with many comparing it favorably to the similarly-themed actioners The Raid and The Night Comes for Us. In their glowing review, Variety wrote, "As brutal a film as the country has ever produced, Kill is a shockingly graphic action showcase from an industry that typically plays violence in a more cartoony register."

The synopsis reads, "When army commando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage.

Last week, we saw a gory, violent clip from the action thriller Kill – an appropriate piece of marketing, since Kill is being described as “India’s goriest and most intensely violent film.” Lionsgate is set to give the film a theatrical release in the United States on July 4th, and with that date right around the corner, a full trailer has now arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

The film will be reaching theatres in India the day after it opens in the U.S.

Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who also wrote the screenplay with Ayesha Syed, Kill centers on a passenger on a train to New Delhi. The train soon becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits. What was supposed to be a leisurely trek turns into a claustrophobic bloodbath, with death and destruction filling...

All aboard! The Pain Train is leaving the station, and you want to avoid getting stuck riding coach! Lionsgate is giving action fans something to hide the wet spot in their pants about today with a new clip and poster for Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Kill. Described as India’s goriest and most intensely violent film, Kill is a balls-to-the-wall action thriller with more villains looking like Swiss cheese after a flurry of creative stab wounds and neck snaps.

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat directs Kill from a script he wrote with Ayesha Syed. The plot revolves around a passenger on a train to New Delhi. The train soon becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits. What was supposed to be a leisurely trek turns into a claustrophobic bloodbath, with death and destruction filling every car along a fast-moving train.

Today’s Kill clip finds the film’s protagonist,...

Acclaimed actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, who was recently seen in the streaming series ‘Poacher’, is set to return as Dsp Barun Ghosh in the upcoming season 3 of ‘Undekhi’.The actor revealed his fondness for portraying police officers, citing their valour and selflessness as qualities that have always intrigued him.

The trailer for ‘Undekhi 3’ was recently unveiled, heightening audience anticipation once again.

Dibyendu, who previously portrayed a cop in ‘Jamatara’, spoke about playing a cop again in this popular franchise.

The actor told Ians: “Well, I must confess that I really enjoy playing a cop! Police officers always fascinated me, their valour, their selflessness. If you see, the character arcs in both the shows (‘Jamatara’ and ‘Undekhi’) are strikingly different. As Dsp Barun Ghosh, there’s an innate need to prove the devious ‘papaji’ guilty.”

“As we delve into the next chapter of Barun’s journey, I can promise fans that the...

The makers of ‘Undekhi’ starring Harsh Chhaya, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Surya Sharma, and Ankur Rathee unveiled the trailer for Season 3 on Friday, in which ‘Papa Ji’ delves deeper into the realm of darkness and deception.

The show features Harsh as Papa ji, Dibyendu as Dsp Barun Ghosh, Surya as Rinku Atwal, and Ankur as Daman.

This trailer takes viewers on a massive ride of emotions and thrill as the story progresses spine-chilling bloodshed. As the Atwal family unleashes chaos, grappling with family politics and confronting their concealed past becomes a massive challenge.

Thrilling encounters, a battle for ultimate supremacy, and long-buried mysteries resurfacing to haunt them, this season promises to showcase an electrifying fight for power amidst a relentless force of revenge.

Sharing the trailer, the makers wrote: “Papaji is back and so is his past! As he fights to reclaim his power, new predators emerge from the shadows. With every ally turned adversary,...

All aboard! The Pain Train is leaving the station, and you want to avoid getting stuck riding coach! Lionsgate is giving action fans something to crow about today with the debut of the brutal Kill trailer. Described as India’s goriest and most intensely violent film, Kill is like David Leitch’s Bullet Train on steroids, if those steroids were taking steroids!

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat directs Kill from a script he wrote with Ayesha Syed. The plot revolves around a passenger on a train to New Delhi. The train soon becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits. What was supposed to be a leisurely trek turns into a claustrophobic bloodbath, with death and destruction filling every car along a fast-moving train.

The feature, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, made its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival to critical acclaim. Here’s...

Years ago, Indian director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat fell asleep on a cross-country train ride, only to discover upon reaching his destination that the cars on either side of his had been robbed by armed bandits, known as “dacoits.” The heist couldn’t have been too intense, or it would have awakened him, but it got the helmer’s gears turning about what a truly terrifying train raid might look like. The answer: “Kill,” in which a crew of 40-odd thieves board a train, intending to steal passengers’ watches and phones, then turn bloodthirsty after running into a pair of hardheaded commandos.

As brutal a film as the country has ever produced, “Kill” is a shockingly graphic action showcase from an industry that typically plays violence in a more cartoony register. All told, “Overkill” probably would have been a better title, considering how far Bhat takes each and every altercation, milking it for maximum vengeance.

Veteran actors Prakash Raj, Adil Hussain and Harsh Chhaya have joined forces for the upcoming espionage thriller series ‘Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy’ the trailer of which was unveiled on Monday. The three will be seen headlining the streaming show.

The trailer presents the tale of India’s secret agent in Pakistan who rose to the occasion to save the nation and turn the tide of the India-Pakistan 1965 war in India’s favour.

The show has been directed by Shivam Nair, who is known for ‘Naam Shabana’ and ‘Special Ops’, in association with Jayprad Desai.

Commenting on the occasion of trailer release, actor Prakash Raj said, “Mukhbir celebrates the bravery and the sacrifices of the unsung heroes of India, the spies and I am glad to be a part of such a remarkable project. These spies go unnoticed despite their silent but monumental work and hence, Mukhbir is our tribute to their self-less efforts.

Online Concert Record

A weekend concert by Hong Kong acting and singing superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah attracted a record-breaking 350 million viewers on Douyin, the mainland Chinese sister company of TikTok. The concert ran for two hours and attracted 100 million viewers in the first 30 minutes, with tens of millions more joining by the end. The figures beat Lau’s own previous record on the platform, which he set in July last year at a concert to celebrate his 40 years in the business. The South China Morning Post said the record numbers were swelled by a recent wave of nostalgia for Canto-pop or Cantonese-language contemporary music, though the paper also noted that Lau also performed a couple of Mandarin-language classics.

Arrested Executives

Tokyo prosecutors Tuesday arrested two executives of publisher and film production giant Kadokawa on suspicion of funneling bribes totaling to Takahashi Haruyuki, the former director of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Now famous among her rising number of fans because of her ‘Delhi Crime’ character, Dcp Vartika Chaturvedi, actress-restaurateur-hostess with the mostest Shefali Shah has established herself as the new queen of the web after her powerful performances in ‘Delhi Crime’, ‘Human’, ‘Jalsa’ and ‘Darlings’.

From Gujarati theatre, which has produced a phalanx of Hindi film stars, starting with A.K. Hangal and Sanjeev Kumar, to superhit TV soaps such as ‘Banegi Apni Baat’ and ‘Tara’, when she was known as Shefali Chhaya, to ‘Satya’ and ‘Monsoon Wedding’, to her web successes, Shah has appeared in many avatars in an acting career that spans more than three decades, and in each one of them she has been a winner.

And she capped her super-busy acting calendar by opening a vegetarian restaurant named Jalsa in Ahmedabad last year, which was when the world outside her circle of friends learnt that she is an...

When the Nation is celebrating the 75th year of Independence Day and paying tribute to martyrs and freedom fighters, there are also several unsung heroes whose stories at certain times are missed out. ‘Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy’ is one such story about India’s secret agent in Pakistan and how he fights against all the odds for his nation.

The spy-thriller ‘Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy’ is based on the life and struggle of an Indian secret agent in Pakistan.

The plot revolves around a spy and historical events that took place in the 60s.

Producer Vaibhav Modi says about the spy-thriller: “Creating a period drama with true historic events as the backdrop is a challenge as well as an opportunity.”

“We are proud of ourselves to have turned this challenge into a brilliant series. It’s a unique story of how some exemplary men and women...

Undekhi(SonyLIV, 10 Episodes)

Directed by Ashish R Shukla

More of the same, and yet at the top of the game…That just about sums up the second season of 2020’s well-played cat-and-mouse crime thriller about a super-rich wedding, a murder and the affluent arrogance of a family that thinks crime is the only way to stay wealthy.

It’s a world where people get shot randomly, remorselessly. The patriarch of the family(Harsh Chhaya over-the-top) is a drunken lout whose empirical viciousness is manned and powered entirely by his wild nephew Rinku(Surya Sharma, brilliant) .

Rinku remains as interesting in Season 2 as he was the first tiem around. He is rough,rude, violent and unstoppable. Yet he gives us fleeting glimpses of something less toxic specially when his wife Muskaan(Shivangi Singh) is around.Muskaan is another character to look out for. She looks homely but loves guns specially when...

Author and Indie filmmaker Aditya Kripalani is the first Indian filmmaker to be invited as the jury at the Asian Film Festival of Barcelona 2021. His film ‘Not Today’ based on suicide prevention starring Harsh Chhaya and Rucha Inamdar has officially released in Spain on Ott platform Filmin. It is also officially selected for the […]...

Darbaan (Zee5)

Starring Sharib Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Rasika Dugal, Flora Saini and Harsh Chhaya

Directed by Bipin Nadkarni

There is something about Rabindranath Tagore’s stories that lends itself to great cinema. Darbaan is not a great film. But it’s a very good piece of cinema. Artistically imagined and gently executed, it has the very accomplished Sharib Hashmi playing a simple caregiver in a feudal family (the story is translocated from the end of zamindari to the takeover of the coalmines in Dhanbad in the early 1970s) whose life is a litany of subservience.

Hashmi immerses himself in the role with a furious passion that reminded me of Ashok Kumar in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Aashirwaad. Sharib Hashmi is a great actor destined to secrete his greateness in small meaningful films while actors with not even a grain of his talent are strutting around as stars in Bollywood.

Without moving...

Darbaan (film on Zee5); Cast: Sharib Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Rasika Dugal, Flora Saini, Harsh Chhaya; Direction: Bipin Nadkarni; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)

By Vinayak Chakravorty

It is easy to make a film if your material at hand is Tagore. Then again, it is just as hard, think of the purists. National Award-winning Marathi filmmaker Bipin Nadkarni enters Hindi films straddling those pros and cons.

Nadkarni's film rides a second asset besides the hallmark emotive nuances that come with a Rabindranath Tagore classic. Sharib Hashmi may still not draw immediate recall for many Bollywood buffs, but chances are if you recognise him from Filmistaan or the web series The Family Man, you know him as an actor who doesn't need much of an effort to light up a scene. With a title role in Darbaan, Nadkarni gives Hashmi an entire film to flaunt his skills.

Nadkarni and co-writer...

The critic review of movie Darbaan is here. The 2020 Indian Hindi, drama film directed and produced by Bipin Nadkarni stars Sharib Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Rasika Dugal, Flora Saini and Harsh Chhaya in pivotal roles. The film was to be theatrically released on 3 April 2020, but postponed later due to Covid-19 pandemic. Darbaan will premiere on Zee5 on 4th December 2020. Darbaan is produced by Opticus Picture Company with Yogesh Beldar as co-producer.

Watch a Zee5 original film Darbaan official trailer premiering on 4th Dec, 2020

Darbaan movie review

Darbaan (Guard) the adaption of a 1918 short story ‘Khokababur Pratyabartan’ written by legendary Nobel Prize winner Rabindra Nath Tagore aka Gurudev. It’s a story of an inseparable bond between a master and his servant.

Master is Anukool (Sharad Kelkar) – son of Naren Tripathi (Harsh Chhaya) owner of a coal mine in Dhanbad and his most trusted / favourite servant Raicharan (Sharib Hashmi). The bond travels...

John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar began shooting for Satyameva Jayate 2 on October 21st. The filming of this Milap Zaveri directed action packed sequel will take place in Lucknow until January 2021.

Talking about shooting in Lucknow, Milap shared, “On the first day, we will shoot only with the lead pair, but subsequently, other actors like Harsh Chhaya, Gautami Kapoor, Shaad Randhawa, Anup Soni, and Sahil Vaid will join in. We will be shooting across Lucknow, including at heritage structures like palaces and colleges.”

Milap went on to add that even action scenes will be shot on the streets of Lucknow. To prepare, he has taken John Abraham through all the locations virtually. He lauds John for agreeing to shoot in these tough times. He further adds, “Some of the live locations will be completely sealed off, so crowd gazers cannot sneak in. Only our cast and crew will be present on the spot.

Mumbai, Oct 20 (Ians) Bollywood actor John Abraham will start shooting for his upcoming film, Satyameva Jayate 2, in Lucknow from Wednesday, along with cast and crew.

The Milap Zaveri directorial also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Divya Khosla Kumar, and is a sequel of the 2018 action drama, "Satyameva Jayate".

"On the first day, we will shoot only with the lead pair, but subsequently other actors like Harsh Chhaya, Gautami Kapoor, Shaad Randhawa, Anup Soni, and Sahil Vaid will join in. We will be shooting across Lucknow, including heritage structures like palaces and colleges. Some of the live locations will be completely sealed off, so crowd gazers cannot sneak in. Only our cast and crew will be present on the spot," Zaveri said.

Producer Bhushan Kumar acknowledges the challenge but is confident stringent SoPs will create a safe shooting environment. "It will be scary for the crew at live locations, but it...

Actor Aditya Seal recently got a chance to work with director Priyadarshan, and says that it was his wish to work with the veteran filmmaker for a long time.

Aditya features in the story titled "Anamika" in the film "Forbidden Love", which is directed by Priyadarshan.

"He has been one director who has been on my checklist forever and finally I had a chance to work with him. Let me tell you it was beyond what I had expected my experience to be," Aditya, who has featured in films like "Student Of The Year 2" and "Tum Bin 2", told Ians.

"Forbidden Love" comprises four stories -- "Diagnosis Of Love", "Rules Of The Game", "Anamika" and "Arranged Marriage".

Ali Fazal, Aahana Kumra, Patralekhaa, Omkar Kapoor, Anindita Bose, Pooja Kumar, Harsh Chhaya, Raima Sen, Mahesh Manjrekar, Rannvijaya Singh, and Vaibhav Tatwawadi, also feature in the cast, across the four films. --Ians...

Bollywood outsider Aditya Seal does not agree with the allegation that nepotism reigns in the film industry and, without taking names, says some brainless person has glamourised the word.

The word nepotism caught momentum after actress Kangana Ranaut used it for the first time on "Koffee With Karan", accusing show host and filmmaker Karan Johar of being the flag-bearer of nepotism in Bollywood. The debate over the subject was revived by Kangana recently after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, an outsider who had gone on to become a star in Bollywood.

Aditya was recently seen in the 2019 teenybopper flick, Student Of The Year 2, produced by Johar.

"I did 'Ek Chotisi Love Story' and 'Purani Jeans', where I was launched. There was another film, 'Tum Bin II' where I was re-launched and then I did 'Student Of The Year 2'. So, for me I don't understand the...

What a time it is turning out to be the world of Indian web series on the Ott platform. Considering this is the lockdown period, thankfully the ones which are deserving are indeed finding quite some eyeballs and attention for themselves. Undekhi is one such web series that spreads across 10 episodes and turns out to be such an engaging dramatic thriller that you don’t have a choice but to binge watch it from start to finish.

Inspired by the true events from a few years back when during a celebratory event a drunk man shot a female dancer from a close range, hence taking her life, Undekhi covers a lot more distance than what the premise may suggest. An excellent mix of fact & fiction, it goes beyond picking up from the headlines that stunned the nation and actually brings to fore the sheer audacity of a section of rich...

From her first role on the hugely popular TV show Astitva Ek Prem Kahani and more, to working on Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. to starring in The Accidental Prime Minister as Sonia Gandhi, German born actress Suzanne Bernert certainly has impressed with her performances.

In this very special conversation, Suzanne talked to Stacey about her desire to be an actress, coming into the Indian film and television industry, her transformation into Sonia Gandhi for The Accidental Prime Minister and even reveals some fabulous inside stories of her work in the industry!

So, was being an actress and part of films always something you wanted to do?

Yes, I am one of these boring people who always wanted to be an actor. Apparently from the age of 4 when they asked me what do you want to be when you grow up, I would say I am going to be an actress.

New Delhi, April 19: With purchasing power on the rise in India, television sets are no longer a luxury and, given this scenario, well-known TV artist Harsh Chhaya feels that the medium should ideally be used to "uplift the benchmark of sensibilities" rather than taking them to base levels.

The actor, who has witnessed the highs and lows of the small screen for over 20 years, pointed out that till the 1980s, things like telephones, TVs, refrigerators and even tape recorders were a luxury, but with the growth of purchasing power, especially with the advent of credit facilities, larger parts of the population came into the entertainment.

New Delhi, April 1: The "creatively bankrupt TV scenario" has driven Harsh Chhaya, an actor with over 20 years' experience, into re-exploring his love for scriptwriting and the aspiration to direct. To this extent, his endeavour is that fresh storytelling, often slated as "the other cinema", takes centrestage in filmdom.

"I would say I am now giving serious attention to writing. I did write on and off even earlier," Harsh told Ians in an email interview.

He emerged successful at a time when satellite television was at the nascent stage but had qualitative and mature content to offer shows like "Tara" and "Hasratein" in.

New Delhi, Sep 3: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has associated with a TV series"Nazar Ya Nazariya", which will feature real life stories of visually challenged achievers in the country. He believes stereotypes related to disabilities need to be broken.

The actor will introduce and sign off each episode of the show, which will otherwise be hosted by Harsh Chhaya.

Launched by Score Foundation, an Ngo which works towards empowering the visually challenged, the 13-part series, which will be aired on Doordarshan, is aimed at questioning common perceptions and focusing on the immense possibilities of life with blindness.

"When I did 'Sparsh' in the early 1980s, I had the opportunity of interacting with several visually.

Panaji, August 1: Makers of upcoming Bollywood film "Calapor" will heed super cop Kiran Bedi's advice and speak to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in an effort to get the film declared tax-free.

"Calapor" is arguably one of the most expensive films made by a Goan producer-director duo and stars Rituparna Sengupta, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Raghubir Yadav and Harsh Chhaya.

Shot in a real-setting in two Goa prisons, the film releases Friday.

Speaking to reporters in Panaji Thursday, the film's director Dinesh Bhonsle said: "We have sought time from the chief minister. We are going to request him to make the film tax-free."

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Click above for more event stills The 7th day of Mumbai Film Festival began with a lot of gusto. The day was marked with the anticipation, the arrival of Olivia Harrison (Wife of George Harrison- Beatles), producer of George Harrison: Living In The Material World which was screened this evening and the Master Class on advertising by Hugh Hudson. Mithun Chakraborty, Anurag Basu, Prahlad Kakkar, Bharat Dabholkar, Abbas Tyrewala, Harsh Chhaya, Sagar Ballary, Saurabh Shukla, Dev Benegal, Tanya Abrol (Chak De India Fame) were spotted at the festival venue today. The Open Forum discussion for the day was on 'The state of screen writing today…' and the panel of guests included Vinay Shukla, Saurabh Shukla, Abbas Tyrewala, Sagar Ballary, Dev Benegal and Atul Tiwari. Speaking on the state of writers, Vinay Shukla said, "Every producer says script is the backbone of a movie, yet they all want what has already been done before.

Click above for more event stills The 7th day of Mumbai Film Festival began with a lot of gusto. The day was marked with the anticipation, the arrival of Olivia Harrison (Wife of George Harrison- Beatles), producer of George Harrison: Living In The Material World which was screened this evening and the Master Class on advertising by Hugh Hudson. Mithun Chakraborty, Anurag Basu, Prahlad Kakkar, Bharat Dabholkar, Abbas Tyrewala, Harsh Chhaya, Sagar Ballary, Saurabh Shukla, Dev Benegal, Tanya Abrol (Chak De India Fame) were spotted at the festival venue today. The Open Forum discussion for the day was on 'The state of screen writing today…' and the panel of guests included Vinay Shukla, Saurabh Shukla, Abbas Tyrewala, Sagar Ballary, Dev Benegal and Atul Tiwari. Speaking on the state of writers, Vinay Shukla said, "Every producer says script is the backbone of a movie, yet they all want what has already been done before.

Producer Ashwani Sharma.s Bengali feature film .Nobel Chor., which stars Mithun Chakraborty, will be screened at the 55th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival 2011, to be held in London Oct 12-27.The screening will be presented as the European premiere of the film.The film is also set to be showcased at other festivals abroad, says director Suman Ghosh..The film will first be having its world premiere at the 16th Busan International Film Festival where it will be shown in the Section A Window on Asian Cinema and will have three screenings from October 6-14,. Ghosh said in a statement.At the BFI London Film Festival, the movie will have two screenings under the world section.In the film, Mithun plays the role of Bhanu, who finds the lost Nobel medal of noted poet Rabindranath Tagore. What happens to the medal and Bhanu in a twisting turn...

Remember .Hum Log., that revolutionized the genre of TV soaps in India? Producer Shobha Doctor has brought a new show titled .Hum., which she says is imbued with the spirit and soul of the popular 1984 serial. .Hum Log. was the first hugely successful daily soap of India. It is termed as a legend in the history of Doordarshan. The new show has the same soul and spirit as that of .Hum Log. with real locations and real characterizations,. Doctor told Ians. .It.s not a completely entertainment serial, we are giving you information as well as entertaining you,. she added. While .Hum Log. was about a single family.s ups and downs, travails and triumphs, .Hum. is on a .wider canvas., according to writer-director Sanjay Tripathy. .Hum Log. was a very honest effort, had good artists and good characterization, it was slice-of-life kind of show of one single family. In the new show,...