Katrina Kaif in ‘Merry Christmas’, Hrithik Roshan in ‘Fighter’ and crew ‘Metro… In Dino’
If the title is what attracts you to a movie, 2024 has lots to evoke curiosity. Agra, Berlin, and Tehran…. it appears this 12 months Hindi cinema will take us on new journeys – inside and exterior. Titles like 695 and Emergency recommend that the previous may be weaponised for propaganda. The mere presence of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi in one body is sufficient to hook us to the ticket window. So does the unbridled swagger of Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone or the sheer malleability of Pankaj Tripathi to turn into a real-life persona. Biopics of a champion Paralympian and visually impaired entrepreneur instill hope that our films are getting inclusive. That Karan Johar can be backing unalloyed motion entertainers makes one marvel about the way forward for Bollywood romance. Is our hero offended once more? Does he have a social trigger? Will the attractive synopsis yield a satisfying harvest? With expectations and apprehensions, here’s a lowdown on what’s on the playing cards in the bissextile year.
Pan-Indian wave
‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, will hit the screens worldwide on Eid, 2024
If in 2023, a few Bollywood stars delivered pan-Indian hits, this 12 months appears to belong to the southern galaxy with Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2, Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan, Prabhas-Deepika Padukone-starrer Kalki 2098 AD, Allu Arjun’s Pushpa: The Rule and Rakshit Shetty’s Kantara: Chapter 1lined up for launch. Kamal is making a comeback because the vigilante Senapathy out to end a contemporary spurt in corruption. Vettaiyan will see Rajini together with his good friend Amitabh Bachchan. Senior Bachchan may even be seen in Nag Ashwin’s futuristic Kalki. Suriya is making his pan-Indian transfer with Kanguva. Reports recommend that it is going to be dubbed in extra languages than those who exist in the eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Mohanlal’s Barroz can be an thrilling prospect as he’s turning to path with a spectacle a couple of guardian who has been defending the treasure of Vasco da Gama. From Bollywood, Akshay Kumar joins fingers with Tiger Shroff in the reimagined model of Bade Miyan Chote Miyandirected by Ali Abbas Zafar. Mounted on a lavish scale and dubbed in South Indian languages, the Eid release has Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran playing the antagonist.
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Curious combo
After having missed a date with Catholic Christmas, director Sriram Raghavan will say Merry Christmas after the Orthodox mark the holy day with a movie that’s unorthodox in its casting and idea. The thriller places collectively two strangers performed by Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi on a Christmas night time that’s something however merry. Sriram tweaks the concept of a pan-Indian movie by bringing collectively two prime names from the Hindi and Tamil movie business in his neo-noir zone that’s not simply concerning the variety of seats stuffed.
Vasan Bala, one other purveyor of the unexpected, groups up with Alia Bhatt in a Dharma production to create a violent action drama that has brother-sister love at its core. Co-produced by Alia herself, the twist appears to be that the sister is out to defend the brother.
Another curious case of casting is The Crew the place Kareena Kapoor, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon mix for a dramedy with the aviation business because the backdrop.
Then Kabir Khan casts Kartik Aaryan to inform the inspirational story of Murlikant Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medallist in Chandu Champion.
Known for spy thrillers, director Neeraj Pandey units up a romantic drama referred to as Auron Main Kahan Dum Tha with Ajay Devgn and Tabu in the lead. Another attention-grabbing mixture is Rajkummar Rao in a Dharma Production curiously titled Mr & Mrs Mahi with Jahnvi Kapoor.
Festival specials
Rahul Roy in a nonetheless from Agra’
The 12 months has an extended checklist of films that discovered reward at numerous movie festivals in 2023 and are actually ready for the widespread man’s verdict. There is Varun Grover’s All India Rank, a slice-of-life drama a couple of boy who is shipped away from dwelling to put together for the gruelling IIT examination. Then there may be Kanu Behl’s Agra which offers with patriarchy and sexual repression. Also in the queue is Atul Sabharwal’s Berlin, a spy flick rooted in actuality and Anurag Kashyap will proceed together with his metamorphosis with Kennedy. Starring Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat, it’s about an ex-cop looking for redemption and some sleep after working for a corrupt system. Kiran Rao is returning after an extended break with Laapataa Ladies. Set in the hinterland, it offers with the mess that’s created after two brides get misplaced on a prepare.
Action attraction
Exactly a 12 months after Pathaan, director Siddharth Anand has give you one other motion entertainer. Described as India’s largest aerial motion enterprise, this time Hrithik Roshan is serenading a vivacious Deepika Padukone. Or is it the opposite means round? Whatever it’s, the visuals of the celebrities are drool-worthy as they’re killing it with their dance strikes in addition to with the slo-mo strut on the tarmac. Siddharth Malhotra can be enjoying a soldier who saves a airplane from hijack in Yodha. In the motion season, you may’t preserve out Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty. The duo is returning with the third instalment of Singham on Independence Day. Not to overlook John Abraham’s geopolitical thriller Tehran, which addresses the Russia-Ukraine struggle and the Palestine battle. And Vidyut Jammwal’s Crakk on the world of underground sports activities.
Political capital
Pankaj Tripathi as Atal Bihari Vajpayee in ‘Main Atal Hoon’
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In the run-up to Lok Sabha polls, some canvassing will likely be seen on display as nicely. First up is the much-anticipated Main Atal Hoon, a biographical sketch of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Directed by Ravi Jadhav, the spotlight is Pankaj Tripathi’s transformation right into a stalwart of right-wing politics. Then there may be Kangana Ranaut’s tackle Emergency the place once more the main focus is on the competent actor’s portrayal of Indira Gandhi. Then there are some provocative titles like 695 and Godhara which appear to have been mounted to money on the narrative across the upcoming Ram Temple and the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Striking sequels
Apart from the large slate sequels, there are some sudden ones as nicely lined up this 12 months. Seventeen years after he mounted Life in a Metro, Anurag Basu revisits up to date relationships in huge cities with Metro…In Dino. It has a stellar ensemble solid lead by Ali Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sara Ali Khan and Rahul Bose.
Peeved by Netflix not releasing his subversive three-generational drama, Dibakar Banerjee mounts a sequel of Love Sex Aur Dhoka to take a look at love in the occasions of Artificial Intelligence. Amar Kaushik takes ahead the story of a witch who captures males in the nighttime with the much-awaited sequel to Stree. Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar refuses to decelerate as he takes the Welcome franchise to the jungle in the direction of the top of the 12 months.