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Film Review: ‘Malang’

By Neha Bora

Mohit Suri’s Malang is highly remenecient of his previous films ‘Ek Villan’ and ‘Ashiqui 2’. It has the same intent of conveying loss, pain, revenge and other intense emotions.

It has the same background of a slightly flawed love story that is interrupted just when it was about to be saved. It’s most major twist is actually a twist only because it wasn’t a twist in ‘Ek Villian’. Having said all of this, it is also true that the film was engaging in certain of it’s parts.

The story of ‘Malang’ is set in Goa, and revolves around the lives of two cops, a probable murderer, and his lover. All the major characters, according to the trailer are killers. The film then, is a series of murders and stories leading up to motives of these murders.

We are given an always-on-edge Agase (Anil Kapoor), a straight faced no-nonsense Michael (Kunal Khemu), a brooding, highly bulked-up Advait (Arjun Kapoor) and an adrenaline addicted, body flaunting Sara (Disha Patni).

The film tries to draw thrill and mystery by creating a world of rave parties and all the ‘bad’ things that middle-aged people associate with them. Talks of “no rok tok”, living from “one high to another”, bunjie-jumping, diving, etc all try to support this hollow world.

The contrast that the director was aiming at with screens of two chiselled bodied individuals in beautiful locations against the grimness of the murder and the immoral cops is lost because the former world rings hollow.

The first few minutes of the film introduce us to “Aaj ki raat koi aane ko hai”. The song is interspersed in pieces throughout the film and could have been very interesting in the hands of a more skilled director.

The weak storyline, held together by a series of co-incidences, is covered up by visuals of the beautiful beaches of Goa, the loud and ‘mysterious ‘ world of drugs and sex.

The predictable fight-sequences are interrupted by flashbacks of love-stories or stories of loss and this keeps the audience from falling asleep in their seats.

Aseem Arora, Aniruddha Guha and Mohit Suri have tried to make their thriller complex with concepts of masculinity, ‘abandoned childhood’, ‘broken marriages’, etc but without a ‘hint’ of subtlety.

The characters are given unexpected and unnecessary arcs and then these arcs are over explained. The entire film stays on the surface with a strong intent to convince the audience otherwise.

A lot of ideas used to build the film have no context when they occur in the film or are carelessly disregarded once they have conveyed a certain mood.

One of the characters uses the word ‘Hippie’ to describe the kind of culture the film deals with but our two leads who are apparently representations of this culture actually behave more like very rich kids out for a vacation.

The idea of ‘parenthood’ is also brought into the picture, but it isn’t used to any significance like in ‘Ye Jawaani, Hai Deewani’, instead it is a false means to invoke sympathy for our characters.

While Advait is the son of a separated couple as a plot device, Sara's issues with her parents and the reason for her leaving her family doesn't quiet come across to the audience.

Michael's back story is too sudden without any foreshadowing and is immediately followed by a detailed spoken explanation.

It appears everyone in ‘Malang' is a ‘Freud' in his/her own right.

Like a lot of his contemporaries, Arjun Kapoor has never risen up to any acting talent. His characters are either bulked up and fun or heavily bulked up and angry.

There is seldom any other difference between various film characters. Disha Patani plays the same bright-eyed still faced doll. She too has remained predictably underwhelming in her performances. Anil Kapoor is somewhat believable.

He does come across as an uncontrolable perpetually haunted man! He has a wonderfully predictable quality to his erratic mannerism. Kunal Khemu's character has been very suddenly developed and he tries to do with it what he can.

The story could have been set in any big city with a cosmopolitan population and it wouldnt have made a difference to the film. Filmifiles.com is a website which offers news, views and even the inside stories from the glamour world be it Bollywood or Hollywood, for those who love the world of movies, stars and the art of cinema.

The Bollywood music industry has depended on films to keep it breathing and as a result music only ever becomes supplementary to the entire film. The music in ‘Malang' too is just a subordinate element in the entire film.

The audiences can expect a one-time watch!

FF Ratings: **

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Movie Review: ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’

By Neha Bora

Jawaani Janeman is the story of one 40 year old Jasvinder Singh or Jazz, living in London, the wealth of whose parents have allowed him to remain an immature “play-boy” without care or responsibility. Jazz played by Saif Ali Khan is a real-estate broker who goes to office for the sake of formality and to the club as an everynight-ritual.

He sleeps around often and mostly forget about his sexual escapades. This is also why when a 21 year old girl, who he is looking on to with sexual interest tells him that he could be her father, he is flummoxed.

The girl, Tiya, played by Aaliya Furniturewala gets Jazz to take a DNA test which come about positive and in the process also finds out she is pregnant. 

Jazz becomes a father and grandfather is a matter of three days and having never taken any responsibility, he panics. He also throws his pregnant daughter out of his house to keep his ‘aazadi' intact.

He has a heart felt conversation with his friend Riya, who makes him realise that everyone needs a family. In a moment of ‘vulnerability' he goes out to Tiya and ends up accepting his responsibility of her. 

The first half of the film is slow, highly predictable, and boring. Saif Ali Khan does for the entire first half of Jawani Janeman what he did for the first few minutes of his introduction in Cocktail.

He plays about, shirks responsibility, flourishes his money and takes the easy way out every time. His daughter, unswayed by this, is adamant in her desire to have a father-daughter relationship.

The second half is more interesting with a few minutes of Ananya or Tabu, the redemption arc, the eccentric boyfriend, the new emotional developments. The film moves at a set medium pace. The pace doesn't change in moments of elation and it doesn't dip when there is separation. Nothing seems to be at stake.

The film talks a lot about ‘age' in a refreshing take. Actors are their actual age for once and this age hasn't been brushed under the carpet. It is written in Jazz's bling T-shirts and beer belly, it is also written in Alaya's khol-rimmed shining eyes.

It was satisfying to watch Jazz call Tiya ‘beta' while realizing that Saif in fact has a daughter around the age of Tiya. It was good to see that for once, a film did not try to lull us into believing a man of 40 is actually a college student with ‘mature' looks. 

For a film that deals with a man who has been running from his family for long and is finally redeemed by breaking this idea, the discussion and development of the idea is missing.

It seems odd that a man who detested the idea of family and responsibility at once agrees that everyone needs a family. He is convinced without ever being in denial and hence, without ever giving the audience the change to debunk its own ideas on the same. 

Also the film is highly predictable because it tries very hard to maintain it's steady pace. 

It is the old rogue boy meets patient girl. 

Girl inspires boy to ‘emotionally' mature. 

Boy tries and fails due to old habit leading to he girl leaving the boy. 

Sad separation song plays and then they unite for a happily ever after! 

The cast has done a great job and has great chemistry. Saif Ali Khan has the right amount of creepy desperation and irrational denial. One believes that Jazz exists and that he is Saif.

Tabu is a wonderfully talented actress and her poker face immediately lulls you into the facade that is the character of Ananya. Even though she has little screen time, she is the character the audiences wish to see. 

Alaya didn't feel new on screen. She had the comfort and presence of an experienced actor. Appropriately cast her age, and not appropriated into the clinched bubbly cheerleader, she is fun to watch. Tiya, is also at moments more mature than her eccentric parents. Kubbra Seth is fun to watch but Kumud Mishra is scant. 

Jawani Janeman is a well acted and directed film based on an old story with a new twist!

FF Ratings: ***

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Amitabh Bachchan Ready With ‘Jhund’

By FF Network

When Amitabh Bachchan released ‘Buddha Hoga Tera Baap’ in 2011, he wasn’t starring in a move, he was making a statement.

Years later, after giving back to back hits like Piku, Pink, Badla and 102 Not Out, Amitabh Bachchan has proved himself to be a legend of the world of cinema.

At the age when most actors prefer retiring, he has stuck with his art. And he has only gotten better with time, and has aged like wine.

Neither his looks nor his acting skills have been marred with age, rather they have grown fuller and more beautiful. At his age, Amitabh Bachchan has given more hits in the past couple of years than his son, and that is noteworthy!

Bachchan is now coming back to the big screens with his next movie- Jhund. The poster for which got released today and looks rather intriguing.

The movie is set to release soon. The release date would be announced tomorrow. And the movie is directed by Nagraj Manjula. Filmi Files is the best place to look for movie reviews online.

We cannot wait to see Bachchan back in his element, and be baffled by his on-screen magnanimity!

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Chappak: Film Review

By Neha Bora

‛Chappak' is a movie like no other being made in Hindi cinema. It is so effortlessly real that one sits down to the opening credits and doesn't realise when the film has ended. It is like a conversation and its existence is inarguable.

Meghna Gulzar's ‛Chappak' is inspired by the life and work of Laxmi and the ‛Stop Acid Attack' campaign. Gulzar opens her film in the middle of the 2012 outrage with protesters demanding death for the accused. Amidst the ‛currently' all too relatable shots of water canon and lathi charge comes a man struggling to get the camera's attention on the picture of an acid attack victim. Foreshadowing the sequence of events that are to unfold over the course of the film.

We, finally meet Malati, who is struggling to get a job like any other person her age could have been, but in all the rejection she faces is an allusion to the acid attack that is an inseparable part of her life. She then meets Anmol and starts working at ‛Chayya', an NGO that works to support victims of acid attacks. The film then breaks linearity to reconstruct the events of Malati's life immediately after the acid attack.

The first police statement, the slow melting of the skin, the surgeries, the realisation that she didn't look the same anymore to the world and hence, she couldn't be the same anymore, all slide onto the screen effortlessly. There isn't one moment in the film which seems out of place. The film flows in one rhythm and the emotions of triumph, helplessness or pain are all as essential to the script as they are to the life of a person. The story then jumps 7 years ahead to introduce us to real women with real stories of horrid acid attacks. We see moments of defeat, moments of malice, and moments of love, all of which have been portrayed with utmost delicacy by Deepika Padukone.

We see two very different ways of activism. The activism of Anmol and the activism of Malati, and the absence of drama and conflict between the two. The story takes us back to the exact moment of the attack, time and again, perhaps to also mimic the moments' existence in the lives of those who live through it.

The one songs that reiterates throughout the film is the title track ‛Chappak Se Pehchan Le Gaya' and it is beautiful. It brings to life everything the movie tries to underline and its tune sticks to us long after the horror it speaks of has settled within us.

The script writing is so excellent that its seams and folds are invisible. Atika Chauhan and Meghna Gulzar have done a masterful job of it. Meghna, whose trademark non-masculine storey telling that was so beautifully evident in ‛Raazi' can be seen in ‛Chappak' too. The audience watches the movie and knows the maker and creator is not a man. The audience also knows, the vision of the film comes from a person with immense finesse and control over her craft. The film makes no effort to glorify the struggle of the survivors, nor does it make Malati or Anmol heroic.

The acting in the film is highly appreciable. The audience realises that Deepika's performance in the film is a result of extreme hard work and talent. The little mouse-like laughter, the deliberately lowered decibels of her voice, the innocence of a 19 year old girl from a lower middle class family are all on point.

She is an undeniably talented actor. Several critics have in the past commended Deepika on her ability to act with her eyes, but it was Vikrant Massey, who was ‛oh-so-delicate' is his performance. To perform a controlling and sulking boss amidst the women whose fight the entire movie is an allude to, and still be genuinely endearing is a talent most don't possess. In a film that examines masculinity so closely, Vikrant Massey will be dearly loved. His is a talent, the commercial industry might have refused to acknowledge, but he has never succumbed to mediocre acting as a result of it.

But, the film does more!

The film refuses to build hype. The film refuses to make the sequence of events a detective case. The film refuses to get consumed in the debate of beauty that so heavily lies at the core of ‛acid attacks' for many. It tells the story of Malati's (actually every survivor and activist's) struggle and triumph and in the end gives you the statistics of the increasing acid attacks in the country, the recent of which took place not more than a month ago.

It tells you of the parallel world that lies beside the one you live in. Moreover, it makes us not only look at but also listen to women whose faces we would have avoiding looking at had they passed us by. Filmifiles.com is a website which offers news, views and even the inside stories from the glamour world be it Bollywood or Hollywood, for those who love the world of movies, stars and the art of cinema.

FF Rating:- 4/5

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Golden Globe Awards 2020: Who won and what they said?

BY FF NETWORK

The comedian Ricky Gervais kicked off the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday evening with a lot of directed jokes in his opening monologue. Among the seated Hollywood A-listers inside the Beverly Hilton hotel ballroom in Beverly Hills, California, was Tom Hanks - and his reactions to the monologue quickly became the most meme-able part of the night.

This year's Golden Globes featured climate change talk, drunk speeches and some big surprises. Best picture went to 1917, while Reneé Zellweger won best actress for Judy, and Joaquin Phoenix beat out Adam Driver and Christian Bale to win best actor for Joker.

Our very own Desi Girl, Priyanka Chopra Jonas also embraced the red carpet with her husband Nick Jonas and they both looked spectacular. Priyanka opted for a bright pink dress with a cute train, customised in the studios of designer Cristina Ottaviano.

Priyanka accessorised with a diamond neckpiece by Bvlgari and a pair of simple studs. Red carpet queen Priyanka wore her hair in soft retro waves.

This year’s Golden Globes had many key highlights; Russell Crowe couldn’t attend the event because of Australia’s bushfires devastation. Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix spoke about the same showing their concerns. The celebrities were even reminded of using less Private jets keeping in mind the climate change.

Golden Globes shocked a lot of people when Chernobyl got snubbed and only got 2 awards despite getting a lot of positive reviews. Game of Thrones only had 1 nomination and didn’t win.

Actor Tom Hanks received Hollywood Foreign Press Association for what it said is his lasting impact on the film industry, had to take a moment to compose himself during his acceptance speech, particularly when paying tribute to his family.

Let us look at some of the winners at the Golden Globes 2020:

* Best Motion Picture -- Drama (1917) * Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama (Reneé Zellweger, Judy) * Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama (Joaquin Phoenix, Joker) * Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy (Once upon a time in Hollywood) * Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy (Awkwafina, The Farewell) * Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy (Targon Egerton, Rocketman) * Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture (Brad Pitt, Once upon a time in Hollywood) * Best Original Score -- Motion Picture (Joker - Hildur Guðnadóttir) * Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television (Chernobyl).Filmifiles.com is a website which offers news, views and even the inside stories from the glamour world be it Bollywood or Hollywood, for those who love the

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Malang: Poster and Look revealed

BY FF NETWORK

The star cast of upcoming Romantic Drama film “Malang” shared its first poster and their looks from the same. Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Disha Patani & Kunal Khemu are playing leads in the film.

Malang’s poster looks nothing less than a beautiful acrobatic romantic posture. Disha Patani is sitting on Aditya’s shoulder, kissing passionately whilst bending over his face on a beachside. Some people are even comparing this kiss with Spider Man’s iconic upside down hanging on the web kiss with MJ. Both Disha Patani & ARK are looking hot and sizzling.

Anil Kapoor is playing antagonist and he shared his look in which he’s holding a gun and laughing hysterically.

Kunal Khemu also has an important role and the actor shared his look which seems to be quite intense.

Aditya Roy Kapoor’s look is leaving his female fans swooning, he can be seen in a bare & chiseled body. It looks like he’s screaming in pain or something which has left the people wondering and eagerly waiting for the film’s trailer.

Malang is directed by Aashiqui 2 & Ek Villain director, Mohit Suri. The trailer of film will release on 6th January and the film is scheduled to release on 7 February.

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Bigg Boss 13: Key takeaways from India’s biggest reality show

BY Ayushi Agarwal

Bigg Boss has become a hot topic on social media platforms. The show has been running for 13 years now, but this season has garnered the most talking points and broken many records. Let’s look at some factors which have made Bigg Boss 13 such a huge success that the makers have extended it for another 5 weeks.

1. The Host: Salman Khan’s popularity is enough to create a buzz, he is hosting the show with utmost grace and is quite funny while talking to the contestants. Interestingly, this is Salman’s 10th year as the Bigg Boss host. He started hosting from season 4 and never looked back. Salman Khan has managed to connect with the housemates on a personal level and his Weekend Ka War episodes are worth watching.

2. A finale before the Grand finale: A mid season finale was an addition to this season, half of the housemates were evicted and the same number of new contestants entered the Bigg Boss house.

3. Wildcard contestants: This season holds the record of highest number of wildcard contestants. A total of 13 wildcards entered the house.

4. Siddharth-Rashmi controversy: The viewers are very much engaged with the duo’s controversy, they’re speculating everything because it has become quite dirty. Their last argument ended in Rashmi throwing tea on Siddharth and Siddharth responding with the same actions. It has also divided Bigg Boss fans.

5. Violence Approved?: It seems like this season of Bigg Boss has given free hands to the contestants. Initially, Siddharth Shukla started this trend and pushed Asim thrice but he was not eliminated. Asim also pushed him, Himanshi pushed Sana and they were all left with warnings. In earlier seasons, KRK, Priyank Sharma were evicted because of violence.

6. Friends turned Foes: The 1st month of Bigg Boss 13 gave the viewers a beautiful bromance between Siddharth and Asim but eventually they became their enemies from being best of friends. The two are always seen poking and instigating each other, also engaging in disgusting verbal abuses.

7. Record Breaking TRPs: Bigg Boss 13 has stood out and has become the most populous season. The season was supposed to end on 1st week of January but looking at its popularity, makers decided to give it an extension of 5 weeks. It will now end on 15th February.

8. Twitter Trends: Bigg Boss audience is not lagging behind in talking about their favourite contestants. Asim, a model and a very young man has already created a lot of buzz with millions of tweets trending for him. And so has been the case of Siddharth Shukla, he is trending almost every day. These two are the most popular housemates till now.

Bigg Boss 13 is giving every possible form of entertainment to the viewers. Friends turned enemies, relationships getting sour, budding romances, groups plotting, this season has all the ingredients and it is blending perfectly. It is a drama packed watch.

The show has managed to create some controversies outside as well but its fans just cannot get enough of the housemates and the host, Salman Khan. Filmifiles.com is a website which offers news, views and even the inside stories from the glamour world be it Bollywood or Hollywood, for those who love the of cinema.

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Farhan Akhtar dons Athletic look for “Toofan”

BY FF NETWORK

Actor Farhan Akhtar is all set to play the role of a boxer in the new upcoming film “Toofan”. The film is directed by Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra.

Farhan Akhtar & Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra has already worked together in Bhag Milkha Bhag and it is their second project now. Toofan is a sports drama movie and it will be Farhan Akhtar’s second sports themed film.

The actor recently shared his first look from the movie and in the picture, Farhan can be seen dressed in a boxing jersey and wearing a pair of gloves as he stands in a boxing ring. The expression on Farhan's face is intense and the actor underwent massive training for his role as a boxer in the film.

The caption read, “Is Saal Toofan Uthega!”

Farhan will play the role of a national level boxer, the film stars Paresh Rawal in an important role. The cast also includes Mrunal Thakur, Isha Talwar, Rajpal Yadav, Rishi Kapoor & Vijay Raaz.

Toofan will be released on 2 October, this year. The star cast is amazing and looking at the intense look of Farhan, there’s no doubt that he’s going to knock the fans out with his performance. Filmifiles.com is a website that offers news, views and even the inside stories from the glamour world be it Bollywood or Hollywood, for those who love the cinema.

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Film Review: ‘Good Newzz’

By Neha Bora

Good Newwz is bad newz for Hindi Cinema. The Raj Mehta directed story is set in Bombay and revolves around the story of two couples, both with the last name Batra. The first couple of Varun and Deepti Batra played by Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan seem like they are at war throughout the film.

Their main quarrel is about producing a child, Deepti wants one and Varun couldn't be more irritated. After an unnecessary 'Laal Ghargra', the two decide to go to a fertility specialist. A certain semen collection takes place.

Talks of ovaries and embryos happen and finally the much awaited couple of Honey and Monika Batra arrive is the stereotyped Punjabi style. They are loud and full of bling as is evident from the trailers and work really hard to make the already senseless plot, entirely unbearable.

The friction between Varun and Deepti is sharp to the point where one wants to scream at them to get a divorce. Writers Jyoti Kapoor and Raj Mehta have done a very sloppy job and this lack of effort shows clearly on screen. Rishabh Sharma's jokes are like nails on a blackboard.

One of the characters cracks a joke and we are forcefully informed if this by simplistic background music. There is a scene where Monika farts as a result of her pregnancy bowels and the fact that she farted is made into a joke. No one is the audience laughs. Then the joke is cracked gain, and still nobody laughs.

Then a few seconds later the joke is brought to attention again with no body except Akshay Kumar laughing. After a point the audience is irritated because bad writing is being covered up with loud acting, ‛unoriginal' sound track and excited laughter at senseless jokes. 

Monika played by Kiera Advani barely speaks up during the course of the film, and whenever Honey (Diljit Dosanjh) speaks, it is to reassert the cliche of a rich Punjabi boy.

They both are supposed to be stupid and Varun calls them "jaahil" and "joker" on more than a few occasions. The evidence apparently is a difference in class and culture. Varun's character assumes the role of a typical entitled man, pronouncing judgement on everyone around him, including his wife.

He is angry, upset, inappropriate, decent and desperately trying to be funny. He comes across as a ‛douche' of a husband who couldn't be more ‛insensitive' and even after the film specifically calls his insensitivity to question twice, he isn't a  redeemed character in the end. Deepti is nagging and stubborn.

The sheer force of her irritation towards the world around her is the only understandable feature of the film. The creative possibilities of an incident like the event of a sperm mix-up are many and most intriguing but the film can't move beyond the narrow perspective provided to it by its makers. The film talks of "apna khoon toh apna hi hota hai" in a society where several children of their fellow celebrities are a result of adoption and surrogacy.

The film even mentions the right of the mother as being superior to that of the right of the father without even discussing the reason for the Punjabi Batras travelling miles from Punjab to Mumbai to ensure that their genes are safe. They two expectingmothers are greatly attached to the 'hearts beating inside them' but their husbands have divided priorities. The reason for these divided priorities is unaddressed. 

The reason for Varun's insensitivity and detachment towards the child in his wife's womb is left to the winds. The attraction Varun feels for "Dr Mrs Joshi" is left unaddressedafter the initial intimation. Dr Mr(?) Joshi likes to pray before procedures for no rational reason. 

The actors have done no extraordinary work. Akshay Kumar is not funny, Kareena Kapoor is playing Kareena Kapoor, Kiera Advani is playing 'there-but-insignificant' and Diljit Dosanjh is disappointingly playing Bollywood's stereotyped idea of a rich Punjabi man. Adil Hussain is replaceable and Tisca Chopra seems to have been replaced by another actor.

The songs of the film are like the songs of every Bollywood film today. The background score is disturbing and takes away from the story instead of adding to it. 

I can't think of any reason to spend your weekend watching this film.

FF Ratings: *

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Most awaited Bollywood movies in 2020

BY FF NETWORK

1. Prithviraj: Starring Superstar Akshay Kumar & Miss World 2018 Manushi Chillar, this film will depict the life of the Indian King Prithviraj Chauhan. Manushi Chillar is debuting in Bollywood with this film. It is scheduled to release on November.

2. Laal Singh Chaddha: This film is a Hindi remake of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump. It stars Amir Khan & Kareena Kapoor as leads. Forrest Gump is a story of a slow minded person who loves to run. He achieves a lot in his life and loves his mother dearly. Amir Khan has already started preparing for the role and he has also got a thumbs up from the original Forrest, Tom Hanks himself for the film.

3. ‘83: It is biopic of the legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev. Ranveer Singh is playing his character while Deepika Padukone will play his wife’s character. The film’s story is based on Kapil Dev’s life and the iconic moment of India winning the first cricket World Cup in 1983 beating West Indies. Kapil Dev captained the team that changed the pace for Indian cricketers.

4. Chhapak: Deepika Padukone & Vikrant Massey’s film which will show the real life incident of an acid attack survivor, Lakshmi Agarwal. A courageous and inspiring journey of a woman who couldn’t look herself in the mirror to becoming a helping hand for all the other acid attack survivors and motivating them to not give up on themselves. This film will give goosebumps to the audience, Deepika’s acting and the story will make sure of it.

5. Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai: It is a sequel to Salman Khan’s first 100 crore film, Wanted. Directed by Prabhu Deva, it will star superstar Salman Khan and Disha Patani. There isn’t much news about the film right now but it has already become one the most anticipated film of 2020.

6. Brahmastra: Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy. Brahmastra is a mythological film and story of a man called Shiva who embarks on a self discovering journey where he also finds his love. It is the first part of trilogy, Ayan Mukherjee has directed the film.For more bites, Filmi Files will keep you updated.

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Bollywood dance films setting high dancing standards

By FF NETWORK

Indian film industry is mostly about Masala, drama, love triangle, romance. Although, there are very seldom times when a dance based film is made in the industry. Mithun Chakravarti, the disco king has been in few dance themed films. However, Bollywood is coming up with dance films more often now. The upcoming dance film is Street Dancer 3D.

Street Dancer 3D is the third part of ABCD & ABCD2 directed by choreographer turned director Remo D’Souza, and it stars Varun Dhawan & Shraddha Kapoor as leads. Nora Fatehi, Prabhu Devs, Caroline Wilde, Raghav Juyal. The trailer of the film released on YouTube and the film’s story is based on a dance battle between teams of different countries.

It can be clearly seen that Varun Dhawan is leading the Indian side while Shraddha Kapoor is on the Pakistini team. Like all the India vs Pakistan situation, this dance battle will also get intense. Both of the sides will perform their hearts out, eventually to come together for the final battle. Nora Fatehi’s moves are aw striking.

The film is releasing on 24 January. And will probably attract a lot of audiences because of its storyline.

Watch the trailer here:

Some other dance themed films which received a lot of buzz are:

Dil Toh Pagal Hai(1997): This musical romance features the love lives of the dancers in a dance troupe. The movie was appreciated for the innovative choreography by then upcoming dance director Shiamak Davar and performances by Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan.

Aaja Nachle(2007): This is a film with an US returned choreographer trying to save her dance theater in her hometown. The dance drama in the end was its main attraction.

Chance Pe Dance(2010): Directed by Ken Ghosh, the movie is about a struggling actor in the film industry who participates in a dance competition to realize his dream of being an actor. The young man even teaches dance at a school to make his living at one point in the movie.

ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance & ABCD2 (2013 & 2015): was Remo D’Souza’s ABCD: Any Body Can Dance and ABCD 2 that brought along a new revolution in how Bollywood views dance-based movies. Both movies tell the stories of small Mumbai-based dance troupes who struggle to create an identity for themselves. In the second movie, the troupes even go to compete at an international level competition. Filmi Files is the best place to look for movie reviews online.

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Top 10 Indian web series 2019

By Ayushi Agarwal

10. Kota Factory: This series is going to be India’s first black and white web series. The web series stars Jitendra Kumar, Ahsaas Channa, and Alam Khan. It is the story of every IIT aspirant who goes to Kota for preparing to crack his entrance but ends up preparing for his life.

9. Sacred Games 2: This installment of Sacred Games will see Pankaj Tripathi at the helm. Saif Ali Khan had earlier revealed that Sacred Games will have four seasons with 8 episodes each. In the second season, Ganesh Gaitonde’s third father, i.e. Pankaj Tripathi will be introduced. He is playing a religious guru who is also a fringe element looking forward to breaking religious harmony.

8. Mirzapur: Rati Shankar Shukla’s son is coming back to avenge his father’s death, Guddu Pandit will be looking forward to killing Munna Bhaiya and Kaleen Bhaiya will be looking to finish the job Munna left unfinished. The second season of Mirzapur is going to be lit and full of bloodshed. Golu Gupta will be joining hands with Guddu Bhaiya to avenge the death of Sweety Gupta and Bablu Pandit. Season 2 will also answer a lot of tough questions.

7. Criminal Justice: Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, and Jackie Shroff, this high drama web series is premiering on April 5. With Criminal Justice, Hotstar will be stepping in the original content genre to compete with the likes of Amazon Prime and Netflix.

6. Bard of Blood: Based on a book, this web series has a gripping story line of espionage. A spy that ends up working for both India and Pakistan. You will be overwhelmed to find out that the lead in this web series is none other than Emraan Hashmi. Emraan makes his debut in the over the top platforms with Bard of Blood. Also, Bard of Blood is a Netflix’s original.

5. Inside Edge: Inside Edge is an Indian web television series based on a fictional T20 cricket team, Mumbai Mavericks that plays in the Power-Play League (based on Indian Premier League). It premiered on Amazon Video on 10 July 2017. This is Amazon Prime Video's first Indian original series. Its 2nd season is going to be a lot more thrilling & interesting.

4. Made In Heaven: The designing principle of the show is an Indian wedding planning company in which each episode is them marrying off various couples from Indian society. The themes of the show are marriage, Indian hypocrisy, caste divide, modern Indian, love, temptation, the wedding industry, LGBT issues in India and of course drama and suspense. It’s also one of the only Indian English web series that pulls off using English well without sounding cheesy or overdone.

3. TVF Tripling: Three siblings take a road trip across this multi-season Indian series that is a classic coming of age story about the modern new Indian family and it’s trials and tribulations.

2. Little Things: Similar to Permanent Roommates and also a two word title, this show from Dice Media and Pocket Aces was another hit amongst the Indian youth who are getting to understand dating, relationships and love marriage lifestyles in one of the fastest growing countries on earth.

1. The Family Man: This show about a seemingly timid nerdy middle class man is not what you think. It turns out he is quite the bad boy spy and international agent. Part drama, part action and full part comedy and clever writing, I’m a fan of Amazon India’s newest series. Manoj Bajpaiyee has done a splendid job. Filmi Files is the best place to look for web series reviews online.

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Moview Review: ‘Dabangg3’

By Neha Bora

After a series of flops and disasters, salman khan rose back to superstardom from 2010's blockbuster Dabangg. After that in 2012 he proved that he has a huge blind fanbase when a crap named Dabangg 2 earned more than 150 crores. And now in 2019 he is back once again to prove that indian audience still doesn't care about anything when Salman khan is present on screen.

  So this weekend we watched Dabangg 3, please read our complete review to know how it is. Like its previous installments Dabangg 3 too opens with a group of thugs looting people and Salman khan coming to get them all alone. Ten minutes into the movie and we get to see a lot of slow-mo action sequences and some unnecessary, excessive cheap humor.

  And then again in a long unnecessary scene we are introduced to his family that has his wife Rajjo(Sonakshi Sinha), his brother makkhi(Arbaaz Khan) and his father (this time played by Vinod's brother Pramod Khanna) and his son bittu.

Makkhi is now also a police inspector and along with his brother he rescues a group of girl from being "smuggled". And this smuggling chain leads Chulbul pandey to Bali singh played by kiccha sudeep.

  After this we get to see one of the most vague flashback story of bollywood. Where dhakad pandey i.e Salman khan in his 20s, is in love with khushi played by Sai Manjrekar. They are about to get married but somehow bali gets a "glimpse" of khushi and decides to marry her.

  When Bali comes to know about dhakad and khushi's relationship he kills her along with her family. And to revenge khushi's death dhakad pandey joins police force. And thus Chulbul pandey the robinhood cop is born. With Bali's entry the script becomes unilateral and the war begins with betrayal, action, dialogue baazi etc. But to see how it ends you will have to watch the movie.

  Talking about the screenplay, the film has many loopholes. The story written by Salman khan himself is a redemption of 80s revenge drama and is too filmy at many points.

  After the horrible Action-Jackson this is the dullest movie from Prabhu deva. With his name as director one can expect some good humor like Wanted, rowdy rathore or singh is bling. But this time maybe someone else had the command while he was just wearing the director's cap. The biggest letdown for this movie is its music, irrelevant, unnecessary song at every 20 minutes irritates you to the core. Except Munna badnam hua you won't even remember a single of them.

  Dabangg's innovative ackground music was the soul of the movie, this time Sajid-Wajid tried to do some experiments with it and they fail badly. Background score is too forced and loud. However in one of the fighting sequence the addition of word "Badass" on salman's entry is just superb, maybe one of the card got into the right place.

  Despite all this criticism you can't blame Salman khan this time, because he is the only good thing about the film. He tries comedy, struggles in emotional scenes but nails every action sequence. Sai manjerekar was good in her part, as a debutant she passed the test with distinction.

  Kiccha sudeep, most of us know him as the antagonist of south's blockbuster Eega. But it's painful to see him struggling on the screen with hindi dialogues, his character is poorly developed and that's the main reason he doesn't look what the director is trying to show.Filmi Files is the best place to look for movie reviews online.

  Sonakshi sinha is going downwards with every installment of the franchise. Every time she speaks you know that it is something unimportant. Arbaaz khan is here because he is the producer of the movie, his character was supposed to be the comic relief in movie but like makkhi arbaaz khan fails at his job too. All said and done, Dabangg 3 is strictly for salman khan fans. If you're looking for good entertainment then you'll have to wait for some more days until something better comes.

  FF Rating - **

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This Friday It’s Gonna Be A ‘Star Wars’ With ‘Dabangg’

By FF Network

Two films from two super hit Bollywood & Hollywood franchise are releasing this Friday. And it is indeed going to be a happy weekend for cinema lovers.

Dabangg 3:

Dabangg 3 is the third part of hit film series, Dabangg. Directed by Prabhu Deva, this film stars superstar Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaz Khan, Saiee Manjrekar and Kiccha Sudeep. Salman will reprise his role of Dabangg cop, Chulbul Pandey who fights off bad guys in his own way.

In this part, Chulbul Pandey will encounter with his past enemy played by Kiccha Sudeep. He will romance Saiee who will be shown as Salman’s past love interest. If the reports are to be believed, Salman will fight with 500 men and blow around 100 cars in the climax scene.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalkers:

This is an epic space-opera film produced, co-written & directed by J.J. Abrams. It is the third instalment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and the final episode of the nine part Skywalker Saga.

The story continues a year after the events of The Last Jedi, the remnants of the Resistance face the First Order once again while reckoning with the past and their inner own turmoil. Meanwhile, the ancient conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its climax, bringing the Skywalker Saga to an end.

The ensemble cast includes Carrie Fischer, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Issac and others.

This film is the last part of the trilogy and the Star War fans are going gaga over it. It is a must watch for the fans. For more bites, Filmi Files will keep you updated.

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Top 10 highest-grossing Hollywood films 2019

BY Ayushi Agarwal

2019 has been a fantastic year for the Hollywood film industry. A lot of movies gave the audience an absolute cinematic pleasure and some even crossed 1 billion mark in the global market.

Here are top 10 films which gained worldwide recognition:

10. Us: €157347155.70

Release date: 22 March

Us is a suspense thriller film, where a family of four finds themselves in a rather horrifying situation where they’ve to fight 4 masked strangers in order to survive. The family is shocked to know that masked strangers are none other than their own lookalikes.

9. It: Chapter 2: €190241566.96

Release date: 6 September

Stephen King’s It: Chapter 2 is a sequel to It. This is a horror film which continues with the first part where the clown, Pennywise is defeated by a group of 5 children from Derry but he returns after 27 years to haunt them once again and the group reunites in order to defeat the clown and resume their normal lives.

8. Joker: €299027692.08

Release date: 4 October

Joker is a DC movie which showed the origin story of one of the most ruthless villain in DC universe. Arthur Fleck aka Joker was played by Joaquin Phoenix who gained a lot of positive reviews for his outstanding acting. The film is quite dark and set in ‘80s era of America. This film brilliantly showcased how a life of a simple man can turn upside down, making him start an entire revolution eventually becoming the most fearsome villain.

7. Frozen II: €310727270.16

Release date: 22 November

It is a second part of animated film Frozen. A magical story of two sisters, Anna & Elsa who are completely opposite of each other. Elsa is the snow queen who is miffed with her kingdom leaves Arendelle after listening a mysterious voice & travels to enchanted forests, Anna takes on the quest with her friends to find her sister which will be full of obstacles.

6. Aladdin: €301698271.07

Release date: 24 May

It is a real life remake of Disney’s Aladdin. A journey of a road side urchin, Aladdin who finds magic lamp which has a genie who grants 3 wishes. Aladdin falls in love with Princess Jasmine. With everything on his side, Aladdin has to stop an evil sorcerer Jafar from succeeding in his cunning plans.

5. Spider-Man: Far From Home: €351123882.83

Release date: 2 July

It is sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. Peter Parker played by Tom Holland is devastated by the death of Iron Man aka Tony Stark. He goes to Europe on a school trip where Nick Fury comes and recruits him for a mission to save earth. He, along with Mysterio played by Jake Gyllenhal saves the earth only to find out later that Mysterio is not as good as he thinks.

4. Captain Marvel: €383758866.78

Release date: 8 March

Captain Marvel is a Marvel comic character who is the most powerful in Marvel universe. Played by Brie Larson, this film show the origin story of Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel. She lives in another universe and is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior who is caught up in the battle between her people & Skrulls. Initially, she is unaware of her powers but with the help of Nick Fury, she soon discovers it becoming the most powerful superhero.

3. Toy Story 4: €390239666.65

Release date: 21 June

The 4th part of a very popular animated film franchise, Toy Story. A very fascinating film where toys come alive when no human beings are looking. In this film, Woody, Buzz Light year & the rest of the toy gang members embark on a new journey where they make a new friend Forky. Woody also meets his long lost friend Bo Peep and realises that they both have different opinions on what they want from life as toys.

2. The Lion King: €488780071.72

Release date: 19 July

Disney’s another real life remake of children’s favourite classic, The Lion King. Mufasa, the leader of his pride of lions and the king of the jungle becomes a father to little cub, Simba who is next in line to become the king. Simba also idolises his father but becomes an exile when his uncle, Scar kills Mufasa for his greed to reign the kingdom. However, Simba finds two unusual friends Timon & Pumba who helps him in his journey of becoming the king of the jungle and fulfilling his father’s dream.

1. Avengers: Endgame: €771755438.94

Release date: 26 April

In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos destroys half of the universe with the help of infinity stones. The Avengers reunites once again in Endgame to undo Thanos’ havoc & restores the balance. But in order to do this, they made eternal sacrifices. This film is full of emotions and a must watch for all the superhero films fanatics. For more bites, Filmi Files will keep you updated.

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