Film Fare

WOMEN
ON TOP
The success of Raazi and Veere Di
Wedding has shown that womencentric
films are here to stay. The
glass ceiling is finally being shattered
by those wearing stilettos. The
patriotic Parmanu: The Story Of
Pokhran passed muster and so did
Kaala, which survived purely on
the power of Rajinikanth. The only
misfire was Bhavesh Joshi Superhero,
which failed to entice the audience.
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PARMANU: THE STORY
OF POKHRAN
DIRECTOR: Abhishek Sharma
CAST: John Abraham, Diana Penty, Boman Irani
RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2018
FIRST WEEK COLLECTION `35.41cr
RAPID REVIEW: A fictionalisation
of the Pokhran nuclear
tests of 2008.
VIEWER’S VERDICT: “I liked the
drama contained in it.”
-- Anand S, 33, chef
VEERE DI WEDDING
DIRECTOR: Shashanka Ghosh
CAST: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor,
Swara Bhasker, Shikha Talsania
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2018
FIRST WEEK COLLECTION
RAPID REVIEW:
Not a chick flick!
VIEWER’S VERDICT: “It’s a laugh
riot from the word go.”
-- Nalinakshi Shetty, 33,
marketing manager
`56.96cr
RAAZI
DIRECTOR: Meghna Gulzar
CAST: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit
Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat
RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2018
FIRST WEEK’S
COLLECTION
`56.59cr
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RAPID REVIEW: A fictionalised account of
the life of an actual spy
VIEWER’S VERDICT: “Alia
Bhatt’s acting made me
root for Sehmat all the way.”
-- Prathamesh Deshpande,
36, manager supply chain
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BHAVESH JOSHI
SUPERHERO
DIRECTOR: Vikramaditya Motwane
CAST: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Nishikant Kamat,
Priyanshu Painyuli, Ashish Verma
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2018
FIRST WEEK COLLECTION
RAPID REVIEW:
A superhero origin film
VIEWER’S VERDICT: “The action
was nice and slick.”
-- Bharti Suhas, 35, head R&D
`1.45cr
KAALA
DIRECTOR: P.A. Ranjith
CAST: Rajinikanth, Huma Qureshi,
Nana Patekar, Easwari Rao and Anjali Patil
RELEASE DATE: June 7, 2018
FIRST WEEK COLLECTION
`112.2cr (worldwide all languages)
RAPID REVIEW: A film about the
land mafia in Mumbai
VIEWER’S VERDICT:
“Rajini’s magic rocks and how.”
-- Supriya Deshmukh, 34,
H R manager