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  • Sony Pictures India releases an exciting slate of Hollywood movies for 2014-2015

    Sony Pictures India releases an exciting slate of Hollywood movies for 2014-2015

    As we ready ourselves to enter into the New Year, even production houses have chalked out their plans to entertain viewers with the big releases. One of those is Sony Pictures India that has released its slate of Hollywood movies for 2014-2015.

     

     Kicking off the New Year will be Carrie on 17 January, the supernatural horror reimagining of the 1976 cult classic, based on the bestselling Stephen King novel about a shy, alienated girl who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

     

    Following this, will be the release of Robocop on Valentine’s Day (14 February), another re-envisioning of the hit 1987 film about a bionic man facing humankind’s ever daunting question on who wins in the end: man or machine?

     

    Another remake soon follows suit on 11 April in the form of About Last Night, a reboot of the 1986 film of the same name, which was based on the 1974 David Mamet play, Sexual Perversity In Chicago.

     

    On 2 May, Peter Parker returns to fight against Electro, a formidable villain who has terrorised New York City in Spider Man 2.

     

    20 June would witness the release of two of the most highly anticipated movies of 2014, the first being Heaven Is For Real, about a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world, and the next being 22 Jump Street, the sequel to 2012 box office hit 21 Jump Street, about two police officers going undercover as adolescent students at a local school.

     

    25 July would see the release of the Eric Bana-starrer Deliver Us From Evil. On 8 Aug, watch a married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts in Sex Tape.

     

    Think Like A Man Too, another sequel, of the 2012 film will release on 29 August. Next up will be No Good Deeds, a movie about a former district attorney turned stay-at-home mom and her two small children who are terrorised and kidnapped after she invites a handsome but mysterious stranger into their home to wait for help after his car runs off the road releasing on 26 September.

     

    The Equalizer would release on 3 October, the storyline follows a retired intelligence officer Robert McCall who turns into a vigilante for the helpless. Ending the year on high note on 14 November would be The Interview, a movie about a late night talk show host and his producer best friend, approached by the CIA and asked to assassinate Kim, a mysterious and ruthless dictator of a nuclear-armed North Korea making them two of the least qualified men ever to assassinate – or interview – the most dangerous man on earth.

     

    Films slated for release in 2015 includes Annie, Kitchen Sink, Chappie, the new James Bond movie, and the latest installments in The Smurfs and Hotel Transylvania franchise.

  • Chhota Bheems special treat for his young fans

    Chhota Bheems special treat for his young fans

    MUMBAI: Chhota Bheem, one of the most favourite toon-superhero of many kids in the country, is all set to fill the upcoming festive season with celebrations for his young fans. Green Gold store, the exclusive retail outlet for all Chhota Bheem and friends’ merchandise, has planned a fun-packed vacation for kids during Christmas, New Year, Lohri and Sankrant. The five-week festivity will begin on 16 December and will go on till the 19 January.

     

    Week one, from 16 to 22 December will have “story writing” based on the theme ‘Chhota Bheem and Santa Claus’; Week two, 23 – 29 Dec will give the fans a chance to get the “Best family picture” clicked with Chhota Bheem Mannequin — a picture of ‘kids dressed in Chhota Bheem and friends’ apparels pose with Chhota Bheem’ mannequin and the best and the craziest picture will be awarded; in week three, 30 Dec – 05 Jan, a drawing contest based on the theme ‘Chhota Bheem and Mighty Raju’ will be organised; week four, 6 – 12 Jan, will have a quiz competition for young geniuses; while week five, 13 – 19 Jan, a message recording contest is planned where participants would record their message and ‘express love for Chhota Bheem’ in their own voices which could be a jingle or just plain narrative.

     

    Chhota Bheem fans can participate in any or all of these activities which will be held at all Green Gold Stores. 

  • Mumbai 125 km set to release in March

    Mumbai 125 km set to release in March

    MUMBAI: Hemant Madhukar‘s horror film Mumbai 125 km is all set to release in March.

    This is Madhukar‘s second Bollywood film as a director, the first being A Flat in 2010. He has also made a Telugu action film Vastadu Naa Raju in 2011.

    Mumbai 125km revolves around the life of five friends who go on a road trip on New Year‘s Eve. On the way, they come across a milestone written Mumbai 125 km. Even after travelling for an hour, they end up reaching the same road which has the stone. This is where the story takes a turn.

    The film features Karanvir Bohra and Vedita Pratap Singh in lead roles. The film also features Pakistani model turned actress Veena Malik.

    “The entire film is shot at night as the film is a one night story and my film also has a fresh pairing and I am launching Karanvir Bohra who is a well known TV actor. I saw his work in Saubhagyavati Bhava and I thought he was appropriate for the character I wanted,” revealed Madhukar.

  • Celebrate new year with NDTV

    Celebrate new year with NDTV

    MUMBAI: Finally it’s that time of the year when we look back at the year that was. NDTV, India’s pioneering news channel, will highlight the memorable events of 2006 with a line-up of special programmes and shows in the last week of December.

    Watch out for the newsmakers, the movers and shakers, the hits and the flops, the controversies, the events that dominated Indian and Global news on NDTV 24X7, NDTV India and NDTV Profit, starting December 25. “As the world bids adieu to the year gone by and ushers in a new year, we bring alive the most dramatic events witnessed in the year 2006, with our reporters’ unmatched perspective and analysis. On the features side, NDTV 24X7 will continue to bring to its discerning viewers the most relevant and innovative programmes,” said Sonia Singh, Managing Editor, NDTV 24X7.

     

    “The year 2006 has been a great year for us, a year to cherish…We have delivered some great news stories and we are all proud that our chat show ‘Muqabla’ won the Best Chat Show award this year from among a group of English shows. We aspire to give our viewers an equally exciting host of programmes in the year ahead and will stay out of sensationalism of news,” said Dibang, Managing Editor, NDTV India.

     

    “Business made, business lost…indigenous ventures gave the multinationals a run for their money while India crossed a few more milestones in global business. Year 2006 has witnessed these and many more on NDTV Profit. Crafted by the best talent in business journalism, NDTV Profit will bring our financially savvy viewers this year’s developments and smart business tips for the New Year,” said Shivnath Thukral, Executive Editor, NDTV Profit.

     

    NDTV 24X7, India’s leading news channel, will bring its viewers a one-hour special “Highlights of the Year ‘06” programme on New Year’s eve. This show will have a section on the juicy controversies, biggest indigenous joint ventures, strongest pictures, obituaries, Best Indian of the Year and a lot more. This will be followed by a half-hour special programme on sports and five different selections from its highly commended night-out shows.

     

    Viewers can savour the very best of NDTV’s acclaimed programmes like The Big Fight, We the People, Cricket Controversies, Walk the Talk and The Great Indian Tamasha.

    NDTV Profit commemorates an exciting year of business and lifestyle through a series of special episodes of some of its hallmark shows. Starting with a one-hour exclusive programme called ‘Top four stories of the Year 2006’, it takes a sneak peek at the world of business for the coming week. This is followed by a special D-Street year-ender on the famous mergers and acquisitions of the year, titled ‘India on the prowl.’

     

    NDTV Profit will also show special episodes of some of its most popular shows like Value for money, Good Food, Gadget Guru, Cell Guru and Money Mantra.

     

    The excitement and festivity does not cease here. NDTV India, the acclaimed Hindi news channel will host a series of programmes crafted especially for the occasion, commencing from December 25, 2006, 10 pm onwards.

     

    There will be thought-provoking programmes on terrorist attacks, legal procedures and verdicts, controversies of the year, a special show on how the movie Lage Raho Munnabhai recreated Gandhi in the Indian mind and a lot more…

    There will also be special telecasts on the year 2006’s biggest films, best sequels and remakes. So get comfortable and enjoy NDTV’s 2006 retrospective before welcoming year 2007.

  • HBO new year eve special on 31 December

    HBO new year eve special on 31 December

    MUMBAI: Max (Jamie Foxx, Ray) has lived the mundane life of a cab driver for 12 years. The faces have come and gone from his rearview mirror, people and places he’s long since forgotten…until tonight. Vincent (Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible III) is a contract killer. Tonight, Vincent arrives in L.A. and five bodies are supposed to fall, including District Attorney Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith, The Matrix Revolutions). Circumstances cause Vincent to hijack Max’s taxicab, and Max becomes collateral – an expendable person in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    Through the night, Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination. And as the authorities race to intercept them, Max and Vincent’s survival becomes dependent on each other in ways neither would have imagined.

    Watch Collateral starring Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith on Sunday, December 31, 2006 8.00 pm onwards.

     

    Our friendly neighborhood Spider-man is back in this sequel to the 2002 action blockbuster. It’s been 2 years since Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire, Seabiscuit) was bitten by a radioactive spider and he’s having a rough time. His public life as the superhero Spiderman is having a devastating impact on his private life.

     

    And just when things couldn’t get any worse, the love of his life Mary-Jane (Kirsten Dunst, Elizabethtown, Wimbeldon) gets engaged to somebody else. Things are so bad he declares that he’s quitting, and never putting on the suit again. However, his sense of duty forces him to resume his heroics when the brilliant scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is deformed in an accident and becomes Dr. Octopus. With four metal tentacles sticking out of his back, he’ll be more than a handful for everyone’s favourite webslinger.

     

    Watch Spiderman 2 starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:45 pm onwards.