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  • Hostiles

    Hostiles

    In Hostiles, a native-American-hating cavalry captain is ordered to escort a few of his captives, a dying Cheyenne chief and his immediate family members, back to the latter’s tribal lands, passing through dangerous trails.   Starring: Christian Bale, Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper Director: Scott Cooper India release date:...
  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

    Black Panther begins directly after the events of Captain America: Civil War. King T’Challa returns home to Wakanda. But when two enemies conspire to bring down the kingdom, T’Challa must team up, as the Black Panther, with a CIA agent and Wakanda’s all-female special forces.   Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael...
  • Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water is the story of loneliness; of the beauty of a captured merman & of oddball romance; of the ugliness of racism & supremism; & of the stupidities of cold-war-era politics.   Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon Director: Guillermo del Toro India release date: Feb 16 Genre:...
  • Padmaavat

    Padmaavat

    Padmaavat. A fictitious take on material from a 14th century history book, involving a rajput queen & king, and & an invader.   Starring: Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali India release date: Jan 25, 2018 Genre: Action, Drama, History Language: Hindi Duration: 2 hours, 44 mins  ...
  • Kaalakaandi

    Kaalakaandi

    In Kaalakaandi, a nice boy gets told by his doc that his time is up. Sad, the fella decides to taste the bad things in life before he kicks the bucket.   Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Neil Bhoopalam, Amyra Dastur Director: Akshat Verma India release date: Jan 12, 2018 Genre:...
  • Mukkabaaz

    Mukkabaaz

    Anurag Kashyup may have stumbled in the cinematic ring, but he’s up again. And the crowd is cheering his Mukkabaaz.   Starring: Vineet Kumar Singh, Zoya Hussain Director: Anurag Kashyap India release date: Jan 12, 2018 Genre: Action /drama /sport Language: Hindi Duration: 2 hours 34 mins      ...
  • Secret Superstar

    Secret Superstar

    In ‘Secret Superstar’, a teenager wishes to be a singing star. But her conservative father will beat her black and blue if she’s caught pursing this line. Thankfully, she has the full backing of her mother; and Youtube and a burkha allows her a chance… Starring: Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij,...
  • Newton

    Newton

    Newton—a satire on the dance of democracy.   Starring: Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil Director: Amit Masurkar India release date: Sep 22, 2017 Genre: Comedy, drama Language: Hindi Duration: 1 hour, 46 mins                   Newton on IMDB  ...
  • Simran

    Simran

    In Simran, the lead actress (Kangana Ranaut) loses all her cash while gambling at Las Vegas. So, she does what she believes is the cleverest thing to do: she robs a bank.   Starring: Kangana Ranaut, Catherine Dyer, Evette Young Director: Hansal Mehta Writer: Apurva Asrani India release date: Sep 15, 2017...