DHAKA: Popular India daily The Times of India suggests its readers to enjoy ten Bollywood movies of 2014. Banglanews24.com presents the list for its readers.
01
‘Gunday’ stars Ranveer Singh & Arjun Kapoor, as Bikram and Bala, along with Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan, in lead roles.Based in Calcutta during its most unsettled times in the '70’s, the film deals with the inseparable life of Bikram and Bala, who grew from being small time, inconsequential coal thieves, to becoming the most powerful black marketing mafia-men. A story of two happy-go-lucky renegades who came to be known as - Gunday.
02
The first film of a trilogy, as planned by Anurag Kashyap, ‘Bombay Velvet’ is the story of how the city became a Metropolis, set against the backdrop of love, greed, violence and Jazz. Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, come together to share screen space as lovers whose lives intermingle with the evolution of the city of Bombay, through the 50s to early 70s.
03
‘Bewakoofiyan’ is a film which is set in Delhi on a couple in times of recession. The film has a fresh pairing of Sonam Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurana with the ever-dependable Rishi Kapoor.
04
‘Gulaab Gang’ is based on a group of Indian women vigilantes and activists fighting against social injustice, clad in pink saris. The poster shows a never-seen-before side of Madhuri as she is seen holding a sickle in one hand and an axe in the other. With a strong line-up of ace actors, the film tells the story of the Gulabi Gang which is active in the Bundelkhand region of Central India.
05
‘Humshakals’ starring Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Ram Kapoor for the first time in triple roles promises to be a laugh riot, as the trio unleashes total madness and confusion in their triple avatars!
06
Starring Rani Mukerji in the lead, playing the role of a cop for the first time, the raw and gritty film ‘Mardaani’ will be YRF’s boldest subject ever to be made and a distinct departure from Pradeep Sarkar’s style of filmmaking.
07
Ajay Devgn’s forthcoming film directed by Prabhudeva will be called ‘Action Jackson’. That’s a sheer co-incidence that director Prabhu deva who is very excited on working with Devgn chose the title Action Jackson without realizing how closely he is connecting it to the actor. We also hear that, the film has three girls. It is confirmed that Sonakshi Sinha and Yaami Gautam are already in but the third role, that of a sexy hot girl, is still under the wraps. This project is being produced by Baba Films, the guys who made fun cinema like ‘Ishq’ (1997) with Aamir Khan, Ajay, Kajol and Juhi Chawla) and ‘Pyar Toh Hona Hi Tha’ (1998) with the husband-wife duo Ajay-Kajol.
08
Salman Khan’s second release in 2014, after Jai Ho, is ‘Kick’. It continues his stint with Eid when ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ released as well. The actor will be seen opposite Jacqueline Fernandez.
09
‘Finding Fanny’ is an English / Konkani satirical short film, directed and written by Homi Adajania. Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapur will feature in prominent roles. The film is based on a road trip set in Goa and follows the journey of five characters.
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‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’ is a sequel to the 2006 hit Pyaar Ke Side Effects. The characters originally played by Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat will be taken forward by Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan in the sequel. The film explores the love story as the duo are now married. Saket Chowdhary who directed the original is directing the sequel as well.
BDST: 2101 HRS, DEC 30, 2014
