Agneepath (2012)

Agneepath  is a 2012 Indian Hindi action thriller film produced by Karan Johar. It is a remake of a 1990 film of the same name and is directed by Johar's former assistant Karan Malhotra. Though publicized as a remake, the film borrows only the basic plot of the original, while making the characters and incidents completely different. The title of the film is taken from a poem of the same name called 'Agneepath'which was penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh's father, and is recited at the beginning of the movie and creates a thematic link that continues through the movie, particularly in the climax, both literally and metaphorically.
While Partha Pratim Sarmah plays the lead role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, Sanjay Dutt plays the role of the main antagonist Kancha Cheena, originally played by Amitabh Bachchan and Danny Denzongpa respectively.The film stars Priyanka Chopra as the female lead. Other members of the cast include Rishi Kapoor playing a newly introduced negative character, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab among others. The award winning character of Krishnan Iyer M.A played by Mithun Chakraborty in the original has been totally done away with. Shooting of the film mostly took place in Diu and Mumbai's film city. Originally slated for release on 20 January, Agneepath was postponed by a week to 26 January 2012, making it a Republic Day release. Upon release, the film broke the highest opening day collections record and became a critical and commercial success.











Cast

• Hrithik Roshan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
• Sanjay Dutt as Kancha
• Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala
• Priyanka Chopra as Kaali Gawde
• Om Puri as Comissioner Gaitonde
• Zarina Wahab as Suhasini Chauhan
• Rajesh Tandon as Mazhar Lala
• Sachin Khedekar as Home secretary, an aid of Kancha
• Deven Bhojani as Azhar Lala, young mentally challenged son of Rauf Lala
• Chetan Pandit as Master Deenanath Chavhan
• Arish Bhiwandiwala as Young Vijay Deenanath Chaihan
• Kanika Tiwari as Shiksha Chauhan
• Rajesh Vivek as a police mole who is an aid of Kancha
• Madhurjeet Sarghi as Lachhi
• Katrina Kaif in a special appearance in and as Chikni Chameli  

 

Production

In an interview with The Times Of India, Karan Johar explained that he had the intention of remaking the original Agneepath ever since the film released 22 years ago, because according to him, the commercial failure of the film broke his father's heart. The idea of the remake materialized on the sets of Johar's film My Name Is Khan in which Karan Malhotra was an associate director. Johar told Malhotra his desire to remake the original film and asked him to revisit it again for which he agreed immediately.
According to the art director Sabu Cyril, Mandwa and Diu, the villages where the events of the film take place were chosen because they were completely isolated from the urban areas. A big haveli like structure with tantric paintings on the walls, resembling an old fort built by the Portuguese (who had historically occupied Diu) was created as the den of film's main antagonist Kancha Cheena which was later recreated in Mumbai to shoot the song Chikni Chameli. Vijay's (main protagonist) shelter, a small sack-like thing on the terrace in a chawl was built on some open ground with a hundred houses.

Don 2

Don 2 is a 2011 Indian action  film directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is a sequel  to the 2006 film,Don: The Chase Begins again. The film stars Shahrukh Khan  and  Priyanka Chopra in lead roles while Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor play supporting characters. Don 2 was filmed in Thailand, Berlin, Kuala Lampur  and Switzerland. The plot of the film continues from the end of the first film, starting in Malaysia and moving to Europe where Don, now the indisputable king of the Asian underworld, aims to take over the European drug cartel. The release and marketing of the film was carried out on 23 December 2011 by Reliance Entertainment, in both 2D and 3D formats, which included the dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu.The film marks Farhan Akhtar's return to direction after a gap of nearly 5 years. It also marks Khan's return to playing villainous characters since his earlier films like Darr and Baazigar.Don 2 is the first sequel in Khan's two-decade long career. Upon release, while Indian critics gave positive to mixed reviews, overseas film critics praised it. The film has been widely appreciated for its action, direction and cinematography with Shahrukh Khan receiving accolades for his performance, though criticism has been generated regarding the pace and music


 Cast

• Shahrukh Khan as Don 
• Priyanka Chopra as Roma
• Lara Dutta as Ayesha
• Kunal Kapoor as Sameer Ali
• Boman Irani as Vardhaan
• Om Puri as Malik
• Aly Khan as J.K. Diwan
• Nawab Shah as Jabar
• Sahil Shroff as Arjun
• Florian Lukas as Jens Berkel
• Hrithik Roshan as Don (Special Appearance)

Production

 The idea for a sequel to Don: The Chase Begins Again  had been conceptualized ever since the first movie released, and it was officially announced by Farhan Akhtar shortly after the release. However, he was involved with other commitments whileShah Rukh Khan needed to recover from a shoulder surgery, so he gave his dates to Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and My Name Is Khan because they required very little physical exertion. In February 2010, Akhtar revealed that the script and locations for the movie had been finalized. In an interview with DNA Akhtar revealed that he decided to pick up the character again because it still had a lot to offer: "I am wary of sequels having to be made. You should not touch it if you don't have a nice story to tell. With Don 2 I could finally make an action thriller the way I wanted to. Good story, classic action and  simple plot which has one goal and work towards it effectively and dramatically. The film marks Akhtar's return to direction after a gap of nearly 5 years, the last film he directed being Don. Anand Subaya was chosen as the main editor of the film, while Ritesh Soni was roped in to oversee the production of music.
Don 2 had a different team of writers from the first film, and it included Akhtar, Ameet Mehta and Amrish Shah. Akhtar stated that "The first film was my father's vision, but Don 2 is being written by fans only. These are yours truly and two new enthusiastic boys, Ameet and Amreesh, who came to me with their ideas on how the story can be carried forward. I've thrown my ideas at them. Don 2 is basically being written by three Don fans who are having a ball carrying the story forward. On November 15, it was announced that Khan became the first celebrity to register a tattoo in his name, when the 'D' tattoo ported on his arm in the film was registered for copyright protection.
In August 2011, the makers of the film announced that they would release the film in 3D. The idea of the 3D conversion occurred to Akhtar while shooting for the film, and after conducting various conversion tests in Los Angeles the producers decided to convert the entire film. Also, the director of photography had shot the film with special lenses which made it easier to give it a third dimension. Sidhwani revealed that he had the idea of converting the film into 3D after seeingHarry Potter and the Deathly hallows- Part 2. Chuck Comisky, a veteran S-3D innovator who supervised the 3D stereo and visual effects on Avatar and Sanctum, was roped in for the film.

Mausam(2011)

                     Mausam (English: Season) is an upcoming Hindi language film directed and written by Pankaj Kapoor under the Vistaar Religare Film Fund banner.The film stars Shahid Kapoor opposite Sonam Kapoor along with Pankaj Kapoor. The film will mark the first time that Shahid Kapoor has been in a film opposite his father Pankaj Kapoor. It is also Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut film. The film is slated for release on September 16, 2011. The film will be first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival with the whole cast and crew


Cast

• Shahid Kapoor as Sq Leader Harinder Singh / Harry
• Sonam Kapoor as Aayat
• Anupam Kher
• Supriya Pathak
• Manoj Pahwa

Production


                      The film was shot in Nepal, Edinburgh, Switzerland and Gwalior. Some of the night scenes were shot at ND Studios, where the streets of Scotland were re-created, after which they shot for a day at Film City. During shooting, Shahid Kapoor fell from a giant wheel, though not from a great height. He was taken to the doctor immediately and was advised two days of rest. Shooting resumed on May 20, 2011 and went on until May 25, 2011. The cast and crew left for Switzerland around 24 April 2011 for their last schedule. The film features Shahid Kapoor in four different looks for the four different seasons of a year. The trailer was launched on July 11, 2011.


Soundtrack

 
The music of the film is composed by Pritam while the lyrics are penned by Irshad Kamil.







                                            




 

Hunted-3D    
 
                      Haunted – 3D is a 2011 Indian 3D horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt, and starring Mahakshay Chakraborty, Twinkle Bajpai, Achint Kaur and Arif Zakaria in lead roles. The film is stated to be India’s first stereoscopic 3D horror film and is one of the first Indian movies to be shot in 3D format. The promos and first look of the film was released on 7 February 2011. The film was released on 6 May 2011.







   
Cast
   

• Mahakshay Chakraborty as Rehan
• Tia Bajpai as Meera
• Achint Kaur as Margaret Malini
• Arif Zakaria as Professor Iyer
• Krishna Bhatt as Stevens
• Abdul Manna
• Mohan Kapoor as Father
• Sanjay Sharma
• Nikita Janjani
• Prachi Shah

Story

                  Rehan (Mahakshay Chakraborty) is sent to a mansion by his father who is in the real estate business. The mansion is being sold to a family in 10 days and there has been the death of a caretaker a few days ago. Rehan's father suspects this as the doing of their rival so he sends Rehan to investigate. He meets a rag picker on the way who tells him that only he can do it. Mysterious things happen at night. He sees a girl playing piano, who vanishes when the door is opened. Then a book drops from the bookshelf on its own and Rehan finds a letter inside. The letter, written by Meera (Tia Bajpai), tells her story from 1936 when her parents left for Delhi which resulted in her being left alone with her nanny, Margaret(Achint Kaur), a servant and a driver. In the absence of her parents, her Piano teacher Iyer( Arif Zakaria), tried to rape her. However she saved herself by hitting Iyer with a candle stand on his head, which resulted in his death. Soon, the police concluded that Meera was correct as the police recovers explicit sketches of her from Iyer's house. However Iyer returns in the form of an evil spirit, killing both the servants and the Nanny. The spirit rapes Meera repeatedly, resulting in her suicide. But, even after her death, her spirit is tortured and trapped in the mansion by the evil spirit.
After reading the letter, Rehan feel sympathetic and brings a psychic to help, but the lady leaves after realizing how strong the evil spirit is and asks Rehan to do the same. Rehan ignores her warning and stays there challenging the evil spirit by uttering its name as it is believed that uttering an evil spirit's name makes it more powerful. Next morning, when he wakes up, he finds the Rag picker in front of him who casts a spell. Rehan finds himself sent 75 years back in time to 17 August 1936, the day when Meera's parents leave for Delhi. Rehan befriends Meera by following her and pretending to be lost as he is new to the town. The next day, in order to prevent the death of Iyer, Rehan comes to Meera's house with a basket of chocolates for showing the way to city. Rehan says that he would like to listen to Meera's performance as he is also interested in music, but Iyer opposes and asks him to leave. Rehan insists on staying outside the door so that he would not interfere in their class and could still listen to the music. As Rehan listens to the music, Iyer hits him throwing him out on lawn. Then Iyer bolts the door from inside and tries to rape Meera, while Rehan tries to prevent Iyer's death. But as written in fate, Meera kills Iyer. A hurt Rehan is admitted to the hospital where he dreams about the evil spirit.
Rehan explains everything to Meera and asks her to meet him the next day at 3 noon. The next day, Rehan, Meera and Margaret meet a Church's father, who tells them that far from the town there is a Dargah, a mosque where there is a Sufi baba who could help them. He tells them to start the journey at 3 in the afternoon, because spirits have the strongest power at 3 in the morning and weakest at 3 in the afternoon. As the travelling turns out to night, the trio stays in a hotel, but the evil spirit kills Margaret and tries to rape Meera. Rehan fights it and takes Meera on the way to the Dargah. The next day, the Father is killed by a snake. Margaret's body, now owned by the spirit, tries to stop them from entering the dargah, but Rehan somehow manages to put Margaret's leg at the doorstep of the dargah thereby destroying her body. Inside they find the Rag picker, who has sent Rehan into the past. He tells them that miles away is a town which was being chanted by Khwaja and there is a well in which Meera has to show the way to Iyer's spirit which is connected to Meera by a blood stained pendant which Meera is still wearing. As they reach the town, Rehan has to drop the fire, mud, and the pendent. As Rehan is performing the act, Meera is being attacked by Iyer, but Rehan anyhow manages to throw the pendant in the well and successfully saves Meera. After saving her Rehan falls into the well and reaches back to the year 2011. He finds another letter in the same place and gets to know that Meera lived a happy life after that event. Besides this, the haunted house is no more haunted.