Thalaivar164 unveiled
The week’s biggest draw was the announcement of of Kaala. Fans of Rajinikanth were hugely disappointed after the postponement of 2.0, which had been earlier scheduled for release in November 2017. The film is being directed by the Kabali-helmer Pa Ranjith and produced by Dhanush. It was the latter who took to Twitter to make the big announcement, the shooting of which begins later this month. The film has its roots in mythology, and also associates to the caste divide.
Playing on nostalgia
After much noise, the docu-feature on Sachin, Sachin A Billion Dreams released in theatres this week. The reviewers warmed up to the film, most avoided critiquing it because the film plays on nostalgia.
Pitt in Mumbai for War Machine
Another much talked about news for film buffs, was the visit of Brad Pitt to Mumbai for his Netflix film, War Machine. Reports reveals that an investment of $60 million has gone into making the film -- one of the biggest investment in a Netflix original film. There's been much anticipation around the feature along with Okja – another Netflix original feature. At the recent Cannes Film Festival, the film had to face trouble as the festival authorities felt that, as of next year, all Palme d’Or contenders must be released in French cinemas. As per the French law, there should be a 36-month window between the theatrical release and streaming date. By this rule, Netflix features will be out of the competition. Owing to this, at the press screening of Okja at the festival, many in the audience booed as per reports.
Tubelight trailer flickers against Mexican feature
Back home, the trailer of Tubelight was launched with much fanfare. However, its similarity to the trailer of the Mexican fantasy-drama, Little Boy (2015) dampened the charm of both Salman Khan and Kabir Khan that they had created with their last offering, Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The director confessed a little while back that there's resemblance to the Mexican feature because his film is inspired by it. Apparently, it hasn't gone down too well with many.
Kamal takes a dig at Aamir
If Paresh Rawal's controversial tweet (which he deleted later) against Arundhati Roy kept him in news earlier in the week, it was Kamal Haasan who stole the limelight on Friday with some of his remarks while launching Bigg Boss Tamil in Chennai. The senior actor took a dig at Aamir Khan and grabbed enough eyeballs on Twitter. As per reports, when asked why he chose a show like Bigg Boss when he could have done something like Satyamev Jayate, he said, “I have been more socially responsible for long than the person who hosted Satyamev Jayate.”
