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  • Crakk Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa (2024)

    Crakk Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa (2024)

    Crakk also known as Crakk – Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa! is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language sports action film directed by Aditya Datt and produced by Vidyut Jammwal and Abbas Sayyed under Action Hero Films. It stars Jammwal, Arjun Rampal, Nora Fatehi and Amy Jackson. It was billed as the first-ever extreme sports action film in India.

    Siddharth “Siddhu” Dixit, a slum dweller in Mumbai, enters Maidaan, an underground survival sports competition headed by Dev, to unravel the truth about his missing brother Nihal Dixit.

    Starring: Vidyut Jammwal, Arjun Rampal, Nora Fatehi, Amy Jackson,

  • Merry Christmas (2024)

    Merry Christmas (2024)

    In 1980s Bombay, Albert Arogyasami returns home after seven years on Christmas Eve. He goes to a restaurant, where he bumps into a man who seems to be running away from his date. Later, Albert meets the man’s date, Maria, and informs her about the situation. Maria is with her mute daughter, Annie, who seems to be the reason the man ran away. Albert introduces himself to Annie as Santa and gives her a Christmas gift. They spend some time together, and Maria invites Albert to celebrate Christmas at her house, to which he agrees.

    At Maria’s house, she puts Annie to bed and spends time with Albert. They dance together and share some wine. Albert leaves a gift under the Christmas tree in her house. Maria then invites Albert to go out for more fun, and they explore the city, forming a bond between them.

    Starring: Katrina Kaif, Vijay Sethupathi

  • Aakhir Palaayan Kab Tak (2024)

    Aakhir Palaayan Kab Tak (2024)

    The storyline delves into the life of a dedicated police officer facing personal struggles while attempting to navigate a web of deceit within a tranquil town. The narrative unfolds the influence of dark forces exploiting community sentiments, weaving a captivating tale intricately connected to religious beliefs and communal issues. At the heart of the movie lies the leader’s motivations, driven by an insatiable desire for property, thereby exploring themes of community manipulation and personal redemption.

    Starring: Rajesh Sharma, Bhushan Patiyal, Chittaranjan Giri, Gaurav Sharma, Dheerendra Dwivedi,

  • All India Rank (2023)

    All India Rank (2023)

    Vivek is 17, and as every middle-class family in India would attest, it was high time he was enrolled in coaching classes for the notoriously competitive entrance exams of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Vivek’s father, who sees an IIT degree as a moral certificate, ships his only son off to a residential preparatory school in Kota, the Mecca for IIT coaching. Over two years, Vivek goes through the motions of Indian adolescence, but it is his parents who do the growing up. As time passes, Vivek’s father learns that there are those with low morale who are studying in IITs, leading him to cryptically tell Vivek that IIT is not the end-goal in life on the night before his IIT entrance exam.

    Starring: Bodhisattva Sharma, Shashi Bhushan, Samta Sudiksha, Geeta Agarwal, Sheeba Chaddha,

  • Article 370 (2024)

    Article 370 (2024)

    Article 370 is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, who co-wrote the film with Aditya Dhar, Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar and Arjun Dhawan. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar, the film stars Yami Gautam Dhar and Priyamani, alongside Skand Thakur, Ashwini Kaul, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Arun Govil, and Kiran Karmarkar. The film was released worldwide on 23 February 2024.

    The critics praised the performance of Yami Gautam Dhar but criticised the film for distortion of facts, depicting narratives favouring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party due to the then-upcoming elections and for ignoring the views of the Kashmiris.

    Starring: Yami Gautam Dhar, Priyamani,

  • Bhakshak (2024)

    Bhakshak (2024)

    The story of Vaishali, a journalist, who uncovers a dark secret at a shelter home in Munawwarpur, Bihar. She learns about young girls being abused there. Vaishali faces many obstacles as she tries to expose the truth, including threats to her family. With the help of a courageous girl named Sudha and a supportive police officer named SS Jasmeet Kaur, Vaishali fights against the powerful people involved in the abuse. Eventually, justice prevails, and the perpetrators are brought to light. The film sheds light on the importance of standing up against injustice and fighting for what’s right.

    Starring: Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, Sai Tamhankar,

  • Chote Nawab (2024)

    Chote Nawab (2024)

    Chote Nawab (transl. Little Prince) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kumud Chaudhary. Produced by Yoodlee films, it stars Akshay Oberoi, Plabita Borthakur and Svar Kamble. The film was theatrically released on 23 February 2024.

    Starring: Akshay Oberoi, Plabita Borthakur, Svar Kamble,

  • Jailer (2023)

    Jailer (2023)

    Muthuvel Pandian is a retired police officer living in Tamil Nadu with his family. Muthuvel’s son, ACP Arjun, is investigating Varman, an eccentric Malayali gangster operating from his base of operations in Arakkonam, who smuggles idols of gods and sells them to buyers overseas. Arjun confronts Varman’s henchman, Seenu, and demands him about the whereabouts of Varman. While getting close to nabbing Varman, Arjun suddenly goes missing, and the police department covers this up by spreading word that he may have committed suicide due to the stress of the job.

    Grieving the loss of his son and partly blaming himself for raising him to be honest and fearless, Muthuvel goes after Seenu and murders him, disposing of the body by coercing a clueless local taxi driver, Vimal, into helping him. In retaliation, Varman’s men attempt to kill Muthuvel’s grandson, Rithvik, but Muthuvel manages to save him. Muthuvel tries to convince Varman to leave him and his family alone. However, Varman does not listen to him. Enraged, he decides to fight back.

    Starring: Rajinikanth, Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vasanth Ravi, Mirnaa Menon, Yogi Babu, Sunil, Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, Jackie Shroff

  • Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023)

    Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023)

    Tiger Nageswara Rao is a 2023 Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Vamsee and produced by Abhishek Agarwal. The film stars Ravi Teja in the title role alongside Anupam Kher, Jisshu Sengupta, Nupur Sanon (in her film debut), Renu Desai (in her comeback role), Gayatri Bhardwaj and Murali Sharma.

    The film was released worldwide theatrically on 20 October 2023 to generally mixed reviews from critics.

    Starring: Ravi Teja, Anupam Kher, Jisshu Sengupta, Renu Desai, Nupur Sanon,

  • Iraivan (2023)

    Iraivan (2023)

    Arjun is an ACP known for his unorthodox approach to apprehending suspects through lethal encounters rather than adhering to standard arrest protocols. He harbors affection for Priya, the sister of his colleague and friend, Andrew. However, he hesitates to commit to marriage due to the enemies he has amassed during his aggressive law enforcement career, anticipating retaliation from those he has crossed.

    Meanwhile, the city is gripped by fear as a psychopathic serial killer, nicknamed the “Smile-Killer” for leaving distinctive smiley face notes near the crime scenes, abducts and gruesomely murders young girls. Arjun and Andrew are assigned to this harrowing case. Tragically, Andrew loses his life while confronting the killer, who is later identified as Brahma. Haunted by the trauma of this investigation, Arjun resigns from the police force. Together with Priya, he embarks on a new path by opening a cafe, seeking a tranquil existence.

    Starring: Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara, Narain, Vinoth Kishan, Rahul Bose

  • Khufiya (2023)

    Khufiya (2023)

    During the post-Kargil War period, Heena Rehman, who is a Bangladeshi woman supposed to be working for ISI, is killed by Bangladeshi defense minister Mirza at a party held at his house, after Mirza receives some information over the phone.

    In India, Krishna “KM” Mehra, who is an operative at the Research & Analysis Wing is devastated to know of Heena’s death because she used to be her lover for a brief time, and Heena was in fact working for R&AW, and she attempted to kill Mirza for R&AW. KM’s boss Jeev tells her that there is a mole in R&AW office who leaked the information leading to Heena’s death. KM is assigned to track down this mole selling India’s defense secrets. She establishes that R&AW employee Ravi, whose lavish lifestyle does not match his income, must be the mole and suspects his wife Charu to be his partner in delivering secrets. KM and Jeev obtain permission to have Ravi’s house electronically bugged. After some surveillance, they discover that Ravi is working for the CIA at his money-hungry mother’s insistence, and that Charu is innocent.

    In the meantime, Jeev discovers that Heena’s death was caused not

    Starring: Tabu, Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Azmeri Haque Badhon

  • Jaane Jaan (2023)

    Jaane Jaan (2023)

    In Kalimpong, North West Bengal, Maya D’Souza is a single mother who runs a cafeteria. Naren Vyas is a reclusive, but brilliant mathematics teacher, who lives next door to Maya and her teenage daughter Tara. Naren is solemn and introverted, though well-liked amongst his students, and his morning exchanges with Maya from whose cafeteria he buys lunch, is the brightest part of his day.

    Ajit, Maya’s abusive estranged husband and a corrupt policeman, shows up one night to extort money from her which she stole when fleeing from him 14 years ago. He threatens both her and Tara, causing the situation to quickly escalate into violence and Ajit is killed by them via strangulation. Overhearing the commotion and deducing that Ajit has been killed, Naren offers his help to the mother and daughter. He not only disposes the body, but also plots the cover-up step-by-step.

    Starring: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma,

  • Samosa And Sons (2023)

    Samosa And Sons (2023)

    A submissive small-town man married to an ultra-modern cosmopolitan is brainwashed into producing a son by his dead father’s ghost. In time, he is hit by a startling realisation.

    Stars: Sanjay Mishra, Chandan Bisht, Neeha Garg

  • Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)

    Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)

    The Randhawas are a Punjabi family who own the prosperous business of Dhanlakshmi Sweets, named after their matriarch Dhanlakshmi Randhawa. Her husband, Kanwal Lund, is an amnesiac and wheelchair-bound after an accident. Their son, Tijori, is much like Dhanlakshmi, and they commandeer over the household. The family includes Tijori’s meek wife, Punam, and his two adult children, Rocky and Gayatri. One day, Kanwal mistakes a lady for a woman named Jamini, and tries to kiss her. Rocky tries to find out more about who Jamini is, because he deeply cares about his grandfather. He finds a photograph of Jamini and starts looking for her.

    Jamini is the grandmother of Rani Chatterjee, a famous television news anchor. Rani comes from an intellectual Bengali family. Her mother, Anjali, is an English professor, and father, Chandon, is a professional Kathak dancer. Rocky and Rani decide to unite Jamini and Kanwal. Kanwal eventually recognises Jamini and kisses her in front of his family. It is revealed that they had a brief extra-marital affair back in 1978. Rocky and Rani set up meetings between their grandparents during which they start their own relationship.

    Starring: Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt

  • OMG 2 (2023)

    OMG 2 (2023)

    Kanti Sharan Mudgal, a loyal devotee of Lord Shiva, owns a shop outside the city’s prominent Mahakaal temple. One day, he is called to the hospital and told that his son Vivek has been up all night masturbating continuously until he fainted. Vivek’s friend explains that Vivek was bullied about the size of his penis and due to this, he became insecure. Vivek was told that masturbating will make it bigger.

    The school chairman Atal Nath Maheshwari tells Kanti about a recent video showing Vivek masturbating in the school restroom. As this is affecting the school’s image, Vivek is expelled from the school and branded a sexual deviant. Kanti’s friend, Pandey Ji, a rich priest at the temple, advises him to leave town as the situation is tarnishing their religious image. The video reaches Kanti’s wife and daughter and their entire neighbourhood. They begin to be shamed and relentlessly mocked by society. Devastated, Kanti prays to Lord Shiva for help and Lord Shiva indeed arrives.

    Starring: Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Yami Gautam

  • Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway (2023)

    Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway (2023)

    Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film written and directed by Ashima Chibber starring Rani Mukerji, Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta, and Jim Sarbh. The film is inspired by the real-life story of Anurup Bhattacharya and Sagarika Chakraborty, an Indian couple whose children were taken away by Norwegian authorities in 2011.

    The film was theatrically released worldwide on 17 March 2023. Mukerji’s performance earned her several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics), the IIFA Award for Best Actress, and the Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor – Female.

    Starring: Rani Mukerji, Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta, Jim Sarbh

  • Mast Mein Rehne Ka (2023)

    Mast Mein Rehne Ka (2023)

    Mast Mein Rehne Ka is 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Vijay Maurya, written and produced by Vijay Maurya and Payal Arora. It stars Jackie Shroff and Neena Gupta in the lead role with Abhishek Chauhan, Monika Panwar, Faisal Malik and Rakhi Sawant.[3]

    It was released directly on Amazon Prime Video, on 8 December 2023.

    Starring: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta

  • The Ustaad (2023)

    The Ustaad (2023)

    Ustaad is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Phanideep and starring Sri Simha Koduri and Kavya Kalyanram. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

    Starring: Sri Simha Koduri, Kavya Kalyanram, Gautham Vasudev Menon,

  • Thank You For Coming (2023)

    Thank You For Coming (2023)

    Thank You for Coming is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language sex comedy film directed by Karan Boolani and produced by Rhea Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor. Written by Radhika Anand and Prashasti Singh, the film stars Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila and Shibani Bedi.

    The film premiered at the 48th 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the Gala Presentations section on 15 September 2023 and was theatrically released on 6 October 2023 to mixed reviews from critics. The film failed at the box office.[12] The film received negative reviews from viewers and critics for its clichés, plot and poor cinematography.

    Starring: Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila, Shibani Bedi,

  • The Archies (2023)

    The Archies (2023)

    The Archies is a 2023 Indian Hindi language teen musical comedy film, directed by Zoya Akhtar, who co-produced it with Reema Kagti under Tiger Baby Films, and Sharad Devarajan under Graphic India. The film is a live-action adaptation of “The Archies,” a fictional rock band who appeared in the 1960’s animated cartoon, The Archie Show (with characters drawn from Archie Comics). The film stars Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi “Dot” Saigal and Yuvraj Menda.

    The Archies had been under development since March 2018, before Akhtar’s involvement as the director and producer of the film (which was officially announced in November 2021). Following an extensive pre-production and casting process, The Archies was shot from April to December 2022 in two concurrent schedules across Ooty, Mauritius, and Mumbai. Nikos Andritsakis handled the film’s cinematography, with the original score composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and Jim Satya. The former also composed the songs with Ankur Tewari, The Islanders and Saigal.

    Starring: Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi “Dot” Saigal, Yuvraj Menda, Suhas Ahuja

  • Tumse Na Ho Payega (2023)

    Tumse Na Ho Payega (2023)

    Gaurav Shukla is a 28 years aged individual who is frustrated with his job. He narrates his story to the audience while the story keeps continuing. He introduces his two best friends Sharad Malhotra “Mal” and Hardik Vaghela. At the pub, they met Gaurav’s childhood crush, Devika & Arjun Kapoor, Devika’s boyfriend . Since their School Days Arjun has been a Topper & they were backbenchers. Gaurav while peeing at the office washroom was shouting at his frustrated life and decides to leave the company, Which his Boss Overhears while peeing. His boss first tried to convince him then fired him from the office. Arjun’s Mother “Anu Aunty”has come over to Gaurav’s home to show off his Son’s Promotion but after hearing that Gaurav has left the job (as announced by gaurav himself) started gossiping about it. Anu Aunty is a society Self -Appointed Gurdian who only gossips and judge children on their success and failure. Gaurav’s Crush and his friends only know that he had been fired from the job.

    Starring: Ishwak Singh, Mahima Makwana, Gaurav Pandey, Gurpreet Saini, Karan Jotwani

  • Haddi (2023)

    Haddi (2023)

    Haddi is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Akshat Ajay Sharma and produced by Zee Studios along with Anandita Studios. The film stars an Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurag Kashyap and Ila Arun in key roles. Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a double role in the film, one of which is transgender.

    The film released on 7 September 2023 via ZEE5 to mixed reviews from critics.

    Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurag Kashyap, Ila Arun,

  • Fukrey 3 (2023)

    Fukrey 3 (2023)

    Fukrey 3 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under the banner of Excel Entertainment. The film is the third installment of the Fukrey franchise and the sequel to Fukrey Returns (2017). It stars an ensemble cast of Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Richa Chadha, and Pankaj Tripathi.

    Fukrey 3 was released theatrically on 28 September 2023.

    Starring: Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi,

  • Vettaiyan (2024)

    Vettaiyan (2024)

    Vettaiyan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah’s Lyca Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth as Athiyan, a senior police officer, who accidentally shoots an innocent person during an encounter killing, while investigating the murder of a teacher. The cast also features Amitabh Bachchan (in his Tamil debut), Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan, Rohini, Rao Ramesh, Abhirami and Ramesh Thilak.

    The film was officially announced in March 2023 under the tentative title Thalaivar 170, as it is the 170th film with Rajinikanth as lead actor, and the official title was announced in December 2023. Principal photography commenced in October 2023 and ended in August 2024. It was shot in several locations including Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography handled by S. R. Kathir and editing by Philomin Raj.

    Starring: Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Dushara Vijayan