For every cinema-lover, marking the calendar is one of the most important things. I mean, considering how every Friday is a chance to catch a new film, it's important that you have your calendar updated with the details of the latest releases.
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But wait. The year has not ended and for the last quarter, there are some really interesting releases, waiting to make your Fridays better. Just to sort out your to-watch list, we have listed twelve most important releases of the year that for sure are unmissable. While the fate of the film will be decided after it gets released, we have compiled the list on the basis of social media popularity and the way the film has managed to evoke excitement in us.?
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Directed by Anurag Kashyap, this romantic comedy-drama film has been written by Kanika Dhillon.?
Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu, the film has been jointly produced by Phantom Films and Aanand L. Rai's Colour Yellow Productions.
A love story set in Punjab, India, the trailer was released on 9th August 2018 and received a positive response. The film has been shot in different locations of Punjab, Delhi, and Kashmir. A lot of fans tweeted to Abhishek Bachchan, telling him how much he was missed on the silver screen.?
Manto is an upcoming Indian biographical drama film, written and directed by Nandita Das. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title character of Indo-Pakistani, Urdu author, writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the film also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, who plays the role of 40’s Bollywood superstar Shyam Chadda. Rasika Dugal plays the role of Manto's wife, Safia. Just a few days ago, Nandita Das spoke about the film in media and confessed how the actors didn't charge a single rupee for the film. This includes actors like Javed Akhtar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rishi Kapoor.
For the first time in India, a film is being made about an issue that focuses on the problem of electricity in Indian villages. Starring actors like? Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Divyendu Sharma, and Yami Gautam, the film has been helmed by? Shree Narayan Singh (Who also directed Toilet Ek Prem Katha) and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Nishant Pitti and Krishan Kumar.?
Helmed by Sharat Katariya, who had earlier made the romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), Sui Dhaaga stars Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan in pivotal roles. The film is being produced by Maneesh Sharma under the Yash Raj Films banner.
Several reports claimed that the film has been loosely based on the Make in India campaign launched by the Indian government in 2014, which was aimed at promoting the country's indigenous textile industries.
Talking about the film in one of his interviews, Maneesh Sharma said,
"Sui Dhaaga is a heartwarming story of pride and self-reliance." He further added, "This story finds its roots in the heart of India and reflects the passion that runs through the veins of every single Indian."
Another film that you should definitely look forward to is Arjun Patiala. This rom-com film, directed by Rohit Jugraj and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner of Maddock Films stars Kriti Sanon, Diljit Dosanjh, and Varun Sharma.
This unusual cast is one of the key-highlights of the film. The film revolves around the romance between a tall woman and a short man, with the height difference causing comic difficulties.?
Stree is an upcoming Indian horror comedy film directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. under the banner of Maddock Films in association with D2RFilms.
The film is loosely based on the Indian urban legend, Nale Ba, which is about a witch who knocks on people's doors at night. Starring stellar actors like Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi and Aparshakti Khurrana, the film has managed to evoke a lot of curiosity among people. The film also stars Shraddha Kapoor.?
The film starring Vicky and Yami Gautam is based on the Uri Attacks of September 2016. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the team has already shot for the major part of the film in Serbia.?
It was reported by Mumbai Mirror that the makers had planned tp recreate the Indo-Pak border, the LOC and military posts along with terrorist camps in Serbia in a two-month long extensive schedule.?
Directed by Tabrez Noorani and produced by David Womark, the film stars Mrunal Thakur as the title character along with Riya Sisodiya, Freida Pinto, Demi Moore, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadda, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Rajkummar Rao, and Sai Tamhankar. The trailer of the film has received a lot of appreciation from the movie critics and movie-lovers. The plot of the film revolves around the life of Sonia (Mrunal Thakur), a young Indian Village girl whose life irrevocably changes when she is entrapped into the vicious global sex trade network.?
Pataakha is a comedy-drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
The film revolves around the lives of two sisters who share a strange and bitter-sweet relationship with each other.? Based on Charan Singh Pathik's short story titled Do Behnein, the film stars Sanya Malhotra, debutant Radhika Madan, Sunil Grover, Saanand Verma and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles.?
The major plot of the film is based on Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel Confessions of a Thug, about a thug (also known as a thuggee) called Ameer Ali, whose gang of thugs posed a serious challenge to the British Empire in India during the early 19th century.
This fictional story has been set between 1790 and 1805. This action-adventure film has been written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and is also said to be based on Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel Confessions of a Thug. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh.
The film is the first time that Aamir and Big B will be seen sharing the screen-space.?
This year's most 'dhamaakedaar' release is Zero. This Indian romantic drama film written by Himanshu Sharma and directed by Aanand L. Rai is being jointly produced by Rai and Red Chillies Entertainment's Gauri Khan. Starring Jab Tak Hai Jaan cast Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Anushka Sharma, the film revolves around the life of a dwarf boy, who falls in love with a superstar played by Kaif.? It has been rumored that in the film, Anushka plays the role of a girl who suffers from intellectual disability. Sridevi has also done a cameo in the film, making it her last official film.?
In case we missed out a film that you think you should have a spot on this list, feel free to tell us about them in the comments below. We will come up with the second part of the list.