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PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 41 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA APRIL 2019 GUEST INTERVIEW Robbie GR E WA L THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: GREYHOUND, HELLBOY, SETTERS, LITTLE, Intruder GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, Scorsese, and meet Director Robbie Grewal to know the inside story of his spy thriller Romeo Akbar Walter. Here’s the April issue of Movies First, your exclusive Don’t forget to take a shot at our movie quiz, too. window to the world of cinema. The month begins with the highly anticipated action- We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous adventure-fantasy Avengers Endgame, which marks the month of movie watching. final phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Headlined Regards by a sterling cast, Karan Johar’s Kalank explores powerful emotional equations. Gautam Dutta Discover the techniques behind the genius of Martin CEO, PVR Limited USING THE MAGAZINE We hope you’ll find this magazine easy to use, but here’s a handy guide to the icons used throughout anyway. You can tap the page once at any time to access full contents at the top of the page. PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SHARE PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 2 CONTENTS Tap for... Tap for... Movie OF THE MONTH UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Tap for... Tap for... MUST WATCH MASTERS@WORK Tap for... Tap for... RISING Star GUEST INTERVIEW TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 3 RELEASING THIS MONTH A snEAk-PEEk intO tHE big RELEAsE Of tHE MOntH! PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS Kalank ETERNAL LOVE THE PLOT Kalank is an epic-historical and emotional drama that goes beyond the borders. it is set before independence, revolves HE wORD around lovers separated by circumstances and their faith, and involves inter-generational revenge. ‘kALAnk’ CAn HAVE MAny intERPREtAtiOns. it MigHt THE CHARACTERS Alia plays the role of Roop. As Karan Johar describes her, MEAn LOVE tO sOME AnD A “to love her is to love fire.” Madhuri Dixit portrays bahar bLEMisH tO OtHERs. yOU begum, an enchanting courtesan. sanjay Dutt’s character is balraj Chaudhry, an iron-fisted patriarch who upholds HAVE tO DECiDE AftER traditions. Varun Dhawan plays the role of Zafar, an intense wAtCHing tHE fiLM. man who takes challenges head on. Aditya Roy Kapoor is the virtuous Dev Chaudhry, the epitome of nobility. – Karan Johar, Director sonakshi plays the role of satya Chaudhry: pure, elegant and filled with love. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 The Collection Karan Johar is known for his romantic DID YOU KNOW? films that portray complex personal Kalank is Dharma Productions’ relationships. He made his directorial most expensive film to date. debut with the blockbuster romance Kuch the film was conceptualised by Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which earned him karan Johar and his father yash the filmfare Awards for best Director Johar in 2003. yash Johar’s and best screenplay. His next two films death the following year was one were the ensemble dramas Kabhie Khushi of the reasons it was put on the Kabhie Gham (2001) and Kabhi Alvida Naa backburner. Kehna (2006), both very successful in the yash Johar even visited Pakistan overseas market. His social drama My to pick up the nuances from the name is khan (2010) earned him his place to recreate an authentic second filmfare Award for best Director. ambience for the shoot. These, along with the several successful Actress Sridevi was initially films he has produced under the Dharma signed for the character role Productions banner, have established him played by Madhuri Dixit. as one of the leading director-producers Madhuri Dixit and Alia bhatt will in Hindi cinema. perform a kathak duet in the film, for which Alia has trained under birju Maharaj. Actress Kiara Advani will be seen in a cameo. One of the dances in the film has been mounted on a large scale, with 500 background dancers. Kuch Kuch hota hai (1998) KALANK RELEASE 19 APRIL Genre: Drama, History, Romance Language: Hindi Director: Abhishek Varman Cast: Madhuri Dixit, sanjay Dutt, Varun Dhawan, Alia bhatt, sonakshi sinha Studio: Dharma Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Kabhi alvida Naa KehNa (2006) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS AVENGERS: ENDGAME MOVIE OF THE MONTH Release Date: April 26, 2019 Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Language: English Director: Anthony and Joe Russo Cast: Robert Downey Junior, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo HE REAsOn Studio: Marvel Studios Pic Courtesy: Marvel Studios that people relatE tO tHEsE CHARACtERs is theiR humanity, THE BACK STORY: Avengers: infinity war became the highest-grossing movie worldwide last year with AnD tHAt tHEy’RE over $2 billion. Avengers: Endgame, its follow up, has fLAwED.” frequently been described as a ‘culmination’ because on – Joe Russo top of everything, it is also the climax of the MCU’s entire existence, which has spanned a decade and 22 movies (including Captain Marvel). it’s all built to this. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 “” HE tHing tHAt’s MOst iMPORtAnt tO Us is tHAt wE PREsERVE tHE sURPRisE Of tHE nARRAtiVE. wHEn i wAs A kiD AnD sAw tHE EMPiRE stRikEs bACk At 11AM On tHE DAy it OPEnED… it sO PROfOUnDLy MOVED ME bECAUsE i DiDn’t knOw A DAMn tHing AbOUt tHE stORy i wAs gOing tO wAtCH. wE’RE tRying tO REPLiCAtE tHAt ExPERiEnCE. – Joe and Anthony Russo, Directors THE PLOT: After the devastating events of Avengers: their resumes, and they’re capping their achievements with infinityw ar (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help the year’s most awaited blockbuster. of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to The brothers, who always work together, started with the the universe. little-seen but highly regarded welcome to Collinwood in 2002, then moved on to you, Me and Dupree in 2006. THE CAST: the film boasts a great cast, with Robert Eight years after that, the Russo brothers saw their careers Downey Jr in the titular role and a supporting cast filled take off. out by veterans like gwyneth Paltrow, brie Larson, scarlett Johannson and Josh brolin. Endgame will likely also act as between 2014 and 2019, they have directed four Marvel a swan song for some specific Avengers and the actors that Cinematic Universe films: Captain America: the winter play them, so the directors have devoted time and attention soldier, Captain America: Civil war, Avengers: infinityw ar, to giving strong emotional moments to them. and Avengers: Endgame. THE DIRECTORS: The multi-talented siblings Anthony and THE KEY CLUE Joe Russo have a long list of hit tV shows and movies on notice how Peggy Carter reprises her words from Captain PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 “” TRIVIA Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige has 01 said that the series finale episode of star trek: the next generation (1987) [star trek: the next generation—All good things (1994)] inspired this film. this film and its predecessor Avengers: 02 infinity war (2018) were filmed entirely on digital iMAx cameras, making them the first Hollywood films shot entirely on iMAx cameras Since his introduction in the Marvel 03 Cinematic universe, Chris Evans has appeared as steve Rogers/Captain America in one film a year except for 2015 where he appears twice, totaling ten times. the title “Endgame” was not only heard 04 from a comment from Dr. Strange in Avengers: infinity war but it was also mentioned in Avengers: Age of Ultron. in that movie, Tony Stark says that the alien invasion from the first Avengers movie is the endgame. this will be the 22nd film to be released 05 by Marvel Studios for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. it will also be the longest Marvel film to date. America: the winter soldier in the trailer. “The world has changed,” she says, “none of us can go back, all we can do is our best, and sometimes the best we can do is to start over.” this “starting over” bit is interesting, because it hints at the possibility of alternate dimensions being introduced into the MCU, allowing old characters to organically make way for the new. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 MUST WATCH BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS APR APR PM NARENDRA MODI 05 ROMEO AKBAR Walter 05 Genre: biography Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Omung kumar Director: Robbie Grewal Cast: Vivek Oberoi, barkha Cast: John Abraham, Mouni bisht, boman irani Roy, Jackie Shroff Studio: Legend Studios Studio: Viacom 18, kyta Pic courtesy: Legend Studios Productions Pic courtesy: Viacom 18 Movie Plot: the film chronicles Prime Minister narendra Movie Plot: it’s the story of an undercover spy in Pakistan Modi’s 64-year epic journey from abject poverty, selling tea around the time of the 1971 indo-Pak war. on a railway station as a tea seller to becoming the leader of Did You Know: the film is loosely based on the life of an Ex the world`s largest democracy. RAw agent, Ravindra kaushik. His spy mind benefitted india in 1971 war and many more secrets revealed by him since Did You Know: this is director Omung kumar’s third biopic he went to a major post in Pakistan Army and through their after Mary kom (2014) and sarbjit (2016). leaked the details and gave to india. APR APR NO FATHERS IN KASHMIR 05 ALBERT PINTO KO GUSSA KYUN AATA HAI? 12 Genre: Drama Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Ashvin Kumar Director: Soumitra Ranade Cast: Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Cast: Manav Kaul, Nandita soni Razdan, Zara webb, Das, Saurabh Shukla, Kishore Ashvin Kumar Kadam Studio: Alipur Films Pic courtesy: Alipur Films Movie Plot: A teenage british kashmiri, noor, retraces her Movie Plot: the film revolves around the road journey of roots in search of her father with Majid, a local Kashmiri boy.