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(PATI PATNI AUR WOH (PG-15)(HINDI/COMEDY/ROMANTIC م (INTO THE ASHES (PG-15)(DRAMA/CRIME/THRILLER) FROZEN 2 (PG)(ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY SEEF (II):11.00 AM + 3.15 + 7.30 + 11.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR (KIDS CINEMA): 10.45 AM + 1.00 + 3.15 + 5.30 + 7.45 + 10.00 OASIS JUFFAIR : 3.15 + 8.30 PM PM LUKE GRIMES, ROBERT TAYLOR (VII), JAMES BADGE DALE CITY CENTRE: 11.15 AM + 12.15 + 1.30 + 2.30 + 3.45 + 4.45 + 6.00 + 7.00 + 8.15 KARTIK AARYAN, BHUMI PEDNEKAR, ANANYA PANDAY + 9.15 + 10.30 + 11.30PM GO FISH (G)(ANIMATION/ADVENTURE) SEEF (II):11.00 AM + 1.15 + 3.30 + 5.45 + 8.00 + 10.15 PM MAMANGAM (PG-13)(MALAYALAM) SEEF (II): 1.15 + 5.00 + 8.45 PM WADI AL SAIL: 11.45 AM + 4.30 + 9.15 PM OASIS JUFFAIR :10.30 AM + 1.30 + 4.30 + 7.30 + 10.30 PM ELIJAH DHAVVAN, JUSTINE EZARIK, MARK HAMILL KRISTEN BELL, IDINA MENZEL, JOSH GAD SEEF (II): 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM AL HAMRA:11.45 AM + (12.00 MN THURS./FRI) I SEE YOU (PG-15)(THRILLER/CRIME/DRAMA) MAMMOOTTY, UNNI MUKUNDAN, NEERAJ MADHAV, PRACHI TEHIAN CITY CENTRE: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II): 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN KETYOLANU ENTE MALAKHA (PG-15)(MALAYALAM) WADI AL SAIL:1.30 + 6.45 PM + 12.00 MN OASIS JUFFAIR : 12.30 + 5.45 + 11.00 PM HELEN HUNT, JON TENNEY, JUDAH LEWIS ASIF ALI, VEENA NANDAKUMAR BOONIE BEARS: BLAST INTO THE PAST (G) RULER (TELUGU) SEEF (II): 11.15 AM + 3.00 + 6.45 PM From Friday 20th onwards CHRIS BOIKE, JOSEPH S. LAMBERT, SIOBHAN LUMSDEN SEEF (I): 12.15 + 5.45 PM BALAKRISHNA, SONAL CHAUHAN THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS WITCH (PG) SEEF (II): 1.15 + 5.30 + 9.45 PM HERO (PG-15)(TAMIL) PAOLA CORTELLESI, STEFANO FRESI, FAUSTO MARIA SCIARAPPA From Thursday 8.30 pm onwards OASIS JUFFAIR :3.00 + 8.30 PM SEEF (I): 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM ممممممم ممممم(JUMANJI THE NEXT LEVEL (PG-15 WADI AL SAIL: 11.00 AM + 5.00 + 11.00 PM OASIS JUFFAIR: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM AL HAMRA:2.45 + 8.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR (VIP): 1.45 + 7.30 PM CITY CENTRE: 12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) SIVAKARTHIKEYAN, ARJUN, ABHAY DEOL, KALYANI PRIYADARSHAN CITY CENTRE (ATMOS):10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MN CITY CENTRE (3D) : 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM م (CITY CENTRE (VIP II) : 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM 21 BRIDGES (PG-15)(CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER SEEF (I) : 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + 9.15 + 12.00 MN CITY CENTRE: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 11.45 PM SEEF (II)12.00 + 2.45 + 5.30 + 8.15 + 11.00 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) SEEF (II):11.00 AM + 4.15 + 9.30 PM WADI AL SAIL: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM CHADWICK BOSEMAN, SIENNA MILLER, STEPHAN JAMES DWAYNE JOHNSON, JACK BLACK, KEVIN HART STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (PG-13) م (MARDAANI 2 (PG-15)(HINDI/CRIME/THRILLER DRAMA OASIS JUFFAIR: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM OASIS JUFFAIR :12.45 + 6.15 + 11.45 PM OASIS JUFFAIR (VIP): 10.45 AM + 4.30 + 10.15 PM CITY CENTRE: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9..00 PM + 12.00 MN RANI MUKERJI, SHRUTI BAPNA, RAJESH SHARMA CITY CENTRE (IMAX 2D) :11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM م (CITY CENTRE (3D) :12.30 + 3.30 + 6.30 + 9.30 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) KNIVES OUT (PG-15)(CRIME/COMEDY/THRILLER CITY CENTRE (VIP I) :11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM CITY CENTRE: 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM SEEF (II) :11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DANIEL CRAIG, CHRIS EVANS, ANA DE ARMAS WADI AL SAIL: 10.30 AM + 3.45 + 9.00 PM DAISY RIDLEY, MARK HAMILL, ADAM DRIVER MALEFICENT 2: MISTRESS OF EVIL (PG)(ADVENTURE CITY CENTRE:10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM 3 (PG-15)(HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY) ANGELINA JOLIE, TERESA MAHONEY, MICHELLE PFEIFFER OASIS JUFFAIR : 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM مممممم (CITY CENTRE: 10.30 AM + 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 9.15 + JOKER (15+)(THRILLER/CRIME/DRAMA 11.30 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) THAMBI (PG-13)(TAMIL) SEEF (I): 10.30 AM + 11.30 +1.45 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM CITY CENTRE: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) From Thursday at 7.30 pm onwards SEEF (II): 10.30 PM JOAQUIN PHOENIX, ZAZIE BEETZ, ROBERT DE NIRO OASIS JUFFAIR: 12.45 + 6.00 + 11.15 PM WADI AL SAIL: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + 8.15 + 11.30 PM LE MANS ‘66 (PG-13)(DRAMA/SPORT/BIOGRAPHY) SEEF (I): 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 + 11.15 PM , , WARINA HUSSAIN WADI AL SAIL: 2.15 + 8.15 PM CITY CENTRE: 2.45 + 8.30 PM AL HAMRA: 6.00 PM SEEF (II):1.15 + 6.30 + 11.45 PM BOMBSHELL (18+)(DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) KARTHI, JYOTHIKA, SATHYARAJ OASIS JUFFAIR : 10.30 AM + 3.30 + 8.45 PM MATT DAMON, CHRISTIAN BALE, JON BERNTHAL PRATI ROJU PANDAAGE (TELUGU) CITY CENTRE: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM MIRACLE IN CELL NO . 7 (PG-15)(TURKISH/DRAMA) SEEF (II): 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN From Friday 20th onwards WADI AL SAIL: 2.00 + 6.45 + 11.30 PM CITY CENTRE:12.00 + 5.45 + 11.30 PM SEEF (I): 3.00 PM CHARLIZE THERON, NICOLE KIDMAN, MARGOT ROBBIE ARAS BULUT İYNEMLİ, NİSA SOFİYA AKSONGUR, İLKER AKSUM RAASHI KHANNA, SATHYARAJ, SAI DHARAM TEJ

MOVIE REVIEW : The Salman Khan-starrer is three times too much Almost ten years down the line, the Chulbul Pandey franchise is feeling weak and worn out

few jokes however fall flat, espe- Prabhudheva cially the toilet humour. • Prabhudheva’s direction is paints a visual delight average and again, the story is with Salman Khan to blame. He tries to add some- aka Chulbul Pandey DON’T MISS IT thing new but doesn’t succeed at the centre in all scenes. Also, there are far too many songs that hamper the film’s pace. And shockingly, an abangg 3 is the story of Dabangg 3, which has important mystery, with regards a badass cop. Chulbul a long back-story of to Bali Singh, remains unsolved DPandey (Salman Khan) how Chulbul came to till the very end. It’s bewildering is now the SP of a town named be called Chulbul, is why the makers chose to do that Tundla. not just a dreary mish- Dabangg 3 starts off on a fine As soon as he arrives, he nabs note. The entry scene of Salman a bandman-turned-goon Gud- mash of the previous Khan as expected is whistle and du (Nawab Shah) and reforms ones, it is also a cringe- clap worthy and in many ways, him. He then busts a human fest it’s the best part of the film. The trafficking racket under Chinti manner in which Chulbul frees Valia (Dolly Bindra). The king- Salman Khan (L) and Sonakshi Sinha in ‘Dabangg 3’ the trafficked girls and even pin of this business is Bali Singh , Dilip Shukla and teaches Chinti Valia a lesson will (Kichcha Sudeepa). As soon as Dhaakar’s brother Makkhi (Ar- Dhaakar, he gets enraged and he does is to throw Bali Singh Aloke Upadhyaya’s screenplay also be loved. The flashback por- Chulbul finds out about this as- baaz Khan). But Dhaakar falls kills her in front of Dhaakar. On down a cliff. He is presumed is effective but only in parts. tion too commences well and is pect, he goes into a shock. Some for her. He meets her and wins top of that, Dhaakar is jailed for to be dead. Hence, Chulbul is The film keeps one engaged but also funny. But the Bali Singh repressed traumatic memories her heart with his progressive the murder of Khushi and her shocked that Bali survived and again, the script suffers because track here looks very clichéd and come alive in front of his eyes. thoughts and of course, style. parents. In the prison, he comes is now back to challenge him. of outdated storyline. What’s outdated. Post interval, the film The story then goes in a flash- At the insistence of Khushi, he across a large hearted police of- What happens next forms the praiseworthy is how they have gets a bit better as Chulbul out- back mode. changes his name to Chulbul. ficer Satyendra Singh (Sharat rest of the film. joined the dots. Audiences get smarts Bali Singh. Again, most This is a time when Chul - The alliance was fixed and all Saxena). He helps him get ac- Salman Khan’s story is weak to learn a lot about why Chulbul of the parts are predictable and bul’s name was Dhaakar. He was going well. One day Bali quitted and also motivates him and beaten to death. He has such and other characters behave the of convenience. The climax fight comes across the picture of Singh bumps into Khushi and he to join the police force. As soon great characters at his disposal way they do. Dilip Shukla and will be liked by masses, particu- Khushi (Saiee M Manjrekar). falls for her. But when he learns as he turns cop under the name but he makes good use of them Aloke Upadhyaya’s dialogues lar the shirtless sequence bit of She was selected as the bride for that Khushi is madly in love with of Chulbul Pandey, the first thing only partially. Salman Khan, pack a punch in most places. A Salman Khan.