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PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 5 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA FEB 2016 OSCAR WATCH: THE TOP 8 FILMS IN THE RACE GUEST INTERVIEW HANSAL MEHTA THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: THE Revenant, Fitoor, NeerJA PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 1 GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh arrives on the big screen this month. The director reveals how the movie got February is the month of love, and we are celebrating made, and the scene that moved him most. it with a cocktail of stirring movies. Abhishek Kapoor’s Fitoor promises to ignite passions, but before Eight great movies are in the race for the top honour you watch the film, let us reveal some behind-the- at the 88th Oscars. Before the suspense ends, we scene secrets. present the closest predictions. Romance pairs well with a whiff of nostalgia, so We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a let’s walk down the verdant valleys of Switzerland, fabulous month of movie watching. tracing Yash Chopra’s journey toward the crest of celluloid romance. Travelling back even longer, let Regards us remember the wistful beauty of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, which remains as relevant today as it Gautam Dutta was 80 years ago. After winning worldwide acclaim, 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. You can tap the page once at any time to access full contents at the top of the page. PLAY TRAILER SET REMINDER BOOK TICKETS SHARE PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 2 CONTENTS A sneak-peek into the Oscar Race. Will DiCaprio finally get the nod this year? Also, ‘The Merc with a Mouth’ is now ‘The Merc with a Movie’... Tap for... Tap for... Movie OF THE MONTH GUEST INTERVIEW Tap for... Tap for... MUST WATCH FESTIVAL FLASH Tap for... Tap for... ARCHITECTS OF CINEMA OSCAR WATCH TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 3 RELEASING THIS MONTH A sneAk-peAk intO the big ReleAse Of the mOnth! PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER the inscrutable Hazrat Begum (Tabu). While the Fitoor plot of the film is yet to be revealed, the cast has YE ISHQ NAHIN AASAAN hinted that the film has been visualised like a “deep red rose,” which symbolises romance, and thorns that echo the pain of heartbreak. The tinge of red Based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great you see in the posters and trailers of Fitoor are a expectations, fitoor is an intense love story. it metaphor for the beautiful red of the chinar leaves follows the destiny of a young man, Noor (Aditya in Kashmir. Director Abhishek Kapoor says that it Roy Kapoor), obsessed with the beautiful Firdaus is also the reason the leading ladies have red hair (Katrina Kaif), and their complex relationship with in the movie. DID YOU KNOW? Mohammed Abrar, a local Kashmiri boy who bears a stark resemblance to Aditya Roy Kapur will play the younger version of his character. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 Reason to watch: THE COLLECTION This intense romance promises to ignite passions in the season of love. Breathtaking camera work, Abhishek Kapoor proved himself spectacular jaw-dropping locations and life’s with the cult hit Rock On!! and the favourite colours welcome you in what looks like a critically acclaimed Kai Po Che. rare cinematic home. With Fitoor, Kapoor hopes for a cinematic hat trick. DiDn’t want tO Revisit gReAt expeCtAtiOns AfteR i signeD Up for this film. fOR me, the RelAtiOnship is betWeen the script, the DiReCtOR AnD me. - Tabu aRyan: UnbReaKable (2006) RoCK on!! (2008) FITOOR RELEASE 12 FEB Genre: Romance Language: Hindi Director: Abhishek Kapoor Cast: Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Aditya Roy Kapoor Studio: Disney UTV Pic Courtesy: © 20th Century Fox Certification: (U/A) Kai Po Che (2013) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 SET REMINDER BOOK TICKETS PLAY TRAILER DEADPOOL MOVIE OF THE MONTH Director: Tim Miller Fox’s Wolverine: Origins but didn’t exactly go down Star Cast: Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, well with fans of the deranged character. Sure, the Gina Carano casting of Ryan Reynolds was appreciated, but the genre: Action, Adventure, sci-fi film stripped away everything about Deadpool that Rating: (U/A) makes him Deadpool: no cancer, no costume, and as Release Date:12 February a coup de grace, a sewn up mouth. Studio: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, The good news is that retribution is on the way. Kinberg Genre, The Donners’ Company After years of being stuck in development, 20th There’s no denying that the most popular genre around these days is the superhero movie. While Marvel Studios has kept the genre more colourful and humorous with their interconnected series of superhero think movies, Christopher Nolan’s highly successful Dark Knight Trilogy proved that comic book adaptations Deadpool’s coming AlOng could also be dramatic and content heavy. At the Right time, because it’s AlsO speAking tO thAt And it doesn’t look like the superhero genre is going generatiOn AnD thAt group Of to slow down for now. The overwhelming response of people that have seen them the audience to both kind of films, led the studios to announce eight marvel and D.C. films in 2016 alone. All, seen All these COmiC-bOOk but none of the films came close to match the frenzy films AnD enjOyeD them the internet went into after the announcement of a All tO varying DegRees solo Deadpool movie. OF SUCCESS The character—a part of the Marvel Comics universe— - Ryan Reynolds, Actor was first introduced on the big screen in 20th Century PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 Century Fox officially announced that the ‘Merc with a Mouth’ will now be the ‘Merc with a Movie.’ The Deadpool movie releases on February 12—and we couldn’t be more excited. The Plot: Based on Marvel Comics most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humour, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. • both are Canadian, both share a similar sense of humour and both have alliterative 3 part names; Wade Winston Wilson and Ryan Rodney Reynolds. • Ryan Reynolds started acting the year Deadpool was introduced into Marvel Comics. THE SCRIPT Fans of Deadpool were a bit apprehensive after the movie was announced since most hollywood films have failed to properly execute weird and quirky characters like Deadpool. But the script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick holds the promise of Hollywood getting the character right. The Director: Tim Miller is the man who will be making his directorial debut with the Deadpool spin-off. best known for his work as a VFX artist, Miller’s claim to fame is the sickeningly awesome title sequence he designed for David Fincher’s ‘The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo.’ RYAN REYNOLDS AS DEADPOOL Ryan Reynolds has been talking about wanting to make a Deadpool movie since 2005. Not only is he a super fan of the character, he has also played a vital role in the development of the script. His performance in the trailers have garnered a lot of positive reviews, but if you’re still not convinced, here are some facts that suggest he is the perfect choice to play the marvel anti-hero: Working directly alongside Ryan Reynolds, they worked to produce a script that was true to the ‘Merc • Wade Wilson’s physical attributes are nearly identical with the Mouth’ from the comics: he doesn’t stop to Ryan Reynolds; both sharing the same age, height, talking, he constantly breaks the fourth wall, he is weight, hair, and eye colour. Deadpool himself has nearly indestructible and his cancer-ridden face is compared his looks to the actor in the comics. constantly hidden by a red and black mask. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 TRIVIA Created by comic legends, Rob Liefeld and 01 fabian nicieza, Deadpool first hit the scene in New Mutants #98, which would later become x-force, in 1991. A 3 minute test reel was shot to convince the 02 heads of the studio. The footage was later released in public, and the overwhelmingly positive response from fans pushed the film into production. The footage was so popular that a part of it was recreated for the actual film. The Deadpool costume originally had a muscle 03 layer underneath which had to be removed because Ryan Reynolds muscularity made the costume too tight for him. this is Reynolds fifth time in a comic book 04 movie. He was previously Marvel’s Hannibal in blade: trinity (2004), Wade Wilson in x-men Origins: Wolverine (2009), hal jordan in DC’s Green Lantern (2011) and Nick Walker in Dark horse’s R.i.p.D. (2013). in the comics, Deadpool suffers from 05 schizophrenia and often talks to himself. in the film, this is altered to him just breaking the fourth wall and addressing the viewer directly. Comic legends Stan Lee and Rob Liefeld will 06 be seen in a cameo. stan plays the Dj of a strip club while Rob appears as a customer at a tattoo parlour. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 88th OSCAR NOMINATIONS OSCAR WATCH spOtlight, the RevenAnt, mAD mAx: they ARe DRAWing the mOst Ayes.