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PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 34 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA AUGUST 2018

21 Little-Known Things About…. Mark Wahlberg

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THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: MULK, KARWAAN, LIFE’S GOOD, GENIUS and 5 WEDDINGS GREETINGS

ear Movie Lovers, Meet rising star Patrick Gibson and get up close and personal with Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg, a man Here’s the August issue of Movies First, your exclusive of many tattoos and turbulent tales. window to the world of cinema. We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous This month’s underwater rescue mission “The Meg” is month of movie watching. equal parts fascinating and frightening, with a 70-foot shark adding to the chills. Leena Yadav cooks up a delicious Regards domestic tale in “Rajma Chawal,” while Sriram Raghavan returns with “Andhadun,” his latest thriller about a Gautam Dutta blind pianist. CEO, PVR Limited

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PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 3 RELEASING THIS MONTH A sneak-peek into the big release of the month!

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the shadow of the British Empire as it meets the British GOLD Hockey team on the field, this time as a nation in its own The Dream That United our Nation right. The same date, this year commemorates the 70th anniversary of this historic feat.

THE PLOT: A historical sports drama inspired by India’s first Olympic gold medal. The film traces the golden era of Indian hockey through the journey of Tapan Das, a young assistant manager in 1936, who dreams of playing for an DID YOU KNOW? independent nation. It is an inspirational story of a team The Bradford Bulls rugby that fought against all odds to bring their nation hope, pride league stadium in Odsal, and respect. It explains resistances and outbreaks faced by Bradford, West Yorkshire, the hockey players and portrays the true story of victory doubled for London’s among the swirling turmoil of riots. Wembley Stadium for the shooting of the Olympics THE IDEA: The director was always interested in sports Hockey final. films. Her friend, lyricist Ankur Tiwari shared the idea of a Although the actual score film on the historic hockey match that India played at the of the hockey final was 4-0, 1948 Olympics and brought home India’s first gold medal. the film has a score of 5-4, This story really appealed to Kagti and she decided to make because the producers felt that a film on this. the audience would appreciate more of a cliffhanger score. This movie is set in 1948 and tells the historic story of the Indian Hockey team. It highlights India’s emergence from

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 The Collection Reema Kagti was born in Guwahati, Assam. She was 24 when she joined the film t is not a industry and her first big break was as an biopic. It is a complete assistant director with Rajat Kapoor. She fictional story but it is then worked as an assistant director with set against a real backdrop , Ashutosh Gowariker, Honey Irani , and Mira Nair. She is one of the best between 1933-48, about women film directors in India today. what the country was, She made her debut as director with the the sports… about hockey. critically acclaimed ‘Honeymoon Travels It is not based on any Pvt. Ltd’ (2007). The story is about six character. couples, who are on their honeymoon and - Ritesh Sidhwani their trials and tribulations during their four day journey to Goa. Her next film ‘Talaash’ (2012) was a suspense drama where a police inspector, The director says, “Mine would be a fictional take on what who is dealing with a depressing past, has actually happened. The game of hockey would feature to investigate a high profile murder case, prominently in the plot. But there will also be a strong human drama playing at the forefront. And it wouldn’t be deal with his crumbling marriage and use just the Olympics victory in 1948, we will be looking at. the help and solace of a prostitute by the ‘Gold’ will look at 12 crucial years in India’s history.” name of Rosie. It had worldwide earnings of over 26 million dollars, becoming one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2012.

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Genre: Drama, Biography Language: Hindi Director: Reema Kagti Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Vineet Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh, Sunny Kaushal Studio: Excel Entertainment Pic Courtesy: AA Films India

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Tagline: Opening Wide imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered Release Date: 10 August, 2018 this same terrifying creature. Now he must confront his Genre: Action, Horror fears and risk his life to save everyone trapped below, Language: English bringing him face to face once more with the greatest Director: Jon Turteltaub and largest predator of all time. Cast: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Gravity Pictures, , Apelles Entertainment, , Maeday Productions Pic Courtesy: Warner Bros. Pictures t requires a physicality for sure for this role THE STORY: A deep sea submersible part of an because he has to put international undersea observation programme has been himself in harm’s way for attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to the greater good be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific, with its crew trapped inside. of everybody else. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver So it’s a really great Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary heroic role. Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao) to save the – Jason Statham crew and the ocean from this pre-historic 75 foot long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 n the early stages of the prep, we took a trip to Fiji, and we went diving with some bull sharks. These things are three metres in length, huge big things. There were 20 or 30 of these things, and they were hand-feeding them big tuna heads, and we got very, very close, and it was a spectacular moment. THE HERO: Jason Statham, born in 1967, is an English actor – Jason Statham and film producer. He is one of the most bankable stars in the movie industry today. Typecast as the anti-hero, he is known for his action-thriller roles and portraying tough, irredeemable and machiavellian characters. Throughout (2014). In this film, she plays the role of Dr. Zhang Suyin, his film career, Statham has regularly performed his own the lead oceanographer, who works together with a former stage combat and stunts. Naval Captain to rescue the deep sea submersible trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. He started his film career with the crime-comedy-thriller ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ (1998). The movie Ruby Rose is an Australian model and actress. She has was well received by both critics and audiences and helped pursued a career in acting from 2008 onwards and is put Statham in the public eye. Thereafter he was seen one of the most in-demand stars in the action genre. In in ‘Snatch’(2000), ‘Ghost of Mars’ (2001) and ‘The One’ 2016 and 2017, she appeared in three big action film (2001). He is very well-known for his lead role of driver Frank sequels, ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ alongside Vin Martin in the action movie series ‘The Transporter’(2002), Diesel, ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ and ‘John Wick: Transporter 2 (2005) and Transporter 3 (2008). His other Chapter 2’ alongside Keanu Reeves. In this movie, she films include ‘Mean Machine, ‘The Italian Job’ ‘Cellular’, plays Jaxx Herd, an engineering genius, who is working ‘Crank’, ‘Death Race’, ‘The Expendables’, ‘The Mechanic’, alongside the marine research team and gets caught up ‘Killer Elite’, ‘Fast and Furious 6’, ‘Spy’and ‘Furious 7’. in the deadly action.

THE FEMALE LEADS: Bingbing Li is a Chinese actress and Jessica McNamee is an Australian actress. She rose to has starred in the Hollywood blockbusters ‘Resident Evil: fame in while playing roles in the television programmes Retribution’ (2012) and ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ ‘Home and Away’ and ‘Packed to the Rafters’.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 Trivia

01 It is based on the 1997 science fiction book ‘Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror’ by Steve Alten and is the first book that he has ever published.

Ruby Rose almost drowned while 02 filming a water scene with co- star Rainn Wilson at Auckland’s Kumeu Film Studios. In the scene, her character was supposed to be drowning but the crew couldn’t tell the difference between Rose’s acting and her really struggling to stay afloat.

It marks the return of noted film 03 producer Gerald R. Molen to Hollywood filmmaking.

In the book, Jonas is trying to fix 04 a broken UNIS system. In the film, She plays a lead role in this film and her character is Celeste however, he is trying to save a Singer. submersible carrying his ex-wife. THE DIRECTOR: Legendary American film director and The film makers titled the film producer, Jon Turteltaub, is known for his major features 05 ‘The Meg’ because they believed ‘Cool Runnings’, ‘Last Vegas’, ‘While You Were Sleeping’ general audiences wouldn’t have and the insanely successful ‘National Treasure’ movies. He the intelligence to understand or is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the USC School pronounce the word ‘Megalodon’. of Cinematic Arts. He has also directed several successful mainstream films including ‘3 Ninjas’, ‘Cool Runnings’, ‘Phenomenon’, ‘Instinct’, ‘The Kid’ and ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’. His experience and talent makes him the perfect choice to be at the helm of this challenging project.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 MUST WATCH BLOCKBUSTERS

AUG AUG MULK 03 KARWAAN 03 Genre: Drama Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Anubhav Sinha Director: Akarsh Khurana Cast: , Cast: , Dulquer Prateik Babbar, Rajat Kapoor, Salmaan, Taapsee Pannu, Ashutosh Rana, Studio: RSVP Movies, Manoj Pahwa, Neena Gupta Ishka Films Soham Rockstar Studio: Pic Courtesy: Ishka Films Entertainment Pic Courtesy: Soham Rockstar Entertainment

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: Taapsee Pannu is essaying the role of a lawyer, who Plot: The movie depicts a journey carried from tries to help her family, which is trapped in a to by two friends, the reserved Avinash and his dark controversy. carefree friend Shaukat. They pick up a chirpy teenager, played by Mithila Palkar, who is one of the most popular Reasons to watch: The trailer shows it to be a promising Gen-Y internet stars today. film with a competent cast led by veteran actor, Rishi Reasons to watch: This movie promises to be a treat Kapoor. The capable director is known for his work in hits for Irrfan Khan fans and marks the Hindi film debut of such as ‘Tum Bin’, ‘Dus’, and ‘Ra.One’. .

AUG AUG FANNEY KHAN 03 LIFE’S GOOD 10 Genre: Comedy, Musical Genre: Animation, Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Atul Manjrekar. Director: Anant Mahadevan Anil Kapoor, Cast: Cast: Jackie Shroff, Rajit Kapur, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Mohan Kapoor, Ananya Vij, Saniya Anklesaria, Studio: T-Series, Rakeysh Ankita Shrivastav Omprakash Mehra Pictures, Anil Studio: EktAnand Pictures Kapoor Films & Communication Network Pic Courtesy: EktAnand Pic Courtesy: T-Series, AA Pictures Films PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: With a dream in his eyes and a tune in his heart, Plot: It is the story of a man in a mid life crisis and the six year Anil Kapoor plays father to a teenage daughter who has old girl who brings him back from the brink of suicide and musical inspirations, while Aishwarya Rai plays the role of a gives him a reason to live. She teaches him valuable lessons gorgeous singer with Rajkummar Rao, as her love interest. about life and demonstrates wisdom beyond her years. Reasons to watch: This is the official remake of the highly Reasons to watch: This promises to be a heartwarming film, acclaimed Belgian film ‘Everybody’s Famous’. Aishwarya Rai from the writer of movies like ‘Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke’, ‘Arth’ and Anil Kapoor, who were last seen in ‘Hamara Dil Aapke and ‘Saaransh’, with emotions which will resound with many Paas Hain’, will be reuniting after 18 years in this film and in the audience. Jackie Shroff fans will have a lot to look their fans are in for a treat. forward to.

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AUG AUG VISHWAROOP 2 10 SATYAMEVA JAYATE 15 Genre: Action, Thriller Genre: Mystery Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Kamal Haasan Director: Milap Milan Zaveri. Cast: Kamal Haasan, Rahul Cast: John Abraham, Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Manoj Bajpayee, Amruta Jeremiah Khanvilkar, Aisha Sharma Studio: Aascar Films PVT. Studio: T-Series Films, Limited, Raaj Kamal Films Emmay Entertainment International Pic Courtesy: Panorama Pic Courtesy: Rohit Shetty Studios Pictures, Reliance Entertainment

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: This sequel follows the story of RAW agent Wisam Plot: DCP Shivansh has been given the task to capture Vir, Ahmed Kashmiri, who’s on a mission to take on the the man behind police killings in the city. Both are eventually notorious terrorist organisation lead by Omar Qureshi against the same enemy but divided by a fine line, the law. and Salim. Reasons to watch: Fans can look forward to intense action Reasons to watch: The trailer has received a terrific response from the audiences. It promises to be a and power packed dialogues between the brilliant lead gripping film, with high octane drama and powerful actors. The release of the song ‘Dilbar’ has created a buzz performances from the very talented cast. among moviegoers.

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Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Director: Mudassar Aziz Cast: , , , Dipika Kakar, , Abhay Deol, Jassi Gill Studio: Colour Yellow Productions, Pic Courtesy: Eros International

Plot: It is a sequel to ‘’, which was a light hearted comedy about a bride on the run. Sonakshi Sinha joins the team this time for more fun. It will be interesting to see what happens when two brides take off.

Reasons to watch: Jassi Gill, the noted punjabi singer and actor makes his Bollywood debut with this movie. Fans are promised a treat with this funny, crazy and sweet joyride. PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON

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AUG AUG GENIUS 24 RAJMA CHAWAL 31 Genre: Drama Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Anil Sharma Director: Leena Yadav Cast: Utkarsh Sharma, Ishita Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Anirudh Chauhan, Mithun Chakraborty, Tanwar, Amyra Dastur, Ayesha Jhulka, Mukesh Chhabra , K. K. Raina Studio: SaarthiE Studio: Anil Sharma Pic Courtesy: SaarthiE Productions, Soham RockStar Entertainment Pic Courtesy: Tips Industries

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: This is a love story with new actors in the lead Plot: Losing the only bridge between father and son can and Nawazuddin playing the antagonist. be crazy. Rebuilding it could take a lifetime or simply a little understanding of each other. The film highlights how Reasons to watch: Much is expected from the modern technology, especially social media has permeated director who is famous for his 2001 blockbuster into relationships and families. ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’. Fans will also get to see Reasons to watch: The communication gap between father and son that forms the crux of the story will strike an Ayesha Jhulka and Mithun Chakraborty on screen instant chord with moviegoers. This complex relationship after 19 years. is explored here in a funny and heartwarming manner.

AUG AUG ANDHADHUN 31 STREE 31 Genre: Drama Genre: Comedy, Horror Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Sriram Raghavan Director: Amar Kaushik Cast: , Cast: , Tabu, Radhika Apte Rajkummar Rao, Studio: Viacom 18 Motion Studio: EktAnand Pictures Pictures, Matchbox Pictures Pic Courtesy: EktAnand Pic Courtesy: Viacom 18 Pictures Motion Pictures

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: Ayushmann will be seen essaying the role of a Plot: The story is based on the urban legend of Nale blind pianist in this film which is about music. Ba that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s. The film has been shot in Chanderi, near Bhopal. Reasons to watch: It’s a film made by the director of ‘Ek Haseena Thi’ and ‘Badlapur’ fame, so expect Reasons to watch: Horror movie fans are in for a treat the unexpected. Some crazy characters, mind- with this terrifying plot. The pairing of the spontaneous bending twists and an intriguing plot make this a Shraddha Kapoor with the brilliant Rajkumar looks must watch potboiler. very promising.

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AUG AUG YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA: PHIR SE 31 SEARCHING 03 Genre: Drama Genre: Drama, Thriller Language(s): Hindi Language(s): English Director: Navaniat Singh. Director: Aneesh Chaganty Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Cast: John Chom, , Debra Messing Studio: Sunny Sounds Pvt. Ltd, Studio: Bazelevs Companym Intercut Entertainment, Pen India Limited Pic Courtesy: Pic Courtesy: Pen India Limited

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: The story revolves around Yamla, who is young Plot: David Kim discovers that his daughter, Margot is missing. at heart, Pagla, who is strong but soft at heart and As he searches through her web history and interviews people Deewana, who is clueless about his life. who were supposedly close with her, he begins to learn that his daughter was not as perfect as she seemed. Reasons to watch: Dharmendra fans can expect a fun film complete with his comic antics. It is expected to be Reasons to watch: The story is full of good twists and has a total entertainer topped with a special appearance by universal acclaim. The director uses a novel storytelling technique Salman Khan, who makes a Dabangg entry. which will appeal to all the technology savvy viewers.

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Genre: Drama, Musical Language(s): English Director: Ol Parker Cast: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, Meryl Streep, Cher, Julie Walters Studio: , Littlestar Productions, Pic Courtesy:

Plot: In this sequel to Mamma Mia, Sophie is pregnant with Sky’s child while running her mother’s villa. She learns more of Donna’s past and how she came to start her villa and met each one of Sophie’s dads.

Reasons to watch: The first movie made our hearts sing and dance and this sequel is generating a huge buzz. ABBA fans have a lot of expectations from this film.

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AUG AUG THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME 10 CHRISTOPHER ROBIN 10 Genre: Action, Comedy Genre: Drama, Comedy Language(s): English Language(s): English Director: Susanna Fogel Director: Marc Forster Cast: Mila Kunis, Kate Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayley McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Atwell, Jim Cummings, Brad Sam Heughan. Garrett Studio: , Studio: , 2Dux2 Pic Courtesy: Lionsgate Pic Courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: Audrey and her best friend Morgan find themselves Plot: Christopher Robin, the little boy from the Winnie- embroiled in a major international conspiracy when the-Pooh stories, is now all grown up and has lost all Audrey’s ex-boyfriend unexpectedly re-enters her life with a sense of imagination. Pooh and his friends from the team of assassins on his trail and reveals that he is actually Hundred Acre Wood re-enter Christopher’s life to help a CIA agent. him find it again.

Reasons to watch: There is action, humour and an Reasons to watch: This promises to be a refreshing and impressive star cast to give movie goers much more than beautiful family entertainer for all. The story, music and their money’s worth. visuals will make this a delightful watch.

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Genre: Action, Thriller Language(s): English Director: Peter Berg, Cast: Mark Wahlberg, John Malkovich, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey Studio: STXfilms, Pic Courtesy: STXfilms

Plot: An elite American intelligence officer tries to secretly move a police officer with sensitive information out of his home country in Southeast Asia.

Reasons to watch: This visceral modern thriller has a very gripping plot coupled with sterling action sequences, which will leave the audience asking for more.

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AUG AUG ALPHA 24 FIVE WEDDINGS 24 Genre: Action, Thriller Genre: Comedy Language(s): English Language(s): English Director: Albert Hughes Director: Namrata Singh Gujral, Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Cast: Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Leonor Varela, Jens Hultén Rao, , Candy Clark, Studio: , Anneliese Van der Pol, Suvinder Vicky Pic Courtesy: Pictures Studio: Uniglobe Entertainment Releasing Pic Courtesy:

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Plot: After a Steppe bison hunting expedition 20,000 Plot: An American journalist travels to India for a magazine years ago in Europe, during the Upper Paleolithic feature on the multiple Indian wedding ceremonies. It also period goes awry, a young man struggles against the deals with the community of transgenders called Hijras, elements to find his way home, all the while developing a who dance at these Indian weddings. friendship with a wolf. Reasons to watch: National Award winning actor Reasons to watch: This epic adventure, which tells a Rajkumar Rao is all set to take his maiden step into fascinating and visually stunning story is a poignant and Hollywood with this venture. It had its international touching film. premiere at Cannes this May.

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Genre: Action, Thriller Language(s): English Director: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman Studio: Columbia Pictures, Pic Courtesy: Sony Pictures Releasing

Plot: Retired CIA agent Robert McCall returns to deliver his special brand of vigilante justice when thugs kill his friend and former colleague.

Reasons to watch: It is a sequel to the 2014 film ‘The Equalizer’, which was a big success worldwide and promises to keep the viewers on the edge of their seats with a gripping storyline. PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON

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Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American 01 actor, producer, former model, rapper and songwriter. He was born on June 5, 1971 in the Dorchester neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts and is the youngest of nine children. 02 His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, and his mother is of Irish, English and French Canadian descent. He had a Roman Catholic upbringing. Due to unfortunate circumstances in his 03 young life, Mark dropped out of school at age 13. Years later, at age 42, he completed his high school education. At 13 years of age, Mark joined his big brother 04 Donnie’s successful boy band, ‘The New Kids on the Block’. He was one of the group’s original members, along with Donnie, but quit after only a few months because he didn’t like the group’s image. He got his start into stardom as the front 05 man for the musical rap group ‘Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch’. The song ‘Good Vibrations’ from their debut hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified as a platinum single. Mark famously worked for Calvin Klein as an 06 underwear model. He also made a workout video titled ‘The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness’. He made his acting debut in the 1993 TV 07 movie ‘The Substitute’. His big screen debut came the next year, with the Danny DeVito feature ‘Renaissance Man’. His breakout role was as a drug-addicted 08 high school basketball star in ‘The Basketball Diaries’ (1995), in which he starred alongside 21 Little-Known Leonardo DiCaprio. Things About…. Mark was to star in the film ‘Brokeback 09 Mountain’(2005), but he opted out as he was uncomfortable with the film’s sex scenes. He was the driving force behind ‘The Fighter’ 10 (2010) and trained for four years to build his Mark Wahlberg physique and make the boxing scenes appear realistic. He built a gym and boxing ring in his

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 18 house and hired the famous trainer Freddie Roach his life changed for the better when he focussed to prepare him for the film. on prayer and faith. He took his producing skills from the big screen Mark is distantly related to author Nathaniel 11 to television, serving as executive producer for 21 Hawthorne, Madonna, Celine Dion and Halle Berry. ‘Entourage’, ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘In Treatment’. ‘Entourage’ is actually loosely based on Mark’s early Hollywood years and he has appeared on the show a number of times as himself. He has a 30,000 square feet mansion in Beverly 12 Hills, which he bought for 8 million dollars in 2009. He then spent five years perfecting it. There’s a water park, a home theatre, a full-size basketball court, a putting green, a private library, a guest house and a 2,500 square feet private gym made from a converted airport hangar. He established the Mark Wahlberg Youth HAPPY 13 Foundation in May 2001, for the purpose of BIRTHDAY raising and distributing funds to youth service and enrichment programs. He is active with ‘The Good Shepherd Centre for Homeless M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN Women and Children’. Mark has been getting tattoos since he was 12, Successful film director, screenwriter and producer, 14 when he used a sewing needle to ink a shamrock M. Night Shyamalan is known for making movies on his arm. He went on to add more, including the with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan in cartoon Sylvester and a portrait of Bob Marley. Mahe, Puducherry, India and raised in Penn Valley, He and some friends were scheduled to fly from Pennsylvania. His three supernatural thrillers, ‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999), ‘Unbreakable’ (2000) and ‘Signs’ (2002) 15 Boston to Los Angeles on Flight 11 on 9/11, but have grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide. they decided to stay back to attend a film festival Here are six fun facts about this master storyteller, who in Canada and chartered a flight north instead. turns 48 on August 6, 2018. The plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade 1. During his stay at New York University, he playfully Center, as part of the terrorist attacks. added ‘Night’ as a middle name to make his biography Mark and his brothers own a Massachusetts based more attractive. Since then he came to be known as Night Shyamalan. 16 burger spot called ‘Wahlburgers’. His family is the focus of the A&E reality show ‘Wahlburgers’, which 2. The silver charm worn around his neck was given to him by his father and contains Sanskrit proverbs to deals with the challenges of running a burger joint keep him safe. that touts the family name. Both the restaurant and 3. He made his directional debut with ‘Praying with the show have a strong following. Anger’, a semi-autobiographical drama made during He is a Democrat, and openly threw his support his days at NYU, which he also wrote and starred 17 in. It was funded by his friends and family and was behind Barack Obama during Obama’s 2012 screened primarily at film festivals. presidential re-election campaign. 4. He was approached to direct films in the Harry Potter He is a fan of all the four major Boston sports series, three separate times but had to turn down 18 teams, ‘The New England Patriots’, ‘Boston Celtics’, all these offers due to direction and post-production commitments on his own films. ‘Boston Bruins’ and the ‘Boston Red Sox’. 5. He is very much interested in sports particularly He is a huge cricket fan and in 2013, he became the tennis and basketball. He is a season ticket holder 19 co-owner of the ‘Barbados Tridents’ cricket team. of the Philadelphia 76ers, an American professional basketball team. He says that his Catholic faith is the most 6. in 2008, he was honoured by the Government of India 20 important aspect of his life. He had a troubled past with a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, and he is open about how God and faith helped for his contribution in the field of Arts. him overcome life’s toughest obstacles and how

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This month, actor will be seen My character of Baljeet Singh Chautala in “Rajma in three back-to-back releases: “Happy Phirr Bhag Chawal” is fun and refreshing; watch the movie to Jayegi,” “Rajma Chawal” and “Stree.” He tells us check me out! about the films and his roles in them: A little-known secret about “Rajma Chawal” All your three films have a different flavour Donald McAlpine, the cinematographer of “Rajma Absolutely, though each has an element of comedy. Chawal” is the man who shot “The Chronicles of “Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi” is a romantic caper. Narnia.” In fact, the film has been done by a largely “Rajma Chawal” depicts the disconnect between international crew. father-and-son thanks to technology and gadgets. “Happy Phirr Bhaag Jayegi” is a fresh take on the The quirkiest one is “Stree,” based on the real-life original legend of a spirit that haunted the people of South For starters, I wear a clean-shaven look for part India in the 1990s. of the film. Also, this time Happy runs away in a foreign location! Tell us about your roles in all three movies In “Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi,” I play Happy’s Shooting locations husband-to-be. For “Happy Phirr Bhaag Jayegi,” we shot in Amritsar and . ”Rajma Chawal” is set in Delhi. “Stree” was In “Stree,” I join Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi shot in the town of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh— this and Shraddha Kapoor in trying to find ways to outwit atmospheric location has not yet been explored in the Patrick Gibson the spirit. movies, but deserves to be.

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Passionate about acting, he is fast becoming one of ‘The White Princess’. His foture career is poised to take the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood off with lead roles in ‘The Darkest Minds’, bas ed on the with his extraordinarily diverse skills and wide-ranging young adult trilogy about supernatural teenagers and the background in films and television. He is rightfully comedy drama ‘In A Relationship’ with Emma Roberts. A being praised as one of the most charismatic and second series of ‘The OA’ starts shooting in October. talented stars in the making. With an ever increasing list of projects attached to him, it’s clear that Gibson is at the forefront of a new generation of actors poised for a stratospheric rise.

FILMS: His acting career took off while he was still at ’ve been school, with roles in the Ireland based TV series ‘The Tudors’ and ‘Neverland’ for Sky Movies and SyFy. He trying to do as much was then cast in Lenny Abrahamson’s coming of age film different stuff as ‘What Richard Did’ in 2012. He appeared in the feature possible. I know what comedy ‘Gold’(2014) and starred in BBC’s First World War drama series ‘The Passing Bells’. Then came the role type of work I feel in ’s ‘The OA’, where he played Steve Winchell, a comfortable doing, which troubled bully who finds an unlikely connection with Brit I will always return Marling’s blind protagonist, Prairie Johnson. This break to doing, but I like out role changed his life and catapulted him to stardom. trying things. He has recently appeared in John Ridley’s 1970s political drama ‘Guerrilla’ and Starz’s historical drama

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” STAR POWER: He recently received the Rising Star His dream directors to work with are , award at the 2017 IFTA Film and Drama Awards. Harmony Korine and Ben Wheatley.

Gibson is keen to emulate the career of Jake Gyllenhaal. It’s clear the young talented actor takes his craft “His work resonates with me. The choices he makes are seriously. He puts in days of intense preparation and incredible,” says the young actor. makes notes on the mindset, likes and dislikes of the character that he is playing on screen. He explains, “From the second I first see the script, it becomes 100 per cent my main focus.” Directors are stunned by his depth of hard work and dedication and are queuing to work with him.

UP CLOSE: Growing up in Dublin, Patrick would make short films on a VHS camera.

He studied Philosophy at Trinity in Dublin. He decided at the end of school that he wasn’t going to get a real job after going to drama school and he was really interested in Philosophy, so he decided to study it.

He is generally known as Paddy. QUICK FACTS

He received sword and shield training for his role in the BIRTH NAME: series ‘The White Princesses’. Patrick Leo Kenny-Gibson ______He loves doing accents. He says that for him an American accent naturally comes out differently for OCCUPATION: different characters, Actor ______His toughest audition was ‘The White Princess’, as he got really nervous and kept forgetting the lines. BIRTH DATE: 19 April, 1995 ______

PLACE OF BIRTH: Dublin, Ireland ______

YEARS ACTIVE: 2009-present ______

Albums: X, Thumper, Talking To Myself

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 25 HISTO RY This Month 24 Years Ago

THE MASK : 1994 *ing Jim Carrey, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Peter Riegert, Richard Jeni, Ben Stein, Joely Fisher, Cameron Diaz i DIRECTOR: Charles Russell

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This film has got to be one of the best comedies ever. It is The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best lively and imaginative with big laughs and nifty effects that Visual Effects. The soundtrack is terrific, from the various make you feel like you’re watching a live action cartoon. It’s a musical themes to the jaunty Latin-like songs like ‘Hey festival of cleverness, originality, creativity and imagination, Pachuco’ and ‘Cuban Pete’. with a unique style and smart sense of humour. The audience is treated to everything from silent film slapstick to Carrey is a comedy genius and is terrific in this film. His lavish musical numbers, frenzied Tex Avery-styled animation unrestrained energy and gift for comic invention makes this to gangster film suspense. film a winner. It is said that one of the indispensable qualities of an actor is the ability to communicate the joy that he takes The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing in his performance and this is accurate here. Diaz is a true $119 million domestically and over $350 million worldwide. discovery in the film, with a gorgeous face, a wonderful It cemented Carrey’s reputation as a dominant actor of the smile and a gift of comic timing. Her chemistry with Carrey 1990s and established Diaz as a leading lady. Carrey was creates screen magic. nominated for a Golden Globe for his role. TRIVIA: The role of Stanley Ipkiss was rewritten with Jim PLOT: The dark fantasy superhero comedy film revolves Carrey in mind. around Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey), an unfortunate bank clerk, who is a decent hearted but socially awkward When the director l gave the script to Carrey, he said, “I feel guy. Hyperactive mayhem results when he discovers an like this was written for me”. It took 4 hours to apply the ancient mask that transforms him into a zany prankster Mask. with superhuman powers. After he puts on the mask, he transforms into a green skinned and zoot suited fireball, The Mask’s character is loosely based on a Dark Horse who possesses the courage to do the wild, fun things that comic book of the same name, where the character has Stanley fears, including romancing Tina (Cameron Diaz). more violent tendencies. The violence was toned down in the After developing a close bond with her, he tangles with her film’s adaptation. ruthless, lowlife gangster boyfriend who wants to destroy Stanley and use the mask’s powers for evil. The bumbling Russell revealed that a lot of money was saved on special clerk becomes an unconventional super hero in search of effects after Carrey was cast. His body movements were justice and a good time too. so flexible and cartoonish that they didn’t see the need to enhance them digitally. WOW FACTOR: This is an adroitly directed and visually dynamic film. The screenplay by Mike Werb is hilariously The banana yellow suit that Carrey wears is based on a suit funny and thoroughly entertaining. The visual effects and which his mother made for him for his first attempt at stand- computer animation create a state-of-the-art cinema illusion. up comedy.

This was Cameron Diaz’s first acting role. She had to audition 12 times for the part of Tina, only landing the role 7 days before shooting began.

It was Carrey’s idea to have his character blow a smoke heart and snort an arrow through it.

The oversized teeth were originally to be used only during silent scenes. However, Carrey learned to talk with them on, to make his character that much more wacky.

The nightclub Coco Bongo that the Mask enters in the film is also the name of Carrey’s nightclub in Cancun, Mexico.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 27 FILM FESTIVALS Locarno International Film Festival It began on 23 August,1946, when the very first Festival was held in the gardens of the Grand Hotel. It is known for being a prestigious platform for art house films. It screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative and documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The centerpiece is its open-air screening area at the vast Piazza Grande. It has room for around 8,000 audience members and is one of the world’s largest outdoor cinemas. The top prize of the Festival is the Golden Leopard, awarded to the best film in the International Competition. PLOT: Ethan Hawke directs this daringly unconventional biopic of an unsung country music legend, Blaze Foley. He presents FESTIVAL DATE: 1 - 11 August 2018 Foley’s desultory life through cut-up timelines that offer VENUE: Locarno, Switzerland flashbacks flashbacks, capturing the man’s musical gifts, OPENING FILM: Team Spirit self-destructive exuberance and his tender relationship with CLOSING FILM: I feel good longtime partner Sybil Rosen, who co-wrote the screenplay from her memoirs. ACCLAIMED MOVIE: Diane Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival Founded in 1997, it features screenings, film-making workshops, meet-and-greet industry events and seminars. Aiming to promote Rhode Island as a film-making location and to celebrate the independent film-making spirit, it is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards since 2002. It is widely recognized as a launch pad for the work of exceptional emerging talent. It will screen amazing new work selected from over 6,500 film submissions this year. It draws over 45,000 people annually along with a strong film-maker presence.

FESTIVAL DATE: 7 - 12 August, 2018 PLOT: Diane fills her days helping others and desperately VENUE: Providence, Rhode Island, USA attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. As these pieces OPENING FILM: Tight Spot of her existence begin to fade, she finds herself confronting CLOSING FILM: Paper Year memories she’d sooner forget than face. ACCLAIMED MOVIE: Melbourne International Film Festival Rust Creek Founded in 1952, this festival places special importance on celebrating local filmmakers. It’s the largest platform for new Australian films, with a Premiere Fund that specifically supports home films and documentaries. Presenting a curated global programme of innovative screen experiences, this is an accessible, iconic cultural event that provides transformative experiences for audiences and filmmakers alike. Visitors this year will also have a chance to view several films on a giant vertical screen as part of a series called Vertical Cinema.

FESTIVAL DATE: 2 - 19 August 2018 VENUE: Melbourne, Australia OPENING FILM: Wildlife CLOSING FILM: The Coming Back Out Ball PLOT: When overachieving college senior, Sawyer Scott takes a detour on the way to a job interview through the frozen ACCLAIMED MOVIE: Appalachian Mountains, her road trip becomes a life changing Blaze fight for survival in the wilds of eastern Kentucky.

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MULK (HINDI) DRAMA 03 AUG ______MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (ENGLISH) DRAMA / MUSICAL 03 AUG ______KARWAAN (HINDI) DRAMA 03 AUG ______FANNEY KHAN (HINDI) COMEDY / MUSICAL ATMOS 03 AUG ______SEARCHING (ENGLISH) DRAMA / THRILLER 03 AUG ______THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME (ENGLISH) ACTION / COMEDY 10 AUG ______THE MEG (ENGLISH) ACTION / HORROR IMAX / 4DX 10 AUG ______CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (ENGLISH) Drama / comedy 10 AUG ______LIFE’S GOOD (HINDI) Animation / Drama 10 AUG ______VISHWAROOP 2 (HINDI) ACTION / THRILLER ATMOS 10 AUG ______SATYAMEVA JAYATE (HINDI) MYSTERY ATMOS 15 AUG ______GOLD (HINDI) DRAMA / BIOGRAPHY ATMOS 15 AUG ______MILE 22 (ENGLISH) ACTION / THRILLER 24 AUG ______HAPPY PHIRR BHAG JAYEGI (HINDI) DRAMA ATMOS 24 AUG ______ALPHA (ENGLISH) ACTION / THRILLER IMAX / 4DX 24 AUG ______GENIUS (HINDI) DRAMA 24 AUG ______5 WEDDINGS (ENGLISH) COMEDY 24 AUG ______RAJMA CHAWAL (HINDI) DRAMA 31 AUG ______ANDHADHUN (HINDI) DRAMA 31 AUG ______STREE (HINDI) COMEDY / HORROR 31 AUG ______YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA: Phir SE (HINDI) DRAMA ATMOS 31 AUG ______THE EQUALIZER 2 (ENGLISH) ACTION / THRILLER 31 AUG

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