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PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 28 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA FEBRUARY 2018 21 LITTLE-KNOWN THINGS ABOUt…. GUEST VIEW NaTalIE INTER PORTMAN SHRUTI MAHAJAN THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: AIyaaRY, PAD MAN, HICHKI, GAME NIGHT AND 15:17 TO PARIS GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, We rewind to “ Saving Private Ryan “ the pulse-pounding Steven Spielberg war drama that’s counted among the best Here’s the February edition of Movies First, your exclusive movies ever made. window to the world of cinema. She’s the great-grand daughter of a spy — learn this and This month , the highly anticipated “Black Panther” springs 20 more fun facts about superstar Natalie Portman. And into action, starring Chadwick Boseman as superhero, king join us in wishing ace actor Joe Pesci a Happy Birthday. and demi-God . We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous T he year promises a Marvel & DC bonanza — we month of movie watching. glance at 10 top characters all set to steal the scene. Manoj Bajpayee and Siddharth Malhotra match wits Regards in Neeraj Pandey’s patriotic thriller “Aiyaary.” A kshay Kumar plays Pad Man, who dares to break a deep-seated Gautam Dutta social taboo. CEO, PVR Limited USING THE MAGAZINE We hope youa’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 SET REMINDER BOOK TICKETS SHARE PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 2 CONTENTS This February, the King of Wakanda turns Avenger. Tap for... Tap for... Movie OF THE MONTH UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Tap for... Tap for... MUST WATCH FESTIVAL FLASH Tap for... Tap for... GUEST INTERVIEW ARCHITECTS OF CINEMA 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 Siddharth Malhotra, there’s Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Adil Husain, Mohammad Zeesahn Ayyub, Rakul Preet Aiyaary Singh, and each one of them plays a key role in the film. WITNESS JAY BAKSHI & ABHAY SINGH’S YAARI IN AIYAARY The Plot: Two Indian Army officers- a mentor and his protege have a fallout. While the mentor, Colonel Abhay MONGST Singh (Manoj Bajpai), has complete faith in the system, the protege Major Jai Bakshi (Siddharth Malhotra), who was FILMS THAT I HAVE once an honest officer has the opposite views. MADE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER, “AiyAARy” The title of the film came to Neeraj Pandey when he came across the word “aiyaar” in Devki Nandan Khatri’s epic IS THE CLOSEST TO MY FIRST work, “Chandrakanta.” These were a group of people who HIT, “A WEDNESDAy” could shift their shape at will. Considering the plot of his film, which involved a lot of disguise and deception, he IN TERMS OF STORYLINE thought the word was a perfect fit. AND INTENSITY. - Neeraj Pandey, Director While Pandey’s films always have some familiar names, this is the largest ensemble cast he has worked with, so far. Apart from the two protagonists, Manoj Bajpai and PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 The Collection DID YOU KNOW? Neeraj Pandey has carved a niche as the • “Aiyaary” marks 10 year director of thrillers with a surprise ending. since Neeraj Pandey made His films also hit the right note for their his directorial debut. strong social and patriotic themes. Here’s a glance at his best movies: • The film’s lead actress Rakl Preet Singh is already a big name in Telugu cinema. • Many of the sequences in “Aiyaary” are based on true events. Manoj Bajpayee has been quoted as saying that this will be one of the best films of his career. The entire cast and crew of the film drew inspiration from a WedneSday (2008) director Neeraj Pandey’s dedication to the project. He worked relentlessly on the film despite being unwell during the shoot. Special 26 (2013) AIYAARY RELEASE 09 FEBRUARY Genre: Drama, Crime Language: Hindi Director: Neeraj Pandey Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Siddharth Malhotra, Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah Studio: Reliance Entertainment, Plan C Studios Pic Courtesy: Reliance Entertainment BaBy (2015) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Black Panther MOVIE OF THE MONTH Tagline: Long Live the King had to fight to make their way in the world. In “42,” he Release Date: 16 Feb, 2018 showcased the quiet dignity of baseball’s first black major league player, Jackie Robinson. In “Get On Up,” he gave Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Language: English/Hindi (U) Director: Ryan Coogler Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira Studio: Marvel Studios REMEMBER Pic Courtesy: Marvel Studios GOING INTO THE DR COMICS & MR GAMES STORE NEAR MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OAKLAND, The Story: After the death of his father, T’Challa returns CALIFORNIA, SAYING ’YOU GOT home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful ANY BLACK SUPERHEROES? place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, GOT ANYBODY WHO LOOKS LIKE T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets ME?’” “THE FIRST THING THEY tested. The fate of Wakanda and the entire world is at risk, and the young king must release the full power of Black DID WAS WALK ME OVER TO Panther to defeat his foes and save his people. BLACK PANTHER – Ryan Coogler, Director THE HERO: Born in 1977, Chadwick Bosemanis an American actor known for playing characters who’ve PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 HEN THEY CALL YOU AND SAy, “SO YOU WANT TO PLAY BLACK PANTHER?” IF YOU KNOW WHAT BLACK PANTHER IS, THERE’S NO WAY IN us the man behind the music legend James Brown. And in THE WORLD YOU’RE GOING “Marshall,” he played Thurgood Marshall, the first black TO SAY NO BECAUSE THERE’S Supreme Court justice, during his crusade for civil rights A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR early in his career. MAGIC TO HAPPEN. THE WORLD OF WAKANDA: The fictional African nation of – Chadwick Boseman, actor Wakanda is the source of most of the world’s vibranium, the stuff Captain America’s shield is made out of. Centuries ahead of the rest of the world in technological advancement, it is a secret world, where science and spirituality coexist beautifully. THE VILLAINS: Michael B. Jordan plays Erik Killmonger, a dissident from the country and aspiring prince who has The name “Wakanda” comes from the Wakamba tribe colluded with a hostile foreign adversary in a bid to bring of Kenya, also known as the Kamba. Wakanda is down the rightful heir to Wakanda’s throne. visually based on waterfall locations across Argentina and Zambia. The enemy Killmonger has aligned with is Andy Serkis’ Ulysses Klaue, the Vibranium poacher last seen having THE FEMALE LEADS: The Warriors of Wakanda, also his arm sliced off in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” He has known as Dora Milaje, or the Adored Ones, are a group of replaced the appendage with a piece of sonic mining highly trained female royal bodyguards. equipment stolen from Wakanda, but the real danger is what he could tell the outside world about the “They are women who pledge their lives to the throne and nation’s secrets. to the security of the kingdom,” says Danai Gurira, who plays Okoye, the General of the Armed Forces of Wakanda. THE DIRECTOR: Director Ryan Coogler is only 31 years “The Dora have a way of fighting that was supposed to old, and in the last few years has emerged as one of the be inspired by moving as one. The Dora work together,” most exciting up-and-coming filmmakers in the industry. Gurira says. It all began at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where Lupita Nyongo’o plays the bone-breaking Nakia. Coogler’s feature directorial debut, Fruitvale Station (then PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 TRIVIA This is the first big-budget 01 comic-book blockbuster to feature black heroes, black villains, a black filmmaker, black screenwriters, a black executive producer and a largely black supporting cast and crew. This will mark Ryan Coogler’s third collaboration 02 with actor Michael B. Jordan after Fruitvale Station (2013) and Creed (2015). Black Panther was the first of the Marvel characters 03 whose movie rights reverted back to Marvel, having been previously owned by Artisan Entertainment and Columbia Pictures. Marvel got the rights back in 2005. Co-stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke, 04 who play adversaries Nakia and M’Baku, were classmates at Yale together. They saw The Avengers (2012) together when it released, and were so awestruck by it they said they hoped to get a chance to star in a similar film one day. In a flashback, T’Challa goes to Saint Mary’s 05 College High School in Berkeley, California. The setting was chosen because Ryan Coogler was born and grew up in California. Chadwick Boseman worked with Marvel dialect 06 coach Sarah Shepherd to create an accent rooted in Africa but unique to the fictional Wakanda. “We listened to a lot of young Nelson Mandela. At one point, I thought that he wouldn’t have an African accent. But I felt like that would be wrong, because Wakanda has never been conquered.” just called Fruitvale) won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize. Coogler then wrote and directed the Rocky spin-off-esque Creed, and soon, the Marvel Cinematic Universe came calling to offer him Black Panther.