PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 22 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA AUGUST 2017 TOTAL RECALL: 7 BEST WAR MOVIES OF ALL TIME ST gue VIew Inter HAY AKS I OBERO THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: HASEENA PARKAR, ATOMIC BLONDE, LOGAN LUCKY GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, ​Revisit​​ ​​Alfred​ Hitchcock’s​ ​“North​ by​ Northwest​​​,”​ ​a​ masterpiece with a comic touch . Here’s the August edition of Movies First, your exclusive window to the world of cinema. T​ake​ a​ peek​ at​​ the​​life​ and​ films​ of​ legendary​ filmmaker​ Orson​Welles​,​and​join​us​in​wishing​​​​​Hollywood​heartthrob​ ​​​It’s the season of fresh ideas! ​​Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Ben​Affleck​​a​Happy​Birthday. Pedneker’s satire “​​Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” promises clean We​really​hope​you​enjoy​the​issue.​Wish​you​a​fabulous​ good fun with a strong social message. month of movie watching. ​​Sparks​ fly​ when​ a​ glib​ guide​ meets​ a​ Gujarati​ tourist​​ in​ “Jab​Harry​Met​Sejal​​.”​A​kshay​Oberoi​,​​who​plays​​the​​lead​ Regards role​​in​​“​Gurgaon​,”​​​takes​us​behind​the​scenes​of​this​gritty​ thriller​​.​​​​​​​Keep​the​adrenaline​flowing​with​our​list​of​7​war​ Gautam​Dutta movies that rocked the screen. 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 Keshav​is​on​a​mission​to​a​a​toilet​in​his​village.​Will​he​succeed? 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 Total RECALL 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​film​traces​love​in​all​its​glory,​with​shades​of​lies,​ JAB HARRY thrill, comedy and a touch of fantasy. Interestingly, MET SEJAL WHAT YOU SEEK IS SEEKING YOU ​​​​​​​​​​​BELiEVE A tourist guide named Harinder Singh Nehra aka HARRY IS THE Harry​ (Shah​ Rukh​ Khan),​ meets​ Sejal​ (Anushka​ EVOLuTiON​Of​Raj Sharma), a woman on vacation. The story revolves around the two and their adventures across Europe AND​RAHuL—a lover to​find​Sejal’s​engagement​ring. WHO​DEMANDS​LOVE,​ DOESN’T​BEG​fOR​it The​ search​ becomes​ a​ metaphor​ of​ the​ journey​ of life, during which Harry understands love and and respects the relationships​better,​and​Sejal​experiences​new​found​ WOMAN​HE​LOVES. freedom, security and solace in Harry’s company. In – Shah Rukh Khan between​all​of​this,​love​blossoms,​and​the​two​tune​ in to the voice within. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 THE COLLECTION DID YOU KNOW? This​is​imtiaz​Ali’s​first​film​with​ in​the​film,​Shah​Rukh​is​sporting​ Shah Rukh Khan. The director, whose a tattoo on his chest. He says he is work​celebrates​love​in​its​many​ scared of needles and would never splendours, has made some of the get a tattoo in real life. decades’ most acclaimed hits. Here’s a glance at his recent work: Anushka Sharma had to work hard on getting her diction​right,​since​she​plays​a​Gujarati​woman. Shot​ in​ several​ beautiful​ locales​ of​ Prague,​ Amsterdam,​ Lisbon​ and​ Budapest,​ the​ film​ treats​ you​to​some​heart-tugging​sequences​in​the​bylanes​ of​villages​in​Punjab. Its unique promotion strategy of releasing four mini- trails of 30-seconds each, showing moments from the​journey​of​Harry​and​Sejal,​has​​already​garnered​ ROCKSTAR (2011) a​terrific​response.​ Reason to Watch ​imtiaz​Ali​directs​Shah​Rukh​Khan​for​the​first​time. HIGHWAY (2014) JAB HARRY MET SEJAL RELEASE 04 AUGUST Genre: Romance, Comedy Language: Hindi Director: Imtiaz Ali Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma Studio: Red Chillies Entertainment Pic Courtesy: Red Chillies Entertainment TAMASHA (2015) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 Pic Courtesy: PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER TOILET – MOVIE OF THE MONTH EK PREM KATHA Tagline:​One​love​story​will​change​india​forever the country. The movie shows how everyone in the setup Director: Shree Narayan Singh - from the panchayat to the sanitation department, the Star Cast: Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, corrupt​government​officials​to​the​superstitious​villagers​ Bhumi Pednekar have​made​it​impossible​for Indian​villages​to​get​rid​of​ Genre: Comedy this​taboo. Release Date: 11 August Studio: Viacom​18​Motion​Pictures,​ Kri​Arj​Entertainment,​Neeraj​Pandey,​ Plan​C​Studios,​Cape​of​Good​films​LLP HE FILM From playing a national hero in “Airlift” to a lawyer in “Jolly iS​fuLL​Of​ LLB​2,”​Akshay​Kumar​has​been​trying​to​push​the​envelope​ with​each​of​his​films.​His​National​Award​for​“Rustom”​was​ romance, extremely​ a testament of the fact people are liking it too. fuNNy​But at the His next venture “Toilet - Ek Prem Katha” is no different. Co-produced​ by​ Akshay​ Kumar​ himself​ along​ with​ Neeraj​ SAME TIME, IT IS Pandey,​the​movie​traces​the​love​story​between​a​simple​ VERy​CREDiBLE. man Keshav (Akshay Kumar) and his progressive wife Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar), set in two villages near Mathura. – Bhumi Pednekar, Actor While​the​love​story​is​the​overriding​theme,​at​its​core​is​a​ satirical​take​on​the​age-old​problem​of​open​defecation​in​ PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 “”​― LEANLINESS iS​VERy​ESSENTial AND​EVERyBODy knows THAT​54%​Of the people don’t have toilets Along​with​Akshay​and​Bhumi​in​the​lead,​the​film​also​stars​ Anupam​Kher,​Sana​Khan,​Sudhir​Pandey,​and​Divyendu iN​OuR​COuNTRy.​That Sharma​in​supporting​roles.​Donning​the​directorial​hat​is​ WHOLE​THiNG​iNSPired Shree Narayan Singh, who has worked as an editor with Neeraj​Pandey​throughout​his​directorial​career. ME​TO​DO​A​fiLM. – Akshay Kumar, THE PLOT: Jaya has recently tied the knot with Keshav. Actor, Producer But​she​leaves​him​on​the​first​day​of​their​marriage​after​ discovering that he doesn’t have a toilet in the house. Keshav​desperately​sets​out​on​a​mission​to​win​back​his​ love​by​standing​up​to​the​age-old​taboo​and​pledges​to​ install a toilet in his village. it​was​the​first​case​in​the​country​when​a​woman​mustered​ courage​to​raise​her​voice​against​her​husband​and​in-laws​ The​film​weaves​around​the​hurdles​Keshav​faces,​from​his​ against open defecation and her move was immediately own​family​to​the​government​offices​as​he​tries​to​bring​ met with appreciation. the change. Through the story of Keshav (Akshay) and Jaya​(Bhumi),​Singh​talks​about​the​shame​and​dangers​ The President of India later honoured her and the district related to open defecation. administration got a pucca toilet constructed at her in- laws place. THE REAL LIFE INSPIRATION: Not​many​would​know,​but​ the​story​of​“Toilet​–​Ek​Prem​Katha”​is​actually​based​on​ A STRONG SOCIAL MESSAGE: Not​just​open​defecation;​ a real life incident. the​ film​ also​ takes​ a​ dig​ on​ other​ futile​ traditions​ of​ our​ society​ with​ a​ subtle​ dose​ of​ humor.​ Like​ making​ Anita Narre, a resident of village Jeetudana, deserted her ‘mangliks’​ marry​ trees​ and​ animals,​ and​ people​ being​ husband​ immediately​ after​ her​ marriage​ as​ her​ in-laws​ averse​to​installing​a​lavatory​in​their​home​because​it’s​in​ didn’t​have​a​toilet​at​their​house.​A​local​journalist​Sanjay​ the same area as the holy ‘tulsi.’ It is also a comment on Shukla​wrote​about​Anita’s​story. the position of women in Indian society. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 “”​― TRIVIA This​is​the​fifth​collaboration​between​ 01 Akshay​Kumar​and​Neeraj​Pandey​after​ “Special​26,”​“Baby,”​“Naam​Shabana”​ & “Rustom” Akshay​Kumar​annouced​the​movie​by​ 02 posting​a​selfie​he​clicked​with​Bhumi​ Pednekar with Indian-style lavatory in the background. for​the​promotion​this​film,​Akshay​ 03 Kumar dug a two-pit toilet in the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. The​movie​draws​a​major​inspiration​from​ 04 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s Swachh​Bharat​Abhiyan. The​film​marks​Akshay​Kumar​and​ 05 Anupam​Kher’s​20th​film​together. The​film​is​written​by​Sidhharth​and​ 06 Garima,​the​writers​of​the​2013​Hindi​film​ Goliyon​Ki​Raasleela​Ram-Leelaa. Its trailer is the most viewed Bollywood 07 trailer with over 11 million views. SHOOTING LOCATIONS: The​movie​has​been​mainly​shot​ in Barsana and Nandgaon near Mathura while Bhopal was chosen​for​the​final​schedule. The​filmmakers​were​aiming​to​capture​the​authenticity​of​ real locations of rural India to provide a milieu to the story, which​borrows​its​soul​from​the​villages​of​india. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 7 Best War TOTAL RECALL Movies of All Time THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) One​of​the​most​expensive​films​in​the​history​of​German​ Director: David​Lean cinema, it was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. Cast: William​Holden,​Alec​Guinness,​Jack​Hawkins,​Sessue​Hayakawa SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993) Director: Steven​Spielberg Cast: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Based​on​the​novel​“Le​Pont​de​la​Rivière​Kwai”​by​Pierre​ Boulle, “The Bridge on the River Kwai” follows British Prisoners​of​War​who​are​forced​to​participate​in​work​on​a​ Set​in​in​German-occupied​Poland​during​World​War​ii,​this​ railway​bridge​for​the​Japanese.​But​for​one​officer​it​turns​into​ Steven​Spielberg​masterpiece​starring​Liam​Neeson​follows​the​ a​maddening​obsession.