PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 30 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA APRIL 2018 21 LITTLE-KNOWN THINGS ABOUt…. GUEST RVIEW EMILY BlUNT INTE SUDHIR MISHRA THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: BlaCKMAIL, RAMPAGE, MISSING, DAASDEV, KAALA AND HIGHJACK GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, We rewind to “ City of Joy,” the moving story of an impoverished family that comes to Calcutta from Bihar. Based on Dominique Here’s the April edition of Movies First, your exclusive window Lapierre’s 1985 novel, it won hearts for its powerful portrayal to the world of cinema. of the human spirit. ​​​​This month​​​​, all eyes are on M arvel Studios’ “ Avengers: ​​​She once nearly killed Tom Cruise during a shoot — learn this Infinity War ,” featuring a staggering star cast and the ultimate, and 20 more fun facts about superstar ​​Emily Blunt. And join deadliest showdown of all time.​​ us in wishing action icon Jackie Chan a Happy Birthday. We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous Varun Dhawan and newcomer Banita Sandhu portray month of movie watching. unconditional love in Shoojit Sircar’s much-awaited “October.” Regards Manoj Bajpayee and Tabu play parents to a lost daughter in the tense thriller “Missing.” ​​Irrfan’s “Blackmail” turns the Gautam Dutta tables on the blackmailer, with hilarious consequences. 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 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 RISING Star 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 Delhi has always played an important part in Sircar’s films. In Piku, Delhi was portrayed with humour. In Pink, we saw October the dark side of the capital. But in October, Sircar is all set THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY. to show us a tender, poetic Delhi. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT LOVE. The Plot: Two 21-year old hotel interns come together and experience a twist of fate, unlike any other. The Inspiration: Shiuli and Dan work at a luxury hotel, but Dan barely notices her. Shiuli, however, looks at him from DOn’T CLAIM afar and often smiles to herself. Then one day, she falls ill. TO BE An ExPERT Lying on a hospital bed, Dan is the first person she asks about when she opens her eyes. Surprised and intrigued, On unCOnDITIOnAL LOVE Dan finally notices her. What follows makes the heart of BuT In “OCTOBER,” I’VE TRIED the tender story. TO CREATE A SITuATIOn Director Shoojit Sircar has revealed that he worked in a hotel WHERE WE CAn REALLy in Delhi for a year-and-a half in the accounts department. He gave out salaries and saw staff members walk home ExPERIEnCE WHAT like zombies after a 10-12 hour shift, tumble into bed, wake IT MEANS. up and return to work. He realised that they have no life of their own—they live to make guests comfortable during - Shoojit Sircar, Director their stay. Somewhere, this touched him and he based the movie on their lives. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 The Collection DID YOU KNOW? Known for his socially relevant and relatable storytelling, Shoojit Sircar is • The director worked with Banita Sandhu on a chewing one of Bollywood’s most acclaimed gum television commercial, directors. Here’s a glance at the liked her expressive eyes, director’s body of work: and offered her the lead role in “October.” • The film has been co-written by Juhi Chaturvedi, who also wrote the scripts for “Piku” and “Pink.” • To help his actors focus on their characters, Shoojit Sircar trained them to meditate and practise digital detox by staying away from their phones. Vicky Donor (2012) The director and writer wanted to change the perception of love by delving deeper into the poetic space comparing its beauty to that of the Shiuli flower. That is why, the film’s heroine is named Shiuli, after the beautiful flower. Piku (2015) OCTOBER RELEASE 13 APRIL Genre: Romance Language(s): Hindi Director: Shoojit Sircar Cast: Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu, Gitanjali Rao Studio: Rising Sun Films Pic courtesy: Rising Sun Films Pink (2016) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER AVENGERS MOVIE OF THE MONTH INFINITY WAR Release Date: 27 April, 2018 As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, Genre: Action, Adventure a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Language(s): English/Hindi/Tamil/Telugu Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo Studio: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios Pic courtesy: f yOu LOOK at the Marvel unIVERSE AS A STORy that’S beeN TOld FOR This is the sequel to ‘The Avengers’(2012) and ‘Avengers: Age of ultron’ (2015). In this film, the Avengers join ten years, yOu can look forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop Thanos, AT THIS AS THE CLIMAx. who is trying to collect the Infinity Stones. AnD THE STAkES WILL be HIgher IN thIS MOVIE THE STORY: Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy than they’ve ever been, yet — the evil Thanos. The film is touted by many to TIMES TEN. be the ‘ambitious crossover event’ in history, with – Russo Brothers, Directors over 40 superheroes teaming up to defeat their biggest adversary yet. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 T IS NOT UNLIke SOmethING LIke GAME OF THRONES, WHERE yOu HAVE THIS VAST CAnVAS WITH characters yOu’ve BEEN OBSERVING. – Christopher Marcus, Screenwriter power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of KEY CHARACTERS: Among a staggering star cast comprising reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led virtually the who’s who of Hollywood, two characters grab up to this moment – the fate of Earth and existence itself the most screen time and attention in “Avengers: Infinity has never been more uncertain. War.” Thanos is making a play for the stones, the way that a criminal would be hunting diamonds or drugs. The entire THE BIGGEST QUESTION: Will a superhero die? The movie has that energy of the bad guy being one step ahead tension and suspense around this one is getting almost of the heroes. The directors say they were inspired by a lot too intense to bear. of movies that had that heist-style energy to them. Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that “Infinity War” is not Thor, too, has a really interesting arc in the film. He hasn’t just a climax for all Marvel movies, but the setting of a been at the forefront of other Avengers movies but he new beginning for new characters. Hints are strong that certainly has a very important role in this film. Iron Man, who started the entire Marvel movie universe, will die in the film. THE DIRECTORS: American film and television directors Anthony Russo and Joseph “Joe” V. Russo (collectively Iron Man sees himself as the father and leader of the known as the Russo brothers) direct most of their Avengers, and so many feel it may be fitting that he makes work jointly, and also occasionally work as producers, the ultimate sacrifice to save his team. The character screenwriters, actors, and editors. The brothers directed nearly died at the end of the first Avengers, and many the superhero films “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” think that Stark’s death would make a fitting end. (2014) and “Captain America: Civil War” (2016). PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 TRIVIA This will be the first time that the 01 Guardians of the Galaxy meet the Avengers. The first trailer for this movie 02 racked up more than two hundred million views in twenty-four hours, setting a new record for the most trailer views in a single day. This film is 156 minutes long, 03 which will make it the longest Marvel film to date following ‘Captain America: Civil War’, which was 147 minutes. Robert Downey Jr. requested 04 the furniture in his house in Los Angeles be shipped to the filming location in Atlanta, and the movie studios complied. Steve Rogers wields a new shield 05 in this film, made from Wakandan vibranium, that splits into two armguards. Joe is a trained actor with an MfA in performing arts, and his background gives the duo some tremendously helpful insight into working with different actors. In addition to being skilled at directing ensemble casts, the directors are hard-core technology buffs. They were very early adopters of digital video — “Arrested Development” was the first prime-time network show shot in digital video. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 MUST WATCH BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS APR APR BLACKMAIL 06 MISSING 06 Genre: Comedy, Thriller Genre: Thriller Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Abhinay Deo Director: Mukul Abhyankar Cast: Irrfan, Kirti Kulhari, Divya Cast: Tabu, Manoj Bajpayee, Dutta, Arunoday Singh Annu Kapoor Studio: T-Series Studio: Abundantia Pic courtesy: T-Series, RDP Entertainment, Manoj Bajpayee Motion Pictures Productions Pvt.