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Raised in a remote tribal village, Shivudu grows up a carefree young man who relentlessly pursues his heart’s desire. This leads him on an adventure to a completely unfamiliar territory. On this journey, he falls in love with Avantika, a Nishada soldier. To win her over, Shivudu takes on the dangerous mission of rescuing Devasena from the tyrant King Bhallaladeva. Shivudu manages to free Devasena and during their escape, uncovers the truth behind his mysterious past.
A flashback unfolds here with King Vikramadeva of Mahishmati passing away suddenly, leaving behind an empty throne and an orphaned son, Baahubali. The kind and righteous Sivagami, wife to Bijjaladeva and biological mother to Bhalladeva, goes onto adopt her nephew and raises him as her own. This decision however, bears consequences; having to share his mother’s love and the status of a crown prince, Bhallaladeva secretly grows to be highly jealous of and hateful toward Baahubali. His resentment further grows when his mother chooses Baahubali as the King of Mahishmati.
After establishing that Shivudu is in fact the son of Baahubali and Devasena, the film ends in a cliff-hanger, leaving the audience wondering about the death of Baahubali.
Tag Archives: 2015
Tangerine
A transgender prostitute (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is released from prison and meets her friend at a donut shop. She learns that her boyfriend and pimp (James Ransone) is cheating on her and begins a search through the neighborhood for retribution.
Iris
IRIS pairs the 87-year-old Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even at Iris’ advanced age, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, she continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression. I feel lucky to be working. If you’re lucky enough to do something you love, everything else follows.
Alone
Sanjana’s life is ruined by the evil spirit of her conjoined twin who died during surgery. In the past, her sister Anjana was jealous of her boyfriend Kabir, now her husband, and seeks to steal him.
Shaandaar
A big fat “Shaandaar” Indian wedding, which is actually a business merger between two of the biggest business families of India, is happening at a castle in Europe. Mrs. Kamla Arora, the grandmother of the Arora family, the sole owner of the billion-dollar business and the property, has planned her grand-daughter’s wedding. Kamla Arora treats everyone like servants including her three sons, Bipin, Vipul and Vinay. Mr. Fundwani, the groom’s father, is a loud businessman who is the counter to Kamla Arora: The Fundwanis dress in gold, accessorize in gold and if possible they drink and eat gold. Based against the backdrop of the Shaandaar wedding is a love triangle between the protagonists – Alia and Jagjinder Joginder and Bipin (Alia’s father). Bipin believes there’s no guy that will be good enough for his daughter, and hates Jagjinder Joginder. The journey of Alia, Jagjinder Joginder and Bipin in the chaotic and lavish wedding is the story of Shaandaar. It’s a fairy tale love story that everyone has always dreamt of.
Kadambari
Kadambari Devi enters the Tagore household as philanderer Jyotindranath’s wife at the age of nine, only to find herself lonely and sidelined. This lays the foundations for her bond with young Rabindranath — a relationship that grows with them till others start noticing their closeness. It kind of begins and ends with Kadambari Devi (Konkona). Gyanodanandini(Titas Bhowmik) manages to depict her subtle romance with Jyotindranath and her own ego clash with Kadambari with elan. Tagore shared a good bond with his sister-in-law. In fact, there was a lot of talk regarding the relationship they shared as Kadambari committed suicide soon after his wedding.
Mr. X
A young couple who are government officers dedicated to their jobs and the nation. They are impassioned about their work and each other. All that changes in an instant in the face of a shocking betrayal which turns the tables on both of them. A potent solution to all of these crimes is discovered by the young man, in the form of invisibility, a condition that befalls the hero. The power of invisibility can be used to great good or can be corrupted to great evil; which does he choose? Especially when confronted with the one obstacle between achieving his goal and becoming all live without his love.
Jazbaa
Anuradha Verma(Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) is a prominent criminal lawyer and a single mother who has never lost a case. On the day of a parent-child race in her daughter Sanaya’s(Sara Arjun) school, Sanaya is kidnapped and no ransom is demanded, but instead the kidnapper contacts her and tells her that she has to defend a convicted felon to get her daughter back. The felon is Miyaaz Shaikh(Chandan Roy Sanyal) who is convicted for rape and murder of a young woman and the case against him is set for judgement in four days. The kidnapper keeps track of Anuradha very closely to make sure she complies with his demand. Anuradha gets help from her friend Yohan(Irrfan Khan) who has been suspended from the police force. The case against Miyaaz Shaikh is handed by a powerful politician Mahesh Maklai(Jackie Shroff) to a renowned public prosecutor(Atul Kulkarni) who has been defeated by Anuradha and hence has a long time professional rivalry against her. An edge of the seat thriller drama unfolds.
Bangistan
Praveen Chaturvedi (Pulkit Samrat) dreams of making it big as an actor one day, but knows it is a tough ask because he fails to get noticed even at the local Ramleela. He also hates Muslims, and soon finds himself being manipulated by a Hindu mobster Guru Ji (Kumud Mishra) who holds a key position in the powerful sectarian political outfit Maa Ka Dal. Harold aka Hafiz Bin Ali (Riteish Deshmukh), somewhere else, is a potential ‘jihadi’ who has been chosen by the local chief (Again Kumud Mishra) of Al-Kaam Tamaam for a covert mission in Poland. The two find themselves in Krakow, Poland, where religious leaders from all over the world have gathered to work out a foolproof plan for global peace. All the drama in the film takes place here.
Khamoshiyan
A young novelist KABIR (Ali Fazal) is a one-book wonder. He is on an inspirational journey to find himself and to write his book. He meets a young and beautiful lady MEERA (Sapna Pabbi) who runs the isolated guest-house which he finds eerie. Meera is married to the owner of this guest-house JAIDEV (Gurmeet) who was once a rich paper mill owner, he had disguised himself as a charming man but is a controlling demon within. Kabir begins to encounter unusual things and discover secrets about the house and Meera. Meera is evasive about these suspicious incidents that are taking place, which if he finds out, would threaten to destroy her. The more Kabir interacts with Meera about these strange incidents the more he gets drawn towards her. What are the secrets that are hidden in her silences?
