Jubliant January 2011

2011 is already here! Wow! We hope that this year would be filmastic for the stars, the audience and the box office. Looking at the release lineup of January, the year ahead definitely looks promising. We have two thought provoking films coupled with an equal number of romantic comedies. Here is a look at the movies that made it to our must-watch list:

                                                              January 7th, 2011

 No One killed Jessica

•  Inspired by the infamous Jessica Lal murder case of Delhi, this film stars Vidya Balan and Rani Mukherjee in lead roles. Vidya plays Jessica’s sister and Rani portrays fearless reporter who wants justice.Music is by none other than Amit Trivadi who also provided music for Dev D.The promos look very appealing, promising and thought provoking. A must see!

                    January 14th, 2011
                                                   Yamla Pagla Deewana

      The Deols are back together in a comedy flick after Apne. Sunny Deol plays an NRI returning to Punjab, who is welcomed by two con men played by Dharmendra and Bobby Deol. The title is inspired by a song from the 1975 Dharmendra film Pratiggya. Music is Punjabi-Hiphop-ish, foot tapping – thanks to the 6 music directors who have composed for YPD. This one definitely promises to be a laugh riot.

                   January 21st , 2011

Dhobi Ghat

This film marks the directorial debut of Kiran Rao (Aamir Khan’s wife). It tells the tale of Mumbai city thru the lives of its protagonists. Produced by Aamir Khan, it stars Prateek Babbar and Aamir Khan as well as some new faces. The music of the film is produced by the Argentinean music director Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain/Babel fame). Dhobi Ghat already premiered at Toronto FilmFestival in September 2010, however, it will be commercially released on January 21st, 2011.

                            January 28th, 2011

                                                                                       Dil Toh Baccha Hai  
 After the success of his serious cinema, Madhur Bhandarkar tries his hand on a rom-com with Dil Toh Bachha Hai ji. It stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya (3 idiots fame). The female leads are Shruti Hassan (Kamal Hassan’s daughter) Shazahn Padamsee and Tisca Chopra. The title of the film has been taken from the 2010 hit film Ishqiya. Pritam provides the music for the film.