aurangzeb is an indian action thriller film written and directed by atul sabharwal .

the film stars arjun kapoor in the lead role , along with prithviraj sukumaran , sashaa agha , swara bhaskar in pivotal roles , while jackie shroff , rishi kapoor , amrita singh , sikander kher and kavi shastri play supporting characters .

the film is produced and distributed by aditya chopra under his studio yash raj films .

the theatrical trailer was unveiled on 3 april 2013 , and the film released on 17 may 2013 .

the film was commercially successful .

aurangzeb ( film )

aurangzeb
, a film from yash raj film ' s stable , tells the story about the land mafia .
aurangzeb plot is unknown at this time . we will update aurangzeb plot as soon as possible .
on the opening day of aurangzeb , taran adarsh tweeted , “aurangzeb has had a lukewarm start . the general feeling was that the film would open fairly well since arjun kapoor’s debut film ishaqzaade
directed by anees bazmi , ' mubarakan ' features arjun in a double role for the second time after the 2013 film ' aurangzeb ' . the film also features actresses
has had a lukewarm start . the general feeling was that the film would open fairly well since arjun kapoor’s debut film
set in gurgaon , aurangzeb puts land mafia and its functioning under the scanner and considering the film ' s plot , many feel the title of the film doesn ' t gel with its subject .
aurangzeb box office report : the arjun kapoor starrer earns rs 12 . 18 crores in the opening weekend
arjun kapoor : i am proud to hail from the film fraterni . . .
sanju box office : ranbir kapoor crosses 1 film each of salman . . .
well , with the film making a splash after its first promo was launched .
aurangzeb box office report : the arjun kapoor starrer earns rs 12 . 18 crores in the opening weekend - urltoken
he created quite an impact in his debut film ' ishaqzaade ' . and now , actor arjun kapoor dons a gangster ' s avatar in atul sabharwal ' s film ' aurangzeb ' . produced by aditya chopra , the film also features south star prithviraj , rishi kapoor , jackie shroff , amrita singh , deepti naval and swara bhaskar . yesteryear ' s actress salma agha , sasha agha makes her debut with this film . here is the first look of the film . by the looks of it , the movie seems to a gritty thriller .
when asked about the same , kapoor said :
as everybody knows that aurangzeb was a mughal emperor and he went to a great extent , even destroyed his own family , to obtain power . this film is titled aurangzeb because human beings can push themselves to any extent to obtain power , to be at the top .
) is a 2014 bengali thriller film directed by sandip ray , based on the novel of the same name by satyajit ray , starring abir chatterjee and sourav das as feluda and topse respectively . the film was released on 19 december 2014 . it is the first film which stars abir chatterjee as feluda . this was going to be a reboot to previous feluda film series after
after making an impact in ' ishaqzaade ' in 2012 , arjun kapoor is all set to play a gangster in ' aurangzeb ' .
what lends its sentimentality a crooked twist is how its premise is relentlessly influenced by the cutthroat philosophy of mughal emperor aurangzeb . director atul sabharwal tackles the conflicting interests of conscience and conditioning with his robustly executed first film for yash raj .
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but this is only maybe five minutes of aurangzeb , which starts off a tad synthetic with dialogues sounding like quotation books instead of conversation .
the film’s editing batters whatever good the screenplay leaves back for the audiences . stretching almost into two and a half hour time slot , the film in the end is unbearably long and heavy on its viewers .
director atul sabharwal , however feels that they ' ll up their game next week before the film releases .
arjun kapoor has seen a lot of ups and downs since he has made his debut in bollywood . his first film ishaqzaade was a hit at the box office but he faced a dull phase after it with aurangzeb and finding fanny not doing well .
yash raj films’ next venture aurangzeb is all set to release on may 17 , 2013 . the film features arjun kapoor in a double role , along with prithviraj , rishi kapoor , jackie shroff , amrita singh , deepti naval , tanvi azmi , sikander kher . directed by atul sabharwal and produced by aditya chopra the film will also mark the debut of sasha aagha .
we have no such intention to promote our film less . i feel the film is reaching up to the people whom it needs to reach . moreover , the time has come when the promotions are done for three - four weeks ,
sabharwal said during a press conference of the film held at an under - construction site .
watch or not ? : aurangzeb is a film that lacks vision and deliberately botches up a good script . the film for the entire first part managed to grip on the thrill factor well . by the climax , it converts into a convoluted and repulsive mess . arjun kapoor , rishi kapoor and jackie shroff thankfully manage to infuse in well framed performances making it a manageable watch .
arjun kapoor - starrer
aurangzeb
has drawn a decent response at the box office with an opening day collection of rs . 3 . 75 crore .
explaining the tone of the film , he added :
what kind of limit would you push to destroy your own family , your own people and how far would you go for power and that ' s where it ( aurangzeb ) comes into all our characters .
‘mubarakan’ box - office collection day 3 : arjun kapoor ' s film makes rs 22 . 50 crore over first weekend
the monday collections of mubarakan have raised the hopes for the film as it ' s just the start of stagnant weekdays .
arjun kapoor , sasha agha starrer aurangzeb opened to a dull start on friday . the yash raj film ( yrf ) offering managed to earn rs 3 . 92 crore . it is interesting to note that past weeks ' releases go goa gone and shootout at wadala continue to rake in moolah .
kingship knows no kinship and there can be only one emperor in aurangzeb ' s world . in gurgaon , to bring down a criminal the law has to think like one .
mubarakan has been doing quite well as it has crossed arjun’s aurangzeb in just 4 days . mubarakan ‘s opening weekend stands at 22 . 91 crores whereas aurangzeb ‘s lifetime collection is 23 . 00 crores . it remained steady on monday passing the acid test as it collected 3 . 55 crores summing up the total to 26 . 46 crores in 4 days .
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when we checked the box office standing of the arjun kapoor - rishi kapoor - prithviraj starrer with the leading exhibitor - distributor , akshaye rathi , he was quick to share his view and the film’s bo collections . “ aurangzeb is a classic ‘80s style drama that has had a fairly wide release pan india . for a film that features a one - film - old hero – arjun kapoor in the lead , the numbers are fairly good , but if we measure it against the ( rather impressive ) scale of his debut ishaqzaade , it could be perceived as a bit of a downer . ”
deeply derivative of the traditional hindi film narrative where blood - ties gain precedence over individual turbulence , aurangzeb works even in its inept form . because , one , sabharwal constructs a compelling , intricate conspiracy of deceit and motive around predominantly grey characters , where chances are anyone can turn a volte face , for better or worse .
it was declared by sandip ray instead of continuing the reboot series he will continue the previous feluda film series after royal bengal rahashya ( 2011 ) and sabyasachi chakrabarty will return as feluda and shaheb bhattacharya will return as topshe . there will be two stories in the new film and the film is named double feluda . this is going to be a sequel of royal bengal rahashya ( 2011 ) and the movie is a 50 years tribute to feluda . for the cancellation of the reboot series badshahi angti is now considered as a stand - alone reboot film .
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will now have to depend on weekend business to consolidate its position , besides performing well on weekdays too . ” and just a few hours ago , he tweeted , “aurangzeb is below par . started on a sluggish note and didn’t show any major growth over the weekend . the film is slightly better in delhi - up circuit . ”
it was declared by sandip ray instead of continuing the reboot series he will continue the previous feluda film series after royal bengal rahashya ( 2011 ) and sabyasachi chakrabarty will return as feluda and shaheb bhattacharya will return as topshe . there will be two stories in the new film and the film is named double feluda . this is going to be a sequel of royal bengal rahashya ( 2011 ) and the movie is heading for the christmas release in december , 2016 . though sabyasachi chakrabarty is 60 years old , in the new feluda film feluda will be 50 years old and topshe will be 30 .
and ileana d ' cruz . the film has some electrifying party numbers of which the wedding number ' google paake ' is ruling the music charts .
each moment in
aurangzeb
tells a heartbreaking story of betrayal and bloodshed , of men and women who have forsaken a life of peaceful sleep to pursue wakeful dreams that leave them famished and restless .
the film ' s grand design subsumes a scintillating galaxy of memorable moments . nothing in the film is what it seems . there are illegitimate relationships and business interests jostling with their more constitutional counterparts . the twins - device serves as a vivid indication of the moral ambiguities that undercore the world of corporate deals .
the film received mostly positive reviews from critics . shomini sen of ibnlive gave it 3 star out of 5 , and said :
sandip ray offers a genuine film which creates the same magic of feluda in modern times
. the times of india gave it 3 and a half star out of 5 .
the film , made on a budget of rs . 25 crore has managed good business in delhi , uttar pradesh and east punjab territory , said a statement .
over the top promotions , and splashing stars and everyone associated with a film all over tv channels , seems to be the way to promote films these days . which is why it ' s a bit baffling as to why the promotion for yash raj films ' aurangzeb , starring a relative newcomer ( arjun kapoor ) has been so low key , considering it releases in a week .
mr . kapoor and mr . shroff , stars of an earlier generation , are well cast and well matched . where a ’70s hindi film might pit villagers against an evil landowner , “aurangzeb” paints a more complex picture of villainy . because there’s no check on the thieving classes , corruption is everywhere , and the vulnerable — like the farmers whose land has been slated for development — will be quashed .
the film stars kapoor in a double role along with prithviraj sukumaran , sashaa agha , swara bhaskar jackie shroff , rishi kapoor , amrita singh , sikander kher and kavi shastri .
whether all kids inherit their parents’ moral temperament i do not know but where bollywood is concerned , its conditioning on filmmakers is undeniable . and going by what the inspired but engaging aurangzeb has to offer , it’s not such a bad thing .
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and if you wondering why the mughal emperor aurangzeb’s name has been used ; well we’re told he was a traitor , who proclaimed that ' kinship shouldn’t come in the way of kingship . ' in other words the end justifies the means . .
this brings us to the second and most stealing aspect of aurangzeb - - its casting ( shanoo sharma ) . prithviraj sukumaran’s clean - cut persona stands out in a role that demands subtle cynicism , restrained force , suppressed emotionality and dry humour .
the film s estimated $ 100 . 5 million take for the three - day weekend helped director patty jenkins break another glass ceiling , with the best domestic opening for a female director .
and because aurangzeb ’s momentum is steady and swift , the loopholes are skilfully minimised even if only temporarily . so , sure , you do wonder about the loosely established relationships , convenient set - ups and undisclosed footage of significant reactions , but much later .
this incident is from back when he was making his debut in bollywood . arjun refused to share a car with his co - stars , when travelling for a promotional event for aurangzeb . can you imagine his tantrums now that he is a big star ?
aurangzeb could have been so much better , perhaps even a classic . it is atul sabharwal’s faulty treatment that leaves it shaky . there is immense passion and thrill in the story , which its actors remit strongly . i am going with an average 2 . 5 / 5 for the film . the thrill ends up flaccid killing all that could have been sensational ! optimistically , i expect something more stirring and less misplaced from the team sometime soon !
here’s the weekend breakup – friday rs 3 . 92 crores , saturday rs 3 . 91 crores and sunday rs 4 . 35 crores . will aurangzeb be declared a bonafide hit all over in the coming days ? watch this space for more box office updates !
arjun kapoor , sasha agha starrer aurangzeb opened to a dull start on friday . the yash raj film ( yrf ) offering managed to earn rs 3 . 92 crore . trade analyst taran adarsh tweeted on saturday ,
# aurangzeb fri 3 . 92 cr .
it is interesting to note that past weeks ' releases go goa gone and shootout at wadala continue to rake in moolah at the box office . till thursday , shootout at wadala collections were a commendable stack at rs 57 . 12 crore . taran listed on twitter ,
# saw [ 2nd week ] : - fri 2 . 02 cr , sat 2 . 33 cr , sun 2 . 57 cr , mon 1 . 20 cr , tue 1 . 17 cr , wed 1 . 01 cr , thu * est * 1 cr . grand total : 57 . 12 cr .
according to taran , the overseas ' earnings of the film were ,
# aurangzeb * uk * fri £ 7 , 583 on 37 screens . . . * australia * fri a $ 3 , 014 on 7 screens . . . * new zealand * fri nz $ 1 , 717 on 7 screens .
the film is a marvel of impeccable casting . every actor gives his best , none more so than rishi kapoor who as the illimitably corrupt cop pulls off yet another masterly antagonist ' s part .
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fast and furious
series , as the fit and fearless amazonian .
has been termed as a laughter riot by fans and critics alike . going by the box - office numbers looks like this multi - starrer aneez bazmee film is cashing in on the good word of mouth factor .
there are two infants in question in aurangzeb —identical twins who have been separated at birth . one has evolved into a swaggering brat who has never handled a shaving blade or seen the insides of a hair - cutting salon . the other is on standby , waiting to be inserted into the story .
and it placed the movie far above the second - leading film , another new release ,
captain underpants : the first epic movie ,
which took in $ 23 . 5 million , according to website exhibitor relations .
the good part of the film is when you see such well etched out characters , mostly the male ones . the female characters seem too vulnerable ; however this review is not my place to make a feminist remark on that !
there’s a dramatic twist here ( which i am obviously not going to reveal ) that ensures aurangzeb doesn’t draw too many comparisons from the likes of the departed , the devil’s double or even don . ( though there is moment that squeals skyfall whereas the background score is reminiscent of the dark knight rises . )
in december 2014 , director sandip ray revealed , the sequel to this film will be based on gangtokey gondogol , and another sequel will be nayan rahasya if he finds an actor who is suitable for jatayu ' s role . but in 2016 sandip ray cancelled the reboot series because abir chatterjee started a new version of film series based on byomkesh bakshi franchise under shree venkatesh films and surinder films . the other reason was the new feluda movie sandip ray intended to make under a mumbai based production house eros international , but abir has a strict contract with shree venkatesh films and surinder films . for the cancellation of the reboot series badshahi angti is now considered as a stand - alone reboot film .
aurangzeb
springs many unexpected surprises . it is a work which doesn ' t shy away from screaming silences and penetrating whispers . the softspoken words delivered in a natural even pitch is often so far - reaching in their implications that we keep returning to the dialogues much after the characters have spoken them and moved on .
the other kapoor , arjun shows remarkable poise and volume in his second film and first double role in the company of stalwarts . though it could have been a far better written part , especially ajay , he consciously maintains a distinction between the twain .
shooting begun from early 2014 . 60 % shooting was captured in kolkata , and rest of the shooting was in lucknow . in mid - 2014 , director sandip ray said
we will finish shooting by october and release the film in december .
the title is supposed to work as a metaphor , in the same way as the hollywood film chinatown ( 1974 ) and shanghai ( 2012 ) are about abstract ideas ( falsehood and aspiration respectively ) rather than actual places . aurangzeb is about inheritance , and it initially seems that sabharwal might be able to bring new ideas to the cliché that blood is thicker than water . his movie is spilling over with characters that conform to the popular stereotype of mughal emperor aurangzeb—a ruthless and power - hungry maniac whose path to the throne is littered with the bodies of family members and acquaintances . the battleground is transported into a boardroom , and a bottomed - out war chest becomes a loss - making balance sheet . this is a movie that aspires to be about the mini - empires that exist within—and often work against—the indian republic , but it scuttles its own ambitions midway through . it becomes yet another movie about twins separated by circumstance and brought together by hindi cinema .
yes , mubarakan is a multi - starrer but that does not strike off arjun kapoor’s performance in it which has been getting positive reviews from many . anil kapoor out - shines everyone in the film but still , arjun has worked double the hard for it .
aurangzeb
has an epic sweep to its storytelling . but it ' s also an intimate portrait of family values gone to waste . it is really the sound of stifled sobs that we carry home of characters who thought they knew it all only to realize at the end that they somewhere lost track of their inner self in pursuit of distant dreams .
at first
aurangzeb
seems plotted with too many twists and turns . and then as you watch the tale of twin bothers ( arjun kapoor , very much in character ) and a stepbrother , played by prithiviraj , who turns out to be the moral foundation of this empire of compulsions , you fall into the rhythm patterns of sabharwal ' s quiet volatile and implosive storytelling .
actor arjun kapoor plays a double role in the film . the movie talks about yashvardhan , a real estate owner played by jackie shroff , and the chain of his illegal activities . the police decides to crack down his wrong doings by replacing his son ajay with an identical man vishal .
yes , much in
aurangzeb
is imperfect . the ambivalent tone of authenticity in a plot that seems inpired by the melodramatic blockbusters of the 1970s is really an exercize in self - indulgence . it ' s as if the director wants to prove his intellectual superiority over the material he has chosen to deconstruct . but the contradictory tone somehow works in a way we ' ve never seen before .
interestingly , aurangzeb doesn’t demonstrate any depth to examine the impact of role - playing , and change in circumstances on arjun kapoor’s psyche but both - - prithviraj ( by way of voiceover that offers a constant peek into his thoughts ) and rishi kapoor ( his candid conversation with deepti naval showing his innermost anxieties to his frighteningly supportive partner ) - - emerge as the more fleshed - out characters of this stylish drama .
arjun kapoor crosses comfortably into both the nefarious kingdoms . playing the traditional ' ram aur shyam ' game , he seems to nail the brotherly mirror - image into a slide show of shifting loyalties . it ' s a compelling double whammy from an actor who made a sizeable impact with his first film last year .
the plot of “aurangzeb” is inevitably too complicated , and the themes presented more interestingly than they are wrapped up . but for much of the nearly two - and - a - half - hour running time , it ably weaves time - honored bollywood tropes — twins ( played by arjun kapoor ) separated as babies , parent - child reunions , crosses and double - crosses — with contemporary outrage at the rules of the game .
if it continues the same trend , mubarakan can surpass arjun kapoor’s finding fanny , tevar and ishaqzaade too , lifetime of which stands at 35 . 91 crores , 39 . 00 crores , and 45 crores respectively . the monday collections of mubarakan have raised the hopes for the film as it’s just the start of stagnant weekdays .
the screenplay wavers and kills the well set aura of the story . the music isn’t memorable either , but manages decently through the film . it is sad to see young scriptwriters forgetting the plain art of simply story telling . being complex seems like the new cool thing but when it comes to cinema nothing can be more pristine than simplicity .
but in 2016 sandip ray cancelled the reboot series because abir chatterjee started a new version of film series based on byomkesh bakshi franchise under shree venkatesh films and surinder films . the other reason was the new feluda movie sandip ray intended to make under a mumbai based production house eros international , but abir has a strict contract with shree venkatesh films and surinder films .
according to the latest report on boxofficeindia . com , the film has collected an estimated rs 3 . 50 crore on its first monday , taking the collections to rs 26 crore in total . ' mubarakan ' started its run at the box - office with rs 5 crore on friday followed by rs 7 . 25 on saturday and rs 10 . 25 on sunday .
supreme power and supreme wealth are what the characters seek in this film . funny , how they end up nullified or dead at the end . none more so that the all - powerful cop played by rishi kapoor . a closet - extortionist , this powerful policeman ' s family - mafia runs parallel to jackie shroff ' s vast empire of drugs and other criminal activities .
the spot boys on the sets of ek tha tiger were forbidden from fetching salman , because he insisted on getting out of his vanity van when he willed ! as a result , everyone from the director to his co - stars were reportedly left waiting indefinitely for the go ahead from him . the collective curses of the entire crew probably explain the critical reception of the film .
the bad bits are when the story shows its lead characters shifting their loyalties so easily with providing ample sense for it . be it ajay’s loyalty for the man who abducted him or vishal feeling the familial tug for his father he never knew , their love and loyalties are extremely promiscuous . quite often in the film , i lost track of people and events and that surely didn’t help .
prithviraj who made his hindi debut with the disastrous
aiyya
last year , springs a stunning surprise as arjun ' s half - brother . he is the voice of this vast plot ' s nebulous conscience . it ' s finally prithviraj who redeems the film ' s shifting moral values to recover a moral centre for a world that seems to spin out of control with its penchant for power and greed for wealth .
“aurangzeb , ” atul sabharwal’s dark fable about corruption and family ties , begins with a quote from horace : “deep in the cavern of the infant’s breast , the father’s nature lurks , and lives anew . ” and it borrows its name from the mughal emperor who imprisoned his father ( shah jahan of taj mahal fame ) and killed his brothers and son . mr . sabharwal’s movie has echoes of both : blood will tell — evil lurks in the evil man’s son , goodness in the good man’s . but also blood will flow — kinship , in certain ruthless precincts , is no guarantee of safety .
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the film made a splashy debut this weekend on north american screens , netting just over $ 100 million .
welcome to the world of unstoppable ambitions . half - realized dreams thread their way through sabharwal ' s intricate plot , much like those gigantic cement - mortar - glass skyscrapers that kiss the sky in half - constructed questionable glory in the film ' s excellently - composed frames . the cinematography by n . karthik gnaesh provides a panoramic view of gurgaon ' s super - affluent landscape . it also provides us an insight into the anxious souls of half - finished lives trapped in the mirage of their absurd aspirations .
i was excited to find such a good script after a long time . the writer sure to have lived and breathed in the ambiance he recreates in the story , knows the details of the lives of the people he wishes to portray . it is the screenplay’s fault that he botches up climatic hilts making the storyline fumble at too many places throughout the film . basing the pivotal assumptions on the concept of power , the story is constantly shifting from political to corporate , with crime prevailing through them both in essence .
gurgaon is the most modern boom - town of
india shining
, the new frontier to be conquered by those who understand real estate . this city rose from a small town to a boom town satellite city in just fifteen years . however the law and order is yet to catch up . a family of policemen - a family of gangsters - under the guise of a respected citizen , yashwardhan ( jackie shroff ) runs a parallel world - a world , where he is the emperor . to bring down a criminal - the law will have to now think like a criminal . when vishal ( arjun kapoor ) is planted in yashwardhan ' s world in place of ajay ( arjun kapoor ) , the lawmakers ( rishi kapoor and prithviraj ) roll the dice and a sequence of events unravel - something much more than what vishal bargained for , as he finds himself in a predicament that puts him to the test . aurangzeb is all about a world where kingship knows no kinship and where there can be only one emperor .
ajay and vishal ( arjun kapoor ) are twins separated by a set of adamant parents—jackie shroff and tanvi azmi ; he , a notorious real estate developer and she , a conscientious homemaker who turns police informer . and , there’s a family of cops—rishi kapoor , prithviraj , sikander kher , who wear tainted uniforms ; introduced in the film’s opening sequence as collectors . by a twist of fate , the twins find their lives entwined with that of the cops . the real - estate developer’s wife and one twin are saved by an honest cop ( anupam kher ) in a bizarre ' encounter ' . and he keeps them hidden for 25 years . in what is a convoluted plot , the dishonest bunch of policemen ( rishi and co ) makes plans to kill jackie shroff , his estranged wife , their twins and take over their empire . so they plant one of the twins as an infiltrator .
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twin brothers find themselves caught in a quagmire of sex , lies and deceit between the cops and a notorious businessman . will good triumph over the evil ?
arjun kapoor is still raw and needs polish to juggle the shades required to balance a twin role .
sashaa agha is petite , pug - nosed and has a nice figure . but her portrayal of the golden - hearted whore , like the one parveen babi played in
rishi kapoor is in top form . whether he is playing white , black or grey , this veteran rarely falters . prithviraj sukumaran is in fine fettle , his sultry looks adding to his sulking character . jackie shroff , the 80s superstar who had been lost to inconsequential cinema is making commendable appearances now .
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is primarily about inheritance of character from parent to child . and the opening underlines this theme with a quote from roman poet horace , ‘deep in the cavern of the infant’s breast ; the father’s nature lurks , and lives anew . ’
against the relevant backdrop of land - grabbing in gurgaon and its deep - rooted network within corporate sectors , political parties and corrupt law and order , sabharwal weaves an old - fashioned yarn about family - - both close - knit and estranged .
on one hand there’s a family of cops - - ravikant ( rishi kapoor ) , his nephew arya ( prithviraj sukumaran ) and son dev ( sikander kher ) . the stern , resentful arya models himself along the lines of the supremely assertive ravikant as opposed to his long disgraced , defeated father ( anupam kher ) .
meanwhile , yashwardhan ( jackie shroff ) is a successful tycoon running illegal industries , masked under the impression of his authorised businesses , assisted by the sharp neena ( amrita singh ) . he has given up on making sense of his brash son , ajay ( arjun kapoor ) , the proverbial cad whiling away his time partying with / beating up his annoyingly compliant girlfriend , ritu ( sasheh agha ) .
light - eyed agha , no matter how much ( and frequently ) she exposes , cannot distract the viewer from her serious lack of talent and feeble screen presence . her so - called intense scenes with kapoor are plain comical and completely dampen the screenplay . she fares better in the recording studio though with her spunky rendition of barbaadiyan .
the real discord begins after arya discovers ajay’s lookalike , vishal ( kapoor ) and plants him in ajay’s place to collect evidence against yashwardhan in the backdrop of gurgaon’s glossy landscapes ( with surreal shots of its bokeh - lit traffic by n karthik ganesh ) .
rishi kapoor is at the top of his game and inspires awe through the stunning curve he draws within the story . to rave any more could lead to revelations that are best enjoyed on one’s own .
it ' s also great to see jackie shroff render the proceedings his characteristic charisma , warmth and grit in a somewhat neglected role .
none of the senior girls - - amrita singh , deepti naval and tanvi azmi - - are moulded in pure convention and make a statement with their fiercely kohl - ed eyes and sturdy point of views . sadly , in the case of their junior colleagues , agha doesn’t have the potential while swara bhaskar isn’t given enough scope to bite .
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directed by atul sabharwal , it also features jackie shroff , rishi kapoor , southern actor prithviraj sukumaran and amrita singh .
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a love story of a passion ignited by hatred . of two people . born to hate . destined to love .
a team of experts dispatched to bring in the most wanted man in india almost achieves the unthinkable . . . until something goes horribly wrong .
a romantic comedy which tells the journey of three restless young people who junk society ' s syllabus for finding love and decide to follow their heart .
the lives of calcutta ' s most powerful gunday - bikram and bala , changes when nandita enters it . then a counter - force takes charge and a thriller unfolds .
this movie chronicles how chetan met his wife and the difficulties they faced due to their cultural differences .
a smooth and charming conman , ricky bahl , cons girls for a living but finally meets his match is this fun - filled
rom - con .
nikhil is re - introduced to meeta nearly ten years after their first meeting . now , as nikhil has one week to prove himself worth enough to marry meeta ' s sister karishma , the old acquaintances become quite close to each other .
bewakoofiyaan is a slice - of life comedy when recession strikes and the lack of money tests love . is living on love and fresh air really possible ?
in the midst of a loud punjabi wedding , a boy sneaks his dad ' s fancy new car to impress the college hottie and all hell breaks loose when he loses it .
unhappy with her marriage with workaholic man , a woman finds solace in her lover and starts a steamy affair . but this fills her with guilt and leaves him , but he is determined to get her - at any cost .
an ex - cop is hired by a pimp to find missing call girls and the man responsible behind their abduction .
rishi kapoor and jackie shroff worked together after 23 years since azaad desh ki ghulam but did not have scenes together .
when ajay kicks the bandit at the beginning , he falls on the bumper of a car , while the altercation occurs in the aisle .
: this system of collection has been in place for years . the money from this system goes all the way up to the seniors and ministers . the nexus is not going to come to an end with just my uncle ' s death . the dcp said that only two powers would survive - the politicians and the corporates . but if a policeman doesn ' t take bribes from any of them , then he won ' t fear them either .
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with a lofty quote from horace , the roman chronicle of empire : “deep in the cavern of the infant’s breast , the father’s nature lurks , and lives anew . ” the movie that follows the quotation , however , moves determinedly away from profundity and towards banality .
and there are at least three fathers—a gangster who is moving aggressively into the construction business in gurgaon , an honest cop , and a corrupt cop who sets the whole thing into motion when he swaps the good egg for the bad one . by replacing ajay (
( 1978 ) , vishal effortlessly slides into his new role . the small - town boy makes a butter - smooth entry into a world of big money and powerful players . his father yashvardhan (
) doesn’t notice that his son is no longer rude and violent . yashvardhan’s scheming and sharp - eyed mistress (
) , who wants to run her own empire , misses the transformation . ajay’s girlfriend ritu (
) wakes up to the deception only after her otherwise testosterone - influenced boyfriend slips under the sheets with her . there is a potentially fantastic morning - after sequence here , but sabharwal passes on the opportunity .
) , who has a connection with the twins . the moral centre , inevitably , is located in the widowed mother (
) . the convolutions and contrivances in sabharwal’s screenplay lead to yet another inevitability—a mexican - style shootout in which everybody points guns at everybody else and 80 % of the cast conveniently gets blown off the screen .
although there is never a dull moment in the lives of the characters , the 140 - minute movie curiously lacks momentum . the gurgaon setting holds immense promise , but it isn’t deployed in the screenplay in any effective way . the family - economy - industry - politics cocktail was mixed far better by
( 1981 ) . the performances are strictly serviceable . arjun kapoor’s rawness is all too evident , but he fares marginally better than prithviraj sukumaran , who provides the voiceover and disgorges chunks of hindi dialogue with a discernible malayali accent .
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in mr . sabharwal’s movie the ruthless precinct is gurgaon , the boomtown satellite of delhi . its runaway development means everyone’s on the take , not just the criminal family led by yashwardhan ( jackie shroff ) but also the police clan led by a magnificently shifty ravikant ( rishi kapoor ) .
and the landscape will change . in scene after scene high - rises under construction poke their heads into the polluted yellow sky .
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plot : gurgaon is the most modern boom - town of “india shining” , the new frontier to be conquered by those who understand real estate . this city rose from a small town to a boom town satellite city in just fifteen years .
under the guise of a respected citizen , yashwardhan ( jackie shroff ) runs a parallel world – a world , where he is the emperor .
gurgaon is the most modern boom - town of “india shining” , the new frontier to be conquered by those who understand real estate . this city rose from a small town to a boom town satellite city in just fifteen years .
a slice from the world of gurgaon’s real estate politics , the gamers are cops and criminals , matching steps with each other . in order to destroy yashwardhan singh , a mafia lord of the real estate business , dcp ravikanth tweaks out strings of his past . replacing his heir ajay , with his long lost son , vishal , the game continues to see who wins the edge .
arjun kapoor is a double treat in his double role . going by the knotty character he plays , it is commendable that he manages to deliver without faltering . showing commendable promise in acting may be he doesn’t give a memorabilia , but he is one actor to look out for in the tinsel town .
rishi kapoor plays his role shrewdly and managed to command power all through . in the role he had , it was easy to turn into rubble , but he praiseworthily manages well .
jackie shroff blows his fans over in his wonderful stint . from being at the zenith of power to a fallen hero , shroff does it with great dignity .
prithviraj needs to brush off his southern twang , but besides that he is marvelous and powerful actor . perhaps , south’s last gift to bollywood !
amrita singh who is back on silver screen after a while manages to stay magnetic all through .
debutant sasheh agha is all skin show and no prowess . she can’t emote and that’s her problem ! besides that beauty won’t take her far in bollywood anymore !
atul sabharwal evokes seething anger for not doing justice to the story he had . with a delicious premise like that , he barely manages to serve us anything beyond mediocrity . trying to deal with too many subjects and points , he loses himself in the web of interpersonal relationships of his characters and the nail biting plot that he had . he has written excessive plots and sub plots , which gets tedious and arduous by the end .
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sapna se badaa apna hota hai . . . it ' s okay to sacrifice one ' s dreams for the sake of those you love . this is a recurrent thought in this hard - hitting family drama about fatally flawed people who flock together , in search of a happiness that is snatched from them by a fate far more cruel and savage than what we generally see as destiny .
the destiny that seems to underline the lives of writer - director atul sabharwal ' s drama of family feuds is as flawed as it is rich in resonances . and why not ! perfection is as boring as it is unbelievable . sabharwal spreads out a hectic hefty horizon of dark grey black and ominously immoral people who share a common genealogy but are not afraid to kill one another for personal gains .
i ' ve to make mention of the very talented swara bhaskara who plays prithiviraj ' s wife . the super - talented girl has just two brief sequences . but she wrenches your heart . tanve azmi ' s motherly act has its moments . amrita singh as a scheming she - devil is the traditional home - breaker . it ' s a stereotypical bad - girl role , given a reined - check by the actress ' ingrained grace . sasheh agha in a role clearly inspired by parveen babi in yash chopra ' s
deewaar
is cast in a role that deserved a far better actress .
atul sabharwal ' s direction bears ruminative remnants of the mighty filmmaking legacy of yash chopra and mani ratnam . the script outwardly sounds like a potboiler about the shifting equation between the legitimate and the outcast . but the tone adapted to tell this potboiler tale is authentic , underplayed and constantly credible . it ' s as if manmohan desai suddenly decided go the way shayam benegal did in
kalyug
.
gurgaon on the outskirts of delhi becomes a hotbed of intrigue and drama . but underneath the conspiracies and the killings is a tragic tale of blood unnecessarily spilt for advantages that finally mean zilch in the absence of loved ones to share the loot with .
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a cop goes undercover into a gangster ' s family . this sets in place a chain reaction of complications and increasingly uncontrollable events .
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and producer sandeep marwah , and the first - cousin of actress sonam kapoor and producer rhea kapoor .
( 2009 ) . he was also an assistant director for salaam e ishq .
( us $ 7 . 0 million ) nett approx . at the domestic box office in three weeks , it was declared a super hit by box office india .
' wonder woman ' made a splashy debut this weekend in north american , netting just over $ 100 million .
underpants ,
an animation from fox , is a different kind of superhero movie : based on a popular series of children s books by dav pilkey , it tells the story of two students who use hypnosis to persuade the school s principal he is a superhero .


great white ( aka the last shark ; italian : l'ultimo squalo ) is a 1981 italian horror film directed by enzo g. castellari , starring james franciscus and vic morrow .

it did well at the box office , grossing over $ 18 million in its first month in the united states ; however , its north american release was later blocked after accusations of plagiarism of jaws .

great white ( film )

great white , the great jaws rip - off | birth . movies . death .
indeed , great white shark 3d imax film will most likely be the closest thing to being in the water face to face with a great white shark .
witnessing a great white shark breach . . . terrifying , awesome or both ?
the film was distributed by twentieth century fox , which also distributed the earlier film .
great white sharks are powerful swimmers , capable of going 50 kph / 35 mph .
the play
the great white hope
won the pulitzer prize in drama in 1969 .
great wall of outrage : one blogger called the film ‘the latest in the grand cinematic tradition of the special white person’ . photograph : supplied
the film was briefly released theatrically in the united states by film ventures international in march 1982 .
the film ' s key mistake was portraying great white sharks as vengeful predators that could remember specific human beings and go after them to settle a grudge .
, great white shark 3d is luke cresswell and steve mcnicholas’ third film which concludes the oceanic trilogy and brings nature’s greatest predator to giant screen 3d as never before .
james franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a great white shark starts terrorizing the area .
a filmmaker has had an adrenalin - pumping encounter with a large great white shark off a remote beach near esperance .
however , ironically , if one compares the death of the shark in the films
great white
and jaws 3 - d , they are virtually the same and one could say that the
jaws 3 - d
death was
inspired
by
great white
, since the jaws sequel was released two years after
great white
, in 1983 .
urltoken - great white ! ( a ' jaws ' rip - off ) . the last shark ! ultimo squalo , l !
it ' s loosely based on a real incident in 1916 when a great white attacked swimmers along the coast of new jersey .
this page uses content from wikipedia . the original article was at great white ( film ) . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with horror film wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the gnu free documentation license .
when pearson and his friend , eric mack , realized that what they were witnessing was a great white , they are clearly stunned .
a black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down .
correriar initially froze but then quickly got out of the kayak and tried swimming to shore , while keeping an eye on the great white .
glenn ford appears and narrates in this lesser known documentary / mondo style film about the search for the great white shark . contains some recreations of shark attacks that appear to be . . . see full summary »
glenn ford appears and narrates in this lesser known documentary / mondo style film about the search for the great white shark . contains some recreations of shark attacks that appear to be fakes similar to faces of death .
” ) will star in an upcoming film about a black nurse’s legal battle after she tried to save a white supremacist couple’s dying newborn child .
misrepresented , maligned and on the verge of extinction , the great white shark is an iconic predator : the creature we love to fear . great white shark will explore the great white ' s place in our imaginations , in our fears and in the reality of its role at the top of the oceanic food chain . the film will concentrate on key aggregation points around the world : mexico , south africa , los angeles and new zealand . key figures in the history of shark research , people whose lives have been changed by contact with the great white , will tell us of their experiences , culminating in a direct encounter between man and shark .
i want to continue on filming . i ' d love to see another great white . the bigger the better ,
he said .
this is the terrifying moment a kayaker was attacked by a great white shark in california - and the man miraculously lived to tell the tale .
the remarkable footage was captured by a robotic submersible that tracked a female great white shark as it swam at night around guadalupe island , near mexico’s baja california peninsula . it is believed that this is the first time a great white has ever been caught on camera in a sleep - like state .
this is the incredible moment a man is perilously close to a 14 - foot - long great white shark stranded in shallow waters outside his home .
there are no critic reviews yet for l ' ultimo squalo ( the last shark ) ( great white ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
damon plays a soldier in ancient china in the great wall , an english - language film directed by zhang yimou and set for release in february 2017 .
before the teaser’s debut , yimou told entertainment weekly that the great wall is “first and foremost , an english - language film , and a hollywood blockbuster” .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
damon , meanwhile , remains a major draw in china : his last film , the martian , performed exceedingly well in the world’s second - largest film market .
the great white hype is a 1996 film directed by reginald hudlin . it stars samuel l jackson , peter berg , damon wayans , jeff goldblum , jon lovitz , cheech marin , john rhys davies , salli richardson and jamie foxx .
a perth fisherman has described his sense of awe after a close encounter with a massive great white shark was caught on video in wa waters on friday .
“hollywood is supposed to be about making great stories . so make them . ”
a mere 200 yards from shore , surfer nancy is attacked by a great white shark , with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills .
great white sharks have many more reasons to fear people than people have to fear them . thousands of sharks are killed every year especially for shark fin soup .
the great wall , which hits cinemas in 2017 , marks the most expensive film ever shot entirely in china , having a budget of $ 135 million . also at comic - con , a second trailer was released , showing more the film’s monsters .
however , the version of indian history created by attenborough’s film has become part of the way in which india knows gandhi and the film adds to the mythology of this extraordinary person . despite a mixed critical reception from historians and nationalists , the film’s epic and great qualities were recognised and reinforced by eight oscars , including best director and best picture .
on march 5 , 2013 , retrovision entertainment released the first official dvd release of the film in the united states since the film ' s banning . the film comes with restored colors , along with special features , including the short documentary great white : the legacy – 30 years later and rare theatrical trailers . the dvd is limited edition region 0 , and only 500 copies were manufactured . it is only able to be purchased online .
great white sharks are a global species – and saving them will take a global effort . some steps have already been taken . countries like south africa , namibia , australia , new zealand , israel , and malta have fully protected great white sharks in their national waters . in california , noaa is protecting the sharks that feed in the gulf of farallones national marine sanctuary off the coast of california . and the international organization cites has implemented a ban on all international trade of products that come from great white sharks .
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great white frontman jack russell is filming a documentary about the infamous fire that killed 100 people during a 2003 gig at a club in rhode island , the associated press reports .
mr gibb said he had booked in to do his open water diving ticket , and hoped to be back in the water and spending more time capturing vision of great white sharks .
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included great white’s tour manager , daniel michael biechele — who was operating the pyrotechnics without a permit — and jeffrey and michael derderian , the brothers who owned the station . all three struck
the title is a play on the title of the 1970 film the great white hope , but it is not based on an actual boxing contest . it was inspired by larry holmes ' s 1982 fight with gerry cooney and mike tyson ' s 1995 return fight vs . peter mcneeley .
a keen angler , mr miller , 21 , said he had seen several sharks in the past but never a great white and never anything remotely the size of what he observed on friday .
forty years ago jaws the movie hit the big screen . cinemas everywhere held audiences in thrall at the thought of an oversized great white shark with bad attitude coming to a beach near you .
the local shark expert in great white , peter benton ( james franciscus ) is a combination of two characters in jaws : the shark expert ( richard dreyfuss ) and the local police chief ( roy scheider ) . as the shark expert in jaws , richard dreyfuss tries to warn the town of the dangers of the shark ; in great white , the shark expert does the same thing . in jaws , the local police chief has a blond wife and a child injured by the shark ; in great white , james franciscus has a blond wife and a child injured by the shark .
this film isn ' t nearly as bad as the trailer makes it look . zhang yimou ' s actioner the great wall turns out to be pretty entertaining ( in a basic man - vs . - monster fashion ) , beautiful to look at and not a white - man - as - savior embarrassment .
the lawsuit from universal has been considered as one of the reasons for the demise of film ventures international .
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had moviegoers paralyzed by fear . the story , about a giant great white shark that terrorizes a seaside community , tapped into the most primal of human fears : what unseen creature lurks below the ocean surface ?
the first massive china - hollywood co - production starring worldwide star matt damon , the great wall has been a bit of a lightening rod for controversy . the main point of contention — a white star playing the hero of china — has been front and center leading up to the movie ' s american release , and in interview after interview , damon has defended the movie against accusations of whitewashing and of perpetuating a white savior narrative . there ' s very little credible defense there — the idea of a white man protecting the chinese is an extremely frustrating and offensive storyline . yet while the great wall ' s white savior narrative is undoubtedly problematic , the film actually succeeds in providing unprecedented visibility to an asian cast in hollywood .
none of this is to suggest that the film is exactly racist . sebastian romanticizes parker simply because he lived and died before jazz started to change for the first time . but it’s impossible to separate jazz from black history , and it’s downright foolish to do so in a film by , for and largely about white people . it’s especially dangerous right now . geoff nelson at paste magazine links the film’s traditionalism and the satisfaction derived from its nostalgia to the trump campaign’s backwards - looking ethos : “there lies a profound irony in liberal white folks heading to la la land to repair after a political season overflowing with the nostalgia of white supremacy . ”
he could beat any white man in the world . he just couldn ' t beat all of them .
the torpedo shape of the great white is built for speed : up to 35 miles per hour ( 50 kilometers per hour ) . and then there are the teeth - - 300 total in up to seven rows .
“what i really want is to bring chinese color and cultural background to the worldwide audience through a film language that they are familiar with , ” he added . “we are using hollywood film - making to introduce chinese culture . ”
looking at the film through a hollywood lens , dismissing the great wall because it stars damon as a savior of china is not entirely beneficial , nor is it fair . the great wall ' s white savior tendencies are troubling , yes , but there ' s no denying the fact that the film is the most asian - filled potential hollywood blockbuster made in years . damon , pascal , and supporting star william dafoe , are the only non - chinese people seen onscreen . and in a movie that features hundreds of extras in any given shot , that means something .
that began to change when a deadly rampage by a rogue great white shark on swimmers along the new jersey shoreline and in a nearby creek during the summer of 1916 — attacks that helped inspire
jaws ,
burgess noted .
stupid yet somehow enjoyable mess that rips off not only jaws but it ' s sequel too ! universal pictures banned the film from being released in us theaters for being such a blatent pilferage but if they were smart or at least had a sense of humor they should have let it go since all it really does is make the spielberg film look even better . shark enthusiasts will find alot to laugh at also as the great white ' s stand - ins are stock footage of everything froma a mako to a white tip shark to even a shot of a bottle - nosed dolphin .
the great wall is also not the first chinese production fronted by a white star : christian bale led the 2011 war drama the flowers of war ; adrien brody and john cusack faced off alongside jackie chan in 2015’s dragon blade ; while joseph fiennes recently stopped by the cannes film festival to tout his performance in china’s unofficial sequel to chariots of fire .
yet while great white undoubtedly steals heavily from jaws , universal’s actions , however understandable , seem a bit extreme . bad artists copy , great artists steal , goes a line widely ( though inaccurately ) attributed to pablo picasso . there’s no mistaking great white for great art , nor does it pretend to be . at one point a tv producer tells a crew member , who’s despairing that his footage of an attack isn’t good enough , “use a little stock footage . nobody’ll know the difference . ” within a minute , the film itself cuts to not - so - convincing shark footage that doesn’t match the rest of the film . then there’s the shark itself , brought to life , sort of , via a combination of underwater shots of real sharks , barely mobile miniatures , and a life - sized model that seems capable of doing little but popping up alongside boats and making roaring noises as if trying to frighten his victims to death .
in reality , some large shark species certainly do attack humans - about 10 people a year are killed , usually by great white , bull and tiger sharks . rarely though are the victims actually eaten - often they die from trauma .
i was there to film . i got the opportunity . the chances of that actually happening are one in a million , so i took that opportunity and did my best to keep my hand steady , and capture it on film .
when
jaws
burst onto movie screens on june 20 , 1975 , the film shocked audiences with a terrifying monster .
a chorus of outrage followed the release on thursday of the first trailer for the great wall , a fantasy adventure set in china more than 1 , 000 years ago , which stars the white hollywood star matt damon in the lead role .
and research by biologist dr julia baum suggests that between 1986 and 2000 , in the northwest atlantic ocean , there was a population decline of 89 % in hammerhead sharks , 79 % in great white sharks and 65 % in tiger sharks .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
the fire at the station club in west warwick , rhode island broke out when the band’s pyrotechnics display ignited flammable soundproofing foam installed in the venue . over 200 people were injured , with great white guitarist ty longley being among the 100 fatalities .
jaws was a turning point for great white sharks ,
says oliver crimmen , who ' s been the fish curator at the natural history museum in london for more than 40 years .
i actually saw a big change happen in the public and scientific perception of sharks when peter benchley ' s book jaws was published and then subsequently made into a film .
since the beginning of the film roper is clearly not in the physical shape an experienced professional heavyweight boxer has to be in .
( a . k . a . the last shark ; italian : l ' ultimo squalo ) is a 1981 italian horror film directed by enzo g . castellari and starring james franciscus and vic morrow . the film is extremely similar to steven spielberg ' s
the years have done little to make great white look less like a jaws rip - off . if anything , its inspiration’s longevity and iconic status has only underscored the similarities . great white opens with teens on a beach , one of whom becomes a great white shark’s first human meal , and it ends with an exploding shark . in between , we get : a self - serving politician ( joshua sinclair ) who insists a beach event must go on despite the dangers of shark attacks ; underwater footage from the shark’s point of view ; and—to add a dash of jaws 2 to the mix—some dumb teens recklessly putting their lives in danger . universal’s suit offers even more details , with point - by - point examples of similarities that include :
but the poster alone has sparked an outcry that the film’s creators should have seen coming from 5 , 500 miles away—especially given all the recent attention paid to the industry’s lack of diversity in front of and behind the camera . the great wall is now the most dramatic example of whitewashing : though it’s rooted in chinese history and culture , and is made by a chinese director and studio , the film is already relying solely on the face of a well - known white american actor to sell its story .
on march 5 , 1982 , film ventures international released a killer - shark movie called great white to 300 north american theaters in southern california , texas , louisiana , and michigan , with a plan to expand to hundreds more across north american . though audiences showed up to the tune of $ 3 million , that plan didn’t work out . one month prior to the film’s north american debut , universal studios filed a civil - action suit complaining of copyright infringement against the films jaws and jaws 2 . on april 22 , u . s . district judge david kenyon issued a preliminary injunction against the film , putting a halt to any expansion plans and prompting universal to demand it be pulled from theaters . universal’s efforts expanded around the globe , bringing similar suits in france , belgium , great britain , and australia , effectively making the film disappear from all but memory in most of the world .
video captures the moment that they slowly approach the shark in the shallow waters ( pictured , pearson in front of the great white shark ) . the two assumed it had been caught in a gill net before noticing two huge propeller wounds on its back
many scientists now believe that great white sharks are intelligent , highly inquisitive creatures . when great whites gather , they seem to show different behaviors , from open - mouthed gaping at one another to assertive body - slams . these sharks are top predators throughout the world ' s ocean , predominantly in temperate and subtropical waters . great whites migrate long distances . some make journeys from the hawaiian islands to california , and one shark that swam from south africa to australia made the longest recorded migration of any fish .
“remember , it’s not about blaming individuals . . . rather , it’s about pointing out the repeatedly implied racist notion that white people are superior to poc [ people of color ] and that poc need salvation from our own color via white strength . ”
another item from the suit could define understatement : “the salty skippers , both of whom have heavy english - type accents and are experienced shark hunters , are substantially similar . ” in great white , vic morrow essentially does a movie - length impression of robert shaw’s performance as quint in jaws . from the unkempt mustache and white turtleneck down , it’s an uncanny piece of imitation .
at first i was quite excited . i thought , great , this is what i came for ,
he said .
disney won an honorary academy award for his pioneering achievement , while the music for the film , featuring snow white’s famous ballad , “some day my prince will come” and other songs by frank churchill , larry morey , paul j . smith and leigh harline , was also nominated for an oscar . the studio re - released snow white for the first time in 1944 , during world war ii ; thereafter , it was released repeatedly every decade or so , a pattern that became a tradition for disney’s animated films . for its 50th anniversary in 1987 , snow white was restored , but cropped into a wide - screen format , a choice that irked some critics . disney released a more complete digital restoration of the film in 1993 . its power continues to endure : in june 2008 , more than 60 years after its u . s . release , the american film institute chose snow white and the seven dwarfs as the no . 1 animated film of all time in its listing of “america’s 10 greatest films in 10 classic genres . ”
walt disney’s decision to make snow white , which was the first animated feature to be produced in english and in technicolor , flew in the face of the popular wisdom at the time . naysayers , including his wife lillian , warned him that audiences , especially adults , wouldn’t sit through a feature - length cartoon fantasy about dwarfs . but disney put his future on the line , borrowing most of the $ 1 . 5 million that he used to make the film . snow white premiered in hollywood on december 21 , 1937 , earning a standing ovation from the star - studded crowd . when it was released to the public the following february , the film quickly grossed $ 8 million , a staggering sum during the great depression and the most made by any film up to that time .
but brazen might not be a strong enough word to describe great white , which has stuck around despite universal’s attempts to turn it into an un - movie . great white played to some success in italy—home to its prolific director , enzo g . castellari—and elsewhere , under titles like the last shark and , most flagrantly , the last jaws . it soon became available via bootlegs in the u . s . , though the injunction stood as late as 2008 , when los angeles’ new beverly theater attempted to screen it on a double bill with another of castellari’s films , the inglorious bastards , the italian world war ii movie that inspired the quentin tarantino film of the same name , though not quite the same spelling . more recently , great white has quietly surfaced legally via amazon , where viewers can stream it and buy it digitally , and less officially on youtube , where a user has uploaded the entire feature .
there’s something deeply perverse about seeing beyoncé’s groundbreaking work of black female historical reclamation appropriated by two white actresses in 1860s southern dress . but it’s perfectly in keeping with the attitude of the film , in which black people barely merit mention . while the film’s production design and costumes evince a commitment to authenticity , the movie itself has no interest in the people on whose backs that lavish lifestyle was built .
but many more were surprised and disappointed that the film , set about 1 , 000 years ago , starred white american actor matt damon . in a lengthy tweet posted one day after the trailer debut , fresh off the boat star constance wu criticized the project for “perpetuating the racist myth that only a white man can save the world” and wrote , “our heroes don’t look like matt damon . ”
although it ' s probably terrifying to imagine a mammoth great white shark swimming in shallow waters in the dark of night with its mouth wide open ( it ' s enough to make you think twice about that midnight skinny dip ! ) , this might actually be the safest time to swim with one of these apex predators . though the shark continued to swim , it seemed to be in a catatonic state , as if hypnotized . researchers believe that this is what a great white looks like when it ' s sleeping .
and the great wall director , zhang yimou ( house of flying daggers ) appears to share my attitude . in an interview with entertainment weekly , he described the film ' s american - china co - production style as
using hollywood filmmaking to introduce chinese culture
. on this point , it ' s fair to say that the great wall succeeds , and one can only hope that the film encourages hollywood to keep exploring asian stories . it may not be much , but it ' s something , and that counts with me .
the great wall - in theaters this february official trailer - urltoken starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time , zhang yimou ( hero , house of flying daggers ) , legendary’s the great wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure . the first english - language production for yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in china . the great wall also stars jing tian , pedro pascal , willem dafoe and andy lau .
the screenplay for this film was featured in the 2014 blacklist , a list of the
most liked
unmade scripts of the year .
many earlier attempts to film the mahatma’s life had come to nought , from dw griffiths to david lean and emeric pressburger . attenborough’s gandhi epic took 20 years in the planning , as attenborough recounts in his book about the making of the film , which also appeared in 1982 .
the film follows a classic hollywood biopic structure and contributed to the british “raj revival” that was part of thatcherite britain’s reassessment of history in the 1980s , although attenborough film’s is critical of the imperial venture . as one would expect , the film was aimed squarely at a global audience rather than a specifically indian one , with much prominence given to several non - indian figures , including mountbatten , mirabehn ( madeleine slade ) and the photojournalist , margaret bourke - white . key protagonists such as annie besant , rabindranath tagore , aurobindo and ambedkar are absent .
after a profitable international run , montoro bought the u . s . distribution rights to l’ultimo squalo , rechristened it great white and sunk $ 4 million into advertising its march 1982 theatrical release . the film was an immediate hit , and was set to expand nationwide when universal pictures filed a lawsuit claiming castellari’s picture plagiarized jaws . though montoro had been through this before with beyond the door , and knew how difficult it was to prove copyright infringement , this time the similarities were too numerous to avoid an injunction . on april 22 , 1982 , a california district court decided in favor of universal , and all prints of great white were removed from u . s . theaters .
although pretending that you could be devoured by a great white shark at any moment was a hard task to accomplish ― especially when said shark was just a prop rock on set ― holt said she knew she wanted to be in the thriller immediately after reading the script .
kingsley’s portrayal of gandhi was extraordinary as he came across as human , warm and funny , even though his saintliness overcomes strange features of personality . kingsley’s superb performance made him the embodiment of the freedom movement , the indian nation , and in this western film , the idea of indianness , who dominates the entire film which despite its clear inaccuracies is a great biopic with magnificent set - pieces such as the salt march .
“the slaves left . ” in three words , sofia coppola’s new film the beguiled casually dispenses with one of the great shames of the american republic . coppola’s film is an elegant southern gothic tale of masculine charms and feminine vengeance , completely stripped of its historical and racial context . while not every period genre picture need grapple with the “ peculiar institution , ” this is a film set during the civil war , unfolding between southern women and a northern soldier , and it goes so far as to cut both black characters from the novel upon which it was based .
“why do you think it was so nice to see a nerdy white kid have a girl fall in love with him ? because you were that nerdy white kid who felt unloved . and seeing pictures of it in hollywood’s stories made it feel possible , ” she wrote .
the great wall may well represent the next step in hollywood economics : a film made by one of the country’s greatest directors ( zhang yimou ) , shot on location in china and telling a story about the northern song dynasty , while starring one of hollywood’s biggest names . the great wall , with a budget of $ 135 million , is the most expensive chinese film ever made . as china becomes a bigger and bigger part of the overall box - office market , it makes sense that hollywood would produce more films designed to appeal directly to the country’s audiences .
despite montoro’s highly questionable business practices , fvi was fast turning into one of the most successful film distribution companies in america . their brand was exploitation ( particularly horror and martial arts flicks ) , but if the company had a signature type of film , it was the animals - run - amok subgenre ; grizzly was the company’s biggest hit , and the goofy eco - horror throwdown day of the animals wasn’t far behind . but montoro was hunting bigger game . he wanted to hook the most feared / profitable cinematic beast of them all : the great white shark .
an enormous and angry 35 foot great white shark takes revenge on humans when they build a beach just for swimmers by a coastal town . after several shark attacks , and the mayor does nothing to stop it , james franisscus and vic morrow sail in pursuit to stop it .
most of these criticisms come with an admission that la la land is , on its surface , great entertainment . the snappy songs , brightly colored clothes and the virtuosic film - making are diverting enough that the film’s persistence in entertaining you is emotionally moving . for the millions of americans who are depressed and anxious about the state of the nation , la la land is a trifle that seems more substantial because of our desperate need for distraction .
very little was known about the predators . after the film ' s release , interest in sharks skyrocketed , resulting in increased funding for shark research .
in many ways the great wall is the opposite of what is being suggested . for the first time , a film deeply rooted in chinese culture , with one of the largest chinese casts ever assembled , is being made at tent pole scale for a world audience . i believe that is a trend that should be embraced by our industry . our film is not about the construction of the great wall . matt damon is not playing a role that was originally conceived for a chinese actor . the arrival of his character in our story is an important plot point . there are five major heroes in our story and he is one of them — the other four are all chinese . the collective struggle and sacrifice of these heroes are the emotional heart of our film . as the director of over 20 chinese language films and the beijing olympics , i have not and will not cast a film in a way that was untrue to my artistic vision . i hope when everyone sees the film and is armed with the facts they will agree .
the 2016 novel tells the story of a black nurse who is prosecuted after a white supremacist couple ' s infant dies from a heart attack .
it seems likely that the film is entitled
the great wall
because they couldn ' t have called the film
great
in reference to the acting . damon ' s occasionally - heard irish brogue leaves one with the occasional impression that his character is meant to be irish - - although that would be entirely unnecessary to the plot . then again , it is equally plausible that the character is meant to be an impostor of limited impersonation skills infiltrating the chinese army . whatever the reason may be ,
the great wall
is little more than a silly , two - dimensional diversion for teenage boys . the good cgi and frequent battle carnage should be enough to satisfy that target audience , even if it satisfies few others .
( the great wall ) doesn ' t prove how much china can spend on a movie , it proves how much china can waste on one .
for those of you who are interested in actually seeing this
great white
flick , it was released on dvd not too long ago and i ' ve heard there ' s a blu - ray version on the way . it ' s also been on and off youtube for a while now :
but more than brawn , the great white shark has a tremendous brain that coordinates all the highly - developed senses of this efficient hunter . its prey , including seals and dolphins , are very clever animals , and the shark has to have enough brains to outsmart them . despite their reputation as lone hunters , great whites will cooperate with one another , hunting in groups and sharing the spoils . and some researchers have been surprised by how fast they learn .
this injunction wasn’t the coup de grâce that struck down montoro and fvi , but a costly divorce settlement combined with the failure of john “bud” cardos’s 1984 horror film mutant drove the company into bankruptcy . rather than fight to save fvi , montoro pocketed $ 1 million from his failing company and vanished ( possibly to mexico ) . it was a clichéd end to a boldly unoriginal career . neither he nor great white has officially been seen in the united states since .
attenborough was introduced to nehru in 1963 by their mutual friend earl mountbatten . nehru shared photographs and made further introductions . the last time attenborough saw him , nehru said : ‘whatever you do , do not deify him – that is what we have done in india – and he was too great a man to be deified . ’ indira gandhi gave her formal approval : ‘the film has captured the spirit of gandhiji’ , as well as enabling 400 , 000 indians to act as extras in the recreation of the funeral procession and authorising $ 6 . 5 million from the national film development corporation towards the $ 22 million production . not all politicians showed such support : morarji desai threatened to kill himself if the film went ahead and questions about the making of the film were asked in parliament .
yes . you should do more in - depth movie reviews like you used to , with dark night of the scarecrow and whatnot . those were great .
as indicated in the lawsuit , lucasfilm thought that consumers could be confused into thinking that lucasfilm sponsored or produced the x - rated film . right . heh .
he shine is coming off of la la land . the box - office smash and owner of a record - tying 14 oscar nominations premiered to rapturous reviews at film festivals last fall , but in the weeks that followed , and as the film screened for more and more critics , a backlash began to grow . representatives of various marginalized communities – women , african americans , and jazz lovers – emerged to take the film down a peg . what ensued was an all - out war ( albeit one waged mostly on twitter ) between the film’s fans and its detractors . while it might seem odd that a movie as guileless and nostalgic as
the popular blog angry asian man called the movie “the latest movie in the grand cinematic tradition of the special white person” , adding : “you can set a story anywhere in the world , in any era of history , and hollywood will still somehow find a way for the movie to star a white guy . ”
* update , july 5 , 2017 : edwina in both films is a composite of two characters from the source novel : edwina , a wealthy biracial teenager seduced and betrayed by mcburney , and harriet farnsworth , a white teacher and sister to martha , kidman ' s headmistress character in the coppola film . ( return . )
' that ' s a f * * * * * * white shark , ' pearson says in the video . ' holy s * * * ! '
a young black girl brutally attacked and her two white attackers killed by her father . who ' s right and who ' s wrong and should race matter ?
marine biologist alison kock has devoted her life to finding the facts and defusing the myths about great white sharks .
my dad and i used to go on regular diving expeditions together , which fostered a love for ocean creatures , especially sharks . i will never forget the first time i saw a white shark flying clean out of the water and into the air while chasing a seal . from that day onwards , i have spent thousands of hours at sea studying these vulnerable creatures and have been fortunate to get to know that the real white shark is not a mindless killer . they are complex and majestic animals that are completely misunderstood .
starring global superstar matt damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time , zhang yimou ( hero , house of flying daggers ) , legendary ' s the great wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world ' s most iconic structure . the first english - language production for yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in china . the great wall also stars jing tian , pedro pascal , willem dafoe and andy lau .
intense emotion , great acting , and one of the deepest plots thought of . goes just beyond legal drama but of the inner feelings of human beings as well .
the great wall is ridiculously silly in the best way , mixing medieval battle movies , chinese culture and sci - fi into a nonstop , action - packed romp .
in the taut thriller , when nancy ( blake lively ) is surfing on a secluded beach , she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark . though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore , survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills , requiring all of nancy’s ingenuity , resourcefulness , and fortitude .
urltoken - the shallows official trailer ( 2016 ) blake lively shark thriller movie hd a young woman is stranded alone on a buoy with a great white shark circling the waters between her and the shore . stars : blake lively , oscar jaenada , sedona legge in theaters : june 24th , 2016 ►subscribe to joblo movie trailers : urltoken
the poster for the great wall , an epic chinese - american co - production coming out next february , is remarkable simply for managing to say so much about the film industry today with so little detail . the frame is filled by matt damon’s sweaty face , backgrounded by the great wall of china , engulfed in battle . “1700 years to build ; 5550 miles long ; what were they trying to keep out ? ” the tagline asks . “matt damon , ” the billing beneath it seems to reply .
damon is by no means the first white actor to star in a role that might be expected to go to an asian or asian american actor , but the release of the great wall comes at a time of increasing anger with the lack of representation of asian characters in popular culture – and the lack of roles for asian actors .
if walt disney ' s “snow white and the seven dwarfs” had been primarily about snow white , it might have been forgotten soon after its 1937 premiere , and treasured today only for historical reasons , as the first full - length animated feature in color . snow white is , truth to tell , a bit of a bore , not a character who acts but one whose mere existence inspires others to act . the mistake of most of disney ' s countless imitators over the years has been to confuse the titles of his movies with their subjects . “snow white and the seven dwarfs” is not so much about snow white or prince charming as about the seven dwarfs and the evil queen - - and the countless creatures of the forest and the skies , from a bluebird that blushes to a turtle who takes forever to climb up a flight of stairs .
the great wall is the first english - language film directed by zhang yimou , who made house of flying daggers and hero , and the most expensive production completed in china , with a budget of $ 150m . a chinese / american co - production , its diverse cast includes willem dafoe , game of thrones’ pedro pascal , hong kong superstar andy lau and turkish actor numan acar . but it’s damon’s participation – as what appears to be the film’s lead in the first trailer , which debuted on thursday – that courted immediate criticism .
i dove down . i was in about five metres of water getting a great shot of this fish and i felt this massive thump from behind ,
he said .
in the taut thriller the shallows , when nancy ( blake lively ) is surfing on a secluded beach , she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark . though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore , survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills , requiring all of nancy ' s ingenuity , resourcefulness , and fortitude .
i have a couple of issues with this film ( occasionally too much cgi , and a weird ending ) but for the majority of its brief , 86 - minutes - long run , this is a riveting film , exquisitely filmed in the gold coast of australia , about a survivor of a shark attack clinging to life , figuratively and literally , on the side of a rock 200 feet from shore , with the shark still circling the waters . normally watered down pg13 - rating gives way to some surprisingly grisly bursts of gore , as she tries to suture her wounds with makeshift surgical tools , and a couple of brutal attack scenes . the film makes the most of a small cast , and blake lively carries the film almost entirely herself , spending at least two thirds of the film completely isolated . well , she ' s not completely alone , she also has steven
sully
seagull , as himself .
italian rip - off of jaws is a decent flick with really nothing going for it . this is the type of film that can be seen as
so bad it ' s good
. italians are notorious with making cheap versions of american blockbusters , and the last shark is one of many films that try to do that . as a whole , the film is really tongue in cheek and has so - so effects . considering that the film is low budget , they ' re not that bad , but in many shot you can clearly see that the shark is fake , but it adds to the cheesy , good entertainment value that this film offers . i really liked the film , but it was just a decent picture overall and it was fun . if you take this film too seriously , you ' re surely not going to enjoy this , however keep an open mind about it and you may appreciate its sheer lack of originality . don ' t expect anything great with this film , except for a mindless good time . i enjoyed the sheer stupidity of this flick and some genre fans will probably enjoy that as well . enzo g castellari ' s direction is good and he ' s able to create an effectively fun and entertaining rip - off that actually does provide some dumb fun . the lost shark is exactly what makes a cheesy horror film worth seeing . despite its flaws , and it boasts more than its air share , it is a film to enjoy with friends . the special effects are so over the top bad , and pretty that you ' re just going to walk away from this one entertained and enjoying yourself . this is as good as b movies get , and as an italian flick as well it succeeds on many levels despite its imperfections . a decent killer creature flick that you cannot take seriously .
chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens
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gws aims to reveal the strength and beauty of these animals by looking through the eyes of those who have been touched by their shark encounters : mike rutzen , south african shark operator , who swims with great whites in the aptly named shark alley , dr . chris lowe who has been tagging juvenile white sharks off the coast of los angeles , revealing more and more of their secret life , and two record breaking free - divers , frederic buyle and william winram , who tag great whites by simply holding their breath and free diving with the sharks…