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Jayantilal Gada of PEN Studios To Bring, Bell Bottom, Gangubai Kathiawadi, RRR, Attack, And Anniyan Remake In Theaters Bollywood
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Jayantilal Gada of PEN Studios To Bring, Bell Bottom, Gangubai Kathiawadi, RRR, Attack, And Anniyan Remake In Theaters

Mumbai, June 17, 2021: Recently, Akshay Kumar announced the theatrical release of his much-awaited, spy thriller, Bell Bottom. The movie, amid the speculations of direct OTT release, has been slated for July 27 release. The announcement is welcomed by theaters and exhibitors, who believe that Bell Bottom will pave the way for others to bring the audiences to theaters. ## Now, Jayantilal Gada of PEN Studios, who recently acquired the theatrical rights of SS Rajamouli's magnum opus, RRR, has also decided to bring Bell Bottom along with Gangubai Kathiawadi, Attack, and director Shankar's Anniyan Hindi remake, in theaters. This announcement has also put a full stop to speculations of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi's direct OTT release. ## Gangubai Kathiawadi is a biographical crime drama film, loosely based on a true story, on the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai written by S. Hussain Zaidi. The film depicts the rise of a simple girl from Kathiawad who had no choice but to embrace the ways of destiny and swing it in her favour. It stars Alia Bhatt in the lead role, along with Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari, and Seema Pahwa playing Pivotal roles, Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi featured in an extended cameo appearance. As of now, the movie is slated for July 30, 2021, release. ## Attack is an action thriller film directed and co-written by Lakshya Raj Anand. It stars John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles. Produced by Jayantilal Gada, John Abraham, and Ajay Kapoor, the story of Attack is inspired by true events, based on the hostage crisis. It is scheduled for release on 13 August 2021. ## The period action drama film, RRR, is an ambitious project of director SS Rajamouli, after his historical blockbuster Baahubali films starring Prabhas. RRR is a fictional story about India's freedom fighters, Alluri Sitarama Raju, and Komaram Bheem who fought against the British Raj and Nizam of Hyderabad respectively. Ram Charan and Jr. NTR essay the roles of Sitarama Raju, and Komaram Bheem respectively while Alia Bhatt Ajay Devgn, and British actress Olivia Morris play pivotal roles. Produced by D. V. V. Danayya, RRR will be distributed by Lyca Productions in Tamil Nadu, and Pen Studios in North India. It is slated to release on October 13 in multiple languages. ## Dr. Jayantilal Gada will also be producing the Hindi remake of Shankar's own directorial 2005 Tamil psychological action thriller, "Anniyan" starring Chiyaan Vikram. Co-produced by God Bless Entertainment, the remake will star Ranveer Singh in the lead role. The movie will go on floors in mid-2022. It is said to be a Pan India release, for which, the script is currently being rewritten to give it a fresh and appealing touch. ## Dr. Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios) introduces us to their impressive line-up this year. The studio is gearing up for their massive slate release, in cinemas near you.#BackToTheatres @penmovies @jayantilalgada #gangubaikathiawadi #BellBottom #rrrmovie #Attack@bhansali_produc pic.twitter.com/FoZNSRYX5I— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) June 17, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

Action Is Like Item Song To Me - John Abraham Bollywood
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Action Is Like Item Song To Me - John Abraham

Bollywood actor, John Abraham is one of the actors who has done more action films, and this joner has become a cakewalk for him. He is now all set to return to the new action avatar with the upcoming gangster drama film, Mumbai Saga that will be hitting theaters on March 19. The actor said that performing action scenes is like doing an item song for him. ## Abraham's movies have always attracted mass audiences because of the high octane action. And he said that he likes working in mass-oriented films because the mass audience has shaped his career and established him as a macho man of the Bollywood industry. ## "For some actors, they love dancing. For me, the action is my dance. It's like an item song to me", said John.## "I think you must do films that relate to the mass audience and not just a few people who are sitting in a fancy theatre. I saw what Manya Surve (his character in Shootout At Wadala) did for me and Sanjay (Gupta). So, these kinds of films are relatable with a large section of the audience", he said while talking to the media at the trailer launch of Mumbai Saga on his slant at doing mass-oriented films. ## When asked about how he manages to bring a different kind of action in every film, the actor said, "It's tough because I feel like my bones are breaking but I try to do different action in different films. This film has raw action. In this film, my character has a conflict with Emraan's character. It's a gangster film and we are showing what has happened in reality".## The trailer of Mumbai Saga was released on Friday (February 26) and it shows how violence ruled Bombay in the 80s and 90s. John portrays a gangster who aspires to rule Bombay while Emraan Hashmi is cast as a cop who wants to kill John and win prize money of Rs 10 crore. The Sanjay Gupta directorial has an ensemble cast including Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Kajal Aggarwal, Prateik Babbar, Rohit Roy, Anjana Sukhani, and Gulshan Grover. ## John Abraham will also be starring in an action thriller film, Attack, directed and co-written by Lakshya Raj Anand. Co-starring Jacqueline Fernandez, and Rakul Preet Singh, John will be seen doing action once again in this film but he said it will be completely different and futuristic action. Attack is scheduled to release on August 13, 2021.## Apart from Mumbai Saga and Attack, John Abraham's Satyameva Jayate 2, which is a sequel to his 2018's hit movie, is also scheduled to release on May 14 this year. Directed by Milap Zaveri, the movie also stars Divya Khosla Kumar as the female lead. ## Stay tuned...

After A Year Of Disappointment, Bollywood Gears Up To Woo Fans With Mega Announcements Bollywood
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After A Year Of Disappointment, Bollywood Gears Up To Woo Fans With Mega Announcements

It has almost been a year since the last big Bollywood star movie released in cinemas. Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor starrer, Baaghi 3 was the last film released in theaters, on March 6, 2020, before the covid-19 pandemic stopped the world including the entertainment industry. However, after the lockdown lifted and theaters reopened, movies such as Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari, and Indoo Ki Jawani released but they couldn't woo the audience due to the lack of star power and the fear of coronavirus. ## Theater owners were (and still are) looking at Bollywood with a hopeful eye, while on the other hand, the filmmakers also wanted someone to take the first step before they go all guns blazing. And when things were looking dim, it was the Tamil film industry that paved the way for others to follow amid the fear of the virus. Thalapathy Vijay took a bold decision to release his action entertainer, Master in theaters, to provide a much-needed boost to the ailing Tamil film industry, and the rest, as they say, is history. Master grossed over INR 220 crores worldwide despite the 50% seating capacity of cinemas and emerged as a big blockbuster. ## Master filled enough confidence in the filmmakers of the different film industries which can be seen in the recent announcements. Over the past few days, Bollywood has made several mega announcements, outlining ambitious plans to release some of this year's most important projects in theatres, from next month to Diwali. While the first film, Roohi is yet to be released, these big announcements have created enough buzz to woo fans all over again. ## From Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan to John Abraham to Ranveer Singh, several top stars will headline big-budgeted films that cumulatively cost hundreds of crores. The effort is clearly to instill confidence in the minds of an audience that is still hesitant to return to theatres, in the aftermath of Covid lockdown.## Filmmaker Vishnuvardhan, whose directorial 'Shershaah' starring Sidharth Malhorta and Kiara Advani is slated to hit the theatres on July 4, feels the good show of the Vijay-starrer Tamil release Master has encouraged Bollywood producers to take the step.## "I feel that the confidence in the industry has come a little late. It was just the matter of one person initiating. Life looks normal outside and, of course, with necessary precautions, everything can be done. The only problem that we were facing was the seating capacity issue but when 'Master' released, that fear went away", Vishnuvardhan said to IANS.## Here's the list of Bollywood films confirmed so far for release on the big screen - ## ROOHI (March 11) ## From the makers of Stree, Roohi stars Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, and Varun Sharma. ## TIME TO DANCE (March 12)## Choreographer Stanley D'Costa's directorial debut starring Sooraj Pancholi, and Isabelle Kaif in her Bollywood debut.## SANDEEP AUR PINKY FARAAR (March 19)## Dibakar Banerjee's film starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor.## MUMBAI SAGA (March 19)## Directed by Sanjay Gupta, Mumbai Saga is a multi-starrer gangster film led by John Abraham and Emraan Hashami## KOI JAANE NA (April 2)## A T-Series production starring Kunal Kapoor, and Amayra Dastur## HAATHI MERE SAATHI (Coming soon)## Shot simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu starring Rana Daggubati in the lead role. ## CHEHRE (Coming soon)## A mystery-thriller starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi for the first time together.## BUNTY AUR BABLI 2 (Coming soon)## Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji star alongside Sidhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh in the Varun V. Sharma directorial, a follow-up to the 2005 first film.## SOORYAVANSHI (April 30)## The fourth installment of Rohit Shetty's cop-universe starring Akshay Kumar as DCP Veer Sooryavanshi and Katrina Kaif in lead roles.## RADHE (May 13, Eid)## The Prabhu Deva directorial starring Salman Khan## SATYAMEVA JAYATE 2 (May 14)## A sequel to the 2018 film, Satyameva Jayate 2 stars John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar in the lead role. ## BELL BOTTOM (May 28)## Akshay Kumar stars in the espionage thriller set in the eighties, with Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta, and Huma Qureshi. The film is directed by Ranjit M. Tiwari.## 83 (June 4)## Kabir Khan's sports drama narrates the story of India's first World Cup win in 1983. Ranveer Singh stars as the underdog team's captain Kapil Dev. ## JHUND (June 18)## Amitabh Bachchan stars in 'Sairat' maker Nagraj Manjule's film.## SHAMSHERA (June 25)## Ranbir Kapoor stars in Karan Malhotra's period action drama, with Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor.## MAJOR (July 2)## A Hindi-Telugu bilingual movie starring Adivi Sesh, Saiee Manjrekar, and Sobhita Dhulipala## SHERSHAAH (July 2)## The Vishnuvardhan film is about the late Kargil war hero and Param Vir Chakra recipient Captain Vikram Batra, essayed by Sidharth Malhotra.## CHANDIGARH KARE AASHIQUI (July 9)## Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor star in the Abhishek Kapoor-directed romantic drama.## RADHE SHYAM (July 30)## A Pan India movie starring Prabha and Pooja Hegde and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar. ## GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI (July 30)## Based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai about Gangubai Kothewali, the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura, Gangubai Kathiawadi stars Alia Bhatt in the title role.## ATRANGI RE (August 6)## Akshay Kumar, Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush, and Nimrat Kaur star in Aanand L. Rai's film, a romantic drama with AR Rahman's music.## ATTACK (August 13)## An action thriller film starring John Abraham, Rakul Preet Singh, and Jacqueline Fernandez.## JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR (August 27)## Ranveer Singh stars in Divyang Thakkar's comedy with "Arjun Reddy" heroine Shalini Pandey.## LIGER (September 9)## A Hindi-Telugu movie starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Pandey.## BHOOT POLICE (September 10)## A horror-comedy starring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Yami Gautam.## ANEK (September 17)## Anubhav Sinha directorial starring Ayushmann Khurrana in lead. ## TADAP (September 24)## A remake of the Telugu movie, RX100, Tadap stars Suniel Shetty's son Ahan Shetty in his debut and Tara Sutaria in the female lead.## DHAAKAD (October 1)## A spy thriller starring Kangana Ranaut, Arjun Rampal, and Divya Dutta. ## MAIDAAN (October 15)## Based on the golden era of Indian football (1952–62) in which Ajay Devgn is portraying the character of Syed Abdul Rahim who was coach of the Indian football team from 1950 until his death in 1963.## LOOOP LAPETA (October 22)## The Hindi adaptation of the 1998 German film 'Run Lola Run', Looop Lapeta is a comedy thriller starring Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin.## JERSEY (November 5)## A Hindi remake of a Telugu movie of the same name, Jersey stars Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles. ## PRITHVIRAJ (November 5)## Akshay Kumar stars in the Diwali release. The historical drama by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi introduces ex-Miss India Manushi Chhillar in Bollywood.## BHOOL BHULAIYAA 2 (November 19)## A sequel to the 2005's hit movie, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, and Tabu.## LAL SINGH CHADDHA (December 25)## An official Hindi adaptation of Classic "Forrest Gump", Lal Singh Chaddha stars Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan.## BACHCHAN PANDEY (January 26, 2022)## An action-comedy starring Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Arshad Warsi.## EK VILLAIN 2 (February 11, 2022)## A sequel to 2014's hit, Ek Villain 2 stars John Abraham, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor, and Tara Sutaria. ## BHEDIYA (April 14, 2022)## From the makers of Stree and Roohi, Bhediya stars Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles.## MAYDAY (April 29, 2022)## Directed and produced by Ajay Devgan, Mayday stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, and Rakul Preet Singh.## ADIPURUSH (August 11, 2022)## Directed by Om Raut, Adipurush is an adaption of Ramayan starring Prabhas as Ram and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh.## FIGHTER (September 30, 2022)## Siddharth Anand directorial starring Hrithik Roshan, and Deepika Padukone for the first time together. ## Stay tuned...

John Abraham's Attack and Mumbai Saga Set For Theatrical Release Bollywood
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John Abraham's Attack and Mumbai Saga Set For Theatrical Release

When things finally start falling all over again in one place, the largest film industry in the country, Bollywood has decided to go back to its old traditional plans. After a flurry of release date announcement, what we are hearing is something that are really good signs for the exhibitors and theater owners. ## John Abraham has announced the release date of his big action entertainer, Attack, and booked Independence day weekend (August 13, 2021) for its release. While Attack was always going to release in theaters, Abraham's another biggie, Mumbai Saga is also having a theatrical release. ## Amid the rumors of direct to digital release, the makers of Mumbai Saga announced the theatrical release of the film. It will be hitting theaters on March 19 next month. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, the teaser of Mumbai Saga will be unveiled on February 24. John Abraham took to Twitter and made the teaser announcement along with release date poster.## Get ready for the biggest Saga of the year, #MumbaiSaga, teaser out tomorrow! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GxowGofVFL— John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) February 23, 2021 ## Earlier, it was reported by well-known portals that Mumbai Saga will have a direct-to-digital release on Amazon Prime Video. It was also reported that Prime Video has paid a whopping amount of around INR 70 Crores to bad direct digital release. ## 'Mumbai Saga' was initially scheduled to release in June last year, but since the cinema halls were shut during the nationwide lockdown, it was postponed indefinitely before the talks of direct OTT release begin. The film also stars Emraan Hashmi, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, and others in key roles. John will be seen playing the role of Ganpat Ram Bhonsle in the film that is set in the '80s-'90s and chronicles how Bombay became Mumbai. The story is inspired by real incidents. ## Talking about Attack, it is an action thriller film directed and co-written by Lakshya Raj Anand. Produced by Jayantilal Gada, John Abraham, and Ajay Kapoor, the film also stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh in prominent roles. The shooting is currently underway. ## “Attack" - a taut, action entertainer with a strong storyline...a genre I love! In theatres, this Independence Day..Release Date- 13th August, 2021 @PenMovies @johnabrahament @jayantilalgada @ajay0701 @LakshyaRajAnand @MogreYogendra @minnakshidas @SanyukthaC— John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) February 21, 2021 ## Stay tuned...