Fan is a 2016 Indian thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma and featuring Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, and tells the story of an obsessive fan of a star who looks just like the star. The soundtrack album and original score are composed by Vishal–Shekhar and Andrea Guerra respectively. The film was released on 15 April 2016.

Movie Casting:

Shah Rukh Khan as Aryan Khanna / Gaurav Chandna (dual role)

Waluscha de Sousa[8][9] as Aryan's wife

Sayani Gupta[10] as Sunaina, Aryan's secretary

Shriya Pilgaonkar[11] as Neha

Deepika Amin as Gaurav's mother Yogendra Tiku as Gaurav's father

Movie Plot:

On Aryan’s birthday, Gaurav makes his way through the hostile crowd on the bustling streets of Mumbai just to meet his idol but is prevented by Aryan’s security guards, making it difficult to meet him. Later, Sid Kapoor, a fellow actor, expresses harsh comments towards Aryan criticising his loyalty towards new aspiring actors, which angers Gaurav. Gaurav ventures his way in Sid’s cabin and unleashes his fury on Sid, threatening him for an apology while been recorded. A helpless Sid obliges and the video is uploaded on the internet. Aryan’s PA shows him the video which he considers the actions of Gaurav a "crime". Aryan sends his personal car to retrieve Gaurav, instead Sid’s security guards arrive. Gaurav escapes but is eventually apprehended. Gaurav is sent to jail where he is mercifully beaten. Aryan arrives at the jail to secretly meet Gaurav. Aryan declares that Gaurav is not his fan. He also threatens Gaurav that he should never do that again and tells him to return home before leaving and that they never met or even talked. A disturbed Gaurav returns home and burns all of Aryan’s posters which engulfed the wall of his room. He vows to get revenge by destroying his stardom.

One year later in London, Gaurav heads to Madame Tussauds wax museum, impersonating Aryan, where he expresses his hatred towards Aryan. This triggers a havoc situation and the police arrest the real Aryan at his own home but manages to get bail. Aryan departs to Dubrovnik for a show, unaware Gaurav is also in Dubrovnik. Gaurav disguises himself as a back dancer to perform as an extra in Aryan’s performance. Aryan instructs his personnel to look out for Gaurav but eventually realises that he is part of the production team and not a guest. After thoroughly searching the building for his presence to no avail, Aryan rushes to his make-up to find "Gaurav makes Aryan" written on the mirror.

Aryan is later scheduled to perform at a billionaire’s wedding. Instead, Gaurav, disguised as Aryan again, arrives and dances with the billionaire’s daughter, eventually molesting her. The billionaire vents his anger towards the real Aryan asking him to leave. This results in a tarnished reputation and fans eventually boycotting his performances around the world. While departing, Aryan spots a "journalist" among a crowd of media. Aryan realises its Gaurav and eventually chases after him but Gaurav escapes. The molestation video goes viral and fans around the world expresses their hatred toward Aryan. Aryan declares in a press conference that he is being impersonated by someone else and advises the media to watch out for Gaurav as he can hurt anyone.

Back in India, Gaurav, posing as Aryan again, accesses Aryan’s home, vandalizing his trophy collection in the study room while imploring to Aryan’s wife (Waluscha de Sousa) why is Aryan not apologizing. Aryan arrives home moments later but Gaurav escapes leaving his wife traumatized. Aryan learns from Gaurav’s parents that Gaurav will be present at the local talent show. At the show, Aryan devises a plan with Gaurav’s love interest Neha to play along with him. Aryan, imitating Gaurav now, declares 'his" love to Neha. This event provokes Gaurav, who witnessed the act on a nearby stand, to fire at Aryan. After a long chase once again, Aryan subdues Gaurav and they starting fighting. With Aryan suffering minor wounds and Gaurav barely alive after a horrendous beating, Aryan tells Gaurav to end this all and tells him to live a life of Gaurav Chadana instead of "Junior Aryan Khanna". As Aryan is leaving, Gaurav tells him he said everything but still never apologise to him. He falls of the cliff but Aryan catches him declaring it does not have to end like this. Gaurav responds that Aryan will never understand him and then frees his hand from Aryan's hand. He then falls to his death with a smile on his face. A horrified Aryan watches even after Gaurav lands to his death, still smiling. Aryan’s name is cleared from all the controversies surrounding him, with Gaurav's name forever joined to his but the ordeal still haunts him to the point where he sees "Gaurav" again amongst the crowd when he greets his fans on his next birthday.

Production:

Development:

On 16 December 2013, Yash Raj Films announced the project with Shah Rukh Khan as the main lead and Maneesh Sharma as the director. On 25 March 2014, it was announced that Greg Cannom is going to develop the look of Khan in the film. Khan underwent 3D scanning for his look as a young boy. Though it had at one time been reported that Khan was scheduled to play a 17-year-old boy in the film, Khan later denied the claim.

Filming:

Principal photography of the film began in July 2014. The film was shot in Mumbai, Croatia, London and Delhi. The film is the first ever to be shot at the Madame Tussauds in London. On 7 August 2015, it was announced that the filming of the project was completed.

Udta Punjab (English: Punjab on a High) is a 2016 Indian crime drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey. It is based on drug abuse in the Indian state of Punjab. Produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Motion Pictures, in association with Phantom Films, it features Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead roles. On 4 June 2016, the Central Board of Film Certification sought a stay on the film's release citing that the themes dealt with in the film were too mature for the general audience. As a result, the producers were directed to make a total of 89 cuts in the film. However, on 13 June 2016, the Bombay High Court struck down the stay and gave permission for the film's national release, albeit with a single cut in the screenplay. The film was released worldwide on 17 June 2016.

Movie Casting:

Shahid Kapoor as Tommy Singh

Kareena Kapoor as Dr. Preet Sahni

Alia Bhatt as an Mary Jane

Diljit Dosanjh as Sartaj Singh

Satish Kaushik as Tayaji

Prabhjyot Singh as Bali

Harpreet Singh as Samsheer

Bhawsheel Singh Sahni as Lucky

Movie Music:

The music for Udta Punjab was composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics by the late Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Shellee and Varun Grover. The background music was composed by Benedict Taylor & Naren Chandavarkar. The music rights are acquired by Zee Music Company.

 

The first song "Chitta Ve" was released on 4 May 2016. Two more Singles "Da Da Dasse" and "Ik Kudi" were released before the Release of Final soundtrack. The Complete Soundtrack consisting of 7 songs was released on 18 May 2016.

Controversies:

The row over the film being drug-themed slated for release on June 17 escalated with co-producer Anurag Kashyap hitting out at CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani, calling him "oligarch" and "dictator" and that it was like living in North Korea. The makers of the film are said to have been asked by the Revising Committee of the Censor Board to remove all references to Punjab and to make 89 cuts. Kashyap got the support of several filmmakers including Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Ram Gopal Varma, Aamir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Varun Dhawan and Mukesh Bhatt. "It is a dark day for freedom of expression and creativity in the country," Mukesh Bhatt said, calling Pahlaj Nihalani a "stooge" of the government. It was later cleared by Bombay High Court with the number of cuts reduced from 89 to a single scene, wherein a character is seen urinating. The Court directed the Board to issue an 'A' certificate before the scheduled release of the movie.

Production:

Amit Trivedi said about the soundtrack, "The film required a really dark soundtrack. So, I had to incorporate psychedelic trance and hip hop into it. It will be edgier and more in-your-face than anything else seen in Bollywood music before. I don't know how the audience will react to it because it is not something that we are used to. But I do know that there are people who have an appetite for psy-trance and hip hop in India. So, I hope it is received well". The movie's music rights were sold for 18 crore (US$2.7 million), making it the biggest such deal in Bollywood history...

Teen (stylised as Te3n; English: Three) is an Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. A remake of the 2013 South Korean film Montage, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Vidya Balan in lead roles. The film was released on 10 June 2016.

Movie Casting:

Amitabh Bachchan as John Biswas

Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Father Martin Das

Vidya Balan as Sarita Sarkar[4]

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Manohar Sinha

Padmavati Rao as Nancy Biswas, wife of John Biswas

Tota Roy Choudhury as Peter Roy, Angela's father

Movie Plot:

John Biswas is a 70-year old grandfather who visits the police station regularly. He is desperate to find the kidnapper & murderer of his grand daughter Angela who has been kidnapped and dead since 8 years. However police inspector Sarita Sarkar has no clues about the case. But he continues to search for the person who caused it, despite being dissuaded by people all around him, and collects evidence one by one in a small pace. John's wife Nancy is sick and bound to a wheel chair. Despite the personal problems John is determined not to give up. John also regularly meets Father Martin Das who was once a cop and was handling the Angela kidnapping case. Martin Das tries his best in solving the case but the guilt of being unsuccessful makes him converted to a priest.

But one day, 8 years after that tragic incident, there is another kidnapping, that of a young boy named Ronnie, and everything about it echoes of similarity with the kidnapping of Angela. Further investigation reveals that the modus operandi for kidnapping Ronnie is the same as that of Angela. Inspector Sarita Sarkar requests Martin for his assistance. Martin supports partially by providing clues and Sarita along with John start investigating the case.

In the meanwhile, John doggedly pieces together the identity of Angela's kidnapper from little bits of information that he collects through his own investigations and creates a plan to kidnap Ronnie. John wanted to seek revenge and justice since Ronnie's grandfather Manohar was the one who kidnapped Angela. Since the modus operandi was the same Angela's case file was re-opened. Manohar is then arrested and John makes him to confess about the crimes committed by him in front of the police. Manohar confesses about the crimes committed and is found guilty for his past activities. Manohar had kidnapped Angela since he needed money for his daughter's open heart surgery.

It is also revealed that Angela was not murdered. While being held captive Angela escapes and accidentally falls from a height on to a car and dies. The car was driven by Father Martin Das.

Music

Clinton Cerejo composed the music and background score of the film while Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics. The audio album of the movie was released on 27 May which was accompanied by a live performance by Vishal Dadlani on the song "Grahan" The album consists of five tracks sung by Clinton Cerejo, Vishal Dadlani, Benny Dayal, Divya Kumar and Bianca Gomes. Amitabh Bachchan recorded a version of song "Kyun Re" for the film.The song depicts the pain of a grandpa who has lost his granddaughter. The music rights were acquired by T-series.