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Bollywood Films To Watch In January 2016
Happy 2016! Here's our list of cool Bollywood films to add to your January must-see list.
Wazir
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham
Director: Bejoy Nambair (Reflections, David and Pizza)
Release Date: January 8th, 2016
Wazir
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Wazir will be the first film to kick start the month of January. With an all-star cast this action thriller stars Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar who play unlikely friends, a wheelchair bound chess grand master and an ATS officer, who are brought together by grief and a strange twist of faith. An official trailer and teaser have Bachchan tweeting a photo of him and Akthar in studio recording a track for the film.
Cast: Sunny Deol, Om Puri, Soha Ali Khan and Narendra Jha
Director: Sunny Deol (Dillagi)
Release Date: January 15th, 2016
Ghayal Once Again
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Formerly titled Ghayal Returns, this action drama stars Sunny Deol who reprises his role of Ajay Mehra in the lead role and is produced by his father, iconic actor Dharmendra. This is a sequel to the 1990 super hit film Ghayal and continues the story accordingly.
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3
Cast: Tushar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Mandana Karimi, Krishna Abhishek, Gizele Thakral and Claudia Ciesla
Director: Umesh Ghadge (Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Dhoom and Once Upon A Time In Mumbai)
Release Date: January 22nd 2016
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3
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Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 is a sex comedy and the sequel to Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum. The film caught the eye of the the India's Central Board of Film Certification who deemed it "vulgar." The original film Kyaa Kool Hain Hum had its fair share of sexual content but also had a nice story. The more recent addition seems to leave the audience confused by the trailer alone.
Airlift
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Feryna Wazheir and Lena
Director: Raja Krishna Menon (Barah Anna and Bas Yun Hi)
Release Date: January 22nd, 2016
Airlift
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Airlift is a dramatic action film based on the largest evacuation of Indians from Kuwait in 1990. The film is set to release near India's Republic Day (similar to Kumar's other film Baby). The dramatic and true subject matter intrigued Kumar who noted the magnitude of the evacuation: "If you browse through the Guinness Book of World Records, the biggest air evacuation was done by our country, India, and this is why I selected to do this subject as I wanted to bring it in front of everyone."
Mastizaade
Cast: Sunny Leone, Tushar Kapoor, Vir Das, Suresh Menon and Shaad Randhawa
Director: Milap Zaveri (Masti, Heyy Baby and Grand Masti)
Release Date: January 28th, 2016
Mastizaade
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This adult sex comedy was ready in December 2014 however it did not get clearance by India's Central Board of Film Certification. Finally by August 2015 the board granted the film a certificate and it was slated to release in December 2015. At that point the filmmakers took the decision to stop the film from releasing once again as it as going to clash with Hate Story 3 at the box office. A teaser includes Sunny Leon sporting a bikini and heels at a car wash. Definitely a good way to attract the audience.
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Vallisa Chauhan
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Vallisa Chauhan (@vallisachauhan) presents the Flagship breakfast show on Lyca Radio 1458. She has scripted and produced a full feature film called "Those 4 Walls" and is currently working on other projects. She loves travel and movies and tries to fit in both as much as she can.
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