Bollywood rules the
big screen at Ster-Kinekor during August with the release of three
much-anticipated titles - Bangistan,
Brothers and Phantom – at select cinemas
nationwide.
Bangistan is a whip-smart and uproarious satire on fundamentalism told
through two unlikely terrorists with a common destructive goal. Recently
relelased, it is directed by Karan Anshuman and stars Riteish
Deshmukh, Pulkit Samrat, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arya Babbar, Tomasz Karolak and
Chandan Roy Sanyal.
Concerned by the unrest in
the name of religion, sub-continental leaders of Muslims and Hindus, the Imam
and the Shankaracharya, announce that they are attending the International
Peace Conference in Krakow in a joint effort to help unite the two religions in
perpetual harmony. Rival rabble-rousing ragtag organisations, the Islamist
Al-Kaam Tamam and right-wing political party Maa Ka Dal, separately recruit and
brainwash Hafeez and Praveen to suicide bomb the conference so that they may
continue to wield their local influence.
After a rigorous, and
hilarious, 'training' period, the two men switch their religious identities to
stay under the radar. Hafeez, the jihadi, masquerades as a conservative Hindu
Ishwarchand, while Praveen, the Hindu soldier, dons the garb of a practicing
Muslim, Allahrakha. A series of serendipitous comic events ends in an epic,
dramatic finale that brings the world to Krakow. Bangistan covers the full range of emotions, while sending out
a universally affirmative message that all religions are but different doorways
to the same destination.
Releasing on August 14 is the
moving drama, Brothers,
which is the official remake of the Hollywood movie, Warrior. Directed
by Karan Malhotra, the story revolves around the complex relationship between a
father and his two sons. The film tracks their emotional journey as they come
face to face in their fight for love, hatred and family. Brothers stars Akshay Kumar,
Jackie Shroff and Sidharth Malhotra. The film is directed by Karan Malhotra and
produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar and
Endemol India.
On August 28, Ster-Kinekor
releases Phantom, a
political thriller set in the volatile climate of South Asia. Bedevilled by
constant terror attacks, the Indian government and security agencies are
helpless as the masterminds of the attacks are out of reach. When an
infiltrator with plans to attack India is caught, the Head of India’s security
agency and his team take matters into their own hands. The film follows the
protagonist Daniyal, whose journey to seek justice takes him to India, Europe,
America and the volatile Middle East. Directed by Kabir Khan, Phantom stars Saif Ali Khan,
Katrina Kaif and Rajesh Tailang.
Bangistan, Brothers and Phantom will screen at
Ster-Kinekor cinemas at Gateway and Musgrave in Durban.
For more
information visit www.sterkinekor.com or download www.sterkinekor.mobi or the SK App on your Nokia, Samsung Android,
iPhone or Blackberry smart phone. You can also book at the box office.
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