Bollywood
Mumbai, February 17 - The gloomy days seem to be getting over as the Indian film industry is readying for the blockbuster summer upfront. Having gone through more downs than ups in the last two years, the cinema biz was in dire need to make a strong comeback, and that comeback seems to be around the corner with blockbuster titles lined up to release during the entire summer of 2022. ##
In one of our previous articles, we stated how the last week of February 2022 has become intense with blockbuster titles, but the fact is, its following month is looking even more promising in which a few of the top Indian stars will come together to light up the big screen. ##
The big-screen entertainment in March will kick-start with legendary Amitabh Bachchan's biographical sports film "Jhund", which is slated for March 4, release. Ready since 2020, this Nagraj Manjule-directed is finally seeing the light of the day. The movie is based on the life of Vijay Barse (Big B), the founder of NGO Slum Soccer, and it also stars "Sairat" duo Akash Thosar, and Rinku Rajguru in prominent roles. ##
"Jhund" is to be followed by the Suriya-starrer Tamil movie "Etharkkum Thunindhavan", which will be released on March 10 in multiple languages. This Pandiraj-directed will be Suriya's first theatrical release after two back-to-back OTT releases in the form of "Soorarai Pottru", and "Jai Bhim". The expectation will be high from the actor's big-screen comeback movie as he is one of the top stars of Tamil cinema. "ET" is produced by Sun Pictures and it stars Priyanka Arul Mohan as the female lead. ##
A day after the "ET" release, one of the most anticipated and long-awaited Pan Indian biggie, "Radhe Shyam", starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde will debut in theaters. The period romantic drama film, directed by Radha Krishan Kumar, was supposed to release on January 14 but the 3rd covid-19 wave forced its postponement to March 11. It is expected to take a thundering opening at the box office, especially in Telugu. The budget of the movie is around Rs. 200 crores and the makers are confident that the movie will justify its large scale and will bring the audiences to theaters in large numbers. ##
As far as the Hindi box office is concerned, the onus will again be on Akshay Kumar to glorify its magic as his "Bachchan Pandey" will be released on the occasion of Holi on March 18. This Farhad Samji-directed has everything, be it action, comedy, or romance, the audience could have asked for, and thus, there is a positive vibe among the trade and makers that it won't disappoint and will become the box office monster. The audience is already hyped with first look posters of Khiladi Kumar. It also stars Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Abhimanyu Singh in key roles. Sajid Nadiadwala has produced it under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. ##
The ending of March will be the biggest when SS Rajamouli's highly-awaited Pan-India biggie, "RRR" will debut in theaters on March 25. Arguably the most-awaited Indian movie of the year, "RRR", stars Jr. NTR, and Ram Charan in the lead alongside Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in prominent roles. The film will be the top contender to become the highest-grossing Indian title of the year. It will be SS Rajamouli's first film since the release of all-time blockbuster "Baahubali: The Conclusion" in 2017. If all goes well, the period action drama film could take the opening of over Rs. 100 crores at the Indian box office. The makers have planned the movie to release over 10000 screens worldwide. ##
Apart from the aforementioned films, a couple of mid-budget films will also be released in theaters. Late Kannada actor, Puneeth Rajkumar's "James" is slated for March 17 release while Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan's campus action-comedy "Don" will be competing with "RRR" on March 25. However, there are high chances that "Don" will be shifted to a later date to avoid a senseless clash at the box office. ##
Stay tuned...
