 "Justice League, Tumhari Sulu, An Insignificant Man, Aksar 2: Know Your Releases")
After scoring a win with Wonder Woman, DC and Warner Bros is all set to offer cinegoers their biggest-ever visual spectacle in the form of Justice League. All of DC’s major superheroes — Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg — will step in to save the world. Bollywood-wise, there’s Vidya Balan’s slice-of-life film Tumhari Sulu. Ever since its first look was released, there’s been much positive word-of-mouth buzz around the film. Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal also debuts on the screen, with the documentary film An Insignificant Man. The documentary _c_hronicles the journey and ascent of Kejriwal and his party at the political podium of the world’s largest democracy. Justice League
What’s it about: Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) get together to form an unprecedented league of superheroes to save the planet from an impending catastrophe. With Superman apparently gone (read: dead), the newly-formed league gets set to fight what could be their biggest battle so far. Who is in it: Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fischer Why it may work: It’s J.U.S.T.I.C.E L.E.A.G.U.E guys! One may safely assume that a film starring the DC comicverse’s most loved superheroes will do well at the box office — or at least have a huge opening. Plus, after their Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice debacle, the studio redeemed its position with the super-successful Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot. WB is going to cash in on Gadot, alongside the new cast members. Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder. _Also read: Justice League early review roundup: Ben Affleck-Gal Gadot starrer is not perfect but still fun, say critics_ Tumhari Sulu _
_What’s it about: Tumhari Sulu revolves around the life of Vidya Balan’s character Sulochana (Sulu) who is a doting mother and wife by day and radio jockey by night. The slice-of-life flick breaks plenty of stereotypes — pertaining to women, heroism, work-life balance etc. Who is in it: Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul, Neha Dhupia, RJ Mallishka Why it may work: The film stars Vidya Balan — do we need any other reason? Over the years, Balan has established herself as a brand and identifies with films that have strong, independent women at the forefront. Also, the filmmakers claim TS has the old world charm typical of a Hrishikesh Mukherjee film or a Basu Chatterjee film. It’s been quite a while that we have watched films of that genre; so Tumhari Sulu might be the breath of fresh air we all have been waiting for. Tumhari Sulu is directed by Suresh Triveni.
_Also read: Tumhari Sulu music review: This concoction of uplifting songs is redolent of loving others, and yourself_ An Insignificant Man
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What’s it about: It is a crime-thriller, quite in tandem with its predecessor Aksar (2006) starring Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami and Dino Morea. However, the film is not a sequel because it is completely an independent story. It is about a married man’s desire for a woman, which makes him devise a plan to end his marriage and leave his wife for the ‘other woman’. But little does he know that he himself is a part of a bigger plan. Who is in it: Zarine Khan, Lilette Dubey, Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla Why it may work: The film has few chances of having a good opening this weekend because of the relatively little-known cast. The original Aksar too was remembered only for its music. But giving this film the benefit of doubt, some substantial material in the script might actually make this a surprise hit. Aksar 2 is directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan.
