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Isolation weighs heavily on most people, but there is an upside to this. In tough times we pay attention to things we generally don’t pay attention to. Remember this sentence from the movie Good Will Hunting?

“You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff that you weren’t paying attention to.”

This profound sentence that Robin Williams says to Matt Damon in the film encompasses within it the whole wisdom of Life. Bad times are inevitable and so are Good times. By remembering this one element, we can almost breeze through any situation in life.

One of the most productive things we can do in isolation is to catch up on Artforms especially Films/ Books. Movies that we may have missed because of our busy lives, movies that we are desperately waiting to watch and movies that deserve our attention are now available readily at our fingertips to watch. So, relax yourself during this period of panic and negativity by watching movies. Here are some suggestions from our side while you wait for the good times to arrive.

Chhapaak on Star Plus UK

Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey starrer Inspirational Biographical film “Chhapaak” is directed by Meghna Gulzar. It was released in 2020 and was blockbuster hit alongside critical accolades. The film depicts the real-life survival story of an acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Praised by the audiences for its absolutely stunning performances and raw portrayal of brutal aftermath of acid attacks this film is one of the must-watch movies of 2020.

“Chhapaak” is going to air on Star Plus UK on Sunday, 29th March at 8 PM UK. Watch it on YuppTV from UK, Ireland and the entire Europe Region.

WAR Movie on Star Plus APAC

Hrithik Roshan’s Action filled spectacle with Tiger Shroff as the supporting lead was one of the best movies of 2019. The film is packed with Gun Fights, Dangerous Stunts, and brilliant VFX that just leaves behind the usual Bollywood standards and ascends higher. Coupled with Hrithik’s life-like portrayal of the character and Tiger Shroff’s deadly antics the movie has earned a place in the list of the biggest blockbusters of 2019.

Watch “War” movie at 1 PM SGT, Sunday 29th March on Star Plus from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the APAC region.

You can watch both Chhapaak, War and plenty of other movies on the YuppTV Catchup section for up to a week if you missed it at the time of airing.

Reboots and Remakes are taking Over the Movie World- Where is this leading us?

Have we really reached a Stagnation point in Movie-making or is it just some mediocre minded people trying to make safe bets? How is this harming the film industry and humanity in general?

2019 has been a year of remakes and reboots in Hollywood as well as Bollywood. Many films that have won critical acclaim in the past have been remade in the year and many more are announced to arrive in 2020. What is it that is driving these two industries that are considered to be the largest in the World opt for remakes instead of investing in Originality despite the surplus resources that they own? Before diving into the storm, let us look at the remakes and how they are working out first.

Hollywood had remade and announced a remake of more than 20 films in the past year. The number is considered nothing concerning the films that are made on an average per year. But if we look at the films that are remade one can’t help but notice the stink around it. Let us look at some of the remade and rebooted films in 2019-20. Charlie’s Angels, Grudge, The Addams Family, Men in Black, Aladdin, Pet Semetary, Hellboy, Dumbo, Shaft, The Lion King, Tomb Raider, Jumanji, etc.

The same goes for Bollywood that has released and planning to release a myriad of films in the next year. Bollywood is used to remaking Hollywood films since the beginning of time. Old Super Hit Films like Aitbaar (Dial M for Murder), Teen Chor (We’re No Angels), Jhuk Gaya Aasman (Here Comes Mr.Jordan), Baghban (Make way for Tomorrow), Baazigar (There’s Something About Mary) are all remakes of the mentioned Hollywood films.

Many recent films can be included in this list. Salman Khan and Govinda starrer Partner is the remake of Will Smith starrer Hitch. Akshay Kumar’s Hey Babyy is the remake of a film named Three Men and a Baby. Kaante is of Reservoir Dogs, God Tussi Great Ho is of Bruce Almighty, Players is of The Italian Job, and Bang Bang is of Knight and Day.

Walking the same path as Hollywood, Bollywood also remakes the Super Hit older Hindi films with new stars to grant a fresh perspective to the stories and the obvious reason- to make money out of it. Films like Don, Ittefaq (which itself is a remake of British Film Signpost to a Murder), Agneepath, Devdas, etc., are remakes of older Hindi films.

The notable point that one can observe is that all these films are spread over a few years. Now as we jump to 2019- 2020 where many remade films have been released or being planned to release. The Superhit Shahid Kapoor starrer Kabir Singh is the remake of South Indian Blockbuster Arjun Reddy. And then there is Sushant Singh Rajput’s Drive which is a remake of the Hollywood film of the same name starring Ryan Gosling and Kartik Aryan’s Pati Patni Aur Woh which is a remake of Sanjeev Kumar’s film of the same name.

Upcoming films like Love Aaj Kal, Coolie No.1, Tiger Shroff’s Rambo, Dil Bechara (The Fault in our Stars), Sanjay Dutt’s Prasthanam (Prasthanam), Parineeti Chopra’s The Girl on the Train, are all remakes of films from old hindi hits, Hollywood or the South. In addition to these films, plans have been made to remake Hollywood’s Begin Again, Red, Forrest Gump, The transporter, and The Intern.

It is a well-known fact that only successful films are remade. The films though do not come with a certainty of success, do carry a tag of an above-average success rate which is an aphrodisiac to the investors. While there can be many reasons behind this, one cannot ignore the business perspective that plays a key role in any industry be it industrial production or art.

But what is the reason for this sudden blast of remakes? Is the movie industry focused on just making money? While it is a well-known fact that Money Drives all the research and Art in the World, the fact that most money is being spent on recreating the old art tells us that people are investing more in safe bets than in experiments. This while sounds good for a guy who just wants to get a job, make a family, and wait for death, is not the right attitude for someone who is investing in creation.

The fact that this trend is being followed worldwide also infers that the movie industry is turning more into a money-making machine than an art industry. As investing in the movie business became easier, an increasing number of investors are trying to make more money faster and this, while pouring money into developing art is restricting filmmakers to making commercial films rather than films with better subjects and depth.

The notion that films are just for entertainment and for money-making also has increased recently and this thought is not just restricted to the investors. The number of common people who are thinking this way has increased drastically and is becoming the reason for the dilution of the idea that looks at films as Art. The ignorance among the masses cannot be ridden of so easily if the top tier is at the crux of it all.

Though many filmmakers are making films that raise people’s consciousness, dig deeper into human minds, explore subjects and talk about taboos, as the money flow to commercial films is increasing, this is forcing the younger individuals to turn their concentration towards no-brainer commercial films that are fixated on making money. With the lack of necessary motivation or the resources to create better art, humanity will be drowned in unnecessary, irrelevant information which is detrimental to our collective evolution.

If this continues, the majority of future films will be a bunch of crowd-pleasing, meaningless pieces that neither help humanity think nor lets them evolve. The declining success rate of movies must have been an evidence of this fact. But we are collectively choosing to ignore it due to the lack of larger perspective and due to our tendency to focus on immediate profits rather than the future.

The point that needs an emphasis here is that, “There is an immediate necessity for thoughtful investors just as much as there is a necessity for thoughtful filmmakers. Investors with innovation, creativity, and vision that can empower the human mind are just as important as the filmmakers that possess those qualities.

Films (Art) can either empower humanity or help speed up its collective decay.

Blockbuster Movie Chhichhore is going to be aired on Star Plus this Sunday

A recent release that had everyone dwell in nostalgia recalling their college days, Chhichhore is a Bollywood Coming-of-age-comedy drama directed by Nitesh Tiwari. It is written by Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta, and Nikhil Malhotra. The film boasts of an extensive cast including Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Naveen Polishetty, Prateik Babbar, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Tushar Pandey, and Saanad Verma.

Built on a plot that involves a nostalgic trip to college days, Chhichhore was a film that has connected to every generation. The film is built on a small storyline that begins with a teenager committing suicide succumbing to pressure. Hoping to save the boy’s life and strengthen his will to live, his divorced parents along with their friends that come together after decades reminisce their college days and the fun they had at the time.

The film which was released in theatres on 6th of September, struck a chord with every kind of audience becoming a blockbuster in a small time. It has earned great ratings from the top critics and was praised by the audience. Along with the performances of the Actors, the film was also appreciated for its plot that carried the message that losing is as important a lesson as winning in life.

The film is going to be premiered for the first time on Star Plus in the Asia Pacific Region. Watch Chhichhore on Star Plus live on YuppTV, this Sunday at 1 PM SGT and 4 PM AEDT. All you have to do to watch the movie is download the YuppTV App on Smart Televisions, Smartphones, Tablets or log on to YuppTV website from Laptops, Computers and other internet enabled devices.

Watch John Abraham’s Parmanu in YuppTV Mini Theatre

A historical Action Drama, Parmanu: The story of Pokhran depicts the story of Indian secret Nuclear tests conducted in Pokhran in 1998. Written by Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla Sheikh, and Abhishek Sharma, the film is directed by Abhishek Sharma who had previously directed Tere Bin Laden, The Shaukeens, etc. Parmanu casts John Abraham and Diana Penty in the lead roles and Boman Irani and Anuja Sathe in supporting roles.

The film starts off in 1995, an era in which the whole world unitedly opposed the creation of Nuclear Missiles and India has done only one. Neighboring Countries like China has done 43 tests and India is under pressure from China, Pakistan, and the Western Countries to establish its power and abort any trials at Nuclear Devices. The story moves forward to reveal how India created Nuclear Missiles and successfully conducted the trials without the knowledge of the world. The Political, Strategical, and Security challenges that were faced by the persons involved at the time make up for an edge of the seat drama along with providing knowledge of a great thing that has happened because of their bravery.

John Abraham one of the best actors in Bollywood has delivered the performance of his life in this film and so did Boman Irani, Diana Penty, and Anuja Sathe. The songs by Sachin-Jigar and Jeet Ganguli, and music composed by Sandeep Chowta added to the patriotic feel of the film.

This wonderful patriotic film, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, which had released recently on 25th May 2018 is now available online to watch on YuppTV Mini Theatre, a section where we provide all the latest films from the top Indian languages to watch. The film is available to watch for a bare minimum price on any internet enabled device from all over the world. 

Watch Parmanu: The story of Pokhran Hindi Movie online in HD only on YuppTV Mini Theatre.

Bollywood Biopics: Content-Driven or Business Driven?

Biographical films are films that portray the story of a historical person.Biographical films dramatize the life of a person and the scenes involve the real-life incidents from his/ her life. We have witnessed many Biopics of prominent historical figures like Bhagath Singh, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Vallabhai Patel, Subash Chandra Bose, Dr. BR Ambedkar, over the time in Bollywood.

And then there are the biopics of personalities that are practically unknown to common people like Padman, Manjhi: The Mountain Man, Aligarh, Sarabjit, Shahid, Neerja, etc. The trend has taken a new turn and we have been seeing Biopics of prominent personalities in Sports, Crime World, Politicians who are familiar to the audience, but their story is unknown to the lot. Reputable among these are Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, MS Dhoni: An Untold Story, Mary Kom, Dangal, Azhar, etc. You can Watch some of these latest movies online to know more about the lives of these people.

Famous Directors in Bollywood have been really trying hard to get the stories right and present them as realistically as possible. There are some films among these, which, in an attempt to bring the audience to the theatre, overdramatize certain situations and add some scenes that are completely non-sensical with zero references to the person’s life.

Priyanka Chopra’s Mary Kom was on the receiving end of many criticisms for its unrealistic take and over dramatization of certain scenes. The actor’s resemblance to the person which is one of the crucial factors in a biopic was ignored in this film which raised questions about Bollywood’s motives behind making Biopics.

On this note, we decided to glance over some of the top Bollywood hit Biopics and detail their significance in relevance to the art and business.

Movies on Sports Personnel

One of the most popular genres that is sure to make a deafening noise among the audience and will be able to cash out irrevocably is Sports Genre. We have witnessed the massive success of films like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Dangal, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Mary Kom, Paan Singh Tomar, etc. While these, stand to be good concepts to cash out, there are some films in this genre that were not successful as expected. Among those are films like Sachin: A Billion Dreams, Budhia Singh, etc. which have been on the receiving end of awards.

While sports biopics are a great way of making the struggles of a sportsman/woman known to the world, the fictionalization of stories for commercial success like in movies like Mary Kom, Azhar, etc., is a terrible move from the directors and is demeaning to the art. Also, choosing successful, but still emerging individuals who have a long way to go like Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, Abhinav Bindra, Mithali Raj shouts out business and exploitation more than reverence.

However, this is one side of the coin and on the other side of the coin lies some films that we can look forward to, films that are being made on legendary individuals like Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh, etc., Murlikant Petkar, PT Usha, Kapil Dev, etc. We hope these are free of the despicable commercial moves and provide a better perspective on the lives of those revered individuals.

Biopics on Politicians, Criminals, and Celebrities

Hagiography comes to mind whenever we watch a biographical film about Freedom Fighters. Films about the highly revered men, great leaders deserve to be portrayed in a saintly way and films like Gandhi, Sardar, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, etc., does exactly that. An informative glimpse into the lives of these Great people have left us in awe and proved to be resourceful. Some of the upcoming films that carry a chance of falling into this category are Manikarnika (about Rani Laxmi Bai), Mahanati (about Actress Savitri), The Accidental Prime Minister (about Ex-PM Manmohan Singh), etc.

But Bollywood needs to keep the hagiography in check when making Films like Bandit Queen, depicting the life of Bandit turned Politician Phoolan Devi, Haseena Parkar, portraying the life of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister, etc. Though these films have made an impact and resonated with the audience for their bold approach and realism, the compulsion to portray the lead character as a protagonist affects the story and makes the storytelling biased.

And then there are films about Celebrities like Sanjay Dutt, Silk Smita, etc. Maybe Bollywood is exploiting the market or maybe it is true in its heart about making a Biopics. But looking at the lack of biopics about the legendary actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand, etc., choosing an actor who had been convicted by Indian Law and an actress who made A rated films to make a biopic on, makes one question the motives of the directors.

Movies on Lesser known but Prominent individuals

Many people in the world make their mark in the history that often remains in the dark until it makes its way into the mind of a writer/ filmmaker. There are many such individuals whose greatness has been discovered and made known to the world by journalists, filmmakers, and other personnel. Falling into this category are the films like Manzhi: The Mountain Man, Padman, Shahid, Neerja, Aligarh, etc.

This type of films that depict the struggles faced by the individuals when they are fighting the system/ evil doers/ society/ ignorance take a tremendous effort without a guarantee of success. The roles in these films are challenging to the actors too. Actors are required to push themselves beyond their capabilities constantly to sync to the roles and present them in a sheer realistic way.

Films like these are made to inspire people and make them realize that they are stronger than they think they are and can do so by stepping up. Being the biggest industry in India and a prominent movie industry in the world, Bollywood bears a moral responsibility to do contribute in this area instead of looking for stories that can be commercial successes.

Upcoming Bollywood Biopics that might fall into this category are “Super 30” in which Hrithik Roshan is portraying the role of mathematician Anand Kumar the founder of Super 30, “Jhalki” in which Boman Irani will be portraying the role of Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and a film on Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma portrayed by Aamir Khan.

Bollywood has come a long way in making Biopics as realistic as possible, but it still has a long way to go. Bollywood must tone down its need to entertain a diverse class of audience and focus on taking the art to a higher level. The necessity for content-driven biopics is at its pinnacle since the industry is now competing on a global scale.

Watch Sidharth Malhotra's Action Drama A Gentleman on YuppTV Mini Theatre

A Gentleman is a Super Hit Bollywood Film directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D K and starring one of the most talented young actors Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez. The film is an Action Comedy and had its release in August 2017. This movie is now available on YuppTV Mini Theatre for the overseas users to enjoy from their homes.

A Gentleman is the story of a safe playing man (Sidharth Malhotra) living in Miami. He has a good job but is too cautious in life and is ready to settle down. His problem is that he has a girl-friend (Jacqueline) but is not interested in him. One day, as a part of his job he goes to Mumbai and his brutal past comes back to him revealing the twist. The way he handles things after that is filled with brutal comedy and hilarious action scenes. Will he succeed in his mission of getting away? Or will he confront it and get rid of it forever? Makes up for the rest of the story.

The film casts Suniel Shetty as the villain who delivers a classic performance in a stylish new appearance. The film also comprises of 5 popular songs which add to the overall experience without disturbing the execution. All the songs ruled the charts for a short period of time and continue to occupy a place in functions and parties. “A Gentleman” which is captioned Sundar Susheel Risky justifies it alongside providing massive does of entertainment.

The movie is now available on YuppTV Mini Theatre for the overseas audience to watch from their homes. Enjoy it online in Full HD quality in your Smart TV along with your family for a small price. YuppTV Mini Theatre which features the latest movies Indian online also caters Super Hit films from Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, etc. Check out our Mini Theatre page to know the rest of the films.

Flashy Upcoming Indian Movies in the latter half of 2017

India has the reputation of being an entertainer in the entire world. The industries existent in India, Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood, Sandalwood, are known to be coming up with some of the most exciting movies every year. According to the recent studies, more than 1000 movies are made and released in India every year.

The first half of 2017 has seen some of the best movies from the top Industries in India. The underdog Tollywood industry which is not so reputable with the populace overseas has taken everyone by surprise with its Magnum Opus Bahubali- The conclusion. The movie turned out to be the highest grosser in the history of Indian Cinema. Not only did the movie broke all the records in Telugu language, it managed to do well in its neighboring Hindi and Tamil languages as well.

In Bollywood, along with that, movies like Raees, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Kaabil, Jolly LLB 2, Hindi Medium from Bollywood, first two-quarters of 2017. The third quarter is filled with exciting releases like these as well. Here is a list of some of the most anticipated upcoming Indian movies for you to be ready.

Bollywood

With movies like Toilet Ek Prem Katha released last Friday and Bareilly Ki Barfi, Haseena Parkar, A Gentleman scheduled for this month, more extravagant movies like Milan Luthra's Baadshaho, David Dhawan's Judwaa  2, Rohit Shetty's Golmaal again, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, and Abhishek Sharma's Parmanu- The story of Pokhran are among the top of the highly anticipated list.

Here is some insight on those movies.

Baadshaho

The movie set in the Emergency period of the 1970s. Casting some of the biggest and the most talented stars like Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Vidyut Jammwal, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta, Sanjay Mishra etc., this thriller is probably one among the biggest releases in Bollywood. The movie has caused a significant amount of interest in the industry and among the common audience since the release of its first look poster. It is slated for release on 1st September 2017.

Shubh Mangal Savdhan

Starring Ayushmann Khurana and Bhumi Pednekar, Shubh Mangal Savdhan is a remake of a Tamil film, Kalyana Samayal Saadham. The movie is a comedy drama about a boy who suffers from Erectile dysfunction, gets engaged to a girl. Looks like Indian Movies are now leaving the stereotype concepts. This is the second time that the pair is working together for a movie after an award-winning performance in Dum Laga Ke Haisha. This movie is slated for release on 1st September as well.

Daddy

Bollywood is going through a series of biographical films in the recent times. After Haseena Parkar, Daddy is another Biographical film portraying the story of gangster turned politician Arun Gowli. Arjun Rampal bagged the titular role of Arun Gowli in the film and by the looks of the trailer we think that this movie can make history. The film is being directed by Ashim Ahluwalia and is slated for release 8th September 2017.

Lucknow Central

Detaching from the regular pathway, this movie is based on the Prison escape concept which is rare in Bollywood. The movie casts Farhan Akhtar and Diana Penty in the lead roles. The trailer of the movie which gave out most of the plot has rocked the charts and has kept most of the audience waiting for the movie. It is slated for release on 15th September 2017.

Judwaa 2

Directed by David Dhawan, Judwaa 2 stars Varun Dhawan in a double role and Jacqueline Fernandez and Tapsee Pannu as the lead actresses. This is an action comedy film in the style of the old movie Judwaa. The movie is set to release 29th September 2017.

Golmaal Again

Featuring Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tushar Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Kunal Khemu, Prakash Raj, etc., in the lead roles, Golmaal Again is 4th installment in the Golmaal series. The series is one of the highest rated comedy movie series of Bollywood. It is set to release on 18th October 2017.

Ittefaq

Ittefaq is the official remake of 1969 film starring Rajesh Khanna as the lead actor. The movie casts Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha, Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. This movie is set to release on 3rd November 2017.

Padmavati

Another Magnum opus from Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmavati is an Indian period drama featuring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh etc. The film is based on the life of a queen Rani Padmini. This movie is slated for release on 17th November 2017.

Parmaanu- The story of Pokhran

Being directed by Abhishek Sharma, Parmaanu tells us the story of the first nuclear Bomb tests of India held at Pokhran. The movie casts John Abraham, Diana Penty, Boman Irani, Ronit Roy etc., in the lead roles. This movie is said to be released on 8th December 2017.

Tiger Zinda Hai

The sequel to the movie Èk Tha Tiger, starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif is Tiger Zinda Hai. The movie is being directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and is one of the most awaited movies in 2017, especially after the backfiring of Salman Khan's previous movie Tubelight.

These are most anticipated movies of Bollywood releasing in the third quarter of 2017.