Movies News | Updated May 26, 2006 at 01:13pm IST

Crack the Code with Fanaa, X-Men

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New Delhi: It's perhaps the biggest Friday so far for film buffs as two big flicks, mired in raging controversies, open across cinemas.

Aamir Khan-starrer Fanaa and Hollywood thriller Da Vinci Code have kicked up much heat and dust over the past fortnight and have already worked the curiosity factor to their advantage.

So if you are planning to queue up at the nearest theatre, here’s a sneak preview.

The Da Vinci Code

After keeping the audience in India guessing for weeks Da Vinci is out, finally! The movie starts with a murder inside the Paris’ Louvre museum that leads to decoding clues in Da Vinci paintings.

The clue hunt leads Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and Swiss agent Sophie Neveu to discovering a staggering secret.

They bump upon explosive historical secrets, discover a religious mystery protected by a secret society for 2,000 years.

To spill the secret or not is for the two people who are unraveling the secrets to decide. The Ron Howard film stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou

Fanaa

It’s being touted as Kajol’s comeback film.

But apart from the Kajol factor, the movie has already garnered much pre-release hype due to the controversy The movie revolves around the life of Zooni (Kajol), a blind Kashmiri girl and Rehan Qadri (Aamir Khan), a local tour guide and a flirt.

She falls for him going without knowing that Rehan has another side of to his life - one that won't only change her life, but also destroy it.

The music topping the charts, it remains to be seen whether the flick will fare as well, specially in the wake of the controversies..

X -Men - The Last Stand

The X-men are back and this time they want to take a final stand.

X-Men: The Last Stand releases with a different look at the world of mutants.

New mutants have joined the stars from the first two films. Kelsey Grammer as the Beast and Vinnie Jones the Jauggernaut.

For the first time, mutants have a choice: to retain their uniqueness or give up their powers and become human.

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