Bollywood Friday: 'Gattu', 'Challo Driver' and more

Jul 19, 2012 16:58pm

Have a look at the Hindi films being released on July 20, 2012.
Directed by Rajnish Thakur, comedy film 'Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai' has actors like Suniel Shetty, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri and Udita Goswami in the star cast.
The film revolves around Amar Joshi played by Suniel Shetty who runs a video library in Banaras.
Despite his father's objection, Amar sells his video library to pursue a filmmaking course in London.
After completing his film course, Amar decides to go the city of dreams, Mumbai. The only person he knows in Mumbai is Suraj (Rajpal Yadav), who's a struggling TV actor.
After that, the film tracks Amar and Suraj's struggle of trying to make a Bollywood film.
The plot and star cast of the film isn't too impressive. Let's wait and watch how it scores at the box office.
The other film being released this week is 'Challo Driver', with actors Vickrant Mahajan and Kainaz Motivala in lead roles.
Vickrant plays a fiery young construction magnate Arjun Kapoor in the film.
Kainaz's character in the film is named Tanya Malhotra. An arts graduate from Chandigarh, Tanya, who is looking for excitement in her career becomes Arjun's chauffeur.
Directed by Vickrant himself, the film also features veteran actor Prem Chopra and popular television actor Manoj Pahwa.
The story of 'Challo Driver' is set in Delhi.
Kainaz Motivala was earlier seen in films like 'Wake Up Sid' and 'Paathshaala'. However, 'Ragini MMS' became her claim to fame.
With almost no publicity, how do you think 'Challo Driver' will score at the box office.
After gaining recognition at film festivals, 'Gattu', produced by the Children's Film Society, is ready for a commercial release on July 20.
Directed by Rajan Khosla, the story revolves around Gattu (Mohammad Samad) who dreams to defeat a kite named 'Kali' with mysterious origins. After several futile attempts, he finds a way to fulfil his dream.
He discovers a local school having a roof. Impersonating as a student, he sneaks into the school and pretends to study. The only problem is that he can't read and write!
The film opened at the 17th International Children's Film Festival, Hyderabad. It was held in high regard by critics and reviewers all over the world.
At the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, 'Gattu' was honoured with a special mention.
The popularity of children's films is increasing in India. Let's see if that helps 'Gattu' to any extent or not.