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Science fiction, comedy, romance and a children's film, with four Bollywood films being released this week, you have a lot to choose from.
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Film editor-turned-director Shirish Kunder's 'Joker' has Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles.
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It is the story of Agastya (Akshay), a researcher probing the existence of aliens in the universe, who returns to his small little native village with his wife Diva (Sonakshi).
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The out of luck Agastya takes it upon himself to put his crazy village on the global map and continues with his alien exploration from there. While his plan gets the village attention from across the world, it also comes with a great deal of risk.
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Jointly produced by UTV Motion Pictures, Akshay Kumar's Hari Om Productions and Farah Khan-Shirish Kunder's Three's Company Productions Pvt, the film also stars actors Shreyas Talpade and Minnisha Lamba.
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'From Sydney with Love' is the second film being released this week.
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Sharad Malhotra, Bidita Bag, Karan Sagoo and Evelyn Sharma are in the star cast of this romantic comedy.
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As the name suggests, the film is based in Australia and revolves around the joys and sorrows of a group of friends.
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The film has been produced, written and directed by Prateek Chakravorty.
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Do you think this rom-com with all new faces will click at the box office?
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Another film being released this week is Saurabh Shukla's 'I M 24', featuring actors Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Manjari Phadnis and Saurabh himself.
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The funny tale revolves around Shubendu (Rajat), a 42-year-old honest, balding writer who is tempted to lie when he falls in love with a 22-year-old girl (Manjari).
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They meet through the Internet, so he gets away with his lies about his age and appearance. His roommate Gagan (Ranvir) helps him cook stories.
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What follows is a hilarious ride of lies, cover-ups, goof-ups and contradicting tales.
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Shubendu begins enjoying it. But at some point, the madness has got to stop. The question is, when?
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The Desert Mermaid' is another film with a social message.
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The film is largely based on the issue of female foeticide, but has been treated as an adventure thriller and journey film.
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Produced by Sushil Kumar Agrawal of Ultra Distributors Pvt. Ltd., it features child actors Lehar Khan and Krishang Trivedi as protagonists along with 'I Am Kalam' star Harsh Mayar.
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Parvin Dabas, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Rahul Singh, Suhasini Mulay and VM Badola are also part of the cast.
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With children's films grabbing eyeballs these days, 'Jalpari' stands a fair chance at the box office.