Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and Tamil superstar Surya will tug it off at the box office this Friday with their outings "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey" and "Rakta Charitra - Part II". And vying for eyeballs with them will be "Phas Gaye Re Obama", based on the after effects of recession.
With Abhishek starrer "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey", director Ashutosh Gowariker will introduce audience to the long forgotten Chittagong uprising.
Gowariker said that we did not know much about Chittagong uprising. He added that it was a revolution of such vastness and magnitude involving not one person, but sixty four revolutionaries led by Surjya Sen.
The period drama that will see Abhishek as the freedom fighter Sen, has been co-produced by Gowariker's wife along with Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev Bijli of PVR Pictures.
Sen, a school teacher, carried out the uprising in 1930 in British India. Based on Manini Chatterjee's book "Do And Die", the film throws light on the sixty four revolutionaries out of which fifty six were youngsters, mostly around fourteen years of age.
On the other hand, Ram Gopal Varma's "Rakta Charitra - Part II" takes forward the life of Paritala Ravi, a slain political leader from Andhra Pradesh. The first instalment hit the screens Oct 22.Apparently, the budget for both the movies is Rs.12 crore each.
Starring Vivek Oberoi in the lead, it marks the Bollywood debut of Tamil superstar Surya as Ravi's nemesis Maddelacheruvu Suri. Politician-actor Shatrughan Sinha too features in the thriller along with Kota Srinivasa Rao and Radhika Apte.
"This movie focuses on how violence rages from emotions and it talks about an inspiration out of life," Varma said.
Debutant director Subhash Kapoor will be competing with these two veterans with his satirical comedy "Phas Gaye Re Obama" at the ticket counters. Set against the backdrop of global recession that originated in the US and how it had its implication even in the remotest corners of India.
Starring Rajat Kapoor in the lead, it has Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Amol Gupte and Manu Rishi in pivotal roles. It has been produced by Ashok Pandey.
Interestingly, Neha, who plays a female gangster in the comedy, took inspiration from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to get her regional dialect right.
"As I play a gangster from UP (Uttar Pradesh) in the film, I had to get that language right and so I observed Mayawati to learn how she speaks. She is the only woman whose dialect, whether she is serious or funny, is extremely monotonous. So I have tried to incorporate this in my character. However, my character is not inspired by her," Neha said.
Keeping Gowariker's track record and Varma' dexterity at showcasing politics and crime, it just might be a tough fight for Kapoor at the box office.
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