From Gadar 2 to Jailer, 5 exciting movies releasing this weekend in theatres and OTT.
The Independence Day weekend is going to be exciting as some highly-anticipated movies are set to release in theatres. It’s time to say Hindostan Zindabad as Sunny Deol as Tara Singh is once again going to Pakistan to save his family. Superstar Rajinikanth is returning with his full swag in Nelson’s black comedy action movie Jailer. Apart from these two big releases, Akshay Kumar would hope to deliver his first hit in a long time with OMG 2. So, there is plenty to look forward to. So, without wasting any time let’s have a look at 5 movies releasing this week which have got us excited.
Gadar 2
Cast: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simrat Kaur, Manish Wadhwa, and Gaurav Chopra
Release Date: August 11
Where to watch: In theatres
Tara Singh is back. Gadar 2: The Katha Continues, a sequel to 2001’s blockbuster Gadar is all geared up to set the box office on fire. Directed by Anil Sharma, the movie is set in 1971 during the Crush India movement and follows Tara Singh as he travels to Lahore, Pakistan to bring his son back who is imprisoned and tortured by the Pakistan soldiers under Major General Hamid Iqbal.
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OMG 2
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Yami Gautam, Arun Govil
Release Date: August 11
Where to watch: In theatres
OMG 2 is a spiritual sequel to OMG – Oh My God! (2012) and stars Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam in lead roles. This sex education-themed movie looks promising and some sensible issues are handled in a satirical way.
Jailer
Cast: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Ramya Krishnan, Tammannah Bhatia
Release Date: August 10
Where to watch: In theatres
Superstar Rajinikanth is back on the big screen after a hiatus of two years and his fans are super elated. He plays Muthuvel Pandian, a strict yet empathetic jailer who learns that a gang is trying to rescue their leader from the prison. How he foils their efforts is what forms the plot of this Nelson-directional black comedy actioner. The movie will release in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada.
Bholaa Shankar
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Keerthy Suresh and Sushanth
Release Date: August 11
Where to watch: In theatres
Directed by Meher Ramesh, Bhola Shankar is a Telugu action drama movie starring Chiranjeevi as the titular character with Tamannaah Bhatia, Keerthy Suresh and Sushanth. It is an official remake of the 2015 Tamil film Vedalam.
Heart of Stone
Cast: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, and Matthias Schweighöfer.
Release Date: August 11
Where to watch: Netflix
Directed by Tom Harper, Heart of Stone is a spy action thriller set to premiere on Netflix. The plot revolves around International intelligence agent Rachel Stone (Gadot) who must embark on a dangerous mission to protect the mysterious MacGuffin known as “The Heart.” Stone is tasked by the peacekeeping operation known as Charter to keep the object safe from falling into enemy hands.
