Film: Jai Mummy Di

Producers: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Luv Films, Ankur Garg

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Director: Navjot Gulati

Today’s audience wants to see cinema that is entertaining, interesting and relatable. Directed by debutant Navjot Gulati, Jai Mummy Di is touted as mom-com and a light-hearted family comedy that shows how the conflicting dynamics between the two mothers lead to a muddled chemistry between their children and other members of both families.

Sunny Singh and Sonnalli Seygall, the mismatched lovers of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, are back in this film as devoted love-birds with Supriya Pathak and Poonam Dhillon essaying the roles of their respective on-screen warring mothers.

We are expecting a witty and entertaining comedy.

Film: Dolittle

Producers: Joe Rath, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Susan Downey

Director: Stephen Gaghan

The year 2020 brings back Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland together for Universal Pictures’ Dolittle. Starring Robert Downey Jr. as the famed doctor and veterinarian, Dr. Dolittle, it t is releasing in India in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The film is directed by Academy Award winner Stephen Gaghan.

The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent and Carmen Laniado and features additional voice performances from Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, and Craig Robinson.

Film: 1917

Producers: Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall, Pippa Harris, Brian Oliver

Director: Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes’ epic war film 1917, starring newcomers George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, is dedicated to his grandfather. Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Colin Firth, Claire Duburcq and Benedict Cumberbatch also play important roles.

The film follows two young British soldiers during the First World War who are given an impossible mission to deliver a message deep in enemy territory to stop an attack that is sure to end the disaster.

Film: Just Mercy

Producers: Gil Netter, Asher Goldstein, Michael B. Jordan

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

The legal drama film is a powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) who works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. He becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them.

The film also features Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, and Brie Larson.

Film: Khatre Da Ghuggu

Producer: Ananta Films

Directors: Shivtar Shiv, Aman Cheema

Comedy genre is a favourite in Pollywood. Here is the first Punjabi film of year 2020, Khatre Da Ghuggu, releasing in North circle.

This laugh riot features a first-time onscreen couple Jordan Sandhu and Diljott in the lead, well-supported by comedy king B N Sharma. Baaz Dhaliwal also plays a pivotal role.

Get ready to watch an out-and-out comedy at the theatres near you. —Dharam Pal