The releases on March 10 include a new version of the King Kong film legend, while Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt set the screen on fire yet again.
Badrinath Ki Dulhania Shashank Khaitan’s enjoyable romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) seems to have inspired a franchise. Starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, Sharma Ki Dulhania was produced by Karan Johar and directed by Shashank Khaitan. All four have reunited for the second installment. The plot revolves around Badrinath (Dhawan) from Jhansi and Vaidehi (Bhatt) from Kota, who fall in love despite their differences. Thespian Girish Karnad plays Badrinath’s father in the new film, and the cast includes Shweta Prasad and Gauhar Khan.
Kong: Skull Island Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts directs the latest reboot of the King Kong story. The original story featured a gigantic ape on the titular island which fell in love with its blond captive, was captured and taken to New York City to be exhibited to the public, and escaped and laid waste to the city before being killed. In the 2017 version, an expedition that includes characters played by Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, Brie Larson and John Goodman encounter the fierce beast in contest with the island’s equally fearsome native inhabitants.
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