Bollywood
Mumbai, June 20 - Producer Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films scored a box office hit out of nowhere with Vicky Kushal and Sara Ali Khan's "Zara Hatke Zara Bachke" which is getting close to 100 crores gross worldwide. The studio also has success in the digital space. ##
Known for producing content-driven cinema, Maddock Films has now unveiled the list of its 15 upcoming films. The shooting for 9 films has already been completed while 6 films are currently in the pre-production stage with 3 to roll out this year.##
The upcoming films from Maddock Films##
1. An untitled film starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, written and directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, described as "an impossible love story".##
2. "Sector 36", starring Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal, a thriller directed by debutant director Aditya Nimbalka.##
3. "Happy Teachers Day", starring Nimrat Kaur and Radhika Madan, directed by Mikhil Musale – thriller-drama.##
4. "Pooja Meri Jaan", a drama-thriller starring Mrunal Thakur, Huma Qureshi, and Vijay Raaz, directed by Navjot Gulati and co-directed by Vipasha Arvind.##
5. "Sarvgunn Sampann", a family comedy starring Vaani Kapoor and Ishwak Singh, directed by Sonali Rattan Deshmukh.##
6. "Murder Mubarak", starring Sara Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Tripathi, and Karisma Kapoor, directed by Homi Adajania – murder mystery.##
7. "Rumi Ki Sharafat", a comedy starring Radhika Madan and Varun Sharma, directed by Prashant Bhagia.##
8. "Munjya", starring Abhay Verma and Sharvari Wagh, directed by Aditya Sarpotdar – horror comedy.##
9. "Tehran", starring John Abraham, Manushi Chhillar, and Neeru Bajwa, directed by Arun Gopalan – action thriller.##
10. "Ikkis", starring Dharmendra and Agastya Nanda, directed by Sriram Raghavan – action drama.##
11. "Chhaava", starring Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna, directed by Laxman Utekar – period action drama.##
12. "VOV – Vampires Of Vijay Nagar" – horror comedy, starring Ayushmann Khurran and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.##
13. "Shiddat 2", starring Sunny Kaushal and Parineeti Chopra, directed by Karan Sharma – love story.##
14. "Stree 2", starring Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurrana. directed by Amar Kaushik – horror comedy.##
15. "Bhediya 2", starring Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon, directed by Amar Kaushik – creature comedy.##
Dinesh Vijan says that Maddock works on three fundamental principles: the story should not have a reference point, it must have commercial potential, and the actors should reinvent themselves. "The new purchasing power, the new India needs stories, which are within India. The next phase of what we want to try and do is, we want to up the ante, we still want to make stories that are powerful, but if you have to go in theaters, we need to make them larger", said the producer to Variety. ##
Apart from the aforementioned 15 films, Maddock Films also confirmed three visual spectacles. Part of that vision is Maddock's interpretation of "Arabian Nights", which is currently in development. First up will be "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", followed by "Aladdin" and "Sinbad". The plan is to cater to the Indian theatrical audience first and then go wide.##
Stay tuned...
