<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/36005359.cms" /> After a week of great <keyword id="25892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="box-office">box office</keyword> action, mainly due to the runaway success of Rajinikanth-starrer <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Box-Office-Kochadaiiyaan-Thrives-On-Rajini-Power-Heropanti-Soaring-High/articleshow/35710189.cms">Kochadaiiyaan</a>, <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> is back to a dismal crawl. Last Friday (May 30) saw the release of just two flicks – Hansal Mehta-directed <keyword id="502037" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Citylights">Citylights</keyword> and newbie film-maker <keyword id="1307809" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aman-Sachdeva">Aman Sachdeva</keyword>’s <keyword id="1444695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kuku-Mathur-Ki-Jhand-Ho-Gayi">Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi</keyword> (well, this one is produced by <keyword id="6354597" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ekta-Kapoor">Ekta Kapoor</keyword>, <keyword id="154993" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shobha-Kapoor">Shobha Kapoor</keyword> and Bejoy Nambiar). Although both are hatke movies in a way and the former has earned enough critical accolades, none could manage an impressive showing at the <keyword id="827271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Domestic-Box-Office">domestic box office</keyword> and recorded only 5-10% occupancy on debut day. 
 
Citylights, however, did considerably well after collecting just Rs 70 lakh on the opening Friday. The movie hit 500 screens and went on to earn Rs 3.57 crore at home in the first three days, according to <keyword id="6356809" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="producer">producer</keyword> figure (trade figure puts it at Rs 3.18 crore). But the crucial first Monday collections dipped again to Rs 60 lakh (approx). However, keeping in mind it is a <keyword id="2289947" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Low-budget-movie">low-budget movie</keyword> and cost around Rs 7 crore including P&amp;A, Citylights may just avoid losses. 
 
On the other hand, <keyword id="2289921" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kuku-Mathur">Kuku Mathur</keyword> Ki Jhand Ho Gayi, a rom-com drama with a <keyword id="2289946" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="quirky-title">quirky title</keyword> and an unmistakable <keyword id="2289944" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Delhi-flavour">Delhi flavour</keyword>, has garnered a paltry Rs 1.60 crore over the first weekend, against an estimated budget of Rs 6 crore. In addition, it has landed into further trouble as a resident of <keyword id="6355556" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="bhopal">Bhopal</keyword> has reportedly filed a Public Interest Litigation (<keyword id="6355791" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="PIL">PIL</keyword>) against <keyword id="766823" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Balaji-Motion-Pictures">Balaji Motion Pictures</keyword>, claiming that the film’s title has hurt the sentiments of the Kayastha community. Kuku Mathur was released across 700 screens but going by its performance, it can be a clean washout at the box office. 
 
But what has gone wrong with Citylights? For one, the movie gives you a taste of unsavoury reality that is bound to jolt viewers. Inspired by the British film <keyword id="467511" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Metro-Manila">Metro Manila</keyword>, Citylights by <keyword id="303" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Director">director</keyword> <keyword id="4684" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Hansal-Mehta">Hansal Mehta</keyword> (of Shahid fame) pieces together the gripping tale of an <keyword id="2289953" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Uprooted-family">uprooted family</keyword> and their desperate struggle to survive in the ruthless city of Mumbai. The <keyword id="1097560" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="storyline">storyline</keyword> unveils a touching human document, superbly portrayed by the lead couple – <keyword id="1946388" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rajkummar-Rao">Rajkummar Rao</keyword> (<keyword id="6357110" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="deepak">Deepak</keyword>) and debutante <keyword id="2222926" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Patralekha">Patralekha</keyword>. Even the crime drama blends well with the colourful kaleidoscope – gentle, sombre, harsh and tragic at times. The ending is undoubtedly filmy, but the rest shines with a rare sensitivity that saves Citylights from being a cliché. 
 
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In contrast, Kuku Mathur is a <keyword id="2289956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Light-comedy">light comedy</keyword>, telling the story of two fast <keyword id="343" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Friends">friends</keyword> – Kuku Mathur (<keyword id="803840" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Siddharth-Gupta">Siddharth Gupta</keyword>) and <keyword id="2289924" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ronnie-Gulati">Ronnie Gulati</keyword> (<keyword id="2222736" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ashish-Juneja">Ashish Juneja</keyword>) – and their coming of age. This one is Sachdeva’s debut film and there are the usual hiccups in terms of plot and characters. But the lead duo and <keyword id="38050" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Amit-Sial">Amit Sial</keyword> (<keyword id="2289962" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Prabhakar-Bhaiya">Prabhakar Bhaiya</keyword>, the baddie uncle trying to influence Kuku) have put in some fantastic acting; the humour is quite <keyword id="678332" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Subtle">subtle</keyword> at times and the <keyword id="2289967" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Delhi-backdrop">Delhi backdrop</keyword> adds some endearing local colours. Kuku’s culinary aspirations bring in a fresh <keyword id="30450" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="80" keywordseo="Touch">touch</keyword>, but a crisper storyline and engaging <keyword id="42057" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Screenplay">screenplay</keyword> could have improved the film vastly. Overall, an average movie with a few ‘wow’ moments and that partly explains the poor box office response. 
 But in case you are longing for another <keyword id="654103" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="smash">smash</keyword> hit like <keyword id="1849408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kochadaiiyaan">Kochadaiiyaan</keyword> or even <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Box-Office-Kochadaiiyaan-Thrives-On-Rajini-Power-Heropanti-Soaring-High/articleshow/35710189.cms">Heropanti</a>, wait till you get to watch Akshay Kumar-starrer <keyword id="2113212" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Holiday-A-Soldier-Is-Never-Off-Duty">Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty</keyword>, to be released on June 6. It is a remake of the Tamil hit <keyword id="2289970" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tuppaki">Tuppaki</keyword> and also stars <keyword id="62210" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sonakshi-Sinha">Sonakshi Sinha</keyword>. Let us wait and see if ‘Akki’ can break the box office jinx. 
 
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Mumbai, Jan 15 () Actor Randeep Hooda has started shooting for his debut web-series "Inspector Avinash", Jio Studios announced on Friday. The crime-thriller series hails from filmmaker Neerraj Pathak of Sunny Deol-starrer "Bhaiaji Superhit" fame. The show will also feature Mahesh Manjrekar, Urvashi Rautela, Rajneesh Duggal, Freddy Daruwala, Govind Namdev, Adhyayan Suman, Amit Sial, Priyanka Bose and Abhimanyu Singh. "Reporting on duty from today #InspectorAvinash @RandeepHooda with #maheshmanjrekar @UrvashiRautela #RajneeshDuggal @Freddydaruwala #GovindNamdev @priyankabose20 @AdhyayanSsuman @amit_sial #AbhimanyuSingh. "Welcoming the cast of our cop-thriller web series #InspectorAvinash Directed by #NeerrajPathak in association with #GoldMountainPictures, #KrishanChowdhray @neerraj. Shoot commences today," read a post on Jio Studios official Twitter handle. Based on the real life events of cop Avinash Mishra, the Uttar Pradesh-set show is a dramatic retelling of the life of the famed cop dealing with criminal activities of the state. "Everyone on board is passionate about the story and hopefully we all would be able to create an engaging web show that we have set out to make," Pathak said in a statement. "Inspector Avinash", produced by Krishan Choudhary and Pathak, is presented by Jio Studios and is a Gold Mountain Pictures production. Jio Studios forayed into digital space with Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt's production house Vishesh Films with a show on '70s Bollywood tentatively titled "Agar Tum Na Hote". KKP RB RB

Randeep Hooda begins shoot for Jio Studios' 'Inspector Avinash'

The <keyword id="10265016" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="popular-web-series-mirzapur">popular web series Mirzapur</keyword> has been renewed for a third season, it was confirmed on Thursday. Making the announcement, the <keyword id="10265015" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="streaming-platform-amazon-prime-video">streaming platform Amazon Prime Video</keyword> shared that season two of the series, which dropped on October 23, has become the most-watched show on the service in India within a week of release, adding that the season has recorded one of the highest completion rates. It was also revealed that almost half of the viewers who completed the series had binge-watched the second season within 48 hours of its launch. The series explores the tussle between power, politics and love. It narrates a story of families looking for power in the city, with bloodshed, violence and grit at the core of the narrative. It stars Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal , Divyenndu, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Shekhar Gaur, Amit Sial, Anjum Sharma, Sheeba Chaddha, Manu Rishi Chadha and Rajesh Tailang. Second season also featured <keyword id="196455" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vijay-Varma">Vijay Varma</keyword>, Priyanshu Painyuli, and <keyword id="968062" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Isha-Talwar">Isha Talwar</keyword>. "The massive fandom of the show and magnitude of love towards the new season was seen through reactions on social media within days of its release, and we are truly humbled by the response," said Ritesh Sidhwani of producers Excel Entertainment. To this, Aparna Purohit from the streaming platform added: "Over the last two years, viewers continued to engage with the immersive universe of '<keyword id="50317" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mirzapur">Mirzapur</keyword>' and its characters. The love that they have showered on the show for this season has been unprecedented. This encouraging response propels us towards creating content that is exciting, unique and something that our audiences can fall in love with over and over again." --IANS sug/vnc

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<ul><li>While the <keyword id="6408304" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="doordarshan">Doordarshan</keyword> has made us nostalgic with 80’s superhits like Ramayana, Mahabharat, the originals across OTT platforms — Netflix, <keyword id="758541" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon-Prime">Amazon Prime</keyword> and <keyword id="6245082" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ZEE5">ZEE5</keyword> — also have a lot to offer. </li><li>From crime to horror and thriller, here are the Indian originals that will be worth your time during the lockdown. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Visit businesinsider.in for more stories.</a></li></ul>The 21-days nationwide lockdown has made Indians sit on their comfy couch and opt for binge watching. While the Doordarshan has made us nostalgic with 80’s superhits like Ramayana, Mahabharat, the originals across OTT platforms — Netflix, Amazon Prime and ZEE5 — also have a lot to offer. From crime to horror and thriller, here are the Indian originals that will be worth your time during the lockdown. Bhram — ZEE5 <div type="Youtube" id="hwmkcdOGnJk" title="Official Trailer | Bhram | A ZEE5 Original" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hwmkcdOGnJk/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 8.9/10 Director: Sangeeth Sivan Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Sanjay Suri, Ejaz Khan, Bhumila Chawla Alisha Khanna faces post-traumatic stress disorder, and moves to her sister’s place in Shimla to start afresh. Soon after, she starts getting visions of a girl. While it looks like hallucination at first, Alisha later investigates the story to write a book and finds out that the girl died 20 years ago. Bhram is an Indian thriller series of s female novelist who puts her own life in danger while investigating a girl who died 20 years ago. Jamtara — Netflix <div type="Youtube" id="GoXd_sESBBI" title="Jamtara | Official Trailer | Netflix" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GoXd_sESBBI/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 7.5/10 Director: Soumendra Padhi Cast: Amit Sial, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aksha Pardhasany Jamtara is a story of a phishing operation in a small town in Jharkhand. A story of a group of youngsters fooling around people across the country by asking their personal bank details to transfer the money into their bank account. The chase stops when a cop decides to fight against it and tracks down a corrupt politician involved in the operation. Inside Edge — Amazon Prime <div type="Youtube" id="es_cjyjeYbc" title="Inside Edge Season 2 - Official Trailer 2019 | Amazon Original" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/es_cjyjeYbc/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 8/10 Director: Karan Anshuman, Aakash Bhatia, Gurmmeet Singh Cast: Richa Chadha, Vivek Anand Oberoi, Angad Bedi Inside Edge is a must watch for all the cricket lovers in India. Inside Edge is a story of a T20 cricket franchise showcasing the ‘behind the scenes’ of a cricket league. From conflict of interest to power, money and fame, the narrative is the ‘game behind the game.’ Mission Over Mars (MOM) — ZEE5 <div type="Youtube" id="6qWsmv3Y3rk" title="M.O.M | Mission Over Mars | Official Trailer | Mona | Sakshi | Nidhi | Palomi | ALTBalaji" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6qWsmv3Y3rk/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 8.9/10 Director: Vinay Waikul Cast: Mona Singh, Sakshi Tanwar, Nidhi Singh, Palomi Ghosh Mission Over Mars is an inspiring account of how the four women — who worked on the Mars Orbiter Mission — managed both their personal and professional lives to work for the country, India. Ghoul — Netflix <div type="Youtube" id="zg0N4L4mwFk" title="Ghoul | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zg0N4L4mwFk/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 7.1/10 Director: Patrick Graham Cast: Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Ghoul, which was the second original on Netflix from India, is a horror web series set up in a military detention center where a young interrogator Nida Rahim investigates the truth. However, as she goes on, a lot of secrets unfold — exposing her, not the prisoner. State of Siege: 26/11 — ZEE5 <div type="Youtube" id="3htJTPZusl8" title="State of Siege: 26/11 | Official Trailer | A ZEE5 Original | Streaming Now on ZEE5" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3htJTPZusl8/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 7.8/10 Director: Matthew Leutwyler Cast: Arjan Bajwa, Mukul Dev, Vivek Dahiya, Tara Alisha Berry, Arjun Bijlani State Of Siege: 26/11, as the name suggests, is a web series on the Mumbai terror attack that terrified the nation in 2008. The story reveals how lack of internal communication with the task force and protocols control and complicate things. SHE — Netflix <div type="Youtube" id="WPlXILGpOFk" title="She Official Trailer | A Netflix Original Series | Aditi Pohankar, Vijay Varma | March 20" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WPlXILGpOFk/mqdefault.jpg"></div> IMDb rating: 6.7/10 Creator: Imtiaz Ali Cast: Aaditi Pohankar, Vijay Varma, Vishwas Kini SHE is a psychological dark thriller. 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