Sonam Kapoor acquires the rights of ‘The Aryavarta Chronicles’

Sonam Kapoor, who is a voracious reader, has always expressed her desire to see more books being made into big screen adaptations. The actress is also associated with MAMI’s Word to Screen , that curates interesting manuscripts, that are then pitched to producers and content creators, acting as a platform for publishing houses and filmmakers to exchange creative thoughts and ideas.

The star has now acquired the rights of Singapore-based author Krishna Udayasankar’s bestseller series, The Aryavarta Chronicles,a modern retelling of Mahabharata through the novels — Govinda, Kaurava and Kurukshetra that collectively comprise the series. More...http://www.filmytown.com/sonam-kapoor-acquires-rights-the-aryavarta-chronicles/

The Final EXIT – movie review

An amazing ‘other world’ experience. Absolutely stunning.

By Paresh B. Mehta

Genre: Horror   Recommended: Parental Guidance   Released: 22 September 2017
Starring: Kunaal Roy Kapur, Ananya Sengupta, Archana Shastry, Elena Kazan, Reyhna Malhotra, Scarlett Wilson
Directed by: Directed by Dhwanil Mehta


The existence of the ‘other world’ has been a subject of debate between the skeptics and the believers. The Final EXIT directed by Dhwanil Mehta explores this particular aspect and appears convincing to a great extent.

It is generally believed that the ‘other dimension’ or ‘other world’ always exists in our life. Made by a debutante director this film depicts layers of emotions of the characters. The audience will actually sense it throughout the film. This makes the viewer actually feel involved with the characters.

The subject of other dimension has been taken in several Hollywood films but it is for the first time that a Bollywood film delves into this complex issue. Almost every body, knowingly or unknowingly has experienced it, be in his sleep or during closed eyes or while in a trance or a state of unconsciousness and then finally at the end of one’s life. More...http://www.filmytown.com/movies/the-final-exit-movie-review/

American Assassin – movie review

By Paresh B. Mehta

Genre: Action   Recommended: General Audience   Released: 15 September 2017
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Taylor Kitsch
Directed by: Michael Cuesta

An action thriller film about a CIA Black Ops recruit who decimate a mysterious operative who is keen to start a global war.

Directed by Michael Cuesta, the film has superb action sequences spread across various continents culminating into the grand climax where the young CIA recruit Mitch Rapp who helps a Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton) try to stop the launching of a nuclear weapon in the Middle East.

This action film is based on Vince Flynn’s 2010 novel of the same name, beginning with Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) and his girlfriend who are on vacation in Ibiza, Spain where Mitch proposes to her and their world has come to standstill, only to witness and experience the horrifying incident when a radical Islamist jihadist cell lands on the beach and begins to attack the civilians with assault rifles.
Amid the carnage, Mitch frantically attempts to find his girlfriend, but is unable to prevent her death at the hands of the terrorists. More...http://www.filmytown.com/movies/american-assassin-movie-review/