Aiyaary, Pari, October: 8 thrillers that you simply cannot miss in 2018
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Some interesting thriller dramas are scheduled to release in the coming months.
Be it action, drama, romance, comedy, horror or suspense thrillers, Bollywood film industry has entertained us for more than 100 years with some spectacular movies. If you've spent last couple of weekends watching romcoms and comedies and are craving to watch something else- there is good news. The coming year will see some exciting thrillers releasing. We bring you a list of 8 upcoming thrillers from Bollywood's stable that will release in 2018 and hold promise to excite and entertain you.
Monsoon Shootout
Poster of Monsoon Shootout (WION)
This week's release Monsoon Shootout is a crime thriller directed by Amit Kumar and produced by Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap, Arun Rangachari and Vivek Rangachari. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Verma, Neeraj Kabi and Tannishtha Chatterjee in the primary roles. The story revolves around a cop played by Vijay Verma. The film was made in 2013 but the release got pushed by 4 years. The film uses multiple narratives to tell a story which keeps the audience hooked.
3 Storeys
Poster of the film (WION)
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3 Storeys starring Richa Chadha, Pulkit Samrat, Sharman Joshi and Renuka Shahane is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. It is an intriguing thriller revolving around 3 stories. All the characters live in the same building and each has a dark past that remains hidden to others. The stories are simple, twisted, happy, sad… but almost always fascinating. Over the course of three acts, it explores three types of love — lost, avenged and forbidden. The movie is scheduled to release on February 16, 2018.
October
Varun Dhawan's upcoming film October recently released its first look and it has surely got all of us intrigued. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the movie is Varun's first venture with the filmmaker and also features model Banita Sandhu, who makes her Bollywood debut with the film. Touted to be a thriller-love story, October is written by Juhi Chaturvedi and is releasing this April. Sircar and Chaturvedi have earlier collaborated on films like Vicky Donor and Piku which were loved by the audience. It will be interesting to see what the writer-director duo have up their sleeves this time around.
Aiyaary
Aiyaary is an upcoming Indian crime drama based on a real-life incident. Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the film features Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra in the lead. Based on the armed forces, the film reportedly has a cameo by the three Khans- which in itself is a big news. The film releases on 26th January.
Pari
Anushka Sharma's third production venture, Pari is a supernatural thriller. After looking at the posters, most assumed the actress was playing a ghost in the film, but that is not the case. Anushka plays an abuse victim and the role is being touted as her spookiest character ever. Pari is set to release on February 2018.
The Girl on the train remake
Girl on the train remake (WION)
Jacqueline Fernandez will play the protagonist in Ribhu Dasgupta's Hindi adaptation of Paula Hawkins's 2015 novel, the psychological thriller The Girl On The Train.The original movie is about how an alcoholic divorcee, played by very talented Blunt, used to get fascinated by a couple staying in a house near the railway track as she commutes back home. She is drawn to their lives especially when the wife goes missing, and the husband ends up being the prime suspect.
Race 3
After two successful sequels Race franchise is gearing up for the third film- this time with a new cast and a new director. Race 3 is being directed by Remo D'Souza and produced under Tips Films & Salman Khan films. Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah and Bobby Deol will play the leads in the film and only Anil Kapoor from the original cast has been retained in the third installment. The film will be Salman's Eid offering next year.
Raid
Ajay Devgn will soon be seen playing a no-nonsense Income Tax officer in RAID. Set in Uttar Pradesh in the 80’s, the film is based on real-life events involving one of the most high profile income tax raids the country has ever known. The film also has Ileana D'Cruz.