One new Bollywood film opens in Chicago area theaters on October 16, 2015: the comedy sequel Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2. This is a huge surprise, considering that the 2011 original didn’t release in the US and the cast of the new film is made up of virtual unknowns. Distributors are counting on the familiarity of the title and a lack of competition to bring people to the theater. We’ll see if the gamble pays off.
PKP2 opens Friday at MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 16 min.
Jazbaa carries over for a second week at MovieMax, South Barrington 30, Cantera 17, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge.
MovieMax and the South Barrington 30 give a third week to both Singh Is Bliing and Talvar, which also carries over at the Cantera 17.
Meet the Patels carries over at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago , Wilmette Theatre in Wilmette, and Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 21 in Lincolnshire.
Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include:
- Bruce Lee – The Fighter (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax, Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale, Cinemark Tinseltown USA in North Aurora, and Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge
- Rudhramadevi (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax and Seven Bridges
- Amar Akbar Anthony (Malayalam), Puli (Tamil), and Ennu Ninte Moideen (Malayalam) at MovieMax
I have a hunch this one would not even be a patch on the original! The dialogues appear to be crude and cheap!
Oh no, Ashok. The trailer didn’t have subtitles, so I was flying blind on this one. Now I’m concerned…
I would be, too. I detest the use of unparliamentary words in a movie. These might be used in some parts of the country, but to make some characters mouth them on a screen is (to me) a socially irresponsible act.