The first Bollywood movie to release in Chicago area theaters in 2017 is OK Jaanu, a remake of the 2015 Tamil hit OK Kanmani (available on Netflix). The Hindi remake hits theaters on January 13 and stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor.
OK Jaanu opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison, Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 15 min.
Dangal carries over for a fourth week at the South Barrington 30, Cantera 17, Woodridge 18, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, and AMC Showplace Naperville 16 in Naperville.
Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include:
- Shatamanam Bhavati (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax, Rosemont 18, and Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge
- Khaidi No. 150 (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax, Seven Bridges, and Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale
- Sarvann (Punjabi w/English subtitles) at MovieMax, Stratford Square, and Marcus Elgin Cinema in Elgin
- Bairavaa (Tamil w/English subtitles) and Gautamiputra Satakarni (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax and Seven Bridges