Two new Hindi films open in the Chicago area on September 9, 2016. Getting the wider release of the two is the romance Baar Baar Dekho, starring Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra.
Baar Baar Dekho opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Round Lake Beach 18 in Round Lake Beach, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale, Regal Cantera 17 in Warrenville, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 20 min.
The weekend’s other new release is Freaky Ali, a golf movie purportedly inspired by Happy Gilmore. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and is directed by Salman Khan’s younger brother, Sohail.
Freaky Ali opens Friday at the South Barrington 30. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 1 min.
Naam Hai Akira carries over for a second week at the Cantera 17 and South Barrington 30, which also holds over Rustom.
Other Indian and Pakistani movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend:
- Jyo Achyutananda (Telugu w/no subtitles) at Stratford Square, Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, and Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge
- Janatha Garage (Telugu w/English subtitles) at Rosemont 18, Stratford Square, and Seven Bridges
- Janaan (Urdu w/English subtitles) at South Barrington 30 and AMC Naperville Showplace 16 in Naperville
- Iru Mugan (Tamil w/no subtitles) and its Telugu (no subs) version Inokkadu at Seven Bridges
- Pellichoopulu (Telugu w/English subtitles) at Stratford Square