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Streaming Video News: January 23, 2025

I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime with today’s premiere of the Telugu series Sivarapalli, a remake of the Hindi show Panchayat. Prime also announced a February 7 release date for Boman Irani’s debut directorial The Mehta Boys, which I am very excited about.

Today’s new Hindi film premiere is R. Madhavan’s Hisaab Barabar, which launched on ZEE5.

The Hindi romantic comedy Sweet Dreams debuted on Disney+ Hotstar in India today, but it hasn’t shown up on Hulu in the United States yet. I’ll update my list of Bollywood movies on Hulu if it does.

Nothing new on Netflix this week, but the short documentary film Anuja — which is coming to Netflix soon — was nominated for an Oscar today. I’ll update my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix when it gets a release date. In the meantime, check out my preview of the Valentine’s Day romcom Dhoom Dhaam, starring Yami Gautam and Pratik Gandhi.

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Opening January 23: Baby and Dolly Ki Doli

Two new Hindi films open in the Chicago area on January 23, 2015. Akshay Kumar’s counter-terrorism drama Baby gets the wider release of the two.

Baby opens on Friday at AMC Showplace Niles 12 in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 39 min.

The weekend’s other new release is the romantic comedy Dolly Ki Doli, starring Sonam Kapoor.

Dolly Ki Doli opens on Friday at MovieMax Cinemas in Niles and the South Barrington 30. It has a listed runtime of 1 hr. 40 min.

PK gets a sixth week at MovieMax and the South Barrington 30.

After a terrible box office response to Gangs of Wasseypur Part I, it looks as though Friday’s planned theatrical release of GOW Part II has been scrapped. Click here for information on upcoming showings of GOW in Dallas, Nashville, and Seattle.

Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include the Tamil version of I at the Cantera 17, Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge, and MovieMax, which holds over the Telugu version as well; Gopala Gopala (Telugu) at Seven Bridges and MovieMax; and the Telugu films Beeruva and Pataas at MovieMax.

Gangs of Wasseypur Opens in U.S. Theaters

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Director Anurag Kashyap’s five-hour crime epic Gangs of Wasseypur made a splash on the festival circuit in 2012. It released theatrically in India but didn’t make the journey overseas. Finally, on Friday, January 16, 2015, select AMC theaters across the United States will carry Gangs of Wasseypur Part I. The following Friday, January 23, those same theaters will carry Gangs of Wasseypur Part II. Both parts of the film will run for one week only.

Through a stroke of luck, my local public library ordered Gangs of Wasseypur on DVD back in 2012, so I was able to review it back then. It’s a fascinating movie, unlike any other Hindi film I’ve seen. However, my viewing experience suffered by having to wait several weeks in between watching Part I and Part II.

The one-week break between the theatrical releases of Part I and Part II sounds about right in order to maintain the film’s momentum. Fans of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Manoj Bajpayee will want to make a point of seeing this on the big screen.

Follow this link to see if Gangs of Wasseypur is playing in a theater near you.

My review of Gangs of Wasseypur