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Opening April 1: Ki and Ka

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The romantic-comedy Ki and Ka — starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor — is the only new Hindi film opening in the Chicago area on April 1, 2016.

Ki and Ka opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 15 min.

Kapoor & Sons carries over for a third week at all of the above theaters, plus the Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison.

Rocky Handsome gets a second week at MovieMax, Cantera 17, and South Barrington 30, which also holds over Neerja.

Other Indian movies showing in Chicago area theaters this weekend:

Opening March 25: Rocky Handsome

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One new Bollywood movie opens in the Chicago area on March 25, 2016. Rocky Handsome — starring John Abraham — is an apparently faithful remake of a South Korean movie that I love: The Man From Nowhere. The remake fills me with trepidation, but I am open to being pleasantly surprised.

Rocky Handsome opens on 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. 6 min.

Last weekend’s big hit Kapoor & Sons carries over at all three of the above theaters, plus the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison, Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge.

Neerja gets a sixth week at MovieMax and the South Barrington 30, which also carries the English-language film Miss India America in limited engagement.

Other Indian films playing in the Chicago area this weekend:

Opening March 18: Kapoor & Sons

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One new Bollywood movie opens in Chicago area theaters on March 18, 2016. The Karan Johar production Kapoor & Sons stars Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, and Fawad Khan.

Kapoor & Sons opens on Friday in eight local theaters: AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison, Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale, Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 12 min.

Jai Gangaajal gets a third week at MovieMax and the South Barrington 30. Both theaters also carry over Neerja, as does the Wilmette Theatre in Wilmette.

Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include:

Opening March 4: Jai Gangaajal

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Quantico‘s Priyanka Chopra plays a different kind of law enforcement officer in Jai Gangaajal, opening in Chicago area theaters on March 4, 2016.

Jai Gangaajal opens on 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. 25 min.

Neerja carries over for a third week at all three of the above theaters, plus the AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 in Skokie. MovieMax also holds over Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive for a second week.

Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include Kalyana Vaibhogame (Telugu) at the Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, plus seven other films at MovieMax: Monsoon Mangoes (Malayalam), Pokkiri Raja (Tamil), Kshanam (Telugu), Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Malayalam), Puthiya Niyamam (Malayalam), Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (Telugu w/no subtitles), and Action Hero Biju (Malayalam).

Opening February 26: Tere Bin Laden – Dead or Alive

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One new Hindi film opens in the Chicago area on February 26, 2016, and it’s unfortunately not Aligarh. Instead, we get the comedy sequel Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive. I liked the 2010 original, but its leading man — Ali Zafar — is replaced in the sequel by Manish Paul.

Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive opens on Friday at MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. It has a mercifully short runtime of 1 hr. 44 min.

After a stellar opening weekend, the great biopic Neerja expands in its second week into three more local theaters. In addition to all three of the above theaters, Neerja opens on Friday at the AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 in Skokie, Regal Round Lake Beach Stadium 18 in Round Lake Beach, and Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale.

The South Barrington 30 holds over Airlift for a sixth week.

Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (Telugu w/no subtitles) at the Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont and MovieMax, which also carries Kanithan (Tamil), Aarathu Sinam (Tamil), Kshanam (Telugu), Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Malayalam), Sethupathi (Tamil), Api Kapyare Kootamani (Malayalam), Miruthan (Tamil), Puthiya Niyamam (Malayalam), and Action Hero Biju (Malayalam).

Opening February 12: Fitoor

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One new Bollywood movie opens in the Chicago area on February 12, 2016. Fitoor is a modern adaptation of Great Expectations, starring Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur.

Fitoor opens Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 11 min.

Ghayal Once Again gets a second week at MovieMax, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17. All three theaters hold over Airlift for a fourth week, as does the Woodridge 18. MovieMax also carries Sanam Teri Kasam and Saala Khadoos.

Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area over the weekend include Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (Telugu) at Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont and MovieMax, which also carries Masterpiece (Kannada), Garam (Telugu), Jil Jung Juk (Tamil), Visaranai (Tamil), Action Hero Biju (Malayalam), Pavada (Malayalam), Irudhi Suttru (Tamil), and Two Countries (Malayalam).

Opening February 5: Ghayal Once Again and Sanam Teri Kasam

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For the third week in a row, two new Hindi films are opening in the Chicago area. The sequel Ghayal Once Again — starring Sunny Deol — is one of the two new releases hitting theaters on February 5, 2016.

Ghayal Once Again opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, 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. 15 min.

Also releasing on February 5 is the romantic drama Sanam Teri Kasam, starring Bollywood newcomers Mawra Hocane and Harshvardhan Rane.

Sanam Teri Kasam opens on Friday at MovieMax, South Barrington 30, Cantera 17, and Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 30 min.

Saala Khadoos and its Tamil version, Irudhi Suttru, get a second week at MovieMax. Airlift carries over for a third week at MovieMax, South Barrington 30, Cantera 17, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge.

Other Indian movies showing in the Chicago area this weekend include Bangalore Naatkal (Tamil) at the Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge and MovieMax, which also carries Vennello Hai Hai (Telugu), Action Hero Biju (Malayalam), Speedunnodu (Telugu), Pavada (Malayalam), Aranmanai 2 (Tamil), and Two Countries (Malayalam).

Opening January 29: Saala Khadoos and Mastizaade

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Two new Hindi movies hit Chicago area theaters on January 29, 2016. Saala Khadoos looks the more promising of the two, with R. Madhavan playing a disgraced boxer who trains Ritika Singh to fight.

Saala Khadoos opens on Friday at MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. The movie was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil, and MovieMax also has the Tamil version, Irudhi Suttru. Saala Khadoos has a listed runtime of 1 hr. 50 min.

The weekend’s other new release is the sex comedy Mastizaade, starring Sunny Leone, Vir Das, and Tusshar Kapoor. Last weekend saw the release of another sex comedy starring Tusshar Kapoor, and that movie totally flopped in the US. The timing of this could not be worse, regardless of whether Mastizaade is any good (which seems unlikely).

Mastizaade opens on Friday at the South Barrington 30, Cantera 17, and AMC River East 21 in Chicago. It has a listed runtime of 1 hr. 48 min.

Airlift carries over for a second week at the River East 21, MovieMax, South Barrington 30, Cantera 17, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. MovieMax also holds over Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and Wazir.

Other Indian Movies playing in the Chicago area this weekend include Seethamma Ramayya Sitralu (Telugu) at Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont and MovieMax, which also carries Pavada (Malayalam), Aranmanai 2 (Tamil), Lachimdeviki O Lekkundhi (Telugu), Nannaku Prematho (Telugu), Soggade Chinni Nayana (Telugu w/English subtitles), Rajini Murugan (Tamil), and Two Countries (Malayalam).

Opening January 22: Airlift and Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3

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Two new movies open in Chicago area theaters on January 22, 2016. The wider release of the two is the war thriller Airlift, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur.

Airlift opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville, and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 4 min.

Also new in theaters is the sex comedy Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, starring Tusshar Kapoor.

KKHH3 opens on Friday at MovieMax, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 8 min.

Wazir carries over for a third week at MovieMax, Cantera 17, and South Barrington 30, which also holds over Bajirao Mastani for a sixth week.

Other Indian Movies playing in the Chicago area this weekend include:

Opening January 8: Wazir

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The new year kicks off with a compelling new Bollywood drama. Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan star in the thriller Wazir, which hits Chicago area theaters on January 8, 2016.

Wazir opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. It has a listed runtime of 1 hr. 42 min.

Bajirao Mastani carries over for a fourth week at MovieMax, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17, plus the Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie and AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge.

Dilwale gets a fourth week at the Gardens 1-6, MovieMax, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17.

MovieMax and the South Barrington 30 also have the Pakistani film Ho Mann Jahaan.

Other Indian films showing in the Chicago area this weekend include Nenu Sailaja (Telugu) at the Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge and MovieMax, which also carries the Telugu movies Killing Veerappan and Veelaithe Premiddam.