Eight Bollywood films to release this week

If you thought you had an insatiable appetite for cinema you are about to get lucky Nine small and medium budget films will release this Friday mdash a seemingly informed decision on the part of the filmmakers who are clearly looking at avoiding competition from Bang Bang starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif and Haider featuring Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha KapoorSoha Ali Khan and Shankar Mandal in Chaarfutiya Chhokare that is among the eight films that are releasing this FridayThese two films will hit the marquee on October 2 the beginning of a fiveday weekend Earlier this month DaawateIshqrsquos release date was pushed ahead to avoid a box office clash with Priyanka Choprastarrer Mary Kom But it went on to cross swords with Khoobsurat that had Sonam Kapoor star alongside Pakistani actor Fawad Khanhitlist takes a quick look at what the nine films have to offer to audiencesBalwinder Singh Famous Ho GayaDirected by Sunil AgnihotriStar cast Mika Singh Shaan Gabriela BertanteIn a nutshell The film marks the debut of two singers Mika Singh and Shaan who share the same name Balwinder Singh Their efforts to win over the girl of their dreams as well as a multimillion estate which has over 130 claimants mdash all by the name of Balwinder SinghDesi KatteyDirected by Anand KumarStar cast Akhil Kapoor Tia Bajpai Jay Bhanushali Suneil Shetty Sasha Agha and Ashutosh RanaIn a nutshell Two orphans from a nondescript village who work as sharp shooters for a dreaded gang go on to earn name and fame as nationallevel shooters While the two bag several laurels and turn over a new leaf they fail to inspire their gang members to move out of the world of crimeSarfaroshiDirected by Mr BhagirathStar cast Gehana Vasisth Ayub Khan Ehsan Khan Mustaq Khan Shraddha SharmaIn a nutshell An honest cop takes up the cudgels against corruption in the country but hits many a roadblock With active support from his wife he manages to save the country from the clutches of deeprooted corrupt practicesChaarfutiya ChhokareDirected by Manish HarishankarStar cast Soha Ali Khan Seema Biswas Zakir HussainIn a nutshell An NRI girl lands up in a Bihar village with plans to open a school She meets three 12yearolds who have turned to crime due to certain circumstances She gradually unearths a ghastly tale of children being sexually abused and pushed into a child trafficking racket with the tacit support of politiciansMumbai Delhi MumbaiDirected by Satish RajwadeStar cast Shiv Pandi Pia BajpaiIn a nutshell Labelled as the Hindi version of a popular Marathi film Mumbai Pune Mumbai the film focuses on a girl who unwillingly goes to Delhi to meet a prospective groom but ends meeting the wrong person The two happen to spend a day together and fall in love with each other3AMDirected by Vishal MahadkarStar cast Rannvijay Singh Anindita Nayar Salil Acharya and Kavin DaveIn a nutshell A reality show host finds his girlfriend murdered in a mill and along with his friend decides to come up with a show to unmask her killer However when the clock strikes 3 in the morning they experience paranormal activities around themMeinu Ek Ladki ChaahiyeDirected by Abhishek BindalStar cast Raghuvir Yadav Puru Chibbar Irfan Razaa Reecha SinhaIn a nutshell This relationship goes wrong when the girl slaps her boyfriend with rape charges and the latter struggles to fight the stigma It is a satirical commentary on men who are wrongly accused of sexual abuseDear vs BearDirected by Sanjeev VedwanStar cast Uttar Kumar Lovely Joshi Manoj BakshiIn a nutshell It is an adventurous love story of a young Delhi girl the captain of a football club and an arrogant village boy who too leads a football team