Kalki
2898
AD
ended
the
first
half
of
2024
on
a
high.
Now,
one
hopes
for
an
encore
in
the
second
half
of
the
year.
Joginder
Tuteja
looks
at
the
July
releases
in
theatres.
Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha
Release
date:
July
We
have
seen
Ajay
Devgn
twice
on
the
big
screen
this
year,
with
Shaitaan
and
Maidaan.
Now,
he
returns
with
his
favourite
co-star
Tabu
in
Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha.
A
mature
love
story,
this
is
directed
by
Neeraj
Panday,
who
tries
his
hand
at
something
other
than
thrillers.
The
film
was
supposed
to
release
on
July
5
but
has
been
pushed
forward
—
is
it
due
to
Kalki‘s
success
at
the
box
office?
—
to
a
new
date.
Auron
Mein
Kahan
Dum
Tha
also
features
Neeraj’s
regular
Jimmy
Sheirgill
in
a
key
role.
Kill
Release
date:
July
5
A
lot
has
been
written
about
Kill
ever
since
it
started
making
waves
in
the
international
film
festival
circuit.
What
makes
it
different
is
the
fact
that
a
unlike
majority
of
films
that
get
premiered
internationally,
this
one
isn’t
an
art
house
affair
made
for
critics.
Instead,
it’s
an
out-and-out
actioner,
where
leading
man
Lakshya
takes
on
an
army
of
goons.
Sarfira
Release
date:
July
12
After
a
masala
movie
like
Bade
Miyan
Chote
Miyan,
Akshay
Kumar
will
be
seen
in
a
realistic
avatar
in
Sarfira.
We’ve
seen
this
Akshay
before,
but
hopefully,
the
film
will
be
better
than
its
trailer,
and
get
a
thumbs
up
unlike
his
past
remakes.
Hindustani
2
Release
date:
July
12
The
biggest
release
of
the
month
is
Hindustani
2.
In
the
making
for
a
couple
of
years,
the
film
is
finally
hitting
the
screens.
Kamal
Haasan
returns
as
Senapathi
in
this
sequel
directed
by
Shankar.
The
original
1996
film
featured
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
double
role
of
father
and
son
and
was
a
big
hit.
Accident
or
Conspiracy
–
Godhra
Release
date:
July
12
Originally
slated
to
release
earlier
this
year,
Accident
or
Conspiracy
–
Godhra
was
pushed
ahead
due
to
the
elections.
Films
with
a
controversial
theme,
especially
where
politics
had
a
role
to
play,
were
earlier
aiming
for
pre-elections
release
and
their
promotion
had
started
as
well.
But
they
were
pushed
ahead,
and
this
Ranvir
Shorey
courtroom
drama
is
ready
to
release
in
theatres.
Bad
Newz
Release
date:
July
19
The
most
youthful
entertainer
of
the
month
will
be
Bad
Newz,
the
trailer
of
which
has
made
an
impact.
In
the
same
zone
as
Dharma’s
Good
Newwz,
this
one
is
about
a
young
woman
(Tripti
Dimri)
who
gets
impregnated
by
two
men
(Vicky
Kaushal)
and
(Ammy
Virk)
and
a
medical
situation
results
in
the
child
belonging
to
both
of
them.
Raayan
Release
date:
July
26
Raayan
marks
Dhanush’s
second
directorial
venture
and
50th
feature
film.
After
his
family
is
killed,
Raayan
trains
himself
to
take
revenge
and
his
quest
leads
him
to
the
underworld.
Nithya
Menen,
Amala
Paul,
Prakash
Raj,
K
Selvaraghavan,
Sundeep
Kishan,
Kalidas
Jayaram,
Dushara
Vijayan,
Aparna
Balamurali,
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar
and
Saravanan
form
the
rest
of
the
cast
of
this
action
thriller.