Movie Channels
HBO to show action, comedy, thrillers and children’s films this September
MUMBAI: Hollywood movie channel, HBO, will telecast a series of action, comedy, drama and thriller flicks in September. The channel has also lined up a number of children’s blockbusters on Sundays, to target the young viewers.
Angelina Jolie’s ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ to be telecast on HBO this month
The month’s best movies includes Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Fast and the Furious, Three Kings and Space Cowboys.
The video game adventure Tomb Raider, directed by Simon West and starring Angelina Jolie, will air on 20 September. Tomb Raider has a energetic techno soundtrack and will appeal to video game addicts and action movie fans.
As for the other movies, The Fast And The Furious stars Vin Diesel, Three Kings stars George Clooney and Space Cowboys stars Oscar winners Tommy Lee Jones and Clint Eastwood.
HBO, which is the official TV channel for the sequel, Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life, recently launched a special contest in India, timed with the movie’s premi?re here. The contest started 26 August and prizes included an all-expenses-paid trip to Thailand and other exclusive HBO collectables.
The channel’s ‘HBO Kids Blockbuster Sunday’ will begin from 7 September. Movies including Babe: Pig In The City, Batman, Big Fat Liar and Problem Child 3 will be shown in this package.
Other movies scheduled for the month are Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Nowhere To Run, Sylvester Stallone’s The Specialist, Sean Connery’s The Hunt For Red October and Tom Cruise’s Risky Business on Sundays.
Every Friday at 9: 00 pm the channel will telecast movies like Agents, Mission: Impossible 2, Executive Decision, True Lies, and the spy thriller The Fourth Protocol.
On 23 September, HBO will air ‘HBO Emmy Winners Extravaganza’ at 5:00 pm. The channel will have a 12-hour back-to-back telecast of its best movies on this day. Films like Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, RKO 281, Conspiracy and 61* will be shown. These will be followed by four special episodes of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks produced HBO Original Mini Series Band Of Brothers.
Movie Channels
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Premieres 14 Feb on Zee
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat world TV premiere 14 Feb at 8pm passion meets politics.
MUMBAI: Cupid’s arrow just got a plot twist and it’s heading straight for your TV screen. This Valentine’s Day, Zee Cinema is turning up the heat with the world television premiere of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, a raw, rule-breaking romantic drama that proves love doesn’t always come wrapped in roses.
Set to air on Saturday, 14 February at 8pm, the film stars Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa, directed by Milap Zaveri. It dives headfirst into obsession, heartbreak, and the kind of unconditional love that leaves scorch marks. Rane plays Vikramaditya, a powerful politician whose all-consuming passion for actress Adaa spirals into chaos when his feelings go unreturned unleashing a storm of emotion, misunderstanding, and life-altering consequences.
The timing couldn’t be sharper. Audiences are clearly craving intense love stories over sugar-coated ones, and this film taps straight into that vein. Harshvardhan Rane already has a loyal fanbase from his cult hit Sanam Teri Kasam, which cemented his status as the go-to guy for heart-wrenching romance especially among younger viewers who keep the film on repeat.
Milap Zaveri captured the film’s beating heart, “This film is about love that doesn’t follow rules. With Valentine’s Day being a time when audiences gravitate towards romantic narratives, the television premiere of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat on Zee Cinema felt like the perfect fit. The continued love for intense romances shows there is a strong emotional appetite for such stories.”
Rane himself called it a story rooted in messy, honest emotion, “Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat explores love in its most intense and vulnerable form where emotions are messy and deeply human. It’s a story that doesn’t shy away from passion or pain on Valentine’s Day making it even more special as it reflects the many shades of love people experience.”
Sonam Bajwa added her take, “Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is not a conventional love story, it’s raw, intense and emotional. Valentine’s Day is usually associated with happy romance but this film explores love in its most vulnerable form.”
So if your Valentine’s plans include more than chocolates and clichés, tune in to Zee Cinema at 8pm on 14 February. Because sometimes the most unforgettable love stories aren’t the ones that end neatly, they’re the ones that leave you questioning just how far passion can push before everything changes.
