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HBO new year eve special on 31 December
MUMBAI: Max (Jamie Foxx, Ray) has lived the mundane life of a cab driver for 12 years. The faces have come and gone from his rearview mirror, people and places he’s long since forgotten…until tonight. Vincent (Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible III) is a contract killer. Tonight, Vincent arrives in L.A. and five bodies are supposed to fall, including District Attorney Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith, The Matrix Revolutions). Circumstances cause Vincent to hijack Max’s taxicab, and Max becomes collateral – an expendable person in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Through the night, Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination. And as the authorities race to intercept them, Max and Vincent’s survival becomes dependent on each other in ways neither would have imagined.
Watch Collateral starring Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith on Sunday, December 31, 2006 8.00 pm onwards.
Our friendly neighborhood Spider-man is back in this sequel to the 2002 action blockbuster. It’s been 2 years since Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire, Seabiscuit) was bitten by a radioactive spider and he’s having a rough time. His public life as the superhero Spiderman is having a devastating impact on his private life.
And just when things couldn’t get any worse, the love of his life Mary-Jane (Kirsten Dunst, Elizabethtown, Wimbeldon) gets engaged to somebody else. Things are so bad he declares that he’s quitting, and never putting on the suit again. However, his sense of duty forces him to resume his heroics when the brilliant scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is deformed in an accident and becomes Dr. Octopus. With four metal tentacles sticking out of his back, he’ll be more than a handful for everyone’s favourite webslinger.
Watch Spiderman 2 starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:45 pm onwards.
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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.
