Movies releasing today

Dibakar Banerjee's political thriller Shanghai starring Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki and Prosenjit has hit theatres today. It's a big Friday for Hollywood also as Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Prometheus are also releasing.

Movies releasing today

Prometheus

Shanghai
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Genre: Political thriller
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee

Synopsis: Based on the novel Z by Vassilis Vassilikos, the movie is based in a bustling Indian city gearing up for the latest celebrated political elections. Four individuals there find themselves tied up into a gruesome game of crime and politics. A young activist encounters a shocking and disturbing road accident, which leaves a prominent political figure in a critical condition. A lone girl on the street believes it to be a murder. A porn filmmaker claims to have documented proof that will bring the government down. A high-ranking bureaucrat is brought in by the government for damage control. As days go by, those involved discover a hidden secret: a vision of a new metropolis, a pipe dream, a dream called Shanghai.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Genre: Animated comedy
Voiceover Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen
Synopsis: After the success of Madagascar and Madagascar-Escape to Africa, the third installment in the franchise is back with Alex the lion (Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Rock), Gloria the Hippo (Pinkett Smith), Melman the giraffe (Schwimmer) and King Julian (Cohen). Leaving Africa behind, the animals have taken a detour and surfaced in Europe — on a hunt for the penguins and chimps who have managed to break the bank of a Monte Carlo casino. Their journey took the Zoosters from New York, to the eponymous island of Madagascar, then to the wilds of Africa. The outing this time is in 3D.