Check out mix of all genres this Friday

The first Friday of November offers a melange of movies ranging from drama to comedy, horror to musical, for the audience. 

"Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana", "1920: Evil Returns", "Future To Bright Hai Ji", "Ata Pata Laapata", "Sons of Ram", "Main Krishna Hoon" and "Le Gaya Saddam" - all hit the screens Friday.

All are bound by a common string - a small budget, but the ones which have had a good buzz around them are Kunal Kapoor-starrer "Luv Shuv..." and Vikram Bhatt's "1920: Evil Returns".

Co-produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur and Anurag Kashyap, "Luv Shuv..." celebrates the lovable quirks of a Punjabi joint family. It revolves around a secret recipe for a famous chicken curry 'Chicken Khurana', which forms the plot's crux. 

Also featuring actors Huma Qureshi and Rajesh Sharma, the film is Sameer Sharma's directorial debut. 

If "Luv Shuv..." promises to take the audience on a laughter ride, there is "1920: Evil Returns", which could give goosebumps. 

Directed by Bhushan Patel, the story of the supernatural thriller revolves around Jaidev Verma, played by Aftab Shivdasani. He portrays a famous poet who lives the life of a loner as he is unable to meet the love of his life. He stays with his sister Karuna (Vidya Malvade), who is his support system until he meets Smruti (Tia Bajpai). 

The next option on the big screen is "Ata Pata Laapata", a musical satire attempts to expose the selfish attitude of people in power. The film is the directorial debut of actor Rajpal Yadav and features him alongside Asrani, Ashutosh Rana, Vijay Raaz, Vikram Gokhale and late actor Dara Singh. 
"Future To Bright Hai Ji" encapsulates the misfortunes of a lower-middle class family with big aspirations. It features actors Aamir Bashir, Sonal Sehgal, Satish Kaushik, Asrani and Neelima Azim.

Among the eclectic mix is "Le Gaya Saddam", based on the Muslim divorce system.

Directed and produced by Amjad Khan, the movie has actor Raghubir Yadav playing the lead role of a loving and caring grandfather named Saddam.

There's also something for kids this week - "Main Krishna Hoon", featuring actress Juhi Chawla, is the story of an orphan boy, Krishna, who is unhappy being alone in an orphanage. Juhi plays the owner of the orphanage. The film also has Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan and Rajneesh Duggal in cameos. 

The week offers some animation too - 3D animated film "Sons of Ram", is a contemporary tale of brotherhood, courage and adventure, set in the backdrop of the epic Ramayana. The film narrates Luv and Kush's journey through enchanted forests into the revered land of Ayodhya.

The film is directed and written by Kushal Ruia. Popular singer Sunidhi Chauhan has lent her voice for the character of Sita. The film will release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. 

So pick your genre, and your movie!

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Rajpal looks up to Raj Kapoor for inspiration

Actor Rajpal Yadav, who has turned director and producer with "Ata Pata Lapata", looks up to late Raj Kapoor for inspiration and calls him the teacher of creativity.

"If I have to choose one person, the one person who inspired Rajpal Yadav is Raj Kapoor saab. The way Raj Kapoor saab acted and directed all his life, I don't think there is anyone today who can even touch him. He was also from a theatre background. I consider him the teacher of creativity," the 41-year-old said here in an interview.

"I have learned a lot looking at his work - 'Aag', 'Awaara', 'Teesri Kasam', 'Jaagte Raho' then 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili' and 'Mera Naam Joker'. He acted in some and he directed others. He tried to enter every layer of entertainment," he added.

Rajpal, who primarily made a place as a comic actor, tried to break away from it with films lie "Main, Meri Patni aur Woh" and "Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon".

He feels these two films triggered the current wave of off-beat films, which are categorised neither as art nor commercial.

"The third line of cinema today is neither art nor commercial but categorised as good and bad cinema. I think two films - 'Main, Meri patni aur Woh' and 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' were the base films for this new line of cinema," Rajpal said.

"People liked them and then there were many more like 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Welcome To Sajjanpur', 'Bheja Fry', and 'Tere Bin Laden'. These became a pattern of good cinema," he added.

"Ata Pata Lapata" stars a host of actors like Ashutosh Rana, Asrani, Vijay Raaz, Yashpal Sharma, Govind Namdev, Yashpal Sharma and late Dara Singh besides Rajpal himself.

The film is slated for a Nov 2 release.

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