Movies This Week: Jabariya Jodi, Pranaam, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Which One Will You Watch on August 9?

August 9 opens with three films marching at the Indian box-office, two Bollywood and a solo Hollywood outing. Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra's rom-com Jabariya Jodi and Rajeev Khandelwal's revenge drama Pranaam, are the two Bollywood releases. The sole Hollywood film releasing this week is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a movie based on a book of the same name. Jabariya Jodi Gets Postponed to This Date! Will Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra Starrer Get Advantage of Bakra Eid 2019?

Before you plan to catch a movie on August 9, here is everything you need to know about this week's releases. Guillermo del Toro on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: This Was a Chance to Honour the Book by Telling a Bigger, Scarier Story

Jabariya Jodi

The Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) duo of Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra reunites once again for yet another romantic comedy Jabariya Jodi.  Tanu Weds Manu's (2011) assistant director Prashant Singh makes his directorial debut with this romantic comedy that also stars Sanjay Mishra, Javed Jaffrey and Aparshakti Khurana in the supporting cast.

Watch Trailer of Jabariya Jodi:

The trailer stars Sidharth as Abhay Singh a wannabe politician who is against dowry, while Parineeti Chopra plays his love interest Babli Yadav. The backdrop of Bihar and the comical tone of the film make Jabariya Jodi an entertaining flick to catch.

Pranaam

Rajeev Khandelwal and Atul Kulkarni starrer Pranaam is a revenge drama where an aspiring IAS officer changes his path after facing atrocities and injustice at the hands of baddies, turning him into a gangster.

Watch Trailer of Pranaam:

The film is written and directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal who has previously helmed Habib Aazmi's Shudra the Rising (2012). The film also stars Abhimanyu Singh and National award-winning actor Vikram Gokhale. The trailer reminds us of an early 90s Bollywood cop film. The film can be watched for Rajeev Khandelwal who makes a comeback after Table No.21 (2013)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

After directing the supernatural horror movie The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), André Øvredal continues catering to the horror genre with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The story unfolds when a group of teenage friends comes across a haunted mansion.

One of the girls from the group finds a book with a series of scary stories that starts turning true one by one. This is definitely a film to look forward to especially for all the horror fans out there.

With past releases including Sonakshi Sinha's Khandaani Shafakhana falling flat at the box-office and Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw gaining all the attention from the audiences, screen occupancy would be an issue for these new releases. Not to forget, Hrithik Roshan's Super 30, which is on a tax-free spree, is not lacking pace at the box-office despite being in its fourth week. The upcoming releases might get the advantage as Disney's The Lion King and Marvel's Spiderman Far From Home are expected to be reduced to limited screens.

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