Fackham Hall review – Downton Abbey spoof is fast, funny and throwaway

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Period drama parody has some decent and often smart gags and benefits from a game cast including Damian Lewis and Thomasin McKenzie Perhaps it’s the feeling of end times in the air: after years of inactivity, spoofs are making a comeback . This summer saw the resurgence of the lighthearted genre, which at its best sends up the pretensions of overly serious genre with a barrage of pitched cliches, sight gags and stupid-clever puns. The Naked Gun , starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson in a spoof of a buddy-cop spoof, opened to moderate box office success; the hapless rock band dialed it back up to 11 in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues . Reboots of the horror spoof gold-standard Scary Movie and the Mel Brooks Star Wars rip Spaceballs were greenlit, and there were rumors of a return for international man of mystery Austin Powers. Unserious times, it seems, beget appetite for knowingly unserious, joke-dense, refreshingly shallow fun. The latest of these goofy parodies, which premi...
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Saif Ali Khan signs Maari director Balaji Mohan’s next Click Shankar for Junglee Pictures: Report

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Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is on a signing spree. The actor has two projects in his line-up and reportedly has signed another project. Saif will join forces with Tamil filmmaker Balaji Mohan, known for Dhanush starrer Maari. The project will be bankrolled by Junglee Pictures.

As per a report in Peeping Moon, a source revealed, “Click Shankar is a brilliantly written, character-driven subject with a perfect blend of suspense, humour, and emotions. Saif perfectly fits the role and will add an essence of intrigue to the narrative with his sharp charisma and confidence. It’s a role unlike any Saif has played before, and there is no way he could have passed up the opportunity to be a part of this incredibly creative and ambitious project. Saif will begin shooting for this film in May.”

The report states that Click Shankar will follow the story of Shankar Rebeiro who embodies the complex duality of a witty yet troubled inspector grappling with hyperthymesia. This rare condition, a double-edged sword, ensures every moment is etched in his mind. The film becomes a cerebral journey as Shankar navigates a mystery that tests not only his deductive prowess but also confronts the haunting permanence of his past.

As Balaji Mohan makes his Hindi film debut, the screenplay is written by Binky Mendez and Balaji Mohan with Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta fame Karan Vyas set to pen dialogues. It is being envisioned as a franchise.

Meanwhile, Saif Ali Khan has two projects in the works - Devara Part 1 starring Jr. NTR and Janhvi Kapoor and Red Chillies Entertainment’s investigative drama Kartavya. ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Sriram Raghavan clarifies he didn’t reject Saif Ali Khan for Merry Christmas though the actor was upset: “He had liked the subject”



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