Today's big release is the latest offering from Dibakar Banerjee, political thriller Shanghai. Shanghai reunites usual suspects Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin, and also stars Emraan Hashmi. Early reviews have earmarked Emraan's performance as the one to watch.

Shanghai premiered last night at the three day long IIFA fest in Singapore. The cast was given a rousing cheer by the assembled crowd outside the theatre, so the film seems to be a hit even before people have actually seen it. At IIFA, Southern superstar Kamal Haasan declared himself very excited to watch Dibakar's new film, saying he was expecting the unexpected.