Thursday, April 7, 2011

Glitz Movie Reviews

Thank You - A clean family entertainer
Going by the promos, one would have expected that 'Thank You' is yet another Akshay Kumar dominated show where he gets the best scenes and dialogues for himself while hogging all the limelight. However what one sees is Akshay being one of the driving factors here instead of being the sole actor who is carrying the entire film's weight. Of course he is the key to the entire movement of the film's n
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F.A.L.T.U - Entertainment with soul
Just before you think that F.A.L.T.U. is yet another college romcom in the offering, hold on for a second. That's because the film is not a romcom, it is indeed a 'dramcom' where drama and comedy run parallel to each other...
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Game - A comic book suspense thriller
'Game' could well be considered as amalgamation of two different styles of film making coming together. While the first half belongs to 'this-is-indeed-serious-business' variety for the mature/thinking audience, the second half takes a comic book approach which is more appealing to teenagers and youth.
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Happy Husbands - Boring and silly
There are bad films and there will be bad films but this one takes the cake. In fact in front of 'Happy Husbands', you end up wondering whether another small time film called 'Impatient Vivek' (again featuring a bunch of non-actors) which had released a few months back was far more engrossing...
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Monica - An impressive drama
Director Sushen Bhatnagar has earlier made a film called 'Soch' (Danny Denzongpa, Arbaaz Khan, Sanjay Kapoor, Raveena Tandon) [2002] which was again a dramatic thriller and had it's moments for most part of it. Now around a decade later with 'Monica', he has taken a big step ahead...
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Yeh Faasley - Not quite exciting
Aah, now this one could really have been better. This is what one ends up exclaiming as the concluding reels of 'Yeh Faasley' start running...
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Tanu Weds Manu - Sense and sensibility
A few weeks back came 'Yeh Saali Zindagi' which had it's lead protagonist Irrfan Khan valiantly in love with Chitrangda Singh who instead loved someone else....
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Satrangee Parachute - Fails to glide through
Kids – the biggest customers of the world are the toughest to be pleased and in this growing age of CGI heaviness along with the bombarding of more and more bindaas, cartoon networks and Disney to name a few in the comfort of your sofa cum bed, this tiny little cinegoer is becoming more smarter and jazzier...
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7 Khoon Maaf - Unforgivable
This statement pretty much summarises what the character played by Priyanka Chopra goes through in '7 Khoon Maaf'...
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Kaccha Limboo - Dry reels of Shambu
Every generation deserves its own phrase-generating movie that is made keeping children in mind. Those which have stayed for long and will remain are Satyen Bose ‘Jagriti’ (1954), Gulzar’s ‘Kitaab’ (1977) and Nagesh Kukunoor’s ‘Rockford’ (1999)...
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Angel - Fails to gel
Choreographer turned helmer Ganesh Acharya fetish for 70’s came into existence when he gave his first impression as a helmer in ‘Swami’ which moved a bit. The movie starring Manoj Bajpai and Juhi Chawla didn’t ring much bells but Ganesh entry into the helmers club was welcomed...
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Patiala House - Akshay tops in this subtle drama
One can't deny the fact that audience is well prepared for the mandatory high, low and ending points of 'Patiala House'....
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Utt Pataang - Innovative storytelling makes it work
Telling the incidents that happened one night, 'Utt Pataang' is an intelligent film that entertains while maintaining a fun element right through its 100 minutes duration....
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Hum Dono Rangeen - A Nostalgic Trip
Old world charm - That's the major most reason for one to check out what 'Hum Dono Rangeen', the coloured version of Dev Anand's 'Hum Dono', has to offer...
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Yeh Saali Zindagi - A must watch entertainer for adult masses
'Yeh Saali Zindagi' is the kind of outing that makes you believe that Bollywood indeed has some folks out there who are trying to do things differently when it comes to making films and yet ensuring that commercial elements are well integrated into the storytelling...
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji - ( A Sweet Smile-through Film)
A couple of years back Amitabh Bachchan had commented that if there was one film maker who had the potential to carry forward the legacy of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee, it could be Madhur Bhandarkar...
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Dhobi Ghat - Wise, absorbing and staying
Question: How you mold your life? Answer: By the choice we make and the chances we take centering on things, people and places we are in. Kiran Rao’s introduction before ‘Dhobi Ghat’ was not much more than a wife of superstar Aamir Khan but with this movie, the helmer in her very first attempt has washed her resume with an artistic detergent and updated it as a helmer who thinks beyond Bollywood..
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Turning 30!!! - More style than substance
B-town transporter of desi political and crime exotica Prakash Jha goes urban as a producer to explore the feelings of a thirty year old hottie in this Bollywood explanation of its sex and the city...
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Yamla Pagla Deewana - Funtastic Salute To Bollywood
Yamla Pagla Deewana’ is a fulfilled tribute to the spirit of Bollywood which reconfirms that Indian cinema of yore can never be ‘lost’ and it should be ‘found’ periodically to give us a ‘feel good’ feeling in this troubled times...
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No One Killed Jessica - Brilliant
For a film like this which is based on reality but is told in a thrilling manner, it was always a thin rope to walk for the makers...
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Vikalp - Why don't they change?
First things first, 'Vikalp' isn't meant for 'aam junta' by any means. Since the film talks heavily about risk, security, code, hacking devices etc., it would be mostly indecipherable by a large segment of audience. Nothing wrong with that...
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Impatient Vivek - Terrible
In case of 'Impatient Vivek', there isn't any redeeming factor whatsoever. Actors don't act, director doesn't direct, story writer doesn't write a story good enough and the technical crew doesn't bring in any finesse to the product. End result? A total disaster which even makes one forget that even the title of the film was totally indecipherable to begin with...
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Isi Life Mein - Lovers or just friends?
Major most culprit of 'Isi Life Mein' is that the love between the protagonists can hardly be felt. What adds salt to the injury is the fact that even while her marriage is on, Sandeepa is shown to be quite happy and doesn't once express any emotion whatsoever for Akshay. On the other hand the boy too just about gives up and never reaches out to her.
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Toonpur Ka Superrhero - Superb animation deserves an applause
'Toonpur Ka Superrhero' is a visual experience that needs to applauded for the sheer attempt that has gone into it's making. As for the story of 'Toonpur Ka Superrhero', it is the kind that can be instantly grasped by children, its target audience. There is a world somewhere far far away and it is called 'Toonpur'...
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Tees Maar Khan - Go, de-stress yourself
'Tees Maar Khan' isn't a film where one has to hunt for logic in every scene. Even the humour here isn't the kind where one is required to find any subtle references. In fact every scene that makes you bring on a smile or a laugh is on your face and announces it's arrival loud and clear. Subtlety wasn't expected from this first ever collaboration of Akshay Kumar and Farah Khan and for that reason,
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PayBack - Can be watched
There aren't many plot based movies made in Bollywood. In that context, it is refreshing to see a film that stays on a single theme, presents enough twists and turns all through those couple of hours, manages to hold your interest right through the proceedings and (barring a few moments) doesn't fall into the trap of clichés...
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332 Mumbai To India - Not much impact here
It wasn't too long ago when the infamous real life incident took place in the city of Mumbai where a young man had hijacked a bus, announced that he was in the city to kill a political bigwig and was later shot down by the cops. Apparently, his aim was to gain country's attention towards the migrant issue of North Indians in Mumbai that had been the cause of tension for a few months then...
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Kaalo - Could have been better
'Kaalo' comes with a good premise. After all there hasn't been any creature based horror film made in Bollywood and that too while being presented in day horror genre. In that context, one does want to check out what 'Kaalo' is all about as it promises good share of scare factor coupled with thrills...
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Mirch - Witty, Naughty And Sexy
Oh yeah…. This is a rare Bollywood arousal. Bollywood grows and becomes more passionate after making a sarcastic remark on Amrika last week; this one raises and satisfies your hormones of fun, masti with its naughty level of horniness, ‘Mirch’ is a film with a one-track mind and a single ambition to entertain with layers and should happily wear that crown until another film sets out to steal it...
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Band Baaja Baaraat - Yeh Picture Correct Hai Ji
'Band Baaja Baaraat' is one colourful and vibrant film that should finally end a continued draught that Bollywood has been facing ever since 'Golmaal 3' came and went...
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No Problem - Not many laughs
If the only thing that actually stays with you (unfortunately) is a climax which is actually one of the biggest letdowns ever in last few years of movie making at the least, you know that something is really wrong with a film. Really, even in 'Welcome' and 'Singh Is Kinng', one had complained of a shaky climax sequences....
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey - A rare patriotic tale sans jingoism
When you venture into 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey', you expect a wide canvas, spectacular visuals, sense of euphoria, high octane drama, some thrilling moments and of course apt amount of detailing...
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Phas Gaye Re Obama - A Good Refreshing Tale
It is always refreshing to hear new stories. Also, in the times when success of one romcom is followed by dozen more films belonging to the same genre being announced, a couple of comedies a month...
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Rakhta Charitra 2 - Ramu Bounces back, and how
Ram Gopal Varma deserves credit to make 'Rakht Charitra 2' a definite watch as he ensures that despite a violent theme to this blood curdling saga, there are strong emotions that go with the flow of the narrative....
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Spanish Beauty / A Beautiful Wife - Not passionate enough
'A Beautiful Wife' proves all over again that not everything which comes from the West is always glittering gold...
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Break Ke Baad - Works partially
'It's complicated' - sighed Himesh Reshammiya when he turned lover boy for 'Radio'....
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Allah Ke Banday - Drama involving kids make it worthy
The subject of juvenile crime being touched in Hindi cinema isn't something totally new...
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Diwangi Ne Had Kar Di - Sheer torture
Really, ten minutes into the film and you start wondering - 'Kya aisi filmein ab bhi banti hain'? Reason being that 'Deewangi Ne Had Kar Di' is truly a terrible piece of cinema....
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Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu - Pointless
'Shahrukh Bola...' would easily hold the distinction of being one of the most pointless and lacklustre films to have hit the screens this year....
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Guzaarish - This one has a soul
Bhansali throws a pleasant surprise by opening up 'Guzaarish' within 10 minutes. He doesn't beat around the bush and instead sets the film's context (mercy killing) pretty quickly......
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Ramaa - The Saviour
The storyline, if one can even credit 'Raama - The Saviour' to be boasting of one, is a total mishmash. A bunch of kids begin to play a video game and find themselves in a virtual reality world. This is a world which is an island where body builders of all shapes and sizes happen to collide with each other...
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A Flat
I don't remember when was the last time since the release of '13 B' did I really enjoy watching a horror/supernatural film from start to finish...
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Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun - Sensitive, Bold but Self Defeating
Darling.. so its time for ‘Angels In Bollywood’ to do a ‘Brokeback Mountain’….. does 'Dunno Y Na Jane Kyun' ‘Milk’ its way to a life time Bollywood glory of a serious gay love story…...
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Golmaal 3 - A laugh riot that delivers as promised
One can safely say that Rohit Shetty has cracked the formula. Whether it is Priyadarshan, David Dhawan or Anees Bazmee - each of the film makers is known for the brand of cinema that they generate year after year. Now join Rohit Shetty to the list. After watching 'Golmaal 3', one can declare that Rohit too knows what is expected from him. And he delivers. Each time around.
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Action Replayy - A clean fun musical entertainer
'Action Replayy' is one film which is arriving as an underdog this Diwali. The film doesn't scream and excites audience by proclaiming - 'Hey, look I am cool' or 'See, Akshay Kumar would be seen as a Mr. Smart Know All' once again' or 'The gags are such that you would fall off your seats'.
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Nakshatra - Not boring, just illogical
The lead protagonist in 'Nakshatra' (played by Shubh) is someone who doesn't quite stand a chance to be a script writer in Bollywood as he detests borrowing from Hollywood DVDs....
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Maalik Ek - A boring, visually unappealing affair
Once the opening credits start rolling, you know there and then that it would be an amateur attempt at best.....
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Daayen Ya Baayen - Realistically performed authentically shot
The Indianised version of Vittorio De Sica's Italian classic ‘Hello Elephant’ works as a cinema because of its local flavor, realistic performance and authentic picturisation of the beautiful landscapes of Uttarakhand.....
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Dus Tola - Lazy and boring
Its okay for a film to have a simple plot. However, when something that can be told in a 45-60 minutes short story is stretched to two hours, there are all the right reasons for boredom to set in...
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Jhootha Hi Sahi - Constant smiles guaranteed
'Jhootha Hi Sahi' is the kind of film where a constant smile on one's face is guaranteed for those two and a half hours. Credit for that goes to two men - Abbas Tyrewala and John Abraham.....
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Rakta Charitra 1 - Ramu continues his fascination wit
At the core of it, 'Rakta Charitra' is a revenge saga which has been smartly woven around politics, caste difference, opportunism, 'goondaraj' and personal vendetta...
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Hisss - Hisss [Lousy and terrible]
Honestly, I have seldom hated a film or felt disgusted by its content. After all no film maker in his right intention wants to attempt something that is a complete waste of time, effort and money.
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Knock Out - A decent thrilling entertainer
The title of the film is a complete misnomer as it doesn't give out any idea whatsoever around the theme of 'Knock Out' which is that of black money being accumulated by politicians across the country.
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Ramayana – The Epic (3D) - This works better than Ratnam's 'Raavan'
The strength of 'Ramayana - The Epic' lies in the fact that it unfolds as a commercial action drama rather than one of those regular run of the mill animation affairs. While animation films usually get trapped in either bringing on those unwanted comic moments or a dozens of special effects laden action scenes (mainly to appeal to the kids), 'Ramayana' keeps its focus on drama by means of visuals
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Aakrosh - Priyadarshan back in top form
'Aakrosh' turns out to be an out and out dramatic affair that almost unfolds like a mystery being sold. There are thrills galore and the narrative is also sprinkled with enough action packed moments to keep the masses happy....
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Lava Kusa - Lava Kusa
Aaah, come on now? Can't we grow up? Even if we are making films for kids, can't we have something really exciting, really enthralling and really noteworthy enough? When an animation film like 'Lava Kusa' arrives, it just makes one believe that it serves us right to see a 100% failure record here in this genre of cinema.
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Do Dooni Chaar - This Duggal family deserves a visit
'Do Dooni Chaar' throws a surprise, a pleasant one at that, as the film gets on track within first 10 minutes itself...
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Crook-It's Good To Be Bad - An honest unbiased effort
'Crook' (thankfully) stays away from turning into a serious affair, a la 'MyName Is Khan' which again dealt with racial abuse. Religion was the point ofcontention in the Shah Rukh Khan drama whereas it is difference innationality which is the core of 'Crook'. Also, the film refrains from beingfrivolous by turning it's lead protagonist into an overnight hero. Hearrives in Australia as a c
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Anjaana Anjaani - Watch it with the one you love
As is the known fact by now, 'Anjaana Anjaani' is about Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra who meet on a bridge where they are preparing to commit suicide. The moment one senses an interaction beginning between the duo, you are pretty much sure about how the story would end.
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Benny And Babloo - Tolerable time pass
It is a movie with soft corner for the bar dancers of Mumbai. Sometime back dance bars, where girls danced before the clients while they had their drinks, were closed down by the state government...
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Robot - This one is for big screen viewing
'Robot' is the kind of film that leaves you with an enthralling feeling once it ends. In fact you are almost breathless as the end credits start rolling since the action is so fast moving, energetic, imaginative and above all, well executed that you can't afford to look anywhere else but the screen.
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Khichdi - The Movie - They laugh and make us laugh
This zany family which debuted on the small tube in the early 2000s on STAR Plus which adopted the Western model...
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Life Express - A boring journey
It is a film about the dilemma faced by ambitious career women. Raising a family would interfere with the progress of their career. How can a woman take maternity leave for six months when her career is galloping forward. She has important tasks assigned to her...
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Dabangg - A major let down
Promotions can be deceptive and now you understand why the Bollywood macho man, the beefy Salman Khan with a heart bigger than his biceps was so eager to promote this much hyped Indian ‘confused’ version of spaghetti westerns which comes almost a year after the money spinner ‘Wanted’...
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We Are Family - Kajol, Kareena makes it click
The pioneer in Bollywood legal adaptation starts as a mature family comedy but as the reel progress its ends up as a factory tear jerker as ordered...
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Hello Darling - A tasteless chewing gum
Honestly, this comedy on male chauvinism had enough potential to ensure a decent run but the 2010 inspiration of the 1994 Kamal Hassan starrer....
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Antardwand - A real art house item
Bollywood gets real, reel after reel, week after week. After Peepli (Live), it’s time to get more serious amidst Commonwealth scam and our neta’s pay hike.
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Lafangey Parindey - Skates with Identifiable emotions & lifting perfor
After not a quite memorable experience with ‘Badmaash Company’, Bollywood premiere production company YRF....
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Peepli [Live] - A little gem of a film
Kudos to Aamir for his believe in such thinking sensible cinema and journo turned filmmaker Anusha Rizvi for a just perfect film that amazingly balances and respects the genre and its audience the thinking walas and real cinema rasiks....
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Aisha - Slightly Funny, Mostly Boring
All Sympathies to Sonam Kapoor, who has been chosen by some as Bollywood’s latest flavor of the month...
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai - Stylish, spirited, top acting with rewind moments
The film has its strengths, It is fastidious in its quest to recreate the styles, manners, talk and cultural minutiae of the 70’s 80’s the ‘Deewar’, ‘Dharmatma’, ‘Oonche Log’ type of goonda movies we loved in our childhood and still do.
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Khatta Meetha - A Low Tar Construction
After the innovative ‘Tere Bin Laden’ by a newbie, here comes the promised one by the proud committee members of Bollywood laughter’s, the reliable Priyadarshan and the dependable superstar Akshay who recently made the theatres...
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Lamhaa - Mixes Facts with Fiction
Disappointing, when a national award winning maker like Rahul Dholakia who made the sensitive ‘Parzania’ tackles the burning issue like ‘Kashmir’, you expect something unknown, untold will be revealed in a stark and sensible manner. But what is this...
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Udaan - Edgy but asks questions…?
Anurag Kashyap’s cinema is radical, it defines norms but the question is how far can one Go? Its not ‘unbelievable’ that some people don’t ‘believe’, but a good cinema always tells two sides of a story...
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Tere Bin Laden - Undeniably Hilarious
For all those who where wondering Bollywood getting serious nowadays, this crazy, undeniably hilarious, juvenile, smart, mad caper came down the pike & steals the show...
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Red Alert - Topical,finely crafted & performed
Well the timing is perfect for such a film to hit the screen when our channels are kept busy by the naxals...
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Milenge Milenge - Sweet chemistry, well performed
Kash ye agar 2006 hota toh ye picture semi hit toh jarror hota. But the ‘timing’ of the almighty and the thing called destiny cannot be explained...
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I Hate Luv Storys - Happily Bubble
Candy floss days are here again, ‘IHLS’ is happy bubble but cliché where Imran and Sonam come into their own as confident young performers bringing the candy gloss days back....
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Krantiveer - The Revolution - Purana frame Nayi Tasveer
Rata riti hota hai……… Rata meri jaan rata rat a rat, rattling hai mahan rata rat ta rat. Change the world by shouting and breaking the audience parda in the ears that’s what Mehul Kumar the erstwhile entertainer feels...
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Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta - Strong Idea Feeble Execution
It looks like a take off on Vinod Pande’s ‘Ek Baar Phir’ and Yash Chopra’s ‘Silsila’. Naved Aslam and Aruna Shields play the roles of Mr. Singh and Mrs. Neera Singh...
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Raavan - Brilliant Shots, Excellent Acts
Master helmer Mani Ratnam again proves his technical brilliance in this modern take of ‘Ramayana’ and dares to be different....
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Ek Second - Jo Zindagi Badal De - Victim of its own cleverness
Partho Gosh whose stories are centered around women and who has given us hits like ‘100 Days’, ‘Agnishakshi’ and ‘Daalal’ now chooses Gwyneth Paltrow's starrer ‘Sliding Doors’ as his next churner starring his favorites Jackie and Manisha...
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Raajneeti - Watch it for Ranbir, Ajay & Katrina
Prakash Jha mixes the elements of the greatest epic in the world the ‘Mahabharata’ with the mighty superior on screen drama ‘The God Father’ and gives us a studiously sincere film...
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Kites - Winds on Hrithik’s powerful performance
The much hyped Hrithik Roshan starrer with a Mexican bala Barbara Mori as his co-star, a decent helmer like Anurag Basu and a reputed banner like Rakesh Roshan’s Filmkraft which has given quality entertainers in past turns out as a major disappointment....
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Admissions Open - Why, what for and for whom
The 2nd follow-up of the ‘3 Idiots’ tradition comes with a warning. Censor board decides the age limit of viewing and this flick demands...
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Bumm Bumm Bole - Irani kebab mein Indian haddi?
Dear Priyan, what have you done? Milli delicious irani kebab ki recipe aap ne isme kyun Indian haddi dalne di. Joota karne laga chur chur aur audience ho gayi isse duur (away). ....
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It’s A Wonderful Afterlife (English) - The great weird ‘bend’
Gurinder ‘bends’ this like a weirdo. ‘It’s a Wonderful Afterlife’ is a dark comedy that yields strange reactions rather than outright laughs.
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Badmaash Company - Shahid rules but the movie doesn’t
‘Badmaash Company’ is a film about guys in haste who wanna smell money as soon as possible, the movie has a ‘real’ feel to it. Efforts can be seen in first timer Parmeet Sethi’s attempt which is more authentic towards being a drama which ironically runs on a handsomely budgeted thriller lane that ‘steals’ the movie’s prospects to be a crowd-pleaser...
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Housefull - Paisa Vasool
The aptly named ‘Housefull’ captures that jolly crowd who don’t care a damn when it comes to laughter and easily within seconds you come to know that this flick has hit written all over it.
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Kuchh kariye - Kuch Toh Kariye
Some films are made for passion, some for compassion and some for impression but ‘Kuch Kariye’ is an objection.....
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Muskurake Dekh Zara - Stale remake of hit Tamil ‘Youth’
It’s hard to believe that Anurag Kashyap who advocates changes in Bollywood cinema can write such an amateurish film.....
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Apartment - Boring & awfully uninspiring
If anyone loves a trend, its Bollywood. Jag Mundra makes a futile attempt in chasing hard on a pack that started by early 90s smashes such as ‘Basic Instinct..
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City Of Gold - Realistically dark, bloody & gritty
Imagine a Bollywood flick set during 1982 but without a single song during the gritty two hrs thirty minutes even after having all the ingredients, pathos of a Bollywood masala affair....
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Phoonk-2 - Has its share of creepy moments
With all respect to Bollywood’s scareamia Ram Gopal Varma, after watching ‘Phoonk 2’ you come across a feeling that first timer Milind Gadagkar was not the right choice to pilot this one....
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Paathshaala - Earnest in thought….but
Choreographer-director-writer Ahmed Khan turns producer with ‘Paathshaala’....
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Prince - Brilliant Action and Performance
First time helmer Kookie in a story by Shiraz ‘coins’ this memory loss thingie into a ‘who am I actioner’....
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai - ‘Kya’ Film Banai hai
Writer Milap Zaveri’s debut as a helmer is a tedious undesirable corporate blunder which asks the question ‘Jane Kya Film Banai Hai’, is it suppose to be a film or a joke...
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The Japanese Wife - Beautiful, Elevating, Moving
In the age when borrowed experiments techniques and trend define the growth of cinema, but fails to find its audience, Aparna’s film demands an audience....
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The Great Indian Butterfly - Not a Bad Try
Sanjay Gupta Art House pursuit of the great Indian happiness, peace is more theatrical, talkative and less cinematic...
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Pankh - Bravo for being Bold
Expect the unexpected with Sanjay Gupta’s White Feather Arthouse bold and shocking ‘Pankh’....
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Sadiyaan - Stale outdated cliché
No harm to be cliché, no harm to be melodramatic and absolutely no harm to be a typical Bollywood masala stuff......
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Tum Milo Toh Sahi - Nana and Dimple make it pleasant
Post ‘Krantiveer’ Nana and Dimple Bollywood’s bundle of talents come together after fifteen years to stir us with their cappuccinos as we watch them for 2:10 minutes and asking for Eno...
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Well Done Abba - Maintains a fine level of wit and insight
Shyam Benegal – the pioneer of ‘middle cinema’ does it again. ‘Well Done Abba’ is a double whammy. After the success of ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ Shyam in this light heartner........
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Mittal v/s Mittal - A manufactured and staid drama
‘Mittal v/s Mittal’ is a manufactured and staid drama that only trivializes the social illness of domestic violence within this seemingly stable household. Basically, sensationalizing spousal misconduct for frenetic dramatical purposes feels pathetically unctuous.....
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost - Interesting beep on love and humanity
Arshad turns producer with ‘Hum Tum aur Ghost’, - comedy on the idea of love and humanity with sprinkles of psychophrenia syndrome. ....
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha - The ‘real’ Indian Bollywood mockumentary
After the intelligence in ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye’, Dibakar Banerjee in association with India’s soap queen Ekta Kapoor ...
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Shaapit - A Forgettable Teen Soap Opera
Post 1920 Vikram Bhat comes with a teen soap opera titled ‘Shaapit’, no thrill, not a single scary scene, and wooden acting with two new pretty faces....
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Lahore - An inspirational crowd-pleaser
As earnest and well-intentioned, first time helmer Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan’s ‘Lahore’ is a high-minded sports drama attempting not only to merge brotherhood....
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Hide N Seek - Hee haw... ‘caught you’ haw ha
Its tribute times in Bollywood, well the wanted /unwanted homage to Hollywood continues with ‘Hide & Seek’, but this time itsmells like a ‘Teen spirit’ popularly known as ‘teen horror’ in US of A where ‘Jimmy didn't had a gun’ but the guy dressed assanta... matlab mad max on a shopping mall street...
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Right Yaaa Wrong - A captivating mind game drama
What's old has been made fine and new in ‘Right Yaaa Wrong’. Writer Neeraj Pathak who makes his debut as an helmer with the labeled Bollywood action hero Sunny Deol.....
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Rokkk - Lacks its own personality
‘Rokkk’, coming after ‘Click’ this week’s Bollywood’s scare call unfortunately has little personality of its own.....
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Road, Movie - On the ‘watery’ front
Yes, it defines the routine Bollywood norms; yes it’s not the normal cinema of yore but does it strikes any chord? The answer is no...
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? - Basuda & Hrishida Remixed
He sings and dances to the bhajan of Maa in “Bidi jaleile” tune, while he asks his chachaji to leave his modern society and city in a K.L. Saigal way.....
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Teen Patti - Plays all wrong cards
‘Teen Patti’ is a huge corporate blunder but what is more disturbing is to see two stalwarts of acting Big B and Sir Ben Kinsley coming.....
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Karthik Calling Karthik - Calls for some enigmatic moments
‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ is a movie that one can admire without exactly embracing it....
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Toh Baat Pakki - Jab Yash Raj & Rajshri Met in Tipistan
Toh baat pakki (its clear) that even a slight recall of the nostalgia called Basu Chatterjee still fills the air with freshness and media shy or angry….
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Click - THAT THAI HOLLYWOOD SE AB BOLLYWOOD GAYI
‘Click’ helmed by Sangeeth Sivan is a first Hollywood inspired horror which was a remake of a Thai horror flick....
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My Name is Khan - UTTAM MOVAAM SHAHRUKAM
The reunion of arguably the best on screen pair Kajol and SRK in Karan Johar’s ‘MNIK’ might be in news for every wrong reasons.....
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Striker - Blend of some fine detailing & marvelous
‘Striker’ is a movie that keeps jumping the gate and finally unravels all over the floor. A murky mélange of borrowings from far superior Bollywood drama thrillers based on the life’s in Mumbai interiors...
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Ishqiya - A thoroughly enjoyable desi western
Gasses out the routine and laughs on its achievement for being a rare cinematic chapter in Bollywood of being a dark comedy shot in a western ishtyle, Vishal Bhardwaj does it again and how...
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Rann - Watch it for Big B & the serious shift of Ritesh
Amitabh Bachchan, this man has done it before and again he does it with tremendous ease. By his sheer simplicity of getting into the skin of the character makes an average film worth watching...
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Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi) - One of superior cinema
The second Marathi movie to be submitted for Academy consideration after 2004 ‘Shwaas’, "Harishchandrachi Factory" written and helmed by Paresh Mokashi is a remarkable cinematic tribute to a rare hero like Dadasaheb Phalke the father of Indian cinema...
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Road To Sangam - Every Indian Really Needs This Film
Some people are remembered for wrong reasons and some movies are remembered for wrong reasons. First timer Amit Rai’s ‘Road To Sangam’ is film that every Indian needs at this hour of morality and human crisis we are in.
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Veer - Strictly for Salman fans
An Epic struggle that requires a soap opera heart and lots of dheer (patience)
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The Waiting Room - A mood capturing razored psycho thriller
RGV goes a welcome transformation via first time helmer Manneej Premanth who with his razored tight narration ensures that screws are kept tightened expertly almost to the penultimate scene in this gripping psycho thriller about a maniac serial killer who makes life hell for the four passengers waiting in a waiting room at a distance south Indian railway station...
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Chance Pe Dance - Napping Rather Then Foot Tapping
The latest in the short and not-so-respectable line of dance movies in Bollywood gives another reason why Mithun Da’s ‘Disco Dancer’ still enjoys the cult status, ‘Chance Pe Dance’ is fascinating for about 15 minutes – the time when Shahid hits the dance floor and dazzles with his gravity-defying hip-hop that hooks you with its skill and creativity, mixing all kinds of dance influences into an ear
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Dulha Mil Gaya - A Boring Flat Bollywood Wedding
First off, make no mistake; just because the posters of the film show SRK and Sushmita along with Fardeen in it with two new bubble gums, it is in no relation whatsoever to any wonderful SRK romancers like Dilwale, Kuch Kuch or even Main Hooh Na...
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Pyaar Impossible - A Freshly Told Fairy Tale
‘Pyaar Impossible’ is a fairy tale freshly retold. The movie is pleasant start to YRF innings this year. Scoring on the right choice of characters the movie manages to engage the viewers in emotions with an unabashed sincerity that manages to avoid the pitfalls of triteness...
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Bolo Raam - BOLO RAAM - HEY RAM!
Imagine actors of the calibre of Naseruddin Shah, Om Puri and Padmini Kolhapure coming together and being a part of this worst thriller of the year which replays all the clichés, but delivers not a single of the expected guilty pleasures of a thriller....
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi - Kuch Hi Hota Hai
He gives her his vodka on the pretext of getting kareeb but boy he is an ageing married garib who runs and ad agency and knows how to approach a hottie...
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Accident on Hill Road - Accident on Hill Rd - Look who got ‘stuck’
Inspired from a real incident or a Hollywood bizarre called ‘Stuck’, only Mahesh Nair can answer after asking Mr. Nari Hira...
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3 Idiots - The Idiots rule and conquer
Bravo! Bollywood smartys had done it again. The invincible Rajkumar Hirani goes more ‘hearty’ and less ‘arty’ this time to give us a witty and touching look at life and makes a befitting comment at the mad rat race we are in where the quotient of success is measured with a materialistic tape without giving the call of your heart any grape...
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World Cupp 2011 - THAK DE INDIA
Coming an extra p (read plea), ‘World Cupp (their spelling not mine) 2011’, this Bollywood goal without a soul makes this reviver begging to flee...
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Avatar - A dazzling spectacular treat
‘Avatar’, Oscar winner James Cameron’s next feature after ‘Titanic’ is a dazzling spectacular treat in technical terms but on content wise it’s another smartly woven Bollywoodish romantic heart beat...
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Rocket Singh: Sales Man Of The Year - Uplifting & Well Performed
YRF last shot at the B.O. 2009 is uplifting and well performed by the ‘Chak De’ jodi of helmer, Shimit Amin and writer Jaideep Sahni...
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Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho - Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Review
Children of India must have committed a very grievous crime in their previous life for being subjected to ten years of rigorous school imprisonment....
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Radio - It’s complicated
Oops! If ‘Monty’ was back with vengeance in ‘Karzz’, this time RJ Vivan is up with a curse. Sorry to say! ‘Radio’ makes you pesky with its swarming with unsubstantial elements....
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Paa - Top-drawer of all seasons
Sometimes, films like ‘Paa’ does make Bollywood stand upright with honour. Hats off to filmmaker Balakrishnan!! Amitabh owes a lot to this auteur for delineating his persona with new-fangled dimensions....
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De Dana Dan - De Dana Dan – Silly script flimsily made
Priyadarshan can barely spell flicks patently based on couple of things – either a raw offbeat drama or silliest comedies. Exactly, the auteur goes shilly-shallied over ‘De Dana Dan’ and there’s nothing special you can look out for...
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Kurbaan - Flimsy script with loopholes
Can you call it a pudden-head idea of Karan Johar? Maybe! The film doesn’t boast off anything exceptional in terms of narrative aspects. For better results, filmmakers can just give a break on making films based on Islam and fundamentalisms.....
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Tum Mile - Tum Mile – Letdowns badly
Vishesh Films-Emraan Hashmi-Kunal Deshmukh: On the face of this trio combo, it was all evoking our expectations with ‘Tum Mile’. But unluckily, the film disappoints us badly on every quotient. Well, with a soggy script and jerry-built screenplay, the film throws you into lots of discombobulations on what’s really happening over there....
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - Moderately Fine
This week’s releases have been somewhat admirable as they do engross us with different genres. If ‘Jail’ happens to be an exceptional raw-drama, here’s ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ that gets along for a jolly-ridden clichéd tale picked from various South Indian flicks....
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Jail - A Must Watch
Very few filmmakers break the banalities of usual trite and spell awe-inspiring flicks. If at all, you hankered to experience and feel what a real cinema is, call off your day’s plans and book your tickets for ‘Jail’....
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London Dreams - Realms of emotions
How rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend. And how hapless it is to witness the same friend being erroneous to your relationship…....
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Aladin - Flimsily done
Aladin – it’s something far behind what a real fantasy should be. This modernized version of ‘Aladdin and Magic Lamp’ is ridiculous with a flimsy narration. Looks like producers were temporarily deaf when Sujoy narrated the script. Alas! The filmmaker’s attempt of inheriting the superlative special effects from ‘Harry Potter’ alone doesn’t keep us intact throughout the show...
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Blue - Fails to exceed your expectations
Why do our filmmakers go haunted with Hollywood mania? They’ve got the potentials of penning the best scripts and yet die-n-yearn to make bombastic flicks of that sort. BLUE – it may boast off to be a big budget flick with superstars and two academy award winners in the league. But there’s nothing special to mention about the film.
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All The Best - Fiestas of Fun ‘n’ Frolic
It’s all about bringing creative reunion of Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty together. The duo has indeed spelled success with B-town’s catchphrase ‘Golmaal’ and never wants to get out-of-this box of comedy.
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What's Your Raashee? - What’s Your Raashee? – Definitely, a bad Raashee
Turning words into pictures – the mantra hasn’t been so favorable for our own B-town auteurs. Of course, glimpse through the graph of films adapted from novels, most of them had witnessed pathetic results at box office.
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Wanted - packed with commercial formulas
Sallu Bhai, Sallu Bhai, Sallu all the way… aye! Salman Khan after getting through pathetic results with continuous flops finally shifts on better grounds. To be precise, ‘Wanted’ isn’t a mind-boggling, extraordinary and marvelous film to watch. But naturally, with most of the previous month’s releases of B-Town middling down with average fare, ‘Wanted’ offers more opportunity for ‘B’ and ‘C’ centr
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Dil Bole Hadippa - doesn’t exceed your expectations
Naturally, Yash Raj banner redounds your expectations to a greater degree, patently with the top-notching teasers and promos. But naturally, the film’s result would rarely exceed your expectations and ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ doesn’t seem to be an elision...
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Fox - Middling in parts
Hail you Bollywood! Post-recession phase seems to have inlayed the B-town with instantaneous transformations over the screens. Hit or flop: you’ve got to put these things aside and appreciate the adeptness of such moviemakers spelling new-fangled recitals.
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Aagey Se Right - No Entry please
First and foremost, there’s a special thing to be announced about ‘AageY Se Right’. This is one commercial film to hit the screens this weekend with multiple releases. But that doesn’t make ‘Aage Se Right’ so blissful to watch. In simple terms, the film is brimmed with interesting storyline, that’s quite creative as well. But the screenplay fails to engross us and so does many illogical aspects fr
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Kisaan - Stumbles on every note
B-Town has witnessed similar recitals as ‘KISAAN’ that dealt with enkindled bucolic crisis. Nonetheless, Puneeth Sira apart from penning from a substantial script lurches down on presenting them over the screens. KISAAN brings back the same-pattered crisis of peasants we had earlier.
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Daddy Cool - Not Good, Not Bad
Mirthful dramas with shorter duration – Flicks tagged with this pattern are surely to win over audiences’ appreciations. Thanks to Boney M for the title ‘Daddy Cool’ and Frank Oz’s ‘Death at a funeral’ for inspiring Murli to offer a new-prototyped flick.
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Quick Gun Murugun - Laugh, Laugh and Laugh, we say
‘If you’re lightening, I am 250volts electricity, I say’ – Well as you heed to this guntastic dialogues, it’s sure you will go through illimitable laugh riot. In terms, though QGM doesn’t strike with unparalleled motifs, you will have an enjoyable ride with this Desi cowboy Murugan.
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Sikandar - sure-footed winner indeed
Followed by deep recessions of pitiable scarcity of good stories, Bollywood is back on the stroke of big jackpot in box office. No worries for film buffs! The recent releases after long time pettifoggeries between distributors and producers have been good enough to engross us. Maybe, the most expected flicks would’ve disappointed you terribly (Kambakkht Ishq and Agyaat), but there were enough good
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Life Partner - Riveting in some parts
Beating same bush isn’t something off-the-wall when it comes to tinsel town. ‘Life Partner’ isn’t a mind-boggling flick as another release for this week. You wouldn’t feel anything new and innovatively spelled by filmmaker Rumi Jaffrey. He rigidly imports mirthful-ingredients from previous flicks. It may strike you with puzzled thoughts: whether to watch it or not?
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Kaminey - Defines a perfect Cinema
Astoundingly marvelous: Trust us!!! ‘Kaminey’ break the clichéd patterns of Hindi Cinema that wasn’t actually appealing on all vistas. Possibly, if a film ever had good story on papers, filmmakers would be blindfolded on crafting a convincing narration. If ever we had these aspects in perfect terms, it would lack quality in technical aspects. But Vishal Bharadwaj strikes with a magniloquently mind
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Agyaat - Darna Maana Hai
‘Agyaat’ is bounded with cheap thrills and proves to be a lousy flick letting down the ardent buffs, who eagerly expected it. To begin with, it’s a good attempt by this scrapper who hardly believes in his film’s results. A horror-adventure, somewhat like Predator had really knocked a high-shot on our adrenalines. Perhaps, scenarios are different once you’re before the screens.
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Love Aaj Kal - Truly wins over today’s and yesteryear’s junta
When your previous film was a runaway success, how does one shoulder the burden of it? We’ll suggest in Imtiaz Ali’s style.
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Luck - An edgy escapade
This couldn’t have been a perfect launch for Shruti Hassan or then a comeback for Imran Khan after a dud like ‘Kidnap’. Luck can not even be called as one of those stylish flicks of Sanjay Dutt with nothing new to offer in terms of story, acting, action or even style.
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Kambakkht Ishq - Nothing but a Gimcrack
Persistent flops on the row and Akshay Kumar had no big options other than jumping for the show of grandeur. With promos running high on the airs round the clock, certainly it let us perceive ‘Kambaqqt Ishq as a plank meant to save him from lapsing. Oops! Kambaqqt Ishq is perhaps a gaudy show. Of course, Sabbir Khan brings you the macho Akki ennobled by Denise as ‘Best Kisser’,
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New York - Pragmatically touching
Instantly the innocents were tortured sans any clarifications pertaining to 9/11 incident. It’s out and most of imbecility that American Security Forces had rippled down their lives. They paved the way for turning them into terrorists. Who bears the fault? Kabir Khan elaborately blends the heart touching reality with interesting elements. He has precisely delineated the sufferings of an innocent
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Paying Guests - Bad Tenants indeed
Whoops-a-daisy! You’ll regret this to be the ever-made biggest mistake in your lifetime. Step into theatres presuming this to be a comedy flick to get yourselves brimmed with ruefulness and annoyance. Had the makers viewed first copy before patting the shoulders of Paritossh? Of course, there are few hilarious moments that will get your faces sparkled with smile, but that doesn’t last long. Rest o
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Kal Kissne Dekha - Unfairly middling
Alas, looks like long-listed supernatural-thrillers aren’t gonna end in Bollywood. Why do filmmakers penning a thriller-script actually fail to deliver that genuine genre? A Billion dollar question indeed! In the past couple of months we’ve been witnessing certain flicks running lack of nitty-gritty panoramas of thriller elements. Regrettably, the scenarios were wretched with ‘8X10 Tasveer’, ‘Aa D
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Zor Lagaa Ke Haiya - decorously crafted for family audiences
Ooh! It’s realms of cherishing moments for film buffs of B-town. Bounded to a much knotty situation of multiplex owners-producers pettifoggeries, things are turning to be more exquisitely perfect now. When you’ve three flicks of unparalleled genres hitting screens this weekend, you’re sure to have a fine weekend.
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99 - Not out
Exquisitely, it’s a great weekend for all film buffs who felt like thrown out of kilter sans releases. Gone are those unremarkable Fridays that didn’t bring an entertaining moment for them as ‘99’ kick-starts as a first release after such issues prevailing for a long time.
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Dashavatar - Passable show to Kill Time
By all odds, Kamal Haasan has been universally acclaimed as ‘Jacks of all trades in tinsel town. Watching this fantastic actor over on a show of grandeur isn’t something off-the-wall. On the dots, there doesn’t need to be an illustration for his record-breaking attempts for that would be a cliché. But, donning 10 roles isn’t a history-breaking record of this.
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8x10 Tasveer - Picture perfect, a li’l blured
Well, here’s a new genre of ‘Supernatural Thriller’ persistently hitting screens sans a pause. Glimpse through previous weeks’ releases. ‘13b’ dealt with a phenomenal idiot box, ‘Aa Dekhen Zara’ – A mysterious camera unveiling future’. Here goes, ‘8 X 10 Tasveer’ right on the similar notes. This time it’s all about a ‘Photograph’ that will unravel the frizzled scenario.
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Ek - The Power of One - Strictly for ‘Masala’ buffs
It isn’t all the same this weekend. Three films with different genres hitting screens should be a real fiesta for all film buffs… If Aa Dekhen Zara is about ‘Supernatural Thriller’ and Deepa Mehta’s ‘Videsh’ a dramatic theme, Ek – The Power of One is a well-tailored commercial cinema for B and C Centres
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Aa Dekhen Zara - Super-Thriller Ride
Obviously, very few auteurs composed unique fictions on the supernatural thriller genre. Well, none presumed to go for the most speculative take on such genres. Perhaps the raise of new filmmakers inspired by western flicks is coming to the forefront with groundbreaking motifs. Aye! You know something….
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Videsh - Unconvincingly crafted
Hop-skipping through socio-contro themes, Deepa Mehta strikes with yet another flick with a strong feminism. Precisely, the film’s female protagonist has many similarities with Aishwarya’s role in The Provoked… Indian brides battered black and blue in soul and body – these similarities tags them together.
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Barah Aana - A passable show to watch
On the buttons, final take for ‘Barah Aana’ is that it’s a flick meant strictly for few amongst miniscule groups. Well, there aren’t many chances for single screens to fill their sacs with profits. Incisively, Raja Menon can be praised for his most adept efforts of delivering a piece of out-of-box. Picking the characterizations of a driver, a watchman and a waiter, (categories of people who face t
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Firaaq - Magnificence all throughout
Perhaps, right on the first frame you’re sure to get grisly frizzled with an appalling pictorial of truck throwing down innumerable dead bodies for mass burial. On the front, it’s clearly implying the directorial touch of how things are gonna be hard throughout the show. 6 parallel stories based on a scandalizing incident;
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Aloo Chaat - Deliciously cooked
Very rarely, we do find blithely bounded entertainments on the screens. Appositely, ALOO CHAAT isn’t an elision for you feel it worth watching for each penny paid. KISS – Keep it short and simple. Perhaps, a ducky formula picked by Robby shores him on palmy grounds. With a duration of 110 minutes, the film get-goes with a simple tale blended with laugh riots. Of course, it isn’t as colossal as Rob
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Jai Veeru - A middling entertainer
Merely, for past couple of months Bollywood was in-lock with a bleak scenario. Naturally, not did any flick make it big on terms of offbeat or entertainment. Previous week’s release ‘13B’ picked up good show across the multiplex audiences while here’s ‘Jai Veeru’ – An entertainment falling between the lines of finesse and mediocre.
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Gulaal - Powerful yet flimsy
Perhaps, here’s the best contemporary filmmaker turning yet another glistering motif on his papers into screens. Much avowedly, ‘Gulaal’ has the clichéd vernacular trait of Anurag Kashyap.
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Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge - Falling Below Average
It’s precisely a willy-nilly scenario for UTV Productions has it persistently churning out flicks with good motifs. Well, that’s a good spell but one finical doubt does keep ringing in our minds. Do the producers heed to full-fledged script and screenplay or else sign-up for directors merely with one-liners. Previous year has been the most fantastic
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13 B - A chill down the spine
For the most part of eerie dioramas, what else would’ve got our audiences hackneyed? Aye! A disembodied arm chocking one’s neck, ghosts fast-flying across the ceilings and nooks of the screen space, victim shuddered over carking vexations and lastly, everything culminating with Spiritual powers. Merely, these were so clichéd that they’re not a scariest thing for a small kid too. They would term it
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Delhi-6 - A Masterpiece indeed
'Delhi-6' is an incredible flick in terms of all panoramas. The film is simply prodigious with flawlessness and a piece of work that takes Indian Cinema to the next level
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The Stoneman Murders - Thriller-coaster Ride
When solutions aren't made in reality, cinematic approach gratifies it. Well, it's more patent with Manish Gupta's 'The Stoneman Murders'.
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Billu - Middling on all vistas
Unluckily, Srinivasan and Director Mohanan – makers of the poignant tale of 'Katha Parayumpol' should be topsy-turvily entangled in their sense about selling remake rights. Yeah! Absurd remakes in two different versions as 'Kuselan' and 'Kathanayakudu' had really balled up the duo's best efforts and now Priyadarshan
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Chal Chala Chal - A Bus without fuel, brakes and tyres
Yeh Sab Kya Hai? Patha Nahi…. Govinda, once a stupendous actor who carried off his audiences with colossal performances has jumped on ill-sorted grounds. Alas! What makes him do that? Lack of offers and you've got to shoot this out on Govinda. Often, we boast with prideful spirits 'Yeah! It's changing phase of Bollywood' and at many times our elatedness are shattered watching such pieces of works.
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Dev D - Middling yet Sleek & Stylish
Here comes a dissimilar version to yesteryear classics of 'Devdas' that were so solemnly delivered the words of Sarath Chandra into picture. Well, in an era of cyber mania and lots of changes happening over, one cannot assure about the same classic hitting on top-of-charts. Yeah! Anurag Kashyap brimmed with such a motif strike a different note based on same lines. Of course, when you've Devdas tu
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Victory - Not Like the Title
It happens to be a welcome First Friday for couple of debutant filmmakers in Bollywood. Yup! If Zoya Akhtar does it with 'Luck By Chance', Ajithpal Mangal takes on with 'Victory'. Perhaps, film 'n' cricket buffs were elated picking on 'Lagaan' and 'Iqbal'. These flicks had much more on emotional touch touching the poignant theme of unity and integrity. Well, real biggies on cricket field teaming u
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Luck By Chance - Not too far from excellence
Flicks based on tinsel town aren't new to the world of cinema. Be it Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Camera Buff' or Federico Fellini's '8 ½'; these avant-garde films dealt with intrinsic something more than filmmaking. Precisely, it was far away from shooting spots of clapboards and 'Camera Rolling –Action-Cut'. To start off with, 'Luck By Chance' is worthy to be called as the best of its kind. Earlier,
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Slumdog Millionaire - No looking back!
Yeah! When you've a British Filmmaker and Indian Artists are on the show, 'A mind-boggling' magic goes on. For sure, you wouldn't need an illustration for this. Richard Attenborough's 'The Gandhi' touched the feat of honor.
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Raaz - The Mystery Continues - A Stylish-Horror, but clichéd
Perhaps, the title 'Raaz' should've got everyone's adrenalines shot-up, anticipating it to be a stupefying ride of roller-coaster. Well, 'Bhatt' factors seem to be spelling tremendous magic when it comes to a genre of 'Horror'. Of course, who can refuse it or forget the most scintillating horror flicks churned by them. Years back it was Raaz and then 1920 enthralled us with a goose bump experience
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Chandni Chowk To China - A turbulent journey
Perhaps, Chandni Chowk to China has nothing phenomenal, but a timeworn script of coward transcending into hero, estranged family getting unified. Producers promoted CC2C as 'First Ever Bollywood Kung Fu comedy' and for your kind information, the flick doesn't possesses top-notching humorous elements or the splendid Kung-Fu you expected.
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Jumbo - Fails to make it big as title
Brimming with new genre of 'Animation', Bollywood has been striding on with its best efforts in churning out a perfect of its style. Well, note this down. Possibly, even a diehard fan of animation flicks wouldn't appreciate 'Jumbo' for it isn't so appealing. Perhaps, an Akshay Kumar's fan would go through similar-experiences.
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Ghajini - Aamir's 'mementoes' to Bollywood
And at the end of this year, there's a bedazing blockbuster in Indian Box office. Here comes our maestro of perfection swaying on with a different genre from his previous ventures. Merely, producers wouldn't have considered Ghajini as an 'Empaling Speculation' for enormous reasons. Well, when you've South India's top-charting Director, Bollywood's superstar, Musical Maestro and versatile technicia
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Grandeur but lacks finesse
Well, to start off with, Aditya Chopra spells yet another poignant dimension of pure love as in his previous ventures with SRK; DDLJ and Mohabattein. Yeah! These tales were retentive impressing everyone from 8-80yrs old men and women. Of course, we fell in love getting imbibed with those spellbinding personations in these flicks. So, guess what about Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – a film that brings
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Meerabai Not Out - A wrong decision indeed
India – A land of enormous lingos, customs and religions fall invariably become united for 'Cricket'. Perhaps, some could wonder why cricket isn't picked as National Game since passion for this sport goes insatiable amongst millions here. Be a top-charting tycoon or a hapless chap, there are on with more enthuses when there's India in stadium.
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Maharathi - Prodigious script 'n' shaky screenplay
Not many auteurs in Bollywood adapt spellbinding stage plays for it happens to be an empaling speculation. Perhaps, there were few amongst many who spelled adaptations on screens getting ennobled as 'no-hopers'. Well, if you're seeking for an illustration,
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Dil Kabaddi - Bold but Lacks Finesse
Yeah! Years back we had censor boards so hard-and-fast on cuts for root word of 'profanity' and 'adult contents'. And now, the scenario hop-skips on different grounds where Indian audiences have to resist the shock with such bold themes hitting screens.
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Sorry Bhai - Bold Drama of a difference
Well, it's changing phase of Bollywood where you've bold themes spelled with an ease on the screens. Perhaps, the sheer motif may not cater to all centres but it's worth deserving good appreciations with trendsetting endeavors. Precisely it's a great show of such films as they make high waves sans superstars or big teams on the crew-lists. If you need an illustration, it goes with this week's rel
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Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! - A Lovable Chor indeed
Most hunky-dory of his kind, Dibakar Banerjee shored up on grounds of Bollywood with enticing debut 'Khosla Ka Ghosla'. And now, we've the winner back with a flick with ostentatious theme partially inspired by real life incidents.
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Yuvvraaj - Magnificent comeback by Ghai
Bollywood's once-heralded auteur jolted with his previous flops 'Yaadein', 'Kisna' and 'Black & White' is back with a yarn-spinning tale of emotions. Perhaps, ennoble Yuvvrraj – 'The Returns of Ghai in Town' and it's a directorial of finesse savoring to family audiences.
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Dasvidaniya - Reveling with heart-binding emotions
Flamboyantly influenced by best Hollywood flicks Rob Reiner's The Bucket's List and Wayne Wang's The Last Holiday, Shashanth Shah pitches a spellbinding deliverance with 'Dasvidaniya'. Splendiferous jaunting of an individual of rediscovering himself on the course of accomplishing his list of 'To do 10 things before I die'…
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Dostana - Merely a frivolous flick
It's so execrable to see one of the best producers in town churning a flick sans strong substance. On other terms, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan turn to be the hapless guys picking a flimsy script in hand.
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Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi - Poignant flick with fantabulous theme
'Marvelous', 'fantabulous' and what else, put your best words of appraisals for Director Kaushik Ghata. Amidst, corporate companies and Hollywood's top-charting production houses churning out their extravaganzas in Bollywood, Rajshri Productions enriches with simplistic beauteous themes straight from its shoulders. 'An oasis amidst of large deserts' – Of course, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi deserves it for
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EMI - Watch it for Sanju Bhai
EMI is a raucous, digressive comedy, offering some laughs and for real life loan defaulters, it mocks and celebrates. On its course, there are some bittersweet experiences of personal lives on individuals caricatured.
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Fashion - Stunning strike by Bhandarkar
For all who ever intended 'World of Fashion' is something about fun, glamour and ramp shows, Madhur Bhandarkar enlightens them. Rendering the best realistic themes in each of flicks, Madhur Bhandarkar had conquered the hearts of world-wide audiences. Of course, his top-notching directorial 'Fashion' surmounts our expectations and to define the film, it's 'Wordless'. Lots and lots of ramp walks, ba
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Golmaal Returns - A real Golmaal
Perhaps, first word that you uttered after watching 'Golmaal' would have been 'Wow, Extraordinary'. So what could be your verdict for its sequel? 'Golmaal Returns – Alas! Merely disappointing'.
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Roadside Romeo - Precisely Average in deliverance
Obviously, lots of multiplexes launched should have urged Yash Raj Films to stride successfully on new genre of Animation. Indeed, the biggest production house in India joining hands with the ever best studios of Hollywood Walt Disney Pictures is a cock-a-hoop for all. With animation flicks of several foreign countries bringing home
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Heroes - An embodiment of Pure Patriotism
Indeed, if you know filmmaker Samir Karnik's work – early and later titles like 'KYON HO GAYA NA' and 'NANHE JAISALMER', you may find yourself watching his recent movie, 'HEROES' surmounting your expectations. Obviously, his earlier directorial were merely dashing down everyone's hopes and how about this one? It's a fantabulous piece of work churned by Samir Karnik and it's worthy to be ennobled a
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Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang - A Flunk Show
Patently, Cheenti Cheenti can be praised for being 2nd Indian non-mythological flick churned out and first animation film in India made in cell-animation (manual) using hand drawn pictures thereby ensuring international quality standards.
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Shoot On Sight - Best at Sight
Never-seen-before indeed! 'Shoot at Sight' strides with an enamoring motif with rigid characterizations. Obviously, it's about bomb blasts, violent attacks, racialism, Islamic individuals wedged in troublesome moments and clear-cut terrorism. Probably, you should have watched out these ready-made affairs a million times in Indian films. But the niftiest backdrops where these matters get blended s
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Karzzzz - An unimpressive remake
Alas! Karzzz dashes down your expectations flubbing on every aspect: performance as well narration. Even it happened to be an archetypical piece of work by Director Satish Kaushik, the film has nothing great to be appreciated about. Perhaps, you'll get miffed up equating both the versions and better don't strain yourselves clinging on with it.
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Hello - A Passable Show
Turning words into pictures is fairly clichéd when it comes to Hollywood: Be it Francis De Coppola's The God Father or Stephen King's scintillating piece 'Different Seasons' adapted as The Shawshank Redemption.
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Kidnap - Ridiculous Cat-n-Mouse Game
Director Sanjay Gadhvi should have displayed disclaimer much before title credits, "Don't watch this flick carrying same expectations of Dhoom and Dhoom 2". Well, the film deserves it, for you are sure to get down with your hopes after watching it.
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Drona - A powerless Warrior
Perhaps, DRONA had raised our expectations for its overhaul radical genre of fantasy. Well, not many auteurs in Bollywood did endeavor with such genres of fantasies and Goldie Behl deserves a pat and applause for his bold attempt.
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Welcome to Sajjanpur - Divulging with new flavors
Appositely mirthful, surprisingly sweet, Welcome to Sajjanpur is one more trenchant piece of work from ace auteur Shyam Benegal. This flick isn't as appealing as worthy to be entitled 'The most dramatic comedy milieu'. It's not just about penning script inclusive
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Saas Bahu Aur Sensex - sang-froid entertainer
Alas! Her directorial debut 'Chupke Se' was a slipshod piece of work. Well, Sona Urvashi demarcates with Saas Bahu Aur Sensex that perfectly lets her stride, winning laurels for a unique theme. In reality, what's so topping the chart in television channels of India? Saas-bahu show with its high TRPs and marking everyday's sensex graphs. One's passions for either of these two are insatiable.
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1920 - Splendiferous horror but clichéd
An audacious auteur indeed! Director Vikram Bhatt who won rave reviews across the far-flung corners of globe for his debut directorial Raaz, is back again with a scintillating spine-chilling horror flick. Perhaps, looks like Vikram Bhatt is vividly influenced by the World's ever best flicks The Exorcist and The Others. Precisely, 1920 doesn't carry anything unique in terms of its storyline, but th
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The Last Lear - A sad adaption indeed
Known for percolating exceptional themes and winning laurelses, Rituparno Ghosh pitches 'The Last Lear', based on the classic play 'Aajker Shahensha' by Utpal Dutt. Alas!
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Hijack - Blemishing turbulence
Latterly, debutant filmmakers are spelling their flicks completely breaking the clichés. Kunal Shivdasani, an ad filmmaker hops down into filmmaking, not with a peculiar story. Hijack is something an already seen panoramas and to be particular with terrorists, there more and more. What does Kunal Shivadsani spell unique in this flick?
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A Wednesday - Grandiloquent Flick
From the debutant Director Neeraj Pandey: Two men more challenging: an unrecorded event, spine-chilling thriller ride for 100 minutes with unexpected twists and turns. Cinematic purgatory, right?
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C Kkompany - Don’t see this company
With the number of so called comedy flicks being made at a random pace , here comes yet another one starring Tusshar Kapoor after ‘One Two Three’. This time around debutant Sachin Yadri fuses in the entire bandwagon of Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Balaji Telefilms’ and why not when the soap queen is the producer of this film.
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Chamku - Lost itself through the journey
Vijayta Films Pvt Ltd celebrates its 25 years in the Indian Film Industry a Silver Jubilee by presenting ‘CHAMKU’ which is scheduled for release on August 29, 2008. The banner proudly owned by the Deol family brings forth director Kabeer Kaushik of the ‘Sehar’ fame.
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Rock On!! - Relive an enthralling experience of friendship and
Finally the big day has arrived. With four Hindi films at the box office this week , all eyes are on ‘Rock-On’ for the obvious buzz it has created. The surprising fact is that the most awaited film of the year doesn’t feature a ‘Khan’,’Kapoor’or ‘Kumar’ . All that hype with relatively new actors and a director whose previous film ‘Aryan’ was a wash out.
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Mukhbiir - The desi ‘Bourne’ gets bore
It’s been a while now that ‘Mukhbiir’ has been mired with problems that have given the film a back seat. First with a series of events involving change of producers from Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) to Color Chips and the legal money transactions to a postponement in the release date, the film has been badly hit.
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Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam - All dialogues, no substance
This one was supposed to be one of the most awaited movies of the year for various reasons. Firstly, it brings back the ‘selective role choosing’ Mallika Sherawat alongside Rahul Bose. The two had a huge success story last year with ‘Pyaar Ke Side Effects’ and thus a repeat is expected here.
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Mumbai Meri Jaan - A beautiful heart-gripping film!
Not many had heard of director Nishikant Kamat until the accolades he received for his first Marathi flick ‘Dombivili Fast’. Later R.Madhavan and Nishikant teamed up for the tamil version ‘Evano Oruvan’. Now, comes a dream project for the director with his first commercial hindi flick ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ ; a film celebrating the undying spirit of Mumbai backed by the likes of UTV.
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Bachna Ae Haseeno - Bachna Ae ‘Audience’
Yet another Yash Raj film releases this week with Sidhart’Tara Rum Pum ‘ Anand spearheading the bandwagon.
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God Tussi Great Ho - A complete Salman flick
The very first time one heard of this film the excitement levels rose. After the success of ‘Mushje Shaadi, Rumi Jaffrey , the writer of the film was now turning director. What more when you have the likes of Salman , Mr.Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra?
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Good Luck - Don’t push your luck too far!
Well , there is actually nothing much to mention about this film which has been swinging around with its release dates . The producers even went out to have the hoardings placed upside down hoping that luck would just shine upon their flick.
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Singh Is Kinng - Khan is still King!
There has been a lot riding on this flick and why not when you have one of the hottest pairs Akshay and Katrina who return yet again after ‘Namastey London’. All the more hype when you have Anees Bazmee heading the ship. Bazmee’s track record at the box office says it all- Tremendous success with his previous ‘Welcome’ creating a box office record.
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Ugly Aur Pagli - Script falters, Ranvir scores
A film called My Sassy Girl released in Korea way back in 2001. It's about a loser who meets a drunken girl one evening on his way back home. He takes the girl, who falls unconscious, to a hotel for the night as he does not know where her house is. The story takes off from here as he gets a call from the girl the next day to know what happened the last night. They meet again and again and become g
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Money Hai Toh Honey Hai - What was that?
Ganesh Acharya is no doubt a man with immense talent. For people who have heard of his growth in the business of entertainment over the years know very much that Mr.Acharya has come up against all odds. With his very first film ’Swami’ as a director, you were eagerly awaiting his next.
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Mission Istaanbul - No Mission, No Vision
Apoorva Lakhia better known for his sleek action packed flicks with an overload of so called ‘stars’ brings forth his mission with overtones of international terrorism. Vivek Oberoi walked away with rave reviews for his role as ‘Maya Bhai’ in ‘Shootout’, now let’s see what mission offers him?
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Kismat Konnection - Enjoy the simplicity and romance
Raj [Shahid Kapur] was numero uno. In academics, sports, dramatics. But four years after winning the best-student-of-the-year trophy from his architectural college, he's wondering why a brilliant architect like him, with designs to set the Canadian landscape on fire, is still struggling to find that one big chance to showcase his mettle.
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Contract - Sequel to ‘Satya’, ‘Company’ or ‘Aag’?
After ‘Sarkar Raj’ , Ramgopal Varma teams up with Praveen Nicshol for yet another film on the underworld. This time out it goes as follows:
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Mehbooba - A delayed project!
‘Mehbooba’ comes across with the likes of Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Manisha Koirala. You might be wondering how come Manisha plays the heroine in 2008 when she has almost vanished from the film circuit. Well, take a closer look at a much slimmer Manisha and the drastically younger looking Sanju Baba and you will definitely figure out that the movie is maybe over 6-8years old.
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Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na - Could have been so much better
Aamir Khan who has known to be an ace when it comes to selecting scripts and venturing into production, provides his nephew Imran the much awaited launch. Jaane Tu… also marks the directorial debut of screenplay and dialogue writer Abbas Tyrewala.
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Love Story 2050 - Harry fails, Harman impresses
With almost every second day Harman , Priyanka and Harry making their presence felt in the media via various product launches , game launch etc ; Lovestory releases with a bang.