Movie Review: Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: It is all about “Being Human” Salman Khan movies have been quintessential masala movies with punch lines, some item no.’s and lots of chaos in the name of story & screenplay where Salman […]
Movie Reviews
Movie Review : ABCD 2
ABCD 2: Too Much Dance, Too Much Glitz But Not Too much of Story ABCD revived the genre of dance based movies in 2013, which gave Mithun and B Subhash success in the 80’s. It […]
Movie Review : Dil Dhadakne Do
Dil Dhadakne Do: Redefining the Indian Family Family entertainers in Bollywood reminds you of two names Rajshri Productions and Sooraj Barjatya, where the large family sings, dances, laughs and cries together with their “Sanskar” intact. […]
Movie Review: Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Tanu Weds Manu Returns: Kangana’s show all the way… Some movies go beyond their expectations due the brilliant performances by the cast, ”Tanu Weds Manu returns” is one such movie wherein the performances not only […]
Movie Review : Bombay Velvet
Bombay Velvet: Nothing Jazzy about this Velvet The much awaited Anurag Kashyap mega budget saga “Bombay Velvet” released this Friday. Looking at the track record of Anurag who breaks norms, the same was expected of […]
Movie Review : Piku
Piku: A “Mishti” Father Daughter relationship… Bong style Shoojit Sircar right from his first film “Yahaan”(2005) has dabbled in distinct subjects which showcases our society in various forms. “Piku” looks at the father daughter relationship […]
Movie Review: Gabbar Is Back
Gabbar Is Back: Old Bottle New Wine Well as the name suggests “Gabbar Is Back” is your quintessential Bollywood action pot boiler albeit with a slight freshness in the presentation. After the critically acclaimed “Baby”, […]
Movie Review : Byomkesh Bakshy
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy: Bollywood’s first well mounted detective flick In Bollywood you do not have many detective flicks as compared to the regional cinema, especially Bengali wherein Feluda, Byomkesh Bakshy & Kaka Moni has been […]
Movie Review : Hunterr
Hunterr: A true Sex comedy of Bollywood which is not cheap or crass Bollywood has been shying away from the genre of “Sex Comedy” for quite some time. Literally the first being “Grand Masti” in […]
Movie Review : NH10
NH 10: Gritty, Gruesome & Edge of the seat Thriller We are in 2015 but rural India still reels in the shadow of bygone tradition and beliefs.NCR is a true picture of such India. Gurgaon […]
Movie Review : Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Dum Laga Ke Haisha: Has the “Dum” of a complete Entertainer Yash Raj Films have lately digressed from big budget blockbusters and concentrated on small budget movies with content like “Mardaani”, “Bewakoofian” and now “Dum […]
Movie Review : Badlapur
Badlapur: A lukewarm revenge drama Shriram Raghvan’s fascination for dark thrillers is a known fact what with his previous movies Ek Hasina Thi & Jhonny Gaddar. He continues his fascination for the same with Badlapur. […]
Movie Review : Roy
Roy: No joy in this Roy It is good to see that story telling in Bollywood is changing and film makers are trying different subjects and different formats of storytelling. But being different does not […]
Movie Review : Shamitabh
Shamitabh: A good concept but an average execution stops it from becoming a classic R Balki’s movie has been different in concept and content right from his first film “Cheeni Kum” and then “Paa”. Balki […]
Movie Review : Hawaizaada
Hawaizaada: A flight that never takes off Biopics are in vogue in Bollywood and “Hawaizaada” is yet another biopic of the first man to fly in a 8 years before Wright Brothers did so, and […]
Movie Review: Khamoshiyan
Khamoshiyan: A Silence which is below average & equally amateurish The Bhatts have created a successful model of making profit making movie propositions and “Khamoshiyan” is one such attempt of combining erotica with horror with […]
Movie Review : Baby
Baby: Definitely not a Baby step but a giant leap in Espionage genre There are few movies which break the mould of your quintessential Bollywood movie and Neeraj Pandey has done it successfully with his […]
Movie Review: PK
PK: A Movie with its heart at the right place Rajkumar Hirani right from his first movie “Munnabhai MBBS” to “3 Idiots” has always had a social message and asked questions about the prevalent current […]
Movie Review : Happy New Year
Happy New Year: Too many & too much spoil the New Year Big Star cast and big production value do not necessarily give you a GOOD movie; I guess Bollywood directors should realize this… “Happy […]
Movie Review : Bang Bang
Bang Bang: All about glitz and glamour but no content “Bang Bang” is Sidharth Anand’s first foray into action, a departure from his rom coms like “Salaam Namaste”, “Bachna Aai Haseeno”, “Tara Ra Rum Pum” […]
Movie Review : Haider
Haider: A Complex subject handled with care…. Vishal Bharadwaj completes his trilogy with William Shakespear’s adaptation of “Hamlet”, earlier he made” Maqbool”, an adaptation of Macbeth and “Omkara”, an adaptation of Othello. “Hamlet” was a […]
Movie Review : Daawat-E-Ishq
Daawat-E-Ishq: A undercooked story with tangy tadka of good performance For the last few movies YRF has painstakingly tried to break the mould of the quintessential YRF movie format and gone ahead in making movies […]
Movie Review : Khoobsurat 2014
Khoobsurat: A Beautifully gift wrapped Bland Story “Khoobsurat” is the first Offering of Disney in India in association with Anil Kapoor Productions. The producers claimed that it was the remake of Hrishikesh Mukerjee’s 1980’s classic […]
Movie Review : Finding Fanny
Finding Fanny: A quirky tale with a Soul Homi Adajania is back after his commercial mainstream outing in “Cocktail” to what he does best, tell another quirky tale of dysfunctional individuals which he convincingly told […]
Movie Review : Creature 3D
Creature 3D: This Fear has No Face Just like Ramsays in the 80’s and early 90’s were the pioneers in the horror genre, similarly Vikram Bhatt is creating his niche in this genre, well now […]
Movie Review : Mary Kom
Mary Kom: An Inspiring story with a Sincere Effort Many times when you watch a movie especially a biopic which has an inspiring story you may overlook the flaws and technicalities, such was my experience […]
Movie Review : Raja Natwarlal
Raja Natwarlal : A Con Act which fell short Kunal Deshmukh and Emraan Hashmi combo is back after their successful association in Jannat & Jannat 2. This time Kunal chooses a subject of a con […]
Movie Review Mardaani
Mardaani: A Celebration of Woman Power There are some movies which are made just to entertain but there are some which makes you think, Mardaani falls in the latter genre. Human Trafficking is a business […]
Review : Singham Returns
Singham Returns: A complete Rohit Shetty masala fare There are some movies which defy all logic but still you enjoy it and “Singham Returns” is one such movie… The movie begins with a startling message […]
Review : Entertainment
Entertainment: Not Much of an Entertainment After a successful stint as writers of Golmaal series, Bol Bachchan, Housefull etc the brother duo Sajid-Farhad debut as directors with “Entertainment”. For the last few movies that I […]
Movie Review : Kick
Kick: A Glossy Salman Masala Fare There is a new genre which has originated in the last few years and it is called the Salman Khan genre of Bollywood movie, which has only one highlight […]
Movie Review : Pizza
Pizza: A soggy crust with bland Toppings Pizza is a remake of 2012 Tamil hit of the same name. UTV as the presenter with Sidharth Roy Kapur & Bijoy Nambiar as the producers, the expectations […]
Review Humty Sharma Ki Dulhania
Humty Sharma Ki Dulhania: Nothing New about this Dulhania “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” is not only a movie for a lot of us, but it is an experience which I have re-visited God knows how […]
Review Le Kar Hum Deewana Dil
Le Kar Hum Deewana Dil: An amateurish & pointless take on a Love…. Arif Ali brother of Imtiaz Ali debuts in this movie as a director and introduces the new pair of Armaan Jain (Grandson […]
Movie Review Bobby Jasoos
Bobby Jasoos: A thriller without thrills Vidya Balan strikes back as “Bobby Jasoos” wherein she plays an amateurish detective. But does it really create an impact??? In the beginning of the movie you get introduced […]
Review Ek Villain
Ek Villain: A Violent Love Story After “Aashique 2 “ Mohit Suri is counted amongst the top directors of Bollywood today and “Ek Villain” is his first movie outside Vishesh Films. Hence a lot of […]
Review Humshakals
Humshakals: Officially Declared Sajid Khan the “King Of Trash”
Sajid Khan strikes back with his slap stick comedy genre with “Humshakals” but the problem is that there is not enough laughs to sustain 159 mins…
So Sajid goes back to his “Housefull “ mould of European mansions, swanky cars, heroines wearing skimpiest costumes and too many characters who are a caricature. Sadly for “Humshakals” it falls flat and what we get is a trash in the name of comedy.
Review F*UGLY
F*UGLY: A Half Baked Attempt of a good concept F*UGLY, the name seems unusual and hatke, I kept wondering what it really meant, well the beginning credits clarifies the same; it meant “FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE”. […]
Movie Review Filmistaan
Filmistaan: Worth a watch for all movie buffs…. Nitin Kakkar’s “Filmistaan” at last had a commercial release after 2 years doing the rounds of Film Festivals and winning various awards since 2012, the most renowned […]
Movie Review HOLIDAY
Holiday: Nothing to Cheer about this Holiday…. “Holiday-A soldier is never off duty”, yes that is the complete title of the movie which is the remake of Tamil Hit film of 2012 “Thuppakki” staring Vijay […]
Movie Review Citylights
Citylights : Falls short from being a classic Citylights re-unites the director actor duo Hansal Mehta & Rajkumar Rao after a superb “Shahid” which won each of them the National Award this year. Citylights is […]
Movie Review Kochadaiyaan
Kochadaiyaan: A complete Rajni Masala Entertainer in animation Kochadaiyaan is India’s first movie made on the technology of Motion Capture, a technique used in Hollywood movies like Avatar, Tintin & Bewoulf. Do not expect the […]
Movie Review Heropanti
Heropanti : A well designed Launch Vehicle for Tiger Shroff On the onset let me set the expectations that Heropanti is no classic and is a complete launch vehicle for Tiger Shroff. The story and […]
Movie Review : The Xpose
The Xpose: Too much Xpose of nothing The Xpose claims to be inspired by true incidents from Bollywood of the 60’s. Anant Mahadevan tries to re-create the magic of 60’s through a murder mystery. The […]
Movie Review : Children of War
Children Of War: Ugly face of War portrayed Well 1971 Bangladesh war against Pakistan has a lot of facets which has not been discussed or shown. One of it is the genocide and the rape […]
Movie Review : Hawaa Hawaai
Hawaa Hawaai : Inspirational movie on making dreams come true Amol Gupte has a forte of working with kids whether it was Taare Zameen Par, Satnley Ka Dabba or now Hawa Hawai Amol again teams […]
Movie Review : Manjunath
Manjunath: A Real Life Saga which fails to inspire on celluloid It is not easy to adapt a real life incident and make it into a full blown 2 hour saga on celluloid. Director & […]
Review : Hasee Toh Phasee
Hansee To Phasee: A different take on Bollywood’s quintessential Love story What happens when Karan Johar (Dharma Productions) and Anurag Kashyap (Phantom Productions) come together?…..One production which produces larger than life Bollywood saga and another […]
Review : The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox: A Sumptuous Meal Ritesh Batra’s first offering is like a three course meal which has all the spices albeit in apt proportion. The story is of a to be retired Govt Employee Sajan […]
Review : RUSH
RUSH: A biopic which gives an adrenaline rush Academy award winner Ron Howard has a penchant for biopic, one of his movie “A Beautiful Mind” a biopic on the mathematician John Nash who suffered from […]