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Oh Kolkata: Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani Does Justice to the City of Joy
Reaching the hall slightly late, I missed the opening but what followed for the next 100 minutes, or slightly more, left me gasping for more. Yes, Kahaani is a film… Read more
Kahaani: A Gritty Tale Well Told by Vidya, Sujoy
What do you look for in a Hindi film when you have paid about Rs 200 for a ticket? While many would echo the famed words of the pouting Vidya… Read more
Of The Two Agneepaths and Youth Versus Wisdom
I went to watch this movie without any expectations — no hangover of the original version. Or so I thought at the beginning. I knew Karan Johar’s Agneepath isn’t just… Read more
Agneepath: Remake Lacks Fire and Vijay Still Needs More Work to be Done
Okay, so the K-Jo take on the chronicles of the iconic Vijay Dinanath Chauhan (pura naam, mind you) is out and is raking up big bucks at the box office… Read more
Hugo: A Charming Masterpiece that Makes you Fall in Love with Movies
In an age when surround sound and pyrotechnics dominate cinema, viewers are very rarely treated to movies that are both a feast to the senses and charming to the core…. Read more
Don 2: The King Returns with a Bang, but Movie Leaves Much to be Desired
To start with, I have a point to make. The makers of Don 2 should have taken a leaf out of The Lord of the Rings series, and called it… Read more
Two Super Scenes, a Hamming SRK and One Headache Called Ra.One
A confession: I am writing this review a few days after the release of Ra.One, and almost as many days after watching it, because I am a peace-loving, polite man for… Read more
Bodyguard Raked in the Moolah, But Was Sholay or HAHK More Watched?
It’s raining blockbusters in Bollywood this year — a year that might just end up with more smashing hits than seen in a decade. That’s the verdict of the media… Read more
A Wednesday! Movie Review: A Look Back in Anger
It was a bleak Wednesday morning that the news of the blast at Delhi High Court reached me. I wasn’t sad, afraid or even horrified at the sheer violence that… Read more
Delhi Belly: Toilet Humour Raises a Stink
A joke was not a single-use item but something you brought out again and again until it fell apart in your hand like a cheap umbrella. — David Nicholls, English… Read more
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