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Kahaani

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 »

Porngate trio

Porngate Farce: MLAs Watch, Cameras Catch, Govt Out to Snatch Media Rights

Imagine this: A catches B on camera doing something illicit, B cries foul, C says A had no business to catch B in the act and decides to prosecute A…. Read more »

Heyy Babyy movie poster

House-Foolish: Sajid Worried about Critics, ‘Critics’ Worried Sick of Sajid

“Hindi films are not made for critics; it is made for Hindi film watching audience worldwide.” I love the Khan siblings — Farah and Sajid. Motor-mouthed both of them, rarely… Read more »

Agneepath

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

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 »

Shah Rukh

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 »

Dev Anand

Abhi na Jao Chhorke: A Fan’s Tribute to Dev Anand, Bollywood’s Gregory Peck

Hai Apna Dil toh Awara… these words were slightly inquisitive to me and I vividly remember listening to this in the tape recorder. My maternal aunt, who used to hum… Read more »

Ra.one

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

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 »

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara poster

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: a Dud(e?) Flick

Zoya Akhtar’s film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, starring Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar is a male version of chick flicks. Shot in the picturesque locales of Spain, the film is about three friends who revisit their college days by going on a trip
together.