Vikram Bhatt’s obsession with all things supernatural is well-known. How else would you explain his recent indulgences - a horny rapist ghost (Haunted: 3D), a vengeful jilted ghost (Raaz) and a psychotic ghost (1920)? Though horribly written, these films were box-office ...
Ishaqzaade makes you feel for Parineeti Chopra. She is simply outstanding in it but sadly enough, she needed a far, far better vehicle for her talents. The film, to put it simply, doesn't work.
The film, aimed at launching producer Boney Kapoor's ...
The first half of Fatso is scattered with all the riches that we expect from great independent cinema - a relatively novel plot, real characters, solid writing and some genuinely intelligent moments. The light-handed treatment of the after death track is ...
Yes, Emraan Hashmi is supposed to be a likeable rogue (again) who discovers his conscience, sure he kisses the heroine in this film as well, of course there's cleavage show from her (Esha Gupta) instead of an acting show, so a ...
The only things tezz about this wondrous piece of 'storytelling with a social message' is the speed with which the concept was conceived, the screenplay written, the pre-production done, the shooting schedule planned, the speed with which fees were transferred into ...
Kalakalappu@Masala Cafe (Tamil)
The style, craft, attitude and approach of Kalakalappu@Masala Cafe, reminds you of many films done like this, way back in the 1980s and 90s. In that sense, the film is using an old template, suitably filled up to make some easy ...
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (Tamil)
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 is riveting, luring you into a high voltage suspense crime story without the audience knowing what the nature of the crime is or what the impact of the crime is, till almost the end of the film. Yet, ...
Dhammu (Telugu)
Dhammu means 'capability' the film is a platform is primarily for the Nandamuri scion to announce his political aspirations and proclaim his 'dhammu'. That bit done, the rest of the movie is the regular fan fare, some naach gaana, gaana bajana ...
Masala (Marathi)
A third Kulkarni alongside recent National Award winners Umesh and Girish has now emerged on the Marathi horizon in the form of Sandesh, brother of Sonali Kulkarni and husband of actress Amurta Subhash. But he's already a respected theatre director in ...
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (Tamil)
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (OK OK) is a launching pad for Udhayanidhi Stalin as a hero, (he is the son of MK Stalin and grandson of M Karunanidhi, the DMK Party supremo). Before this film, Udhayanidhi, in a short span of ...
Blessed by the Plague is a thought-provoking documentary, shot on digital video, that puts on record the astounding change in Surat from being the filthiest city in India to now being its cleanest city. Produced by Setu Films, a Film and Television Production .......
This is a story based in 2005-06, the times of military aggression and war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr Bhatti (Anupam Kher) is a bank clerk, a lovable yet lonely nerd. He has the passion to implement his peace plan aimed at saving the world. And he will not sto.......
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2012-03-11 08:22:59 -
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It is depressing to see that, this, my third consecutive blog piece, deals with my memories of meeting a stalwart of the Hindi Film Industry who is now no more - Music Director, Ravi. And to be honest, I didn’t even hope to get too much from that interview speaking to him mainly about his association with Guru Dutt when the two worked together on C
2012-02-29 02:24:26 -
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2012-03-01 21:53:44 -
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