Tashan is another of those collages of big action set-pieces ala Dhoom 2 bound together by a thin, unconvincing plot. And with the film coming from the Yashraj Banner, you naturally have an A-grade cast and technical crew, money lavishly spent on high production values, creation of a huge hype around the film and a savvy marketing campaign targeted at youngsters. But what you still don’t have is a convincing story and screenplay to hold all its elements together...More

How could Rakesh Roshan endorse this nonsense? Who really are the Krazzies here? The actors who accept such roles without a second thought? The writer (who has a miles to go before he can even be considered as one) for his utter lack of sensibilities? The director for choosing such a subject as his first film? The producer? Or is it us, the audience, for coughing up our hard-earned cash to waste away three hours of our lives? Lucky for you, you read this first..More

U Me aur Hum gets its act right in its choice of story, the characters that inhabit the film and their relationships with each other. But as the story is fleshed out into a screenplay, the problems begin. The film, marking Ajay Devgan’s directorial debut, has its heart in the right place but in spite of two fine central performances from Ajay Devgan and Kajol, U Me aur Hum suffers from a badly written script and a lack of cinematic language.More

Zibahkhana – Hell’s Ground is the first modern horror film to be shot in Pakistan. It breaks all of the rules of local productions and was made entirely independently with no film industry or government assistance. In so many ways, the format, content, style and orientation of the film has been designed to seriously shock the local cinema industry that has all but died of decay and redundancy. Director Omar Ali Khan hopes that eventually Zibahkhana – Hell’s Ground will one day pave the way for further low-budget indie projects that delight in breaking from the norm and strive in doing something creative and original.More