Champion street fighter
What is it all about? After not a quite memorable experience with ‘Badmaash Company’, Bollywood premiere production company YRF comes down on the streets of ‘Amchi Mumabi’ to find the ‘pyaar’ of the audience and succeeds to a considerable extant. The Story…Of course ‘Lafangey Parindey’ is about a group of youngsters living in the backstreets of Mumbai. It is an unusual …
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We Are Family
What is it all about? The pioneer in Bollywood legal adaptation starts as a mature family comedy but as the reel progress its ends up as a factory tear jerker as ordered by the Dharmas but the excellence of Kajol and the brilliance of Kareena makes it ‘hit’ home. The Story.......Of Course Maya (Kajol) is the perfect mother. Her life revolves around her three children, …
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Hello Darling
What is it all about? Honestly, this comedy on male chauvinism had enough potential to ensure a decent run but the 2010 inspiration of the 1994 Kamal Hassan starrer ‘Magalir Mattum’ which in fact was inspired by Jane Fondas’ 1980 laughter ‘9 to 5’ is a tasteless chewing gum which lacks originality, humor, and any semblance of charm. The story……of course The writers Pankaj …
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‘Aashayein’ essentially a pack of love …
Film: “Aashayein”; Music Directors: Pritam Chakroborty, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant and Shiraz Uppal; Lyricists: Sameer, Kumaar, Shakeel Sohail and Mir Ali Husain; Singers: Neeraj Shridhar, Shaan, Tulsi Kumar, Shiraz Uppal, Zubeen Garg, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Mohit Chauhan and Shankar Mahadevan; Director Nagesh Kukunoor’s “Aashayein” generates quite a lot …
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Once Upon A Time a throwback to gangsterism …
Film: “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai”; Starring: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi,Randeep Hooda, Kangna Ranaut, Prachi Desai; Directed by: Milan Luthria; It’s the way he looks at the camera. Almost as if it doesn’t exist. Ajay Devgn as Sultan Mirza is NOT Haji Mastan, please note. He’s just this Robin Hood in the 1970s who happened to be a smuggler and who at some point in the taut …
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Khatta Meetha’, a satirical swipe at corruption …
Film: “Khatta Meetha”; Starring: Akshay Kumar, introducing Trishna Krishnan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda; Directed by: Priyadarshan; First things first. This is not, repeat not, a comedy. Not by any yardstick. For those expecting a typical Priyadarshan-Akshay Kumar comedy “Khatta Meetha” is not your cup of tee-hee. For those who know there’s a more reflective and ruminative side …
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’ – unconventional …
The million dollar question making the rounds is – Does “Love Sex Aur Dhokha” have a story?’ The answer is yes. In fact, there are three stories, each of them being shown in episodic manner with ‘Love’, ‘Sex’ and ‘Dhokha’ being the plot drivers for the respective tales. Do they work? Yes, they do though it is apparent that there are ups and downs in the pace of these stories. …
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‘Lahore’ takes spirit of sportsmanship …
Combining sports and politics is not an easy thing to do. But then it’s not that difficult either, considering the two are inextricably intertwined specially in the Asian subcontinent. Debutant director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan dares to visit the forbidden territory. “Lahore” is about sports and politics and characters from both the spheres getting embroiled in a terrible …
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‘Thanks Maa’ romantic homage to Mumbai
He’s 12, homeless and he refuses to adopt the swaggering amorality of his friends on the street. They call him Municipal Ghatkopar because that’s the address where he was dumped as a child. But he prefers to be known as Salman Khan. Strongly reminiscent of Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay” and far more resonantly representative of Mumbai’s slum kids than “Slumdog Millionaire”, …
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‘Hello Zindagi’ doesn’t bowl you over
A rebellious teenage daughter Kavita (Mrunmayee Lagoo) of a traumatised couple doesn’t know what to do with her life. So she takes off on a journey away from home with a lonely, neglected but brave middle-aged woman to Goa where she saves turtles… and herself. Kavita goes home redeemed. We are not so sure about ourselves. We remain partly involved but largely distanced from …
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