Dhanak ambles on a gorgeous pleasant lively theme. It will hand you all the goodies on a silver platter. So, there is nothing that goes wrong or awry in the movie. So much unlike life. But it is a kid’s movie if you look at it up close, and that makes everything okay. There are so …
Entwined lives under the influence. Udta Punjab addresses drug addiction in a way that has never been explored before. THEME OF UDTA PUNJAB Udta Punjab isn’t just a movie about drug abuse, it is so much more. Drug or no drug, the corruption that gnaws India, the misconception that binds it taut, the pathetic labour …
Thrives on stark suspense! Te3n movie retains a brilliant narrative style that lets it stay miles away from conventional cinema. It has powerful performances by a stellar cast, with great actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui working wonders for the flick. It manages to swim across successfully despite the movie’s painful editing. Breaking Down …
Sarbjit starts off with overacting galore, blemished further by director’s shoddy style of depicting frames. You can’t help yourself from falling into pits of instant indifference, the moment songs come into play one after the other. It starts off on a bad foot, there is no doubt about that. But then it takes a pleasant …
Kapoor and Sons changes the jaded frontage of dramedy! It is good to see we are gradually rolling in an era where dramedy is no longer constrained to standing stiff characters, simulated backdrops and shoddy repetitive emphasizing music that we see on Television every day. The change is here, and we have stepped into it …
Enthralling and exhilarating joyride! India’s biggest unsolved case couldn’t get a truer justice. Talvar is simply mind-boggling. From the engaging frames of Meghna Gulzar comes a tale without a tail. An investigation that will leave you at your wit’s end. With Vishal Bhardwaj’s magnificent writing comes a piece that will let you fathom the ‘what’ …
A historical achievement enfeebled by poor film-making! Airlift is mediocre. Period. Yes, we had a great plot in our baggage. A true story intended to pan out a biopic that could have turned heads, made some noise about the plight of 170000 stuck Indians in a warzone. An immaculate rescue operation that was so colossal …
Bajirao Mastani is a charred historical saga fossilized under the Indian beds of parochial rules. Bajirao was a mighty warrior pestered by his own internal wars and trampled over as a social pariah. SLB is all about the big and the rambunctious. So he took the epic project of helming the lost mercenary. The Peshwa …
A ballsy attempt at the dirty dark! Kanu’s Titli is an insane scrutiny into the head of a protagonist born in shambles. Surrounded by a filthy immoral environment that has affected his upbringing, Titli is a complex character breathing in a rotting muck with a dream. The direction of Titli is one of the finest …
Tanu Weds Manu Returns is fun galore. Aanand Rai’s golden goose returns with a golden egg. Only this time around you see two of ‘em. Kangana Ranaut could be seen donning two armours as she swaggers her way into boisterous Indian processions and shakes it to big uproarious weddings. Her acting prowess has gradually revamped …