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Singh Is Kinng (07 August 04:54) |
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Just a word of caution before you watch this film: SINGH IS KINNG is not for the intellectuals or those pretending to be one.
Itâs not for the hard-nosed critics either.
Now read o... |
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Ugly Aur Pagli (01 August 04:06) |
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UGLY AUR PAGLI is a bizarre and uncanny title. But catchy and attracts instant attention at the same time. It's for this reason that you expect UGLY AUR PAGLI to be one wacky ride, what wi... |
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Mission Istaanbul (25 July 04:29) |
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Terrorism is a global issue and varied film-makers across the globe continue to make movies/documentaries/short films that expose the ghastly face and effects of terrorism. Apoorva Lakhia ... |
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Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (25 July 04:15) |
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David Dhawan and Priyadarshan triggered off a trend -- of making brainless comedies -- and thus began a wave of leave-your-brains-at-home laughathons. Inspired by the success of these ha-h... |
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Kismat Konnection (18 July 04:38) |
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Simple stories, told in the simplest manner, have been the hallmark of all Aziz Mirza films, right from RAJU BAN GAYA GENTLEMAN to CHALTE CHALTE. KISMAT KONNECTION, the veteran's new outin... |
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Contract (18 July 04:27) |
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First SATYA. Then COMPANY. Later D. Ramgopal Varma ventures into the territory he's most comfortable in -- Underworld. CONTRACT looks at terrorism, besides the inter-gang rivalry. But, unf... |
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Mehbooba (11 July 03:30) |
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A film like MEHBOOBA makes you nostalgic. It takes you back to the cinema of 1990s, when an altogether new breed of film-makers took over Bollywood. Multiple heroes, lavish sets, scenic lo... |
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Love Story 2050 (04 July 03:16) |
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LOVE STORY 2050 has elicited tremendous response for varied reasonsâ¦
* One, its one-of-its-kind sci-fi fare, with a big chunk of footage devoted to VFX.
* Two, the pre-release hype, ... |
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Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (04 July 12:42) |
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Two decades ago, the Mansoor Khan-helmed QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK, starring two newcomers [Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla], focused on teenage love, with parental opposition acting as an obstacle. ... |
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Thodi Life Thoda Magic (28 June 01:39) |
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Cinema is usually classified as commercial and artistic, but a genre that hasn't been attempted in India as yet is absurd cinema. Absurd cinema basically depicts a writer's confused and lo... |
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Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (27 June 04:10) |
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A film like THODA PYAAR THODA MAGIC makes you nostalgic. It takes you back to the light-hearted, feel-good cinema made by directors of calibre like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee... |
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Via Darjeeling (27 June 03:49) |
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Some ideas translate into interesting, 2-hour films. But some ideas, though translated on screen, make you feel that they're best suited for television. That's what you experience when you... |
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De Taali (20 June 04:25) |
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If you've watched the promos of DE TAALI, you'd expect a film with tremendous youth power. You'd expect gags, gimmicks, laughter-n-sunshine and lots and lots of fun. But DE TAALI is anythi... |
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Haal-e-dil (20 June 04:00) |
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This common question is addressed to the producer [Kumar Mangat], director [Anil Devgan] and lead actors [Amita Pathak, Nakuul Mehta, Adhyayan Suman] of HAAL-E-DIL: What actually did you s... |
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Khushboo (20 June 04:00) |
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Love stories can never go out of fashion, at least in Bollywood. KHUSHBOO, directed by Rajesh Ram Singh, tells the story of a Sikh girl and a Tamil boy, the ups and downs in their relation... |
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Mere Baap Pehle Aap (13 June 03:29) |
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The name Priyadarshan is synonymous with comic fares. It instantaneously conjures up images of several entertaining films he has attempted over the years. Naturally, you expect his new out... |
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Summer 2007 (13 June 03:15) |
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Quite often, a burning issue that hits front-page news makes it on the Hindi screen as well. SUMMER 2007, directed by Suhail Tatari, also projects a disturbing issue: Farmers committing su... |
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Aamir (06 June 02:37) |
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Sometimes, big things come in small packages. On face value, AAMIR doesn't really look enticing. The director is a first-timer [Rajkumar Gupta], the protagonist [Rajeev Khandelwal] also fo... |
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Sarkar Raj (06 June 02:35) |
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Sequels are dicey business. No matter how much you improvise on your new script, you cannot escape comparisons. And when you attempt a sequel of a critically acclaimed film that's a huge b... |
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Hastey-Hastey (30 May 04:00) |
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The reason why a majority of films go unnoticed is courtesy the weak storyline first. The other factors come later. HASTEY HASTEY - FOLLOW YOUR HEART also suffers for this reason. The stor... |
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Woodstock Villa (30 May 04:00) |
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Hindi cinema is slowly waking up to hardcore thrillers. Earlier this year, Abbas-Mustan's RACE chartered a totally novel path. The twists-n-turns in the plot moved in a serpentine manner, ... |
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Don Muthuswami (24 May 12:55) |
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Nowadays, with corporate houses being in the spotlight for their multiple films, one begins to think - whatever happened to producers who built an empire in the 1960s, 70s and 80s? One of ... |
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Dhoom Dadakka (23 May 04:51) |
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Comedies are the flavor of the season and more and more film-makers are following the formula re-invented by David Dhawan and Priyadarshan. Entertainment is the key word, while a logical s... |
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Jannat (16 May 01:03) |
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The Bhatts never run out of stories. In their new outing JANNAT, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt have yet another new story to tell. This time, it's all about match fixing and bookies. But wait! I... |
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Jimmy (09 May 03:41) |
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By a strange co-incidence, the new releases of last two Fridays have been poor clones of the 1970s/80s formula. Two weeks ago TASHAN and last week's MR. WHITE MR. BLACK were perfect exampl... |
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Bhoothnath (08 May 09:19) |
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Teaming two superstars [Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan] in your directorial debut is as good as impossible. Opting for a novel story -- the relationship between a spirit and a mortal -- ... |
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Anamika (02 May 04:00) |
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Film scripts are like rubber band. Try stretching the band beyond a point and it's sure to give away. The script of ANAMIKA suffers for this reason!
Director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan pres... |
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Mr. White Mr. Black (02 May 04:00) |
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It's tough to make a comedy. It's even tougher to make people laugh. With MR. WHITE MR. BLACK you realize that director Deepak Shivdasani's intentions may be sincere, to make a full-on ent... |
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Tashan (25 April 08:08) |
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Hindi movies have undergone a sea-change in terms of content. From crude, been there seen that, done to death kind of movies, to films with substance, the audience tastes have changed over... |
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Sirf - Life Looks Greener on the Other Side (25 April 03:00) |
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Anurag Basu's LIFE IN A METRO mirrored the lives of people living in a metropolis; their individual stories running parallel, rarely crossing each other's path. SIRF takes a look at the re... |
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Hope and a Little Sugar (18 April 02:02) |
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Good things come in small packages. HOPE & A LITTLE SUGAR [English] is a fine example of this adage. On face-value, you would be least interested in jumping the queue and grabbing its tick... |
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Krazzy 4 (11 April 12:51) |
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It would be wrong to slot KRAZZY 4 as a comedy. Sure, KRAZZY 4 remains faithful to the ongoing trend of providing laughs at the oddest of things, but it's more of a masala fare that's remi... |
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U Me Aur Hum (11 April 12:49) |
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Aamir Khan has raised the bar with TAARE ZAMEEN PAR. Comparisons between Aamir and Ajay Devgan, who makes his directorial debut with U ME AUR HUM, would be erroneous, but you can't turn a ... |
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Bhram (04 April 08:50) |
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Sometimes, you miss out on a few movies due to their uninspiring promotion. You're so put off by the quality of promos/posters/billboards that you are in no mood to leave everything and ru... |
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Khuda Ke Liye (04 April 01:23) |
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If given a choice between Pakistani movies and Pakistani TV shows/serials, I'd settle for the small screen any day. Not that all serials ['dramas' is what they call them in Pakistan] are e... |
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Khuda Kay Liye (04 April 01:23) |
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If given a choice between Pakistani movies and Pakistani TV shows/serials, I'd settle for the small screen any day. Not that all serials ['dramas' is what they call them in Pakistan] are e... |
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Shaurya (04 April 01:13) |
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Let's clear a misconception before we get down to reviewing SHAURYA. It's not a war film. It's not jingoistic. It doesn't spew venom on the neighboring country. It doesn't show mutilated b... |
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One Two Three (28 March 04:48) |
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Of late, the trend is to make entertainers that don't tax the viewers' brains. The mantra is simple: Plonk yourself on the cushy seat, munch popcorn, sip cola and enjoy the on-screen antic... |
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Race (21 March 04:21) |
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Post KHILADI and BAAZIGAR, Abbas-Mustan rightfully earned the tag of being the undisputed Badshaahs of Thrillers. They made a series of films thereafter -- of varied genres -- but every tim... |
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26th July at Barista (14 March 04:02) |
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26th July is one date Mumbaikars will never forget. The city came to a grinding halt as unprecedented rains stopped rail and bus traffic, silenced mobiles and tripped power lines. Life in ... |
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Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha (07 March 01:34) |
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'Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha' ki one fine Tuesday afternoon, I would have to waste 2 hours of my precious time (rather life) watching one of the most inane and absurd movies ever made in the hi... |
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Black & White (07 March 01:07) |
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Subhash Ghai is synonymous with larger than life movies. Movies that cater to the popular tastes. With BLACK & WHITE, Ghai changes lanes. Deviating from the large canvas, extravagant sets ... |
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Jodhaa Akbar (13 February 03:24) |
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Let's get one thing straight: You haven't watched anything so opulent, so magnificent like this in a long, long time on the Hindi screen. It's not just body beautiful, but there's soul as ... |
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Mithya (08 February 04:09) |
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We're experiencing a whole new world in cinema. Themes that were considered abstract and offbeat are slowly making inroads into Bollywood. These films are a complete contrast to what we've... |
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Superstar (08 February 04:03) |
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An actor enacting dual roles isn't new for Bollywood. Dilip Kumar [RAM AUR SHYAM], Rajesh Khanna [SACHCHA JHOOTHA], Amitabh Bachchan [SATTE PE SATTA], Hema Malini [SEETA AUR GEETA], Sridev... |
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Sunday (25 January 06:19) |
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Vijay Anand's evergreen classics TEESRI MANZIL and JEWEL THIEF have been inspirations for many a film-maker over the decades. A number of films have borrowed from these two classics that a... |
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Bombay To Bangkok (18 January 05:32) |
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Nagesh Kukunoor is back to the genre he began his career with -- a light entertainer. In his new outing, BOMBAY TO BANGKOK, he goes a step further and incorporates every ingredient availab... |
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Tulsi (18 January 05:27) |
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In the 1980s, the South film industry churned out a slew of socials/family sagas with Jeetendra heading the cast. The target audience was, of course, the families. TULSI follows the same ... |
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My Name is Anthony Gonsalves (11 January 04:33) |
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In the 1970s, the foot-tapping number from AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY, 'My name is Anthony Gonsalves', proved a chartbuster and despite innumerable songs invading the Hindi screen in the interven... |
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Halla Bol (11 January 04:24) |
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In the 1990s, rape, violence, power, crime, fraud and abuse -- issues that concern us daily, nationally as well as internationally, were being depicted on the Hindi screen with unfailing ... |
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