Bombay Talkies

Review :- Bombay Talkies (BT) celebrates Bollywood’s centenary – by deconstructing Bollywood’s formula. Loving families, skin-tight genders, glittering stardom and happy endings get tossed about by the four directors here.…

Shootout At Wadala

Review :- Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala largely draws inspiration from journalist-author S Hussain Zaidi’s Dongri to Dubai-6 decades of the Mumbai mafia. But the maker takes the cinematic liberty…

Chhota Bheem and the throne of Bali

Review :- Bheem Bheem Bheem, Chhota Bheem Bheem Bheem… the song was an anthem of sorts for all the kids who showed up for the morning show of this film!…

Celluloid Man

Review :- Having visited the ‘National Film Archive of India’ in Pune, as a mass-media/film appreciation student, I was one of the privileged few who got an opportunity to see…

Aashiqui 2

Review :- He sings. She sings. He, for his stardom. She, for her supper. And the twain meet. In a restrobar, where she croons and he swoons. And Aashiqui is…

Shree

Review :- Bollywood rarely enters the ‘science-fiction’ territory and when it does,the results have been mostly disastrous. Rajesh Bachchani takes the road less travelled and makes a film which pleasantly…

Life Mein Hungama Hai

Review :- Vishi ( Saksham Kulkarni) and Sunny ( Sonu Bakshi) are best friends. While Vishi loves books and excels in academics, Sunny is the sports guy. Bored of their…

Ek Thi Daayan

Review :- A young boy is obsessed with the occult. As he grows up, he takes his obsession to giddy lengths—often letting the lines between reality and fiction blur. When…

Commando – A One Man Army

Review :- Dilip Ghosh’s Commando has a linear narrative. Set in North India, the story can even be termed archaic. It’s got a hero, a heroine and a villain. Small-town…

Nautanki Saala

Review :- Picture this: Ram dons Raavan’s avatar. Sita zips off on a scooty with ‘beary’ ‘good friend’ Hanuman. Laksman is out of sight. And a brand new Ramleela plays…