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Dallas Buyers Club and Non Stop to release along with Shaadi Ke Side Effects this Friday!
Apart from big Bollywood release there are some other interesting Hollywood and regional films that hit the theatres this Friday, here take a pick and decide which movie would you like to watch
Vidya Balan- Farhan Akhtar starrer Shaadi Ke Side Effects hits the theatres this Friday, apart from this film there are other treats for cinema lovers. Hollywood films Dallas Buyers Club, Non-Stop and Marathi film Anuradha too will release. Here’s a sneak peek at these movies and a quick review that might just help you make your pick. Click here to read more -
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Aatma movie review: Over the top in bits, slick in parts!
Suparn Verma could have done a better job with this unique concept that had the potential for novel ideas, but somewhere down the line, he fails to create the magic
Aatma – starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Abhay) and Bipasha Basu (Maya) – is not as bad as Vikram Bhatt or Ram Gopal Varma’s masterpieces, but it’s not as slick as Oren Peli’s (of Paranormal Activity fame) interpretation either. Bipasha Basu’s howling is the only thing that tears the curtains of our ear drums and Nawaz’s character warns us of the many dangers of having an evil husband. Click here to read more -
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CHARULATHA movie review: Priyamani impresses, but the story doesn’t
Conjoined twins are the current favourite film characters in Kollywood it would seem
Even as the Suriya-starrer Maattrraan is awaited, Charulatha directed by Pon Kumaran has hit the screens. Click here to read more -
HEROINE movie review: Kareena Kapoor makes it bearable!
Kareena is the only saving grace of this cliched and clumsy Madhur Bhandarkar film
Heroine tells the story of Mahi Arora (Kareena Kapoor) – the reigning queen of Bollywood. Mahi is in love with the star Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal), who is married, but separated from his wife. Mahi wants commitment but Aryan is not ready. Mahi becomes needier as he refuses to acknowledge their relationship in public. Click here to read more -
Box office report: ‘Ishaqzaade’ beats ‘Dangerous Ishhq’
The Arjun Kapoor-Parineeti Chopra starrer gets the fifth biggest opening of 2012, while Karisma Kapoor’s reincarnation saga fails to create an impression at the BO
Habib Faisal’s Ishaqzaade and Vikram Bhatt’s Dangerous Ishhq, both of which released last Friday, brought several expectations with them. Click here to read more -
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SAHI DHANDHE GALAT BANDE review: Sahi hai, boss!
Parvin Dabas goes the sahi way with his new film. And, in spite of a glitch here and there, it works!
The movie unspools with a brief note on what the Land Acquisition Act is all about. Trying to comprehend the complexity of the issue from a layman’s point of view, it gets much simpler to grasp as the movie gradually moves on and presents a bigger picture in a lighthearted way. Parvin Dabas (Rajbir) yawns his way out after spending a year in prison. The handsome hunk heads a team of goons who Click here to read more -
SHANGHAI movie review: An enthralling and important film
Dibakar Banerjee’s political thriller not only shocks, engages and enthrals, but also packs in some subtle messages about the state of the nation
First things first, the real hero of Shanghai is neither Abhay Deol nor Emraan Hashmi, it is Dibakar Banerjee and his co-writer Urmi Juvekar. Shanghai is in the same league as the recently released Sujoy Ghosh movie, Kahaani, though both films have different backdrops. Click here to read more -
BYAAH HAMARI BAHU KA: Mush alert!
The serial that premiered two weeks ago on Sony Entertainment television was surrounded by loads of curiosity. But did it manage to satisfy it, yet?
A while ago Sony Entertainment television started airing the promos of this new soap which was, to everyone’s surprise, called Byaah Hamari Bahu Ka. The name, as well as the promos made one wonder why would in-laws marry off their daughter-in-law. Click here to read more -
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A sequel for ‘Singham’?
Singham was a single-screen blockbuster that didn’t do very well in the multiplexes. The critics wrote it off as a dhishum-dhishum movie. But does it demand a sequel? Tell us now!
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THE DIRTY PICTURE movie review: A sexy sizzler with substance
Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture works for three reasons: Vidya Balan’s courageous performance, fiery dialogues and a story with heft. But a word of caution: leave behind your prudishness and carry your soul on your sleeve to enjoy the essence of a screen siren’s tragic tale
When you look at the promos of The Dirty Picture you wonder if sex and sleaze is all there is to the biopic loosely based on the story of one of the reigning dancing sensations of the South film industry – Silk Smitha. In the 1980s, she became a quintessential part of southern films because she guaranteed profits with her raunchy and uninhibited performances.
This one is the fairly clichéd story of the rise, reign and fall of a movie star. In The Dirty Picture she’s a dancing queen born Reshma-rechristened-‘Silk’. The film begins with a scene of a young teenager, Reshma, being chided by her mother for flouting her diktats. Next scene, a slightly older Reshma jumps out of the window of her house to escape her own wedding. Cut to a few years later – Reshma (Vidya Balan) is faking the sounds of an orgasm to prevent a couple in the next house from making out, just so she can sleep peacefully. Right then you know that this girl is willing to go to any lengths to get what she wants. And Reshma wants to shine bright in the arc lights. Click here to read more -
RASCALS quick review: Never ending saga of cheap jokes
Though David Dhawan films are beyond reviews and criticism of any kind, but Rascals is a mind-numbing torture all through. The film begins with an animation where both the characters of both the rascals, Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn are explained and that is where the film should have ended because once it starts it just doesn’t seem to end. Rascals is about two conmen Chetan Chauhan (Dutt) and Bhagat Bhosle (Devgn). They begin by conning each other and then fall in love with the same girl who cons them in return. That’s exactly what the film is about but it goes on and on till you doze off or decide to walk out in protest.
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FORCE movie review: Flop story of a cop
John Abraham’s latest film is just another action movie with a trite concept
If you want to enjoy watching the brawny men in the movie, you have to leave your brains behind. John Abraham, who portrays the role of a narcotics cop (Yashwardhan), may have made a concerted effort to throw a heavy bike around and treat it like a piece of toy, but the beefy hunk is unable to make this three-hour-or-so movie work and arouse even the remotest of emotions. Playing the role of an impassive cop, John doesn’t do much, apart from being himself and throwing his hulky weight around, pun intended! Click here to read more -
SINGHAM REVIEW: When Ajay Devgn channelled Rajinikanth
It’s got the right dose of every emotion essential for entertainment, but it’s chock-full of clichés and fast becoming a diet that palls
Rohit Shetty’s Singham is about an honest, diligent and righteous cop, Bajirao Singham, a Maratha, played by the robust looking Ajay Devgn (sorry Salman, right now the Devgn dude boasts of a better body!). He has a happy existence in a small town called Shivgad, located between the borders of Karnataka and Goa. Singham resolves the local people’s fights and differences over a cup of chai and conversation. He is the fave man of every Shivgad resident. Click here to read more -
ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA REVIEW: A trip to Spain in vain
The quality of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya Akhtar’s second film, isn’t anywhere close to that of her debut, Luck by Chance, which was a wonderfully layered story about Bollywood aspirants
Though many have been trying to compare Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) with Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai (DCH), that would be a disservice to India’s cult coming-of-age film. Click here to read more -
REVIEW: 180 – A different look at life
Director Jayendra makes a nice debut with this interestingly titled film
Actor Siddharth, along with Priya Anand and Nithya Menen, packs in the much-needed warmth and brings likeability to the story. Click here to read more
