“Gadkari: A Disappointing Biopic That Misses the Mark”
The world of cinema is no stranger to biopics, especially those that focus on the lives of influential political figures. However, the latest Marathi film, 'Gadkari,' attempts to portray Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's journey from a small town near Nagpur...
Movie Review: Vikrant Massey’s brilliant portrayal of jaunty forensic scientist is the highlight of this crime caper
Director Vishal Furia’s Forensic now available on Zee5 , Watch Forensic now in Hindi is a remake of the 2020 Malayalam film of the same name, starring Tovino Thomas and Mamta Mohandas. The Hindi version, based on a script...
Movie review: Rakkhosh
First POV movie in India # Netflix Synopsys: An asylum patient's troubled past threatens his grasp on reality as fellow hospital residents begin disappearing at the hands of an unknown entity. (Rakkhosh is a first-person POV of a...
John Abraham’s film is TOO RAW!
Movies dealing with patriotism have done well, and so, film-makers rarely shy away from making films on it. And when you have an actor like John Abraham, who has made a name for himself in this genre, producers are willing to...
Movie Review: Kesari
21 Sikh soldiers against 10,000 Afghan tribesman -- it's a staggering statistic and splendid premise for a full-bloodied action film. A feat Kesari not only honours but delivers too if only you'll be patient. The year is 1897 and the guidelines of...
Badla review
Badla! What a devious little title. Both an anagram and a pun, it fits the suspenseful soul of Sujoy Ghosh's languid thriller to the T. A nearly faithful remake of the Spanish mystery, Contratiempo (2016), Badla wears the air of a cold,...
An Accidental Prime Minister : A Self Goal by the BJP?
Anyone who views this farce of a movie will understand why the Congress party, on a resurgent mode, has not objected vociferously to its release despite Sonia and the 'Parivar' being portrayed as its out and out villains....
Simmba Movie Review
Rohit Shetty's Simmba starring Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan and Sonu Sood is releasing tomorrow in India. But, the movie has already released in Dubai earlier today and if the audience's reaction is anything to go by then this is...
Kedarnath Movie Review
Love in the land of Shiva. Or what political polarisers prefer to call it: Love jihad. Muslim pitthoo Mansoor falls in love with Pahadi Pandit's daughter Mukku. What happens next in 2013 Kedarnath is...
Movie Review: 2.0
For a movie that constantly weighs in the pros and cons of technology, it's a pity how inept 2.0's own understanding of its capabilities are. There are tons of special effects in Director Shankar's undoubtedly inferior sequel to Enthiran/Robot...
Thugs Of Hindostan Review
Circa 1795. Khudabaksh aka Azaad (Amitabh) leads a band of thugs who aspire to free Hindostan (Indian subcontinent) from Britain's East India Company; which came to trade but started to rule. Alarmed by this threat, British commander John Clive (Lloyd...
Badhaai Ho Movie Review
Director Amit Ravindernath Sharma's Badhaai Ho deserves unstinted kudos. It not only dares to tackle a tricky theme, it does so with laudable finesse. This film is a worthy addition to the raft of adventurous, sure-handed genre-benders that the Mumbai...
Namaste England movie review
The Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra film is cliched and charmless
Namaste England movie cast: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Seal Namaste England movie director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah Namaste England movie rating: One star In 2007, Shah had come up with Namastey...Helicopter Eela Movie Review
Kajol plays Eela with full honesty and her energy is contagious Helicopter Eela is the story of an obsessive mom played by Kajol who can't spend a minute without her son Vivaan. The first half of the film establishes Eela's obsession...
Review: Batti Gul Meter Chalu
Batti Gul Meter Chalu is a hero's journey in his fight for social justice. Set in Uttarakhand, this social drama is a common man's fight against the corrupt system, especially the company supplying electricity to the State. Sushil Kumar Pant...
Manmarziyaan Movie Review
Anurag Kashyap gave Bollywood one of its best stories of love and lost love in Dev D. He lent the classic love triangle his own twist and Dev D developed a cult following. His last film too was a love...
Laila Majnu Movie Review
In the picturesque valley of Kashmir, there are two lovers – conceptualised as the modern-day Laila Majnu. They meet, admire the beauty around, only to be separated later due to raging family rivalries. But, as the fate has...
Stree Movie Review
Film: Stree; Starring Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana; Directed by Amar Kaushik; A new language in the horror genre burgeons as we watch this quirky cocktail -- or shall we call it a quirk-tale? --of strange eerie mysterious...
Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Movie Review
Two years after Mudassar Aziz won our hearts with the sleeper hit Happy Bhag Jayegi starring Diana Penty, Ali Fazal, Jimmy Sheirgill, Piyush Mishra and Abhay Deol, the director is back with a sequel comprising most of the previous cast...
Satyamev Jayate Review
A mysterious man in a hoodie drags an unconscious fella towards a wooden pyre. As soon as the latter regains senses, he discovers he is tied to the logs, loud sounds of Sanskrit shlokas are booming all around and the...
Review: Gold
A national hockey team captain (Vineet Kumar Singh) forced to leave his town and team after Partition and play for its newly created neighbour. An aristocrat (Amit Sadh), who excels at the game but is too smug to realise why he...
