For a director well-known in Bollywood and elsewhere for his successful epic flicks, Ashutosh Gowarikar has tried his hands on some thing very different for a change and failed miserably. It is sad to see that a notable director of such talent (note his award-winning epics such as Lagaan and Jodha Akbar) has wasted his […]
‘Dostana’ – Full of Belly Laughs
What sets ‘Dostana’ (Friendship) perfectly apart from the rest of director/producer Karan Johar’s productions isn’t its clear-cut theme but its eccentric concept. Touching on a topic rarely dealt in Bollywood, ‘Dostana’ makes a bold move in exploring the idea of homosexuality in a humorous context. Verdict: absolutely hilarious. Sameer aka Sam (Abhishek Bachchan) is […]
Movie Review: ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’
Did the magic work? With all the curiosity surrounding the esteemed Yash Raj banner’s latest rom-com that was the inevitable question which strikes me as I emerged out of the cinema. To the most part, yes, it did. To say the least, Director Siddharth Anand of ‘Salaam Namaste’ fame, quite efficiently managed to put together […]
Movie Review: ‘A Mighty Heart’
Based on the memoir of Mariane Pearl on the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danial Pearl’s life and death, "A Mighty Heart’ brilliantly portrays the events, captured in a heart-wrenching drama directed by Micheal Winterbottom. Shot in various locations in Pakistan, India, France and London, the British director […]
DVD Review: “Aaja Nachle”
Madhuri Dixit is back! That’s what the movie’s tagline screams. After a five year long break away from the silver screen, Bollywood’s Dancing Queen is indeed back with a bang – in director Anil Mehta’s latest, "Aaja Nachle." In "Aaja Nachle", Madhuri plays Dia, the ambitious and cheerful village girl from Shamli, who elopes with a […]
Movie Review: ‘Welcome’ Lacks Meat
This isn’t the kind of movie that you must expect much from. With a huge ensemble of cast, ‘Welcome’ can be easily passed as an average comedy with hardly any meat in it. Loosely based on the 1999 Hugh Grant starrer ‘Mickey Blue Eyed’, the storyline of ‘Welcome’ revolves around Dr. Ghungroo (Paresh Rawal […]