July 9, 2023
Movie Review: Afwaah
If Is Raat Ki Subeh Nahi was a movie franchise. Afwaah could have very well been part of it. It…
Tag: Hindi Movies
September 12, 2022
Movie Review: Cuttputlli
Everything is not bad. Cuttputlli manages to create suspense around the killings. The locations aid the story. Akshay Kumar as a performer does not falter. But that’s about it.
September 9, 2022
Movie Review: Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt |
What you surely can’t deny is that the film projects opulence right from frame one. The money spent is visible and you are assured you are in for a larger-than-life spectacle.
June 12, 2022
Movie Review: Jayeshbhai Jordaar
If the intent is all that mattered, Jayeshbhai Jordaar would certainly have been one of the most remarkable films in recent times. It uses comedy, proven to be effective while dealing with social evils, to tell us what misogyny could lead us to
March 14, 2022
Movie Review: Badhaai Do
Unlike an Aligarh, which aims to sensitise the audience on the hardships of a homosexual person, Badhaai Do puts the onus on the person itself. Its core idea is to boost morale so that a person accepts his or her sexuality openly without any fear or shame.
January 8, 2022
Movie Review: Satyameva Jayate 2
In many ways, SMJ2 is actually a masterclass. As the end credits rolled, believe you me, I actually watched it till the end, I was buzzing with multitudes of ideas… maybe a listicle since that’s the cool thing to do, on what not to do while making a movie
January 2, 2022
Movie Review: Meenakshi Sundareshwar
There is something incredibly likable about Sanya Malhotra. She does possess the power to pull off a scene on her own, if not the whole film. Where Meenakshi Sundareshwar goes completely wrong is the conflict build-up and the way it is addressed
December 20, 2021
Movie Review: Bunty Aur Babli 2
There is an unremarkable song ‘Dhikchik Dhikchik’ early in the film where Rani Mukerjis’s Vimmi and Saif Ali Khan’s Rakesh are seen putting up an unremarkable performance at a regular neighbourhood event. That acts as a clue to whatever is about to follow.
July 25, 2021
Movie Review: Hungama 2
In his attempt to expose the lie spread by the story’s female lead, the male protagonist attempts to record their…
April 14, 2018
Movie Review: Shoojit Sircar’s October
For most part of his career so far, Varun Dhawan has chosen to be the quintessential Bollywood hero, save one…
November 26, 2017
Vinay Pathak On What Upsets Him About Independent Cinema In India
It has been little over ten years since Bheja Fry released and surprised audiences and industry observers with its success.…
November 10, 2017
Movie Review: Qarib Qarib Singlle – When Parvathy Trumps Irrfan Khan
Tanuja Chandra is not quite known for making romantic comedies. With a catalogue of films like Sangharsh and Dushman in…
November 2, 2017
Movie Review: Om Shanti Om | Throwback |
Movies on reincarnation have not really been accepted by audiences, be it the musical Karz or multi-starrer Kudrat that have…
June 16, 2017
Movie Review: Tubelight
Though there is nothing similar in the stories, in an odd manner Tubelight reminded me of Lage Raho Munna Bhai.…
June 9, 2017
Movie Review: Raabta | Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon |
Love needs to no reason they say. The makers of Raabta, a story about undying love, seem to have taken…