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Padmaavat Movie Review

Set in an era where a certain race, Khilji is trying to overtake Delhi leaving their mark as champions. Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) – a crazy king goes into a war with full throttle against Rajputs for his one mad wish. The beautiful side of the story has an almost perfect love story of Rani Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and Rawal Ratan Singh (Shahid Kapoor). A perfect couple living a perfect life until a dark cloud named Alauddin Khilji starts hovering over their life. Revolving around the life of these three people, Padmaavat is the story of love, war and madness. The face-off between these two kings and how they stake everything over one mad wish. Padmaavat Movie Review: Script Analysis Written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Prakash Kapadia, this surely is Bhansali’s toughest work till date. From portraying the insanity of Ranveer Singh to keeping everything under a line as far as Rajput sensibilities are concerned. It’s so brilliantly written film, even the dark situati...

Toilet ek prem katha movie review

Story: The makers already revealed the basic premise of the film from their promos. It’s about a small-time guy  Keshav  (Akshay Kumar) who lives in a village resided at North India. He falls in love with  Jaya (Bhumi Pednekar) and gets married with him. Now on the very first day of her post-marriage, she is being invited to join the ‘ lota-party ’ from the neighbourhood ladies, which means to do ‘toilet’ in open. Jaya is outraged with this tradition and demands to have a toilet in home. However, Keshav’s father is against with this idea as it goes against with their culture. How Keshav takes up challenge to install a toilet in his house for to win his wife’s heart and changes the so-called culture of the village by bringing up a revolution, forms the crux of the story. Screenplay and Direction: The basic premise was strong enough to make a remarkable film, and so does the writers-directors team ensured to balance everything. They effectively managed that t...

Tubelight movie review

'Tubelight' stands on a tiny plot & Writer-Director Kabir Khan gets stuck midway. Once Bharat leaves for war, the narrative just becomes stoic. And Laxman's relentless effort to bring back his brother with the power of 'faith' is overlong & tedious. Also, the sub-plot involving Laxman's relationship with a Chinese Family, of a mother & child, don't add much to the goings-on. To give its due, 'Tubelight' begins well & the camaraderie between real & reel life brothers offers genuine charm. But that doesn't last long. In short, 'Tubelight' doesn't make good use of its tiny plot & just goes on 136-minutes.  Kabir Khan's Writing is the weakest link here. Though his intentions are to deliver a noble message of love & peace, but the Writing isn't tight enough. Also, there are too many songs in the film & they only drag the film. Khan's Direction is alright. Aseem Mishra's Cinematography ...

Raees movie review

You have to manage expectations when watching 'Raees', directed by Rahul Dholakia. Why? There are gaping flaws in the film, as there are in all Shah Rukh Khan films, even the best of them.  The editing and the structure is an absolute mess. It is evident that there was no clear direction taken on how this film is to be edited - they tried to cut it short, but there is too much plot in the film, so it ends up being absolutely tattered and incoherent, with a staccato of short scenes that are sort of flat and don't impact you, in the first half.  Don't give up on it, though, because it gets better. A lot better.  'Raees' is a Bachchan-era crime-drama that has all of the tropes you identify from the sub-genre. What it also has, importantly, is the politics of that kind of cinema. Here is a character who is a gangster and charges at right-wing political rallies with alcohol bottles and a flash-mob; here is a character stoically bent on making sure that his busi...

Kaabil Movie review

If you've watched and liked Film's trailer then you will get all expected things in Film just like me. Excellent Writing, High on Emotions, Good Direction, Heart Touching concept and last but not the least Kaabil hits your heart and melts it. Details to follow - Acting- Let's welcome Very first nominee in Best Actor Category of almost every Award show of next year, Hritik Roshan the man does it again. He proved that when it comes to Acting Oriented films, he's Such fine Actor. It's Not his career's best but surely in Top 5. But we got surprise here, a beautiful lady, Yami Gautam did it and made it Best performance of her career (Not so Big yet) so far. Roy bros are Fantastic. Others are Realistic and Good. Writing- Excellent ! Such a beautiful script it is which has emotions till the end. Screenplay- Fantastic ! With run time of 140 minutes i don't think screenplay could have been better than this on the same script. Cinematography- Good. At some scene...

Dangal movie review

Dangal is a masterpiece, there is no doubt about it. The trailers give away the story, so there is nothing mysterious about it. What's amazing is the way it has been put together. It is a linear movie, no flashbacks (except the initial portion) and they keep it very short to get started with the subject of wrestling. There are a few scenes that will absolutely choke you, the phone call scene between father and daughter, no dialogue, just expressions and they understand each other's tears over the phone, freaking brilliant! Another one is the wrestling scene between father and daughter. Mr. Aamir Khan's expressions, body language, marvelous! The younger portion played by the girls is amazing and so are the actors playing the grown up portions. The bhatija character is amazingly funny and perfect comedy timing. Not loud or obnoxious, just perfect! The movie is an experience and some jokers are comparing it to Sultan. Please don't be so over-smart, we know you saw ...

Classic Movie review- Guide

Guide is a transcendental movie about finding (may be losing) your way, and finding it again. At one level it is purely corporeal – about life's search for fame, fortune and love; but at a meta-level it asks: what are we really searching for? Just fame, fortune, love? Or is it altruism, God, or something even bigger than that? Guide looks for answers to nothing less that the deepest and toughest questions of life. Guide is about the many paradoxical situations of life. A village looks for guidance from a man, who is lost himself. A girl, who is trying to find freedom from her seedy background, finds imprisonment in a loveless marriage. A woman and a man dream of a successful future together, but are disenchanted and separated by the very same future they built together. Guide explores these situations subtly and honestly. True to reality, life itself is the protagonist and life itself is the villain; and the characters are but parts of a universe that is trying to comprehend...

BUDHIA SINGH – BORN TO RUN MOVIE REVIEW

BUDHIA SINGH – BORN TO RUN MOVIE REVIEW: A SOARING VICTORY FOR CINEMA Firstly, a humble plea to the Government of India to revoke the ban over real life marathon champion, Budhia Singh participating in Olympics. Let him run free and make India proud. Secondly, hats off to writer-director Soumendra Padhi’s for making a film, ‘Budhia Singh – Born To Run‘, that wins on all counts, be it great storytelling, or bringing to light the pathos of a born winner who is forced to stay away from doing the only thing he knows best – to run. Thirdly, this film should be made tax free, and a compulsory viewing for everybody, especially children. Films about and for children are a rarity in Bollywood, and ‘Budhia Singh – Born To Run’, is a fantastic addition to this genre. Kudos to the director for managing to find the child actor, Mayur Mahendra Patole – this kid acts way better than most of the actors in Bollywood can. Also, it will only be fair to say that in between ‘Aligarh’ and ‘B...

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D Day Movie Review

Rating: 4/5 stars (Four Stars) Star cast: Irfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan Director: Nikhil Advani What’s Good: Great story telling! What’s Bad: Editing could have been better. Loo Break: None. Watch or Not?: Must Watch Paisa Wasool: Yes! Tales of espionage in Bollywood seldom manage to arouse or sustain the tension that the genre demands. Director Nikhil Advani, however, delivers splendidly on this account, weaving a taut narrative complete with unpredictable twists and turns. Not only does he spin a thrilling tale, he infuses the story with sensitivity and emotion. Four RAW agents have been trained over the years for one specific task – capture India’s Most Wanted man and bring him back to the country alive, so that he can be punished for his crimes. Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan), one of the RAW agents who infiltrated into Pakistan, has spent the last nine years of his life there hoping to find a trail of the elu...

Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Writers: Renzil D’Silva , Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Stars: Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi,Kunal Kapoor,Atul Kulkarni,Alice Patten,Soha Ali Khan,Madhavan,Anupam Kher,Kiron Kher There are some movies which are best because of either Acotr or Director or Music but then you have RDB – A master class from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra he has done some brilliant direction with hand picking the characters which couldn’t have been better; Amir again raised the bars in acting and Soha Ali Khan looked promising with some serious acting this time around. Last but not the least majic man A.R.Rehman his tunes touched tens of millions if not billions. The movie revolves around a British girl Sue (Alice Patten), whose grandfather was warden in the jail where Bhagat Singh was hanged. Sue arrives in India to make a film on the life and deeds of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, with her only accomplice in India, Sonia (Soha ...

Dil Chahta Hai

Dil Chahta Hai Director: Farhan Akhtar Writers: Farhan Akhtar, Kassim Jagmagia Stars: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna,Preity Zinta,Sonali Kulkarni,Dimple Kapadia Akash (Aamir Khan), Sameer (Saif Ali Khan) and Siddharth aka Sid (Akshaye Khanna), three close friends, have completed their education and are on the threshold of life. Akash does not believe in love. He is a flirt and his love affairs do not last for more than a month. Sameer believes in love. He is always carrying his heart on his palm and falling in love every time. But he still has not found that special girl. Sid, a painter, is the most sensitive and mature among the three. He knows the true meaning of love. He finds love in everything, everywhere and everytime. All three are enjoying life. Then comes the twist when Sid falls in love with older woman Tara Jaiswal (Dimple Kapadia), an interior designer, who is a divorcee. Akash is not able to understand the depth of Sid’...

Khosla Ka Ghosla

Khosla Ka Ghosla Director:  Dibakar Banerjee Writer:  Jaideep Sahni Stars:  Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabas,Ranvir Shorey,Tara Sharma,Vinay Pathak Khosla Ka Ghosla, comes as another pleasant and welcome delivery from the Dibakar Banerjee . The name of the movie might indicate that we have a hardcore comedy flick at our hands, which might just have some funny, complicated and golmaal script, good enough to keep the audience gaping all through, rather than questioning the sensibility of the movie. But Khosla Ka Ghosla is not anything of that sort. The audience gapes, but this time to appreciate the content of the movie, apart from its comic feature. The movie depicts the story of a very middle-class family, with a very orthodox patriarch, played by Anupam Kher (Khosla). Khoslaji’s sons, as one might imagine, are not at all like the father, they are some different entities, wanting to move on with their own lives, when possible. One son is through...

Socha Na Tha

Socha Na Tha Director:  Imtiaz Ali Writer:  Imtiaz Ali Stars:   Abhay Deol, Ayesha Takia, Ayesha Jhulka Socha Na Tha (2005) is the debut movie of the director Imtiaz Ali and Abhay Deol. This charming movie is just like a gust of fresh air where love is innocent, the lovers are having hearts of gold and even their family members are no stereotyped villains. Troubles are there, confusions are there, indecisiveness is there, misunderstandings and consequential quarrels are there but the most important thing is that everything is realistic and everybody is human. And to err is human, we all know.That’s the quality which makes this movie a winner. Socha Na Tha (not thought of) is the love story of a confused young boy Viren (Abhay Deol) and an orphan girl fostered by her uncles and aunts – Aditi (Ayesha Taakia). Their parents / guardians want them to get married with each other but they have other plans. On one hand, Aditi likes someone else (Shaayan Munsh...

Jab We Met

Jab We Met Director:  Imtiaz Ali Writer:  Imtiaz Ali Stars:   Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Tarun Arora Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor) is the most despondent person that one can encounter – a millionaire with a tumultuous life. Hailing from a broken family and after his father’s death, he is running a failing business and the icing – he has just been jilted by the “love of hislife”. Geet (Kareena Kapoor), ‘Bhatinda’s Sikhani’ is the curious, playful and annoyingly upbeat and chatty chick. She is returning home to Bhatinda, after her doing her degree in Mumbai, to a very large, loving and protective Punjabi family. The two meet on an unexpectedly when a hopeless Adi is on a train, heading nowhere. Geet’s fiery and cheery persona at first annoys Adi to the point of insanity but when he looks much closer he sees that there is a lot to be learnt from Geet. In her nosy yet helpful manner, Geet, stupidly misses her train back to Bhatinda. The blame goes to A...

Hera Pheri – Start of Comic era in Bollywood

Hera Pheri – Start of Comic era in Bollywood Director :  Priyadarshan Writers:  Siddique ( Stars:  Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty,Tabu,Om Puri,Gulshan Grover,Kulbhushan Kharbanda Hera Pheri is a film set in Mumbai and is not your run of the mill slapstick comedy that directors like David Dhawan indulge in. The movie is directed by Priyadarshan who proved that after making such wonderful and serious film like Virasat, he can also direct a comedy movie. This film is a comedy of error. Set in a Mumbai slum where our three protagonists dwell, the movie depicts the hilarious moments created by the simplicity and/or stupidity of the characters. The look of the film is that of an art film. By the look of it, it seems as if it is going to be a really serious movie but it turns out to be one roller-coaster ride of laughter. The cast of the film includes Sunil Shetty who plays an unemployed guy who comes to Mumbai looking for work and a place to live....