25 Terrific Hindi Films From The Decade Gone By!
The 2010s called for a major narrative change as far as Hindi cinema is concerned. Besides having a good number…
“Good Newwz”… A lively comedy with a hollow emotional side!
Director Raj Mehta’s weirdly spelt film Good Newwz opens with a two-minute in-film advertisement starring its leading man. No, I…
“Dabangg 3” is a mind-numbing bore!
First and foremost, I would appeal to the present generation of ‘woke’ viewers to be a little kind to what…
“Mardaani 2″… Rani Mukerji’s gripping thriller plays royally to the gallery!
2014’s Mardaani was one rare film for Hindi cinema. Possibly for the first time, Bollywood saw a woman cop nail…
“Panipat”… An impersonal yet partly bearable war epic!
I never understood why people hail Ashutosh Gowariker as the pioneer of war films. Jodhaa Akbar worked more as a…
“Pati Patni Aur Woh” is as humdrum as its protagonist’s marital life!
Adultery is one of Bollywood’s preferred topics to explore comedy subjects within. You know, it is a crazy adventure for…
“Bala” sparks a new conversation about self-esteem and beauty standards!
There is something about Hindi filmdom’s fixation for syrupy small-town-based cinema with a golden (sometimes idealist) message. The genre is…
“Ujda Chaman” is bald man’s ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ with no screenplay to do the weightlifting!
Back in 2015 came Dum Laga Ke Haisha which arguably is the decade’s finest Hindi romantic comedy. Beyond its affable…
“Saand Ki Aankh”… Casting goofs up an otherwise rousing empowerment tale!
Pretty early in director Tushar Hiranandani’s Saand Ki Aankh, there is a glaring montage that chronicles the evolution of a…
“Housefull 4″… A reincarnation revenge saga which is funny at no point!
Bollywood franchises are impossible to make sense of. You give them any premise and a set of recurring characters, the…
