“Rukh”… Family mystery on a slow, desolate platter!
Atanu Mukherjee’s Rukh opens with a peculiar disclaimer which says the principal photography was completed before November 2016. For once…
“Golmaal Again” – This Rohit Shetty franchise should have aged better!
Every time I get home after watching one of those underwhelming remake or a franchise film in Hindi, the thought…
“Secret Superstar” is a necessary film, though not necessarily great!
As I was stepping out of the suburban Mumbai theatre after a late night show of Secret Superstar, I spotted…
‘Zoo’ – A relevant subject that just about skims through its surface!
The film was screened at 19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival by Star under ‘India Gold’. Review coming soon!
“Mukkabaaz” is Anurag Kashyap’s sweeping ode to Bollywood’s ‘Good vs Evil’ sagas!
Tusshar Sasi | 13th October 2017 Earlier this year, I got to watch Rahul Dahiya’s G Kutta Se. Although canvassed…
“Chef” – Like a tangy appetizer that never really satiates!
As Bollywood made its vital transition from the awful 90s, we saw Saif Ali Khan emerging as the poster boy…
“Judwaa 2” and its uncouth hero define everything that’s wrong with Indian hoi polloi…
1997. David Dhawan planned a ‘twins’ comedy of errors’ Judwaa with a straight-faced Salman Khan in the title role. The lissome…
“Newton” is the finest Hindi film in a year full of duds!
Amit Masurkar’s protagonist in Newton is someone with a rare privilege – of having named himself. Played by Rajkummar Rao,…
“Simran” – A terrific Kangana Ranaut does feminism a great service!
In an early scene in Hansal Mehta’s Simran, the protagonist Praful Patel (Kangana Ranaut) is visiting a bank manager. Seeking a…
“Shubh Mangal Saavdhan” – A hysterical attempt to redefine the masculine hero in cinema!
Director RS Prasanna’s Shubh Mangal Savdhaan is about the lead hero’s erectile dysfunction. The film doesn’t explicitly state it –…