Director Raj Mehta’s weirdly spelt film Good Newwz opens with a two-minute in-film advertisement starring its leading man. No, I am not referring to the one that throws a hilarious sanitary napkin versus cigarette parallel which the entire nation has mugged up by now. A top salesman at a showroom […]
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‘Mission Mangal’ review – a simplistic science film that is also obsessively religious
“101 se shuru karna chahiye tha…”, rues a Hindu priest present during the launch of ISRO’s ambitious rocket GSLV Mk-III: Fat Boy. Not to anyone’s surprise, the launch fails and the team receives massive wrath from the authorities for all the budget that went waste. No, this is not the […]
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“Kesari” is a dishonest, stilted film that does no justice to the historic Battle of Saragarhi!
Gone are the days when Akshay Kumar did mindless yet extremely lovable comedies like Hera Pheri and Garam Masala. On today’s date, an Akshay Kumar film, irrespective of their designated genres, gets processed through several standard filters – of jingoism wrapped in the garb of nationalistic fervour, of manipulative screenwriting […]
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“2.0”… Shankar’s sci-fi magnum opus is a colossal bore!
While watching 2.0 I was strangely reminded of director Shankar’s enviable oeuvre that, arguably, has not evolved in the best fashion over the years. For a filmmaker who enthralled us repeatedly with a bunch of full-blown commercial masala films right from early ‘90s, it is clear how he is losing […]
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“Pad Man” is a well-intended fare that tries hard to be a feature film…
“In paanch dinon mein ghar baithne ki koi zaroorat nahi, Ab aap aaram se school jaa sakte hain” This is a line by actor Sonam Kapoor in director R. Balki’s Pad Man. Now every movie watcher and his dog has an opinion on Ms Kapoor’s histrionic abilities. Not debating any […]
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“Toilet – Ek Prem Katha” does no social service other than putting you to sleep!
Meet Keshav. Submissive at the age of 36, the man is desperate to get married. With a problematic horoscope and a possibly asexual father to deal with, Keshav has no option but to stalk the women he likes. The woman in question is the feisty Jaya who handles eve-teasers like […]
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“Jolly LLB 2″… A watchable rehash, minus any humour or quirk!
Jolly LLB 2 as a sequel or a franchise film is a peculiar proposition. A wayward lawyer hero who soon realizes his folly, fights a mighty, corrupt attorney and ultimately with the help of the truthful judge, Indian judiciary and Jolly triumph. In what is projected as the second edition […]
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Rustom – An earnest Akshay Kumar makes it work…
1959’s Nanavati Case is not to be forgotten easily. Two Bollywood films (Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke, Achanak) have already milked its possibilities. The case is a thesis for public relations and media students on how a tabloid phenomenally staged a media event thus manipulating public opinion. With the verdict being declared […]
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Airlift (2016) – When Akshay Kumar wakes up and smells the coffee!
I just thought to myself – When was the last time I wrote about an Akshay Kumar flick? Well… never! How many times in the past 10-15 years have I watched a film of his in theatre? Thrice. This pattern has nothing to do with my perception of his histrionic […]