I went to the theatres the other day to catch the Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt starrer, Agneepath. The movie was meant to be pure masala fare meant to keep one thrilled for a good three hours. The expectations were quite high because of Agneepath's trailer and accomplished actors such as Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt starring in it. Unfortunately, it failed to keep me … [Read more...]
Players Movie Review
Remake of the American cult film ‘ The Italian Job’, Players is about a master thief (Abhishek Bachchan) with a childhood friend (Aftab Shivdasani), their teacher (Vinod Khanna) and his righteous daughter (Sonam Kapoor). Abhishek wants to fulfill Vinod Khanna's dream of building an orphanage which will absolve him of his sins as a thief. So he puts together a team of "Players" … [Read more...]
Don 2 – Movie Review
In a way, the tagline is apt. The king really is back. And not because Don 2 is one of those tremendous, amazing, mind-blowing films that one cannot miss. It’s just that… finally, SRK has not acted in a bad film. A few of his last films, especially My Name Is Khan and RA.One (Pathetic!), have been really below the standards that are associated with the brand name ‘SRK’. … [Read more...]
Rockstar Movie Review – A Palangtod Mix of Passion, Music and Epicness
I saw Rockstar yesterday and boy! What a nice movie! A breath of freshness in the stale air of Bollywood movies. Rockstar is definitely a movie worth writing a review for so here it goes. Rockstar Movie Review Here is my humble movie review of Rockstar. Please note - I'm no film/music genius and have no right to criticize Mr. Ali's filmmaking, Mrs. Fakhri's acting or Mr. … [Read more...]
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie Review
I have to begin this movie review of Zindagi na Milegi Dobara by saying that though it was a very enjoyable film, and perhaps accurately described as India’s first fully fledged road movie, it is not quite Dil Chahta Hai. Though comparisons are odious, in this case they are inevitable and Zindagi falls that little bit short of DCH, which was undeniably a cult film. As with … [Read more...]