It is said that the recently released Break ke Baad recovered its investment even before it hit the theaters. Thanks to the new trend of selling off the satellite rights several months prior to the release of the movie, filmmakers have discovered a new way of making sure that they recover their money irrespective of the movie’s fate at the BO. Let’s analyze how all concerned … [Read more...]
Knockout – Sanjay Dutt and Irrfan Knockout Corruption and Black Money
[ad#post-large] Looks like Bollywood is finally waking up to the 'weird' (for want of a better word which explains India's current socio-politico-economical scene. I just saw a movie which somehow I had missed when it was released 2 weeks ago - 'Knockout'. Now if I was to review the movie as a piece of art and culture or creativity, I would have done that before because I was … [Read more...]
Allah Ke Bandey: Journey from Poverty to Power?
Release Date: November 26, 2010 Cast and Crew: Director: Faruk Kabir Producer: Ravi Walia Actors: Naseeruddin Shah (Warden); Sharman Joshi (Vijay); Faruk Kabir (Yakub); Atul Kulkarni (Ashwani) and Anjana Sukhani (Sandhya) Synopsis The movie is the journey of two 12-year-old juvenile delinquents, growing up in the slums of India. With the help of a … [Read more...]
Movie Preview: Band Baaja Baraat
Release Date: 10 December 2010 Director: Maneesh Sharma Star Cast: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Manmeet Singh Screenplay: Habib Faisal Music: Salim - Sulaiman Although Yash Raj Films banner does not quite hold the title of Blockbuster production house anymore, it still has a good standing in the Indian film industry. When a movie is made under the umbrella of YRF, it … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
One of the highly anticipated movies of the year directed by Ashtosh Gowariker now hits theaters. The movie, which has been conceptualized on the book of Manini Chatterjee “Do and Die: The Chittagong Uprising (1930-1934)” has some of the high profile stars like Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Sikandar Kher. Though the film has a great plot, profusely talented director, … [Read more...]