Most first day first shows are packed with eager viewers, but it was not the same with Yamla Pagla Deewana. Maybe the early hour of 10 AM was responsible, maybe it was due to the fact that the evening before was Lohri and the viewers may have slept fairly late. The numbers began to pick up as the day progressed, and soon we had Houseful signs being put up. Yamla Pagla … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Road, Movie
Based on a script that was an official favorite at the L’Atelier du Cannes in 2006, ‘Road, Movie’ is directed by Dev Benegal and produced by Ross Katz & Susan B. Landau. It is a slow but decent attempt made by he makers based in US. The movie has its own positives and negatives, and more oft it is negative! The masala movie lovers would tend to sleep all these 95 minutes … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Karthik Calling Karthik
Farhan Akhtar has made his third appearance on the silver screen with ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ (KCK). The writer-director of the film is Vijay Lalwani and this is his debutante attempt. KCK has come out as a nice film but the story does not seem to be effective enough. The film was promoted as a modern contemporary thriller teemed with romance. But the film fails to focus on … [Read more...]
Blue – New Indian Movie
Touted by many as Bollywood’s first underwater, action adventure thriller, ‘Blue’ has been inspired from Hollywood flicks like ‘The Deep’ or ‘Jaws’, but with its own mix of Indian spices in the form of melodrama and suspense. However, the director, Anthony D’Souza fails to create a believable film out of a well written plot, abusing the intelligence unabashedly. Blue Cast … [Read more...]
Short Kut – The Con is On – Hindi Movie Review
Short Kut - The Con is On : Cast and Crew Banner - Studio 18, Anil Kapoor Films Company Release Date - July 10, 2009 Genre - Comedy Producer - Anil Kapoor Executive Producer / Co-Producer - Rajat Rawail, Shahid Malik, Kanwal Inder Singh Director - Neeraj Vora, Roshan Andrews Lyricist - Javed Akhtar Music Director - Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy … [Read more...]