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Kaccha Limboo Review: Disappointing

Hindi cinema is going through a major metamorphosis. Innovative ideas and fresh stories are being developed and executed by Gen X storytellers. Bheja Fry director Sagar Ballary also tries to attempt something different from what he attempted in his maiden attempt.

7 Khoon Maaf Review: A dark film

The very thought of watching a Vishal Bhardwaj film excites a movie buff no end. Right from Makdee to Kaminey, Bhardwaj's body of work stands out from the rest. The forward-thinking film-maker's fixation for adapting novels and plays is known to

Angel Review – fails to impress

Hindi films have often depicted rare illnesses/disorders/disabilities... Ghajini [Anterograde Amnesia], PAA [Progeria], My Name Is Khan [Asperger Syndrome], Taare Zameen Par [Dyslexia], Black [Alzheimer's], Karthik Calling Karthik [Schizophrenia], Guzaarish [Paraplegia]. Now Ganesh Acharya's Angel talks of Cerebral Palsy. Like his peers,

Patiala House Review - Underdog

A while ago, I posed a question on Twitter and Facebook, asking people what their expectations were from Patiala House. The reaction ranged from encouraging and affirmative to unenthusiastic and unexciting. A wide number of caustic and scathing comments were a

United Six Review - Entertains intermittently

I often wonder why don't [Hindi] film-makers attempt chick-flicks with loads of dazzling action/stunts? Say, on the lines of Charlie's Angels? In fact, way back in the 1990s, I vividly recall, there was an attempt by several film-makers to make action

Utt Pataang - Review

I've often said that 'small' or low cost films, very often, have much more to offer than several biggies that thrive on star value primarily; content is a secondary issue for these films. Ticket paying audiences insist on watching good films

Yeh Saali Zindagi Review – Daring film

A while ago, while chatting him up for my show on TV, I had queried Sudhir Mishra as to why Hindi film industry fails to produce qualitative movies, unlike the 1960s and 1970s, which have tremendous recall value even in the

Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Review – Light entertainer

Hindi cinema has never been short of movies which abound in humour. In fact, there's a barrage of funny films these days. Whether it's the gentle humour that keeps us smiling constantly [on the lines of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee's

Hostel Review - solid idea gone awry

When you step out of school, you look forward to the life in college and of course, 'freedom'. You are stepping into adulthood, learning to cope with life and enjoying the thought that you will be able to take your own

Dhobi Ghat Review: the real flavour of Mumbai

Irrespective of its genre, an Aamir Khan production is looked forward to with super-enthusiasm. Films like Lagaan, Taare Zameen Par, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and Peepli [Live] have redefined cinema and in their own small way prompted film-makers to think

Turning 30 Review - Urban phenomenon

A wise man once said: "The only time you actually live entirely is from 30 to 60. The young are slaves to aspirations and ambitions, while the old are servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in

Yamla Pagla Deewana Review – Entertainment guaranteed

In the 1970s and 1980s, Bollywood churned out hardcore masala films by the dozens. Those films appealed to the 'Balcony Class' as well as the 'Stall Audience' [terminology used for dissecting the audience then]. Even today, films like Sholay, Amar Akbar

Impatient Vivek Review – Tests your patience

A thought often crosses my mind while watching some films. Do people involved in those films actually know what they're making? This thought crossed my mind not once, twice or thrice, but several times while watching Impatient Vivek. One wonders what

Vikalp Review - Interesting idea gone wrong

This is something I fail to understand. Why do interesting ideas or one-page concepts fail to translate into a fascinating and captivating screenplay? I can list a number of films that boasted of attention-grabbing stories, but the excitement disappears as you

No One Killed Jessica Review - Deserves standing ovation

Most storytellers entertain, a few enlighten. A scattering number of celluloid visionaries entertain as well as enlighten. Rajkumar Gupta fits into that exceptional variety of film-makers that opens up thought-processes about the condition of the homeland without losing the cinematic elements

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