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What happens when you think you swing both ways? Tread a `tedha medha’ path, with trepidation, that’s what.
Friday , 13 March '09
Sooni Taraporevala, long-time associate of Mira Nair, and experienced script-writer, has come up with a marvellous first feature.
Friday , 13 March '09
‘Gulal’ tells the story of an India struggling to come to terms with its contemporary identity and complicated histories. And Kashyap nearly pulls it off.
Friday , 6 March '09
So many issues make for confusion and incoherence. And an opportunity to bung in as many stereotypical Americans and NRIs as the script could accommodate.
Friday , 6 March '09
Paresh is the producer, who is about to hang himself in the first shot. You wish he had.
Friday , 6 March '09
While the going’s good, though, ‘13 B’ piles on the chills, working hard at not making them obvious.
Friday , 20 February '09
The film opens with New York-based Roshan (Abhishek), flying in with his dying grandmom (Waheeda), straight into the bosom of her large, extended family and neighbours.
Friday , 13 February '09
What do you do when your building is sealed? Why, you just move into another, with the help of shady property dealers who come leaping out to help you, but only want to fleece you.
Friday , 13 February '09
Back in the early 80s, a series of brutal murders held Bombay in thrall. The victims were all pavement dwellers, killed in their sleep, with the same weapon: a big, heavy stone was used to smash their heads.
Friday , 13 February '09
But except for a couple of sequences which hit the emotional spot, Priyadarshan's latest is devoid of the essential drama that would have made 'Billu' a memorable film.
Friday , 6 February '09
Sometimes fantasies are better than the real thing. That's what `Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye' is based on, with the male lead being a figment of the heroine's imagination.
Friday , 6 February '09
Okay, here's a question. If a film offers you Govinda, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri and Asrani, what would you expect? At the very least, at least ONE sequence that can make you laugh.
Friday , 6 February '09
Back when love was a compendium of silences and sighs, Devdas was an icon. These days, when it's more a matter of working off those pesky hormones as quickly as possible, the legendary lover is regarded as a champion loser.
Friday , 30 January '09
Is being a good actor enough to make you a star? In Zoya Akhtar's detailed sketch of Bollywood and its colourful, conflicted denizens, the most important ingredient in a wannabe's portfolio seems to be that elusive thing called luck.
Friday , 30 January '09
The other film of the week is about India's other `junoon' : `Luck By Chance' backgrounds cinema, `Victory' does ditto with cricket.
Saturday , 24 January '09
Wafer-thin model is handed keys to plush apartment by loving boyfriend. She is thrilled. So is he.
Thursday , 22 January '09
Dharavi boy Jamal Malik, server of 'chai', keeper of secrets, is one of the wise. He's learnt his wisdom on the streets, and he uses it to become a millionaire.
Saturday , 17 January '09
Sadsack Sidhu lives in Chandni Chowk, peels potatoes for a living, and prays to Ganapati Bappa to release him from his daily drudgery.
Friday , 16 January '09
The script is forced into being a vehicle for its star, not the story, so what you get is an overlong Akshayrama, which perks up only in fits and starts.
Saturday , 10 January '09
And then you walk into Bad Luck Govind, and wonder if anything’s ever going to change.
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