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.
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Saturday , 10 January '09
And then you walk into Bad Luck Govind, and wonder if anything’s ever going to change.
Saturday , 10 January '09
The President Is Coming kickstarts the year with exactly the sort of lift we’ve been looking for — it’s free-spirited, irreverent, and funny.
Friday , 9 January '09
This flick about a penniless fellow from Delhi who lands in Mumbai looking for a job, looks like one of Ram Gopal Varma's left-over films.
Friday , 26 December '08
Jumbo is a lovable bite-sized pachyderm, looking for his lost father.
Thursday , 25 December '08
How do you count eight packs? The question plagues you when you first come at Aamir Khan in his new movie.
Saturday , 20 December '08
Does one word have the power to change your life? If you go by the wisdom self-help gurus like to give off...
Saturday , 20 December '08
The term superstar was coined for Rajesh Khanna. Everyone else, before him, was merely a star.
Saturday , 13 December '08
Love is a yellow tiffin box stuffed with garma garam khana, balanced between the knees of that scooter-rider going down a small-town road...
Saturday , 6 December '08
Meera Achrekar, bespectacled Maths teacher, loves cricket. And Anil Kumble. More than numbers.
Saturday , 6 December '08
Based on Paresh Rawal’s play of the same name, Maharathi presents a howdunnit: there’s a body in the deep freeze, and we all know the manner in which it ended up there, but the cops don’t.
Saturday , 6 December '08
Spanking. Whips. Masks. The only thing missing is handcuffs. Or maybe they got shoved under the jumble of sheets on the bed, during the strenuous activity thereon?
Saturday , 6 December '08
What if, one fine day, God comes to earth, and tries fulfilling your deepest desire?
Saturday , 29 November '08
What do you do when you are irresistibly drawn to the woman who's your beloved brother's fiancee?
Saturday , 29 November '08
This film could also have been called How To Steal Millions and Win Hearts.Saturday , 22 November '08
Always thought there was an evil design behind all those giant mirrors at clothes stores. After all, how many have escaped their magic, whether one thought the view was extremely flattering or deceptively bad?Saturday , 22 November '08
From the staple of a diet to the staple of a character, a “grain” signifies many things. In this multiple-award-winning film, writer-director Abdel Kechiche utilises the first to explore the second.Saturday , 22 November '08
When a director starts repeating himself, warning bells start ringing. They’ve been tolling for Subhash Ghai for sometime now: his last big-budget historical extravaganza, Kisna tanked; so did his smaller, more intimate, more contemporary making-of-a-terrorist tale Black and White.
Friday , 21 November '08
When a director starts repeating himself, warning bells start ringing. They've been tolling for Subhash Ghai for sometime now.
Friday , 14 November '08
You may not agree with its politics, but `Dostana' is all set to do for the word `gay' what `Taare Zameen Par' did for `dyslexia': bring it out of the closet.