Welcome to a new age philosophy that could be perfectly geared to address India’s overwhelming problems. Well, it’s something akin to Munnabhai’s erstwhile Jaadu ki Jhappi formula for resolving crisis, but this time it’s more familiar and goes by the name of ‘Gandhigiri’. In case of confusion, simply take it as the obverse of ‘Dadagiri’ […]

Barsaat is a romantic love triangle, revolving around Arav (Bobby Deol) who gets married to Kajal (Priyanka Chopra). Then he goes abroad and meets another woman Anna (Bipasha Basu).The two women are contrasting opposites. While Anna is an aggressive woman who believes her love will conquer all obstacles, Kajal is the ultimate romantic who will […]

Some films are designed as light hearted entertainers that cannot be slotted as comedies. That’s because the humor is more in situations and personalities rather than any act in particular. Ramji Londonwale is one such movie that doesn’t have on-your-face humor belonging to the genre of a ‘Hera Pheri’ or a ‘No Entry’, but manages […]

A homeless urchin receives his name, Sikandar (Amitabh Bachchan), from his foster mother. He gets employment as an attendant of Kaamna (Raakhee), with whom he falls in love, but one day he is cast out by her father Ramanath who accuses him of theft. Many years later, Sikandar befriends the lawyer, Vikas (Vinod Khanna) and […]

Director Anees Bazmee seems to have developed a penchant for remaking Hollywood flicks. His last film, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, was almost a scene for scene rip-off of French Kiss. Giving away the plot of this thriller is not my intention, but Deewangee is heavily inspired from the Richard Gere, Edward Norton starrer, Primal […]

The story of Krishna, Manju, Chillum and the other children on the streets of Bombay. Sometimes they can get a temporary job sellng tea, but mostly they have to beg for money and keep out of the way of the police. Fed-up of being continuously bullied by his elder brother, Krishna sets fire to his […]

KOI MERE DIL SE POOCHHE, written-directed by Vinay Shukla, tells the story of Mansi Devi (Jaya Bachchan) and her daughter Esha (Esha Deol). They share their hopes, their dreams, their laughter and their tears. But they also share a terrifying secret…And one fine day, Aman (Aftab Shivdasani) enters their lives. Fun-loving Aman is a final […]

Intended to be a horror flick, ‘Krishna Cottage’ aims to scare a viewer by the sheer appeal of its visual style, technique and background soundtrack. The movie lacks a taught script and a novel theme. Although it does have its share of spooky moments, they are either too commonplace and trite or few and […]

Ab Tak Chhappan is the story of a cold blooded cop who doesn’t ask much questions when it comes to bumping off somebody. The movie is yet another take on the life of encounter specialist Daya Nayak.
Cast: Nana Patekar, Revathy, Nakul Vaid, Yashpal Sharma
Director: Shimit Amin
Sadhu Agashe’s task is to eliminate those unwanted elements […]

Though there were a number of films on dacoits and ‘thakurs’ earlier, Sholay was a different genre in films altogether. Its unprecedented success broke all records and in some theaters, the film ran for as long as one whole year.

Starring: Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri, Amjad Khan
Director: Ramesh Sippy
Sholay was […]