Anurag Basu directed ‘Jagga Jasoos’ (Ranbir Kapoor & Katrina Kaif) is ambitious, and although it sags in parts, it triumphs in the end due to its high-voltage energy. The first half is slow but the second half takes you around the world- from Purulia and Ukhrul in India, to Moombaka and Shundi in Africa. “It […]
Box Office
Despite mixed reviews, Baahubali 2 does mind-blowing collection at the box-office
SS Rajamouli directed Bahubali 2 ((Baahubali: The Conclusion) collects over Rs 500 crore worldwide in the first three-day weekend itself. The movie collected over Rs 506 crore at the worldwide box office in the first weekend itself (becoming the first Indian movie to earn over Rs 500 crore in first three days). The movie collected […]
Marathi Film ‘Sairat’ Shows How to Make a Hit Film Without Any Stars
For some time now, Bollywood films has been facing stiff competition from Hollywood films, with Shekhar Kapoor even saying that Bollywood filmmakers have to better their game else they will get wiped out. It seems content is finally the king, as even Marathi films in recent times have been grossing great numbers at the box […]
Mother India: Landmark Movie In Indian Cinema
Director: Mehboob Khan Production: Mehboob Productions Cast: Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Nargis, Raajkumar Music: Naushad What’s the Movie About? The movie is about a poverty-stricken woman (Radha, played by Nargis) who raises her sons through several trials and tribulations including her husband’s death, debt, nature’s fury, and even the disobedience of her own son. Despite […]
PK (Peekay) Movie Review
Both, audiences as well as those from the film fraternity, have great expectations from the pair of Raju Hirani & Aamir Khan (ever since 3 Idiots released), and with Peekay (P.K.), the pair did not disappoint the viewers (at least going by the box-office records it seems so). Compared to other big films, the filmmakers […]
‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ Truly Depicts the Religious Diversity of India
Manmohan Desai’s ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ is one of the very few films in the history of Bollywood that not only had a good storyline but also depicted the religious diversity of our nation, and the family values that exists. The current crop of films is a far cry from it. Most veteran actors & filmmakers […]
Happy New Year: Movie Review
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah Director: Farah Khan Music: Vishal Dadlani, John Stewart Eduri (as John Stewart), Shekhar Ravjiani Run time: 180 min The Highs: Grand canvas, shot at exotic locations in Dubai, Good dance sequences, funny at times, Deepika steals the show The Lows: Lengthy, […]
Bang Bang Movie Review: Going Great Guns
One of the biggest Bollywood releases in recent times, Fox Star Studios’ Bang Bang was released in over 5,000 screens worldwide (4300+ in India). Its also the second Indian production, after Dhoom 3, to be released in IMAX. Primarily liked by the youth, the movie was particularly appreciated in the North of India, where the […]
Eid Dhamaka ‘Kick’ was filmed in Poland
For die-hard fans of Salman Khan, the script of the movie doesn’t matter; the fact that ‘bhai’ is acting in the movie is enough reason for them to see the movie. A big part of the movie ‘Kick’ was shot in Warsaw (Poland) which makes it visually appealing. It has got some great action scenes […]