Movie Reviews

Director Rajkumar Gupta has quite satisfactorily dramatized the much talked Jessica Lall murder case. The director has wonderfully represented the aftermath of the murder with help of main characters of Sabrina Lall (played by Vidya Balan) and a journalist (played by Rani Mukerji).

Anees Bazmee roped in some big stars like Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna and Kangna Ranaut and then he forgot to give them proper characterization and script. As a result, we all see ‘No Problem’ releasing today on the theaters.

Ashutosh Gowariker has come up with an yet another long periodic film but with a difference. The film is about the forgotten heroes of Chittagong Uprising in 1930. We have seen many films based on the freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Netaji Subhas Bose and Mahatma Gandhi but the battle of a school teacher, Surya Sen, was never brought on the big screen.

With a promise of entertaining the youth, debutant director Danish Aslam tries to offer you an old story with some new twists and turns incorporated in it. However, you will enjoy the chemistry between the two young leads Imran Khan as Abhay and Deepika Padukone as Aaliya. They are childhood sweethearts, who share their first kiss when they watch Kuch Kuch Hota Hai for the third time. So, it’s genuinely a love story but with some added fun elements.

Guzaarish is yet another magical representation of stories by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The trailers of the movie have dismayed many Hrithik Roshan fans when they saw him sitting on a wheel chair as no one wants to see their superstar like that. But Bhansali has kept the mystery a secret till you catch a show of the flick which has released today at a theater near you.Here, you will see the magician Ethan Mascarenhas (Hrithik Roshan) whipping his magical wand while utilizing his amazing dancing steps.

As far as scrutinizing a gay relationship is concerned, this ain’t  a patch on  Ang Lee’s 'Brokeback Mountain'. But still….It tries. Dunno why, but this fatally flawed look at the dark secrets of an Anglo-Indian family where the single mother sleeps with her cheesy boss for lack of choice and the elder married son with a child, makes out with a man for the want of a voice, leaves us with some positive thoughts.

Rohit Shetty brings back the highly successful franchisee of the Golmaal series to the big screen once more. Golmaal 3 brings back all the popular characters from the previous movie and there are some additions to the ensemble crew as well. As a Diwali release Golmaal 3 promises to be  a major crowd puller. The Golmaal 3 star cast has done a wonderful job and this time Tusshar Kapoor has outperformed himself with  the fantastic acting prowess.

Aakrosh is the movie with the social action and high drama. The film, based on social or rather Honor killings, is quite a mind boggling experience. The film, a Priyadarshan serving, is devoid of any of the rom- com that he normally comes out with, as the name suggests, it is a film based on the cruel amalgamation of politics in the realms of society, so it is largely an issue based one. It is based in the Jhanjhar district of Bihar.

Super Star Rajnikanth has done it again, that’s multiplied his craze manifold amongst his existing fans and created a whole new lot of fans with his latest man v/s machine super entertainer Robot. Touted as a Rs. 160 crore budgeted bonanza making it the costliest ever made Indian film, the sci-fi thriller Robot is a full on paisa vasool entertainer.

Anjaana Anjaani is a perfect example of gloss overshadowing the content. While it attempts to be innovative, it lacks soul and ability to keep you engrossed for its 2 and half hour running time.

Issme action bhi hai, emotion bhi hai, romance bhi hai, drama bhi hai. Issme Salman Hai. Yeh 'Dabangg' Hai. That's right, before the first decade of the current Millennium comes to an end, 'Dabangg' has to be the first ever masala film after a long time that turns out to be the most unabashed display of star power. Really, all that you remember once the show of 'Dabangg' ends is Salman Khan.

Pradeep Sarkar after delivering a critical and box office success with his debut feature Parineeta had faltered in his next one, Laga Chunari Mein Daag but with Lafangey Parindey he has managed to get back in form and has succeeded in giving masala entertainer. The only thing that goes against it are the predictable plot points and the slow pace. But despite its few flaws LP is still worth a watch for its unusual lead pair Neil and Deepika and good direction aided by nice music.