The film’s success is in blending teen angst into the glossy format of a ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. Ibrahim Ali Khan makes a not-bad debut, while Khushi Kapoor […]
Like ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, this film shows us a patriarchal way of functioning we’ve always been aware of, but the girl’s POV makes the situations fresh and
The film can be seen as a companion piece to ‘Luck By Chance’. It follows a bunch of ordinary folks whose lives revolve around cinema. They make movies,
A father searches for his kidnapped daughter. But along with this race-against-time thriller, we also get a psychological arc about a certain kind of man. It all comes
Girish Kohli’s ‘Crazxy’ is a tight, tense thriller anchored by a superb Sohum Shah Read More
Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye Khanna play a hero-villain pair made in heaven. But despite some nice touches, the “mass”-flavour film stays at an arm’s length. The rest of
The USP of India’s first airstrike forms the basis of the film. But what makes it stand out is the moving drama that follows. The rest of this
Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, and Madhuri Dixit deliver the goods. But the film needed much better writing. There’s the potential for a solid silly-horror movie in the opening
Anees Bazmee’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ has a good closing stretch but it’s a slog to get there Read More
For a while, the star appearances and action scenes keep things afloat. But after a point, the parallels between this story and the ‘Ramayana’ become too much. The
The drama portion of ‘Jigra’ has no tension, and the thriller part of the film lacks excitement. The movie moves with mechanical efficiency, and very little feels inspired.
CTRL works overall, but it does not carry a sense of revelation that makes you slap your forehead. Here’s the issue: We already know that we are controlled
The film does more than just document a “genre” story of a serial killer being pursued by a determined cop. The rich-poor divide is what gives this story
The best parts are the ones where they talk about their process… It’s interesting to know that Salim usually came up with the storylines, Javed’s strength was dialogue,
