Nikhat Kazmi reviews
200 reviews of Indian films, average rating 2.9/5.
This one's got neither sum nor substance and is sure to make you impatient.
Read the full reviewDon't be mislead by the title (no, it isn't a morning show film) and don't be foxed by the low key publicity. This one's truly a surprise. Check it out.
Read the full reviewThe film however lacks consistency and some of the comic situations fail to evoke any humour.
Read the full reviewBubble Gum may not score high on the entertainment quotient and is definitely not meant for the popcorn guzzlers. But the film has a piquant charm to it, spilling over with mood, sentiment and message.
Read the full reviewA serious and sensible debut film by director Parvin Dabas, Sahi Dhande Galat Bande is offbeat and fresh
Read the full reviewA serious and sensible debut film by director Parvin Dabas, Sahi Dhande Galat Bande is offbeat and fresh
Read the full reviewA brave attempt, Yeh Dooriyan needed a dash of polish and a healthier dose of story.
Read the full reviewIronically, it's the songs of the film which stand out much more than the script, narrative, drama and performances.
Read the full reviewDon't really go looking for logic or something new in here. And don't even go looking for some high end drama.
Read the full reviewGo, enjoy a refreshing new genre of comedy.
Read the full reviewTHE promise that Ranbir Kapoor displayed inSaawariya , his debut venture, has been duly fulfilled in this breezy, urbane tale of love and longing, set against a come-of-age backdrop of 21st century twenty-something Indians.
Read the full reviewBut truly, we fail to get the point because the film doesn’t work at any level.
Read the full reviewBollywood’s already proved itself in the brawn department, having won itself umpteen brawny points for its high testosterone action dramas.
Read the full reviewThematically, I Hate Luv Storys, is extremely simplistic, uni-layered and terribly predictable.
Read the full reviewThe film's a sparkler, from the word go. From the onset of the adventurous train journey that leaves Mumbai for Bhatinda with its quirky passenger duo of a phataka Kareena and an angry young boy-man Shahid, through the winding…
Read the full reviewOm Shanti Om is such an unabashed tribute to Karz , it makes you want to run home and dig out the old-is-gold DVD and rewind to the saucy seventies when anything was allowed in Bollywood, including souls that slipped through…
Read the full reviewOm Shanti Om is such an unabashed tribute to Karz , it makes you want to run home and dig out the old-is-gold DVD and rewind to the saucy seventies when anything was allowed in Bollywood, including souls that slipped through…
Read the full reviewSaawariya is visually overpowering. This is a film meant purely for viewers who find cinema a synonym for aesthete. The allegorical settings and Dostovyskian love fable may not find favour with the aam junta .
Read the full reviewSaawariya is visually overpowering. This is a film meant purely for viewers who find cinema a synonym for aesthete. The allegorical settings and Dostovyskian love fable may not find favour with the aam junta .
Read the full reviewYes, Jodhaa Akbar works only because its heart is in the right place.
Read the full reviewThe film boasts of a super cool look, testosterone-high action sequences, a lively music score (Pritam) and some classy performances from Akshaye and Saif as the bloodthirsty bhais .
Read the full reviewTHIS one’s a surprise package with its thrilling pace, it’s smart direction and its meaningful script. And yes, Rajeev Khandelwal makes a riveting switch from the small screen to the big screen with this film.
Read the full reviewIt’S the frivolity of the tale that does it in. Yes, Jaane Tu…could actually have been paisa vasool fare with it’s coming-of-age tale of two college friends who discover they can be lovers too.
Read the full reviewBLAME it on the charisma of Akshay Kumar, but Singh is Kinng is going to find its audience despite being a no-brainer. And, the audience isn’t going to be just the Singhs, spilling across the globe.
Read the full reviewIf you really want to see how Bollywood has matured and come of age, then here’s the perfect litmus test.
Read the full reviewLike a master craftsmen, Benegal not only introduces you to the sundry characters — the child widow, the abandoned wife, the harried mother, the corrupt neta, the romantic compounder — he also helps you connect with them.
Read the full reviewGolmaal Returns Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Golmaal Returns is a Hindi movie released on 29 October, 2008. The movie is directed by Rohit Shetty
Read the full reviewit’s moving tale of three women who try to maintain their honour, dignity, identity in a cruel world that spills over with grime behind the glamour.
Read the full reviewDostana works, not because it is a film about gay rights, like Philadelphia, Brokeback Mountain or The Birdcage. So why and how does Dostana work?
Read the full reviewThe film begins on a promising note and then peters off into repetitive scenes, some funny, some silly, where nothing actually happens.
The film begins on a promising note and then peters off into repetitive scenes, some funny, some silly, where nothing actually happens.
AFTER his charming debut venture, Khosla Ka Ghosla , director Dibakar Banerjee returns with Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! , another delectable tale about a superchor who transforms stealing into a fine art.
Quite a let-down, specially since it marked the return of director Aditya Chopra after a long hiatus from the hurly burly of movie-lore.The only high point of the film is Shah Rukh’s interpretation of the geeky-gawky middle class…
Read the full reviewThe high point of Ghajini is Aamir Khan’s class act of the hero who switches from a shy, taciturn tycoon who finds love in the alley — with an ekdum ordinary girl — to a vulnerable killing machine who mauls his prey like a…
Read the full reviewCan’t really get worse than this, can it? Blame it on recession. Blame it on the producers versus multiplex strike. But this is what happens when old, moth-balled cans are opened.
Read the full reviewTaalis for a desi kiddies flick that doesn’t talk down and actually believes that stories can be told the Snow White and Cinderella way in native cinema too.
Read the full reviewTaalis for a desi kiddies flick that doesn’t talk down and actually believes that stories can be told the Snow White and Cinderella way in native cinema too.
Read the full reviewThe President is Coming is an amateurish, yet funny satire that not only lampoons Bush, but also takes a rib-tickling dekko at the stereotype of the Indian youth.Set against the US president’s visit to India, the film is a…
Read the full reviewThe trouble with Chandni Chowk to China (CC2C) is its toothless story that barely traces the transition of a low brow vegetable chopper from paranthe wali galli to the Great Wall of China, where he is mistaken as a lost messiah…
Read the full reviewThe film however gets wrapped up in a clumsy climax, as most horror films do and does tend to drag in places.Nevertheless, director Mohit Suri does manage to get his groove back a bit, after a series of insignificant films that…
Read the full reviewWAS it supposed to be about female empowerment, wish fulfilment, self-realisation or clandestine romance?
Read the full reviewAfter Rang De Basanti, which raised a toast to the young rebel, filmmaker Rakeysh Mehra chooses to become a flag bearer for the good-at-heart Indian in Delhi 6.The shoddy climax, replete with a scene from heaven, and the sluggish…
Read the full reviewSiddharth: The Prisoner Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, A metaphorical story about freedom and desire, the film keeps you engrossed by its explorations on t
Read the full reviewKisse Pyaar Karo?n Movie Review: Critics Rating: 1.5 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, The film is as enlivening as a headless chicken. Too loud. Too lost. Too ludicrous.
Read the full reviewStraight Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Low key and light-hearted, the film cruises along untrodden paths, with Vinay Pathak cementing his p
Read the full reviewOstensibly, the film is set against the aftermath of Gujarat 2002 and opens with stark, stomach-churning visuals of a mass grave being dug for the people killed in the riots.The film is a balanced, sensitive documentation of…
Read the full reviewIt’s a smart new concept, a snazzy coupling between Neil and Bipasha and a thriller’s edge that keeps Aa Dekhen Zara cruising along.
Read the full review8x10 Tasveer Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Though the film is based on an unusual premise and focuses on a new hero-type, the plot simply plods
Read the full reviewSet in that inglorious year, 1999, when Indian cricketers were supposedly selling off their matches against South Africa on the behest of the notorious bookies, this comedy of errors refreshingly picks up after a sluggish start.
Read the full reviewNot bad at all, this sweet little adventure about an adorable grandmother who lives in an upmarket society with her two grand children.it’s left to our desi Miss Marple to solve the mystery of the disappearing tribal girls and…
Read the full reviewTeam Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, An ekdum bitter bill, with nothing much to recommend, except Sayaji Shinde's over the top act as a c
Read the full reviewTeam Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, An ekdum bitter bill, with nothing much to recommend, except Sayaji Shinde's over the top act as a c
Read the full reviewThe film is actually sweet and sensitive and gently tugs at your heart with the recognisable stories of the dreamers who make up the fabric of Mumbai.
Read the full reviewIt’s a completely chaotic story that keeps hurtling towards doom from the word go. Presumably a comedy, the film actually ends up making you cry — in sheer frustration — rather than send you in splits.
Read the full reviewSince the fun and games of the first half build up to a gripping climax which sees Katrina pitching in the best performance of her entire career, while John showcases a side of him that lives beyond the muscle and brawn.
Read the full reviewKambakkht Ishq hits an all-new low in several departments. First, it could easily win the award for the silliest story-line for sure.And here we come to the second abysmal point.
Read the full reviewThe film may have a raw look and lack technical finesse, but don’t be fooled. For Sankat City is a roller-coaster ride through downtown Mumbai (or any other metro) with its chota-mota crime and its chatpata characters.
Read the full reviewWas this supposed to be a comedy? If so, why doesn’t the film make you laugh even once? Why do the jokes fall flat? Why are the witty one-liners ekdum pathetic?
Read the full reviewLuck is so heavy on style, it seems to completely forget about the script. So much so, the film is like one extended reality show, where not even one participant is able to strike an emotional connect with the viewer.
Read the full reviewThe movie’s whacky ensemble includes a struggling writer (Shetty) who is bullied by his wife, a character whose wife suspects he is sleeping around and a cousin whose boyfriend (Aftab) has mistakenly taken hallucinogenic pills.
Read the full reviewNow this one’s a big disappointment from a director who has already proved his forte with the horror genre with goosebump films like Bhoot and Raat.Even Darna Mana Hai had its moments, as did his earlier foray into the…
Read the full reviewKaminey is a smart and balsy film that brings Hollywood to Bollywood, reminiscent of the adventurism of Quentin Tarantino’s action thrillers which catapult the viewer into the dark, violent world of crime and criminals, leaving…
Read the full reviewIt’s loud. It’s over the top. It has Genelia forcing you to reach out for earplugs, ever so often.
Read the full reviewKashmir is changing and so is the cinema around it. Of course, you do have mandatory militants, the army, peace battering politicos, religious heads in a small town of J&K, but you also have fourteen-year-old Sikandar Raza.
Read the full reviewLove Khichdi has style, wit and that dirty five-letter word, heart. In the latter part of the second half, the movie tends to drag.
Read the full reviewMohandas is the sort of film that Govind Nihalani and his ilk don’t make any more.
Read the full reviewMohandas is the sort of film that Govind Nihalani and his ilk don’t make any more.
Read the full reviewOn the face of it, Aagey Se Right has all the ingredients, including a great cast, to be a side-splitting feast of laughter. Instead the movie is like a high-speed automobile without controls.
Read the full reviewThe film opens on a promising note but loses much of its momentum through a sluggish first half which tends to get repetitive.
Read the full reviewBollywood goes underwater and comes up a winner. Blue is fresh and fulsome, boasting of some great deep sea shots ( by Pete Zuccarini, cinematographer, Pirates of the Caribbean fame), stunning above sea level action sequences, a…
Read the full reviewMain aurr Mrs Khanna seems to have no passion at all. Neither love, nor anger, nor pain, nor envy. In an attempt to create a low key drama, debutant director, Prem Soni divests his film of all energy.
Read the full reviewGannu is back, but isn’t really geared to take your breath away.
Read the full reviewGannu is back, but isn’t really geared to take your breath away.
Read the full reviewNeither fruity nor nutty, this film ends up as a total squish.
Read the full reviewthe plot of London Dreams is completely simplistic and linear, often bordering on the implausible.
Read the full reviewIt’s the real world for Madhur Bhandarkar.And once again, he manages to create a hard-hitting canvas peopled with characters who manage to both disturb and touch your heart with their stories of distress.
Read the full reviewthe film fails to decide its core audience. Is it a kiddie’s flick or is it meant for the bada log?
Read the full reviewDirector Kunal Deshmukh returns after the success of Jannat. This time round, he sculpts an extremely mature and engrossing account of a mercurial relationship between an artist (Emraan Hashmi) and his muse (Soha Ali Khan).
Read the full reviewKurbaan Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Karan Johar’s story has gravitas. Rensil D’Silva’s narrative keeps you on the edge of the seat, for
Read the full reviewHara-kiri, did we say! Or is it simply a case of bad judgement.
Read the full reviewThe story that tries to talk about the relationship rigmaroles of the Facebook GenXers doesn’t seem to be tailor made for an e-wary Himesh.
Read the full reviewPaa Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Paa is primarily a platform for Auro to steal your heart away. He does. And no, he isn't a desi Benj
Read the full reviewThe winning duo of Shimit Amin and Jaideep Sahni may not be offering you a Chak De India this time round, but they do sculpt some rare moments on celluloid that end up redefining the pusuit of happiness as something more than…
Read the full review3 Idiots is the perfect end to an exciting year for India: the year when the aam aadmi voted in progress, liberalism, secularism and turned his back to corruption, communalism, regionalism.
Read the full reviewThe problem with Dulha Mil Gaya lies in the fact that it has nothing new to offer.
Read the full reviewBollywood — and all fiction, for that matter — believes impossible ain’t a word when it comes to testing the power of love. Hence, the preponderance of the froggie-turned-into-a-Prince-Charming pyaar in fairy tale and folk lore.
Read the full reviewKen Ghosh’s film slips. For, it offers you nothing new in terms of the script which ends up as the weakest link in this entire show. Sadly, it follow all the predictable twists and turns that comprise the star-is-born story.
Read the full reviewReminiscent of the I Know What You Did Last Summer series, Hide and Seek follows a similar format of chasing a bunch of friends through time, in order to settle a few forgotten scores from the sordid past.The tangled web of…
Read the full reviewA lyrical ode to the modern malady -- metro-eccentricity -- Dhobi Ghat is intelligent and artistic cinema.
Read the full reviewHence the importance of Salman Khan’s Veer which celebrates a kind of cinema that might soon be extinct in desi film lore.
Read the full reviewIt’s gritty. It’s grey. And it’s greatly topical too. Ram Gopal Varma returns to his let’s-dissect-the-real-world brand of cinema with the racy-pacy Rann that might run on predictable lines, nevertheless it makes for a gripping…
Read the full reviewIshqiya is a zany little black comedy that may be completely desi in its idiom, its lingo, its landscape. Yet, when it comes to drama, it is totally Hollywood.
Read the full reviewOm Puri is a fine actor. And so is Shreyas Talpade. But fine actors need a script, a narrative and a momentum to keep the interest high. The story isn’t the problem with The Hangman.
Read the full reviewChandan Arora’s Striker, acquires a whole new meaning. Don’t divide our city, all you goons, goondas, politicos and administrators, it cries out aloud, through its moving tale of two young lads — one Hindu, one Muslim — who try…
Read the full reviewMy Name is Khan is indubitably one of the most meaningful and moving films to be rolled out from the Bollywood mills in recent times.The film takes on an expansive canvas: 9/11, post 9/11, racial abuse, draconian homeland…
Read the full reviewa film that’s cast in the mould of the middle-of-the-road comedies that made the eighties’ cinema so winsome and breezy.
Read the full reviewShe comes back from his past to haunt his present. But does she really create a scare, this crestfallen, sad little spirit who suddenly begins to peer at him from behind mirrors, under beds, inside closets and sobs tears of…
Read the full reviewReady for a razor sharp teaser? Watch Teen Patti. The film is a taut thriller that’s not only done with loads of style and attitude, it also showcases a fine ensemble cast of youngsters who represent the edginess of today’s youth.
Read the full reviewFarhan Akhtar is turning out to be a revelation as an actor. As Karthik, the cube farm animal (read office nobody) who lives a drab life in a drab house doing drab work, he is absolutely stunning.
Read the full reviewRoad, Movie is no English, August. It’s less engaging and low on story, although, the characters are rich and the canvas is colourful.
Read the full reviewNeat. Subtle. And softly funny. Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge is quite unlike the hysterical laugh acts that have been trying terribly hard to make you laugh in recent Bollywood.
Read the full reviewThe intentions are noble. Debutant director, Rahul Aggarwal has a point to make. He wants to tell a certain Mr Thackeray that all izz well between the quintessential Mumbaikar and the migrant bhaiyya from UP and Bihar.
Read the full reviewLahore works due to several reasons. Firstly, because of its topicality which strikes the right note in this season when India and Pakistan are seeking a new equilibrium in their relationship.
Read the full reviewVikram Bhatt’s penchant for the horror film finds another exposition with Shaapit, supposedly the third in the trilogy initiated with the blockbuster Raaz, followed by 1920.
Read the full reviewArshad Warsi’s debut film as writer and producer has a problem at the onset. It fails to define itself. Is it a comedy, a love story or a supernatural drama? Does it have a point to make, other than entertain?
Read the full reviewArshad Warsi’s debut film as writer and producer has a problem at the onset. It fails to define itself. Is it a comedy, a love story or a supernatural drama? Does it have a point to make, other than entertain?
Read the full reviewThey reportedly took Rs 50 crores to make this film and can you believe it? They forgot to hire a story writer for it!
Read the full reviewYet, to be fair, the sequel is better than the first film, where all the horror was encapsulated in the caw of a raven. Honestly, who can be scared of a crow?
Read the full reviewIndian animation takes a refreshing turn with Bird Idol, a film which transforms a typical Bollywood masala film into animation and converts the love birds, literally into love birds.
Read the full reviewSingle White Female, anyone? Ok, so this one’s another of those sundry lifts from Hollywood films, repackaged as desi kitsch. But what’s there to complain about? Don’t we see it happening so often?
Read the full reviewFor all those who thought Vaastav was Mahesh Manjrekar’s signature film, it’s time for some revisions.
Read the full reviewLast week, Jagmohan Mundra gave us Apartment. This week, he comes up with Chase. Prolific, isn’t he? But hey, what’s the use of being so productive, if you can’t maintain quality control!
Read the full reviewHousefull Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Housefull might not set the summer scorching, but it does create a ripple after a prolonged lull at
Read the full reviewBadmaash Company does have a bunch of riveting scenes, although the story does follow a very predictable line of crime and punishment/repentance.Also, what jars most are the repetitive business deals which form a major chunk of…
Read the full reviewPriyadarshan reveals his multi-faceted craft once again. Digressing from his usual dhamaal comedies.
Read the full reviewWhere’s the chemistry? Where’s the story? And where’s the twist in the tale? Kites could have been that cross-over film that Bollywood has been dreaming about since long. Sadly, it flounders even before it can take off and soar….
Read the full reviewUdaan is unconventional Bollywood at its biting best. The film is a moody, introspective and ekdum different look at teenage angst: an issue that has never been given the importance it deserves in Hindi cinema Udaan has the edgy…
Read the full reviewThe high point of Mani Ratnam’s film is primarily its visual opulence.It’s revisionist tale of a Sita-like heroine flipping for a Raavan-like anti-hero, even as the traditional hero gets imbued in grey tones….
Read the full reviewConsidering that Bollywood has so few adult films to offer, this one’s a rare experience.
Read the full reviewConsidering that Bollywood has so few adult films to offer, this one’s a rare experience.
Read the full reviewThe first thing that strikes you about Krantiveer: The Revolution is its decibel level. It’s a film that literally yells at you.
Read the full reviewThe first thing that strikes you about Krantiveer: The Revolution is its decibel level. It’s a film that literally yells at you.
Read the full reviewThe film is naturally made within the confines of our Censor Board which means it must tread the middle path or cross-over to politically correct terrain (read the Indian State).
Read the full reviewyou could blame it on the plot which has nothing new to offer. Now that’s almost criminal in an age when even the ordinary love story has been re-written in new-age Bollywood.
Read the full reviewLamhaa is a no-holds-barred look at the multi-layered turmoil in Kashmir, with so many real-life references that you end up with just one conclusion: now here’s a real film about a real problem.The highpoint of Lamhaa is the fact…
Read the full reviewNow this one’s a real cornball. It maybe a shade amateur and have loads of rough edges to its canvas, if you compare it to a regular Bollywood comedy.
Read the full reviewWith Khatta Meetha, he tries to multi-task, once again, slipping from social satire to comedy in order to create a light-hearted comment on India’s bumbling, bribe-prone bureaucracy and unprincipled political class.
Read the full reviewProducer Rhea Kapoor and director Rajshree Ojha’s Aisha is a charmer for so many reasons. First and foremost, the film completely dazzles you with its style quotient.
Read the full reviewPeepli Live, a small little film, that showcases the real India without glossing over the contradictions of our fumbling-bumbling democracy or getting overtly sentimental about garibi and the attendant grime that goes with it.
Read the full reviewBobby Deol seems bored. Really bored. And you wouldn’t blame him for it. For the poor soul is saddled with a sad script that has nothing exciting to offer in terms of characterisation and drama.
Read the full reviewIt’s a familiar world of bhais, boxers and bustee wallahs which Mumbai cinema has created and re-created, time and again that stares at you in Lafangey Parindey.
Read the full reviewThe film may have been lying in limbo for over two years now, but this does not detract from the quality of this small and sensitive film that takes a look at terminal illness in a totally non-filmy fashion.
Read the full reviewThe film is supposedly based on a practice that is rampant in the backwaters of Bihar even today: Groom kidnapping. Indeed, a novel plot! But the novelty of the story isn’t the only thing that makes Antardwand an engaging film.
Read the full reviewSo, what’s the point really that Ms Mallika (whoever she is) is trying to make? And why must we pay attention to her ghostly rant about revenge for a murder that took place some years ago in a ghastly haveli?
Read the full reviewIt’s short and snazzy, yes, but Emotional Atyachar doesn’t exactly live up to the turn-of-the-century title it seems to have borrowed from one of the funkiest songs of recent movie lore.
Read the full reviewKajol and Kareena provide heart and soul to a predictable script. Venita Coelho’s adapted screenplay lacks the verve of the original, Stepmom. The film is a desi version of Stepmom and honestly acknowledges it.
Read the full reviewFor anybody who wants to know what is the on-screen definition of Bollywood (read popular mainstream Hindi cinema), Dabangg is truly text book fare.
Read the full reviewShyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba emerges as some kind of a benchmark for our current brat pack who want to say so much, so very differently.
Read the full reviewWe have no problems with the premise of the film. After all, the dilemma between fulfilling hard-headed career goals and meeting the demands of gender role play (playing perfect wife and super mom) confronts many an alpha woman…
Read the full reviewWe have no problems with the premise of the film. After all, the dilemma between fulfilling hard-headed career goals and meeting the demands of gender role play (playing perfect wife and super mom) confronts many an alpha woman…
Read the full reviewThe garbled end and the misconstrued tenor of the film do act as a deterrent.
Read the full reviewThe idiots are heroes, once again. The popular sitcom from television takes on a celluloid avatar as Khichdi: The Movie, trying to recreate the idiot box humour of the family of idiots, where stupidity is the norm and…
Read the full reviewThey meet as strangers in the night…. The possibilities are immense. Is director Siddharth Anand able to leverage this great opportunity and tell an engaging story about two people who find life and love on the threshold of death?
Read the full reviewPriyadarshan takes a break from his staple diet of comedies and moves to serious territory with Aakrosh.The film works primarily because it is paced like a high momentum thriller.
Read the full reviewSweet, simplistic and sensitive: Do Dooni Chaar is a be-fitting ode to the teaching community and makes you remember all those wonderful teachers who taught you some of the most important lessons of life that stayed with you much…
Read the full reviewCrook scores due to its extreme topicality. Director Mohit Suri picks up a tale drawn straight from the current headlines and narrates it with characteristic grit and edginess. The film isn’t a smooth ride altogether.
Read the full reviewHere comes an animation film that breaks the mould completely and makes you sit back and savour the eternal superhero story that’s told with Spielbergian panache. So many things work in favour of Chetan Desai’s Ramayana.
Read the full reviewKnock Out unfolds mostly in a closed frame, with all the action transpiring around the phone booth (that’s the only similarity with the Hollywood thriller, Phone Booth).
Read the full reviewNow she’s a snake, pining for her lover or gorging herself on humans. Now she’s a woman, shedding her clothes and sleepwalking through the city.
Read the full reviewJhootha Hi Sahi may be a love story, but it’s smartly written and told by the duo, Abbas Tyrewala and wife, Pakhi.
Read the full reviewThere’s a bit of romance juggled with a bit of action here to create a run-of-the-mill thriller which takes so much time to rev up, it leaves you restless. Flummoxed? Yes. So are we.
Read the full reviewThe problem with Action Replayy is the going-nowhere humour track. The gags aren’t too funny and the tu-tu main-main between Akshay and Aishwarya borders on the juvenile.
Read the full reviewOf course, it’s a no-brainer comedy and isn’t meant for people who prefer wisdom in wit too.
Read the full reviewIf Break ke Baad manages to hold your attention, despite its plodding middle, it’s only because it speaks in a different tone altogether.
Read the full reviewBut eventually, the film is essentially about revenge — a dish best served bloody — and the cycle of violence which leaves nobody spotless and clean.
Read the full reviewFrom the Big Apple to the backwaters of small town India, this comedy of errors lives and breathes fire through its colourful characters and its witty screenplay.
Read the full reviewThe high point of Gowariker’s film is the fact that it combines high-octane drama with a high degree of restraint.
Read the full reviewThere’s a similar incoherence and a method in his madness as he spins implausible yarns that have just one objective. They want to tickle your funny bone, any which way, even if means throwing reason and logic out of the window.
Read the full reviewAs long as you view Band Baaja Baaraat as a loving, heartfelt take on what makes Delhi go dhak-dhak, the film holds your attention.
Read the full reviewIsi Life Mein does have an interesting premise and tries to present the other point of view.
Read the full reviewThe logic defies you, as does the film which sees the hero (Ayaan Ahmad) indulging in just two things.
Read the full reviewThe logic defies you, as does the film which sees the hero (Ayaan Ahmad) indulging in just two things.
Read the full reviewTees Maar Khan too is purported to be total fun and begins on a promising note, with the actors creating havoc on screen from the word go. you begin to settle down for loads of masti and dhamaal as the show unfolds.
Read the full reviewWhy must our desi story tellers and film makers treat children’s films as a neglected step child, a poor cousin that can be passed off as popular entertainment, despite an abysmal lack of the fun element?
Read the full reviewFortunately, there are bits and pieces here and there which keep the drama flowing. The family’s attempt to secure justice for the boys has an earnest ring to it.
Read the full reviewFrom the first phone call which informs a sleepy Sabrina of her sister’s death to the candle-lit vigil at India Gate, NOKJ is a racy crime drama that relentlessly draws you in.
Read the full reviewTurning 30 is truly a chick flick. It brings to life living, breathing, flesh and blood female protagonists who face real problems in a rat-race world.
Read the full reviewThe film is meant to showcase the Deol charisma. And that it manages to do, despite a clumsy first-half and a stodgy script.
Read the full reviewThe film does make you sit up and raise a fist against the most prevalent malady of our education system.
Read the full reviewit does take too long for the transformation of our hero who moves from the background to the foreground after plodding through a somewhat tedious plot which is bogged down by predictability.
Read the full reviewSo what’s engaging? Ordinary bloke Vinay Pathak’s interludes with mysterious stranger Mona Singh. But the same Vinay Pathak simply blows it as the Pink Panther-like gangster with his unfunny French and his overdone gigs.
Read the full reviewSo what’s engaging? Ordinary bloke Vinay Pathak’s interludes with mysterious stranger Mona Singh. But the same Vinay Pathak simply blows it as the Pink Panther-like gangster with his unfunny French and his overdone gigs.
Read the full reviewMishra’s script not only keeps you entertained with its umpteen twists and turns, it also pays due respect to the intelligence of the viewer.
Read the full reviewFirst things first. 7 Khoon Maaf is an intensely dark film which unfolds in shadows and silhouettes.
Read the full reviewBeen there, done that? Yes, the first thing that strikes you about Tanu Weds Manu is a striking sense of familiarity. It wasn’t long before you saw Shahid Kapoor playing a similar sacrificial lover to Kareena Kapoor in Jab We Met.
Read the full reviewSadly Satrangee Parachute fails to address any of these questions with its narrative that appeals neither to kids nor to adults.
Read the full reviewwhen it comes to the plot, the pulp begins to flow….The film takes so long to build up to a not-so-predictable climax, it almost enervates you with its sluggishness.
Read the full reviewOkay, Game has the looks of a stylish film and is peppered with all the prettiness that goes with big bottom lined bonanzas. The frames look glossy, the locales are exotic and the characters are well coiffured.
Read the full reviewThe problem with F.A.L.T.U lies in its tone. It doesn’t know whether to unfold as a full blown comedy or take itself seriously by providing some gyan on the education system. Wish it had chosen to remain just funny.
Read the full reviewIn an industry which throws up such an abysmal record when it comes to producing viable children’s films, any attempt that can slightly hold your interest is more than welcome. And that is where Zokkomon scores.
Read the full reviewHigh production values -- glitzy locales, jazzy styling -- and Pritam's pop numbers and you have a film that can be an average weekend getaway. Nothing more, not even Mallika Sherawat's item number.
Read the full reviewAll the characters are credible and immensely watchable. Further more, there is the stylization of the film and its dramatic narration that makes it a compelling watch.
Read the full reviewShor in the City may be another dekko at merry, murky, mad city Mumbai but not once do you get a sense of deja vu.
Read the full reviewI Am is essentially an affirmative assertion of identity and an appropriation of private spaces in a society that has a tendency to use tradition as the most convenient whiplash to beat any and everyone into disturbing conformity.
Read the full reviewChalo Dilli Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, The film has so much soul especially in the climax, it makes up for any shortcomings in story and vi
Read the full reviewGreat idea, poor execution: that’s the irony of this film Luv Ka the End which promises to catapult Yash Raj productions as the MTV of the film industry.
Read the full reviewHere’s another effort on the part of Rajshri Inc to create a sweet, happy, family film which focuses on the fluorescent side of romance alone. In the Rajshri romance there is no place for lover’s tiffs, tirades and tantrums.
Read the full reviewThe beauty of Stanley Ka Dabba lies in its sheer simplicity and authenticity.
Read the full reviewRagini MMS Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Watch it for its novelty and for the fact that Ragini MMS makes a heady cocktail of sex and horror.
Read the full reviewWatch the film for its topicality. Shagird holds up a hard-hitting mirror on India: corrupt to the core, India: permanently scarred by the unholy nexus between tainted politicians, ruthless gangsters and dishonest cops.
Read the full reviewPyaar Ka Punchnama Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, The film had promise and does have a few funny sequences. But by and large, it's a case of promises
Read the full review:The film has an interesting premise: rich, bored housewife gets attracted to lowbrow goon and is willing to go on a wild goose chase with him.
Read the full reviewReady Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, Go celebrate the cornball comic display by Salman Khan. You won't get bored.
Read the full reviewLove Express Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2 stars, click to give your Rating/Review, The film unfolds inside a train, with each compartment throwing up a different story, featuring an o
Read the full reviewFirst, and most importantly, the film is a youth-oriented story but completely lacks the fun and games that are associated with this generation.
Read the full reviewFirst things first: you do end up a few shades disappointed with the sequel, specially since the first part was such a scintillating act.
Read the full reviewFirst things first, part one was better. It was stupid, but it did have lots of goofy humour and fun. The sequel is more stupid than funny, nevertheless there are enough moments to keep the clock ticking.
Read the full reviewWay to go Mr Bachchan. We always maintained you were the best. Of course, the film has its loose and superfluous moments, but those are easily ignored.
Read the full reviewAs a comedy, Delhi Belly is such a refreshing change from the run-of-the-mill Hindi film laugh riot which almost always borders on the juvenile.
Read the full reviewWhat can you say about a film where the first half is spent with a bunch of kids trying to trouble a poor kid and his dog and the entire second half has them trying to save the dog from the infamous dog van.
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