Preeti Arora reviews
47 reviews of Indian films, average rating 2.0/5.
Haunted fails at reviving the age old haunted-house premise, bringing nothing new to the platter. The horror fans who thrive on Hiss and Click, or the Mimoh fans might just be able to sit through this film.
Read the full reviewChaalis Chaurasi is a one-time watch for its stellar performances.
Read the full reviewWith a running time of two hours and eighteen minutes, this one is best avoided. Do gift the DVD to friends whom you never want to meet again. Hopefully they'll get the hint….
Read the full reviewThe film opens in Trinidad with a spoilt brat son, who hopes to inherit millions from his deceased father’s estate. But Tej Dhanraj, also known as Donsai (Fardeen Khan), is in for a rude shock.
Read the full reviewOne of the most popular moves in Teen Patti is ‘Blind’. But here, it seems director Leena Yadav was moving blindly in all directions.The script doesn’t evolve, it just jumps jerkily from one level to another so that the director…
Read the full reviewThe director has started out with the intention of serving old wine in a new bottle. It’s worked before and if done in a clever, adept manner there is no reason why this formula should not succeed again.
Read the full reviewIf one were to break this movie down into its component parts this is how it would play — people walk around the house, its grounds, or the beach spouting inane dialogue; the camera floats away, the music builds to a crescendo…
Read the full reviewThe title maybe a bit confusing but then so is the premise of the film.
Read the full reviewPravesh Bhardwaj’s film Mr Singh Mrs Mehta comes as a bit of a surprise. Despite its many flaws the film steers clear from making any moral judgements.
Read the full reviewPravesh Bhardwaj’s film Mr Singh Mrs Mehta comes as a bit of a surprise. Despite its many flaws the film steers clear from making any moral judgements.
Read the full reviewIf the film suffers it is mainly because of the budgetary constraints. Most of the film is restricted to the interiors as it probably wasn't possible to shoot the film in Pakistan.
Read the full reviewMore than a social drama, Antardwand is actually a thriller merely because it’s impossible to predict which direction the film will take.
Read the full reviewWe Are Family begins on a note of confusion. As the film progresses, the sense of confusion increases leaving the viewer disoriented.
Read the full reviewPriyadarshan’s approach to filmmaking with elaborate plots and storylines continues with this film as well.
Read the full reviewSet in a one-bedroom flat in Delhi , Do Dooni Char is successfully recreates the middle-class ethos. On the flip side, there is just a little too much of Rishi Kapoor.
Read the full reviewRight at the beginning! A couple of reels and you know the director wants you to weep copiously through the film. Unfortunately, such blatant manipulative efforts have the opposite effect.
Read the full reviewTwo of these stories are set in ancient India while the other two are set in Mumbai. But they share a common theme. Women are the smarter s**. They are also skillful liars who think on their feet.
Read the full reviewUtt Pataang has been scripted along the noir tradition and is restricted to little over one night which turns into a nightmare for all those involved.
Read the full reviewUtt Pataang has been scripted along the noir tradition and is restricted to little over one night which turns into a nightmare for all those involved.
Read the full reviewBut as any veteran chef knows the right ingredients and recipes do not always transform into a perfect dish.
Read the full reviewThe story is an interesting premise. A road trip which will irrevocably change the lives of at least one of the participants. But the trip is just the beginning.
Read the full reviewGiven the ‘staleness’ of the story and old school characters here’s where the director could have infused the screenplay with humour, fun and some amount of unpredictability.The script remains as tied down by convention as the…
Read the full reviewKucch Luv Jaisa focuses on two actors, Shifali Shah and Rahul Bose. The plot is contrived.
Read the full reviewOf course, there's nothing wrong with a movie that aims to root itself in multiple plotlines, but everyone isn't Quentin Tarantino at the end of the day.
Read the full reviewDouble Dhamaal suffers from a malaise commonly found in almost all sequels. It’s an overdose. Our characters don’t talk, they shriek at each other. Or they yell at the top of their voices.
Read the full reviewThankfully no. Chillar Party may not be free of the obligatory good versus evil theme which persistently makes its way into this genre (at least in Bollywood) yet it aims at generating laughter, without punching you in the…
Read the full reviewBased almost entirely, on a decade-old TV series Office Office, Chala Mussaddi is the story of Mussadi Lal Tripathy.
Read the full review.Somewhere in the ’70s the Barjatyas’ discovered their formulae Undying love, family needs before self-gratification, dire consequences for those earn money by unscrupulous means and all that blah.
Read the full review.Somewhere in the ’70s the Barjatyas’ discovered their formulae Undying love, family needs before self-gratification, dire consequences for those earn money by unscrupulous means and all that blah.
Read the full reviewIn an unashamed attempt to ape the Golmaal series, Hum Tum Shabana is a rudderless ship which simultaneously endeavors to straddle many genres. And fails miserably.
Read the full reviewEither this film was scripted in the 1980s or Dev Anand has opted to set his story in an ethos he’s comfortable with.
Read the full reviewEither this film was scripted in the 1980s or Dev Anand has opted to set his story in an ethos he’s comfortable with.
Read the full reviewLove Breakups Zindagi (as expected) is all about love, life, romance, relationships, guilt and a few tears.
Read the full reviewSee the film only if you are a Prateik Babbar fan. Else avoid.
Read the full reviewSee the film only if you are a Prateik Babbar fan. Else avoid.
Read the full reviewThe film runs for 82 minutes and the pace doesn’t flag even for a single minute. The other children in the film have small insubstantial roles; Gattu carries the film on his slender shoulders alone.
Read the full reviewThe film runs for 82 minutes and the pace doesn’t flag even for a single minute. The other children in the film have small insubstantial roles; Gattu carries the film on his slender shoulders alone.
Read the full reviewIt’s a slow screenplay where the director hopes to convey the couple’s despair with their inability to come together. For a scenario like this, performances must be superlative to engage the viewer.
Read the full reviewThe story isn’t exactly original or unique. Yet another romantic comedy, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya is in many ways reminiscent of Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, and the more recent blockbuster Jab We Met.Director Mandeep Kumar’s film…
Read the full reviewBeginning on a light-hearted note, the director is unable to sustain the mood. When the characters are in a state of turmoil the dialogues lose their conversational feel. It’s here the film starts running out of steam.
Read the full reviewThe redeeming feature about Will You Marry Me is the complete lack of pretensions.
Read the full reviewThis is a film which was intended to be a farce aiming for moments which have the audience in splits or at the least breaking into a smile. The sound engineer has given us very convenient pauses for the same.
Read the full reviewFerrari Ki Sawaari isn’t something that was put together in a hurry because the actors were available.
Read the full reviewThe film tries very hard to critique Bollywood cliches but ends up being one.
Read the full reviewIs there something worse than an outright plagiarist? Perhaps someone unoriginal who doesn't realise the limits of their own skill?
Read the full reviewIt's about time Mumbai's most conspicuous theatre personality tries telling us a story for the sake of the story itself, and not because of some underlying itch to share his midnight epiphanies with the world.
Read the full reviewArjun: The Warrior Prince, it isn’t the first film to be made about the Mahabharata. It won’t be the last, either.
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