Sample this. Our hero has a thing for the heroine but she does not even know that the hero exists. So, the hero’s friend pays the heroine to just look and smile at the hero. And the heroine agrees to. When the delighted hero figures that his lady love looked at him only because she …
Here’s the thing. I know I watched Satyameva Jayate 2, but I wonder if the writer actually intended to make Satyameva Jayate 2. By all yardsticks, this one could have well been Gunda 2, a sequel to the 1998 Mithun Chakraborty starrer and the king of trash. Each character, like in the Kanti Shah ‘masterpiece’ …
There is something incredibly likable about Sanya Malhotra. She does possess the power to pull off a scene on her own, if not the whole film. And she does that with aplomb throughout this somewhat sweet rom-com Meenakshi Sudareshwar. Her abilities however aren’t quite enough to fill the gaps in the screenplay… Meenakshi Sundareshwar takes …
Truth be told, I was never a fan of Bunty Aur Babli (2005). To me, it was a lesson in film commerce. A film does not need to be great to be a super hit. It barely enticed me as a con-film. And yet, I would not deny that the film delivered high on comedy, …
“I am not being given my creative liberty here.” That’s what a friend of mine told me justifying why she wants to move out of India. She is a filmmaker. Having worked on multiple films as an assistant director and a few commercial ads as the director, she has been struggling to get a producer …
In his attempt to expose the lie spread by the story’s female lead, the male protagonist attempts to record their conversation in a mini tape. Yes, a tape! Not a mobile phone or any cool new-age gadget, but a tape. This scene is symbolic of the mess that Hungama 2 is. The film is so …
The 74th Cannes Film Festival concluded on Saturday, July 17. The festival, held across 12 days, saw American actress-director Jodie Foster being awarded an honorary Palme d’or at the Opening Ceremony on 6 July. Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio also received the distinction this evening for his exceptional career. The trophy was presented to him by …
Organizers are excited to announce that this fall’s 27th annual Cucalorus Film Festival (November 10-14, 2021) will return to its wild and wacky in-person format after a year of pandemic-inspired online screenings and Drive-ins. The festival brings original and challenging new independent and international films to the screen at beloved venues like historic Thalian Hall …
Haseen Dillruba, uncannily reminded me of Ashutosh Gowariker’s What’s Your Rashee?. While there is barely anything that makes the two films similar on the surface, they are connected by the biggest flaws. For most parts of the Gowariker film, Harman Baweja is seen bride hunting. He meets 12 different girls and has to decide on …
