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After 'Gangs of Wasseypur' director Anurag Kashyap turns from the badlands of India towards Mumbai---the economic capital of India.... But the feel of this movie is the same---dark , gripping and gritty.... He had the chance to show some nice and glitzy locations , and some high octane...

In all of Amir Khan's films his hard work shows . PK is no exception . A lot of toil and hard work has been put into every scene , into every dialogue , and into every expression on Amir's face . He certainly carries the whole weight of the film on his capable shoulders , but I would not dare...

As far as this film was concerned---all roads led to Manasvi Mamgai.....!! For she seemed to be the only good thing in this movie---judging from the promos at least , and from the fact that people were not saying good things about this film.... So I went to see her.... And she did deliver...

A man grows up in the royal households of Pharaohs and kings.... And a divine prophecy reveals that he is one destined to be a leader one day.... As omens anticipate that the prophecy is going to be true , a rift develops between him and the future ruler of the kingdom who fears the...

Back to the world of psychos stalking the people whom they obsessively want to possess.... But this time it's a woman who does the stalking ( then why wasn't I the one being stalked lol ).... And the one being stalked is Mr Rohan Achrekar a.k.a. Ronnie---played by Karanvir Sharma.... He...

It was a supremely tragic tale of heroism and martyrdom and sacrifice that this land had produced....and my eyes were already brimming with tears even before the movie began.... For those who don't know---the movie deals with the real life martyrdom of the four sons of the last guru of the Sikh...

Bang Bang is pure make believe stuff with not an ounce of reality . Consider this---the villain is whisking away the heroine taking her far away from the hero . And at that very moment , the hero sees a formula one car being unloaded from it's container and promptly grabs control of it and...

Liberals rule the roost in Bollywood . And their version of liberalism nowadays consists of portraying the very forces that defend the Indian state and on whom the state depends for survival ( like the armed forces for instance ) as villains . In other countries such a portrayal of the forces...

Usually we ( especially the women ) are told to be careful about any kind of courier or delivery boy coming to our house , especially when we are alone . Who knows , the delivery boy may be a thief who may steal things when we go inside to take our wallet to pay the delivery bill , or he may...

The state of Uttar Pradesh---rustic heart of the real India.... And at the banks of the Ganges river is a small town which is the center for the manufacture of home made revolvers known as 'kattey' in plural.... ......For the 'katta' plays an important part in the politics of the...

The film should have been titled '' O lord , deliver us from all evil ''---the first evil being non belief in the lord himself ....for it shows the journey of a New York police officer from non belief towards belief to the point where he gives up his job as police officer to join the priest who...

For the first time I realised that dowry is a pan Indian phenomenon . I used to think that this pernicious custom is prevalent only among the hindu community . But the movie shows even muslims taking dowry from a girl's father in exchange for marrying their sons to the daughter. And it is custom...

Sonam Kapoor is the perfect material for livening up your dreary life !! The shot of adrenaline that changes your mundane existence and brings back zest and vigor in your household !! The livewire that livens up dead things bringing back the energy !! But you got to be liberal with her...

The partly Christian state of Goa in India ; the Christian population being a legacy of Portuguese colonialism---where people lead laidback carefree lives amidst the idyll of nature.... ......And in the interior of Goa is a village called Pocolim---a place that development has forgotten , a...

The setting of the movie is in the 1970s . Two wannabe criminals kidnap a rich man's beautiful but aging wife ( Jennifer Aniston ) and demand ransom---only to be roadblocked in their scheme ; for the husband is planning to divorce her anyway and is not ready to save her , simply refusing to...

Are the expendables getting old ?? That is the question that goes through Sly Stallone's mind when his mission with the expendables goes wrong.... Not only are the expendables caught by surprise by the appearance of an ex member of their group ( played by Mel Gibson ) in the opponents' camp...

'Mardaani' tells the story of a goodlooking female cop ( played by Rani Mukherjee ) who literally wears the pants in her house and also in the film---for her husband is reduced to a sidekick as far as his role in the film is concerned . From her language at least , she seems to be marathi police...

Memoirs of a geisha ( 2005 )--- The setting is Japan , where Geishas have their own place in society . Narration of the film is done in the wonderfully old voice of a Geisha who has been through the ups and downs of life . And as is typical in the life stories of fallen women ( and a...

It's the age of computers and digital cameras inside mobile phones and hi tech gadgets made with techno wizardry.... But inspite of all the progress man has made , he has no control over nature.... And when nature unleashes it's fury , man is as helpless as he was in the stone age...

Dwayne Johnson of 'The fast and furious' fame playing the role of the mighty Hercules---this very fact meant that the film had an air of frivolousness in it.... ....For Dwayne certainly has the body of a Hercules , but does he have the seriousness in his acting and the intensity to carry out...