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Toaster – movie review

The latest offering on Netflix running for 2 hours and 5 minutes. Ordained to be a comedy however, Toaster appears to be a medley of scripts strung together to complete the ultimately movie. It starts out promisingly about a young couple living on rent. The husband, Ramakant (Rajkumar Rao) who is an incurable miser whose reason of living amongst a society of elders is low rent and free buffet breakfast at landlady's house every morning and sucking upto the old hag to lower rent further. This miser is so persistent with the telecom company that he recovers a small charge of Rs 6 from them, and his wife Shilpa (Saniya Malhotra) sweet and homely with a black belt to boot. It all starts with Ramakant's act of extreme stinginess, when a wedding is cancelled, he takes extreme measures to retrieve the toaster he reluctantly gifted. Toaster moves forward from here and meanders within vario ....
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Bhooth Bangla – movie review

It’s disheartening to see this from Priyadarshan—the mastermind behind comic capers like Hera Pheri, Hungama, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Watching a veteran like Paresh Rawal reduced to repeating a crude gag about his "rear being on fire" is genuinely pathetic, especially when the film Bhooth Bangla takes the joke literally. It’s a total waste of a powerhouse cast, leaving talents like Akshay Kumar, Rajpal Yadav, and Asrani with absolutely nothing to work with. Though Bhoot Bangla starts with a light touch, the narrative takes an agonizingly long time to find its footing, ultimately failing to deliver on its promise. The much-anticipated comedy between Akshay Kumar and Rajpal Yadav feels surprisingly out of sync, lacking the sharp timing that once made them a legendary duo. The story introduces us to Arjun Acharya (Akshay Kumar), a man in his late 30s struggling to keep his head abo ....
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Dacoit: A Love Story – movie review

Shaneil Deo’s debut feature Dacoit: A Love Story tries to straddle Telugu cinema’s larger-than-life storytelling with a Hindi sensibility, but the result is uneven and overstretched. It is an intense action-romantic drama blending themes of love, betrayal and revenge. This thriller presents a gripping narrative set against a rugged, crime-driven backdrop. At its core, the film is an old-school romance gone wrong. Haridas (Adivi Sesh) is unjustly imprisoned after being found near a dead body, while his lover Saraswati (Mrunal Thakur) becomes entangled in a web of betrayal and misplaced loyalty. What could have been a taut love-versus-law drama quickly spirals into a confusing, overlong narrative.

The Premise of Dacoit A Love Story

In simple words, Dacoit A Love Story follows a man who becomes a criminal after a heartbreaking betrayal by someone he once loved. After servi ....
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge – movie review

The first installment Dhurandhar’s historic run as the highest-grossing Bollywood film, this sequel – Dhurandhar – The Revenge with an expansive 3-hour and 49-minute runtime, it sets a new benchmark for mainstream Indian cinema. The film features superior storytelling and utilizes remixed classic Bollywood tracks to build tension, even during high-octane action sequences. Additionally, it offers stunning visuals of scenic Afghanistan, smooth narration, a creative background score, and perfectly integrated musical rehashes. Dhurandhar The Revenge begins with the Chapter of Burnt memory of how Jaskirat Singh Rangi (Ranveer Singh) a brilliant army aspirant squanders his career to defend the injustice meted out to his father and the elder sister. The family is a victim of injustice with the kidnapping of his sisters and killing his father for land dispute. While Jaskirat ....
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Mauje Dariya – movie review

Mauje Dariya is a vibrant Gujarati comedy-drama directed by Parry Majmudar that balances youthful ambition with lighthearted social commentary. The film serves as a poignant highlight of India’s young generation that is ambitious, hardworking, and willing to do what it takes to rise while learning valuable lessons along the way. The film follows a delivery boy who takes a risky job running alcohol (that is prohibited in the state) to fund his father’s surgery. The story takes a chaotic turn during a wealthy client’s party when a gunshot leads to mass unconsciousness and collective amnesia, leaving the characters to untangle a murder scheme amidst identity confusion. A standout element is its handling of alcohol prohibition in Gujarat. The script offers a sharp social critique by capturing the simmering frustration of a generation caught between Western lifestyle aspirations a ....
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O Romeo – movie review

This Valentine's Day offering O Romeo is produced and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and stars Vishal Bhardwaj's favorite Shahid Kapoor who is paired with Tripti Dimri and the third pivotal character is Avinash Tiwary. While Tamannaah Bhatia also makes a special appearance alongside Nana Patekar. O Romeo is a black film, quirky and at times depressing all throughout it's run of almost three hours. It isn't a bad film but it depends on one's taste of movies. Based on the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by Hussain Zaidi and it draws inspiration from real life. Vikrant Massey, Disha Patani too are in special appearances. The film is about Afsha (Tripti Dimri) who decides to avenge her husband Mehmood Qureshi's (Vikrant Massey) death through Jalal (Avinash Tiwary). Set in Nepal, highlight of the film is a splendid bullfight in Spain. As a gritty crime drama steeped in crime and gore, the film ....
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Vadh 2 – movie review

A couple of years ago, Vadh, a crime thriller starring Sanjay Mishra and Neera Gupta had released. But it's sequel, Vadh 2 is in no way is it connected to the earlier franchise. Probably to take advantage of its predecessor's success, Vadh 2 is made using the same title. Sanjay Mishra has done a great job playing the role of Shambhunath Mishra. He is a prisoner in the jail, and in the adjacent prison, Neena Gupta is imprisoned for committing two murders. This is not a story between the two. The story is has a louder and a bigger perspective. We have Prakash Singh, a good police warden, but Komal Mishra is the authoritarian jailer and another character, Shilpa Shukla, who plays Rajni the jail warden. Keshav (Akshay Dogra) a notorious character who is politically connected, disappears from the jail premises. How does he disappear? Why does he disappear? And will the jail authoriti ....
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Mayasabha – movie review

Rahi Anil Barve presents a contemporary representation of the magical palace in Mahabharata to convey the spiritual meaning through material form that focuses on a cinema hall in atmospheric ruins. Delving deeper is the core characteristic of greed in humans. Mayasabha is an abstract thriller - not meant for the masses. The hall of Illusion - Mayasabha is a single-location immersive film that explores the corrosive nature of greed. Though it carves out its own idiosyncratic, theatrical identity. Mayasabha's most important character is a dilapidated Mumbai cinema hall that reeks "moral rot and decay" through meticulously layered smoke, red hues, and ghostly shadows.

Readers expecting a traditional thriller would get 'lost in the fog'

Meant for those devoted moviegoers, especially the ones who are knowledgeable about the cinema. What stand ....
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Mardaani 3 – movie review

The third instalment in the Mardaani film series, Mardaani 3 is about police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy (Rani Mukerji) as she investigates the case of 93 young girls who have gone missing under mysterious circumstances' in just three months. Janki Bodiwala and Mallika Prasad are at their best. A definite watch For Rani Mukerji fans. It is for her commanding screen presence makes Mardaani 3 worth experiencing. Though the storytelling feels familiar, the film continues to spotlight urgent issues like trafficking and systemic crime. She is magnetic, embodying Shivani with grit and gravitas. It is merely her presence that elevates even the most predictable scenes. Shivani Shivaji Roy returns to confront a sinister child trafficking network that stretches across borders and infiltrates powerful institutions. As she delves deeper, Shivani uncovers a web of corruption and complicity that ....
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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials – web series review

A refreshing new mini series 'Seven Dials' penned by Agatha Christie is currently streaming on Netflix with three gripping episodes of approximately 52 minutes each. Agatha Christie's Seven Dials - web series review... What can one say about Agatha Christie and her mysteries, this vociferous authoress wrote 66 detective novels, 14 short stories collection besides plays, three generation of Indians grew up marvelling them. Who can forget the immaculate investigation work done by her more famous detectives, Hercule Poirot the Belgian detective and Miss Marple the aging spinster. Since the late 19th and early 20th century there have been great writers of detective fiction novels like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famous for his character Sherlock Holmes, Raymond Chandler for his Philip Marlowe and others however Christie was the only woman and just too good at her craft and a prolific writ ....
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