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Chhutanki - movie review
Produced by Astute Media Vision Chhutanki is India’s first ever live cum Animation Film in 3-D. The movie is directed by Pankaj Sharma who has given us fine animation films like Bal Hanuman, Bal Ganesh, no wonder he is considered as an animation guru in bollywood. It took 15 months and over 40 special effect experts to complete the film. Chhutanki movie review... The story is about the animated lead character Chhutanki, a young orphan boy and his mysterious birth, upbringing and the training imparted by his guru Bal Guru Akhand Dev who is the trainer of superheroes. This orphan’s childhood was indeed intriguing and direction less, but under Guru Akhand Dev, Chhutanki learns to focus his energy and power on the greater good and helping the ones in need. Puneet Issar plays the negative personality Takla Baba, a live character, who is master of magical powers heads the evil for ....
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The Green Chic - movie review
The Green Chic is a Bollywood cartoon film which brings a whole new meaning to fun, family and friendship. "The Green Chic... finding dad" is a film which depicts the pain faced by mute animals when they are separated from their families by man. This 90 minutes animation film revolves around a Chiclet by the name Green Chic who is living happily with his family in the jungle. One day fate suddenly takes a turn and Chiclet's mother is killed by a hunter. The Chiclet's father in an attempt to save her, gets captivated by the hunder and is taken to Mumbai. Heartbroken Chiclet gathers strength and with the blessings of his Guruji the Swan, he takes a vow to rescue his dad from the powerful clutches of the humans. His best friends - Ginger the monkey and Quacky the Duck join him in this journey from the jungle to the unknown city of Mumbai to complete this mission of finding his dadd ....
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Bird Idol, movie review
It is nice to see Bollywood maturing with innovative concepts, exploring into new techniques of animation films. A new animated hindi film - Bird Idol is the story of a group of birds in Mumbai. Bird Idol movie review... The movie is targeted towards the kids and even the youth. Produced by Jyotin Goel and Dev Goel and directed by Jyotin Goel who creates a fantasy world where the birds of Mumbai are as human as the Mumbaikars themselves. BIRD IDOL is a stylish film that it talks about the current times of cell phones and where reality shows are the way of life. It’s not just the human beings who are crazy about these things, but also the birds. The film is principally, aimed at the kids, but this story featuring birds, is very Bollywoodish. It has all the ingredients of a masala hindi flick - lovers eloping, parents seeing their kids winning a music-based show, a male’s love ....
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Bal Ganesh 2, movie review
Bal Ganesh 2 is a 3-D animation film. The elephant God loved, adored and worshipped by millions of people worldwide, who is considered as the God of Gods was once a cute little child. Intelligent, smart and a whole lot of fun. Bal Ganesh 2 movie review He is Bal Ganesh. And now he is back in this top of the line 3D animated film 'Bal Ganesh2' with twice the fun and entertainment. This second part of Bal Ganesh explores new adventures of Lord Ganesha as a child. Bal Ganesh 2 is educative with some foot tapping music and great humor. It is a visual treat for the entire family. Bal Ganesh 2 is an interesting and an enlightening film which is a step ahead of its first part, in terms of content and animation. It starts with updates what we witnessed in its first part: The birth of Lord Ganesha and the confrontation with Lord Shiva; Lord Kubera's invitation to Lord Shiva, Goddes ....
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Jumbo, movie review
Jumbo is an animated film based on a Thai film - Khan Kluay which is about a baby elephant named Khan Kluay who wanders away from his mother and eventually becomes the war elephant. It has voice over by superstars Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Dimple Kapadia, Rajpal Yadav, Gulshan Grover, Asrani, Yuvraj Singh and others. Akshay Kumar has lent his voice for the central character of an elephant and also shot for an exclusive music video - 'Everything Is Gonna Be Alright'. A young blue elephant, Jumbo (Akshay Kumar's voice) grows up with his mother (voiced by Dimple Kapadia). He loves to play with other animals in the jungle. At times, other elephants of the herd would confront him as he is fatherless. His mother never reveals anything about his father, except that his father is missing since some time. Naturally, Jumbo gets more curious about his father, and he gets the information th ....
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Roadside Romeo, movie review
Roadside Romeo is the story of Romeo (voice of Saif Ali Khan) the small cute looking lover dog - pet of a super rich human family. He lives the good life. He’s got a butler waiting on him, the best food to eat, a grand car to go out in, loads of super rich guy friends. He is extremely popular with the ladies, he’s a big flirt! He is very savvy and smart. A guy with loads of intelligence and he knows how to get what he wants. A smooth talker and a smooth dancer. Until one day, the family where he was the favourite pet, decided to move and left him back, abandoned on the mean streets of Mumbai. Fate lands him in a slum, after his initial disappointment, he manages his way out of trouble. He encounters four strays, who scare the daylights out of him. But soon, he smooth talks his way into their hearts and he makes friends. He finds himself to be more intelligent than the average str ....
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Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang, movie review
It’s a great time for some Indians film makers now on a making spree of animation movies. We had Hanuman, Return of Hanuman, Bal Ganesh and then My friend Ganesha 2 which were superior as per Indian standards from the point of view of their technical advancement. Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang movie review... Cheenti Cheenti Bang Bang is the latest Indian 2 dimensional animation film with some great voice-overs. Anjan Srivastava and Mahesh Manjrekar create enticing characters in the form of the two rival ant kings, and there is Ashish Vidyarthi’s voice which is absolutely engaging as Ghunn, the evil termite who creates mayhem with the two kingdoms for his personal gain. The 80 minutes long film directed by RD Mallik with Shantanu Pal as animation director works on the premise that 'war never pays'. It puts forth the point that unity and peace are the driving factors for a nation's h ....
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My Friend Ganesha 2, movie review
My Friend Ganesha 2 is a sequel to My Friend Ganesha – the first part which was received warmly by the audiences. Our favourite Lord also knows as Vinayak is shown as a Westernised Ganesha who also speaks in English, is shown attired in Bermuda shorts, a cap, a guitar in his hand and even with tattoos! Joining him in the film are Master Ali, Harsh Chhaya, Bhairavi Goswami, Suhasini Mulay, Sulbha Deshpande and Upasana Singh. The story of My Friend Ganesha 2is about Vashu who is the only child of bright parents - Dr. Amit (Harsh Chhaya) and mother who is an airhostess Anita (Bhairavi Goswami). This boy has an unpleasant family life since his parents are always arguing and fighting among themselves. He therefore has this funny habit of covering his ears all the time, which is mistaken by his friends in school who tease him and call him 'Gandhiji's monkey'. Among his friends only ....
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Ghatothkach, movie review
An animation film on Bheema's son - Ghatothkach. The director informs you right at the beginning that he's taken few liberties with the story in the name of presenting a picture which makes it visually entertaining. One of the most ignored figures in mythology is Ghatothkach. Despite being a half blue-blood, this good-hearted son of the Pandava Prince Bheema and the Rakshasi (Demon) Hidimba never got the recognition or credits, especially, being the son of a powerful father. But when duty beckoned Ghatothkach sacrificed himself willingly at the great battlefield of Mahabharata like a valiant hero. Ghatothkach, lovingly called "Ghattu" is the prince of the forest and is blessed with extra-ordinary powers. He has loads of fun with his magical powers, but also uses them to protect everyone around him. As a five year old, he rescues "Gajju" - a baby elephant which leads to a life ....
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Return of Hanuman - movie review
The film begins with a disclaimer stating that Return of Hanuman is not a sequel to any film made before. This animated film is superb and technically dazzling. The story begins with a vibrantly and remarkably picturised narrative about how Rahu and Ketu came into existence. Then it shows why man himself is the biggest evil or the impact of pollution leading to global crisis. There is a battle between Gods and the devils. Lord Hanuman requests Narad Muni to convince Lord Brahma to send him to earth. While Lord Brahma is most apprehensive, he eventually takes a softer line, but Lord Hanuman is made to sign a contract, which has several do's and don'ts Return of Hanuman, movie review... The focus shifts to a small village in present-day India. Our baby Hanuman is rechristened as Maruti, who is now a boy enough to get admitted in school as a mortal so that he can play football with th ....
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