Social issue based films

Loveyapa- movie review

The film Loveyapa, a remake of the Tamil hit Love Today, does have an entertaining and youthful take on modern love that sets out to effectively capture digital-age dilemmas, without at the same time being preachy or for that fact, boring to the core.

Loveyapa- movie review..

It revolves around the wafer thin plot of Gaurav (Junaid Khan), who happens to live with his widowed mother and only sister and Baani (Khushi Kapoor) who is the daughter seeking approval from her doting but strict father, a strict Hindi speaking guy (Ashutosh Rana) to get married, and how interestingly he in turn sets a very unusual condition—they must swap their phones for a day. What does trust mean to a generation that thrives on situation -ships more than just relation-ships forms the crux of the subject. What follows is a chaotic ride as several secrets pop ....
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Badass Ravi Kumar- movie review

Himesh Reshammiya is back with Xpose Cinematic Universe's latest film Badass Ravi Kumar. The film sets out to entertain you like no other in recent times. Himesh Reshammiya’s portrayal of the titular character of the super cop Ravi Kumar is so unselfconsciously over the top that it’s quite hard not to get sucked in. And what exactly I like about the film is the way Himesh has made it clear right in the beginning that the film literally screams in bold, flashy letters: "Logic is optional." You are taken back on a time machine to the golden old 70’s and 80’s It is stupidity on our part to look out for a plot in this film but it is just enough to state that there is a typical love triangle too in the film, when two sisters Laila (Kirti Kulhari) and Madhubala (Simona J) are head over heels in love with Ravi Kumar (Himesh Reshammiya), who, a la Allu Arjun in Pushpa is all moustache ....
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LET’s MEET – movie review

Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the heartwarming flick Let's Meet is a story about the generations that shape Google with their contributions to knowledge—Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Y. In fact, it is a story about us. In a world where connections are made with just a tap on a screen, two strangers from completely different lives are brought together by fate. 'Let’s Meet' explores this challenge through the story of Nikhil, an aspiring actor whose unlucky streak in love is only worsened by the isolating restrictions of the pandemic. Nikhil, (Tanuj Virwani) a confident and outgoing TV actor, is known for his charm and love of attention. Priya, (Suman Rana) in contrast, is a quiet, private young girl who cherishes her peaceful life and extremely small circle of friends. Hoping to help Priya step out of her comfort zone, her friends persuade her t ....
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ILU ILU 1998 – movie review

ILU ILU 1998 (Marathi film) is an oft repeated story of a 14- year-old student, Aniket, (Nishant Bhavsar) who falls head over heels in love with his new English teacher Madhuri Pinto (Elli Avram). Aniket is infatuated enough to desire to marry his teacher. Aniket, the boy at a Marathi medium boy school, experiences first love when the modern English teacher, Madhuri Pinto, joins. Infatuated, Aniket studies harder and even begins to watch English movies to impress her. On Valentine`s Day, he plans to confess his feelings. However, a sketch of Madhuri is found in the school toilet, leading to an unexpected twist in the story. The director of ILU ILU 1998also conveniently weaves in a scene wherein Madhuri has an argument with her father, in which she insists that she will marry only the man of her choice, even though he is much younger and belongs to another religion, an exchange that ....
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Azaad – movie review

The film revolves around young rebel lad Govind (Aaman Devgan) who becomes captivated by Azaad, a stallion owned by the rebel leader Vikram Singh (Ajay Devgn). Following Vikram’s sudden death, Govind's destiny becomes intertwined with Azaad’s, in this film which has been set against the oppressive backdrop of British rule, a la Lagaan. Set in British India, the plot revolves around a stable hand working for Rai Bahadur (Piyush Mishra), a local Zamindar aligned with the British. Govind becomes enchanted by Azaad. Vikram Singh is a rebel opposing the oppressive British rule. The highlight of the film is a thrilling nail-biting horse-riding sequence during its climax, enhanced by excellent cinematography and Amit Trivedi's commendable music, which is reminiscent of O.P. Nayyar’s music However, the script lacks substantial tension between its protagonist and antagonist, with conf ....
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Vedaa – movie review

The film Vedaa - Samvidhan Ka Rakshak revolves around Vedaa Bhairva (Sharvari) who signs up for a rigorous boxing training camp in her college even while she is aware that this step will invite opposition from the village pradhan’s Jitin Pratap Singh’s family, (Abhishek Banerjee) but wants to take that chance, especially since for her, boxing is the way out of her oppressive life in Barmer. The village head, while maintaining a progressive facade, favours the caste discrimination and his extremely violent brother, Suyog (Kshitij Chauhan), is often seen ruthlessly bashing up those who defy the societal norms. Inspired by real-life stories 'Vedaa' speaks out loud against caste- based injustices and crimes. When a court-martialled Army Major, Abhimanyu (John Abraham) comes to Barmer, winds of change begin to sweep in. He takes Vedaa under his wing and starts training her to beco ....
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PYAARI – TARAWALI THE TRUE STORY

Pyaari Tarawali The True Story traces the journey of emotions and struggles that a girl goes through yet it also depicts (though subtly) the helplessness of a single man who is subject to ridicule just because he is still unmarried at the age of 38. This man works hard to keep his wife happy but towards the end his wife deserted him as this woman had some more desires in life that she gets swayed by sweet talks of her ex-boyfriend and ends up in a mess only for her own wrong-doings. Pyaari in her infanthood had been bought up by her mother narrating a story that one day a Knight in Shining Armor would come and marry this girl who would then rule as a Queen and live happily ever after. Is that the end? No. Pyaari had unending desires for herself. Though Pyaari had suffered marriage break-up twice, the third time she found the right man who respected her, cared and loved her, yet ....
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MAIN RAJ KAPOOR HO GAYA movie review

The film Main Raj Kapoor Ho Gaya revolves around Raj (Manav Sohal) and Suman (Arshin Mehta) who have a happy marriage until an unfortunate incident takes place and claims Suman’s life, forcing Raj to become an alcoholic a la Devdas. The film is about a man who, despite being born in a world full of hoggish beliefs, chooses to live a life of truth and honesty and believes in the fact that God created everyone as equals. In a strange turn of events, one fateful night, his mundane life turns upside down when he shelters and protects a woman (Nazia Hussain) from goons. From now onwards a strange relationship develops wherein she is not able to recollect anything from her past and he who desperately wants to forget his past. Though music by Vilyui Goswami is the saving grace of the film which has predictable plot and illogical development of its screenplay by the actor-producer-direc ....
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