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Stanley Ka Dabba - movie review
Amole Gupta has made this path breaking film Stanley Ka Dabba with a limited budget. It was shot entirely using the Canon EOS 7D camera which saved huge amount in the making. But do not let this make you wonder about the film. Stanley Ka Dabba is an honest film which will make you laugh, cry and feel for the school children. Stanley (Partho) is a fourth grade student, talented and popular amongst his friends, also liked by his teachers. But one peculiar thing about this boy, is that he never brings his lunch box or 'dabba' to the school. Imagine this boy in your mind's eye. He arrives in school much before any of his classmates to drum away his blues on empty benches. He stuffs himself with water instead of the nutritious food that his schoolmates relish during the lunch break. There is a Hindi teacher Verma Sir (Amole Gupte) who is popularly called as 'Khadoos', who likes to ....
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Haunted - movie review
Haunted 3D is stated to be India’s first stereoscopic 3D horror film directed and produced by Vikram Bhatt. Set in the misty mountains of Koti, Haunted 3D revolves around the sprawling Glen Manor, a mansion with a secret past and a haunted present. Haunted movie review... The protagonist, Rehan (Mahakshay Chakraborty) visits Glen Manor to complete its sale, which his father had initiated. The mansion is being sold within few days, and there has been the death of the caretaker a some days ago. Rehan's father suspects something wrong so he is sent to Koti to settle the issue. But he realizes that certain mysterious occurrences in the manor may jeopardize the sale. However when he investigates these inexplicable happenings he discovers a secret --- and falls in love with it! Some mystifying things occur on Rehan’s very first night inside the mansion. He is curious to know ....
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Luv ka The End - movie review
Here is a film backed by Aditya Chopra with a debutant director Bumpy who has modeled Luv ka The End on the lines of those American teen love comedies. The concept is quite similar to the English flick 'John Tucker Must Die'. This romantic comedy is aimed to a generation that's into chatrooms and social networking sites. Luv ka The End movie review... Rhea Dialdas (Shraddha Kapoor) has just finished her Junior College and she has a fancy for Luv Nanda (Taaha Shah), the richest, most popular boy in college. The cute, lively girl frequently lets her emotions rule her actions and is already dreaming about herself getting married with him. She turns 18 in a day and has big plans to take their relationship to the “next level”. Luv Nanda is the coolest, hottest, richest and most popular guy in school and every girl’s fantasy boyfriend. Belonging to the powerful and rich Nanda famil ....
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Queens Destiny of Dance - Movie review
Queens! Destiny of Dance is a story about the controversial and mysterious lives of Hijras (eunuchs). Set in a royal backdrop of a palatial house in Rajasthan, probably one of the few cities where the hijras live in luxury. The royal hijras were respected and well accepted as they used to serve the Indian imperials since the golden ages. Queens Destiny of Dance movie review... This bold film takes a peek at the lesser-known lives of the third gender, so called as ‘Hijras’ (trans-genders) in a dignified manner, while being realistic and honest to the facts. Actually, there are some real-life Hijras in pivotal roles, thankfully not in any negative or comic roles. Such films come once in a while. The story of Queens Destiny of Dance is told through the eyes of a young hijra called Mukta (played by Vineet) who is the best dancer in their community and a natural leader whom all the ....
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Shor in the City - movie review
Shor in the City is about three stories unconnected to each other, relating to the eleven days Lord Ganesha festival celebrations in Mumbai, real-life-like characters, fine performances, original screenplay and slick direction. Shor in the City movie review... It is the story which will entice the festival crowd, the friday regulars and even the ardent moviegoers. The storyline has been inspired from newspaper stories about the day-to-day crime and other amusing activities in the city. Tilak (Tusshar Kapoor), Ramesh (Nikhil Dwivedi) and Mandook (Pitobash Tripathi) are three friends who con people for a living. Leading a a tapori lifestyle they are small time publishers of pirated books which are sold at signals in the city. The trio kidnaps a famous author and force him to give the manuscript of his latest unpublished book to them so that they will be the first ones to publish i ....
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I AM - movie review
I AM is a film which has four different stories about four characters Afia, Megha, Abhimanyu and Omar shot in Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kashmir. It is a new age bollywood film which takes up different stories about various characters and has a string that binds them together and this is what holds this honest film with fine performances. I AM is about issues and dilemmas that bruise the modern Indian society. Unraveling and exploring these tribulations, the film unfolds many a tale of individuals struggling to find their identity, and uphold their dignity in a world that is callous, cold and unsympathetic. Shot in four different cities across India, I AM is a fusion of stories where the protagonists share a common dream – a desire to regain their lives, to regain an identity which has been taken away from them. I AM AFIA is the story of a single woman who feels her identi ....
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Men will be Men - movie review
Gaurav Chopraa, Rohit Khurana and Rajesh Kumar, the well known faces of television serials, eyeing to enter the bollywood film industry, fail to create an impact with this film - Men will be Men. Four friends, working in the same office frequently meet in the evenings for a drink. One evening it is felt that it’s a dull life and they yearn for some thrill in their lives. Men will be Men movie review... Preet (Rajesh Kumar) is the only married man in the group, most matured among them, yet doesn't mind cheating on his wife. Bobby (Rahil Tandon) is just engaged to a girl in Bareili. Though unhappy with the proposal, he has reluctantly accepted it, but he is and feels - single! Jimmy (Gaurav Chopra) is single and knows how to live the good life and their fourth friend is the fun loving single guy Sunder (Rohit Khurana). The quartet makes a false excuse to their boss to have a holida ....
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Chalo Dilli - movie review
"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination". The beautiful demography and diversity of our country comes across on the colourful canvas of the screen. Chalo Dilli is the journey of mismatched strangers together on a trip which alters their lives. Chalo Dilli movie review... Dynamic go-getter Mihika Banerjea (Lara Dutta) thinks she has her life totally under control. This highly successful Senior Vice President of Investment Banking with a top Multinational Bank is a dynamic, no nonsense lady who is extremely focused on her career. She does not compromise in life and is used to getting her way. What helps is her being finicky about things and her fetish for cleanliness. From Business class travel to Mineral water from the Alps, she is used to having the best things in life. And is willing to ....
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Dum Maaro Dum - movie review
Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maaro Dum is an edgy thriller with a strong emotional quotient. Goa. Paradise on Earth. But every paradise has a few snakes. Multiple lives collide brutally one day at Goa Airport... and change forever. Dum Maaro Dum movie review... Lorry (Prateik) is a student on the verge of following his girlfriend to a US University. But when his scholarship gets rejected, his life threatens to spiral out of control, until he meets a smooth talking hustler who promises to get it back on track. For a small price. His soul. ACP Vishnu Kamath (Abhishek Bachchan) is a self destructive cop fleeing his own past; Kamath is given the job of destroying the brutal local and international drug mafia in Goa. As he begins his ruthless, relentless campaign and takes on the murky drug world... he discovers nothing is what it seems. DJ Joki (Rana Daggubati) is a local musician and a ....
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Zokkomon - movie review
We have, finally, a fine children’s film. Zokkomon is Bollywood’s first superhero film that has a child actor having super powers and crushes the villains. It takes an American company Disney production who has initiated this project that is directed by Satyajit Bhatkal. Zokkomon movie review... Zokkomon is a heart-warming action adventure of an ordinary boy who finds the strength to face extraordinary challenges. It is full of special effects and loaded with thrills. After his parents death, Kunal (Darsheel Safary) is sent to his paternal uncle Deshraj (Anupam Kher). This uncle has misappropriated a big amount and now is only interested in cashing the investments left by Kunal’s parents. But he finds that this he can do so only after Kunal’s death. So the wicked uncle takes Kunal to a long distant place and abandons him, returns home and informs all around that the kid is ....
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