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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. 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 up from their respective cell phones and how they unravel and the innum ....
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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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Lets 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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Deva movie review
The film Deva, a remake of the Malayalam flick Mumbai Police released way back in 2013, features the tale of Kochi City ACP Antony Moses, who is infamously known as Rascal Moses due to his chauvinistic character. Basically, the film is about a rebellious and abrasive cop who sets out to investigate a murder case but suffers memory loss after a major accident. As he retraces his past, he discovers some unsettling truths about his department and himself. Sadly, the film drains you of whatever energy you have when you start watching the film over the course of 156 minutes, as the screenplay team—Bobby–Sanjay, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal, Arshad Syed, and Sumit Arora—takes you through the various layers and shades of Dev, and the unravelling the mystery on and on. The mystery does thicken in the second half, when the whole tonality shifts from action to dark and intense emotions a ....
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Fussclass Dabhade movie review
The Marathi film Fussclass Dabhade revolves around the Dabhade family and a wedding that’s scheduled to take place in the family. Through the film, director-writer Hemant Dhome sets out to delve into the sentiment of a family, the highs and lows associated with it and tries to strike the right balance between old customs and modern approaches. The movie is not just about the family's relationships, but the interaction between the relationships, the faith, and the wisdom of a nice confusion. Prashant Dabhade (Amey Wagh) is due to marry Komal (Rajasi Bhave). Elder sister Jayashree (Kshitee Jog) and her husband, Sachin (Harish Dudhade), have come to attend the marriage. Jayashree is frustrated because she is unable to conceive and also because her first attempt at IVF has failed. Brother Kiran (Siddharth Chandekar) has also come home — after two years. Kiran was in love with his mate ....
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Black_Warrant Movie Review
The latest offering by Netflix, Black Warrant is streaming on their OTT platform, it is a seven part series with each episode of approximately 45 minutes length on an average. Black Warrant is a term used when a hanging takes place within the premises of a jail and a Warrant is issued by the magistrate to hang a certain person, it is issued a day prior to the actual hanging, naming the person or persons to be hanged and the time, it is basically an official instrument or shall we say a permission to the prison authorities issued on behalf of the court to proceed with the hanging after all mercy petitions have been rejected. Based on the true accounts mentioned in the 2019 book Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer by Sunil Gupta who has written the book as first person account and is also the protagonist. It is about the time when he was a fresh joinee ACP Jailer in the i ....
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SkyForce movie review
Set during India’s 1965 airstrike against Pakistan, SKY FORCE the film centres on a daredevil maverick pilot, Squadron Leader ‘Tabby’ Vijaya (Veer Pahariya), his mysterious disappearance, and his Wing Commander’s (Akshay Kumar) relentless pursuit of the truth spanning nearly two decades. With the accent on emotional depth and expert storytelling, Skyforce is a war film Inspired by true events during the 1965 Indo-Pak War and follows the Indian Air Force’s daring airstrike on Pakistan’s heavily fortified Sargodha airbase. You should give 100 per cent credit for the wholesomeness of the film to the screenplay by Kewlani, coupled with A. Sreekar Prasad's precise editing, which ensures a tight narrative that maintains intrigue and emotional engagement, cinematographer Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran, along with action directors Craig MacRae and Parvez Shaikh, for the edge of th ....
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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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Emergency movie review
Kangana Ranaut makes an honest and sincere attempt to recreate one of the most significant and dreadful political events in India's history, Emergency imposed way back in 1975, with a profound impact on the nation. Director and lead actor Kangana Ranaut attempts to recreate this painful and tumultuous chapter of history on the big screen with a lot of clarity and wisdom. It is not easy to trace the genesis of a poignant era like Emergency in the country with fluidity but Kangana aces in her job not only as a writer but also as the producer and actor with effortless ease. The movie draws inspiration from Coomi Kapoor’s book The Emergency and also Jayanth Sinha’s Priyadarshini. The narrative starts in 1929 and spans four decades, covering India’s Independence, the Indo-China War and Assam crisis in 1962, Indira Gandhi’s rise to power, and the Indo-Pak war of 1971. While the f ....
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