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Thugs of Hindostan movie review
This epic action-adventure film has Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles. The story Written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya who earlier directed the blockbuster hit Dhoom 3. Thugs of Hindostan movie review... Produced by Yash Raj Films Thugs of Hindostan is set in 1795 and is a fictional story about the initial revolt by the Hindustanis during the early British Raj days when they set foot in India under the guise of East India Company. In the film, the Britishers refer to this gang of fighters who fight the East India Company to get back their kingdom as 'Thugs' (Bandits). They aren't bandits or criminals from the Indian perspective as they are fighting for what was snatched away by the 'whites'. Khudabaksh Azaad (Amitabh Bachchan) leads the band of Thugs aspiring to free Hindostan (the Indian subcontinent) from the cluthes of the expanding British East India Comp ....
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Dhobi Ghat, movie review
Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) is Kiran Rao’s first feature film as a writer and director. It is the story of four people from very different backgrounds, whose worlds intersect and leave them forever altered. As they find themselves drawn into compelling relationships, the city finds its way into the crevices of their lives, separating them even as it brings them closer. Dhobi Ghat movie review ... One of the main characters - Arun’s life is drawn by Kiran Rao’s personal experience she has had as a tenant in Mumbai, having had to shift to a new apartment almost every year (due to short term tenancy laws). Every new apartment she moved to, she always felt a little warm from the last occupant, leading to the idea that she was in some strange way connected to the earlier tenants that had lived in the space before her. What if they had left behind something that revealed to her their ....
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3 idiots, movie review
3 idiots is the most remarkable film of 2009, which touches the right chord in people's heart with its witty story telling, marvelous acting and the incisive look which the film takes at the education system in India. Inspired by Chetan Bhagat's novel, ‘Five Point Someone’ chronicles the tale of three friends the 3 idiots who are room mates in student's hostel in an engineering college. Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancho or Rancchoddas Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan) are three engineering students who share the same room in a hostel in one of the best engineering colleges in India. Farhan and Raju are average students from modest backgrounds; Rancho is a wealthy genius who studies for the sheer joy of it. He has a passion for knowledge and his gift for creating machines that incurs the wrath of Professor Viru Sahastrabudhhe (ViruS) played ....
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Ghajini, movie review
The most awaited film of 2008, Ghajini is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film of same name, which is an adaptation of the critically acclaimed film Memento by Christopher Nolan. The protagonist is suffering from anterograde amnesia or short term memory loss and seeking revenge for his wife's murder. The lead actor Aamir Khan had his head shaved almost bald with a style which became craze of the country. Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan), the owner of a mobile phone service provider company falls in love with Kalpana (Asin Thottumkal) an ad film actress, though she does not know that he is business magnet. The most enjoyable moments as well as soul stirring parts of Ghajini are the comic as well as emotional scenes between Amir and Asin. Being a do-gooder, when Kalpana successfully saves a bunch of children who were in danger, she is brutally murdered by a gang leader Ghajini Dharmatma ( ....
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Taare Zameen Par
Aamir Khan popularly known as a "thinking actor" is also particularly gifted with imagery. Taare Zameen Par which is Aamir Khan's debut as a director is a landmark film! It is a heart-warming tale of a small child who has learning difficulties and is largely misunderstood by his teachers and even his parents. Taare Zameen Par is a story of a playful eight year old boy Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) who is naughty, playful and lives in his own world. He is lagging in his school subjects, doesn't listen, but gifted with a nice sense of imagination. A child nowadays, lagging academically is termed as a below average child. Ishaan has a very normal family - hard working dad, a committed mom, loving and intelligent elder brother, who is an example of a perfect good boy. In contrast, Ishaan is always mocked by his fellow students and often he would get into fights with them. For his sc ....
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Dangal, hindi movie review
The master actor is back again with this bio-pic sports, drama playing the role of a Wrestling Champion Mahavir Singh Phogat who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. Geeta is India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal in the 55 kg category while her younger sister Babita Kumari won the silver in the 51 kg category. Aamir Khan and the entire crew underwent taining for months for the wrestling sequences in Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari who earlier directed Chillar Party and Bhootnath Returns. Mahavir Singh Phogat was an amateur wrestler, forced to give up wrestling in order to obtain gainful employment. He was unable to win a gold medal for India and vows that his son will, one day. But he is disappointed when his wife gives birth to four daughters and therefore he gives up his dream thinking that gir ....
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Editorial
Aamir Khan in Dangal Poster

After Delhi Belly, Aamir Khan shoots for a promotional video yet again, this time for his upcoming release, the most awaited film of the year, Dangal. The actor who is playing the role of Mahavir Phogat in the film will play himself (Aamir Khan) in this promotional song. After launching Imran Khan in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and Darsheel…

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Editorial
2016 will see sports based films

In Bollywood, sports-based films have never had too many takers. Over the years, only a few such movies, like Awwal Number (1990), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Lagaan (2001) and Chak De! India (2007), have managed to hit the big screen. But the last few years have witnessed a shift, with films like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (BMB; 2013) and Mary…

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Dil Dhadakne Do – Movie review
It begins with the introduction of the dysfunctional Mehra family which consists of Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) a self made successful businessman who is on the verge of bankruptcy. His wife is Neelam Mehra (Shefali Shah) who is often sarcastic in relating to him, yet she showers all her motherly love (and pampers) her grown up laadla Kabir Mehra (Ranveer Singh). Despite the Mehra couple having a million differences with each other, they pretend to the world that they are an ideal couple, showing off in the society as they are often concerned about what the people around speak of them. Their daughter Ayesha Mehra (Priyanka Chopra), inherits the acute business acumen of her father. Being a very successful entrepreneur, she has been featured by the 'Forbes' magazine. Ayesha is unhappy with her marriage to Manav (Rahul Bose), a consequence of her parents calculative moves. And finall ....
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