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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, movie review
Set on a lavish canvas about Royals residing in palaces and forts, this film directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya is strewed with goody characters preaching ethical ways of living a goody life. The family drama is about a dreamy world set in the era of Kingdoms and consisting of obedient sons, 'agyakari' women where Yuvraj Vijay Singh (Salman Khan) a prince of Pritampur, who is soon to be crowned as king and is engaged to princess Maithili (Sonam Kapoor). Does this awaken memories of Shammi Kapoor's 'Prince' or the much later Anil Kapoor's 'Rajkumar' and dozens of ficticious Raj Gharana Bollywood films. It seems doubtful if this concept would work in the present times of fast paced lives of people who manage to be in touch with their own families with difficulties. Anyways, our prince Vijay is ethical, upright and stubborn which makes him infamous within his own family which consists of his ....
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Ranbanka – Movie Review
Ranbanka is a Rajasthani word which means a Warrior.  Manish Paul plays the warrior who stands up against the tyranny and treachery of Ravi Kishen who plays the local MLA’s brother. It is an action thriller is about a common man who is triggered to turn into a rebel. The story is set in Mathura in North India, where till recently it was the rich and the powerful who would almost control the streets and the city with their might. Rahul Sharma (Manish Paul) is an engineer who is just posted to Mathura. Rahul settles down in the Northern State with his beautiful wife Priya (Pooja Thakur) and their son Ayush (Avya Agarwal). They are a happy family until one day the local MLA’s brother Raghav (Ravi Kishen) comes in their life. Raghav has ....
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Mere Sai Ram movie review
Sai Baba the revered Saint and Spiritual Guru always guides his disciples through their troubles. This film is not a docu-drama on the life of Sai Baba like the earlier films, rather it delves into the relationship between a devotee and ‘Sai Baba’. It talks about the teachings of Saibaba and its increasing relevance in today’s world and how his principles can form the basis of an ideal society. Sudhir Dalvi, who is known for playing ‘Shirdi Sai Baba’ on the screen is essaying the revered saint. Dhondiram (Mukul Nag) is a Sai Baba devotee and hence Baba gives him frequent darshans. The movie explores this relationship between the revered saint and his devotee, and how the devotee makes himself a medium, to achieve a seemingly insurmountable task. One night Sai Baba appears in Dhondiram’s dream and asks him to build a temple in his village. Hand to mouth as the previous mo ....
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Chehere, a modern day classic, movie review
It is a period drama set in 1952 in England. Chehere is a story about three women, who are actresses. Tarana (Manisha Koirala) was a superstar of the silent era, is retired from the glam and glitz. Could be her instinctive realisation that she has entered her waning period as a glam-girl in Bollywood, hence she moves away to the U.K. Chehere is a psychological thriller film written and directed by Rohit Kaushik which revolves round the life of this Diva of yester-years. Tarana still leads a high standard of living and she has even called her sister Amanat (played by Divya Dutta), a poetess, to stay with her in a huge mansion in the UK. However Tarana shares a bitter relationship with her. Amanat who was a singer also had starry aspirations, unfortunately she leads a crippled life and is confined to a wheelchair. The film also stars Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, Hrishita Bhatt, Aar ....
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Gour Hari Dastaan - The Freedom File - Movie Review
A biopic on Gour Hari Das, a freedom fighter who needed to establish his identity and his journey spanning three decades in his quest for a piece of paper - the Certificate of recognition for his efforts during the freedom struggle from the Government of India. Not for seeking pension funds or other benefits, but recognition of his efforts as a teen-aged school boy who went to prison for several months for taking part in the freedom struggle during the British raj in India. Gour Hari Dastaan is a story based on real life of an Odisha freedom fighter, Gour Hari Das who made his way through a long battle of silent war that lasted for 32 years, against his own government to prove his patriotic association towards the nation. He fought for a certificate recognizing his work as a freedom fighter which took three full decades to arrive. He is ridiculed by others around him as he doesn't hav ....
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Big Game, movie review
Fate of the most powerful man in the world lies in the hands of a 13-year-old boy Oskari, a timid young lad yearning to prove his capability to the village elders. Big Game - movie review BIG GAME is about the young Oskari’s determination to prove to his Village folk that he has grown up, that he is a ‘man’ and can fend for himself in the wilderness of the forest. In the village in Finland, the tradition dictates that like his forefathers before him, the boy’s time has come to spend one day and one night alone in the wilderness. Armed with only a bow and arrow, he must return with a prize to prove himself a man. Though his village elders, possibly his father too doubt his ability, the young Oskari embarks on his first solo hunting expedition into the Finnish forests: a coming-of-age tradition among his people. Terrified and alone, he wanders through a vast and unforg ....
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Director George Miller, originator of the post - apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary “Mad Max” franchise has comes up with “Mad Max: Fury Road,” - a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky. Miller unleashes a world gone mad with the concussive force of a high octane Road War as only he can deliver it. The futuristic-thinking director has pushed the limits of contemporary cinema to re-imagine the beauty and chaos of the post-apocalyptic world he created and the mythic Road Warrior adrift within it. Tom Hardy stars as Max in the title role in the fourth part in the franchise’s history. Oscar winner Charlize Theron stars as Imperator Furiosa. Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a WarRig driven by Imperator Furi ....
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Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye Hindi movie review
A qualified lawyer Govind (Raghubir Yadav) finally gets his first legal case after a lot of difficulties even though Govind’s father is a renowned lawyer. Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye - movie review... Govind, a jovial person does everything to save the accused. It’s during the investigation that Govind and Shishupul (Puru Chibber) come across some startling incidents. Shishupal is a romantic and energetic young blood who teams up with Govind to fight against the injustice. Harshita is Govind's dedicated wife, a loving mother and a principled woman. She leads a happy life but her world is shaken up by an unfortunate incident. They have a daughter - Mishrita who is a fun-loving girl who's an obedient child too. she makes a decision of choosing her mother over her father. That was definitely one of the worst days of her life. Shishupal falls in love with a girl working at the f ....
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Raja Natwarlal Movie Review
Emraan Hashmi is back in a character as a street smart conman which he played in Jannat and Jannat 2. His recent ones Ghanchakkar and Ek Thi Daayan were a complete departure from the commercial Emraan Hashmi films. They were for the niche audience. Raja (Emraan Hashmi) makes money tricking people in the Three Card Monte. He is aided by his friend Raghav (Deepak Tijori), who solicits 'targets' and induces them to bet bigger. Part of the money is used for helping kids to pay their school fees. Balance of the amount is 'blown' up on Ziya (Humaima Malick) in a dance bar. Raghav has brought him up in life and treated Raja like his younger brother. Raja's greed to make a quick buck lands him in a mess while trying their hand in a 'bada daav' (big game). Despite, Raghav's caution and warning that big money means big risk, Raja insists that they go ahead and rob a target of Rs 80 lakhs in a '4 ....
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Singham Returns
A sequel to the 2011 hit film Singham, the honest & fearless cop Bajirao Singham returns to Mumbai being a DCP Mumbai Police. The dauntless lion is now ready to roar again and facing new adversities & challenges that cross his path to test his integrity and valor. Bajirao Singham (Ajay Devgn), an honest and a fearless police officer now a DCP in Mumbai Police, is an epitome of courage, integrity having always stood up to fight against injustice to eradicate the weeds of the society. While on duty once, he nabs the offender group of youngsters on motorbikes, yet frees them without framing charges against them, with just a warning, since he felt that once an innocent youth is put behind the bars, it leads to breeding a criminal. The story jumps into action when a police constable from Singham’s squad is found dead having scampered away holding enormous sum of money an ....
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