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Kashmakash - movie review
A period film set in the 1920s, Kashmakash is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. The film is essentially a Hindi version of the original Bengali film, Naukadubi. Kashmakash movie review... A tender romance blossoming in Kolkata between law student Ramesh (Jishu Sengupta) and his friend?s sister Hemnalini, is nipped suddenly when his father sends an urgent and mysterious summons from his village home. There, the dutiful son is peremptorily ordered to marry Susheela, daughter of a hapless widow. Ramesh refuses. Confesses that his heart belongs to another. But the widow's fervent plea softens him ultimately. And he concedes, albeit with a heavy heart. The wedding takes place with due ceremony; and Ramesh sets out with his bride on a river boat journey back to Kolkata. Soon a fierce storm arises; the boat tosses helplessly and finally capsizes in the churning waters. Later ....
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Mere Khwabon mein jo aaye, movie review
Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye is really a simple story, about the triumph of spirit over every odd. And the power of the creative imagination - if you can dream it, you can have it. But perhaps the hardest thing in the world is to dream. Madhureeta Anand in her debut directorial venture shows some style and good narrative style where single frame of the film appears attractive. Being the story of Maya (Raima Sen) lives in New Delhi Mere Khwabon mein jo aaye. Maya is married to Vikram (Arbaaz Khan) and has a daughter Priya. Maya’s life is mundane and centers around her family. She always dreamed throughout these years of becoming a singer that never materialized. One evening she overhears a conversation between her husband and another woman and realises that he’s having an affair. Her simple, family centric life around her breaks down and she realises how Vikram had slowly degenerat ....
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Manorama Six Feet Under
Manorama Six Feet Under, the film is about an amateur detective in a small town who finds himself caught in a web of lies, deceit and murder. Manorama Six Feet Under movie review... Satyaveer Singh played by Abhay Deol, fondly called SV, is a qualified engineer nurturing the ambition of writing detective fiction. He does it, however sadly, his maiden attempt, a novel called "Manorama", flops and he is reduced to writing for a cheap pulp magazine. His novel sold just 200 copies. He is left wondering wonders what to do further, especially having his sarcastic wife (Gul Panag) around in his life. Others with him in the film are Raima Sen and Sarika. Sensing foul play, our small time detective starts investigating her death only to discover that nothing is what it seems to be and that redemption doesn't come easy…. Though the director is new, the plot is intriguing and interest ....
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Bollywood Diaries movie review
A tribute to passionate aspiring actors that chronicles the journey of three unrelated souls, who dream to make it big in Bollywood. The plot encompasses a guy working at a call-centre in Delhi, a middle-aged government servant from Bhilai and a sex worker from Sonagachi Kolkata. Vishnu Srivastava a 52 year old man wants to go to Mumbai to become an actor. All his life he has been an ideal husband, loving father who has just married off his only daughter and realizes that the time has come to fulfill his long, long cherished dreams. I have taken retirement from my job... Bollywood is waiting for me. The instant reaction comes from his wife that its too late in life for him to try it out in films. Vishnu justifies his action mentioning the examples of Amrish Puri and Boman Irani who were well past their 40s when they entered Bollywood. This was the extent of Vishnu Srivastava. The ....
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Kaagaz Ke Fools, Hindi movie review
A family drama about a middle class writer's fight with the system without losing his truthfulness. Puru (Vinay Pathak) is the protagonist of this drama. He has written a fantastic manuscript but is unable to have it published as it is about current social issues and the stark realities, which according to the publishers cannot sell in the market and then he also has to contend with his awkward, nagging wife Nikki (Mughdha Godse) who he compares with Lady Mac Beth as she wants her husband to succeed at any cost. Things take an ugly turn in their domestic bliss, while discussing and then it turning into an arguement about changes to be made in their house by a Feng Shui consultant. The heated arguement turns into a fight and in a huff, Nikki asks Puri to leave the house, so he swears he will never come back. To drown his sorrows, he goes to a bar-cum-casino den where he meets the beaut ....
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Editorial

Pavan Malhotra will been seen as a Pakistani army officer in ‘The Bastard Child’ Based on true story of Bangladesh genocide, ‘The Bastard Child’ also stars Farooq Shaikh, Raima Sen, Victor Banerjee, Tillotama Shome and Indraneil Sengupta. A man with an astonishing persona of an authoritative figure, Pavan Malhotra who had portrayed the highly acclaimed role of Sikh coach, Gurudev…

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Debutante director Kapil Sharma’s film is a Bollywood romance drama which has John Abraham, Prachi Desai and Chitrangda Singh in pivotal roles. I, Me aur Main movie review... As the title, simple put, means I, me and myself, the protagonist of the film John Abraham is fill with thinking all about him, himself and his life. Ever since his childhood he has been treated as a favorite by his mother (Zarina Wahab). So in instances of squabbles between the boy Ishaan and his elder sister, the mother always took the boy’s side. This mama’s boy has grown up to be a man who is always protected by his elder sister Shivani (Mini Mathur). Ishaan (John Abraham), a handsome, lady charmer, who is an executive with a music company, scouting for new talent in Mumbai. He stays in his live-in girlfriend’s (Anushka played by Chitrangda Singh) posh flat. The self centered attitude is Ish ....
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