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Hungama 2 movie review
The latest movie Hungama 2 which credits it to be filmed by Priyadarshan has hit the OTT platform on Disney Hotstar (available to ordinary members) 23-07-21. it was supposed to be a follow-up of the hugely successful and highly rib- ticking comedy Hungama with even Paresh Rawal reprising the character Radheshyam Tiwari and Akshaye Khanna albeit in a special appearance however it is a very very big let down. This was not expected of Priyadarshan to come down to low level comedy in a high class environment. It is a good subject, only if it was handled with love and care which seemed missing here and just a rush to complete schedules. Why are all the characters screaming and why is everyone behaving like caricatures is beyond understanding. Then there is tribute to a few hit Bollywood movies, like some scenes taken right out of Jeetendra's Parichay and Shilpa Shetty breaking ....
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Haseen Dillruba movie review
'Jawani janeman haseen dillruba, mile do Dil Jawan nisar Ho Gaya, Shikari khud yahan shikar Ho Gaya' thus sang Parveen Babi in Namak Halaal at that time we never visualised or even thought in our wildest dreams that we will be viewing and reviewing two vastly different movies which are titled with the first two letters and then the subsequent two letters of the song. So we had a dud in Jawani Janeman of Saif not too long ago, my sympathies with Aliyah Furniturewala, now it's the turn of Haseen Dilruba which is aptly described in the follow up line of the song i.e. Shikari Khud yahan shikaar ho gaya, any which way you see it. Now streaming on Netflix fresh out of Bollywood oven - which has this as it's catch line 'A damsel in distress or a devil's mistress' presenting the effervescent 'Haseen Dillruba'. It is a frothy mix of many stories like Taming the Shrew, Unfaithful, Fatal Attr ....
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HERO - 1983
This movie out and out belonged to the hero of the film, a new face. A bit of background of HERO is warranted here. Subhash Ghai the self-proclaimed showman of the film industry (a title earlier enjoyed by Raj Kapoor), wanted a replacement for Sanjay Dutt with whom he had a difficult time during the shooting of ‘Vidhataa’ after a search he zeroed in on Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff or Jackie Shroff as we know him today and who is also lovingly called Jaggu Dada. Before this movie which catapulted Jackie and the heroine of the film Meenakshi Sheshadri (Miss India 1981) to unprecedented fame, both had done forgettable roles in ‘Swami Dada’ and ‘Painter Babu’ respectively. This blockbuster hit and third highest grosser of the year was released on 16th December 1983. It was refreshing to see new faces in a slightly different narrative while the Big B still ruled the roost in the ....
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Hum Aapke Hain Koun 1994
Ahem.. Ahem… so the heroine coughed to draw attention in the movie and attention it did draw, that too in hordes. Hum Aapke Hai Koun was the biggest Bollywood blockbuster of all times till then, before DDLJ came along the next year. Released on 5th August 1994. Hum Aapke Hai Kaun - This was the movie responsible to get the audience get back to theatres, as till then the Bollywood Industry was reeling under the onslaught of cable TV and people had almost forgotten to visit the theatres. This hugely successful tale was itself a re-adapted version of Rajshri’s own ‘Nadiya ke Paar’ with Sachin and Sadhana Singh. Steeped in Indian cultural values, Hum Aapke Hai Koun had a good measure of songs and dance associated with a typical North Indian wedding. Some consider it to be a docu-drama on Indian weddings. It sealed the spot for Salman Khan as a superstar. The heroine Madhuri Dix ....
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna 1972
Released on January 14 1972, Hare Rama Hare Krishna is written, produced and directed by Dev Anand and it is one of his finest movies. Starring apart from Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman there are Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Kishore Sahu, Rajendra Nath and others. The movie was set in Nepal against the background of the hippie culture, which was very much prevalent in those time. Hare Rama Hare Krishna is about rebels with no cause, about the youth who has given up everything, all hope and is lost in their own world of sex, drugs, merry making and indulging in petty crimes for the upkeep of their lifestyle. The title comes from the popular movement that was going on at the time in America of God consciousness under the auspices of Swami Prabhupada of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON for short, it was a 'bhakti movement' which many in the West had misinterpreted for the ....
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hUM CHAAR movie review
Can we imagine our lives without friends? In particular, our college friends? Well, the times have changed but true meaning of friendship hasn’t. Hence the medium has changed too with old pals catching up on FB and other digital mediums. Hum Chaar movie review... Debutante director Abhishek Dixit’s HUM CHAAR evokes nostalgia at the end of the film that could probably make you pick up the phone to call up your old buddy. HUM CHAAR is a story of four medical college students who develop a strong bond of friendship in their first year of college. An untoward incident breaks them apart so much that they have to leave their studies mid-way. It is four years that the friends get a message of one of them being in need of help and so they gather… only to realize that each of them still has that bond of friendship for the other but due to their individual egos they were not in touc ....
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Hum Tum Shabana - movie review
Two guys, one girl….seems like a simple enough love triangle right? Wrong! The film Hum Tum Shabana has romance, crazy bhais, rapchik items and dhamaal fun. There is nothing simple about this madcap story, especially when their rivalry to woo her lands them into a crazy contest of epic proportions. Soon enough, this battle to woo the girl, turns into a desperate battle to lose the girl! With a comic guru like Sagar Ballary at the helm, a super-talented comedic cast and a crackling music score, this is one drama which falls short of expectations. The film has a plot that is absurd at various points, but it does have a twist in the tale towards the post-interval portions. Rishi (Tusshar Kapoor) and Kartik (Shreyas Talpade) compete with each other to woo the same girl - Shabana (Minissha Lamba). Beginning with a little twist here - the woman they run after has an underworld conne ....
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Hair is Falling - movie review
Hey guys! Do you have a problem of Hair Fall? Hair is Falling? Well, this film is for you then. Hair is Falling deals with the problem of premature hair fall. Kya aap baalo ke jhadne se pareshaan hain? So now you don’t have to visit hair salons because this season there is a film which will show you how to solve this problem of yours permanently. A Media World presentation, the first half of the film is hilarious and it is about youth and their college life. Post interval there are attempts to entertain, but it fails in showing tricks and techniques of growing hair and appears very cynical trying to have a balance of comedy and seriousness. Hair is Falling begins with a title theme which narrates the story about the youngster who faces this problem. This college boy is into fashion and modeling and now he faces the problem of hair loss but does not take is seriously. So ....
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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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Happy Husbands - movie review
Happy Husbands is a side-splitting comedy film based on a Malayalam film directed by Saji Surendran, which is a remake of Hindi movie No Entry. It has many hilarious moments, though there are some crude jokes and titillating scenes that could leave the family audience uncomfortable. Happy Husbands movie review... The film shows how the cheating husbands learn lessons in life. Some husbands love their wife. Also there are other husbands who love their life. But there is also a class of Happy Husbands who life life and wife – both. Anay is the owner of a periodical. He is a normal husband who loves his wife a lot, and she is too possessive about him. She always has a fear that one day her husband may fall for some other beautiful girl. Kurush is just the opposite, a romantic playboy sort who also keeps his wife happy. But his wife doesn't realize that, behind her back, her darli ....
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