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Pyaar ka Punchnama – movie review

A sarcastic take on Love, Pyaar ka Punchnama explores the shift of power between genders in today’s society, and its effect on modern relationships. The film presents a point of view that for years men have patiently fulfilled the atrocious demands, submitted at the hint of a tear and bore the brunt of vicious mood swings of women in the name of Love. Pyaar ka Punchnama movie review... The females in the movie are shown to be too clever, shrewd, self-centered, manipulative and playful when it comes to their love affairs. Pyaar Ka Punchnama is the story that revolves around three friends – Rajat (Kartik Tiwari), Vikrant (Raayo S. Bakhirta) and Nishant (Divyendu Sharma) who live in Noida, working for different IT firms. The movie deals with their lives after each of them get involved with girls. Nishant’s pet name is Liquid and he is a short-tempered guy who is frustrated wi ....
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Love u… Mr Kalakaar! – movie review

Sahil is a happy-go-lucky artist. A good human being. And Love u Mr Kalakaar is about Sahil Rastogi (Tusshar Kapoor), 25years old, is struggling as a cartoonist and he designs characters for animation shows, ads, print media and mascots for corporate firms. This is his lifestyle - no burden, no boundaries, no expectations, no pressures, just freedom. Love u Mr Kalakaar movie review... He meets Ritu and finds a girl in her who is so much like him. He falls in love with the management student Ritu who is free spirited, fun loving and bindaas. Ritu Diwan (Amrita Rao), 22 years MBA student who loves to party, trek, sing, enjoy. She is so full of life that her energy always rubs into the person next to her. She is not at all interested in doing her MBA but is pursuing her studies only because her father wants her to do so. Ritu takes Sahil to meet his father who is a rich industriali ....
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Shagird – movie review

Shagird is unlike the several other bollywood flicks on encounter specialists. It has a unique subject, well executed by Tigmanshu Dhulia who, in his first directorial venture – Haasil which too had an insightful story. Shagird movie review... Yet again, after the super hit Ab Tak Chhappan, Nana Patekar essays the role of an eccentric crime branch cop, Hanumant Singh. A typical senior cop who doesn't mind accepting bribes and sharing the money with his team. His hobbies – listening and humming to old Hindi songs and just can't stand the modern ones. As a part of his work, and seniority, he has the task of mentoring a young officer Mohit (Mohit Ahlawat), who's the latest addition under his team. Mohit the junior officer has his own principles. Our senior cop Hanumant Singh is hand in glove with the local gangster Bunty Bhaiya (Anurag Kashyap) and they work for the powerful po ....
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Ragini MMS – movie review

Ragini MMS is a sensuous paranormal film, shot as in real time! It is a new trend which even the big studios in Bollywood adapt to - come up with a fresh concept, gather new comers and shoot the entire movie in one schedule making it possible to finish the film on a shoe string budget. Spend a load some on publicity that the initial weekend itself fetches them back the whole investment and the flick is then declared as a hit. Ragini MMS movie review... Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Films has taken only 25 days to shoot and cost them less than tenth an average bollywood flick costs. The outcome is better-quality than expected. Ragini MMS is a spine-chilling date movie which really scares you. An unconventional story mixed with horror and sex, and this is what it makes it different from the usual horror stuff in Bollywood. Raj Kumar Rao (who was the lover boy in Ekta Kapoor’s Love S ....
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Stanley Ka Dabba – movie review

Amole Gupta has made this path breaking film Stanley Ka Dabba with a limited budget. It was shot entirely using the Canon EOS 7D camera which saved huge amount in the making. But do not let this make you wonder about the film. Stanley Ka Dabba is an honest film which will make you laugh, cry and feel for the school children. Stanley (Partho) is a fourth grade student, talented and popular amongst his friends, also liked by his teachers. But one peculiar thing about this boy, is that he never brings his lunch box or 'dabba' to the school. Imagine this boy in your mind's eye. He arrives in school much before any of his classmates to drum away his blues on empty benches. He stuffs himself with water instead of the nutritious food that his schoolmates relish during the lunch break. There is a Hindi teacher Verma Sir (Amole Gupte) who is popularly called as 'Khadoos', who likes to ....
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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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Luv ka The End – movie review

Here is a film backed by Aditya Chopra with a debutant director Bumpy who has modeled Luv ka The End on the lines of those American teen love comedies. The concept is quite similar to the English flick 'John Tucker Must Die'. This romantic comedy is aimed to a generation that's into chatrooms and social networking sites. Luv ka The End movie review... Rhea Dialdas (Shraddha Kapoor) has just finished her Junior College and she has a fancy for Luv Nanda (Taaha Shah), the richest, most popular boy in college. The cute, lively girl frequently lets her emotions rule her actions and is already dreaming about herself getting married with him. She turns 18 in a day and has big plans to take their relationship to the “next level”. Luv Nanda is the coolest, hottest, richest and most popular guy in school and every girl’s fantasy boyfriend. Belonging to the powerful and rich Nanda famil ....
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Queens Destiny of Dance – Movie review

Queens! Destiny of Dance is a story about the controversial and mysterious lives of Hijras (eunuchs). Set in a royal backdrop of a palatial house in Rajasthan, probably one of the few cities where the hijras live in luxury. The royal hijras were respected and well accepted as they used to serve the Indian imperials since the golden ages. Queens Destiny of Dance movie review... This bold film takes a peek at the lesser-known lives of the third gender, so called as ‘Hijras’ (trans-genders) in a dignified manner, while being realistic and honest to the facts. Actually, there are some real-life Hijras in pivotal roles, thankfully not in any negative or comic roles. Such films come once in a while. The story of Queens Destiny of Dance is told through the eyes of a young hijra called Mukta (played by Vineet) who is the best dancer in their community and a natural leader whom all the ....
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Shor in the City – movie review

Shor in the City is about three stories unconnected to each other, relating to the eleven days Lord Ganesha festival celebrations in Mumbai, real-life-like characters, fine performances, original screenplay and slick direction. Shor in the City movie review... It is the story which will entice the festival crowd, the friday regulars and even the ardent moviegoers. The storyline has been inspired from newspaper stories about the day-to-day crime and other amusing activities in the city. Tilak (Tusshar Kapoor), Ramesh (Nikhil Dwivedi) and Mandook (Pitobash Tripathi) are three friends who con people for a living. Leading a a tapori lifestyle they are small time publishers of pirated books which are sold at signals in the city. The trio kidnaps a famous author and force him to give the manuscript of his latest unpublished book to them so that they will be the first ones to publish i ....
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I AM – movie review

I AM is a film which has four different stories about four characters Afia, Megha, Abhimanyu and Omar shot in Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kashmir. It is a new age bollywood film which takes up different stories about various characters and has a string that binds them together and this is what holds this honest film with fine performances. I AM is about issues and dilemmas that bruise the modern Indian society. Unraveling and exploring these tribulations, the film unfolds many a tale of individuals struggling to find their identity, and uphold their dignity in a world that is callous, cold and unsympathetic. Shot in four different cities across India, I AM is a fusion of stories where the protagonists share a common dream – a desire to regain their lives, to regain an identity which has been taken away from them. I AM AFIA is the story of a single woman who feels her identi ....
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