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Purani Jeans
Friendship is like a pair of old jeans - the older it gets, the better it becomes - this is the belief that Purani Jeans is based on. Purani Jeans centres around Siddarth Ray (Tanuj Virwani) who learns this belief as he journeys from New York back to his hometown Kasauli, a small hill station in India, after 12 long years. The main hook of the film is friendship. Those unforgettable memories of old friends – somewhat similar to Rock On and Dil Chahta Hai, yet it appears fresh, courtesy the young, bubbly cast of this friendship flick. The film unfolds as a coming-of-age drama about a summer when Sidharth, his best friend Sam (Aditya Seal) and their gang of friends experience the agony & ecstasy of growing up, forming bonds of friendship, trust, jealousy, joy, envy & love. Though a bit unrealistic that the guy comes after 12 years from the US, to wind up everything in hi ....
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Samrat & Co.
It’s a dark night, a car winding its way up the hilly roads of Shimla, reaches its destination at the sprawling Mahendra Mansion. Mahendra Pratap Singh is about to retire for the night, suddenly the phone rings. This sets in motion for a series of engrossing, edge of the seat moments in this crime-detective thriller - SAMRAT & CO. There’s a tribute paid upfront to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. One of Bollywood’s finest whodunit detective thrillers in recent few years. Trees are drying out, the flowery plants are on a depletion mode and so is the owner Mahendra Pratap Singh who too, is on a deterioration state of health, so much so that he is shown jerking up even at the telephone bell ringing. A young, beautiful and rich girl, Dimpy Singh (Madalsa Sharma), approaches Samrat Tilakdhari (Rajeev Khandelwa ....
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Kaanchi
A story of an innocent rural beauty and her fight against power. It is about the inner power of a strong girl who represents millions of suppressed youth against injustice in the country. Kaanchi is a dramatic journey of 18 years old girl from mountains to metro city from innocence to realization; evolution followed by a revolution, which wakes up, and inspires today youth against corruption of power. This film comes from Subhash Ghai who made memorable films like Kaalicharan, Karz, Vidhaata, Ram Lakhan, Hero, Meri Jung, Pardes and the last memorable one being Taal. Subhash Ghai disappoints with his latest release Kaanchi, which unfortunately, fails to go down as another memorable flick from the once upon a time, the showman of the Bollywood film industry of the nineties. Daughter of an ex-army man, Kaanchi (Mishti) is the stubborn girl who has given her heart to the local lad B ....
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Transcendence
A sc-fi techno-thriller loaded with interesting ideas. It is all about  Artifical Intelligence, Mind control and Robotics, this film appears way ahead of its time. Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp), the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. Will Caster has a dream to make man as 'powerful as God' through this creation of Artificial Intelligence. He is shot at the presentation led by his wife and fellow researcher Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) to attract potential sponsors. Will Caster survives the initial attach, but then the doctors give him a month or so ....
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2 States - Hindi film review
Love marriages around the world are simple. The boy and girl fall in love and get married. With its vast 'unity in diversity, it becomes a complicated issue in India. Based on Chetan Bhagat's novel - 2 States, it is a story of culturally opposite couple - Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan who are from two different states of India, deeply in love and want to get married. The film begins with Krish having a consultation with a pyschiatrist. He is contemplating to commit suicide as he "has Google-searched on best ways to commit suicide. He then begins with his story of how met Ananya while studying for a Management Degree. Both of them are pursuing for Masters in a prestigious management institute of India. Krish is a Punjabi, from Delhi and Ananya is a Tamilian brahmin from Chennai. Problems arise when their parents come to Ahmedabad to attend Krish and Ananya's convo ....
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Divergent
In the futuristic Chicago, society is divided into 5 factions, and DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. The film is based on the best-selling book series by Veronica Roth. The factions are - Abnegation (Those who are Selfless), Amity (Peaceful), Candor (Honest), Dauntless (Brave) and Erudite (Intelligent) As per the created system, each year the 16 year olds have to undertake a serum-based aptitude test that indicates which faction they would fit into. They are informed of the result and then they have to inform their choice at the Choosing Ceremony. Originally born into Abnegation, Beatrice 'Tris' Prior (Shailene Woodley) is idealistic, vulnerable, brave and compassionate. When faced with the biggest decision of her life, she struggles between choosing her family and her yearning desir ....
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Bhoothnath Returns
A sequel to 2008 film Bhoothnath, features Amitabh Bachchan as Bhoothnath in Bhoothnath Returns, the ghost who is mocked by everyone when he enters the Bhoothworld. He is questioned about his abilities as a ghost as he could not even scare a child when he was on earth. Bhoothnath is handed a token which will enable him to get life as a human being again on this earth. The only problem is that he has to wait for a long, long time. As per Hindu religion, a person after his death, get to live in any form such as an insect or ant or something that sort. But Bhoothnath was to live again as a human being and thats why the long waiting period. Humiliated and tired of the mockery in the Bhoothworld, Bhoothnath requests the incharge of that world to give him one more chance to come to earth as a ghost and he promises that he would be successful in scaring some children, and clear out the mo ....
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Jal - Water - Hindi film
With backdrop of water scarcity in Rann of Kutch, Jal tells a complex and intriguing story of love, relationships, enmity, deceit and circumstances that bring about the dark side of human character. Jal movie review... It is a high-octane, action- drama with a shocking climax. Shot on an epic scale, the film is a visual treat and has managed to capture ‘Rann Of Kutch’ like never before. Set in the Rann of Kutch, in Gujarat in Western India, the story of Jal revolves round a water diviner named Bakka (Purab H. Kohli), who tries to solve the drought problems in his village. Bakka has the sixth sense to detect water in the parched desert. Yet he faces unforeseen circumstances when he tries to help a female ornithologist Kim (Saidah Jules) to save the flamingos. Bakka is blessed with the ability of finding water in the parched desert. The film revolves around the drama surrou ....
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Main Tera Hero
A romantic action-comedy film Main Tera Hero directed by David Dhawan which brings back memories of his entertaining films with Govinda of the 90s. The difference here is that it is devoid of any double meaning jokes and aims to entertain the family audience.

Main Tera Hero - movie review...

It is the remake of the Telugu film Kandireega. This one is Produced By Shobha Kapoor & Ekta Kapoor. It is their first out and out masala commercial family comedy drama. It is an entertaining romantic drama lacks logic and is high on theatrics targeted at the masses, which takes Our Hero from the mountainous Ooty, to the fun college campus of Bangalore, and then to a beautiful mansion, in visitors paradise Thailand. Our Love Story begins with the Mischievous, Clever, Charming, a Daredevil and the HERO - Seenu (Varun Dhawan) who falls in love with Sunaina (Ileana D’cruz). How c ....
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Díhkiyaoon
Born in the upper middle class society, Viki had no mother and his father had no time for him. The cold loneliness of Viki's world left him weak and tainted from within. Absence of love and care pushed Viki to find acceptance in other places. One such place was just a road away from his plush apartment- THE GANGSTER‐LAND. Read Dishkiyaoon review further Nicknamed as Viki Kartoos (Harman Baweja) was often bullied at school. The adolescent Viki is impressed with Mota Tony (Prashant Narayan) and comes under his influence, and this is how he becomes a gangster. Viki finds love and acceptance, where bullets don't warn before firing. Interpersonal relationships are complex, situations are twisted. Ambitions break free, as Viki sets his eyes on the top‐spot in gangster‐land. He backs himself to de‐throne the existing king. Where people use might, Viki uses his mind. A game of dice ....
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