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Son of Sardaar is a remake of Telugu movie Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli. This Bollywood comedy-romance drama is directed by Ashwni Dhir. The basic theme of this films is purely Indian. Mehmaan to Bhagwaan hota hai. Which implies that certain families in India treat a guest like a God. Incidently it is from Ashwini Dhir, who directed the 2010 hit film Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge which had a somewhat similar theme about a guest in the house. (Jassi) Ajay Devgn resides in the UK and gets an official note reminding him about his succession of his family property in Phagwara, Punjab in India. So he comes to India, and from Delhi, while alighting the train to Punjab, he comes across Sukh (Sonakshi Sinha). This simpleton Sikh from the UK is so impressed with the girl that he loses his balance somewhat, which creates funny situations en route the train journey to Punjab. Somewhere the ....
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Out of the blues comes a film like It’s Rocking: Dard-E-Disco, which still reminds us of how we could tolerate such flicks a couple of decades ago. Further, we are now living in the generation where even without stars, but having good content, they do well like Vicky Donor or even the last week's release Luv Shuv tey Chicken Khurana. Directed by Ashok Tyagi the story of It’s Rocking: Dard-E-Discois about two brothers - Rocky and Rambo, (Akshay Kapoor and Aryeman Ramsay respectively), who think that they are so attractive, that they have the impression that they are the only - most sought after guys. Dad Sharat Saxena, wonders whether his kids do have any future, while the boys are pampered a lot by their mom, played by Upasana Singh, Trying to gain entry in Bappi Lahiri's night club, they are thrown out. But as a sheer co-incidence, they are offered  entry tickets, and th ....
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan was a very anticipated and a much awaited diwali release from the Yash Raj  banner. It is the last directorial venture of Yash Chopra before his demise. Jab Tak Hai Jaan review... A story of Samar Anand, his journey to love, heartbreak and more… The story revolves aroundSamarAnand (Shah Rukh Khan) and Meera Thappar (Katrina Kaif). Samar is a very cheerful happy-go-lucky guy, lives inLondon,  has a hand to mouth living by doing various small jobs, but what ever he does he always manages to charm the people he meets. One day in a chance encounter he meets Meera Thappar, a beautiful rich young Indian ‘business’ girl born and bought up inLondon. She has undying faith and God and believes that in –“you have to loose in order to gain” policy. She believes that if you as for some thing from god, you have to give up on some thing else which is dear to you ....
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The story of Luv & Kush (sons of Lord Rama) like never before and it is in 3D format! Surayavanshi Ram of Ayodhya, the greatest warrior king that ever lived, was forced to send his beloved wife Sita into exile. This resulted in leading Lord Ram and his kingsom to despair and a directionless future. Unknown to Lord Ram, far away in sage Valmiki’s Ashram, Sita lives as Vandevi, raising their twin sons, Luv & Kush. Though not aware of their royal lineage, the twins imbibe wisdom, compassion & combat skills that would put any royal prince to shame. Sita is referred to as 'Vandevi' (Goddess of the forest) and brings up her sons Luv and Kush at Guru Valmiki’s ashram. While Luv has his father’s qualities – of being calm, controlled, dauntless and skilled at archery, Kush is spirited, brave, adventurous and hot-headed. Sita imbibes the teaching of working as a team to Luv -Kush, se ....
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Omi Khurana's (Kunal Kapoor) London dream has just ended. On the run from a dangerous UK gangster who he owes money to, Omi returns to his native village in Punjab, pretending to be a well-heeled London lawyer. Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana- movie review.. Much has changed since Omi ran away from home a decade back by stealing money from his doting grandfather, Darji. The old man has since become senile and most importantly, forgotten the secret recipe of "Chicken Khurana", a dish that made the Khurana Dhaba (restaurant) famous across the Punjab. Omi's childhood sweetheart, Harman is soon to be married to his cousin, Jeet, though neither seems too happy about it. Quite unexpectedly, Omi Khurana decides to come back to India, unlike majority of our Indian guys who go there with dreams, and would do anything just to ‘survive’ there instead of returning and losing face. Omi ....
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Saddam, is a 70 year old hakim, well-known for his Unani medicines cures within his village folk. Le Gaya Saddam - movie review... This romantic comedy is about an adorable grandfather Saddam (Raghuvir Yadav), his love for his grandson Sher Khan (Chirag Patil) and the grandson’s love of his life - Munni (Sufi Sayyad). Saddam is an established mobile Unani sex medicine vendor. A well respected character in his town, he treats every normal to critical sexual problem with a guarantee of a cure. Yet, many of them would not like to be seen exchanging even pleasantries in the open. Saddam is very fond grandson Sher Khan who is the loverboy of the village. Young and handsome, is in love with Munni and hence the most envied guy in the village. Munni is the most beautiful girl in the village. She is jolly, bold and takes advantage of her charms on the other men, but she is honest t ....
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Ajab Gazabb Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. Jackky Bhagnani and Nidhi Subbaiah play the lead roles, along with Arjun Rampal, Arshad Warsi, Darshan Jariwala and Kirron Kher. All the characters in this drama try hard to tickle your bones, eventually land up with giggles here and there. The story is about a poor little rich boy Rajveer (Jackky Bhagnani) who falls in love with a girl Madhuri (Nidhi Subbaiah) who is a strong advocate of social justice and equality. Further, he learns that she ‘hates’ all rich people and will have nothing to do with a rich boy like him. So here is a rich kid who has a passion for hot-wheels and his ‘dream cars’, falling in love with a girl who hates everything rich. The same girl dons fancy dresses and designer accessories – is a different matter all together. Rajveer has only one w ....
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Stories of India’s economic growth, affluent middle class appear daily. Western world looks at India, as a shining nation on the rise. Stories of economic growth dot our consciousness. But in the underbelly of the world’s largest democracy, far away from the glitz of the big cities, a war is brewing. In the name of development, thousands of tribals are being displaced. The state needs control over their land and the natural resources. But the tribals and villagers who have seen neither development nor compensation for this displacement, have decided to protest. They will not give up their forests, their rivers and their homes. CHAKRAVYUH focuses on the Naxalite movement, besides focusing on the plight of tribals caught between the Naxals on one hand and police-politicians on the other. It raises the burning issue of development against displacement of the tribals. There is a ....
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Rush Jo aadmi risk nahi leta, uska sub kuch risky ho jata hai – which means Life becomes risky for the person who doesn’t take risks in life. Rush is the story of a struggling television crime reporter Samar Grover (Emraan Hashmi), based in Delhi, who has toiled to make his talk show gain popularity and some respectability. The film is directed by the late Shamin Desai and Aditya Pancholi, Neha Dhupia and Sagarika Ghatge as other main characters of the film. It is a story based on media, crime and politics. Samar’s talk show has gained popularity at the cost of his family life with a disenchanted wife (Sagarika Ghatge). This time the investigative news reporter has gone a bit too far this time, feels his boss, and soSamaris out of job. He gets another opportunity in the form of Lisa (Neha Dhupia), a rival media tycoon who has offered him huge money to join her channel. Lisa h ....
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(Captive was Screened at Mumbai Film Festival - 2012) Director - Brillante Mendoza Captive is about self-preservation, about survival in the face of hardships and situations beyond one’s control. The story is adapted from the Dos Palmas kidnapping of two US missionaries by the Abu Sayyaf Group in 2001. On 27 May 2001, 20 local and foreign tourists were abducted from the Dos Palmas resort in Palawan (an island province of the Philippines) and they were then transported via a fishing boat across the Sulu Sea to the island of Basilan. On the boat, the ASG demand ransom from the hostages. One of the hostages arranges an easy transfer of the ransom to a bank in Zamboanga, the reason why the group makes a stopover in a Lamitan City hospital en route to their hideout in the mountains. A bullet mistakenly shot by one of the ASG leaders at a passing military truck triggers a milita ....
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