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Slumdog Millionaire – movie review

Slumdog Millionaire is an adaptation of the novel Q & A written by the Indian author Vikas Swarup. It is Slumdog Millionaire in English and Slumdog Crorepati in Hindi, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. The protagonist Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's smash hit TV show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Slumdog Millionaire movie review... Arrested on suspicion of cheating, he tells the police the incredible story of his life on the streets, and of the girl he loved and lost. But what is a kid with no interest in money doing on the show? And how is it he knows all the answers? Its the moment of truth in the studio. Before a hushed studio audience and standing under the blazing studio lights, 18 year old Mumbai ....
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Aasma – movie review

The movie Aasma is about a bunch of talented and aspiring college students who start a theatre group called "Aasma" which means "sky". Aasma is a story about a theatre group comprising of talented and aspiring college and actors set out to have some fun. Somewhere along their journey, they realize that they want more. They want to touch the sky with their brilliance. This is a story of people who have faith in spite of the tribulation that life throws at them. Through their insecurities, anxieties, and dilemmas they find that friendship and dedication leads them to near heights, beyond the darkness that temporarily blinds each of them. Aasma movie review... Aasma has a bunch of talented artists (Shubhashish, Seema Biswas, Hrishita, Raghuveer, Joy, Mushtaq and others) but then luck has been eluding them for quite a while. They are unable to get offers to play and this leads to more ....
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42 Kms – movie review

42 Kms the hindi film showcases how in life, each one of us are always on the run. We run with different motives for different goals at different periods of our life. Some run for love, some for peace and others for money, or just for the fun of it. There is no escape from it. This film has 5 ordinary stories with different journeys and different destinations which appear unique in each sense - but same 42 kms to run! It is an inspirational journey of perseverance and personal triumph. 42 Kms, the film is a journey of 5 people from diverse backgrounds leading a happy life. There comes a situation, when their world collapses and circumstances in life force them to push their limits beyond their thoughts. It takes them to a level where they emerge victorious under adverse circumstances and shattered confidence. There is a 42 kilometers marathon run, and each of them has different ....
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Raaz – The Mystery Continues (movie review)

Raaz - The Mystery Continues is directed by Mohit Suri, a horror flick starring Emraan Hashmi, Adhyayan Suman and Kangana Ranaut. Raaz, The Mystery Continues is not a sequel to the 2002 movie Raaz which had Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea in the lead. The film is based on the myths and superstitions that are still widely existent in the contemporary Indian society. The film challenges the beliefs on paranormal phenomena. Emraan Hashmi plays a painter, who is gifted with intuition where his paintings tell unforeseen future events. Raaz, The Mystery Continues ... A beautiful model Nandita (Kangana Ranaut) is in love with Yash (Adhyayan Suman) who presents the reality show "Andhvishwas" on television. Yash's show exposes various superstitions of ghosts and tantric voodoos. Once, at a shopping mall, Prithvi (Emraan Hashmi) an aspiring painter who is in search of his masterpiece sees Nan ....
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Chandni Chowk to China – movie review

Chandni Chowk to China, the first ever Bollywood Kungfu comedy takes you on a madcap journey from the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in Delhi to Shanghai, the Great Wall and rural China, marrying in its wake hilarious gaga, breathtaking action, spectacular locations and heart stirring emotions. Our protagonist Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is the lowest on the totem pole, cutting vegetables at a road side food stall in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. He longs to escape his dreary existence and look for shortcuts - with astrologers, tarot readers and fake fakirs - basically believing anything except himself, despite his father figure Dada's (Mithun Chakravorty) best efforts. Chandni Chowk to China movie review... His redeeming moment arrives when two strangers from China claim him as a reincarnation of a war hero in the past and take him to China. Sidhu now dreams of wine, women and a princely existence ....
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The President is Coming – movie review

The President is Coming is a take-off on President Bush's visit to India in 2006. There is a situation where a PR firm has been hired to shortlist an Indian below 30 years of age to be the face of the New India before The American President. A low budget film, shot in a 'Documentary' style, is a satire on the quest for the 'Young Indian' who would get a chance to shake George Bush's hand, during his visit to India. The President is Coming movie review... Six candidates are short listed and they are subjected to a round of bizarre tests where they are put through various tests to determine their skills and aptitude. Yes, there is elimination, sans drama, and the winner will shake the President's hand. Maya Roy (Konkona Sen Sharma) is a Bengali novelist from Kolkata, who is fascinated by the midget tribes of Assam. Rohit Seth (Vivek Gomber) is an accent trainer from Gurgaon who h ....
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Bad luck Govind – movie review

Bad Luck Govind is the story of an obsessive, compulsive, down on his luck, young man Govind (VJ Gaurav Kapur), who has somewhat of a mind-blowing disconnect with the higher powers of the universe. His bad luck is so strong that it immediately passes on to those around him. Badluck Govind movie review... Like, even cows stop producing milk when he walks by a 'tabela'. Even fresh milk instantly curdles when poured into a cup of tea, people fall of their bicycles, and such funny bad luck moments. Working in Delhi in a TV Channel as a production assistant, he gets fed up of his forever running bad luck and now heads to Mumbai to change his luck for the better. A hilarious natural incident with news anchor Mamta (special appearance Archana Puran Singh) lands Govind in Mumbai from his native Delhi, where the stage is now set for Bad Luck Govind, when six madcap underworld 'bhai' b ....
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Kaash… Mere Hote! movie review

Shravan of Nadeem-Shravan fame has produced Kaashh Mere Hote that has debutant Kumar Sahil with Sneha Ullal and Sanaa Mirza . Kaash... Mere Hote! Miserably relies on the gone-by era tricks which made such masala films popular. Interestingly, in this film, the obsessed girl is blessed with super-natural powers. Kaashh Mere Hote, movie review ... We have a string of average songs popping up every now and then and like in the films of 70s, the film has a comedy track running parallel with the main plot. Krishna and Radhika are passionately in love with each other. Their life is full of love, romance, compassion, and thoughts of being together forever. But, soon their joyful life becomes a living hell when a pretty teenage girl Kia, has her eyes focused on Krishna. Kia plays the obsessed lover. The story goes as Krish (Kumar Saahil) who is a fashion photographer and is in love w ....
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Jumbo, movie review

Jumbo is an animated film based on a Thai film - Khan Kluay which is about a baby elephant named Khan Kluay who wanders away from his mother and eventually becomes the war elephant. It has voice over by superstars Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Dimple Kapadia, Rajpal Yadav, Gulshan Grover, Asrani, Yuvraj Singh and others. Akshay Kumar has lent his voice for the central character of an elephant and also shot for an exclusive music video - 'Everything Is Gonna Be Alright'. A young blue elephant, Jumbo (Akshay Kumar's voice) grows up with his mother (voiced by Dimple Kapadia). He loves to play with other animals in the jungle. At times, other elephants of the herd would confront him as he is fatherless. His mother never reveals anything about his father, except that his father is missing since some time. Naturally, Jumbo gets more curious about his father, and he gets the information th ....
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Ghajini – movie review

The most awaited film of 2008, Ghajini is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film of same name, which is an adaptation of the critically acclaimed film Memento by Christopher Nolan. The protagonist is suffering from anterograde amnesia or short term memory loss and seeking revenge for his wife's murder. The lead actor Aamir Khan had his head shaved almost bald with a style which became craze of the country. Sanjay Singhania (Aamir Khan), the owner of a mobile phone service provider company falls in love with Kalpana (Asin Thottumkal) an ad film actress, though she does not know that he is business magnet. The most enjoyable moments as well as soul stirring parts of Ghajini are the comic as well as emotional scenes between Amir and Asin. Being a do-gooder, when Kalpana successfully saves a bunch of children who were in danger, she is brutally murdered by a gang leader Ghajini Dharmatma ( ....
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