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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 1983
It was a satire on the murky happenings in a big city. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro explored the nexus between the big business men, the politicos and the press who would go all out and are ready to stoop to any level, back-stab or front stab for that matter, to get their own pound of flesh. The city in question is none other than Amchi Mumbai here. Adorned with the class actors of the then art cinema world, the cast of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is led by Nasseruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri, and Ravi Baswani and not to forget the dead meat Satish Shah because of whom the whole mad bungle in concrete jungle happens. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro was a story by Sudhir Mishra and the talented Kundan Shah who also directed it. It seemed the story developed itself as it was being filmed, with incidents happening one after the other in sequence and taking the story forward at good pace infused with dry humor, dark ....
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Tere Mere Phere - movie review
Tere Mere Phere is a comic look at the most complicated happening in mankind’s life - The institution of MARRIAGE! Directed by a talented actress Deepa Sahi this film is shot in the heartland of the mighty Himalayas, with its lush green valleys, its torrid streams and its cold desert mountains. The zigzag roads of the high mountains make this mad ride about love all the more exciting! A visual treat that is shot magnificently amidst the beautiful locales of the great Himalayas. There is a universal saying that if “distance makes the heart grow fonder” then proximity should have the reverse effect! Tere Mere Phere is a story about a newly married couple, Pooja and Rahul who have a perfect love affair and a perfect marriage and go on a perfect dream honeymoon in a motor home driving through the breath taking Himalayas… but then can life ever be perfect? As the protagoni ....
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Chala Mussaddi Office Office - movie review
Chala Mussaddi Office Office is an adaptation of the television serial Office Office. The TV serial portrays the plight of a common man in various sticky situations. It has different situations where the commoner Mussadi Lal comes across dishonesty, corruption and bribery. The TV Serial, Office Office gained popularity as the audience would connect with the character of Mussaddi, a simple man who is bogged down by the corrupt system. Chala Mussaddi Office Office movie review... It deals with the burning issues of bribery and corruption and it shows how the common man bears the brunt of it all. All characters of the television serial are repeated in this film. Mussaddi Lal (Pankaj Kapoor) is a middle class citizen of our country who strives to make the two ends meet. He comes across the evils of the current state of affairs in India, in its government offices, etc. The film Chala Mu ....
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Peepli Live, movie review
Peepli Live is an experimental film yet a thought provoking satire produced by Aamir Khan - that depicts the story of thousands of debt ridden poor Indian farmers who commit suicide as they are not thick skinned as other wily businessmen or the politicians. Peepli [Live] movie review... Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid government loan. A quick fix to the problem is the very same government’s program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. As a means of survival Farmer Natha can choose to die!!! Natha’s brother is happy to push him towards this unique ‘honor’ but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what might’ve been another unnoticed event turns into a ‘cause celebré’ with everyone wanting a piece of the action. Political b ....
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Khatta Meetha, movie review
Khatta Meetha is a satire and is a remake of Priyadarshan's Malayalam film Vellanakalude Nadu. The comic film Khatta Meetha revolves around a struggling road construction contractor; Sachin Tichkule (Akshay Kumar) who is doomed to dream big. There is no chance in hell that his dreams will ever come true, simply because he has no money to bribe! Sachin Tichkule is a simple Marathi manoos who wears sunglasses, formal shirt-pant, belt, chappals, always carries a handbag and an umbrella and travels in autos. To make matters worse, the new municipal commissioner turns out to be his ex-girlfriend Gehna Gampule (Trisha) who now hates him. Gehna Gampule is also from the same town as Sachin - from Phaltan. Gehna is a mature individual and strict in her work, and doesn't allow corruption. She stays with her elder brother Mr Ganpule (Neeraj Vora) who is a bank manager. Even as you laugh a ....
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Idiot Box, movie review
Subhrojeet Chakraborty (Sushant Singh) is the newly appointed creative director in Lalaji Telefilms which is owned by Ms. Anekta Kapoor (Jyoti Gauba) in the film Idiot Box. He is brought in to the company for a special purpose which is to uplift the falling TRP (Television Rating Points) of an ongoing TV Serial of Anekta Kapoor's company which is titled as "Kabhi yeh Kabhi Woh" consisting of 52 episodes. Idiot Box movie review... His lady boss Anekta Kapoor has promised a hefty pay packet, a secured job, a well furnished apartment, a chauffer driven car if he succeeds in the challenge of increasing the popularity of the TV soap. And if he fails, he gets a return ticket to Kolkata, his hometown. Anekta Kapoor (Jyoti Gauba) is considered to be the queen of Indian television as she has changed the entire face of Indian television. Her company 'Lalaji Telefilms' is the producer of 39 o ....
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Life Partner, movie review
The story of Life Partner revolves around two young couples and their lawyer friend. When both the married couples face rough times, their lawyer friend who specializes in divorce cases, comes to their help. Life Partner movie review... Bhavesh Patel's (Tushaar Kapoor) ideology - " Dating?.... My marriage will be arranged and I'll love my wife no matter what..." Bhavesh is an obedient son, who will never go against his family's wishes. He staunchly supports monogamy, and has all his romance reserved for his would be wife. His belied - ' Marriages are made in heaven and arranged on earth'. The one thing that he is absolutely sure of is the success of his marriage. After all, arranged marriages have had a proven track record in his family..' Prachi Jadeja (Prachi Desai) is a girl with strength, dignity and poise. A home-maker who cares for the people around her, she will always st ....
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Dhoondte Reh Jaoge, movie review
‘The concept is simple, brilliant, failsafe, unique and guaranteed to work,’ says Anand Pawar (Kunal Kemmu) an honest Charted Accountant but looser in life, to Raj Chopra (Paresh Rawal), a veteran film Producer with no money, heavily in debt as all his previous films have been flops in the film Dhoondte Reh Jaoge. Anand and Raj team up and hatch a plan to raise money to produce a feature film and then actually make it for a pittance. They plot to make it so badly that audiences will reject it on the first day of its release, which would give them a foolproof chance to decamp with the remaining invested funds. All they need to do is raise 100 Crore from various financers and produce the film in 5 Crore. They would then make a film that will never work, a film that will be hooted out on the first day itself and run away with 95 Crore. They want to become instant millionaires i ....
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Dev D, movie review
Dev D is a modern-day interpretation of the classic novel "Devdas" by Sarat Chandra. Dev, Paro and Chanda of Dev D reflect the sensibilities, conflicts, aggression, independence, free thought, exuberance and recklessness of the youth of today. A generation that is jammed between eastern roots and western sensibilities. Director Aunrag Kashyap has shown the lead character Devdas as a spoilt, obsessive, addictive and a hypocritical sensualist, who is self destructive without knowing he is destroying himself. Dev D movie review... Dev D is set in the rustic and colourful Punjab and also explores the dingy, morbid, dark underbelly of Delhi. From sprawling mustard fields to a riot of neon. It is written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and produced by UTV Spotboy. Son of a rich Punjabi Businessman, Dev (Abhay Deol) and Paro (Mahi Gill) are childhood sweethearts. But Dev, being an insec ....
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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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