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All Hindi films released in 2008

Hulla, movie review
This energetic bittersweet comedy, more accurately perhaps - drama with a sense of humour, Hulla turns a contemporary eye on something that is taken too much for granted in Indian cities, especially Mumbai – private space. It’s about the clash between a stockbroker who is not allowed to sleep at night and a small-time trader who won’t let him (as the secretary of the building society they live in). This seemingly trivial, even laughable, problem eventually snowballs into disasters for both of them and their families, while unspooling the attitudes of people around them. Raj and Abha, a couple in their early-thirties, move into their new 2-bedroom flat in a Mumbai suburb. They are both very happy as only new home-owners can be in Mumbai. Since the flat is in a residential complex away from the bustle of the city and the main road, they both expect peace and quiet. Raj (Sushant ....
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Welcome to Sajjanpur, movie review
Set in a fictitious Indian village Welcome to Sajjanpur tells the humble story of the inhabitants of that village. The central character is Mahadev, one of the few educated young men from Sajjanpur. His ambition is to be a novelist, but finds it easier to make a living by writing letters sitting next to the Post Office. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him popular with the largely non-literate population of the town. Aware of this power, he soon uses his talent to manipulate people with amusing and sometimes not such amusing results. With this as the narrative frame, Welcome to Sajjanpur shows in an entertaining musical and comic way, characters and events that are at once hilarious and poignant. A delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village. Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is a young graduate from Sajjanpur village who lives with his widowed mother. She has a ....
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Saas Bahu aur Sensex, movie review
Saas Bahu aur Sensex's story has the Sensex as a backdrop to the lives of the most unlikely investors. Indians are terrifically progressive people and this film shows that in a light hearted way. The film has a multi-cultural neighbourhood, call center classes and fun. There is the saas-bahu part and share market excitements, women empowerment, and even a love triangle. Binita Sen (Kiron Kher) divorces her husband and leaves their comfortable home in Kolkata. She comes to the new environs of Navi Mumbai along with her daughter Nitya (Tanushree Dutta). Nitya drops her ambition to do her MBA in the USA, begins to work at a call centre. Facing difficulties in the new city, new job, she finds it a little easier however to cope with the situation, courtesy her newfound friend, Ritesh Jetmalani (Ankur Khanna) who is very caring and understanding. Nitya’s mother Binita Sen befriends th ....
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The Last Lear, movie review
The Last Lear is inspired by the famous Bengali actor, activist and playwright Utpal Dutt and his play "Aajker Shahjehan" (The Emperor Today). The play was about the enormous trust and faith that actors repose on those who support their art. Just as much as it is about the betrayals of that very trust. The Last Lear having a Bollywood star cast is an English language film. It has Amitabh, Arjun Rampal and Preity couldn't have been more perfect. Amitabh hogs the limelight not in as towering personality, but as Harish Mishra. Harish Mishra (Amitabh Bachchan) is the protagonist of this offbeat film. The film-within-the film is a lamentation about the dying art of the circus. As winds of change accompanying neo-liberal policies sweep across the country, older cultural forms give way to newer ones. In this moment of transition, trust and treachery collide and crumble. What does a 65 ....
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1920, movie review
1920 is a horror film written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. The story revolves around the events surrounding a married couple living in a haunted house during the British rule in India in the year 1920. An architect arrives at a large manor House known as Haveli in Palampur somewhere in Northern India. The manager MK tells him that the owner wishes to have it torn down and have a hotel constructed in its place. Later that night, the architect is killed by a mysterious force. It turns out the architect who was engaged before him too, was killed in a similar way some time ago. The devout Arjun Singh (Rajneesh Duggal) who begins every morning with Hanuman Chalisa is an architect, and devoted to his family. He is in love with Lisa who is of a mixed faith. She is born of a British father and an Indian mother and this is disapproved by Arjun’s family who even attempts to burn this girl ....
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Ru-Ba-Ru, movie review
The film Ru-Ba-Ru's publicity describes it as a romantic thriller which revolves around the relationship between a live-in couple caught amidst their busy professional careers. Rubaru is shot extensively in the beautiful Krabi Beach area in Bangkok, Thailand. The movie is an adaptation of Gil Junger's Hollywood hit If Only (2004). Randeep Hooda and Sahana Goswami share some steamy and passionate lip locking scenes in debutant director Arjun Baali's Ru-Ba-Ru. Sahana Goswami, who recently played Arjun Rampal's wife in Rock On! plays a lead role here as Tara, who is a professional theater actress. Randeep Hooda is an advertising executive. Other films show budding love, the initial problems faced by the couple, which are overcome and they lived happily ever after. Ru-Ba-Ru deals about the life that comes after being in a relationship for two years. Living with each other for so lon ....
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A Wednesday, movie review
Debutant director Neeraj Pandey’s A Wednesday is about the aam junta who is trapped in mundane realities of eking out a survival in Mumbai (and now anywhere in India).

A Wednesday - movie review

The common man has almost got used to the idea that fundamentalism and terrorism is a way of life. But now he has finally been pushed over the edge. He is hurt and no longer willing to be the quiet victim. He has had enough! Mumbai, the financial capital of India, the city that never sleeps, the city of dreams, fast paced and ever changing, home to Bollywood! A city of beauty but also a city that got scarred! A city whose foundation is slowly crumbling beneath its facade of invincibility. A Wednestay tells the story of certain events that unfold between 2 and 6 pm on a particular Wednesday in this city. Events which do not exist in any record but which deeply affect the lives o ....
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Tahaan, movie review
A fable-like journey of the eponymous eight year old boy, Tahaan (Paurav Bhandare) lives with his grandfather (Victor Banerjee), his mother Haba (Sarika) and older sister Zoya (Sana Shaikh) in the serene meadows of Kashmir. They all live in the hope that someday Tahaan's father who's been missing for over three years, will return. This lil boy spends his time in the meadows with his sheep and closest friend Birbal, his donkey, and conjures up a million questions about this world for his grandfather to answer. Grandpa’s profound teachings help Tahaan to choose the right path at the time of grave difficulties. Tahaan's mother is a powerful character representing the woman who stands strong in the face of hardships. The little boy's 14 year old sister Zoya provides great support to her mother. Her concern for her little brother Tahaan's well being makes her pivotal in bridging the gap ....
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Hijack, movie review
Ad film maker Kunal Shivdasani's directoral debut Hijack is a fast paced action thriller with some exceptional mid-air action and stunts by Allan Amin. Hijack movie review ... Vikram Madan (Shiney Ahuja) is a ground maintenance engineer at the Chandigarh Airport. His social life is limited to one friend Rajeev who is the security chief at the same airport. As luck would have it, Vikram's daughter is travelling with her teacher for a debate contest to Amritsar from Delhi. That flight gets hijacked by a group of 6 terrorists working for a man named Rasheed (KK Raina) who has been captured by the Indian Police. This flight is forced to land at Chandigarh Airport itself. These terrorists demand the release of Rasheed from the Indian Government or they threaten to kill the hostages inside the aircraft at large. Vikram cannot forget how his wife died in a similar incident way back ....
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C Kkompany, movie review
C Kkompany is a story three underdogs in three different age groups staying in a middle class society. Three of them are great friends and are striving to achieve their respective dreams. One day while playing a harmless prank, things take a drastic turn and a series of events follow which take them on a journey they had never imagined. Three friends Akshay Kumar (Tusshar Kapoor), Mr. Joshi (Anupam Kher) and Lambodar Jha (Rajpal Yadav) have their own share of troubles as a common man. While Akshay is a struggling crime reporter, Mr. Joshi is a retired accountant troubled by his ungrateful son. Lambodar finds it difficult to deal with his wife over his job. Together they share their plight and find solace in each other's company. On one occasion, their play a harmless prank to tackle their problems which leads to a series of events that puts them into media spotlight. But things ....
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