A touching film based on the life of Deepak Singh in Rajasthan who comes to the City of Dreams - Mumbai with his wife and daughter in hope of a better life. CITYLIGHTS - movie review...
The film CITYLIGHTS is a remake of the BAFTA nominated British film Metro Manila (2013).
Deepak Singh (Rajkummar Rao) was in the army much earlier. As he wanted to be with his family, he quits the job and sets up a cloth store in Rajasthan. Being unlucky, his debts go on piling on with compounded interest which finally leads to shutters down on the shop. He has nothing to do. Nowhere to go.
When his life struck by a tragedy, he migrates to Mumbai, with his wife Rakhi (Patralekha) and young daughter Mahi, hoping for a better life. Being naïve, Deepak has only a single lead as a source, that of his friend Omkar who had come to Mumbai, some time ago.
However, upon arriving, he soon discovers ....
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Category: 2014
All hindi movies released in the year 2014
The epic martial arts film, a sequel of the Raid Redmption, directed by Gareth Evans and starring Iko Uwais as the protagonist. The franchise has a cult fan following in our filmy town which includes Anurag Kashyap, Sanjay Gupta, John Abraham and Imran Khan
Following immediately after the events of THE RAID, Rama (Iko Uwais) is forced to reinvent himself as an undercover cop in order to provide protection for his wife and child.
Working for the anti-corruption taskforce led by the one person he can trust, UNAWAR, he is given a mission to engage himself as an enforcer for a local mob boss, BANGUN.
Finding a way in through BANGUN's son Yuko, RAMA must hunt for information linking BANGUN with police force corruption. All the while, he harbors a dangerous and personal vendetta for revenge and justice that threatens to consume him- and bring both this mission and the organized crime syndic ....
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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.
The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Comic book heroes are fighting for their lives, on the verge of extinction thanks to the hulking Sentinel robots developed by warped, mutant-hating genius Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage). As a last hope, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), Erik “Magneto” Lehnsherr (Ian McKellen) and their remaining comrades devise a plan to send Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) consciousness back through time to 1973 to round up the younger versions of themselves we originally met in 2011’s First Class. There, he’ll need to convince them to help stop the Sentinel thr ....
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India's 1st Performance Capture Photorealistic Film Kochadaiiyaan, directed by Soundarya Ashwin starring superstar RajniKant and Deepika Padukone is a masterpiece in the latest technology photo-realistic 3D used for the very first time in India.
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Kochadaiiyaan - movie review
It's a period drama that revolves around RajniKant sir who essays the double role of the father Kochadaiiyaan,and the son Rana. The story is dramatic,based on the revenge theme. Young Rana accidentally goes to Raja Mahendra (Jackie Shroff's )state, grows up to be a great warrior, and wins his admiration & trust only to free his soldiers who were kept hostage by King Mahendra for the last 15 years. Rana fools King Mahendra and his son Vena Mahendra ( Aadhi) returns to his home state to a hero's welcome where Rishikoyan ( Nassar) is the king. He is a wicked and manipulated king. His daughter princes ....Read More
A thrilling 3 D action film featuring a fully computer-generated Godzilla.
An impressive attempt to revive Godzilla who is shown battling the monsters and saving the mankind from a catastrophic destruction.
The world’s most revered monster is reborn as Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures unleash the epic action adventure, directed by Gareth Edwards.
In 1999, scientists detect siesmic activities the Janjira Nuclear Plant near Tokyo, Japan. Plant supervisor Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) sends his wife Sandra (Juliette Binoche) and a team into the core to look for damage.
There is a sudden explosion in the plant and a radiation leak. Sandra and her team are not able to escape, and the plant collapses into ruin. The disaster, attributed to an earthquake, results in the evacuation and quarantine of the Janjira area.
Fifteen years later, Joe's son Ford (Aaron Taylor-John ....
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It is about people’s endless and never fully satisfying quest to find happiness through sex and love. (FADING GIGOLO - Movie Review)
Fading Gigolo starring John Turturro as Fioravante is a poignant movie that touches upon the growing aspect of sadness resulting from loneliness amongst the aging elite and even ordinary simple people.
Murray played by Woody Allen meets Dr. Parker an aging cosmetologist, played by Sharon Stone, and discovers that there is no jest in her and suggests that she should pep up her life. He gets a call from her asking him to arrange for a gigolo.
Murray talks to his friend Fioravante, a middle aged man who is a florist to adopt this new profession and offers to become his manager. Fioravante first refuses arguing that he is not an Adonis nor have the film star looks or the body, besides he is over the hill. Murray tells him women look for matu ....
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A film based on the coal mafia of Rajapur in Uttaranchal, directed by Asshu Trikha. (Koyelaanchal - Film Review)
If coal is an important fuel of our Industrial development, Koyelaanchal (coal belt of India) brings to light the explosive story of the people who have kept our precious fuel station at ransom for centuries. Calling these people coal mafia would be an understatement.
The film depicts the trials and tribulations of the poor innocent people living in the remote village of Rajapur and the atrocities inflicted upon them by Saryubhan Singh played by Vinod Khanna and his gang spearheaded by Karua played by Vippinno.
Karua is completely dedicated to Saryubhan Singh who can not tolerate any rebellion against him. He brutally kills anyone who dare raises a voice against them.
SuryaBhan is the undisputed king of Rajapur and goes around doing his shady deals with the help of ....
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He was shot dead on duty for doing what was right. His voice was silenced. A film based on the real life story of a whistle-blower, Manjunath Shanmugam.
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Manjunath - movie review
Six years after the shocking murder of 27 year old IIM alumni Manjunath Shanmugam, an officer with the Indian Oil Corporation, at the hands of the oil mafia, this film tries to capture the story that caught the nation's attention. Set in today’s hinterland of Uttar Pradesh and state-of-the-art campus of the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L), India, ‘Manjunath’ is the story of a 27 year old guy, Manjunath Shanmugam. After passing out from the IIM, Manjunath joins Indian Oil Corporation Limited. He is posted in Lakhimpur Kheri, a remote district in rural Uttar Pradesh. One day Manjunath goes missing. His friends, who know and work with him, panic, because they know that off late ....Read More
A social satire set against the back-drop of rural India. A multi-layered film, it dwells, at the primary level, on the relationship between Shahrukh, the rockstar goat, his young human friend Zulfi Qureshi and Jaffer, the village barber. A multi-layered film, it is primarily a hilarious take on the complex belief systems in our society and the conflicts that ensue thereon.
It dwells, at the primary level, on the relationship between eight year old Zulfi Qureshi and his pet goat Shahrukh. By a strange set of circumstances, the entire village soon starts believing that Shahrukh, the goat, has divine or magical powers.
Central topic of this film is a goat, the kid Zulfi and his parents. His mother has to payback the loan, while his father doesn’t seem to earn enough to meet the household expenses.
Zulfi has an older sister who is in love with the son of a barber’s son Jaffer (Anshum ....
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The film portrays beautifully the Journey of two talented young players from a small town of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India who later become the baseball players of a top league in America.
'Million Dollar Arm 'directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Tom McCarthy is an inspirational film based on the real life story of Sports agent J B Bernstein who discovered baseball pitchers from a remote village in India.
The film opens with JB played by Jon Hamm and his Indian origin partner Ash played by Aasif Mandvi lamenting the loss of their big account Popo.
Apart from being partners JB and Ash share a deep friendship. JB is a no-nonsensical guy whose romantic life is non existent. He has rented part of his house to a medical student Brenda played by Lake Bell. Ash jokingly tells JB that he would not be interested in her because she is intelligent so obviously not his type.
Both ....
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