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Bhoothnath Returns
A sequel to 2008 film Bhoothnath, features Amitabh Bachchan as Bhoothnath in Bhoothnath Returns, the ghost who is mocked by everyone when he enters the Bhoothworld. He is questioned about his abilities as a ghost as he could not even scare a child when he was on earth. Bhoothnath is handed a token which will enable him to get life as a human being again on this earth. The only problem is that he has to wait for a long, long time. As per Hindu religion, a person after his death, get to live in any form such as an insect or ant or something that sort. But Bhoothnath was to live again as a human being and thats why the long waiting period. Humiliated and tired of the mockery in the Bhoothworld, Bhoothnath requests the incharge of that world to give him one more chance to come to earth as a ghost and he promises that he would be successful in scaring some children, and clear out the mo ....
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Main Tera Hero
A romantic action-comedy film Main Tera Hero directed by David Dhawan which brings back memories of his entertaining films with Govinda of the 90s. The difference here is that it is devoid of any double meaning jokes and aims to entertain the family audience.

Main Tera Hero - movie review...

It is the remake of the Telugu film Kandireega. This one is Produced By Shobha Kapoor & Ekta Kapoor. It is their first out and out masala commercial family comedy drama. It is an entertaining romantic drama lacks logic and is high on theatrics targeted at the masses, which takes Our Hero from the mountainous Ooty, to the fun college campus of Bangalore, and then to a beautiful mansion, in visitors paradise Thailand. Our Love Story begins with the Mischievous, Clever, Charming, a Daredevil and the HERO - Seenu (Varun Dhawan) who falls in love with Sunaina (Ileana D’cruz). How c ....
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O Teri
Pulkit Samrat and Bilal Amrohi are television journalists whose show is on a decline in popularity. They are warned by their female boss that they could lose their jobs untill they come up with something sensational, expose story of a scam or something. They share an apartment and move around in an old model Fiat car, supposedly a lucky charm as they bought it from a successful personality. The premise of O Teri is lifted from yesteryear classic, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, yet is fraction of it on entertainment value. Prantabh a.k.a. PP (Pulkit Samrat) and Anand a.k.a. A.I.D.S. (Bilal Amrohi) are investigative journalists who pick up a scoop here and there, the latest is that of a rare occurence of Adrak Ganesha (Lord Ganesha's form in a turmeric). Monsoon, the channel head (Sarah Jane Dias) instantly dismisses this story which these chaps had shot with dedication and their earnestness. Monso ....
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Gang of Ghosts
A haunted mansion in Mumbai is to be demolished making way for a glitzy shopping mall. The gang of harmless Ghosts of different eras and social spheres residing in this house are to be dislocated. (Gang of Ghosts - Film Review) A late zamindar is the boss of the house residing with a British Lord of the East India Company era, a yesteryear actress, a spoilt rich girl, an unhappy rock musician, a Bengalee and a cab driver. These ghosts decide to fight their own battle against rampant development and win it. A remake of the commercially successful Bengali film Bhooter Bhabishyat, Gang of Ghosts comes up as mish-mashed comedy with sub-plots and undesirable buffoonery. The grand old mansions and mills of South Mumbai are being razed to the ground to make way for swanky condominiums, malls and Multiplexes. Some of these dilapidated disputed buildings were haunted by Ghosts who had ....
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Ankhon Dekhi
He believes only what he sees with his own eyes and negate everythine else which he hasn't seen or experienced. It is a story of a man who begins to think philosophically and feels within himself the reality of life of seeing and believing in those things which normally an average man wouldn't think of treading into finding realisim in several 'minute' issues like hearing the roar of a tiger, flying like a bird... Raje Bauji (Sanjay Mishra} is a man in his late fifties, living out a dreary but eventful life in a small house in old Delhi- where he lives with his extended family. An executive in a travel agency, head of his family lives a typical middle class, happy, content life with his younger brother's family. A random incident is going to change his life in a dramatic way, though he does not realize at the moment. Bauji’s daughter has been seeing a boy of ill repute. W ....
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Total Siyapaa
Settled in London, Aman (Ali Zafar) hopes to marry Asha (Yaami Gautam), an Indian girl, also based in London. Asha is of Indian origin and Aman is a Pakistani national, both are residents in the United Kingdom. Aman visits the girls parents' house to seek their permission. On the day when he is supposed to meet Asha's parents, an unfortunate incident occurs as due to some misunderstanding he is mistaken as a terrorist and goes through the strip-search by the cops. He is let off at the station, and is in lowest of his spirits and wants to postpone his meeting with the girl's parents for some other day. However Asha is insistent that he finish the task on that day itself, and despite his hesitation, they head for the girls parents house. Aman finds it very difficult to impress her family especially when they come to know that he is a Pakistani. As the title suggest Total Siyap ....
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Dallas Buyers Club
An imperfect man fights for survival during an uncertain time in America. Dallas Buyers Club - movie review... Inspired by true events, Matthew McConaughey portrays the real-life character Ron Woodroof, whose story of strength and self-interest is galvanized into something much more. It is in the year 1985 where Ron Woodroof worked as an electrician and doubles up as a rodeo cowboy in Texas. He is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is blindsided by being diagnosed as H.I.V. positive and given 30 days to live. He is shattered, yet he will not, and does not, accept a death sentence. Ron is instantly ostracized by family and friends, gets fired from his job, and is eventually evicted from his home. It is Dr. Eve Saks (Jennifer Garner) at the hospital, who informs him that there is a drug called zidovudine (AZT), an antiretroviral ....
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Non Stop
Liam Neeson plays Bill Marks, a U.S. Air Marshal in this suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic fight from New York City to London, Marks receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into a numbered account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his fight will be killed every 20 minutes. Struggling with his personal demons has drained Marks of any passion for the heroic calling of his profession. He has come to view his important assignment as merely a desk job in the sky. However, another day at the offce becomes a high-stakes crisis when shortly into a routine transatlantic fight, Marks’ world is upended. Surrounded by only a couple of people he initially believes are trustworthy—including his fellow passenger, Jen Summers (Golden Globe Award winner JULIANNE MOORE of The ....
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Highway - The movie
As soon as the trailers of this ambitious venture of producer Sajid Nadiadwala and writer director Imtiaz Ali were out for the audience, the film generated buzz; be it for its casting – the unconventional lead pair or the contemporary storyline.  (Highway Film Review) After all the anticipation, one thing was sure, Highway had to prove its worth to the audiences. The movie commences with a young rich city girl Veera Tripathi (played by Alia Bhatt) about to get married. Just a few days before her wedding she convinces her fiancé to take her for a late night drive to get away and take a break from all the customs and preparations. Despite continuous warnings from her fiancé, she insists on driving till the highway, much to his dismay for it being an unsafe area to drive on especially at the time. Little did she know that one drive could change not only her entire life but als ....
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The ultimate revenge story - Makkhi   Makkhi movie review   The narrative of Makkhi s in the form of a bedtime story told by a father to his daughter. Its protagonist is Nani, who is in love with his neighbour Bindu. Nani is murdered by a wealthy businessman named Sudeep, who is attracted to Bindu and considers Nani a rival. Nani reincarnates as a housefly and tries to protect Bindu while avenging his death. Makkhi - movie review The film's main theme is revenge; the soul of a murdered man is reincarnated as a fly and seeks revenge against his killer. Rajamouli identified some similarities to David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986), in which a scientist becomes a fly when his experiment malfunctions, and thought of Makkhi as a "socio-fantasy" rather than a science fiction film. At a meeting with students at the Annapurna International School of Film and ....
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