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Godzilla
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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Fading Gigolo
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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Koyelaanchal
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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Yeh Hai Bakrapur
A social satire set against the back-drop of rural India. A multi-layered film, Yeh Hai Bakrapur 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’ ....
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Million Dollar Arm
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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Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
An emotional film  Kya Dilli Kya Lahore - that has an innocent story of the Indo – Pak Partition of 1948 which comes with the message that humanity is of utmost importance than any religion or any country.

 Kya Dilli Kya Lahore  - movie review

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore is an ironic story of pride and survival and it begins when - in an attempt to evade danger, they bump into each other. Presented by Gulzar Sahab, the film stars Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Raj Zutshi and Vishwajeet Pradhan in the lead roles In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. It is all throughout about the Pakistani foot soldier of Indian origin Rehmat Ali (Vijay Raaz) and an Indian soldier Ram Lal (Manu Rishi) who actually ....
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Kahin Hai Mera Pyar
The story of Adam and Eve is featured in a Bollywood film for the first time which ought to catch the youth's imagination. It is all in here - love, obsession, re-incarnation, love triangle, sacrifice, envy and it has a message at the end of the film. It is natural! Every youth yearns for true love and he keeps searching for his love through his entire life, and the girl is bound to meet him - thats what the core of this film is about. The reason of creation of this universe, the world is the quest for knowledge of love. Everyone's belief is their love exists somewhere and they feel - Kahin Hai Mera Pyar! Nature's own creation Adam and Eve, believed to be in heaven, were incited by a snake to eac the forbidden fruit. Eve couldn't resist the temptation and she had the fruit. She then urges Adam to have it. And then everyone knows what happened. They were forbidden to have the ....
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Purani Jeans
Friendship is like a pair of old jeans - the older it gets, the better it becomes - this is the belief that Purani Jeans is based on. Purani Jeans centres around Siddarth Ray (Tanuj Virwani) who learns this belief as he journeys from New York back to his hometown Kasauli, a small hill station in India, after 12 long years. The main hook of the film is friendship. Those unforgettable memories of old friends – somewhat similar to Rock On and Dil Chahta Hai, yet it appears fresh, courtesy the young, bubbly cast of this friendship flick. The film unfolds as a coming-of-age drama about a summer when Sidharth, his best friend Sam (Aditya Seal) and their gang of friends experience the agony & ecstasy of growing up, forming bonds of friendship, trust, jealousy, joy, envy & love. Though a bit unrealistic that the guy comes after 12 years from the US, to wind up everything in his home ....
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Mr. Joe B. Carvalho
A comedy of errors. It is the story of a detective Mr Joe B Carvalho who aspires to be like his father, who was a famous detective of his times. Detective Joe B Carvalho (Arshad Warsi) gets silly assignments and he is honest enough to accept the fact that an important case would be rarely coming his way. Detecting people misusing their cable connection or catching the milkman mixing water in the milk. He gets a call one day, and a rich man gives Joe the task of finding his daughter who has eloped with an elderly cook, The rich man pays him Rupees 20,000 and that’s a big amount for this petty detective. Joe is all set to accomplish his task that in the process, the Lady Inspector Shantipriya (Soha Ali Khan) mistakes him for the dreaded Henchman Carlos. This Lady Dabangg Inspector is just ready to romp around in skimpily clad dancer’s costume and shake her legs at the disco ....
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A model trying to make a few extra rupees on the sidelines by doubling as a bartender at a swinging party is shot at point blank range by a person who is refused a drink. No One Killed Jessica movie review... Reportedly, over the 300 people were present at the venue of Neno's and many must have seen this act of wanton criminality. 11 years and a feeble prosecution attempt later, all the accused walked away free on Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Set in New Delhi, the film No One Killed Jessica is based on the true story of the murder of a part time model Jessica Lall its directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, who had earlier directed the much acclaimed 2008 film Aamir. Vidya Balan plays the character of Jessica’s elder sister, Sabrina Lal and Rani Mukherjee is the TV reporter. The Saga unfolds with a late-night call to Sabrina Lall (Vidya Balan) waking her up from sleep – and she is told ....
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