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Exclusive review – Shakuntala Devi – A rare biopic which doesn’t come across as a sugar coated hagiography

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Pick up a biopic and majority would try to paint a perfect picture of the subject in question. Most of the times even a negative trait is hidden and presented…

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Movie review – Dil Bechara is a beautiful soulful film and an entertainer all the way, watch it for both Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi

Posted on July 25, 2020July 30, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

So here I am, penning down the review almost 24 hours after Dil Bechara has already arrived on the OTT. Just like was the case after watching the promo, I…

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Review – Aarya – Sushmita Sen rocks in this mafia family drama that could have been faster paced

Posted on June 28, 2020July 15, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

‘Not Bob, Bob mausa’ The grace with which Sushmita Sen gently, yet firmly reprimands her 13 year old daughter to draw a boundary when it comes to addressing the newest…

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Review – Jimmy Sheirgill delivers his very own Drishyam with Your Honor

Posted on June 28, 2020July 15, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

‘Yahan par koyi bhi farishta nahi hai’ (No one is an angel out here) When Jimmy Sheirgill mouths this line somewhere in the middle of this well crafted 12 episode…

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Gulabo Sitabo – Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurranna’s dramedy is an anti-thesis of Paresh Rawal-Akshay Kumar ‘nok jhok’ in Hera Pheri

Posted on June 13, 2020July 15, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Director Priyadarshan had once famously said that his films are basically ‘comedy of poverty’. Especially after the success of Hera Pheri, this started making sense as well. Now in a…

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Angrezi Medium – A germ of an idea that unfortunately got lost

Posted on March 14, 2020March 28, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Somewhere at the core of Angrezi Medium, there was a germ of an idea that was brewing quite well. No wonder, when the makers would have to decided to take…

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Movie Review Angrezi Medium

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

We live in times when a lot of people look down upon people who speak in a local language or their mother tongue. Speaking in English and speaking it well…

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Movie Review Guilty

Posted on March 9, 2020March 9, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

The phrase ‘Me Too’, as a popular website points out, was used on the social networking site Myspace in the year 2006 by activist Tarana Burke who was a victim…

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Movie Review Operation Parindey

Posted on March 8, 2020March 8, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Most films which release on digital streaming platforms have the same format and similar runtime which films releasing in theatres adhere to. Thus, it is interesting to see that ‘Operation…

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Baaghi 3 Review: The best film in the franchise so far!

Posted on March 7, 2020March 7, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Tiger Shroff has, undoubtedly, contributed significantly towards improving the quality of action in films. Earlier, the tougher action sequences in the film would be (and continue to be) executed by…

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Movie review – Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan – Could have covered an extra distance

Posted on February 22, 2020February 23, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

On its release, Shubh Mangal Savdhan had turned out to be a good success. It was also more to do with the fact that it was a concept based film…

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Kartik Aaryan’s career best performance is the highlight of Love Aaj Kal

Posted on February 15, 2020February 20, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Now this is what one terms as something truly and remarkably different performance. When it comes to love stories, there is a certain ‘sur’ that is adopted by most actors…

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Shikara Review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra puts together an evocative romantic tale against the backdrop of the troubled times in Kashmir

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

The exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from their motherland in the early 90s is one of the most shameful incidents to have happened in the history of independent India. According to…

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Jawaani Jaaneman – Saif Ali Khan leads the show, Alaya is delightful in this feel good film

Posted on February 1, 2020February 23, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

First things first, it is wonderful to see Saif Ali Khan at least making attempts to play different characters in varied genres. Yes, he may have played a cool yuppie…

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Street Dancer 3 delivers what it promises, is a good watch for dance lovers

Posted on January 25, 2020February 23, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

If you are the one who digs into dance reality shows and is fond of watching videos with innovative dance moves, Street Dancer 3 indeed wins you over. The film…

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Jai Mummy Di – Not quite an entertainer

Posted on January 17, 2020February 23, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Jai Mummy Di is a film that was supposed to release last summer. Then without any reason been stated, the film was pushed ahead to this year. Well, after watching…

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Movie review – Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior – a cinematic spectacle by Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan and Om Raut

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

While there are 100 odd notable films that release every year, only around 20-30 are the ones which deserve a definite big screen watch. Out of these, there are hardly…

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Movie Review Bhangra Paa Le

Posted on January 3, 2020January 10, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Though music and dance play integral roles in Hindi cinema, dance as a genre was not explored very well by filmmakers in the Hindi film industry. The success of ‘ABCD’…

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Movie review – Bhangra Paa Le – Decent, though predictable

Posted on January 3, 2020January 10, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Well, this is what happens when the promo itself is weak. A lot of pressure them comes on the core content to do the talking. This is what happened with…

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Movie review – Good Newwz – A tough subject narrated entertainingly with excellent performances

Posted on December 26, 2019January 10, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

A subject like Good Newwz isn’t easy to narrate. When a film has terms like sperms and eggs with ovulation and swimmers thrown in between, it could either become a…