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More often than not warning signs are there right at the time of announcement itself. In case of Shaadisthan, there wasn’t even a semblance of announcement. The promo wasn’t ‘promoted’…

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25 Years of Prem Granth – Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit’s social drama which was outdated even 25 years back

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Time and again one comes across a statement that so and so film was way ahead of its times and hence it couldn’t do well at the box office. Same…

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Movie review – Sardar Ka Grandson – A surprisingly heartwarming movie by Arjun Kapoor and Neena Gupta

Posted on May 18, 2021June 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

She is Sardar, a 90 year old Sikh woman who communicates via iPad, runs her multi-million cycle business, is forward thinking to bring on new designs and is attached to…

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Movie review – Radhe caters to the gallery, is just the kind of Salman Khan film for his fans

Posted on May 14, 2021May 27, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

‘Radhe’, ‘Wanted’, ‘Ek Baar Jo Maine Commitment Kar Di’, ‘Blue Bracelet’, ‘Big Boss’, ‘Being Human’, and a lot more: These are the kind of tropes which are in abundance in…

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Movie review – 99 songs – A good looking slow moving film

Posted on April 17, 2021June 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

First things first, 99 Songs has to be one of the more good looking films to have been designed for the big screen. In practically every frame, there is some…

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Exclusive review – Flight – An adrenalin pumping edge of the seat action thriller that doesn’t allow you to blink

Posted on April 1, 2021June 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

During last one year, Indian audiences have been exposed to a lot of cinema and web series coming from the West (or the East), courtesy the OTT channels. I also…

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Movie review – Pagglait – When The Married Woman attended Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi

Posted on March 26, 2021April 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

2021 has just begin and Pagglait is one of the last releases of the first quarter of the year. Still, the moment you begin to play it, there is one…

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Movie review – Saina – Turns out to be rather plain with not much euphoria

Posted on March 26, 2021April 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

There is one golden rule for any film, and not just a sports based film – There needs to be some sort of euphoria; the kind of excitement that results…

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Movie review – Roohi – Boasts of a unique concept of – “Come… Fall In Love With A Chudail”

Posted on March 11, 2021April 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

The tagline of Roohi is “Mard Ko Zyada Dard Hoga”. After watching the film, I believe the tagline could well have been “Come… Fall In Loce With A Chudail”. By…

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Movie review – The Girl On The Train – Parineeti Chopra is the only shining spot in this bewildering film

Posted on February 27, 2021April 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

I love thrillers. I have always admitted that this is my favorite genre as well. Hence, a film needs to have some really problematic points or issues in the narrative…

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#TutejaTalks – Madam Chief Minister – Richa Chadha delivers well in this Subhash Kapoor directed political drama

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Can a rookie stand up for an election, take on the sitting Chief Minister, and rise to be a Chief Minister herself, that too in Uttar Pradesh where the heartbeat…

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#TutejaTalks – The White Tiger is heartwarming as well as heartbreaking at the same time

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

How would you describe a fast tack driving experience where you practically get, set and go, then enjoy the ride at a good pace, only to see the twists and…

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#TutejaTalks – Exclusive review – Tribhanga is Kajol’s Kal Aaj Aur Kal

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Exactly half a century back, Kapoor khandan had made the film Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971). Featuring the three generations of the real life Kapoor khandaan (Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor…

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#TutejaTalks – Exclusive review – Master is an out and out Vijay & Vijay show, could have been an even bigger entertainer with a rock solid script

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

By now, it is a known fact that Master has taken a huge blockbuster start, what with over 35 crores coming in on its Pongal release. Given the fact that…

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#TutejaTalks – Maara review – This Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath starrer re-instills faith in goodness and purity

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

Yes, people can be good. Yes, there can be purity all around. Yes, lives can indeed change with utmost happiness. Yes, true love does meet after all, even if it…

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Exclusive review – Kaagaz – Pankaj Tripathi wins hearts again in this dark comedy by Satish Kaushik

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021
byJoginder Tuteja

‘It’s all written in the ‘kaagaz’ after all’ This is what gets conveyed as the core of the whole movie when Salman Khan recites a poetry in a voiceover towards…

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Movie review – Coolie No. 1 – Varun Dhawan and David Dhawan reboot the entertainment with this faithful remake

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Coolie No. 1 does one thing at the onset; it stays on to be a faithful remake of the 1995 namesake entertainer. Yes, it was a risky thing to do.…

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Movie review – AK vs AK is a must watch for Anil Kapoor’s performance, Anurag Kashyap’s maniac persona and Vikramaditya Motwane’s audacity

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

One of the best scenes from AK vs AK is towards the pre-climax. Anil Kapoor is in a distraught state, he needs help from anyone who can offer it to…

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Movie review – Sayonee makes one wonder how it was okayed in the first place

Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Hero is a sharp shooter where he aims at the ‘perfect 10’ target as a sport. Though it’s a different matter that when he shoots the villains, he just goes…

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Movie review – Torbaaz – This Sanjay Dutt film has a good plot but is a disjointed affair

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020
byJoginder Tuteja

Torbaaz was announced back in 2016. This was the time when Sanjay Dutt was returning to the Bollywood scheme of things and was excitedly signing up newer films. Considering the…