Movie Reviews

There is a saying in Hindi that goes ‘log chadhte suraj ko salaam karte hain’ which roughly translates to ‘people salute the rising sun’.  This proverb is very relevant in…

Digital streaming websites are turning out to be a boon for filmmakers who have been struggling to release their films for some time. Earlier this year, Kunal Kohli put out…

When one thinks of it, it feels a little strange to realise that Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, two of the most successful and respected actors in the history of…

Baazaar a tale about a small town rookie stock broker Rizwaan Ahmed whose theory is ‘’I’ve come here to fly not fall’’ is striving for success in the city of…

In the last couple of years, several filmmakers have tried to make films on novel, out-of-the-box concepts. Director Amit Ravindranath Sharma had last made ‘Tevar’, a commercial potboiler which was…

Despite just one hit film (‘Badlapur’) to his credit as a director, Sriram Raghavan is widely regarded as one of the finest directors to be working in the Hindi film…

Navratri is one of the most prominent festivals in India. One of the states where the festival is seen being celebrated with a lot of pomp and show is Gujarat.…

After making a relatively low-key debut with ‘10ml Love’ (2010), writer-director Sharat Katariya hit gold five years later with ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, a film produced by Yash Raj Films. …

Whenever a Hindi filmmaker thinks about remaking a Tamil or Telugu film, he opts for a commercial potboiler or actioner which a big star could fit in. In the recent…

Two years back, producer-director Aanand L Rai had green-lit a film called ‘Manmarziyaan’ which was to be directed by Sameer Sharma and feature Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Vicky Kaushal…

Laila-Majnu, Romeo-Juliet, Heer-Ranjha, Shirin-Farhad – these are the names of some mythical couples whose names have become firmly entrenched in our collective consciousness because of the countless times they have…

It is common practice for actors and filmmakers to make films to launch their children as actors. While some like Sunil Dutt and Rakesh Roshan have managed to do it…

‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ (2011) was the first comedy in which the three Deols (Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby) appeared together in. The success of the film encouraged them to come up…

When a horror film is made badly, it turns into a comedy and evokes laughter. On a serious note, the Hindi film industry did not really explore horror comedy as…

Mudassar Aziz made his directorial debut with ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’, a film which had run into trouble at different points during the production phase. When it released, the much delayed…

In the recent past, the Hindi film industry has churned out a large number of biopics. If you look closely, many of the biopics made in India have revolved around…

As a writer, Milap Milan Zaveri’s name has primarily been associated with comedies like ‘Masti’, ‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’ and ‘Great Grand Masti’. He has also tapped in other…