Reviews Archives - Page 13 of 18

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

Anish 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…

View Post

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

Joginder 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…

View Post

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

Joginder 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…

View Post

Music Review Panga

Anish Mohanty

Contrary to popular belief, there is enough scope for music in sports dramas. Actually, it all depends on the nature of the story and the way the filmmaker chooses to…

View Post

Code M – Engages and entertains with a good finale twist

Joginder Tuteja

When it comes to making a thriller for screen, the cardinal rule is to have one additional twist after the one that has already been exposed. Now that’s what emerges…

View Post

Jai Mummy Di – Not quite an entertainer

Joginder 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…

View Post

Book Review: Rakesh Anand Bakshi’s Directors’ Diaries Volume 2 is a good follow-up to the first book in the series

Anish Mohanty

After the success of ‘Directors’ Diaries – The Road To Their First Film’, author Rakesh Anand Bakshi recently came out with the second volume in the series. Just like the…

View Post

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

Joginder 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…

View Post

Exclusive review – The Chargesheet – A stunning dramatic thriller with core theme of ‘love sex aur dhokha’

Joginder Tuteja

Very rarely does one find an end product that turns out to be even better than the promo. Well, The Chargesheet is one such web series that goes far beyond…

View Post

Movie Review Bhangra Paa Le

Anish 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’…

View Post

Movie review – Bhangra Paa Le – Decent, though predictable

Joginder 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…

View Post

Bhangra Paa Le Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Where there is dance, there has to be music. So, a film, which has dance as its core theme, is expected to have music as one of its key elements.…

View Post

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

Joginder 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…

View Post

Exclusive review – Inside Edge 2 – Watching cricket won’t be the same again

Joginder Tuteja

A few months back the second season of Sacred Games. It turned out to be an ultra disappointing affair as the makers could not even match the drama of the…

View Post

Movie review – Dabangg 3 – The Salman Khan starrer is a strictly average affair

Joginder Tuteja

With 2019 coming to a close, there is excitement galore as two of the biggest films are releasing on back to back Fridays. While this Friday has seen the arrival…

View Post

Inside Edge 2 Review: Even more edgy and entertaining than the brilliant first season!

Anish Mohanty

‘Inside Edge’ (2017, Season 1) was one of the most popular digital shows made in the recent times. The show, which revolved around the foul-play happening in the Power Play…

View Post

Movie Review The Body

Anish Mohanty

Suspense thrillers do not get made very often in India. One of the reasons for that could be is that there is a dearth of good stories in that genre.…

View Post

Movie review – Pati Patni aur Woh – A breezy entertainer with career best performance by Kartik Aaryan

Joginder Tuteja

The promo said it all, and the fact that the film is a remake of the 70s namesake film starring Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Ranjeeta meant that there was…

View Post

Panipat Review: Dexterous storytelling meets visual splendour in Ashutosh Gowariker’s historical drama

Anish Mohanty

After making his debut with a romantic thriller ‘Pehla Nasha’ (1994) and following it up with an action thriller ‘Baazi’ (1995), actor-turned-filmmaker took a brief pause and pondered for a…

View Post

Broken But Beautiful S2 Review: Veer and Sameera’s story reaches its culmination

Anish Mohanty

Since the digital boom has taken place in the entertainment space in India, there have been so many shows that have been produced to be consumed by the audience which…