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Pick the soul of Saathiya, sprinkle it with the sound of Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, create a bit of 2 States atmosphere and jazz it all up with an…

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Meenakshi Sundareshwar Music Review

Anish Mohanty

When the promotional campaign of a film begins with the launch of a song, you realize the makers have a lot of faith in the music and believe it will…

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Bunty Aur Babli 2 Music Review

Anish Mohanty

“Huge!” – that’s the one word in which you can describe the expectations one has from the music of ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’. ‘Bunty Aur Babli’, which came out 16…

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Hum Do Hamare Do Music Review

Anish Mohanty

When a composer duo, with a very good body of work behind them, and a fine wordsmith join hands for the first time, you can’t help but have high expectations…

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Sanak Music Review

Anish Mohanty

You don’t really expect a lot from the music of a film which is designed to be an actioner. However, ‘Sanak’, starring Vidyut Jammwal and Rukmini Maitra, features a young…

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Shiddat Music Review

Anish Mohanty

When a music company (T-Series) and a production house (Maddock Films) that is known to produce films with good music come together for a romantic drama, you definitely have good…

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Movie review – Hum Do Hamaare Do – elevated by all around good performances of the entire cast, works well for family audiences

Joginder Tuteja

In a dimly lit room, Paresh Rawal sips over his whiskey, while enjoying an umpteenth rerun of Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore’s classic Amar Prem. He loves to reminisce the…

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Movie review – Dybbuk – Emraan Hashmi and Nikita Dutta starrer is an urban horror thriller with a difference

Joginder Tuteja

An urban horror thriller with Jewish folklore as the core backdrop – Now that’s something new indeed for a Bollywood film. Though over the years Vikram Bhatt, and earlier Ram…

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Tabbar review: A gripping family thriller led by strong performances

Anish Mohanty

‘Tabbar’ in Punjabi means family. For this thriller set in a small town, there couldn’t have been a more appropriate name. Created by Harman Wadala, who has also co-written the…

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Review – Ek Thi Begum 2 is a fast paced gangster entertainer, unfolds like a movie

Joginder Tuteja

On its release, the first season of Ek Thi Begum had turned out to be a pleasant surprise. With dialogues in Marathi and Hindi, it was a unique gangster entertainer…

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Movie review – Shiddat – A heartfelt romantic affair for those who are hopelessly in love

Joginder Tuteja

“Why me?”, she asks emotionally. “Because you, are well, you”, he says with a living heart After Kabir Singh, if there is a movie that has seen a simple question…

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Review – Ankahi Kahaniya is an anthology where two stories lose steam mid way and third falters in the final act

Joginder Tuteja

When it comes to the concept of anthologies, Netflix is pretty much leading the show. Every month or two they come up with anthologies that comprise of three or more…

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Review – Thalaivii works for its powerful drama in the second half

Joginder Tuteja

Making a biopic is a tricky proposition. The biggest till date is Sanju and while the film emerged as an all time blockbuster, there were also accusations around it being…

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Review – Bhoot Police is fun while it lasts

Joginder Tuteja

Now this is what falls under the purview of being a timepass affair. A horror comedy that did promise chuckles when the promo was launched, Bhoot Police ensures that there…

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Movie review – Helmet makes for an easy watch, has a seamless narrative

Joginder Tuteja

Now this is one movie which pretty much belongs to ‘Ayushmann Khurrana genre’. Over the last few years, the actor has chosen many taboo subjects and delivered successes quite regularly.…

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Review – 200 Halla Ho – Amol Palekar is a revelation all over again in this hard hitting drama

Joginder Tuteja

Amazed, I was truly amazed to see Amol Palekar back in action. Last seen in a Hindi film exactly 20 years back in a brief role in Aks [2001], and…

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Movie review – Shershaah – Sidharth Malhotra delivers his career best in this solid entertainer

Joginder Tuteja

First things first. By all means, this must be the toughest role for Sidharth Malhotra to enact. While he has been a part of several popcorn entertainers as well as…

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Movie review – Dial 100 – Manoj Bajpayee does it again in this tense drama

Joginder Tuteja

Manoj Bajpayee is clearly on a roll. One outing after another, he has been delivering performances that are different from each other and are getting noticed by one and all.…

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Review – Hungama 2 is a shockingly poor show

Joginder Tuteja

The signs were there right at the time of Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal and Bumm Bumm Bhole as well. The man who had delivered a series of comedy hits, Priyadarshan, had…

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Review – Feels Like Ishq is a mixed bag, a couple of stories do well

Joginder Tuteja

Made of six short films that have duration of around 30 minutes each, Feels Like Ishq is a mixed bag. A couple of them do really well, a couple of…