Movie review – Badhaai Do – More emotional than funny
The promo of Badhaai do indicated that there was a funny tale in the offering. With a gay man [Rajkummar Rao] proposing marriage to a lesbian woman [Bhumi Pednekar] so…
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OTT Reviews – Gehraiyaan is a very well made drama for urban audience
Gehraiyaan is by all means the biggest OTT release of 2022. The film was originally meant for theatrical release but the pandemic situation meant that it saw straight-to-digital arrival. After…
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Ranjish Hi Sahi Music Review
There was a time when the music of most films produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt’s Vishesh Films would be exemplary. In the last couple of years, however, there has…
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Ranjish Hi Sahi review: A story that deserved a long-format series
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is one man who is known to be very vocal about the mistakes he has committed in his personal life. Apart from speaking about many darker aspects…
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Jersey Music Review
The original ‘Jersey’, which was made in Telugu, had a good soundtrack by Anirudh Ravichander. While Anirudh has been credited with putting together the background score of the Hindi remake…
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Velle Music Review
A crime comedy, ideally, doesn’t have much scope for music. However, the fact that ‘Velle’ is a film about a bunch of youngsters make one believe that there will be…
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Cubicles Season 2 Review: As delightful as the first season
Much before the advent of OTT platforms in India, The Viral Fever or TVF was one brand that was churning out high-quality digital shows on platforms like YouTube and later…
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Review – Inside Edge 3 – Expect the unexpected in this MUST WATCH sports drama
It couldn’t have been mere coincidence. To think of it, the third season of hit show Inside Edge was written more than two years back. A key episode from the…
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Movie review – Satyameva Jayate 2 has John Abraham and Milap Zaveri combo firing all cylinders
In Gadar – Ek Prem Katha, Sunny Deol uprooted a hand pump. Now in Satyameva Jayate 2, John Abraham goes the next level. He stops a car with his bare…
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Movie review – Chhorii is a slow burner horror drama, surprises with its twists
Now this is what you call as a true ‘mood film’. There aren’t any horror faces staring down at you from a window. No ‘bhatakti aatma’ jumping from the ceiling.…
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Movie review – Antim – The Final Truth shows how crime doesn’t pay
Back in 1999 when Vaastav had released, it had emerged as a good success at the box office. Over the years it went on to enjoy cult status amongst film…
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Movie review – Dhamaka – Kartik Aaryan rocks the show in this tout thriller
A 90 minute film which unfolds over a few hours and has a plot based narrative, Dhamaka by all means is a difficult story to be told and even more…
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Review – Sanya Malhotra shines in Meenakshi Sundareshwar, Abhimanyu underplays his act
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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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