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  • Ice Age: Continental Drift RealD 3D Movie Review

    Ice Age: Continental Drift RealD 3D Movie Review

    RATING 3.0 OUT OF 5 STARS First came the God particle, the Higgs boson. Then came ``Ice Age (2002). Then, ``Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006). Then ``Ice Age: Dawn of the...

  • Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum Movie Review

    Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum Movie Review

    RATING 2.0 OUT OF 5 STARS Adult comedies are just coming into vogue in Hindi cinema and it will take a long time for it to mature and for us to...

  • Harud Movie Review

    Harud Movie Review

    RATING 4.0 OUT OF 5 STARS Harud is a film set in Kashmir. The fact that it doesnt play out like an Indian film or a Pakistani film is one of...

  • The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review

    The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review

    RATING 4.5 OUT OF 5 One man who deserves to be accredited for having given the Batman series a grand facelift is Christopher Nolan. Its not easy to keep a franchise...

  • GATTU Movie Review

    GATTU Movie Review

    Films with children as the main characters are no longer a rarity. Thank god for that! It’s imperative that our cinema cultivate a culture of entertainment that children can empathise with...

  • Challo Driver Movie Review

    Challo Driver Movie Review

    The story is that of a puritanical slave-driver-with-a-heart ArjunKapoor (played by Mr directorVickrant Mahajan himself) and a typical Punjabi girl with an attitude Tanaya Malhotra (Kainaz Motivala).Tanaya, in need of money in order to start her own adventure travel...

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Friday, 10 August 2012

Kismet Love Paisa Dilli Official Trailer

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Set in Delhi, 'Kismet Love Paisa Dilli' is a one night madcap story of Tharki Lucky and his Gazab Totta, Lovina. Lucky is a college going middle class dilli munda and Lovina is the girl next door, who miss their last metro back home and a series of on the edge moments occur through the night where Lokesh and Lovina run across Delhi on this roller coaster of a ride. From cold streets to glitzy farmhouse parties, from crazy cops to harami gundas... all.. to gradually fall in love.

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Friday, 3 August 2012

Student of The Year - Official Trailer

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Watch the official trailer of 'Student Of The Year'

Directed by Karan Johar
Starring: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt & Varun Dhawan
Produced by Hiroo Johar & Gauri Khan
Music by Vishal & Shekhar




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Thursday, 2 August 2012

EXCLUSIVE Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) - HD OFFICIAL TRAILER

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HERE IS THE EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOKM POSTER AND OFFICIAL TRAILER OF 4TH MOVIE OF THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SERIES 
MOVIE WILL BE RELEASE ON October 11, 2012




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Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Raaz 3 Official Trailer

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Raaz 3 is set against the backdrop of the glitz, lights, glamour and back-stabbing cruelty of the entertainment world; a fading movie diva Shanaya (Bipasha Basu) turns to black magic to thwart an upstart young starlet Sanjana (Esha Gupta) on her way to usurp the position Shanaya once held. Sanjana ruthlessly turns against the girl, using her lover Aditya (Emraan Hashmi), a man who owes her his career, as a pawn. Things go awry when Aditya falls in love with the Sanjana despite himself and avows to protect her against the evil that is consuming all of them.


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Monday, 30 July 2012

TOTAL RECALL - Official Trailer in Hindi

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Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when he procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police -- controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world -- Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.


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Sunday, 29 July 2012

Krishna Aur Kans 3D theatrical Official Trailer

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Here is the trailer of Krishna Aur Kans, India's first Stereoscopic 3D Animation Film
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Friday, 27 July 2012

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum Movie Review

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RATING 2.0 OUT OF 5 STARS
Adult comedies are just coming into vogue in Hindi cinema and it will take a long time for it to mature and for us to have more Delhi Bellys. Till then, all we can make do with are cranky brainless set pieces of juvenile gags like Kya Super Cool hain hum masquerading as genuine adult comedies. 

Having said that, KSKHH is not a dull film. Only don't expect anything beyond toilet humor and adolescent pre - puberty humor and one would thoroughly enjoy the two odd hours of this swiftly set series of jokes. 

There is nothing much in terms of a story in this sequel to a surprisingly intelligent comedy Kya Kool Hain Hum. The film rests squarely on the shoulders of its leads, Tushshar and Reitesh, both of whom deliver double entendres whacky one liners and silly jokes in quick succession. Anupam Kher and Chunkey Pande are also foolish enough to suit the films tenor. 

For a film that has nothing more than this going for it, KSKHH is smartly paced, leaving one no time to dissect of look for logic in the proceedings on screen as one gag follows another. A slew of music directors on board the crew provide with interesting songs that are easy on the eye and the ear. None of that matters though, for the film is meant to provide cheap thrills in the crassiest possible manner and that it does with elan. 

Intelligent scripting, witty dialogues and tasteful yet "adult" situational comedy are not this film's forte. Made to cater to the front benchers and young college going crowd, KSKHH is a fun watch while it lasts. As for the true Hindi sex comedy, the wait is still on.


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Harud Movie Review

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RATING 4.0 OUT OF 5 STARS

Harud is a film set in Kashmir. The fact that it doesnt play out like an Indian film or a Pakistani film is one of its comments on the state of Kashmir (pun intended). It isnt exactly a fun time at the movies but there is a devastating story being told here. Kashmir was once called jannat (heaven). The characters in the film identify its descent calling it jahannam (hell). Anything could go wrong here at any moment. The inhabitants live in perpetual dread, surrounded by constant danger, anyone looking for a future has one of the two directions to head: north or south. Anything in between is a land of hopelessness where every young lamb is up for slaughter.

Harud begins with footage depicting the ongoing insurgency in Kashmir. Tens of thousands of people have gone missing since the late 80s. Harud tells the story of a family that is directly victimized by this horror. Rafiq (Shahnawaz Bhat) has made peace with his brothers disappearance but cant seem to ward off the wraith that plagues his consciousness. He wants to be a photographer, his only hope to look at the world from a perspective that is not full of gloom. It is no surprise that his friends call him afsos duniya.

The mother lives in denial and the father lives in fear and consequently suffers spells of delusion. The father is played by Reza Naji who instantly reminds you of the cinema of the Iranian filmmaker: Majid Majidi. Except, this film has very little to do with Majidis cinema. The sensationalism and the sentimentality have been stripped off. It is made in the Italian neo-realist tradition, especially recalling the films of Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica. Major scenes which a regular film would show to raise shock value, are deliberately given a miss. There are a couple of scenes, which would make Robert Bresson extremely proud. Moreover, there is no music to tell you when to expect a perilous situation or stretch the emotional aftermath. Attention must be paid.

There is a definite authenticity here and you can make great cinema with all of the elements mentioned above, but alas Harud does not go the distance. Lack of information is never a virtue. Complexity can also come with clarity. A film may ask you to pay attention but it cannot side step major plot points wearing the mask of depth. The fact that there is enough power in the story saves it from spurting into disorientation.

Albeit, Harud is a film that deserves to be seen, films like these are important. Visually, it doesnt glorify or vilify the Kashmir valley. It isnt flooded with shots of the magnificent valley and leaves falling in slow motion (few that are there evoke beauty). There is a sub-plot of a character that Rafiq seems to be infatuated by but what progresses is heartfelt and sincere. In a lesser movie, she would be his love interest. The film is directed by Aamir Bashir, an actor I remember from A Wednesday (2008) and a TV show called Alpviram. Thankfully, Harud isnt just a film that raises an issue and expects you to jolt with the impact of its strong subject. It tells you haunting story and makes you watch it unfold in stunned silence.





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Thursday, 26 July 2012

Heroine - Official Trailer - Kareena Kapoor | Arjun Rampal | Randeep Hooda

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Watch the official trailer of "Heroine" which releases on 21st September, 2012. The film is based on the life and times of a superstar heroine from the dream factory we call 'Bollywood'. The film is a daring, shocking, glamorous, scandalous behind the scenes account of the reality behind the world of glitz and glamour that our film stars inhabit.

Cast Crew :- Kareena Kapoor , Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami
Directed By :- Madhur Bhandarkar
Produced By :- UTV Motion Pictures, Bhandarkar Entertainment
Music By :- Salim-Sulaiman



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Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Ang Lee’s LIFE OF PI First THEATRICAL Trailer

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The first trailer for Ang Lee‘s adaptation of Life of Pi has gone online.  The film looks, in a word, vibrant.  The few still images we’ve seen looked pretty, but this will definitely be a visually amazing feature when it opens this November.  As for the story, the trailer doesn’t lay out the plot and instead sells the message of hope, discovery, and courage.  There’s not a single line of dialogue in the trailer, and it’s a smart decision letting the visuals and tone do the talking.  I’m still not entirely sure what to expect from Life of Pi, but I like what I’m seeing from this trailer.

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Friday, 20 July 2012

Jism 2 - Uncensored Theatrical Trailer Ft' Sunny Leone

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As expected, Jism 2's theatrical trailer is as steamy, if not more, as the film's song promos. The trailer is no exception. Abhi Abhi, Ye Jism and Yeh Kasoor saw some intense lovemaking scenes between Leone and Hooda. The couple has the chemistry, we must say!


The pornstar-turned-actor Sunny Leone plays a pornstar Izna in the movie who is used as a honeytrap by a dashing intelligence officer for a dreaded assassin. Does she eventually fall in love with that assassin? (Randeep Hooda) That's something we have to wait for till the movie releases.

Can Sunny act? Well, if promos are any indication, the film is all about Sunny's Jism and not her soul. The international starlet will have to work really hard on her acting skills, if she intends to take on more projects in India.



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The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review

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RATING 4.5 OUT OF 5

One man who deserves to be accredited for having given the Batman series a grand facelift is Christopher Nolan. Its not easy to keep a franchise going and making every film better than its predecessor. Undoubtedly, Nolans been a champion in this department and has been successfully giving us films that well cherish for a lifetime. His latest film The Dark Knight Rise is not a masterpiece but a great film thatll make his fans go gaga.

Eight years have gone by since the demise of Harvey Dent, a crime-fighting, loyal cop who lost his life for the people of Gotham. People are celebrating Harvey Dent day in his memory however rumor has it Batman is pinned for the murder of Dent and thats why hes been in hiding for a while. Meanwhile, a new Terrorist leader, Bane, has risen from the dead to conquer the city of Gotham and turn all its citizens to ash. The only one who could save the city from turning in to a graveyard is Batman, and nobodys seen him in eight years. Batman should join hands with the cunning jewel thief aka Catwoman and an honest cop, John Blake aka Robin along with Commissioner James Gordon to save Gotham.

The film is yet again carried by few of its characters; the key ones who are some way or the other connected to each other and therefore make the proceedings interesting. For example; Bane was also trained by Ras Al Ghul, who also trained Bruce back in the days however Bane was excommunicated from the league and now hes out seeking vengeance. The story is intelligently carried forward by the Nolan brothers, connecting every possible dot together to make sense. However one might feel the story was little too long but thankfully the film keeps you hooked throughout.

The first half of the film is nicely spent developing the character of Batman. His comeback from long absence not only delights the city residents but the audience likewise. The second half gets even more exciting; it completely supersedes the first in every possible way. Bane makes Batman go through the similar kind of pain he went through and therefore puts him in a place that gave him strength and hope. When the world around him is been torn in to pieces by Bane, Bruce spends time stirring up confidence by building hope and resistance and when all is about to end, The Dark Knight Rises. Brilliant! The twist in the climax is what you never expected from Nolan, and it explains everything and makes your every penny worth it.

Bane aka Tom Hardy is maniacal and devastating. At one point, you feel as though Bane has taken over Gotham and Batman but thats where TDKR exactly becomes one of the best films of the recent past. I was under the impression that after having seen the trailers of TDKR, I might actually like Bane more than the Joker but undoubtedly thats not the case. Bane was strong and powerful but the Joker was the nastiest of all and thats thats what made one of the most likable characters in the franchise. Bale as the Batman spends quality time trying to put himself together while the world around is convinced that he was responsible for the death of Harvey Dent. Bales character required lot of perseverance and you see it all in his performance.

Anne as the Catwoman adds style and wit to the film. Shes exactly opposite to the Batman and shes swift and extremely funny. Blake aka Joseph Gordon, the righteous cop whose only mission is to save Gotham with or without Batman shines in his role. One might feel his role may be sidetracked due to the presence of many others but its just a feeling and it passes when you reach the climax. Michael Caine aka Alfred, the Bats loyal servant plays his part as quietly as expected but hes the strongest of all because had it not been for him, Bruce wouldve never returned as the Batman.

Marion aka Miranda packs a powerful performance which youll only realize after you finish the movie. Her role is driven by its purpose and merely by acting. Morgan Freeman aka Lucius Fox gives what hes best at yet another mean machine this time one that takes off. Not to forget Gary aka Commissoner Gordon in his hapless role whose strength is his belief in Batman.

The Dark Knight Rises is spearheaded by one man Christopher Nolan who undoubtedly steals all limelight and makes youre watching experience a memorable one. Nolan keeps everything intact and doesnt leave any loose ends. All characters get their due time to explain who they are thus leaving no room for any criticism.





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Challo Driver Movie Review

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The story is that of a puritanical slave-driver-with-a-heart ArjunKapoor (played by Mr directorVickrant Mahajan himself) and a typical Punjabi girl with an attitude Tanaya Malhotra (Kainaz Motivala).Tanaya, in need of money in order to start her own adventure travel agency, slips into the driver' s seat to play chauffeur to Arjun and that is what the entire film revolves around, a woman doing a man's job and dealing with the verbal sexual harassment that follows women stepping out of conventional roles.
I’m sure the film was supposed to be a comment on feminism and the film stays true to it in quite a few ways but slips again and again in order to make it the typical Mills&Boons saga it turns out to be.
The film progresses as a very simple straight-up tale of love slowly blooming between the two (who didn't see that coming), In fact it is so simple that Mahajan doesn't even bother introducing a harrowing enough twist to give the story any depth. I don't know whether to appreciate the simplicity of it, or yawn.
The film is categorised as a "romcom" (romantic comedy). Now, is it a 'rom'? Yes most definitely, the romance is just waiting to happen from the very first scene, but is it a 'com'? Only the scenes involving Manoj Pahwa, who gives a hilarious performance as Tanaya's loud and obnoxious Pappuuncle from Jalandhar who starts all his sentences with "oye..", qualify as comedy.
The performances are strictly average. After her strong performance inRagini MMSthe bar was set high but Motivala, sadly, falls short. While there are moments where she is charming, she looks too made up and delivers her dialogues like an 8-year-old in a school play. Mahajan should have stuck to direction and let an actual actor with actual acting skills take the lead. Prem Chopra is okay but not worth going on about, and what VJ Juhiis doing in the film with her blank face and flat dialogue delivery is beyond me.
The concept behind Challo Driver is decent enough but a bad script, uninspiringperformances and the dialogues ruin what could have been a feel-good flick.
Should you watch this film? No. There must be better ways to spend your time.


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GATTU Movie Review

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Films with children as the main characters are no longer a rarity. Thank god for that! It’s imperative that our cinema cultivate a culture of entertainment that children can empathise with without the content becoming overpowering in its message-mongering motivations

Gattu is a delicately-threaded morality tale about a poor little boy, never sorry for himself, except when play-acting the role of the bereft waif to get his way, who is taken in by his uncle (Naresh Kumar, brilliantly in character).Now here’s where the subtle often slyly humorous film gets tangled. It tells us that contrary to stereotypical expectations, the uncle is no slave-driving villain. He has his good and bad moments with the kid. Gattu tells us there are no black and white zones to bring up underprivileged children. While child labour is prohibited, it can also be a way of providing sustenance for homeless kids. While Gattu longs for a school education, he uses the academic premise to hoodwink the students and teachers to implement his own devious plans.
While on the surface Gattu is a breezy blithe and effervescent look-see at the pangs and pin-pricks of growing-up at the grassroots, under the surface it ponders sensibly on the question of raising a poor child with dignity outside the rarefied precincts of a school. All the kids, specially Mohammad Samadin the title role, are delightful in their natural ability to own the camera space. Director Rajan Khosa enters the world of innocence with devious intent. He penetrates the surface of juvenile guilelessness to explore the cunning that often underlines the machinations of the the very young. Gattu portrays heart-warming moments within and outside the school premise. While making a fervent pitch for every child to attend school, the narrative never misses out on a chance for a bit of fun on the fringes.
Gattu is an endearing peep into a child’s life as he struggles with intuitive intelligence to bring together the two incompatible worlds of poverty and the solace of schooling. Mohammad Samad as the boy who who would fly higher than a kite is a prized find. Sandesh Shandilya’s ebullient songs and music brings its own spot of sunshine in this not-to-be-missed tale about coming of age.
Gattu carries forward the recent trend of sensible, intelligent funny and moving films about child protagonists, namely Taare Zameen ParI Am Kalam and Stanley Ka Dabba. Add one more film to that luminous list of cinema on little wonders.
Rating: ***
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Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai: Movie Review

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Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai is a satire on the formulaic functioning of the Indian film industry. In the film, Suniel Shetty plays a budding filmmaker who tells the lead heroine of his film to underplay while on camera. Sadly every actor in this film goes over the top. The film ridicules every formula in filmmaking from item numbers to rain songs but while doing so it conveniently resorts to them as well. It emphasizes how a picture can start as a pure plot but is often muddled with an overkill of external elements like action, emotion, sex, romance, family drama, foreign locations, et al. But while saying so, the film itself falls prey of these peripheral portions.

The story is about Amar Joshi (Suniel Shetty) who learns filmmaking from London and aspires to make a film in Bollywood. He writes script about a rape victim protagonist and wants to make a realistic film on it. However, the inflexible attitude of the impractical filmmaker keeps him jobless in Bollywood for months. Until he stumbles upon a random PR Agent (Rakesh Bedi), who agrees to produce his film. But Amar's struggle doesn't end there as his storyline is altered day in and day out over commercial considerations, till the point that his film ends up turning a different product altogether.

To be fair to the film, writer-director Rajnish Raj Thakur chooses a promising theme but unfortunately doesn't have the aptitude to craft it into a fine film. Like Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance or Chandan Arora's Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon that took a look at the film industry from the point of view of an actor and an actress respectively, this one had the potential to be the director's POV of the predetermined film world. Unfortunately Rajnish Thakur lacks the sensibility and sensitivity to come anywhere close to those masterpieces.

The director does employ characters that one would often associate with film industry from an asinine actress (Udita Gosami), her interfering mother (Neena Gupta), an underworld financer (Deepak Shirke), a confused producer (Rakesh Bedi), an 'inspired' music director (Suresh Menon), a masala -maker writer (Om Puri) - but sadly he ends up making caricatures of each of them. Not only do the actors ham, they end up as exaggerated and extreme characters. At several instances esp. in the first half, Thakur stereotypes Bollywood as an industry full of nymphomaniacs or superstitious people. With Thakur's typecast, uninformed, one-dimensional and, more or less, fictitious view of the industry, it seems like a frog-in-the-well syndrome.

Despite the immense comic potential in its subject matter, the film falters due to the director's lack of sense of humour. He isn't sensibly able to pull off a spoof nor does he have the sensitivity for a smart satire. Rather the film resorts to almost every element that it spoofs thereby making a mockery of itself. While it mercifully steers away from being a slapstick, the loud and hysterical acts cause much harm.

It's almost a decade since Suniel Shetty gets to play the solo lead (if you ignore the unmemorableRed Alert). He is the only one who underplays in the film while everyone else hams. Rajpal Yadav is boisterous but his broken English lines occasionally induce laughter. Rakesh Bedi, despite an awfully fake moustache, is endurable. Om Puri and Neena Gupta are plain average.Udita Goswami, Shyan Munshi and Shawar Ali can't act for nuts.

In the end, the idealistic Amar Joshi does get manipulated by the big bad world of Bollywood and thrives in mediocrity. We just hope the audience doesn't fall for such tackiness!

Verdict: Average

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Thursday, 19 July 2012

Son Of Sardaar | Official Theatrical Trailer

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'Son Of Sardaar' theatrical trailer ft. Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla.


Ashwini Dhir's 'Son of Sardaar' starring Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla and produced by Ajay Devgn Ffilms, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and YRV Infra & Media (P) Ltd.Production is slated for a Diwali release! The film promises to be a complete entertainer with never seen before festival fun and dhamaal for audiences!

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Friday, 13 July 2012

The Intouchables Moview Review

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You would imagine a film based on a contemporary true story to be one about an extraordinary achievement of an ordinary man. You would expect it to be a film about a man with his hand stuck in a canyon, or a man defeating cancer and appreciating the gift of life. Probably even a sports film about the worst team ever that becomes the best team ever. You get the drift. The Intouchables is a film inspired by true life events but it isnt about underdogs or triumph of the human spirit. This is a story about humanity and the best relationship two human beings can ever share friendship.

Most movies that are about friendship are usually about kids graduating from high school/ college or a bunch of 40 year olds reminiscing the good old days. This film doesnt go down that memory lane. It isnt about young punks either. It isnt about getting high, getting your heartbroken and finally drifting towards maturity. This tale of friendship is actually about two human beings and why we have a need to want and hence, make friends. These are two heterosexual men who develop a bond of companionship. It could have become a film about racial issues but it never lingers there. (Yes you could still make a case for racial stereotyping here). It could have made a comment or two on sexuality but it remains platonic. It could have been a film about class but it never comments on the vagaries of the rich and poor. It could have been a film about intellectuals or philistines but it only pokes fun at both. (The best conclusion there can be, in my humble opinion) You see how Im stressing more on what the film is NOT, than what it IS? The success of the film lies in how it doesnt become what it could have been.

Let's get to what the film is. Fundamentally, it is a film about two very different people and how this odd pair finds friendship. Philippe (Franois Cluzet) is a tetraplegic, he is white, rich, has a refined taste in art and his sexuality is subdued. Driss (Omar Sy) on the other hand, is physically able, he is black, unemployed, thinks music is only for dancing and his sexuality is overt. The commonality between these two gentlemen as subtly brought forth, is however different they may be physically, sexually or financially, damn it, their entire outlook on life may be different, but what holds them together is their emotional necessities. Their story is almost like a romantic-comedy, the way they meet, the fashion in which their story progresses, it seems like fate is bringing them together. Philippes hesitant chuckles which burst into laughter, while Driss is being himself. The scenes involving the paintings, music and the theatre are incredibly funny. The moments where we see both the characters misty-eyed (boys don't cry) are poignant to say the least.

While I mentioned many reasons why it could have been a bad film but its not. There are reasons why it could have been a great film but its not. It has its moments of sentimentality, which cheapen an otherwise strong film. The ending especially, could have been a little less clichd. Albeit, the main reason why the film doesnt soar towards greater heights is the fact that the real Driss is called Abdel, he is an Arab and not a man of an African descent. Did the filmmakers feel it would be too risky a move to make a film about a white man and an Arab in todays troubled times? With no visual effects to boast, I was surprised to find that The Intouchables has made $350 million worldwide. Would the film not have made that much money if the filmmakers didnt make this change in ethnicity? We may choose not to make (or watch for that matter) films about these pressing matters but these questions of commerce, creativity and socio-political responsibility will need answering one day.





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Cocktail Movie Review

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If you put three different people under one roof, throw in some fun, drama and lend a touch of romance to the plot- what you get is a savory mix of a ‘Cocktail’ which is worth every buck you spent to relish it.

Yes, that is what Homi Adajania’s newest work is all about. Post his previous off-beat venture ‘Being Cyrus’ that got massive critical acclaim, the man has hit the nail on its head once again with the flick that stars Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan and young turk Diana Penty.

So here we are introduced to the tamed Meera (played by Diana Penty), who lands up in the city of London to meet her husband Rahul (played by Randeep Hooda). To her utter dismay, Rahul ruthlessly turns her away after conning her off all her money and leaves her on the street without a roof in an alien land. She chances upon spoilt, rich bitch Veronica who parties hard, drinks like a fish but has a heart of gold. She pities Meera and takes her under her shelter and soon they become the best of friends. 

Enter Gautam (played by Saif), who flirts with every hot chick in the town with his cheesy one liners. Chances bring the three main protagonists together under the same roof as Veronica and Gautam start a casual fling without any commitment. However, things take a U-turn when Gautam and Meera fall for each other on a serious note during their South Africa holiday while Veronica realises that Gautam is THE man she must settle down with. Then what begins is a roller coaster ride of emotions, drama and fallouts amidst the trio.

Going by Deepika Padukone’s performance, this is one of her best so far. She hits the bulls eye with her portrayal of Veronica. Deepika manages to highlight the intricacies of the psyche of a woman who has had a troubled childhood, which propelled her to seek refuge in alcohol and hard core partying. 

Saif too has his own moments in the movie such as the one in which he hilariously dances wearing lingerie and make up and gets caught by his mother (played by Dimple Kapadia) during his live performance.

On the other hand, Diana Penty looks fresh as a daisy on screen but needs to polish her acting skills a tad more if she intends to survive the rat race.

For those who have loved Saif and Deepika’s ‘Love Aajkal’, ‘Cocktail’ will not disappoint you as it has some shades of the former. The storyline of the movie is gripping and will keep you hooked and booked. 



Talking about the songs, they are as foot tapping as they could get. “Tumhi Ho Bandhu” deserves a special mention here as it will make you get up from your seats and shake a leg as the song is played on the big screen. The locations of the movie are eye catching and the styling of the actors is in sync with their onscreen characters.


Final verdict: ‘Cocktail’ is worth a try!

Rating: Three cheers for this one! 



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Wednesday, 11 July 2012

JOKER Theatrical Trailer ft' Akshay Kumar & Sonakshi Sinha

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Watch The Official Trailer Of Upcoming Movie Joker, a Hindi sci-fi adventure film. Starring Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Minisha Lamba And Shreyas Talpade.



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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Gangs Of Wasseypur 2 First Look | Uncensored Theatrical Trailer

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Check Out  Uncensored Theatrical Trailer of Gangs Of Wasseypur 2 

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