Haryana Hurricane: Madhur Bhandarkar has the knack for picking up unusual subjects and characters for his films, and also making the female lead the centre of the story. Having done…
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Home Invasion: While the opening credits of Dhoka: Round D Corner are on, the romance, marriage and marital woes of Yatharth and Sanchi Sinha are portrayed with brisk economy. Then two hours…
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Storm Of VFX: Sometimes, it might just be better to release a film without so much advance publicity, that the sense of wonder that ought to arise when the lights…
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Time To Time: Time travel has fascinated authors as far back as the late 19th century, with great writers like Mark Twain (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court-1889) and HG…
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Darkness in 3D: For a film that aimed at a pan-Indian release, the title, Vikrant Rona, does not fit. In Hindi ‘rona’ is to weep, and no, the hero is not a tragic…
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Double Trouble: Like the lead character in the film RK/RKAY, writer-director-actor Rajat Kapoor makes small, interesting films that win critical acclaim and do the festival rounds, but, as a snippy assistant…
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Macho Bore: There was a warning sign right away, when a suburban moviehall decided to cancel a screening of Rashtra Kavach Om, because they needed at least eight people, and there…
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Folly In The Forest: In India, if there is a government scheme for the poor, there has to be a scam attached to it. Srijit Mukherji’s film Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga,…
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The Bodyguard: The Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi, of which Nikamma is the Hindi remake, is just five years old, but seems to belong to another era. Nikamma, directed by Sabbir Khan, has…
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Umbrella Town: Less than a year ago, in the film Helmet, when a group of young men peddle condoms, they cover their faces with motorcycle helmets. So it is a giant leap…