Why is October 12 so special for me? (No… it’s not my birthday and I am still single) October 12… sounds like an ordinary date doesn’t it? But for me, it’s worth a thousand smiles. Something happened on this day which I so dearly wanted to happen … [Continue reading]
Unusual Characters Inside a BEST Bus
Being a Mumbaikar, one cannot escape regular voyages in our BEST busses. I am no exception and I feel fortunate for it as I just love our red-colored beauties (busses). While travelling all these years, I come across different types of unusual … [Continue reading]
Season of Suicide in Bollywood
What would happen if a sparsely populated village that requires around 100 kilos of wheat each month is supplied a thousand kilos? Around 90% of the product will go waste. Well, the situation in our very own Bollywood is similar these days because of … [Continue reading]
The Taking Of Pelham 123 Movie Review
On Track…Almost Ratings: - * * * I am firmly of the view that a remake should not be compared with the original film. It’s my belief that a remake is a way of looking at a particular story in a different way and during a different time-span. … [Continue reading]
3 Day Affair
Gone are the days when box-office hits were movies that easily lasted at least 10-15 weeks and most of them completing silver jubilee. In today’s times, it’s impossible to see such a thing happening. We are living in a see-and-forget-world. The … [Continue reading]
Sikandar Movie Review
The Twist called Terror Ratings: - * * * When fourteen year old Sikandar (Parzan Dastur) picked-up a gun lying on the road, he had no idea that his few minutes of heroic pleasure will bring a drastic change in his life and will also force major … [Continue reading]
Kaminey Movie Review
A Road Less Travelled Ratings: - * * * Bridging the gap between parallel cinema and masala entertainers can be dicey. Though Vishal Bhardwaj, who tries it in Kaminey, succeeds in his new and unusual storytelling method, there’s no denying that … [Continue reading]
The Unsung Heroes of the First Half of 2009
Along with the well-known blockbusters, each year Bollywood also witnesses a number of well-intentioned and intelligently made films that go unnoticed and fail to get the due respect which they rightfully deserved. There can be various reasons for … [Continue reading]
For Your Eyes Only – Part 2
Luck Movie Review
Rating: - * * Bollywood has come across plenty of films where it is expected that the viewer leaves his mind at home. Soham Shah’s Luck is a lot ahead. It asks you to even keep your feelings and emotions away apart from logic. So much so that even … [Continue reading]