Rating :* And we are back to the ’80s! Remember the spate of sloppy Bollywood potboilers – revenge sagas with incongruous narratives, vicious villains, vile vamps and cringe-worthy situations? Prabhu Dheva’s ‘Action Jackson’ has all of that. Prabhu Dheva is a pro at belting out action films with Southern-style flavouring – his signature dance moves,…
The film is set in a small town in Rajasthan, in a very rustic setting. Our main character Aslam (Hussain) is the village Simple Simon who by his own admission is a ‘puncture-wala’ and runs a small, home-grown business. He also has a problem with his neighbour, who he is shown to have a major…
Rating : **1/2 This story has its heart in the right place, mind all over the place, and finger on the wrong pulse. ‘Ungli‘ is socially relevant, earnest in delivering a strong message, albeit, the weak execution doesn’t support the larger intent. Abhay (Randeep) a crime journalist, Maya (Kangana) a medical intern, Goti (Neil) a…
Rating : *1/2 ‘Zid’ is nothing like we have never seen before – it’s a story of how love, lust and obsession can drive someone to crime and insanity. Of course, there are the usual suspects – like a love triangle, a cocky detective, some lame witnesses, and stormy nights (every time crime unfolds). Praise…
Rating :- **** Happy Ending stylishly remixes Saif Ali Khan‘s trademark avatar as a brat who won’t grow up. Saif plays Yudi, author in LA, high on sex and success. Yudi avoids new work and commitment – which his ex (Preity Zinta in cameo, channeling the pair’s Salaam Namaste chemistry) underlines. His married buddy Montu…
Rating: ** Shaad Ali’s ‘Kill Dil’ is a fine example of a film marred by lousy storytelling. It’s an even bigger shame since the director did manage to get a decent cast in place, who seem completely convinced about this ridiculous plot. Even if you were to make discounts for a disjointed plot trajectory and…
In Basu Chatterjee’s 1982 comedy film Shaukeen, three lecherous old men (played by Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, AK Hangal) are hoping to get lucky, so they go to Goa to have a good time. In its modern day representation, The Shaukeens is about three men from Delhi- Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra who…
Rang Rasiya is a biopic based on a novel of the infamous, avant-garde 19th century painter Raja Ravi Verma. Infamous because he was all too easy with his physical affection in a time of puritan values and scandalously (for the time) gave faces to the the Gods he painted. Avant-garde because he had the guts…
Rating :* Super Nani is not a period film but it sure feels like it is a product of the 1980s. It’s hero, Bharti (Rekha), is the ideal, traditional Bhartiya naari. She cooks, prays and loves her family members unconditionally. Despite being a doting and nurturing wife and mother, she gets little in return. That’s…
Rating : **1/2 The Sundarbans of West Bengal is famous for it’s tiger abode. The world famous white tiger residing in the lush greens of Sundarbans brings wild life photographer Uday to this vast swamp. Uday rescue a tiger cub from poachers and takes it to his guest house. A white tigress, who comes searching…
