Movie Reviews

Subhash K Jha speaks about Mukhbiir!

sudhakar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:34:18 -0500

Subhash K Jha Bollywood Hungama News Network The biggest strength of this gritty espionage thriller is also its primary weakness. So real and bleak is the world of espionage created by writer-director Mani Shankar, so littered with carnage and catastrophe, that you wonder if the sheer sexiness of being a spy that we saw Dharmendra and Tom Cruise experience in Aankhen and Mission Impossible was a cinematic hoax created to hoodwink us into believing in the heroic hi-jinks of people who risk their lives for the sake of national security.

Movie Review: Chamku

sudhakar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:17:49 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network Kahani kabhi khatam nahin hoti… That's the catchline of CHAMKU. True, certain stories are timeless and ageless, they keep getting repeated year after year, with new faces obviously.

Movie Review: Mukhbiir

sudhakar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:57:57 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network "It's the most dangerous profession in the world," says director Mani Shankar. MUKHBIIR closely looks into the dangerous life and times of a mukhbiir -- an interesting idea no doubt. But the story bears a striking resemblance to RGV's CONTRACT and that takes away the novelty aspect. Of course, Mani Shankar delves deeper in MUKHBIIR and the outcome is watchable at places, but fails to impress in totality.

Movie Review: C Kkompany

sudhakar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:55:12 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S. started a trend of sorts. Gangsters with a heart of gold acting as modern-day Robinhoods. Robbing the notorious rich and helping the oppressed poor. Writer turned debutante director Sachin Yardi borrows a leaf from MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S. and presents a tale that not only talks of Robinhoods, but also makes a scathing attack at news reporting hitting an all-time low [anything for TRPs], makes digs at Ekta Kapoor and her serials, also looks at the underworld-builder-cops nexus.

Video: Sardar Salman Khan rocks in 'Heroes' promo!

sudhakar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:13:53 -0500

By Bollywood Hungama News Network Sardar Salman Khan rocks in 'Heroes' promo!

Movie Review: Rock On!

sudhakar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:58:37 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network Is ROCK ON!! DIL CHAHTA HAI 2, one is tempted to ask. DIL CHAHTA HAI was a trendsetter when you look back, paving way for storytellers who wanted a new story to tell. Now, the DIL CHAHTA HAI team of Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar with director Abhishek Kapoor deliver ROCK ON!!, a film that makes you understand the true meaning of friendship.

Subhash K Jha speaks about Mumbai Meri Jaan!

sudhakar — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:04:18 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network It is rare for a film based on a gruesome traumatic real-life tragedy to be made into a film where every character and almost every episode and moment is etched out with unwavering care sensitivity and resonance.

Subhash K Jha speaks about Phoonk

sudhakar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:28:41 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network For no rhyme or reason I suddenly remembered that Sanjay Gupta, who's often compared with Ram Gopal Varma(RGV) for his dark despairing depiction of suburban dysfunctionalism, has made a film based on the trauma that child actor Ahsaas Channa has apparently suffered because her mother insisted on passing off the girl as a male child-actor for some years.

Subhash K Jha speaks about Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam!

sudhakar — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:08:03 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network So what do we do with this one? Maar diya jaaye ke chod diya jaaye? This film means to be cocky, quirky, and cutely comical. It ends up being a crashing bore. And the sound of the crash that you hear could be those plaster-of-paris props that adorn the stage where the cast enacts the worst version of K. Asif's imperishable romance 'Mughal-e-Azam' ever conceived.

Movie Review: Phoonk

sudhakar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:04:53 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network The great debate between science and superstition continues, but RGV's new film PHOONK tilts in favour of superstition. Surprising, isn't it? The makers of the film had organized a contest. You'd be given a handsome reward if you've the courage to watch PHOONK all alone in a theatre, we're told. Honestly speaking, PHOONK isn't scary by any standards, but as a subject, it works big time because somewhere deep within us, we've heard of the power of the unknown.