I Hate Luv Storys
Actors: Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Samir Soni, Sameer Dattani Intended Genre: RomCom Actual Genre: Romance meets Silly Drama meets Lame Comedy meets Straight face Rating: 2/5 I don’t hate love stories, but ‘luv storys’, I probably should. ‘Luv’ and ‘Storys’ should have set my expectations but admiration for Bollywood takes a toll on me now and then. 87.82% of IHLS’s … Continue reading
Raajneeti
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, Katrina Kaif Genre: Political Drama/Thriller Rating: 4/5 Directors like Prakash Jha have been repeatedly trying to scope the Indian political revolution with undertones of current affairs. The audience needs something sensational yet real, and what’s more than hooliganism practiced by Indian politicians, adding impersonations of politicians or events we know in the … Continue reading
Kites
Actors: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Nicholas Brown, Kabir Bedi, Kangana Ranaut Genre: Romantic Drama, Action Rating: 2.5/5 Kites is a nice watch for Hrithik’s fans, if they don’t care about other aspects of film-making, that is. Not straight up, but there are a lot of hints that Kites was made to perfectly fit the bracket of a crossover film. Any which case, … Continue reading
Leader
Lead Actors: Rana Daggubati, Richa Gangopadhyay Genre: Political Drama Rating: 3/5 PLOT: The story, written by Sekhar Kammula, is set within realms of political circles of Andhra Pradesh of today, and alludes to a two-fold agenda. One, to further clearly (than media) paint a picture of internal politics that exist within a political party, comprising individuals driven by hunger for … Continue reading
Housefull
Lead Actors: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan Genre: Comedy (Slapstick/Goofy) Rating: 4/5 The house wasn’t full really at the theater on Friday release night, so my initial expectations from the movie went pretty low. The movie started rolling and it had a plethora of lame jokes, Hawasfull here and there, and my expectations went down another couple notches … Continue reading
Love Sex Aur Dhokha
Lead Actors: Anshuman Jha, Nushrat Bharucha, Raj Kumar Yadav, Neha Chauhan, Amit Sial, Arya Banerjee, Herry Tangdi Genre: Documentary, Crime Rating: 4/5 Love, Sex aur Dhokha (LSD) is for a mature audience that has an understanding of today’s pervasive Indian media. LSD has a feel of having been shot on personal camcorder and store-cams which provides a raw … Continue reading
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya
Lead Actors: Simbu, Trisha Genre: Romance, Drama Rating: 3/5 Boy meets Girl, falls in love? Check. Boy and girl live in same South Indian conservative community? Check. (Boy’s family is a tenant of the girl’s). Boy is a college graduate without a job? Check. Girl is a responsible kid doing her bit for the family? Check. Boy trying … Continue reading
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