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Aashayein - Hopes, a Review
If for nothing else but unabashedly ogling at him for two and a half hours, I seldom miss a John Abraham film. Granted, he happens to have starred in quite a few of my favorites, which I won’t disclose at this point, and does a rocking job with quirky roles. Also, some of his best [...]
Continue reading...‘Hiding Divya’: Bringing Darkness Into the Light
19. August 2010
Hiding Divya is an important, momentous film. It’s an enthusiastic and well thought-out first feature by a talented filmmaker - Rehana Mirza - we’ll be sure to hear loads more about in the years to come. And the film deals honestly and openly with the subject of “Bad Blood” which most in the Desi community, [...]
Continue reading...‘Peepli Live’: Satire with a Soul
23. July 2010
One of the three films responsible for turning me on to Indian cinema forever, back in 2001, is Aamir Khan’s ‘Lagaan’. It was at once an insight into a sport I knew nothing about, a country I thought I knew somethings about but soon learned not as much as I imagined, and a great actor who [...]
Continue reading...Daydreaming of ‘Inception’ - The Review
16. July 2010
You know a film is worth running to the theater to watch when critics begin personal attacks on each other before the film even opens. Never completely benign towards one another to begin with, the film reviewers tend to bring out the heavy artillery when they strongly believe in the success, or failure, of a film. Animosity [...]
Continue reading...‘I HATE LUV STORYS’ REVIEW
2. July 2010
By Rit Saraswat To start out with, let me just say I’ve never been crazy about love stories. They’re annoying, predictable, and if I have to sit through one more scene where our leading lady “lets loose” and sings karaoke, I will “let loose” and shoot myself. Note, however, that I am referring to love stories [...]
Continue reading...Raavan: A great Idea on paper
22. June 2010
Reviewed by Rit Saraswat Remember that girl (or guy) in high school you had a massive crush on? They were attractive, bewitching, and there was always some sort of buzz around them? And you’d imagine that first interaction, when you’d finally walk up to them, have an incredible first conversation, and end up married with babies? [...]
Continue reading...Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ Is Like Nothing You Have Ever Seen Before!
17. June 2010
Undeniably, we live in times where things are seen as black and white, no grey areas allowed. Take the case of the gushing oil in our Gulf: BP is bad, President Obama is good - unless he’s also bad and that’s depending on the day - the environmentalists are good, the people who are trying [...]
Continue reading...‘RAAJNEETI’ opens to Fantastic reviews!
4. June 2010
Prakash Jha’s most ambitious project has opened to fantastic reviews! Not only are the critics praising the film, but so is the public. Early results show that it has opened to packed houses across india on Friday. If this is any indication, then ‘Raajneeti’ is poised to be one of 2010’s biggest blockbusters. Check out the reviews: “Raajneeti [...]
Continue reading...‘Kites’ - The Review
19. May 2010
Two kites floating gently in the azure sky. A freight train stalled in the arid tumbleweed desert. The train door is opened. From inside the straw-filled car, an unconscious man wearing a Mexican wedding suit and a bright red gunshot wound falls out. A dark interior and a glass of amber-toned, cloudy whiskey in the [...]
Continue reading...Mad, Sad & Bad - A spirited Review
29. April 2010
Mad Sad & Bad Indian Film Festival 2010 A quaint Independent film from the UK, Mad Sad & Bad made its North American debut at the Indian Film Festival this week. True to form with regards to the Indian indies especially from England I expected a cutting film wrought with sarcasm and irony and of course this [...]
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26. August 2010
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