I was recently invited to a special screening of ‘Hope Aur Hum’ as part of Jio MAMI’s Year Round Programme. After a hectic and a long day at work, and seeing the trailer of the film, I convinced myself and decided to take the trip from Lower Parel to Juhu for the screening. Did I…
2016 was an ordinary year when it came to female-centric films doing well commercially as well as critically. Neerja was on the top while Pink and Dear Zindagi followed, and these were the only three exceptions in addition to moderately successful Happy Bhag Jayegi. However, Kahaani 2, Sarbjit and Akira couldn’t do much while One…
A black jeep speeds its way through a deserted New Delhi road on a pitch dark night, after a happening farmhouse party. An aerial shot shows it halting at a lonely crossroad. Two doors open, and the driver swaps his seat with a person in the rear. A heart wrenching background score gives you the…
The wait for one of the most awaited films of the year is finally over! The theatrical trailer of Rohit Shetty’s soon to be released, multi-starer – Dilwale was released last evening. There is so much excitement around this film, that I wasn’t really thinking to do a trailer review. But when King Khan himself…
Dance movies have always followed a formulaic story, the underdogs who no one believes in, take part in a popular competition and beat the evil ‘other team’ to prove themselves. ABCD 2 is no different. It follows the template of a dance movie so well that there are no surprises. In fact, they even repeated…
The trailer of Dibakar Banerjee’s Detective Byomkesh Bakshy prepares you for what to expect from the movie. After the end credits roll, you realize your expectations were more than sufficiently met and you have possibly witnessed one of the best Bollywood films, directorially. The movie is set in Calcutta of the 1940s, a city mired…
I don’t watch horror movies. Never. 30 minutes into NH10 and I was scared I had unknowingly chosen a horror film, the paranormal horror that is. I hadn’t read anything about the movie to know any better. By interval, I was convinced. The movie is more horrific than one of those supernatural horror flicks. You…
Story Soviets 