Hindi Movie Reviews
Critic verdicts on the latest Hindi releases.
Manages to combines body with soul
On a wet and windy morning in Bangkok, a forlorn Indian housewife Simran (Mallika Sherawat) in a clinging blue chiffon sari waves…
'Shukriya' just doesn't add up
Straight away, let's give debutant director Anupam Sinha his due. He has tried to dodge the formula in some areas of his film, never mind…
'Popcorn..' borrows from Archies and much more
It's okay to be purposelessly chic at times. "Popcorn Khao...Mast Ho Jao" belongs unapologetically to the cool school. It borrows heavily…
Too sluggish to be sentimental
Let's get one thing clear right away. "Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa" isn't a bad film. It's a boring film. And that's worse than being bad. In…
Not a dull moment
"Dhoom machale dhoom machale dhoom" -- you hear it so often in the course of this 135-minute excursion on skidding wheels that by the end…
Despite the chutzpah, 'Fida' slips in the end
At a time when an out-and-out conventional love triangle "Mujhse Shaadi Karoge" has the nation giggling in helpless submission, Ken Ghosh…
Startlingly Gripping Cinema
€œAn eye for an eye will make the whole world blind€- Mahatma Gandhi It€™s human to be judgmental. To have opinions. Slam verdicts without…
Fun grabs you in 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'
What a brat! In a key action sequence in this sprightly dip into blunder-land, Salman Khan fights five-six Akshay Kumars simultaneously.…
'Asambhav' too cluttered to be thrilling
Rajiv Rai is in many ways the guru of hi-tech potboilers in Hindi. He shoots this gun-gals-gizmo film on international terrorism with a…
A clichéd take on the 1970s potboiler
Like the rest of the crew, dialogue writer Anirudh Dhodapkar knows how to fall blissfully into the claptrap. Every component of "Garv" is…
Noble, inspiring piece of cinema
Noble is not a word that's easily applicable to mainstream Hindi cinema - not when so much of it is about having a good, if not a sleazy,…
Disarmingly free of guile
"And they lived unhappily ever after"....could well be the tag line to Kunal Kohli's engrossing take on the celluloid war which begins with…
Dismayingly stale... and stupendouslysymmetrical
Mother India lives! And never mind if she's converted into "Brother India" and played by Sunny Deol instead of Nargis - may God rest her…
Delectable piece of pop art
Hefty hints and wacky whispers harking back to the golden era of mainstream Hindi cinema carpet this delectable piece of pop art. And how…
Goes over the top with lewd jokes
Take it or leave it. A "Dil Chahta Hai" male-bonding fable with loads of double-meaning, jokes, provocation and finally a neatly…
Spanning the realm of creativity
Painter M.F. Husain's second directorial venture "Meenaxi: Tale of 3 Cities" dwells on the ageless debate over the intricate relationship…
Swashbuckling 'Deewar' is cold at heart
"(In) This school of ours he's the headmaster!" guffaws Sanjay Dutt, pointing to Amitabh Bachchan. "Deewaar" is largely set in a prison…
Daddy Cool - Nor Good,Neither Bad
Mirthful dramas with shorter duration – Flicks tagged with this pattern are surely to win over audiences’ appreciations. Thanks to Boney M…
Dil Bole Hadippa - Not More Impressive
Naturally, Yash Raj banner redounds your expectations to a greater degree, patently with the top-notching teasers and promos. But…
Whats Your Raashee - A Bad Raashee
Turning words into pictures – the mantra hasn’t been so favorable for our own B-town auteurs. Of course, glimpse through the graph of films…