Chehraa Review

"If only life were a book, I could turn back the pages," says protagonist Megha's voice-over after she crashes to her death.Alas, by then the plot too has gone her way - shattered into...

Jurm Review

"Jurm" is a cadaverous thriller that turns more corny with every scene. It tries to subvert and overturn the faithful wife tradition of a Hindu marriage by making the wife, Sanjana (Lara...

Chaahat Ek Nasha Review

What's wrong with Manisha Koirala! Once considered a classique candidate, she has plummeted to doing seedy sleazy see-me type of voyeuristic projects that do nothing to enhance her reputation.In ...

Sheesha Review

Desi Sharon Stone, anyone? In "Sheesha" Neha Dhupia plays the modern-day version of the good twin-bad twin saga that Rakhee had pulled off in Subodh Mukherjee's "Sharmilee" more...

Bullet (Hindi) Review

In a week when Sanjay Leela Bhansali has re-written the course of Indian cinema with "Black", suffering a flamboyant foray into fatuousness is doubly difficult.The show, as they say, must...

Shabd Review

Sometimes an interesting premise fails to carry a film to a luminous conclusion. "Shabd" has it all - a truly striking plot, great looking cast, terrific locations and mesmerising...

Black Review

With "Black" Hindi cinema has turned a corner. And it will never be the same again. Veering passionately away from the norm - creating an entirely new definition of entertainment and...

Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav Review

Railway minister Lalu Prasad who makes an appearance at the beginning and the end of the film should sue the makers of the film for defamation.To have your name associated with such bilgy burlesque...

Kisna Review

There are three heroes in Subhash Ghai's latest opus - Ashok Mehta's cinematography, Ghai's exquisite shot compositions and Vivek Oberoi's understated rugged and implosive performance. All three...

Insaan Review

There are two reasons why one can sit through this loud homage to loutishness: Akshay Kumar and Akshay Kumar. No, he doesn't have a double role. But the impact of his performance as the city-smart...

Rog Review

So whodunit? Not me! Not the other members of the audience who seemed to have gone dead in their seats.Producer Pooja Bhatt seems addicted to the psychology of erotica. Her last two films, the hazy ...

Vaada Review

"Teri kurti sexy lagti hai," sings Arjun Rampal to his screen-wife Amisha Patel before he goes blind...and the film goes bust.Wish we could see anything remotely sexy in this sterile...

Dil Maange More Review

If you've been wondering when we would get another all-in-one human entertainer in the mould of Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi and Hrithik Roshan, there's heartening news. Shahid Kapur has it in him to...

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo Review

Thirty-six years ago when Manoj Kumar made one of India's best-known patriotic potboilers "Upkar", he described it as a "16,000-feet long flag of India".How do we describe Anil...

Raincoat Review

When Mouli Ganguly, playing the Bihari hero's hostess in Kolkata, overhears her houseguest sobbing in the bathroom, she smilingly rebukes him. "Next time you cry in the bathroom don't forget to...

Hum Hain Laajawab Review

Animation films from Hollywood are no longer child's play. They mean business. Big dreams. Big bucks. Voices to match. While the English-language original features Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter...

Musafir Review

You wonder what Hindi cinema has come to. After the poetic, languorous and tender Dilip Kumar-Madhubala alliance in "Mughal-e-Azam" comes the leery, sordid and sadistic Mahesh Manjrekar...

Hulchul Review

Years ago, the late O.P. Ralhan made a film called "Hulchal", which was about a mistaken murder conspiracy. The pace was maddening.The new "Hulchal" certainly doesn't lose the...

Mughal-e-Azam Review

Flawless, seamless, timeless...What do we say about a film that immortalised each one of its cast members and technicians?"Mughal-e-Azam" is to the pseudo-historical what the Taj Mahal is...

Naach Review

Abhi and Rewa, the two protagonists of Ram Gopal Varma's fascinating study of the dynamics of the man-woman relationship within a metropolitan setting, are on their way back after watching an...