Movie Reviews

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  Movie Review: What's Your Raashee?

  Let's come to the point straight away. When you've films like LAGAAN, SWADES and JODHAA AKBAR to your credit, every step you take, every move you make comes under a microscopic view. Naturally then, the expectations from Ashutosh Gowariker's WHAT'S YOUR RAASHEE? are monumental.

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  Movie Preview: Wake Up Sid

  This is the story of Sidharth Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor), a lazy, unmotivated slacker from Mumbai whose life undergoes a series of changes after taking his final year college exams. Sid's world is breezy, carefree, and without any true responsibilities.

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  Movie Preview: Do Knot Disturb

  This film is a zany comedy of errors. A filthy rich businessman (Govinda) married to a beautiful and sophisticated woman (Sushmita Sen) tries to hide his extramarital affair with a supermodel (Lara Dutta). To save his skin, he bribes his friend, a waiter (Ritesh Deshmukh) into pretending to be the supermodel's boyfriend.

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  Subhash K. Jha on Wanted: 'Wanted' only for Salman Khan fans

  Though National Award-winner Prakash Raj's flamboyant villainy and Ayesha Takia's endearing cuteness miraculously find a place in the plot, this is the hero's vehicle like very few masala movies in recent times.

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  Subhash K. Jha on 'Dil Bole Hadippa!'

  Somewhere down the line in this mish-mash of "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi", "Chak De" and what have you, Shahid Kapoor, looking as intense as a man who has just discovered he has acute molar ache, scowls at Rani and says, "You should be an actress in films".

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  Video: First Day First Show Of 'Dil Bole Hadippa!'

  First Day First Show Of 'Dil Bole Hadippa!'

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  Video: First Day First Show: Wanted

  First Day First Show: Wanted

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  Movie Review: Dil Bole Hadippa!

  Cricket, like Bollywood, is an addiction for a wide majority of Indians. DIL BOLE HADIPPA tries to capture the spirit of the game and the aspirations of a sportsperson, who's keen to play for her pind. On paper, the concept, which bears an uncanny resemblance to SHE'S THE MAN, sounds interesting, but the problem is its writing, which is tame and mediocre.

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  Movie Review: Wanted

  Fans, rejoice, Salman is back with a vengeance with WANTED. This is his deadliest performance to date. Yes, you read it right!
  Foes, sorry, you won't be able to lash out at him or pick on him or launch a vicious tirade this time. The spate of flops should come to a grinding halt with WANTED.

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  Spoiler: First user review of Dil Bole Hadippa!

  A young, super-excited fan of Bollywood Hungama.com, Anita couldn't help sharing her review of Dil Bole Hadippa with us after she caught a sneak peek of the highly anticipated film at the Toronro International Film Festival (TIFF). Read on to find out if the movie lived up to her expectations.

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  Watch out for cricketer Rani in 'Dil Bole Hadippa!' (Preview)

  After starring in back-to-back duds like "Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic" and "Saawariya" and doing a few cameos in the last two years, Bengali beauty Rani Mukerji returns to the big screen in a new avatar in "Dil Bole Hadippa!". Releasing Friday, the film will see the actress playing a man too!

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  Salman returns to action with 'Wanted' (Preview)

  Known for his macho image, Salman Khan is back with a full-on actioner with "Wanted - Dead or Alive" releasing Friday. The actor promises "mind-blowing" fight sequences in the thriller directed by ace choreographer Prabhudheva.

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  Movie Review: Ruslaan

  Times have changed, but certain film-makers are still stuck up in the era gone by and that reflects in their cinema. That's what you realise when you watch RUSLAAN.

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  Movie Review: Aamras

  Recall those years when you were growing up. When you were in your teens. When you just stepped out of school. When you were learning to take independent decisions. When you were waiting to explore a whole new world... The images may be blur, but the flashes from the past should bring a smile on your face.

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  Vaada Raha... I Promise

  Samir Karnik completes his trilogy. NANHE JAISALMER was about dreams, HEROES was about pride and VAADA RAHA is about hope. The commonality in all three films, besides Bobby Deol and child star Dwij Yadav, is the emotional quotient.

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  Movie Review: Baabarr

  Gangster movies - this genre has been done to death. Films like PARINDA [Vidhu Vinod Chopra] and SATYA [Ramgopal Varma] stand tall on this list. But, of late, the genre has taken a backseat since people aren't too keen on watching bloodshed and the same old saga of an innocent taking to the world of crime.

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  Movie Preview: Vaada Raha... I Promise

  Duke Chawla's life today can be called gratifying. Professionally, he is a successful doctor, personally an ardent lover and parent to a doting dog-Junior. Currently, Duke lives alone with Junior. He loves Nalini, who is career oriented like him, their marriage plans are in the offing. Duke has recently struck a deal for a dream apartment he plans to move to post marriage. Read On..

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  Movie Preview: Aamras

  All four are very close and come from varied background attending one of the most prestigious schools in Mumbai

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  Subhash K. Jha speaks about Three: Love Lies Betrayal

  This one can't go 'Scot' free. The Scottish locales shot with tender care by cinematographer Pravin Bhatt are in one word: breathtaking. In two words breathtaking and eloquent. And if you want a third word, here it is. Ominous!

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  Movie Review: Fox

  Making a suspense thriller is tough. To keep the audience attentive, besides keeping the viewer guessing till the end, requires complete understanding of the craft.

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  Movie Review: Mohan Das - A Man Lost In His Own Nation

  Browse a newspaper or surf news channels and I am sure, you'd be enlightened with more than a hundred stories in the course of a day. But not all stories have the potential to be adapted for the big screen. MOHANDAS suffers due to this reason.

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  Movie Review: Aagey Se Right

  Till a few years ago, if a director or writer would tell you that the object of attention in his story is a pistol and how the entire film would revolve around it, you'd laugh, even scoff at, on his face. Is he out of his mind? But times have changed. Wacky concepts are the order of the day. Last week, QUICK GUN MURUGUN depicted one. This Friday, it's AAGEY SE RIGHT.

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  Movie Review: Chintu Ji

  Sometimes, big things come in small packages. The expectations from CHINTUJI are zilch. Even the pre-release promotion is extremely low-key. Also, the awareness is as good as nil. But CHINTUJI springs a pleasant surprise. It packs in a solid punch in those 2 hours.

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  Movie Review: Three - Love, Lies, Betrayal

  Thrillers have been Vikram Bhatt's forte and THREE - LOVE, LIES, BETRAYAL, scripted by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Vishal Pandya, takes the legacy forward. This time, it's a simple setting, involving three people. But it's not as simple as you think.

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  'Chintuji' to bring out Rishi Kapoor's funny side (Preview)

  After playing character roles in big-budget hits, 1980s' chocolate boy Rishi Kapoor is ready to make his presence felt with a full-fledged role in comedy "Chintu Ji - Naam Ka Neta! Hai Yeh Abhineta". Releasing Friday, the film is partially based on his real life.