Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Lahore

sudhakar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:23:37 -0500

By Taran Adarsh Bollywood Hungama News Network

A title like LAHORE gives you the feeling that it's an Indo-Pak story. The fact is, it is, but it's about kick-boxing, a sport that hasn't been presented on celluloid before, at least on the Hindi screen. Cricket, boxing, hockey and football have found their way on the Hindi screen, but kick-boxing, not to my knowledge.

Movie Review: Shaapit

sudhakar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:21:09 -0500

By Taran Adarsh Bollywood Hungama News Network

Post RAAZ and 1920, you expect an enthralling horror film, with chills aplenty, from Vikram Bhatt. You presume his third horror film SHAAPIT would be even more scarier than his earlier works, mainly because Bhatt is now a seasoned player, as far as this genre is concerned.

SHAAPIT also makes a startling promise in its adverts - 'Warning: Extremely frightening'. Now that's quite a tall claim, isn't it?

'Lahore' takes spirit of sportsmanship across the border (Review)

sudhakar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:02:36 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha

Film: "Lahore"; Cast: Aanaahad, Sushant Singh, Farooque Shaikh, Shraddha Das, Saurabh Shukla; Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan; Rating: ***

Combining sports and politics is not an easy thing to do. But then it's not that difficult either, considering the two are inextricably intertwined specially in the Asian subcontinent. Debutant director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan dares to visit the forbidden territory.

"Lahore" is about sports and politics and characters from both the spheres getting embroiled in a terrible fight to the finish.

'Shaapit' about curses and how they work (Preview)

sudhakar — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:26:09 -0500

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) After bringing to limelight unfulfilled desires of spirits in films like "Raaz" and "1920", director Vikram Bhatt is back with his third horror outing "Shaapit". Releasing Friday, it explores how a curse works through generations.

Co-produced by Bhatt and Manmohan Singh, "Shaapit" is singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan's debut film. It also stars newcomer Shweta Agarwal and model-turned-actor Rahul Dev.

'Lahore', easing India-Pakistan ties through sports (Preview)

sudhakar — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:24:44 -0500

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The "greatest bond" between two countries torn apart by politics and religion is sports, is what the upcoming film "Lahore" which deals with kickboxing and takes a ring-side view of India-Pakistan relations hopes to portray.

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures India, "Lahore" has been produced by Sai Om Films Pvt Ltd.

Movie Review: Love Sex Aur Dhokha

sudhakar — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:23:12 -0500

By Taran Adarsh Bollywood Hungama News Network

Be forewarned...

* LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA is not the archetypal/mundane/formulaic stuff that one has grown watching.

* LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA is not for the faint-hearted.

* LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA is not for the orthodox/conformists/moral watchdogs of society.

Movie Review: Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:22:04 -0600

By Taran Adarsh Bollywood Hungama News Network

A wide majority of Hindi movies look at urban issues. Right from the outfits to the lingo, there's no denying that Hindi movies also look at West for inspiration. In real life too, burgers, pizzas, sizzlers and colas have replaced sarson ka saag, dal-roti and sherbat-n-gola. But you do crave for desi food when you keep munching non-desi stuff all the while, don't you?

Movie Review: Hide & Seek

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:20:03 -0600

By Taran Adarsh Bollywood Hungama News Network

Generally speaking, a film starring relative newcomers and helmed by a first-time director comes with zilch expectations. And if the film in question happens to be a suspense-thriller, the debutante director has to walk a tight rope. One false step and chances are he'd fall on his face.

Movie Review: Right Yaaa Wrong

sudhakar — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:18:06 -0600

By Taran Adarsh Bollywood Hungama News Network

Appearances can be deceptive. Somehow, I've not been able to connect to the promos of RIGHT YAAA WRONG. And now, after I've watched the film, I genuinely feel that the promos don't do justice to this taut thriller.

Also, I had strong reservations for this one. Sunny Deol, an A-lister at a point of time, had slipped into oblivion thanks to the wrong films that he chose to act in. Two factors that really go against RIGHT YAAA WRONG.

'Right Yaaa Wrong' about friends turning foes (Preview)

sudhakar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:02:28 -0600

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After making forgettable appearances in movies like "Heroes" and "Fox", action star Sunny Deol is back again with "Right Yaaa Wrong". Releasing Friday, it is about two friends who turn foes in their quest for supremacy.

Written and directed by debutant Neeraj Pathak, the crime thriller has been produced by Subhash Ghai. Apart from Sunny, "Right Yaa Wrong" also stars Irrfan Khan, Eesha Koppikhar and Konkona Sen Sharma.