Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Review | Dhoti, Delhi Metro, and Coherence Are the Main Casualties of This Salman Khan Film

It is no secret that Bollywood faces major adversity as many biggies have not worked at the box office. The success of South Indian films has actually triggered conversations on what needs to be done and fixed. While a section of the Hindi film industry is making an effort to improve things, superstar Salman Khan… Continue reading Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Review | Dhoti, Delhi Metro, and Coherence Are the Main Casualties of This Salman Khan Film

Mrs Undercover Review | Radhika Apte Can’t Save This Lame and Confused Spy Comedy

I have seen Radhika Apte films that haven’t worked for me. But I could see particular possibilities that might have made her agree to those films, at least on a script level. But Mrs Undercover was perhaps the only film where I felt like, why on earth she decided to do a movie like this?… Continue reading Mrs Undercover Review | Radhika Apte Can’t Save This Lame and Confused Spy Comedy

Bholaa Review | This Trident Overdose Completely Ignores the Craft of the Original

Why Kaithi from Lokesh Kanagaraj was a massive success had much to do with the unconventional packaging for a festival release. Kaithi clashed with Vijay’s crowd-pleaser Bigil, and it was devoid of a hero’s introduction song, romantic songs, side-track humor, etc. The hero Dilli was only a central tool in a story that used other… Continue reading Bholaa Review | This Trident Overdose Completely Ignores the Craft of the Original

Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga Review | A Hasty Heist Thriller With Familiar Twists and Predictable Turns

With a duration of 110 minutes that has so much happening on screen, Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga starring Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal in central roles is never a boring film. But the twists and turns in this movie are so predictable that you feel happy for predicting the twist correctly. With the script being… Continue reading Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga Review | A Hasty Heist Thriller With Familiar Twists and Predictable Turns

Bheed Review | A Monochromatic Gaze at a Harsh Political Reality

A political film becomes a captivating cinema when it manages to be an absorbing story in the first place rather than being a documentation. In his 2.0 journey as a filmmaker, Anubhav Sinha has been unabashedly political, and I think, barring Anek, in every other film, the story had creative dominance over politics. What was… Continue reading Bheed Review | A Monochromatic Gaze at a Harsh Political Reality

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Review | Benevolent Sexism Packaged Cleverly as a Colorful Entertainer

Stories by Luv Ranjan always have that misogynistic tone that makes it easy for you to criticize the politics of the Punchnama-like entertainers, which are basically stretched-out versions of sexist WhatsApp jokes. When it comes to his latest venture Tu Joothi Main Makkaar, I must say that Luv Ranjan has tried to at least act… Continue reading Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Review | Benevolent Sexism Packaged Cleverly as a Colorful Entertainer

Gulmohar Review | A Moving Dysfunctional Family Drama That Has Its Heart in the Right Place

Sometimes when there are a series of poorly made films, and you write these reviews saying they are outdated, cheesy, cliched, melodramatic, etc., a part of you tends to wonder whether you are canceling a whole genre saying it all should look realistic. Rahul V. Chittella’s Gulmohar was a relief and delight for me in… Continue reading Gulmohar Review | A Moving Dysfunctional Family Drama That Has Its Heart in the Right Place

Selfiee Review | An Inferior Remake With a Superior Budget

I went into the theater to watch the latest Akshay Kumar movie Selfiee, and there were only 5 people with me watching this film. What made it a bit awkward was that the makers of the movie Selfiee had attached one footage at the beginning of the movie where Akshay Kumar thanked everyone for taking… Continue reading Selfiee Review | An Inferior Remake With a Superior Budget