Physics has always stayed away from Rohit Shetty’s movies, and so I was very cautious to put my thinking cap in the dustbin before entering the theater. Now, the problem is, since he is making movies about terrorism, India’s history, etc., in his cop universe movies, you can’t really part ways with rationality and logic… Continue reading Singham Again Review | Valmiki Might Reincarnate Just to Renew His IP and Stop More Ramayana Adaptations
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Fighter Review | Siddharth Anand’s Sophisticated-Gadar Is Surprisingly Not Bad
When I watched the trailer of the film Fighter, the overdose of hyper-nationalism, especially the dialogue about IOP (India Occupied Pakistan) made me wonder whether I will be watching a sophisticated version of Gadar in this Siddharth Anand film. Well, there is no denying the fact that the movie is playing to the gallery to… Continue reading Fighter Review | Siddharth Anand’s Sophisticated-Gadar Is Surprisingly Not Bad
Pathaan Review | A Passable Action Entertainer That Celebrates Brand SRK
Every movie in the YRF Spy Universe has a template more inclined to celebrate its star actor by creating over-the-top action set pieces. Pathaan, the fourth movie in this universe, which also marks the return of Shah Rukh Khan after a 4-year break from film, is also a template action package that mixes patriotism with… Continue reading Pathaan Review | A Passable Action Entertainer That Celebrates Brand SRK
Cirkus Review | Two Ranveers and Too Many Colors Can’t Drag This Movie Out From Dullness
When Rohit Shetty joins hands with someone like Ranveer Singh, and Shetty offers him a double role with one of the characters having the nickname “electric man,” the movie is expected to be that deafening mass masala comedy formula. But surprisingly enough, the combination that was supposed to deliver a celebration ends up becoming a… Continue reading Cirkus Review | Two Ranveers and Too Many Colors Can’t Drag This Movie Out From Dullness
Gehraiyaan
Some movies become interesting because it allows you to read them in multiple ways. I am not talking about ambiguous endings in films. The way certain movies keep us guessing about the trauma and dilemma through which characters go through adds a layer of empathy that is very subtle. Gehraiyaan, Shakun Batra’s new film, is… Continue reading Gehraiyaan
Chhapaak
Just when the audience was getting used to the face of Malti, an acid attack survivor played by Deepika Padukone in Chhapaak, director Meghna Gulzar decides to show us how Malti looked like before she was attacked. And the entire audience reacted to that silent visual with a huge “Uffff”. Even if you are a… Continue reading Chhapaak