In a country where Sholay is an epic and movies like Baahubali and KGF are massive hits, thinking about making something like Shamshera can’t be considered a bad idea. Shamshera is a bad film. But it’s not a ridiculous film. Usually, movies have a first act, second act, and third act. But for Shamshera, you… Continue reading Shamshera
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Samrat Prithviraj
Samrat Prithviraj, the new YRF film with Akshay Kumar as the title character, feels like a script that depended way too much on the film’s visual grandeur yet never took an effort to achieve it. Written and directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, this historical drama is lousy in terms of craft and problematic in terms of… Continue reading Samrat Prithviraj
Bhuj: The Pride of India
The intention of the makers of the movie Bhuj: The Pride of India might be to show us how we fought back with unity to revamp a demolished airbase during the 1971 war. But the writing and making of this movie are so bad that it almost becomes a mockery of a historical event. With… Continue reading Bhuj: The Pride of India
Sadak 2
Sadak 2 marks the return of Mahesh Bhatt to the director’s chair after a 20-year-old break. But sadly the melodrama in his storytelling also was last seen 20 years ago. The sequel to the 1991 hit film has only one update that can be appreciated as an improvement, the cinematography. Other than that, this sequel… Continue reading Sadak 2