Aditya Chopra does his best to churn out a screenplay like DDLJ, and almost succeeds until a Japanese Sumo wrestler pulls the mat under his feet.
Rab ne bana di jodi starts off with a predictable done-to-death sequence of a dying father marrying off his ‘responsibility’- a chirpy young lass, Taani (Anushka Sharma) to his eligible student Surinder […]
Rab ne bana di jodi: Sur(i)-Taan(i) ki kami thodi
Jodhaa Akbar: A regal romance rewritten
When you decide to see Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar do two things: One- don’t expect a historical narrative with accuracy in its depiction. And two- remember it is a fictitious tale. And then like any other die hard lover of Hindi cinema- enjoy the wonderful romance between Jodhaa and Akbar.
When Haider Ali (remembered best for his Nukkad […]
Taare Zameen Par: A different director’s perspective
Aamir Khan’s directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par- Every Child is Special- is a story which manages to make you see children in a different light. He handles the script and his actors with a sensitivity that is very rarely seen in these times. Finally someone has made a film which is actually ‘different’.
Darsheel Safary, plays […]
Saawariya: Bhansali’s indulgent disaster
After the extreme reviews that Saawariya had provoked, I had to see the movie for myself- if only to see how bad it was. But I decided to go with an open mind. Since I had been vacillating over this decision for a long time, I discovered that the movie was no longer showing in […]
OSO: “Outrageously Silly Ode” to the 70s
It was one of those lazy Sundays when I couldn’t sit in my lonely room or walk around London, as it was really cold and raining. So I decided to spend 10 pounds and watch Om Shanti Om at the Empire Cinema at Leicester Square. And had to suffer untranslatable Hindi dialogues and songs murdered […]
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