Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Tahaan

sudhakar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:55:18 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network A fable rarely gets its cinematic interpretation in Bollywood. But acclaimed cinematographer Santosh Sivan decides to do so for his new outing TAHAAN. TAHAAN is a soothing experience. Also, amidst the story of a child's obsession for his pet donkey, it also opens your eyes to the fact that children can be soft targets for carrying out nefarious activities.

Movie Review: Hijack

sudhakar — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:46:00 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network Of late, debut-making directors are coming up with stories that defy the stereotype. Kunal Shivdasani is one of those. In his very first outing, he chooses a story not many debutantes -- even established names, for that matter -- would dare to tell: Hijack. Sure, YEH DIL AASHIQANA [Kuku Kohli] and ZAMEEN [Rohit Shetty] have traversed the path before, but HIJACK is more realistic, more believable.

Subhash K Jha speaks about A Wednesday

sudhakar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:36:42 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network First things first. A Wednesday is not about the train blasts that rocked Mumbai in 2005. It isn't so much to do about terrorism and counter-terrorism as it is about making these grim socio-political facts into digestible riveting cinema. And that's where A Wednesday scores over Mumbai Meri Jaan and other recent films on the wrath of extremism.

Movie Preview: Karzzzz

sudhakar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:28:38 -0500

By Bollywood Hungama News Network Karzzzz is a film that explores the psychological traits every individual possesses. Some so powerful, they lead us to vices like greed, obsession, hatred, deceit, betrayal and even Murder. Set amidst the majestic and breathtaking locales of South Africa, Karzzzz is a remake of the 1980 Subhash Ghai hit Karz.

Movie Review: A Wednesday !

sudhakar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:59:08 -0500

By Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama News Network Now this is a complete surprise. And an extremely pleasant surprise, must add. Newer stories are slowly finding their way into plexes of India. Two Fridays ago, PHOONK spoke about the power of Black Magic and last Friday, ROCK ON!! encouraged you to chase your dreams. Both PHOONK and ROCK ON!! didn't boast of A-list actors to lure the audiences in hordes, but the films let the powerful content do the talking.

Video: Promo Watch - The Last Lear

sudhakar — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:45:09 -0500

By Bollywood Hungama News Network Watch Big B in a classic mould stun you with his magic!

Subhash K Jha speaks about C Kkompany

sudhakar — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:33:27 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network Apart from a rather sad and overdone vulgar joke on the surname 'Jha', C Kkompany steers clear of turning the comedy into full-fledged farce. This is the down market Munnabhai of the year. It tells us, it's okay to be a loser as long as your heart is in the right place. The bank balance stands a chance of being enhanced by hook or by crook provided you can get the formula for converting the zero in your life to some zeroes in your cheques.

Subhash K Jha speaks about Chamku

sudhakar — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:31:06 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network This brutal film about oppression injustice and Maoist rebellion gets its strength from Bobby Deol's silent seething suffering performance, quite like Sammir Dattani in Mukhbiir, the other espionage drama this week on intrigue infiltration and espionage generated from a sense of socio-political inequality.

Subhash K Jha speaks about Rock On!!

sudhakar — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:29:06 -0500

By Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama News Network A large number of our films are about life. Some are about music. Seldom has a film blended the music of life into the fabric of a film with such seamless expertise. Rock On!! is that rarity where every component character and episode falls into place with fluent virility.

Subhash K Jha speaks about Mukhbiir!

sudhakar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:34:18 -0500

Subhash K Jha Bollywood Hungama News Network The biggest strength of this gritty espionage thriller is also its primary weakness. So real and bleak is the world of espionage created by writer-director Mani Shankar, so littered with carnage and catastrophe, that you wonder if the sheer sexiness of being a spy that we saw Dharmendra and Tom Cruise experience in Aankhen and Mission Impossible was a cinematic hoax created to hoodwink us into believing in the heroic hi-jinks of people who risk their lives for the sake of national security.