Once upon a time there used to be Tamasha. It is not a film but an experience; it can only be felt by those who are insane & mad. One has to be abnormal to understand the matured soul of Tamasha. This film is not for the common masses, those who cannot relate to the pain & agony of a creative soul. Though the film has a very slow start it grows on you frame by frame. In similar way […]
Unconditional Love of benevolence & agape is the main hero of this epic extravaganza – Bajirao Mastani. Sanjay Leela Bhansali surely knows that it is the connection bliss which creates intense & epic love stories that goes down the history. So true he was to portray a brave warrior irrespective of his status can be in love with two souls at a same time. The intensity of the love may vary but there would be no disrespect shown towards each […]
I was looking forward to write a review of a light hearted romantic comedy Shaandaar. With the best production team, national award winner director & talented star cast. With ingredients so perfect, the dish had nothing to go wrong but what was served to me was a complete disaster utter waste of money, talent, time & taking intelligence of audiences for granted. Vikas Bahl with such kind of direction I can only say, ‘Queen’ was luck by chance film that […]
Avinash Arun’s ‘Killa’ is released at a right time of monsoon making you soak in the wet fortress of emotional rectitude capturing the right notes of simplistic life. Killa takes time to sink in but slowly grows on your mind & emotions. It is a journey of various lives showing the battle & struggle to maintain the harmony between reality & our expectations from life… The innocent childhood, the carefree friends & the struggle to adjust at new place & […]
The real love stories are not those lived in our teens & twenties… but the ones we start living after getting married or a failed marriage. The charm of having these love stories is far more romantic than the one we lived as a boy & a girl. Aanand Rai you were spot on showing the real mess of love marriages going wrong & beauty of getting connected out of the box to someone in the first go. Brilliantly showcased […]
Shoojit Sircar’s Piku is not a film but a canvas of reality one would visualise on the silver screen. The film has 2 parallel tracks; one is the beautiful bond between an aged father suffering from constipation & independent arrogant caring daughter along with a subtle love story developing in the journey between Rana & Piku the two opposite personalities. A track we visualise onscreen. The 2nd track is a journey of trapped soul in Bhashkor Banerjee which gets liberated […]
Ravi Jadhav knows his creativity & business of filmmaking very well by following a forever hit formula of making a successful hit film with a filmy love story. May it be Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranja or Dagdu-Praju, poor boy rich girl, opposition from the girl’s family & the lover crossing the bridge to get his love? All these spiced up with right punches, emotional twist connecting to the masses. Timepass 2 got a record winning opening due to the original Timepass had […]
Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut film Court is closest to reality treat. The internationally acclaimed film gives insight of not only a courtroom drama but the backdrop of every element associated with the court. A meaningful effort to make a world cinema by keeping the simple nuances intact was the charm highlighted with mix of languages, culture, system, lifestyle, black humour & being human… An Effortless performance by the all talented actors Veera Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni & Pradeep Joshi makes […]
You screw my world & I get the bloody hell out of you, immaterial of the time I wait to take my Badla. The hero of Badlapur is its intelligent screenplay power packed with emotional journey which you can experience from the first take making you cry & choke in your throat. Sriram Raghavan you made me live my journey again from the initial frame. I relived those days of seeing & experiencing the sudden death of my loved one […]