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'Ek Tha Tiger' is a good time pass movie and nothing else. It is a pure entertainment movie with magic touch of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. 'Ek Tha Tiger' heavily rely on the shoulders of its leading stars. I will not say this is the best movie of Salman or this film completely exploits Salman's magic in the movie. Excellent promotion, timing of release, pairing of Salman and Katrina are few things which helped it to gain a super hit status and hence like three of Salman's earlier films (Ready, Wanted & Dabangg) this is his fourth film to cross 100 crore business barrier. Many trade pundits are in view that 'Ek Tha Tiger' will be first film to break every record. But the question is how this movie is making so much business. I watched it today and was really surprised this is a completely average film full of all spicy stuff which often makes no sense. No, this is not a bad movie but it is not good either. 'Ek Tha Tiger' is ba...

Movies are my passion. It is like food for me. It rejuvenates and fills a great energy inside me whenever I see a good film. I don’t remember how this passion for films developed but one thing I clearly remember that Since childhood I used to bunk classes and watch Bollywood movies at nearby cinema halls. At least one day in a week was fixed for movies. That particular day was safest day for movies because my parents had clearly no idea about school timings on Saturdays. They believed that like other government schools my school also runs full day on Saturday. But in reality those days it was for half day only. So throughout my school days I used to enjoy my movies every Saturdays without any questions. And that routine strengthened my passion which is still continued. Though my frequency of going to theater decreased over the years but watching them on DVDs or on small screen have increased many fold. Sundays have replaced Saturdays now but the enthusiasm is still st...

Indian Cinema is growing in almost every field. Be it subject, acting, characterisation, music, cinematorgraphy, art direction or overall treatment of the film, it seems movie makers are trying to experiment new genres. Recently I watched Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur' (GOW) based on coal mafia of Dhanbad. And I must say this film breaks a lot of barriers in filmmaking in India. It's a path breaking film in many ways and its commercial success denotes that those filmmakers who believes in good cinema must not give up and they must continue exploring in different subjects backed with equally good amount of research and yes they should also keep in mind the commercial aspect of it. After all movie making is a commercial form of art. Let's come back to .'Gangs of Wasseypur'. I feel this film caters a specific set of viewers and not meant for all. A strong depiction of mannerism of coal mafia in Bihar is the high point of the film. For the fir...

What you can expect from a film? A good storyline, brilliant performances and immaculate direction. Today it is a great challenge for filmmakers to make a film on an athlete turned dacoit when the trend is to make masala movies and rake quick money. We have seen so many films based on Chambal’s dreaded dacoit’s theme in 70’s and 80’s. Almost every filmmaker at that time exploited this theme. With Paan Singh Tomar Director Tigmanshu Dhulia takes a different turn and based his film on a real life character. I am not going to tell you its story but I must say one thing to all movie lovers who believes in good cinema, that this is the film they must watch. It is packed with great direction of Dhulia and intense acting by lead actor Irrfan. Moreover, the authentic feel of Chambal and its dialect is going to spellbound you.

It is primarily a Shahrukh Khan film and I must say I did not enjoy watching it. Shahrukh playing the central character of DON is more about style and less about the fear and charisma of DON. Director Farhan Akhtar has focused heavily on creating a persona of DON who does not spare anybody. This film is nowhere come close to the original DON movie. Big B looked very natural and stylish too but Shahrukh seems shallow in the movie.  I feel big sets and foreign locales are not going to impress real movie goers in a three hour long movie unless the film offers more in terms of storyline and treatment. Its story is not new and you feel cheated in the movie hall. Bank robbery theme is not innovative and does not experiment more rather than picking sequences directly from Hollywood movies. Farhan Akhtar who has directed wonderful movies like Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, DON 1 did not do complete justice to this mega budget movie. I do not say this is a completely unwatchable movie but i...

Who want's to watch a   movie   with the almost same story and not so great treatment? ' Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster ' takes its name from greatest Hindi film ' Shib Biwi Aur Ghulam (1962 movie) '. There are some common points in these two films like, the rich man has a mistress and he has hardly any time for his beautiful wife, who is almost living in seclusion. There was a house help in ‘Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam’ who was faithful to the rich man and his wife. Here, director   Tigmanshu Dhulia   instead of house help mends his plot to introduce a opportunist character who develops a relationship with his master's wife. This film has used Uttar Pradesh as its milieu and tried hard to infuse local sensibilities and lingo with the huge emphasis on delivering dialogues as much loudly as the actors (Randeep hooda, Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill) can. This film might have worked as a good thriller but it deviates many times. Direction is not as impressi...

These days I hardly get time to watch any movie and whenever I get that precious time, I try to use that moment completely and watch something very selective. Yesterday was such day and I selected Bol, a Pakistani movie to watch. It was an fulfilling experience and my selection was right. After watching 'Bol' movie, I was compelled to think whether situation of women is really that bad in Pakistan as shown in the movie or it is just a movie. One can argue over the style of making of this film, which is slow, long and a bit outdated but one can not take his/her eyes off from the matter it raises and that too convincingly. Plight of women is a major area of concern in not only Pakistan but in whole South Asia.  I recommend everyone who believes in good cinema and concern about the plight of women to watch this extremely good film, which forces you to think again and again.  Links: http://bolthemovie.com/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1891757/ http://en.wikiped...

There are many children films where they talk seriously about issues related to children, where children play protagonists and yet they do not even come close to list as children films. But they carry a tag. Very few movies celebrate childhood the way it has been celebrated in the film 'Chillar Party'. It is fun to watch as children take a stand for their issues and fight for them. Their battle is no way a heroic battle unlike our feature films but it is very much childish in nature. This film has the strength to take you to the tour of your childhood days. You will feel nostalgic and a mischievous smile will certainly come on your face.  There are many moments in the film where it slows down but within minute it picks up. It raises curiosity about what these children will do to save the orphan boy, who cleans cars in their society and his dog from a stupid politician. I loved their chaddi March and all the kids who acted in the film. This movie has cr...

Saw Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD)...good movie. A bit slow in some parts but overall is a nice film. It grows on your mind. I feel it is bit too long. It is on the line of 'Dil Chahta hai'. But DCH had great music and ZNMD lacks here. It has average music. Hritik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol were fantastic. Farhan is a bit of surprise. He should do more films...Guys go and watch it but I recommend to watch it with friends...more fun :) Photograph Courtesy:  http://zindaginamilegidobara.org

Very few films have the strength to hold and shake your thoughts as did by Nila Madhab Panda’s I Am Kalam. This excellent film is about a small boy who works on a roadside dhaba (restaurant) and desires to go to school like other school going kids. But his family’s compulsions force him to work. What is significant about this film is I Am Kalam never deviates from its track and slowly and steadily develops your curiosity. The boy Harsh Mayar who starred as lead actor Kalam is really a brilliant actor. It is one of those kind of movies which talks about a genuine issue and tells you too very simply and powerfully. Panda’s conviction to direct a movie on right to education is really commendable. I recommend this movie which reminds me of Taare Zameen Par. Both films deal with an issue. The difference here is of budget and scale. The craft of filmmaking is all about to tell the story in a simple and comprehensible manner and on this parameter I Am Kalam leaves behind Amol Gupte’s...

Last night watched 'The King's Speech. After such a long time I have seen an amazing film with an unparallel performance by Colin Firth. This is a kind of film which challenges an actor's capability to push him to extreme extent. It’s not an ordinary film and playing a difficult character of King George is not easy for any actor. I must say Colin Firth deserves huge praise and more awards for his remarkable and splendid performance. My strong recommendation to all my friends and specially those in media to not to miss this film.