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Arnab Banerjee

There is enough to sit back and wonder about some of the familiar faces we are all acquainted with but seldom give a second thought to.

Kaamyaab movie review: Lives of largely anonymous film actors!

Or the routine cop who appears in a couple of scenes parroting the same lines in virtually every film.

07 Mar 2020 7:21 AM

Tiger Shroff, whose debut in Heropanti raked in the moolah to allow him to quickly sign as many as half a dozen films, is back in the third instalment that is Baaghi 3.

Baaghi 3 movie review: Gets progressively worse!

Not that Bollywood has always had a dearth of new ideas even for an action-oriented film.

07 Mar 2020 7:18 AM

The film that is a remake of an Argentinian film Igualita a mi is warmly touching as it deals with a man who refuses to grow up, and instead, loves life to the hilt as a single life that is more of a prolonged adolescence.

Jawaani Jaaneman movie review: Cool dude Saif nails it, again!

Among the cast, it’s a team effort with everyone working together in harmony to get the job done to great effect.

01 Feb 2020 6:08 AM

The film rarely gives us any insights into her inner being and instead focuses only on incessant bombings and devastation that the Taliban has been infamous for.

Gul Makai movie review: Malala biopic a harmless bore!

It takes a certain touch to pull it off, and here, neither the director nor the writers seem to have it!

01 Feb 2020 6:02 AM

Jai Mummy Di is a story of conflicting dynamics between mothers of protagonists and how it affects them and their two respective families.

Jai Mummy Di movie review: Tired momcom fails to amuse

In many Hindi films that try to be different, our heroes are either larger than life, or epitomes of perfection.

18 Jan 2020 1:32 AM

Rajini gobbles up the entire length of the 159-minute film that has at its heart everything that his films have appealed at, to the young and the old alike.

Darbar movie review: It’s Rajini all the way, again!

If you are with Adithya, the violence would look gratuitous, and the revenge would naturally look like aggression and brutality.

11 Jan 2020 1:21 AM

With the promise of a relaxed sensibility, the film moves on with a pace where it’s hard to remain cynical.

Bhangra Paa Le movie review: Sunny Kaushal’s natural charm works!

Bhangra Paa Le in the conventional sense is a truly “hatke” story.

04 Jan 2020 1:28 AM

Sab Kushal Mangal movie review: Nothing mangal, just some ripple laughter!

Babu Bhandari (Akshaye Khanna), a local politician in Karnalganj in Bihar, is more of a goon whose word is everyone’s command.

04 Jan 2020 1:24 AM

Commando 3 movie review: Cinematic pop patriotism fails to impress!

Understandably, other than his charismatic and prefect body, there’s not much to go gaga over his talent accessories.

30 Nov 2019 2:02 AM

The film trusts its audience to infer its emptiness and no-brainer attitude.

Pagalpanti movie review: A notch above pedestrian!

The story (if there is a need to name a series of impromptu gags as a proper tale) isn’t as flimsy as it sounds, right from the get-go.

23 Nov 2019 1:58 AM

The charming Neil Nitin is obviously desperate to let us know that he is far better suited to play solo leads and not just play second fiddle to bigger stars.

Bypass Road movie review: Despite a suave Neil Nitin, plodding and unoriginal!

Vikram, being the most sought after (and wealthy), is a target for several people and we realise that someone is trying hard to bump him off.

09 Nov 2019 7:58 AM

The past decade or so, we have seen quite a few Hindi films in which a personal anomaly, a disorder, or an ailment has been the focus, that too, of the lead character.

Ujda Chaman movie review: Muddled and unsure!

The film is a remake of the Kannada hit Ondu Mooeya Kathe, but has been only adapted partially.

02 Nov 2019 1:32 AM

There is also a problem with characters not sticking to their balanced graph.

Made In China movie review: Neither a comedy nor a satire

Starting off with a promise, Made in China slips into overworked and unsophisticated mediocrity from where it never surfaces.

26 Oct 2019 1:31 AM

The Housefull series has had a successful run at the box office earlier.

Housefull 4 movie review: A colossal waste of time!

Akshay Kumar would like us to believe that anything and everything he doles out will get his committed fans’ obligatory assurance.

26 Oct 2019 1:20 AM

Sunny Deol directs Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas and introduces his son Karan opposite another newcomer Sahher Bambba in this romance.

Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas movie review: Treats us to sceneries, but is tirelessly stale

Yes, wonderfully designed sets or grasping nature through the lens does look captivating.

21 Sep 2019 2:43 AM

Prassthanam movie review: Young actors steal the show

Sanjay Dutt is back in a role that seems to be tailor made for an actor of his age and experience.

21 Sep 2019 2:40 AM

The Zoya Factor movie review: Not a faithful adaptation!

Kapoor is young and vivacious but a complete miscast here.

21 Sep 2019 2:36 AM

The last bit about loneliness in everyone’s lives sounds as unconvincing as a father falling head over heels for a voice that in reality happens to be his son’s.

Dream Girl movie review: Derailed by poor writing!

From the cast, Bharucha has nothing much to do, while Kapoor as the father is not his best.

14 Sep 2019 1:36 AM

Section 375 is the kind of film that has an element of a thriller as well as making you involve yourself in the two-hour long drama that unfolds before you.

Section 375 movie review: Treading a delicate line

Chadha can’t do much with an underwritten role.

14 Sep 2019 1:33 AM

Chhichhore is the kind of film where it’s the characters (and not necessarily the actors) which rise above the script that tends to be repetitive, or not too subtle, and often runs out of any freshness to deal with its overall objective.

Chhichhore movie review: All about losers this time!

Singh has had a successful run at the box office, but needs to grow as an actor if he wants to stay longer.

07 Sep 2019 1:32 AM

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