Haseen Dillruba Review: Wild, wicked but with warts
Nothing that goes on in this story actually prepares you for the end. If the test of a thriller lies in keeping its audience guessing, "Haseen Dillruba" would pass the test.
Nothing that goes on in this story actually prepares you for the end. If the test of a thriller lies in keeping its audience guessing, "Haseen Dillruba" would pass the test.
Mumbai Saga; Cast: John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Amole Gupte, Suniel Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal, Rohit Roy, Anjana Sukhani, Prateik Babbar; Direction: Sanjay Gupta; Rating: * * (two stars)
It leaves you intrigued all the more because the man who gets it so right -- Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani -- has never lived in either India.
"Penguin" (film in Tamil and Telugu languages streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Lingaa, Advaith, Mathi; Direction: Eashvar Karthic; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)
A kind of a comedy that comes in once in a while with refreshing dialogue, new situational comedy elements and is just plain fun.
Badla is a fairly simple film. A whodunit from the beginning, keeps the viewers engaged even though they know for sure which way the story is headed.
The film feels like a Mad Max Fury Road; only it’s without the cars and trucks, and the genre is not dystopian. The sandy dunes will remind you of the film.
The new hip-hop single is perhaps the most in your face song in, after the rise of Hindustani hip-hop that garnered attention post the release of Gully Boy.
'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' jaise mainstream Hindi films have finally started to embrace the subject of homosexuality in a dignified manner.
Relevant topical films frequently fall into the trap of overstatement. But here is where "Why Cheat India" scores high marks.
