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Reviewed Rang De Basanti

Rang de Generation X

Alright, I wont go into the specifics of what the RdB is about, because its been covered extensively by the media. Let me start with somethings that made me feel bad about a very good movie. Loose-ends/Flaws: 1) Sepia-film cross-cuts in the first-half didnt gel very well with the flow of t...Read more

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Reviewed Born Into Brothels Movie

Heart-Touching

''Born Into Brothels'' captures the lives of Red-Light-Area Kolkata children. Zana(the director) lives in these brothels for several months, and gets deeply involved in the lives of these children. These children quite obviously are fantasised by this little, cute thing in her hand - the camera....Read more

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Reviewed Company

RGV's best till date

COMPANY: RAM GOPAL VARMA AT HIS BEST (EVEN after Sarkar) Characters: Malik, Chandu and Srinivasan are the dominant characters. The others dont get a meaty role but definitely make their presence felt. Storyline: Chandu, a street fighter runs a small gang with his friends. Joins Mali...Read more

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Reviewed Shwas Movie

Back to Satyajit Ray

I still remember(it was one year back) that after five unsuccessful attempts to get a ticket for five consecutive weeks, I managed to see this movie by booking the tickets 3 days in advance. You must be wondering which SRK blockbuster or Mallika Sherawat stripteaser this is. No, I am talking of ...Read more

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Reviewed Main Hoon Na - Bollywood

Veg Stuffed Red-Chillies MHN Dum Masala 65

Main Hoon Na: Veg Stuffed Red-Chillies MHN Dum Masala 65 Ingredients: 100 thrillograms SRK, 1 kg Nasir Hussain, 500 gms Manmohan Desai, 20 ml.Yash Chopra, 5 Karan Johar leaves, 4-5 chopped RD Burmans, 1 full Anu Malik, ½ teaspoon Cyrus and more. Procedure: 1. De-vein, wash and chop the well...Read more

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Reviewed Finding Neverland Movie

Enchantingly Wonderfully Beautiful.

Its the story of a strange(by today's standards) relationship between Mr. Barrett(a playwright), Ms. Sylvia(a widow) and her four children, set in early 20th century London. Its the age when there was no cinema, and theater was very matured and popular. Barrett(John Depp) is just out of a a c...Read more

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A zero-decibel sheer poetic brilliance
Black - Bollywood

thanks for the comments. yup. totally agreed. oscars arent the litmus test of a good movie. but, what hypes it up for us is the fact that they have always been elusive to indian film-makers. i just wante d to say that this one wud certainly take us closer to this dream, than LAGAAN.

Commented on sureshmehcnit's review

A Textbook On Filmmaking
Kisna

hi suresh, good review. it shows ur passion towards films more than ghai's :) keep writing. vamsi deepak.

Commented on nirdeeps's review

Black is beautiful
Black - Bollywood

hey nirdeep, ur review was good, actually very good. succinct, lucid and reflective. thanks. vamsi deepak(geeveedee). u may want to read my review also at mouthshut.... (A zero-decibel sheer poetic brilliance).

Commented on n.aditya's review

Oscar for the best foreign film
Black - Bollywood

hi adi, grt review. keep going. only reviews like this can help us fight people like taran adarsh who give a damn abt 'good' cinema. pls do keep posting. btw, u may want to read my review in mouthshut (A zero-decibel sheer poetic brilliance). see u then. geeveedee(vamsi deepak)

Commented on sainath's review

B-l-a-c-k
Black - Bollywood

all i can say is that u understand 'good business' better than 'good films'. anways, good luck. bcos films like black were bound to fail in countries like india. did u try writing for indiafm?

Reviewed Black - Bollywood

A zero-decibel sheer poetic brilliance

If we are stripped off our eyes and ears, what would our world be? BLACK! BLACK is the story of this unfathomable dark world where there are just sounds of silence. How can we live life in BLACK? Well, a recurrent theme in art-house cinema circles because nothing is more moving than a person liv...Read more

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Reviewed Kisna

True-Love Wine In History Bottle

After the nadir of his career ? Yaadein, Mr. Ghai finally salvages his position as ?The Showman Of India? with Kisna. Village damsels dancing in plush Indian hills, exuberant boatmen singing Indian folk songs, oldies preaching Indian values, rough rookies conniving against the good, lovely India...Read more

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Swadesh- What a Bore!
Swades

i m sorry. bcos of ppl like u, indians get this reputation of being unusually loud and insensitive. go watch musafir.

Reviewed Swades

A Classic in its own right

Swades. We, the people. So, first things first. Lagaan Vs Swades. It was Aamir Khan there, its ShahRukh Khan here. It was about ''victory of team spirit'', this is about ''victory of individual spirit''. It was about ''winning a match'' there, it is about ''lighting a bulb'' here. But, its...Read more

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