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Reviewed Paa

PAA - one of amitabh bachchan's finest roles

In a sachcharine filled artificially sweetened world of Bollywood movies with it's make believe plots and uber cool families, where Paris stands in for patiala and where caricature rules the roost, comes a film that stands out with it's pure heart warming tale about a boy named Auro. The bigg...Read more

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Reviewed Rocket Singh

Rocket Singh - a simple, real movie

Over the past three yrs Real Cinema has emerged out of the woodwork of bollywood. Dibakar Banerjee with Khosla and Oye lucky, Balki with Cheeni Kum and Paa, Anurag with Dev D and Black Friday, Shashant Shah with Dasvidaniya, Sagar Bellary with Bheja Fry, and Shimit Amin blessed with the backing ...Read more

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Commented on own review

FIAT PALIO... buy another car instead
Palio - Petrol

i sold my palio and bought an i10 magna 1.1 - love the car!!!

Commented on prakashv14's review

Hyundai i10 - Magna 1.1L
Hyundai i10

I bought my i10 in apr 08 - love the car - but yeah the 'pillar' is a huge issue... its sometimes risky when cycles dart in from the right... i have driven 10000 kms so far - all city driving and i have been getting around 10kms/L... on the pune -mumbai highway i got around 16kms/L - which i thought... was pretty decent... i too have a manufacturing defect - the car 'coughs/trembles' intermitently - its just a low jhatka that keeps coming now and then - the service guys have not managed to figure out what it is!! cleaned my tank, the pipes, checked electricals - nothing solved it...but on the whole love my i10magna yellow baby!!!Read More

Commented on r.girish's review

Hyundai i10 Magna 1.2 Kappa
Hyundai i10

I bought my i10 in apr 08 - love the car - but yeah the 'pillar' is a huge issue... its sometimes risky when cycles dart in from the right... i have driven 10000 kms so far - all city driving and i have been getting around 10kms/L... on the pune -mumbai highway i got around 16kms/L - which i thought... was pretty decent... i too have a manufacturing defect - the car 'coughs/trembles' intermitently - its just a low jhatka that keeps coming now and then - the service guys have not managed to figure out what it is!! cleaned my tank, the pipes, checked electricals - nothing solved it...but on the whole love my i10magna yellow baby!!!Read More

Commented on rajivahlawat's review

Its NOT A SANTRO
Hyundai i10

now i am stuck!!! i own a palio 1.2 and have been facing the low mileage issue for the past 5 yrs!! i bought it in 2002 - 'from the company that brought you formula 1' (you can read my review) - and was sorely disappointed as i never got more than 8.5 with ac. now its time to buy another car and i a...m stuck between the getz prime and the i10 and the aveo u-va. rajiv's words on mileage is a dream come true but what if it isnt so true on mumbai roads?? apparently, the new palio stile has improved on the mileage but i am still hesitant. also is i10 coming out with an AT version?? please email me at papul@hotmail.com and let me know which car?Read More

Reviewed Sivaji - The Boss Movie

Sivaji is the boss - cool!!

Ok so I dont understand a word of tamil other than na onna kadalikaray, paityum, ni epdi irke... but I have been a lover of tamil songs, music, movies since I saw agni natchatram way back on dd... and so I arranged tickets for the first days show of sivaji in a multiplex called fame in mumbai. m...Read more

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Commented on mah_e_tamam's review

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Channel [V] Gone India

brilliantly written review and all of that - but why put ur review under Gone India... let me point out that Gone India as a title is not talking abt the state of the country in this context. Gone India is a travel show of [v] which was brilliant. your ignorance and lack of knowledge in differentiat...ing between the name of a travel show and the state of the country really needs to be commended. what were you thinking when you wrote this review... i still can't stop laughing. But i admire your concern for the cultural and sociological demise of this great nation. as for the rest of you who have left comments... 'a pretty face doth not ignorance erase...'Read More

Commented on mah_e_tamam's review

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Channel [V] Gone India

brilliantly written review and all of that - but why put ur review under Gone India... let me point out that Gone India as a title is not talking abt the state of the country in this context. Gone India is a travel show of [v] which was brilliant. your ignorance and lack of knowledge in differentiat...ing between the name of a travel show and the state of the country really needs to be commended. what were you thinking when you wrote this review... i still can't stop laughing. But i admire your concern for the cultural and sociological demise of this great nation. as for the rest of you who have left comments... a pretty face doth not ignorance erase...Read More

Reviewed Casino Royale Movie

Is it mr.beach?is it mr. bond?or boris becker?

Sorry abt the boris becker bit - but daniel craig does resemble the boom boom boy of tennis in many a shot in CR (minus the shaggy blonde eyebrows). a huge fan of martin campbell (he gave the franchise a new twist with brosnan) I went in to see CR... hmmm!! being a remake I knew what the plot wo...Read more

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Reviewed Pompeii

Pompeii - a city unburied

And so I made it to pompeii. the last I had been intrigued about pompeii was when I was 10, and in a history lesson learnt about this magnificient city that was buried by vesuvius... and in 2004 I stepped into this city, and it was an overwhelming experience. history literally turns me on... eve...Read more

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Reviewed Rome

Rome - an eternal city

Rome... a city enveloped in history, culture, architecture, beauty, vino, grt food, the list is endless... so when I was told that I wd be going to Rome for a 10 day tv shoot... I almost had a cardiac arrest... I was to go and shoot Namaste India - afestival celebrating the food, fashion, wine a...Read more

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Reviewed Hong Kong - General

Horse racing in hongkong

If you are there in HK on a wed night - then head to the Race course at Happy Valley. the atmosphere is grt - more so because the races are held under lights... the cheapest entry fee is $10HK... this gets you at the ground level... closer to the food and beer and ring-side view. the prices keep...Read more

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Reviewed Manali

Manali to leh - a must on 4 wheels

If you want to visit Leh... never, NEVER take the flight from New Delhi to Leh... instead hire a sumo/jeep/car and drive to leh from Manali... cost: Rs. 10,000 for a full Sumo or Rs. 1500 per head (total 7 passengers)... its an overnight trip with a halt at Pang or Sarchu. The best thing abt the...Read more

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Reviewed Disney Channel

Finally - the gods have arrived!

When you say children's entertainment what comes to your mind... mickey mouse and friends... when you say children's movies what comes to your mind? jungle book, snow white, lion king, toy story, aladdin, beauty and the beast, finding nemo, the incredibles, fantasia, cinderella, err... do you ge...Read more

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Commented on hokie's review

Walk the extra mile for it
8 Mile Movie

great to know that u liked the movie.. but do disagree abt your views on the climax... if he bcame rich/famous it wd end up being the same feel-good american ending that we see in so many of those movies - rocky, karate kid, crossroads... the ending just shows him overcoming his personal battle... a...nd he is then just that one more step closer in 'breaking thru' to the outside world. i think we are too used to seeing glossy/fake/feel-good endings to these kinds oif movies... and was glad that 8 mile did not do it...Read More

Reviewed Agneepath (1990)

Agneepath - the master-stroke by Mukul S. Anand

I saw the movie on its third day of release, and found it strange that people did not like bachchan's changed voice..I thought it was brilliant. It also helped the fact thatI am a huge fan of his. The entire image that he has had - ''larger than life''... is so well nurtured and then projected o...Read more

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Commented on mnc123's review

Ashru, Swed, Rakta Se Latpat. Amitabh's best
Agneepath (1990)

you too? i was wondering where could i find another Agneepath/Bachchan fan as crazy as me... who thinks that Agneepath is perhaps the top 3 films that Bachchan ever did(minus the songs, it would move to the top slot). thanks for believing in the movie dude...

Reviewed The Hulk Movie

Hulk - colossal error or success?

At the outset let me warn anybody wanting to see The Hulk - DO NOT EXPECT COMIC-BOOK TREATMENT like in The Matrix, X-Men, and other comic influenced flick... This is not a comic-book movie. This movie is almost poetry in motion... Ang Lee after the success of Crouching Tiger... returns with t...Read more

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Reviewed Makdee

The web of delight!!

Why dont we as the audience encourage more films like this by going to the theatres and watching it... one 1 hand we complain bollywood films suck, and when a delightful film like Makdee turns up we dont patronise it!! so in the end we are the ones to be blamed in a way for declining standards o...Read more

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