A mighty story

Some films are such powerful stories before they get to film that you adjust yourself to it once the mood and tempo of the film is set. A Mighty Heart is a migh...read more

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Johnny Gaddar, thoda kam hi sahi, par dum hai yaar

I am a huge fan of the crime fiction genre, whether in print, or on film. While the last few years have witnessed an overload of cop and underworld films, I dou...read more

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Thoda kam hi Chakha hai...

Chak De India is a sport based film, and given that, it opens in a most predictable fashion – with the sport in action. We open on SRK in action – meet Kabir Kh...read more

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Superlative

My scattered thoughts on Zodiac Not many murder mysteries are about the arduous, physically and psychologically exhausting journeys that those on the right side...read more

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Kya ghumaya saala

Director: Shaad Ali I would like to believe that when a guy invests around Rs. 25-30 Crores in a film, hell even Rs.2 Crores in a film, he begins by asking the ...read more

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Ocean's Thirteen - misses target

This is going to be a long read, so only get in if you have the time. The reason being that I couldn’t write about Thirteen without drawing references and a pro...read more

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Cheeni kum, fun jyaada

Cheeni Kum has been promoted as a sugar-free romance. It is that, and also weight-less and baggage-less and I mean that in a way that it willfully stays clear o...read more

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Bheja Fry hi hai baap

I was waiting outside the cinema hall for the previous show goers to leave, and I heard comments to this effect most often, “sachi mein bheja fry hai…’. That di...read more

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Yeh jo des hai tera...

It only seems like yesterday when I sat in a jam-packed Chandan cinema at Juhu with every single individual around me screaming at the top of his or her voice a...read more

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Iqbal - the story of a million years

Iqbal Iqbal is the story of a million years. Arjuna in the Mahabharata was taught that if he really must achieve something he wants, he must narrow his focus d...read more

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