Batti Gul Meter Chalu, a film by Narayan Singh, is the story of inflated electricity bills and corruption in the system. The film certainly has a very relevant message to convey but the melodrama dominates. The melodramatic depictions as well as the running time of almost 3 hours make the film weak, … [Read more...]
Review of Haseena Parker
Haseena Parker, a film by Apoorva Lakhia, is a biopic on Mumbai’s Lady Don, the Godmother of Nagapada – Haseena Aapa, younger sister of Dawood Ibrahim. It was believed that Haseena took up the control of operations of Dawood’s business in India. She was notorious for running an extortion racket in … [Read more...]
Review of Half Girlfriend
Half Girlfriend, a film by Mohit Suri, is based on the novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat. Chetan had not received great reviews for his novel, he was criticized for bringing forced twists and turns. This review of the film is not done on the basis of Chetan’s book versus its adaptation … [Read more...]
Review of OK Jaanu
OK Jaanu, a romantic film directed by Shaad Ali, is the remake of Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film O Kathal Kanmani. The screenplay and story is by legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam. The original version was a box office hit. Mani Ratnam had returned to romance genre after almost a decade with OK Kanmani. He … [Read more...]
Press Conference : Ok Jaanu
Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor were in the Capital today (11th January, 2017) to promote their upcoming film ‘OK Jaanu’ which is releasing on 13th January, 2017. This is a remake of Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film ‘O Kadhal Kanmani’. OK Jaanu is produced by Mani Ratnam and Karan Johar under their … [Read more...]
Review of Rock On 2
Rock On 2, a musical drama film, by Shujaat Saudagar connects Music to Life. Although the backdrop of the film is music and the comraderies amongst the Magik band members / friends, the film does spread its wings to much larger horizons. The film does reiterate the fact that music has tremendous … [Read more...]