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Member Since:Dec 12, 2006
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Education: Ph. D
Movie Stars: Toshiro Mifune, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Marcello Mastrianni, De Niro, Jack Nicholson
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PK - Preachy Keraunoscopia
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Reviewed PK
A film maker’s passion is what drives the creation of good films, displayed in bountiful by Hirani. He has the masterful technique of weaving a heartfeltRead more...
When the past is too hard to let go
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Reviewed The Great Gatsby
As humans we may have evolved, with technology now at our fingertips. However, there are certain age-old core emotions that remain the same. It is after all lRead more...
When Rats Meets Meow!
Reviewed Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
STARDOM: The final frontier. The Enterprise: STARSHIP. A mission explored by many kids born into the film fraternity. To seek out and go where no ordinary manRead more...
Of Promised Lands and Broken Promises
Reviewed Eastern Promises
By my side he still stands, And holding my hands, he leads me to my PROMISED LAND (By **MDK) Desperation may lead to vulnerability and exploitation, sometimeRead more...
Hot Chicks, Cool Dudes and a Few Mustangs
Reviewed Race
After the disastrous ‘Naqab’ and the below average ’36 Chinatown’, Abbas-Mastan are back with their latest offering ‘Race’. Desperately in need of a hit, theRead more...
Welcome to Puerto Rico
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Reviewed Puerto Rico
It was an icy-cold morning in my neck of the woods and the roads were still covered with snow. The frigid wind blew on my face as I got into my car, turned thRead more...
A Postcard from the Days of Yore
Reviewed Jodhaa Akbar
As children, most of us loved reading comics. I for one was an addict. So much so, we had to subscribe to quite a few of those. One of my favorites was "Amar Read more...
How much Can The Truth Be Adjusted???
Reviewed Michael Clayton
Its late in the night, and the world is fast asleep. As the credits begin to roll, somewhere in a high profile office building in midtown Manhattan, there is Read more...
***** When Stage Meets Cinema*****
Reviewed The Last Lear
All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players! They have their exists and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts -**WRead more...
A DIVA showcased
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Reviewed Aaja Nachle
‘At times I wonder if I had come so far only to find that what I was really looking for, was something I left behind’ *. -Thomas West With ‘Aaja Nachle’ debRead more...
**The Rise and Fall of An Anti-Hero**
Reviewed American Gangster
“Crime” is defined as an “offence” against law. It has no limits, can take any form and exists across the world irrespective of race, religion, culture or couRead more...
** Escapades of a Subconscious Mind **
Reviewed No Smoking
You see things and say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were and I say, "Why not?" *George Bernard Shaw Being an insomniac all my life, I rarely “dreamRead more...
Mazed but not that amazed
Reviewed Bhool Bhulaiyaa
I have rarely seen a theater running an Indian film go house-full in New York. As the doors to the theater opened, it was like a pandemonium and people (IndiaRead more...
SONY VAIO De Nakhre - Soni na Lagde
Reviewed Sony Vaio VGN-S560P
Computers!! Computers!! All around….Which is the finest amongst you all?Often times, I have no answer to this question. Having grown up with computers for theRead more...
Khul Jayega Pol Jab Baj Uthega Dhol
Reviewed Dhol
When a film is titled “Dhol” one expects rhyme, rhythm and music. When the director is Priyadarshan, one anticipates a slap-stick comedy. The combination of tRead more...
When Pehla Pyaar becomes Purana-Ex
Reviewed Conversations with Other Women
What happens when you run into your old-flame after many years? By many years, I don’t mean 22 years – as in the case of Veer Zaara where the couple have agedRead more...
The Renaissance Man
Reviewed Satyajit Ray
This is my 25th review and I would like to dedicate it to my greatest idol, someone whom I have looked up to and admired all my life – Satyajit Ray. It is impRead more...
From San Diego with Love!
Reviewed California
As the sunrays caress the ocean, shimmering bright colors emerge. Its waves touch my rocks reciting an exquisite poem that gives rise to beautiful melody. OneRead more...
Shikshak Ya Bhakshak
Reviewed Choosing the Right Career
Learning by Thinking It’s well known that children are naturally inquisitive about the world around them, although it is another matter that some of these chRead more...
Evading the Unmanageable Managing the Unavoidable
Reviewed General Thoughts on Environmental Pollution
Teddy Bears! The thought brings back childhood memories. They are cute, cuddly and perfect play companions. We can buy them in different shapes, sizes, and coRead more...
Intense, Real-Life Story
Reviewed Ground Zero
I finally watched Ground Zero, the latest Bollywood action-thriller that everyone’s been talking about. Directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and produced byRead more...
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Rated on pranavbodani's review
Rated on anantvernekar69's review
Commented on anantvernekar69's review
Totally agree with your review. The screenplay was shoddy and turned out to be extremely boring. Few people walked out half way. The characters could have been better developed. In the end, supposedly the hero 'finds' himself. But does that mean that it is ok to be free, jobless and doing nothing?
Commented on chatpati's review
That's an entertaining review from you. Far more entertaining than the movie I am sure! Well written :) Indeed nepotism has created a whole new generation of pseudo-actors barring a few in Indian commercial cinema. Hats off to you for having the patience to sit through this movie.
Rated on chatpati's review
Commented on fenil_seta's review
Hi Fenil This film was a super-bore-fest for me. I happened to see the trailer of this film when I went to watch 'Happy New Year' and thought that 'Happy Ending' would be a fun film to watch. Big mistake....at least for me..I couldn't wait for the film to be over. The screenplay was SO FLAT!! Read More...
Commented on navindutt's review
Hi Navin, I totally agree with your views on this film. I was majorly disappointed with the screenplay. The performances by KK, Tabu and Irfaan were fabulous as expected. Shahid tried, but I am not sure if he was indeed the right choice for this role, given the complexity of this character. Overa Read More...
Rated on navindutt's review
Commented on sydbarett's review
@sydbarett That sounds pretty cool. Running classic director's films and contemperory ones at the same time.We do that here sometimes as well, like at the Tribeca Fest they had an old Scorsese movie show cased, which apprently didn't have much of a commercial release back when it was actually made. Read More...
@jmathur - Thanks for reading the comments. These are just opinions of mine, nothing that special. Its very kind of you to say such words. Actually, after watching 'The Good Road' I wanted to read some of the 'good' reviews on MS about the movie and thats what brought me here as I was skimming thr Read More...
@sydbarett - YEP Criterion has a great collection indeed. Do watch Kurasawa's films, one can't help but admire those. Yes Rashomon of course is very well known and a great film, but even his lesser known films like A Silent Duel and Drunken Angel are awesome and of course Seven Samurai, Yojimbo etc Read More...
Hi LOL@ Parkinson's law. And indeed Bergman's genius is unparalleled. Wild Strawberries, Persona and Through a glass darkly are some of my favorites. I mean his shots are so well-conceived and characters are so well-written. I am a huge fan of Kurasawa too, though his plots are fairly archetype i Read More...
Hi, First of all I feel that there is no such thing as 'typical Indian' or 'typical American' mind-set, I think we all have our own opinions, and that's all there is to it. As for the mom's performance - I feel like her character was plain dumb! Like she casually asks her hubby about him and does Read More...
Hi, Excellent review. I did like this movie a whole lot better than 'Lunch Box'. 'TGR' actually had a plot, subplots interwoven nicely, a climax and then resolution with interesting turning points after each act -all well told and like you wrote very well performed. There was one scene where I fel Read More...
Rated on sydbarett's review
Commented on Aarini's review
I am not a stickler for logic in hindi films as such. If the film is entertaining, mad-cap etc logic goes out the window and the audience just sits there enjoying the ride along with the characters. - But this film claimed to be a serious film, and one was expecting a lot more from the characters in Read More...
Hi Swati Thanks for recommending the book. Will check if it is available online on amazon. I am not too much of novel reader, but more of a movie person - like I could watch 5 movies back to back with equal zeal if the films are good, but I lose patience reading through a book and just get to the Read More...
Rated on Aarini's review
Hi Swati Nicely written review in the form of a character study of the protagonists and antagonists. Thematically the movie seems like the same as the prequel. Thoroughly enjoyed reading your take on the film. I am not that familiar with the underworld happenings of that period in India, perhaps I Read More...
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