When a fan Gaurav Chandna outshines the star Aryan Khanna in a film, you know that an actor called Shah Rukh Khan is killing it. Maneesh Sharma's Fan scores big on three fronts. One: It's a songless, thrilling, tense ride. Totally not what you would expect of a typical SRK film. The director sticks to… Continue reading Fan
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Kapoor & Sons
You are hot. Tia (Alia Bhatt) tosses this fact out of the way as soon as she meets hotshot, successful writer and elder Kapoor son Rahul (Fawad Khan). Right then. But the one who tugs at her heartstrings is younger brother Arjun (Sidharth Malhotra), unsure and yet-to-find-fame writer. Watch the pair rock away the night… Continue reading Kapoor & Sons
Aligarh
"Oh dear moon, Fear not the dawn that separates us, For we must meet again, When the world sleeps." Late author, linguist and professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras wrote these lines for his poem Grass Under My Feet to describe the loneliness of a man looking at the full moon, yearning for his lover. "The full… Continue reading Aligarh
Neerja
Neerja Bhanot, an ordinary 23-year-old girl from a middle-class family, found courage and calm in her job as senior flight purser on the fateful Pan Am Flight 73, flying Mumbai to US on 5th September, 1986. She alerted the pilots so they could evacuate as soon as she realised their plane was hijacked by four… Continue reading Neerja
Bajirao Mastani
cinemaspotter rating: *** Mashhoor mere ishq ki kahani ho gayi... Kehte hain yeh deewani mastani ho gayi. Shreya Ghoshal's haunting voice pervades into my soul as a memorable cinematic moment is created. Even as Mastani declares her love openly to Bajirao right under the nose of his wife Kashibai, the mirrored stage is set for… Continue reading Bajirao Mastani
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Sunshine. Real. Impeccable. Dum Laga Ke Haisha is Yash Raj Films' best to date, refreshingly different from any other movie produced by the entertainment studio. Sharat Katariya helms this "boy forced to marry girl" story set in the 90s of Haridwar. The writer and debut director gives life to Sandhya Verma - one of… Continue reading Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Slumdog Millionaire
Yes, its absolute and resounding triumph speaks for itself. Stamped by Golden Globe and Oscar wins, Slumdog Millionaire has definitely achieved what no film did before. It put India on the world map, penetrating millions of hearts across the world. It narrated a simple love story with an unmistakable Indian emotion that transcended global boundaries.… Continue reading Slumdog Millionaire
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