Category Archives: bollywood

Movie Preview : Rocket Singh – Salesman of the year

I remember my 10th and 12th class boards and the pressure was bad then. It’s worse now. But what do folks who can’t make good do ? According to this film, they become salesmen (or women). Meet Harpreet Singh Bedi, … Continue reading

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Review : Kurbaan

Rating : Above average (3.75/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 40 minutesDirector : Renzil D’SilvaCast : Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri, Kiron Kher, Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, Kulbhushan KharbandaKid rating : PG-13KURBAAN : Terror tale … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Ajab Prem ki ghazab kahani

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Comedy / Romance Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Rajkumar Santoshi Cast : Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Govind Namdeo, Upen Patel, Darshan Jariwalla, Smita Jaykar, Navneet Nishan Kid … Continue reading

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Upcoming films : November and December 2009

A combined list of films for November and December this time. “3 Idiots”, “Rocket Singh” and “Raat gayi baat gayi” look interesting. Release Date Film Title Genre Director Actors Nov 20 Kurbaan Drama Renzil D’Silva Saif ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Ajab prem ki ghazab kahani

Raj Kumar Santoshi has directed a bunch of films, “Andaz Apna Apna”, “Pukar” and “Damini” being the better known ones. His most recent film “Halla bol” didn’t do too well. This time he attempts a romantic comedy with the flavor … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Baabarr

Rating : Average (3/5)Genre : Drama/ActionYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 10 minutesDirector : Ashu TrikhaCast : Sohum Shah, Om Puri, Sushant Singh, Govind Namdeo, Tinu Anand, Mithun Chakraborty, Urvashi Sharma, Shakti KapoorKid rating : PG13BAABARR : OLD WINE … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Blue

My intuition is wishy-washy on this one. Promises to be another blown-up, bloated, can-you-do-this stunt-filled film with more hype and very little matter (hopefully will be more complimentary in the Blue movie review) i.e.; another wanna-be Indian action/thriller. For starters … Continue reading

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Upcoming films : October 2009

October has more than the usual number of releases, and there’s something for everyone : romance, comedy, thriller, kiddie stuff. And Sanjay Dutt (I’m not a fan) Govinda and Fardeen Khan star in a lot of them : Release Date … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Wake up Sid !

Rating : Above average (3.75/5) Genre : Romance/Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Ayan Mukerji Cast : Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, Shikha Talsania, Namit Das, Kashmira … Continue reading

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Movie Review : What’s your rashee ?

Rating : Above average (3.3/5)Genre : Comedy / RomanceYear : 2009Running time : 3 hours 12 minutesDirector : Ashutosh GowarikerCast : Priyanka Chopra, Harman Baweja, Anjan Srivastav, Darshan Jariwala, Manju Singh, Dilip JoshiKid rating : PG WHAT’s YOUR RASHEE (MOVIE REVIEW) … Continue reading

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