Tashan

A stylishly done flick Tashan boast of a dream cast ( Akshay, Saif, Kareena, Anil ) with slick editing and camera job. Topped with Vishal Sekhar's chartbusting tracks I wished it had a story to tell.

Passable..

Sawariya

Pass, couldn't watch the movie beyond 10 minutes....
Buy the audio, i think its one of the best musical score this year.

Om Shanti Om

Om Shanti Om is tbe best tribute one can give to the Silver Jubille 70's. The release timing cannot be more apt, with Diwali/Eid vacation, people just look at a opportunity to throng the theatres and OSO surely captured on that.
One of the best musical scores this year, Vishal-Sekhar will will almost all the awards for best Music this year for their diverse score for OSO.
A complete paisa wasool movie.....

Taare Zameen Par

Aamir has been ghost directing most of his ventures, it was about time he take the reigns himself, Taare Zammen Par was Amol Gupte's baby which got transitioned to Aamir after the actor wasn't comfortable continuing under Amol as a director post the rushes. Taare Zameen Par takes bollywood to the "thinking" genre of movies, Kudos to Aamir's choice of script and production.Taare Zameen Par narrates the journey of a dyslexic child played fittingly by Darsheel, a performance that will be etched on bollywood hall of fame for years to come. Brilliant script (Amol Gupte)Excellent Direction(Aamir)perfect musical score Shankar/Ehsaan/Loy),stellar cimetograhy (Setu), Taare Zameen Par is a must watch for everyone, especially parents.
This touchy feely movie is a refreshing watch in a long time.
Don't Miss.
Caution: Ladies, leave your make up at home, you'll need a lot of tissues.Guys, if you are one of the faint hearted,get set for some real choking...

MUST WATCH.....

7G Rainbow Colony

It was a Malayali family who introduced me to movies from south early on in life, what hooked me to them was the maturity of scripts and stories,my transition from Malayali to tamil was spontaneous, an ardent Mani fan, I look forward to watching movies that I consider a blend of both worlds ( commercial & parallel). Selvaraghavan's 7G Rainbow colony is a raw adaptation of a real life tragic love story between a middle class cultured girl with a dropout rogue. Wonderfully directed, this movie is a beautiful watch because of the Selvaraghavan's success in coloring the screen with a pure love story fittingly acted by the lead pair. WATCH IT! Highly Recommended.

Jab We Met

Imtiaz Ali proved his earlier effort wasn't a fluke, "Jab We Met" is a fresh,original,heartwarming piece of cinema that will be remembered as one of the finest coming of age romantic comedy to hit indian screens. There is a strong "Dilwale Dulhaniya" influence in the movie which is hard to ignore but this piece of clean, almost perfect cinema was a pleasant watch. Excellent casting, nice locales, super sctipt and screenplay, foottapping music ( could have been better blended)will take this caper to the box office shelves. Kareena should take few awards for this one, Shahid's retrained performance makes him a winner too. Its a big feather in Imtiaz's cap. GREAT WATCH.

Metro

Anurag Basu proves hits bulls eye with METRO,one of the best movies to hit the Indian screens this year.

METRO is a slice of life you will relate instantly.

Watch it for
1) The brilliant on screen narration
2) Superb casting, perfect ensemble of actors
3) Chartbusting numbers from Pritam, the music blends and adds a lovely flavor.
4) Shilpa, Irfan, Konkona, Sharman, KK and Shiney - realism at its best.
5) Rock solid script ( minus the Dharmendra-Nafisha ali ange) \
6) Dialogues from the script of life

Alvida.
Don't miss it.

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Shaad Ali Sehgal, please do a favor, quit playing games with us. Gosh! what an underestimation. Mr. Chopra's, if you guys don't watch your backyard, it will soon turn into the same as of Mr.Ghai's. Its one of the crappiest hyped up movies to come of the YashRaj banner. Its seems to get worser for this house, post Tara Rum Pum, its twice beaten ,thrice shy for me.

This movie could be the longest music video to hit Indian screens.
Don't even watch on Doordarshan.

Cheeni Kum

Ad filmmaker turned director R Balki showed a hell of promise with his debut hindi flick "cheeni kum". Cheeni Kum is a winner - a powerful script, superb screenplay, stellar casting, illaiyara's soulful music and balki's direction makes this amitabh, tabu starrer a special ensemble. Watch for the funny and spontaneous one liners in the movie and the "so real" romance between Amitabh and Tabu.

Absolute worth a watch barring couple glitches.

Bheja Fry

"Bheja Fry" is a winner, powerfully backed by a brilliant script,mind blowing performances,non-stop humor, this comic caper is worth couple watch. Vinay as the main protagonist is stellar, supported by Rajat Kapoor, Sarika,Milind Soman and Ranbir. It reminded me of "ek ruka hua faisla", both thse movies were shot in one room, (90%). If you are looking to unwind, "Bheja Fry" will be the best Stress buster you can find right now".

Go Watch!!

Happy Feet

A cute and a "beautiful" insight into the world of the penguins through animation. The story of a tap dancer in the world of penguins who find their soul mates by singing, a sweet movie to enjoy with family and friends.

WATCH IT!!

Car

A visual treat,i wish bollywood could dish out creative and superlative products like "cars", the story of a rookie race-car named Lightning McQueen takes a detour in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family". Director John Lasseter gives the audience a delightful and a "feel good" movie.

A MUST WATCH!

Pyar Ke Side Effects

For some reason I avoided this movie for a long time, wasn't sure if the Mallika, Rahul Bose combo will create any spark. To my surprise, this Saket Chaudhary creation will tickle and cuddle you with funny and romantic moments in realism again. I would rate PKSE as one of the best offering last season, a movie you can instantly relate. Its great to see Hollywoodish date movies getting made in Bollywood with brilliant script and direction. Ranvir Shenoy is one actor who's got a future, one of the best crop of "real" actors today. Mallika and Rahul Bose does their job really well, Pritam does a fitting score with my favorite"jane kya" by Zubeen.

A stellar Date movie which you can M'joy without one!

GRAB the DVD if you couldn't make it to the theatres.

Khosla Ka Ghonsla

Thanks to Ronnie Screwvalla for reviving this production, Dibakar Banerjee is one guy to watch out for, an original "Khonsla ka Ghonsla" is a dip in realism cinema acted masterfully by Ranbir, Anupam Kher, Vinay and Boman Irani. The story about how a middle class family takes a one up with a con artist who dupes them on a property investment. Its a great afternoon DVD watch.

GRAB it!

Don

Hmmm, You expect a hell lot from Farhan Akhtar, hnce the impact wasn't that great, the other was the obvious comparision with Amitabh. Shahrukh surely has his own charisma but following a Amit act is not only tough but sometimes real real hard. The movie is packed with glitz, effects and mission impossible resemblances, Farhan does his job in giving the audiences a "slick" product. On the acting front Shahrukh proves his mettle along with Boman, Pawan and Om puri. "Aaj ki raat" soundtrack stands out, one of the best numbers of 2006. In all a good revisit of a typical bollywood masala flick.

Yuh Hota to Kya Hota?

4 sets of people, different reasons, destination America, fate?
Naseerudin Shah's directorial debut was keenly watched and anticipated, a hatke movie, an effort to confluence art with commerciality, result - a failure at the box office. I didn't quite enjoy the movie.

Lage Raho Munnabhai

This feel good caper will make you pause,ponder,laugh and cry.An original from the house of chopra's ( Vidhu Vinod ) Lage Raho Munna Bhai is a breath of fresh air in Indian cinema, when all other producers doles out inspiratio,this original piece of work by Raj Kumar Hirani is a sweet pinch of reality we all need. A slice of Gandhi garnished with mumabaiya lingo, sweetened by Sanjay/Arshad and Vidya Balan with their acting prowess, brought to life by Hirani's brilliant direction and Shantanu Mitra's fitting score.
A must watch!

Omkara

After Kishore Kumar I cannot think of any other who's as versatile as Vishal Bharadwaj, The writer director co producer music director singer ......did a kick ass job with OMKARA, he had already earned the applause with Maqbool, but this shakespeare written vishal inspired Omkara has won a lot many cinegoers heart with his narrative brilliance. This earthy feel movie reveals saif the actor yet again. If you are looking to feast your eyes and ears to a hatke movie Omkara will surely please your appetite.

Golmaal

Nonsense fun, that's what this movie is all about,
Highlight: funny one liners and sharman joshi

Worth a watch on DVD...
Caution: please take off the "critique" in you when you watch it.

Taxi # 9211

Milan Lunthria proves himself as a good copy cat director by xeroxing "changing lanes" in ditto. Taxi#9211 is a brilliant film if you haven't watched the original, but because I enjoyed the morgan freeman/ben affleck starrer hollywood entertainer, this taxi was a bumpy ride for me. If you haven't seen the movie I will strongly recommend you, the music is nice , Vishal Shekhar does a pretty good job in stealing the limelight from the Nosy Reshammiya for a bit. John and Nana is awesome....

Watch it!