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!

Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

First things first, this movie is definitely worth one watch. Nothing much can go wrong in a Karan Johar movie. When you have all the given of a Box office success the chances of a black friday is as remote as finding nemo in your aquarium.

Larger than life charachters, stellar stars, New York, mellifluous music, an appetising TV campaign, the curious interviews .....Karan made sure he reached and sold the movie much bfore it hit the screens.

Will it be a HIT, i am sure it already is,

Is the movie great : Nah!, its a flawed script dowsed in glamor and glitz.

Will you get entertained: You bet!, first half is funny, Amitabh and Abhishek steals the show, Shahrukh swims the "karan sea" with ease, Rani and Preety looked great ( courtesy: Malhotra) and did their jobs.

Any other highlight: Shankar Ehsaan Loy came out with one of their best alopathic tunes ( tunes that instantly replaces chartbusters ) and will compel you to sit thru the numbers when they run. All the numbers are brilliant to ears ( Mitwa and the theme song is soothing ) and on screen, Farah Khan does her duties as a friend and a choreographer, won't win her any awards though..

Will you cry: May be, depends on how much you can control...

How long is this movie, three episodes of Mahabharata ( 3 hours ),

Anything missing in this movie: YES, soul, it doesn't have the punch, its a never ending gift wrap, you realise that the gift was the experience.

Go watch,you have seen much crappier movies.

Mixed Doubles

Rajat Kapoor's directorial debut "Raghu Romeo" failed to romance the crowd, with Mixed Doubles Rajat swung with "wife swapping" and delivered some fun but a lot of discomfort, MD is fun flick catered to the multiplex crowd, its a bold theme so you may want to watch it alone.

Phir Hera Pheri

With Priyadarshan having his hands full, Nadiadwala's bet their monies on writer/director, Neeraj Vohra to direct the much awaited sequel"Phir Hera Pheri". Living to the cult of "hera pheri" was tough and Neeraj fell way short of expectation in good comedy.
Phir Hera Pheri scored for three reasons:
1)The prequel was a all time hit
2)Same look and feel
3)Brilliant pre release publicity

The movie will tickle you in spurts, a paisa wasool affair if you are looking for nonsense fun.

KKrish

Krish is worth a big screen watch for the best on screen special effects till date for a bollywood flick. There are two actors in bollywood that you can blindly bet your 100 bucks on, Aamir is one, the other is Hrithik.

The success of Krish rides on Hrithik's performance and the special effects. Rajesh Roshan dug his "Kamchor" days to come up with few lilting tunes for the movie.
In all a family entertainer.

Gangster

My first movie in India, Gangster doesn't live up to the hype that the critics in India lifted it upto. A story of how the gangster's love become the reason for his death is fairly colored by Emran Hasmi, Kangana Raut and Shiny Ahuja on Anurag Basu's Canvas. The Bhatt camp has a panache for music and Pritam gives them reason to cheer about this time with numbers like, Bheegi Bheegi , Ya Ali ..... Of the actors Kangana leaves a notable mark, Hasmi is usual, Shiny Ahuja somehow couldn't impress me, he is a great actor and performed stellar in Hazaron Khwahise but as the Gangster he shined without dialogues. In summary, Gangster is worth a DVD watch.

Malamal Weekly

This one has laughs in spurts, an avoidable priyadarshan movie after the disastrous "kyon ki". A plot that had a lot of potential goes waste because of poor content work.

Passable.