The Vaccine War Review : An engrossing back story that leaves you moved and proud. 

The Vaccine War ( 2023 /Medical Thriller/ Crime Release)  Director- Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri  Cast – Nana Patekar, Pallavi Joshi , Raima Sen, Anupam Kher , Girija Oak, Nivedita Bhattacharya  Covid times will always be embedded as few of our darkest memories.  If we remember the fear , helplessness, prayers and the pain around, we also […]

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Jawan Review : Jaunty Joyride with Jumbo dose of SRK charm

Jawan (Action Thriller / 2023/ Cinema Release) Writer /Director – Atlee Cast – Shahrukh Khan , Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi , Sanya Malhotra, Deepika Padukone SRK does it again after Pathaan and the whole nation is abuzz , only much stronger this time!  Box Office is jingling ,fandoms are dancing or debating depending which side they […]

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OMG2 review : Relevant, Impactful, Entertaining and Important ! 

OMG 2 ( Satire / Drama /2023) Director & Writer – Amit Rai Cast – Pankaj Tripathi , Akshay Kumar, Yami Gautam, Pavan Malhotra , Govind Namdev, Arun Govil, Brijendra Kala  What happens when a simple religious middle class man is jolted out of his peaceful life and finds his family facing the most horrifying ostracism and […]

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Rocky Rani kii Prem Kahaani Review :“Entertaining,Unabashed, Emotional and says a lot! “

Director- Karan Johar Cast – Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Jaya Bachhan, Aamir Bashir, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi , Tata Roy Choudhary, Churni Ganguly, Namit Das, Kshitee Jog, Anjali AnandTrust Karan Johar to deliver a typical, unabashed over the top but thoroughly entertaining Bollywood film. I had that much trust in him. But what floored me the most […]

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The Kerala Story Review: A story marred by bad storytelling !

The Kerala Story ( 2023/ Drama/ Cinema Release) Written By – Suryapal Singh , Sudipto Sen, Vipul Amrutlal Shah Directed by – Sudipto Sen Cast – Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, Siddhi Idnani The intense hype, the accusation and defence flying to and fro , and the extremely polarised reviews are bound to make […]

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Gumraah Review: Absolutely Engrossing Suspense Thriller even if not perfect !

Gumraah (2023/ Suspense Thriller/ Cinemas) Director – Vardhan Ketkar Cast – Aditya Roy Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Ronit Roy Gumraah is a thriller that centres around a murder, two suspects and a mind bending investigation to nail the culprit. When the suspects are being played by an actor you so admire, that definitely adds to your […]

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Bholaa Review : Wish the great action,  style & cast was backed up by  better writing

Bhola ( 2023/ Action Thriller/ Cinema Release) Director – Ajay Devgn Cast – Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Sanjay Mishra, Gajraj Rao, Vineet Kumar Bholaa could loosely be categorised as a chase movie. There’s a huge cache of drugs worth “dus hazaar karor”. Obviously there’s chase around it.Some very interesting looking main baddies, one interesting […]

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The Whale Review : This Relentlessly Dark &  Bleak Tale is not everyone’s cup of tea !

The Whale (2022/ Drama/ Sonyliv)  Writer : Samuel D. Hunter  Director: Darren Aronofsky  Cast: Brandon Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton The film’s biggest problem is the lack of hope of in its entire narrative. The film moves from one portion of misery to another like there’s no end to the misery.  […]

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Wakanda Forever Review :Emotional connect bogged down by lacklustre and cliched screenplay

Black Panther:Wakanda Forever(2022 / Action -Drama/ Disney Hotstar) Written and Directed by: Ryan Coogler Cast: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke,Dominique Thorne,Tenoch Huerta Mejía Plot  Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans […]

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Gulmohar Review : Beautiful & Heartwarming drama that simmers but never quite boils over! 

Gulmohar ( 2023/ Drama/ Prime Video) Writers- Rahul V Chittella,Arpita Mukherjee Director – Rahul V Chittella Cast – Sharmila Tagore, Amol Palekar,Manoj Bajpayee, Simran, Suraj Sharma When I saw Gulmohar’s trailer, it reminded me of Kapoor and Sons. On the hindsight, I see many films that have been based around family relations, conflicts and dynamics, […]

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