Archive for the ‘Movie Previews & Reviews’ Category

    World Cup 2011: Good intent but bad executionRating: 1.5 out of 5*Starring: Introducing Ravi Kapoor and Manisha Chatterjee, Suresh Oberoi, Prem Chopra, Smita Jaykar, Ehsaan Khan and Zakir HussainDirector: Ravi KapoorIndian cricket team's captain Ravi Indulkar(Ravi Kapoor) gets lured by the bookie lord Shobhan's (Zakir Hussain) huge bribe during the World Cup game against Pakistan in 2007. Ravi along with his 4 team ... Full story

    Radio: Completely out of tuneRating: 1.5* out of 5*Starring: Himesh Reshammiya, Shenaz Treasurywala and Sonal SehgalDirector: Ishan TrivediHotshot RJ (Himesh) gets divorced with his wife Pooja (Sonal) on her insistence because she feels they lacked compatibility. However, they continue to remain friends. This leaves him utterly confused in his daily life. He encounters Shanaya Dhingra (Shenaz) in a misunderstood situation and ends up ... Full story

    Paa: Wins your heartRating: 4 out of 5*Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan and introducing Amitabh BachchanDirector: R. BalkiAuro (Amitabh) is a 12 year progeria infected kid living with his gynecologist mother Vidya (Vidya Balan) and her mother (Arundhati Naag). Extremely witty Auro happens to win an award in his school from a young politician, Amol Arte (Abhishek). On the same night when ... Full story

    March 8 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rokkk: A routine horror flickRating: 2 out of 5*Starring: Tanushree Dutta, Udita Goswami, Shaad Randhawa, Sachin Khedekar and Murli SharmaDirector: Rajesh RanshingeAnushka (Tanushree Dutta) is charged with the murder of her husband, Ravi (Sachin Khedekar), and sister-in-law, Nishita (Preeti). Anushka is sent to a mental asylum but the fact is that she is possessed by the spirit of ... Full story

    March 8 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Road, Movie: A boring journeyRating: 1.5 out of 5*Starring: Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal and Satish KaushikDirector: Dev BenegalRoad, Movie is about the journey of Vishnu (Abhay Deol) who travels miles in a very old truck which often breaks down along the way. Driving through the desert state of Rajasthan, he first befriends a young boy (Mohammed Faizal) ... Full story

    March 8 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?: A clean family comedyRating: 3 out of 5*Starring: Ajay Devgan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Paresh RawalDirector: Ashwni DhirLambodar (Paresh Rawal) comes to Bombay from Gorakhpur and lands up at the house of Puneet (Ajay Dev gan), his nephew. Puneet and his working wife, Munmun (Konkona Sen Sharma), had least expected the guest and were, in ... Full story

    March 8 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Thanks Maa: An outstanding filmRating: 4 out of 5*Starring: Master Shams Patel, Master Salman, Master Fayaaz, Master Jaffar, Baby Almas, Alok Nath, Barry John and Sanjay MishraDirector: Irfan KamalSalman Khan a.k.a. Municipality Ghatkopar (master Shams Patel), Soda (master Salman), Cutting (master Fayaaz), Dedh Shaana (master Jaffar) and Sursuri (baby Almas) are five slum-dwellers who bond well and do odd ... Full story

    February 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Teen Patti: Edgy but not taut enoughRating: 2.5 out of 5*Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Sir Ben Kingsley, R. Madhavan, Raima Sen, introducing Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher, Vaibhav Talwar and Dhruv GaneshDirector: Leena YadavTeen Patti begins with Venkat Subramanium (Amitabh Bachchan) invited to the presitigious Cambridge University by Mathematics genius Perci Trachtenberg (Sir Kingsley). On meeting, Venkat an eccentric mathematics ... Full story

    February 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Karthik Calling Karthik: Stylish thriller with a tame endRating: 2.5 out of 5*Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor and Vivan BathenaDirector: Vijay LalwaniKarthik (Farhan) is timid fellow forever bullied by his boss Kamath (Ram Kapoor) and his workmates. Even his landlord spares no opportunity in pestering him. Karthik is silently in love with the hottest gal in ... Full story

    February 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): PRINCE is a fast paced slick action thriller, which will keep you on the edge of your seat with its twists and turns. Throw in a conspiracy that will send thrills up your spine and you will be on a ride that will redefine the word extreme!One of the savviest thieves in the world commits the biggest heist ... Full story