| Issue 82

OUR SECTION ON BENGALI CINEMA!

A special section dedicated entirely to Bengali cinema!


Bhoothnath - a re-review

Instead of quoting Aristotle, Shakespeare, James Joyce, Bob Marley, or perhaps George Bush at the beginning of the film, there is an extremely introspective quote that goes ‘I believe in angels,’ by the director Vivek Sharma himself! One could swallow it even if it was Subhash Ghai saying it, because obviously then it would be tongue-in- cheek, but this is Sharma’s debut and the swollen-headedness starts right here...More

Bhoothnath re-review

Tashan - a re-review

Tashan is another of those collages of big action set-pieces ala Dhoom 2 bound together by a thin, unconvincing plot. And with the film coming from the Yashraj Banner, you naturally have an A-grade cast and technical crew, money lavishly spent on high production values, creation of a huge hype around the film and a savvy marketing campaign targeted at youngsters. But what you still don’t have is a convincing story and screenplay to hold all its elements together...More

Tashan - a re-review

Krazzy 4 - a re-review

If ever there was a sign on why one should not watch Krazzy 4 – it was apparent a month before release when we realized that both SRK and Hrithik Roshan are doing items in the film. If any film needs the two biggest stars in the business to feature in a song, it can only be a desperate salvage effort. Add to that a massy Rakhi Sawant number with a catchy tune and you’ll be guaranteed an opening at least. Not sure if it got the opening, but hell, it’s definitely not going to stay afloat for too long after. This is one of the worst mainstream films to hit theaters in a long time...More

Krazzy 4 - a re-review

U Me aur Hum - a re-review

U Me aur Hum gets its act right in its choice of story, the characters that inhabit the film and their relationships with each other. But as the story is fleshed out into a screenplay, the problems begin. The film, marking Ajay Devgan’s directorial debut, has its heart in the right place but in spite of two fine central performances from Ajay Devgan and Kajol, U Me aur Hum suffers from a badly written script and a lack of cinematic language.More