Ankur Pathak

Stories by Ankur Pathak

'Mr Hefner is the most decent man I've ever met'

'Mr Hefner is the most decent man I've ever met'

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2017

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who passed into the ages on September 28, once hosted starlet Sherlyn Chopra at the Playboy Mansion. Sherlyn shares the experience.

Review: Epic tells a heartwarming story

Review: Epic tells a heartwarming story

Rediff.com   17 May 2013

The film is a visual delight.

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness is glorious but not EPIC!

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness is glorious but not EPIC!

Rediff.com   10 May 2013

Star Trek fans will not be disappointed for sure, with the new film.

Gippi and the Age of Change

Gippi and the Age of Change

Rediff.com   5 May 2013

The cheerful arrival of Gippi is an indicator of healthy trend that Bollywood has given up with the formula films.

Review: Shootout At Wadala is a mindless gore-fest

Review: Shootout At Wadala is a mindless gore-fest

Rediff.com   3 May 2013

The film fails on all counts, according to Ankur Pathak.

Review: Mud is a heartwarming story

Review: Mud is a heartwarming story

Rediff.com   3 May 2013

Jeff Nichols' Mud, with its lyrical storytelling, makes for a moving watch.

Review: Shree is a strange science fiction

Review: Shree is a strange science fiction

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2013

Shree, though ambitious, suffers because of an over-wrought plot that is too tedious to follow.

Review: Olympus Has Fallen is ambitious but banal

Review: Olympus Has Fallen is ambitious but banal

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2013

The film could have done with better writing.

Review: Rangrezz is a powerful social drama

Review: Rangrezz is a powerful social drama

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2013

The film works despite being saddled with a rather cliched plot.

Review: 3G only offers cheap thrills

Review: 3G only offers cheap thrills

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2013

According to Ankur Pathak, the film doesn't make much sense.

Review: Bloody Isshq is bloody insane

Review: Bloody Isshq is bloody insane

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2013

The film is as bad as its title.

Review: A Good Day to Die Hard is an unforgivable mess

Review: A Good Day to Die Hard is an unforgivable mess

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2013

Die Hard 5 is a dastardly spectacle that deserves to be lost in the dungeons of oblivion.

Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal

Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2013

Ankur Pathak feels Sachiin Joshi starrer Mumbai Mirror is one mishap of a film.

Review: Table No 21 is a game well played

Review: Table No 21 is a game well played

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2013

Ankur Pathak feels Table No 21 should be watched for the reactive social commentary that it is, and should not be misconceived as a vigilante film.

Review: Rajdhani Express is a train wreck

Review: Rajdhani Express is a train wreck

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2013

Anukur Pathak feels Rajdhani Express doens't have a plot but pretends to be a racy thriller.

Review: Cigarette Ki Tarah is like music video gone wrong

Review: Cigarette Ki Tarah is like music video gone wrong

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2012

Cigarette Ki Tarah is so bad, it doesn't deserve any stars!

Seeing Afghanistan through a different lens

Seeing Afghanistan through a different lens

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2012

Three teenage girls have made a brief documentary which shows a much more cheerful side of Afghanisthan's capital, Kabul. It has broken the stereotype of bombed out sites and terror attacks the world associates with this war-ravaged country.

Review: Ajab Gazabb Love is outdated

Review: Ajab Gazabb Love is outdated

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2012

Ajab Gazabb Love is reminiscent of the bad films of the bad 1990s.

When Karan Johar was the Student of the Year!

When Karan Johar was the Student of the Year!

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2012

Karan Johar's teacher Indu Shahani, principal of the director's alma matter, HR College, gives an exclusive insight into the college life of the flamboyant director.

Hiroo Johar: I was disappointed when Karan chose movies

Hiroo Johar: I was disappointed when Karan chose movies

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2012

Karan Johar's mother gets candid about her famous son.