Paloma Sharma, Sonil Dedhia

Stories by Paloma Sharma, Sonil Dedhia

Review: Maleficent fails to realise its full potential

Review: Maleficent fails to realise its full potential

Rediff.com   30 May 2014

Maleficent ends up disappointing after a decent start, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: The Raid 2 is too gory to stomach

Review: The Raid 2 is too gory to stomach

Rediff.com   30 May 2014

The Raid 2 is dominated by a lot of unnecessary violence, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Heropanti could do with more action and less drama

Review: Heropanti could do with more action and less drama

Rediff.com   23 May 2014

Heropanti tries to deliver a highly confused sermon on love and freedom of choice, which ultimately comes down to much sasur-damaad (b)romance.

Review: Mighty Raju is mighty awful

Review: Mighty Raju is mighty awful

Rediff.com   16 May 2014

Mighty Raju is a toned down version of Krrish 3.

Review: Million Dollar Arm suffers from Disney's brand of stereotyping

Review: Million Dollar Arm suffers from Disney's brand of stereotyping

Rediff.com   9 May 2014

The film may have a point when it questions the treatment of players as commodities, it overdoes the white saviour act a bit, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Avoid Yeh Hai Bakrapur if you can

Review: Avoid Yeh Hai Bakrapur if you can

Rediff.com   9 May 2014

Yeh Hai Bakrapur starts off on a promising note but loses steam soon after, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Manjunath is a brave film

Review: Manjunath is a brave film

Rediff.com   9 May 2014

Manjunath is a lesson in humanity we all need at the moment, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Purani Jeans is unabashedly sexist and unoriginal

Review: Purani Jeans is unabashedly sexist and unoriginal

Rediff.com   2 May 2014

Purani Jeans lacks vision, originality and the spunk one expects from a college romance film, says Paloma Sharma.

Why you MUST watch 1999's Tarzan

Why you MUST watch 1999's Tarzan

Rediff.com   1 May 2014

Don't waste your money on the latest Tarzan. Watch the old film instead.

Review: Revolver Rani is a confused film

Review: Revolver Rani is a confused film

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2014

Revolver Rani could have been the movie of the year. It ended up as a confused film that can't decide who, or what it wants to concentrate on instead, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Brick Mansions is laughable and entirely incomprehensible

Review: Brick Mansions is laughable and entirely incomprehensible

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2014

Brick Mansions never slows down enough to let you enjoy the brilliance of David Belle's liquid movements and never speeds up the story to keep you from yawning, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Don't watch this Samrat & Co

Review: Don't watch this Samrat & Co

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2014

Samrat & Co. might be about an extraordinarily observational man's fight against crime but as far as cinema goes, this film is a crime against the genre.

Review: Tarzan is so bad that it's actually good

Review: Tarzan is so bad that it's actually good

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2014

Tarzan is one of those rare scripts that Hollywood should have faxed to Bollywood and let them do it their way because only Karan Johar could have saved this film with a decent love triangle and loads of family melodrama, writes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Son of God is more propaganda than cinema

Review: Son of God is more propaganda than cinema

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2014

Son Of God is an epic fail, rants Paloma Sharma.

Would have loved to vote, but were on polling duty: Mumbai cops

Would have loved to vote, but were on polling duty: Mumbai cops

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2014

Mumbai has proved a disappointment yet again. In a season, where the voter wave has gripped the entire country, and people turned out in large numbers to come out and caste their ballot, Mumbaikars chose to stay away from the polling booth.

Disgusting that govt can't get us our basic rights'

Disgusting that govt can't get us our basic rights'

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2014

For many Mumbai voters, the experience left a bad taste in their mouths on Thursday, after they found their name missing in the voting list and were not allowed to exercise their right.

'As a first time voter, it was frightening and exciting at the same time'

'As a first time voter, it was frightening and exciting at the same time'

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2014

Rediff.com's Sonil Dedhia explains how he transformed from an ignorant teen who didn't believe his vote would change anything to someone who grew to understand politics and finally get inked.

Review: Nothing should keep you from watching 2 States

Review: Nothing should keep you from watching 2 States

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2014

Krish's relationship with his family, particularly his mother, is better explored than his relationship with Ananya, which results in 2 States being more of a deep and meaningful family drama than a romance, notes Paloma Sharma.

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Review: Oculus is rather long for a horror film

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2014

Oculus could have done better with tighter editing, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Rio 2 is visually stunning

Review: Rio 2 is visually stunning

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2014

Rio 2 features some lovely, complex animation and a vivid, cheerful colour palette but is a one-time watch at best, says Paloma Sharma.