It starts on a promising note but soon descends into a plot rife with cliches.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is a good-looking film but lacks a good story, writes Raja Sen.
In a career spanning two decades, Begali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh directed movies that spoke volumes of his deep understanding of human emotions and relationships. Hailed as one of the most important Indian directors of his time, Ghosh's journey to cinematic greatness was abruptly cut short when he passed away in his sleep early Thursday morning. Raja Sen remembers the late maverick.
The film is achingly stupid and beyond ludicrous.
It's a bad film brought furthur down by a bunch of Bollywood cliches and a fading Preity Zinta.
The Great Gatsby is a good looking film but is less heartfelt, writes Raja Sen.
It is enormously heartening to see young people play young people in the movies.
Rediff.com's film critic Raja Sen, who has written the dialogues for the zombie-comedy Go Goa Gone, tell us why Saif Ali Khan's character is such a gamechanger.
Iron Man 3 boasts of the headiest of action setpieces, writes Raja Sen.
Three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, says Raja Sen, needs to make his way up the grid in a year where Ferrari looks nearly invincible, and the Lotus cars are blindingly fast.
It's a highly original film in its approach and a strikingly ambitious effort for the genre.
The thrills are never quite there, writes Raja Sen.
The original Chashme Buddoor is the best Hindi film you'll see this year!
Jurassic Park was a monumental achievement. Remarkably enough, the 3D version remains as towering 20 years later.
As Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino turns 50, Raja Sen comes up with a light-hearted write-up on what would happen if the director decided to make the Bible no less.
Django Unchained is far better a script than it is a film.
Mere Dad Ki Maruti throws up a debutant director with promise and actors who deserve to be in more films, writes Raja Sen.
Jolly LLB is funny in parts but preachiness and the need to flaunt the film's sincerity and heart get in the way, writes Raja Sen.
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