Raja Sen

Stories by Raja Sen

Raja Sen: Why we must root against Bol Bachchan

Raja Sen: Why we must root against Bol Bachchan

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2012

Raja Sen lists his reasons for not wanting to watch Rohit Shetty's latest comedy Bol Bachchan.

Raja Sen reviews The Amazing Spider-Man

Raja Sen reviews The Amazing Spider-Man

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2012

Director Marc Webb's strength as a director lies in just how smoothly he flips genres, switching between gears with immaculate ease.

Review: Maximum never quite gets going

Review: Maximum never quite gets going

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2012

Maximum features good actors lazily reeling off lines that go nowhere.

Review: The boring Gangs Of Wasseypur

Review: The boring Gangs Of Wasseypur

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2012

The film may have worked better as a long and intriguing television series, one deserving a spin-off movie only after six seasons.

Review: Brave doesn't live up to Pixar magic

Review: Brave doesn't live up to Pixar magic

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2012

The film is essentially Freaky Friday pretending to be Mulan: and both those Disney productions were decidedly more entertaining.

Review: Piranha 3DD is a D-grade Piranha 3D

Review: Piranha 3DD is a D-grade Piranha 3D

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2012

We're introduced to exploitative underwater cameras but they aren't used to liven up the climax. The 3D promises but never delivers.

Review: Shanghai, a frighteningly fine film

Review: Shanghai, a frighteningly fine film

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2012

Raja Sen : Shanghai is all Dibakar, who we must lift on our shoulders with grateful pride.

Review: Rowdy Rathore has old Khiladi, no new tricks

Review: Rowdy Rathore has old Khiladi, no new tricks

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2012

Here's yet another assembly-line actioner, and, for what it's worth, it's not as awful, really.

Review: Gangs Of Wasseypur is a brilliant soundtrack

Review: Gangs Of Wasseypur is a brilliant soundtrack

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2012

Music composer Sneha Khanwalkar has worked hard on this extremely versatile album, and it bloody well shows.

Review: Solid actors play it silly in Men In Black 3

Review: Solid actors play it silly in Men In Black 3

Rediff.com   25 May 2012

With Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin as lead actors, only very rarely can a casting call be this perfect.

FIRST LOOK: Big B, Leo in The Great Gatsby

FIRST LOOK: Big B, Leo in The Great Gatsby

Rediff.com   22 May 2012

The Big B plays Meyer Wolfsheim in the film that also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.

Review: Department is another failed RGV experiment

Review: Department is another failed RGV experiment

Rediff.com   18 May 2012

An experiment this may well be, but it is a pointless one.

Review: Ishaqzaade does great disservice to its heroine

Review: Ishaqzaade does great disservice to its heroine

Rediff.com   11 May 2012

There is much craft on display, and some lovely moments, but the immense promise shown by the first half of the film turns out as hollow as a politician's.

Review: Jannat 2 isn't a sequel, or any good

Review: Jannat 2 isn't a sequel, or any good

Rediff.com   4 May 2012

Leading man Emran Hashmi himself seems to lose interest by the time the interval comes around.

Review: Fatso is a waste of a great idea

Review: Fatso is a waste of a great idea

Rediff.com   4 May 2012

Ranvir Shorey gives a fine performance, one that deserved a better script around it.

Review: Fatso is a waste of a great idea

Review: Fatso is a waste of a great idea

Rediff.com   4 May 2012

Review: The Avengers is a spectacular hero sandwich

Review: The Avengers is a spectacular hero sandwich

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2012

The Avengers is an absolute blast.

Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved

Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2012

Publicised purely on the strength of its 'erotic' content and scandalously adult themes, Hate Story delivers very little actual heat.

Review: Bittoo Boss is a mostly amateurish effort

Review: Bittoo Boss is a mostly amateurish effort

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2012

Supavitra Babul's directorial debut tries far too hard to be the next Band Baaja Baaraat.

Review: Housefull 2 is shamefully bad

Review: Housefull 2 is shamefully bad

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2012

The film redefines the level of stupid comedy in films.