Raja Sen

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Raja Sen reviews Danny Boyle's 127 Hours

Raja Sen reviews Danny Boyle's 127 Hours

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2011

It is a film that bares its bloody teeth and grins at the end; it's even sneaked a bite out of the viewer.

Raja Sen picks the Oscar nominees, 2011

Raja Sen picks the Oscar nominees, 2011

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2011

Check out this list.

Raja Sen reviews Dhobi Ghat

Raja Sen reviews Dhobi Ghat

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2011

Dhobi Ghat is a middling debut by Kiran Rao, watchable due to its nuances but simply not interesting enough to recommend.

Snark saves the silly, safe Golden Globes

Snark saves the silly, safe Golden Globes

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2011

The Brit host was one of the few, who made the pretty meaningless award show, watchable.

Review: Bobby lets Yamla Pagla Deewana down

Review: Bobby lets Yamla Pagla Deewana down

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2011

The new Deol film is certainly no Apne.

Review: Turning 30 is embarrassing

Review: Turning 30 is embarrassing

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2011

Turning 30!!! is a collection of cliches running through a harebrained script.

Raja Sen reviews Tees Maar Khan

Raja Sen reviews Tees Maar Khan

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2010

Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan is so silly, it hurts.

Review: Raja Sen trashes No Problem

Review: Raja Sen trashes No Problem

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2010

No Problem is devoid of taste, flavour and jokes.

Raja Sen reviews Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

Raja Sen reviews Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2010

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a clumsily structured, unevenly paced film, with very few good moments.

Review: Too much masala in Allah Ke Banday

Review: Too much masala in Allah Ke Banday

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2010

Faruk Kabir's directorial debut initially engages but soon fizzles out.

The Raja Sen Review: Hrithik's wow in Guzaarish

The Raja Sen Review: Hrithik's wow in Guzaarish

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2010

Guzaarish starts off slow and beautiful, but gradually, sadly congeals into a wet mess.

Review: Few laughs in Golmaal 3

Review: Few laughs in Golmaal 3

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2010

The best thing that can be said about Golmaal 3 is that it both enters and exits your system rather comprehensively, leaving behind nothing either memorable or of consequence.

Review: Action Replayy is tacky

Review: Action Replayy is tacky

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2010

Even in a ripoff of a true classic, one expects it to reach 88 miles an hour and bring about at least a moment of genuine thrill. Action Replayy never moves out of second-gear.

The brilliant beard strikes again!

The brilliant beard strikes again!

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2010

Due Date is leading watchable because of lead actors.

Would you watch Shyamalan's Devil?

Would you watch Shyamalan's Devil?

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2010

If Shyamalan can even churn out a solid, riveting B-movie, it would be a step in the right direction.

Thank you for making life seem funnier than it is

Thank you for making life seem funnier than it is

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2010

There might not be many movies or characters for us to remember him by, but the ones he created are true-blue hall of famers, ones for the ages.

Raja Sen salutes the friend who changed his life

Raja Sen salutes the friend who changed his life

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

'And then came a mail from Sourabh, talking about how I'd forgotten his birthday but also --in that offhand way -- mentioning how he'd been diagnosed with cancer.'

Amit Trivedi weaves casual magic with Aisha

Amit Trivedi weaves casual magic with Aisha

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2010

The music of Sonam Kapoor-starrer Aisha rocks.

Edge Of Darkness: Still Lethal, still Mel

Edge Of Darkness: Still Lethal, still Mel

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2010

The movie is an all-Gibson experience.

Raja Sen: Raavan is unforgivably boring

Raja Sen: Raavan is unforgivably boring

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2010

Raavan's deadliest sin isn't in the clumsy dialogue, hammy acting or lame, oversimplified adaptation but in that it fails to engage us.