Raja Sen

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Review: American Gangster

Review: American Gangster

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2008

Thematically, it is a very interesting conflict: a gangster villain who works in a scrupulously ethical manner, contrasted opposite a staunchly idealistic cop who just happens to be a womaniser with a failed-marriage behind him.

Rambo-kanth is getting old

Rambo-kanth is getting old

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2008

Rambo is invincible, sure. The film, however, is not.

Music review: Black & White

Music review: Black & White

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2008

Overall Black & White works forgettably, like the just-mentioned Jagjit Singh song: it makes you seek succour in Karz or Taal.

Heath Ledger: A Killing Joke

Heath Ledger: A Killing Joke

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2008

Heath Ledger died like his rock idols, but he was just getting started.

Go Across The Universe!

Go Across The Universe!

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2008

This musical traipses through the Beatles songbook and finds blissful innocence.

Did the Golden Globes really happen this year?

Did the Golden Globes really happen this year?

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2008

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has come up with a relatively cowardly list, a list that -- in a year brimming to the top with violent masterpieces -- is too scared to pick up the gun.

Santoshi's back with Halla Bol

Santoshi's back with Halla Bol

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2008

Raj Kumar Santoshi is back in hard-hitting form with his latest film.

Review: Eastern Promises

Review: Eastern Promises

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2008

Eastern Promises, David Cronenberg's latest film, depending on which way you look at it, is either a horrifyingly cool exposition of the uncaring value system in a modern day mafia family or a devastating thriller with internalised ramifications for all us 'ordinary' people.

Playing host to Madonna

Playing host to Madonna

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2008

A look at what the Ritchies got up to during their Udaipur trip.

Aamir's Taare is a nice watch

Aamir's Taare is a nice watch

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2007

Taare Zameen Par is an impressive debut indeed for filmmaker Aamir Khan, and showcases a brilliant performance by the young Darsheel Safary.

Enter 1408... if you dare

Enter 1408... if you dare

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2007

Finally, a solid horror film from the US. John Cusack is in very taut form, playing the role in just the right key, and he makes the film work.

Is Formula One ready to slow down?

Is Formula One ready to slow down?

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2007

The FIA has announced a ten-year freeze on engine development, from 2008-2017.

Review: Khoya Khoya Chand

Review: Khoya Khoya Chand

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2007

Khoya Khoya Chand does its best to transport you to the golden era of Bollywood, among archaic lights, melodramatic sets, divas and classic automobiles.

Madhuri shines in a nice, boring film

Madhuri shines in a nice, boring film

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2007

Aaja Nachle is a warm, well-intentioned and competently acted happy extravaganza - except, it fails to engage.

Anil Mehta on Aaja Nachle

Anil Mehta on Aaja Nachle

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2007

In conversation with Anil Mehta, the cinematographer turn director.

Goal: The Rediff Review

Goal: The Rediff Review

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2007

John Abraham's football film is a tremendous disappointment. Goal is a complete drag, and a case in point against thoughtless derivative sports films.

Why Anurag Kashyap is like Bhansali

Why Anurag Kashyap is like Bhansali

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2007

Experimental cinema lives and breathes in India, thanks to No Smoking and Saawariya.

Review: The Saawariya Fiasco

Review: The Saawariya Fiasco

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2007

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya is a wasted over-the-top effort.

Om Shanti Om: The Rediff Review

Om Shanti Om: The Rediff Review

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2007

Farah Khan's latest film is heavily flawed but still fun.

Buy Khoya Khoya for the title song

Buy Khoya Khoya for the title song

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2007

Sudhir Mishra's Khoya Khoya Chand soundtrack evokes warm feelings of nostalgia.