Shaikh Ayaz

Stories by Shaikh Ayaz

Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan

Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2015

One of the most successful screenplay writers of his time, Salim Khan looks back at his most popular work.

Review: The Expendables is high on muscles, low on IQ

Review: The Expendables is high on muscles, low on IQ

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2012

The only entertaining scene belongs to Chuck Norris, who's done a cameo in the film.

Review: Bourne Legacy lives up to its reputation

Review: Bourne Legacy lives up to its reputation

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2012

Matt Damon fans may miss the actor in The Bourne Legacy. Yet, the new film in the series is excellent.

Review: Total Recall is engaging

Review: Total Recall is engaging

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2012

The film does not try to be celebral, and makes for an entertaining watch.

Review: Ice Age 4 is utterly charming

Review: Ice Age 4 is utterly charming

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2012

The journey, risky but thrilling, is not without its beautiful moments.

Review: Love Recipe is quite flavourless

Review: Love Recipe is quite flavourless

Rediff.com   25 May 2012

This film nods to the Priyadarshan-style anarchy and confusion in the plot but in truth, it's more like a C-movie version of his signature comedies.

Review: Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows is quite tedious

Review: Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows is quite tedious

Rediff.com   11 May 2012

The film is quite homogeneous, with the same darkness and the same quirkiness.

Review: The Forest's serious flaw is its characterisation

Review: The Forest's serious flaw is its characterisation

Rediff.com   11 May 2012

If only director Ashwin Kumar had established and probed more of the beastly side of man, The Forest could have been something.

Review: Tezz is high on action and style

Review: Tezz is high on action and style

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2012

Priyadarshan's new film lives up to its name.

Review: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi lacks imagination

Review: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi lacks imagination

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2012

Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey and Manu Rish Chadha -- all fine actors -- seem wasted in the film.

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2012

Like all other Tarsem Singh films, this one's a visual treat too.

Review: Battleship just doesn't hit you

Review: Battleship just doesn't hit you

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2012

The film, along with the alien invasion, makes no sense at all.

Review: Wrath Of The Titans is painful and utterly joyless

Review: Wrath Of The Titans is painful and utterly joyless

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2012

To most viewers, Wrath of the Titans will appear lousy and painful.

Review: The Hunger Games is fabulously entertaining

Review: The Hunger Games is fabulously entertaining

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2012

The film is about a barbaric reality show out of its vulnerable contestants among whom only one gets to walk out free.

Review: This Means War fails to impress

Review: This Means War fails to impress

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2012

The film has none of the appeal or light-heartedness of a romantic comedy nor the suspense or style of a spy film.

Review: John Carter is engrossing

Review: John Carter is engrossing

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2012

The filmis not half as bad as most such movies usually tend to be.

Review: Moneyball is a winner

Review: Moneyball is a winner

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2012

Aided by a sharply-penned character sketch, Brad pitt strips himself of all traces of a commercial star and becomes Billy Beane.

Review: War Horse is schmaltzy but Superbly Shot

Review: War Horse is schmaltzy but Superbly Shot

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2012

Steven Spielberg's War Horse is a mixed experience. We would recommend it for the striking imagery

Review: Gali Gali Chor Hai is a lame satire

Review: Gali Gali Chor Hai is a lame satire

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2012

The film is simply not worth it.

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2012

Shaikh Ayaz raves about George Clooney's Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants.