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Dhoom 3, Chennai Express: Hindi Movies that earned Rs 100 crores the FASTEST!

Dhoom 3, Chennai Express: Hindi Movies that earned Rs 100 crores the FASTEST!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2013

Dhoom 3 breaks all the records by making Rs 100 crores in just three days!

Review: Now You See Me is a poor trick

Review: Now You See Me is a poor trick

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

It starts on a promising note but soon descends into a plot rife with cliches.

Review: The Fast And The Furious 6 is a B-grade boom

Review: The Fast And The Furious 6 is a B-grade boom

Rediff.com24 May 2013

The film is achingly stupid and beyond ludicrous.

Review: Ishkq In Paris is as stupid as its spelling

Review: Ishkq In Paris is as stupid as its spelling

Rediff.com24 May 2013

It's a bad film brought furthur down by a bunch of Bollywood cliches and a fading Preity Zinta.

Review: Chittagong is an honest film

Review: Chittagong is an honest film

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Raja Sen feels Chittagong is an important film despite its shortcomings.

Box Office: Poor opening for Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

Box Office: Poor opening for Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho fails to impress at the box office.

Review: The Great Gatsby isn't great enough

Review: The Great Gatsby isn't great enough

Rediff.com17 May 2013

The Great Gatsby is a good looking film but is less heartfelt, writes Raja Sen.

Review: English Vinglish is a winner all the way

Review: English Vinglish is a winner all the way

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Sridevi excels as the devastatingly unassuming Shashi in her comeback film English Vinglish, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Killing Them Softly kills us sleepily

Review: Killing Them Softly kills us sleepily

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Raja Sen thinks Killing Them Softly shows off sparks of potential but doesn't work.

Hindi cinema FINALLY plays its age!

Hindi cinema FINALLY plays its age!

Rediff.com12 May 2013

It is enormously heartening to see young people play young people in the movies.

Why Go Goa Gone could be Saif's Tropic Thunder

Why Go Goa Gone could be Saif's Tropic Thunder

Rediff.com9 May 2013

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.

Review: Les Miserables is EPIC FAIL!

Review: Les Miserables is EPIC FAIL!

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

This is a monstrosity of a film, a pompous and bloated farce that uneasily straddles the line between spoof and drama, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Fire In Babylon is explosive stuff

Review: Fire In Babylon is explosive stuff

Rediff.com21 Sep 2012

The sports documentary is riveting, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Raise a toast to Bombay Talkies

Review: Raise a toast to Bombay Talkies

Rediff.com3 May 2013

The film is magical in parts.

Karan Johar: 11 Films That Changed Bollywood Forever

Karan Johar: 11 Films That Changed Bollywood Forever

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Karan, while choosing his list, said he would never be able to make films like these. 'It's that feeling,' he said, 'of being slightly inferior that makes you love these films all the more.'

Oscars 2013 Nominess: Decoding Hits And Misses

Oscars 2013 Nominess: Decoding Hits And Misses

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Raja Sen makes note of hits and misses this year.

Review: Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is absurdly great

Review: Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is absurdly great

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

Raja Sen feels the film has enough substance to warrant repeated viewings, even though it takes a while to get into its groove.

Review: Moonrise Kingdom is thrilling

Review: Moonrise Kingdom is thrilling

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

Of all Wes Anderson films, Moonrise Kingdom is one of the best and much dreamier stuff, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Iron Man 3 soars higher than ever

Review: Iron Man 3 soars higher than ever

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Iron Man 3 boasts of the headiest of action setpieces, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Ek Thi Daayan is impressively creepy

Review: Ek Thi Daayan is impressively creepy

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

It's a highly original film in its approach and a strikingly ambitious effort for the genre.

How Vettel went from hero to villain to superhero

How Vettel went from hero to villain to superhero

Rediff.com13 Apr 2013

With the season just two races old, this is nothing short of a declaration of war. And Formula One hasn't seen a proper teammate war for awhile, feels Raja Sen

Review: Commando is Rambo, plus a Punjaban

Review: Commando is Rambo, plus a Punjaban

Rediff.com12 Apr 2013

The thrills are never quite there, writes Raja Sen.

Van Damme:  I love to fight!

Van Damme: I love to fight!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

The superstar talks about his negative character in The Expendables 2.

Review: Sai Paranjpye's Chashme Buddoor is special

Review: Sai Paranjpye's Chashme Buddoor is special

Rediff.com5 Apr 2013

The original Chashme Buddoor is the best Hindi film you'll see this year!

Box office: Airlift gets a good opening

Box office: Airlift gets a good opening

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

Hits and misses of the week.

Review: 10 ml Love is silly but sweet

Review: 10 ml Love is silly but sweet

Rediff.com7 Dec 2012

Raja Sen feels 10 Ml Love has enough to offer for a good time.

Review: Django Unchained is brutal, powerful

Review: Django Unchained is brutal, powerful

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

Django Unchained is far better a script than it is a film.

Vettel reigns in a bizarre F1 season

Vettel reigns in a bizarre F1 season

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

At 25, Sebastian Vettel has been champion for three straight years. At 25, he's caught up with Ayrton. At 25, he's just getting better, says Raja Sen.

Review: Mere Dad Ki Maruti is fresh and fun

Review: Mere Dad Ki Maruti is fresh and fun

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

Mere Dad Ki Maruti throws up a debutant director with promise and actors who deserve to be in more films, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Jolly LLB is too predictable to be fun

Review: Jolly LLB is too predictable to be fun

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

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.

Formula One: Ten down, ten to do

Formula One: Ten down, ten to do

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

The Formula One season in 2012 has been the sport's most divisive one. On one hand, there's constant overtaking and incredible unpredictability: for the first time in F1 history, seven different drivers won the first seven races.

Review: The Dark Knight Rises impresses and depresses

Review: The Dark Knight Rises impresses and depresses

Rediff.com20 Jul 2012

The Dark Knight Rises flirts with potentially fantastic ideas, but shies away from taking them to the next level, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Skyfall is the best Bond film in decades

Review: Skyfall is the best Bond film in decades

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Skyfall is fabulously refreshing.

Vettel's Red Bull looks like an indomitable beast

Vettel's Red Bull looks like an indomitable beast

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

The Indian Grand Prix saw Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso on the top of their respective games. Raja Sen looks back on Sunday's duel.

Vettel storms India, Alonso must attack

Vettel storms India, Alonso must attack

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

Felipe Massa might have a curb named after him at the Buddh International Circuit, but it is Sebastian Vettel who really seems to like the circuit on the outskirts of Delhi.

Review: Maximum never quite gets going

Review: Maximum never quite gets going

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

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

Review: Zero Dark Thirty offers up a superheroine

Review: Zero Dark Thirty offers up a superheroine

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

Zero Dark Thirty works as an action movie, writes Raja Sen.

Yash Chopra, storyteller to the end

Yash Chopra, storyteller to the end

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

Raja Sen looks at the journey of the legendary director who introduced to Hindi cinema to the picturesque locales of Switzerland, the chiffon saris, the picturesque nararted some complex romantic stories.

Review: The boring Gangs Of Wasseypur

Review: The boring Gangs Of Wasseypur

Rediff.com22 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.