'Even when toasting a true story, say our movies, a superstar is worth more than a real hero,' says Raja Sen.
Befikre is a colossally stupid film, says Raja Sen.
'Our story was really made after we saw what was happening in Punjab.' 'Earlier it was 'drug film, cool thriller, hipster movie.' Then we went to Punjab and we said, "Boss!"'
Raja Sen, who discovered Pran's filmography in the VHS-crazed era and was instantly hooked, tells us why the late actor's onscreen villiany is stuff legends are made of.
Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen but here's a list of the ones who did.
Alas, as an indictment of our legal system, Court doesn't prick deeply, says Raja Sen.
What makes Badrinath Ki Dulhania work, really, is the intent and the two principal actors, observes Raja Sen.
This is not a film worth recommending, says Raja Sen.
'A film that tells its tale with calculated intent -- coolly, cleverly, taking its time -- mirroring the dry panache of its self-assured protagonist.'
It's been a while since we've had a Batman film we can love.
Neither the intense-because-we-say-it-is romance running through Mirzya or the soft-focus-myth is actually interesting, feels Raja Sen.
Queen Of Katwe feels almost like Mira Nair is making a Bollywood film in Africa, notes Raja Sen.
Kochadaiiyaan is a fundamentally flawed dud, one without anything to applaud besides grand (if self-glorifying) ambition, rants Raja Sen.
There is such a thing as too much sugar, says Raja Sen
Fading Gigolo is evidence that a movie doesn't have to mumble to be modest.
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 contains some genuine belly laughs, and would have been perfect were it not for its feature-length running time, writes Raja Sen.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
MSG is a feature-length advertisement you'd be best advised to forego, says Raja Sen.
R K Laxman was suffering from a prolonged illness.
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
Tevar emerges an overdone, underwhelming film with zero charm, warns Raja Sen.
The Man From UNCLE is as lovingly tailored as they come, says Raja Sen.
'This is a stirring, touching film but it stays impressively away from overt manipulation.' 'It is a film about smarts,' says Raja Sen after watching Dallas Buyers' Club.
Spotlight is a powerful film, with a terrific ensemble cast, raves Raja Sen.
'The director casts two attractive people where he ought have chosen a couple of actual actors instead, and thus it becomes hard to care about the protagonists or their sundered hearts, and despite aesthetic appeal, what we end up with is -- at best -- a screensaver,' says Raja Sen.
Strange Fruit will never quite sound the same again, says Raja Sen after watching 12 Years A Slave.
Indian and Pakistani movies, now in New York theatres!
Surely even cleavage-obsessed filmmakers ought to, at first, be filmmakers, yes, asks Raja Sen.
Alia Bhatt continues to impress while Shah Rukh Khan takes it easy in this lovely, thoughtful little film, applauds Raja Sen.
Happy New Year's moral compass has been twisted so bad that it looks more like a piece of Fusili, says Paloma Sharma.
While Sonu Sood stays consistent and Deepika inevitably dazzles, it is Shah Rukh himself who appears the most out of place, says Raja Sen.
In a world now over-stuffed with comic-book movies, X-Men: Apocalypse is far from being the finest movie yet may well rank among the most comic-booky, feels Raja Sen.
The film's mechanics and motivations are laughable, says Raja Sen.
At 148 minutes, Spectre feels like the longest Bond film of all time, says Raja Sen.
Yo, Rohit Shetty, what's with the volume, bro? asks Raja Sen
Raja Sen says his goodbyes to a true comic genius.
Unlike the Australian GP, where the majority of drivers carried out only one pit-stop, of Sunday's second race of the season, at Sepang, Malaysia, will see at least two, says Raja Sen.
Take the kids you know (and the kid within you) and go watch The Jungle Book, Raja Sen advises.
Here, ladies and gentlemen, is Raja Sen's class of 2016.
Jazbaa is a mercifully brief movie, just about two hours long, but that's about it in terms of the good part, warns Raja Sen.
