There are bits in the film that work, all the rest is just pedestrian fare.
Iconic Belgium comic cub- reporter Tintin's famous catchphrase 'Great Snakes' becomes Baal ki khaal and his best friend Captain Archibald Haddock would say 'Karod kasmasate kaale kacchuve' for his trademark "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles," as their adventures across the world gets translated into Hindi.
Both films have occupied the top spot in the world and US box office respectively.
Steven Spielberg is set to direct the first film in an upcoming Tintin trilogy.
The rarity of comic books in mint condition or nearly perfect ones, and the rising demand, have caused the prices to spiral internationally.
So what's all this talk about the Yeti? Does it really exist?
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! stumbles considerably because of its simplistic plotting, says Raja Sen.
Nobody makes denial look this fabulous, says Raja Sen after watching Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.