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25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.

Review: Talvar is a bloody sharp film

Review: Talvar is a bloody sharp film

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

Talvar is a cleanly-crafted film, says Raja Sen.

Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal

Review: Mumbai Mirror is criminally unoriginal

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

Ankur Pathak feels Sachiin Joshi starrer Mumbai Mirror is one mishap of a film.

2021, Jan to Jun: BEST Web Series

2021, Jan to Jun: BEST Web Series

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.

Review: Udaan gives desi rock a boost

Review: Udaan gives desi rock a boost

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Overall, this is a pretty neat album by Prayag, a Hindi indie rock band, that throws in the odd surprise.

Review: O Teri is a sham about scams

Review: O Teri is a sham about scams

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

O Teri, which borrows heavily from Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro drowns it all in slapstick so noisy it all comes off as more lame than loving, more blasphemous than beholden.

SEX. ROMANCE. MARRIAGE: All on OTT

SEX. ROMANCE. MARRIAGE: All on OTT

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Jennifer Aniston returns to her news anchor duties, Akshay Kumar saves the day and 456 South Koreans fight to the finish in a bloody game of survival. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.

Review: Sachin A Billion Dreams: When God speaks to us in PR-speak

Review: Sachin A Billion Dreams: When God speaks to us in PR-speak

Rediff.com26 May 2017

'2 hours and 20 minutes later, I walked out of Sachin: A Billion Dreams learning not one additional thing about Tendulkar: Not one factoid, not one statistic.' 'Maybe it's convenient filmmaking, or maybe just the essence of God,' says Sreehari Nair.

Review: Shubh Mangal Saavdhan is a winner all the way!

Review: Shubh Mangal Saavdhan is a winner all the way!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

'With its fine zingers and feisty acknowledgement, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan does more for sex, both noun and verb, than any Hindi film can claim to in a long, long time,' notes Sukanya Verma.

Review: Makkhi is a technical stunner

Review: Makkhi is a technical stunner

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Makkhi is a visual delight.

Bollywood's BIGGEST FLOPS of 2017

Bollywood's BIGGEST FLOPS of 2017

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

Why do SRK and Salman find themselves on this list?

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

LOOKING BACK: A Decade in Bollywood

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Sukanya Verma looks back at the decade gone by, in the movies.

Review: Telugu Zanjeer, Toofan, lacks soul

Review: Telugu Zanjeer, Toofan, lacks soul

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Thoofan, the Telugu remake of Zanjeer as a separate film on account of its contemporary theme rather than compare it with the cult classic Zanjeer.

Review: One By Two is a drag

Review: One By Two is a drag

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Abhay Deol shoots himself in the foot by acting in (and, inexplicably, producing) this monstrosity called One By Two that sucks all the goodwill out of an actor we usually like, writes Raja Sen.

Zameen: The review

Zameen: The review

Rediff.com26 Sep 2003

Review: Joker is a daft comedy

Review: Joker is a daft comedy

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

There isn't a single line in Shirish Kunder's film that actually works, leaving us with a film that, while commendably brisk in a 100-minute package, refuses to get going at all, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Ishq Forever is a forgettable love story

Review: Ishq Forever is a forgettable love story

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

The biggest let down of Ishq Forever is the story, writes Namrata Thakker.

Review: Finding Fanny is wickedly fantastic

Review: Finding Fanny is wickedly fantastic

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.

Review: Bajirao Mastani is Magnificent. Fragile. Flawed.

Review: Bajirao Mastani is Magnificent. Fragile. Flawed.

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

'Talwar se zyada dhaar chalane wale ki soch mein honi chahiye,' says the strategy-savvy Bajirao in Bajirao Mastani. Only if director Sanjay Leela Bansali had listened, says Sukanya Verma.

Birthday Special: Vishal Bhardwaj's BEST film? VOTE!

Birthday Special: Vishal Bhardwaj's BEST film? VOTE!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

One of the most prolific filmmakers of his time, VB turns 50 August 4!

Bollywood's Half-Yearly Report Card: The Bad (and The Ugly!)

Bollywood's Half-Yearly Report Card: The Bad (and The Ugly!)

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Raja Sen picks the bad movies of the year so far.

Simran Review: Kangana is adorable!

Simran Review: Kangana is adorable!

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

'If you have never seen Kangana Ranaut on screen before, and instead know more about her in real life and the spirited controversies that seem to happily follow her about, you realise that the actress puts a lot of herself into a screen role, feels Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

CRIME. HORROR. ADULTERY

CRIME. HORROR. ADULTERY

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Healing intergalactic encounters, haunted office spaces and spooky Star Wars, Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.

'Welcome to the world of our Raavan'

'Welcome to the world of our Raavan'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2010

A blow-by-blow account of what transpired at the music launch of Mani Ratnam's trilingual, Raavan -- starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram -- in Mumbai.

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.

Review: Nanban is worth a watch

Review: Nanban is worth a watch

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

The 3 Idiots remake has shades of the original, but it has director Shankar's touches as well.

Review: Shree is a strange science fiction

Review: Shree is a strange science fiction

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Shree, though ambitious, suffers because of an over-wrought plot that is too tedious to follow.

Review: Article 15 will live with its audience

Review: Article 15 will live with its audience

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

'Even though the film focuses on caste discriminations in rural India, it is first of all a riveting police procedural, and one of the best made in India,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Watch out for Ash, Freida Pinto in Venice

Watch out for Ash, Freida Pinto in Venice

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Julian Schnabel's Israel-Palestine conflict narrative Miral starring Freida Pinto, are among the movies to be screened at the 67th Venice Film Festival in September.

The Small Big Pictures Of Rajamouli And Co

The Small Big Pictures Of Rajamouli And Co

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

RRR isn't the "spectacle" it is made out to be, argues Sreehari Nair.

Review: Lootera is a beautifully wrapped gift

Review: Lootera is a beautifully wrapped gift

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

It reminds us why we like to watch films, writes Aseem Chhabra.

Review: Rangrezz is a powerful social drama

Review: Rangrezz is a powerful social drama

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

The film works despite being saddled with a rather cliched plot.

Review: Alone is better left that way

Review: Alone is better left that way

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Alone is as good as a B-grade film, featuring several sequences that are very corny, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Kurbaan is bloody smart!

Review: Kurbaan is bloody smart!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

The Saif-Kareena starrer leaves a strong impression on you, whether you like it or not.

Irrfan has left me with no definite answers, only questions

Irrfan has left me with no definite answers, only questions

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'Since Piku, Irrfan seemed content in delighting us with his finesse than striking a nerve.' 'Now, why was this so?' 'Why did our No 1 soul-searching actor suddenly decide that he'd rather be a heart-warmer?' 'Did those journeys take too much out of him?' asks Sreehari Nair.

Review: Andar Bahar is a good watch

Review: Andar Bahar is a good watch

Rediff.com5 Apr 2013

Andar Bahar is a good family entertainer.

Newton: India's official entry to the Oscars 2018

Newton: India's official entry to the Oscars 2018

Rediff.com22 Sep 2017

Congratulations, Team Newton!

Dishoom Review: Varun Dhawan packs a punch

Dishoom Review: Varun Dhawan packs a punch

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

'Once the flaky fizz vaporises into nonsense and noise, a sense of tedium begins to steep in. Even so, at its 124 minutes running time, Dishoom doesn't hobble for too long to hurt one's butt or brain, says Sukanya Verma.

Review: What The Fish is a huge letdown

Review: What The Fish is a huge letdown

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

Raja Sen says What The Fish is an abysmal effort.

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!