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Review: Brothers is loud and exhausting

Review: Brothers is loud and exhausting

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Director Karan Malhotra overstuffs a simple family story about strained ties into a nearly three-hour long cacophonous music video, writes Sukanya Verma.

Review: Dishkiyaoon shoots itself in the foot

Review: Dishkiyaoon shoots itself in the foot

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

The comic punches in Dishkiyaoon are too few and far between, plot twists make little sense and are saddled with glaring loopholes, writes Nishi Tiwari.

Review: Forever looks like everything you have seen before

Review: Forever looks like everything you have seen before

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Forever is tiring to watch, says Paloma Sharma.

When Arjun Kapoor would have told you, 'Chal jhoota'

When Arjun Kapoor would have told you, 'Chal jhoota'

Rediff.com21 May 2019

'Ishaqzaade released on May 11, 2012. It has been seven years. But if you had spoken to me on May 10, 2012, and said that I would do 13 films with so many good directors and actors, I would have said, 'Chal jhoota.''

Mandira Bedi sizzles in a bikini!

Mandira Bedi sizzles in a bikini!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

VOTE: Akshay's funniest performance!

VOTE: Akshay's funniest performance!

Rediff.com31 May 2016

Take the fun poll!

Review: Bhavesh Joshi will turn you off Superhero Movies

Review: Bhavesh Joshi will turn you off Superhero Movies

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

'Harshvardhan Kapoor will go on to become one of the finest Indian actors of this generation,' predicts Sreehari Nair. 'In Bhavesh Joshi, Kapoor treats the movie like a box and tries to break out of it.' 'It's magic to watch a young actor like Kapoor achieve intensity without overextending himself; he can hold a frame while merely being in it.'

Review: The Best Of Me is no masterpiece

Review: The Best Of Me is no masterpiece

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

The Best of Me fits well enough in the genre to which it belongs and will obviously prove to be a major tearjerker for hopeless romantics. The rest of us can only find it amusing, at best, says Paloma Sharma.

Sonam enjoys London, before going to Cannes!

Sonam enjoys London, before going to Cannes!

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Review: Madha Yaanai Koottam shows senseless violence

Review: Madha Yaanai Koottam shows senseless violence

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Madha Yaanai Koottam reveals in great detail the rites and rituals followed after death and how pride, anger and vengeance can only lead to senseless violence and death.

Baaghi Review: Tiger shines in a mindless action movie

Baaghi Review: Tiger shines in a mindless action movie

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.

Review Guru Pournima is an engaging watch

Review Guru Pournima is an engaging watch

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

Guru Pourina examines human relationships with greater honesty and with a better hold on reality than its big budget Bollywood counterparts, feels Paloma Sharma.

Review: Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a clever entertainer

Review: Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a clever entertainer

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

What makes Badrinath Ki Dulhania work, really, is the intent and the two principal actors, observes Raja Sen.

Review: All in All Azhagu Raja is a waste of time

Review: All in All Azhagu Raja is a waste of time

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The film is ridiculously long romantic comedy that seriously tests your patience.

Review: Aarambam is a delight for Ajith fans

Review: Aarambam is a delight for Ajith fans

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

Ajith's magnetic screen presence is enhanced by his popular salt and pepper look.

Review: Puli wastes Sridevi on a silly, boring fantasy

Review: Puli wastes Sridevi on a silly, boring fantasy

Rediff.com2 Oct 2015

Puli makes for a truly bad trip, warns Raja Sen.

Review: Even a radiant Kangana cannot rescue Katti Batti!

Review: Even a radiant Kangana cannot rescue Katti Batti!

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

Katti Batti is infuriatingly indecisive, says Sukanya Verma.

Review: Moodar Koodam is hilarious

Review: Moodar Koodam is hilarious

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

Comedy and satire are beautifully interwoven in Moodar Koodam with excellent support from the cast

Review: Varthapadatha Valibar Sangam is boring

Review: Varthapadatha Valibar Sangam is boring

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

The film gets repetitive after a point.

Review: Deadpool is smarter (and stupider) than you think

Review: Deadpool is smarter (and stupider) than you think

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The genius of Deadpool lies in the audacity of its storytelling, raves Raja Sen.

Review: Mirzya is all budget, no heart

Review: Mirzya is all budget, no heart

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

Neither the intense-because-we-say-it-is romance running through Mirzya or the soft-focus-myth is actually interesting, feels Raja Sen.

Review: Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana is naive

Review: Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana is naive

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana is insipid, terribly made, and yet a Warm Enterprise, feels Sreehari Nair.

Mallika Sherawat gets framed for Dil Kya Kare

Mallika Sherawat gets framed for Dil Kya Kare

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Aamir Khan celebrates Makar Sankranti

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Review: Veerappan ends up an exhausting watch

Review: Veerappan ends up an exhausting watch

Rediff.com27 May 2016

This is not a film worth recommending, says Raja Sen.

The GREATEST comebacks in UEFA Champions League history

The GREATEST comebacks in UEFA Champions League history

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

Following this stunning turn-around of fortunes for Barcelona, here is a flashback of some of the best come-from-behind wins recorded in Europe's premier club competition.

Review: Lingaa is buffoonery at its most old-school

Review: Lingaa is buffoonery at its most old-school

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

Lingaa can get tiresome, especially with the too-long fight scenes, but remains constantly watchable because of the miraculously light way in which Rajinikanth continues to wear his megastardom around him, says Raja Sen.

15 must-know facts about the Nobel Prize

15 must-know facts about the Nobel Prize

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their fight against the oppression of children and their right to education, will receive the award at a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday. Here are interesting facts about Nobel winners.

Village Rockstars Review: Too good for the Oscars

Village Rockstars Review: Too good for the Oscars

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

'This is a movie, which if you allow it to, will wash itself all over you, so that you emerge from it a little drenched but wide awake,' says Sreehari Nair.

Review: Annabelle is a bit of a drag

Review: Annabelle is a bit of a drag

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Coming from the makers of The Conjuring, its spin-off Annabelle pales in comparison, says Paloma Sharma.

'I'm happy I didn't have to call Lisa Ray Mom'

'I'm happy I didn't have to call Lisa Ray Mom'

Rediff.com31 May 2017

S'Working with Huma made us understand each other as actors more.' 'We share an awkward sibling relationship in Dobaara, totally different from how we are in real life.'

Review: Spotlight is an essential film about truth

Review: Spotlight is an essential film about truth

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Spotlight is a powerful film, with a terrific ensemble cast, raves Raja Sen.

Review: Mahabharat, dumbed down

Review: Mahabharat, dumbed down

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

If only Mahabharat was a made-for-radio special instead of a half-heartedly animated demo reel masquerading as a children's fantasy, writes Sukanya Verma.

Vidiyum Munn is brilliant

Vidiyum Munn is brilliant

Rediff.com30 Nov 2013

The stark simplicity of the dialogues, the well-etched characters, the intriguing plot, the captivating music, the cinematography, but most of all the brilliant twist at the end makes Director Balaji K Kumar's Vidiyum Munn a must watch, says S Saraswathi

Can you recognise this actress?

Can you recognise this actress?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.

PHOTOS: Moments that stood out at the Rio Olympics!

PHOTOS: Moments that stood out at the Rio Olympics!

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...

Review: Begin Again is heartwarming

Review: Begin Again is heartwarming

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

Begin Again speaks to the viewer like few films have, says Paloma Sharma.

Review: Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara is a laugh riot

Review: Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara is a laugh riot

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

Director Gokul has created some weird, quirky and offbeat characters in hilarious situations who keep the audience entertained

Review: Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is a breezy entertainer

Review: Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is a breezy entertainer

Rediff.com12 Aug 2013

The film is a romantic thriller that has all the necessary twists and turns which will definitely entertain the audience.

Review: <I>Mariyaan</i> is a beautiful love story

Review: Mariyaan is a beautiful love story

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

This Dhanush starrer is a must-watch!