'Madras Cafe' – taut, exceptional political thriller
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Madras Cafe”; Cast: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri and Raashi Khanna; Director: Shoojit Sircar; Rating: **** If only history could be
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An ill-timed gangster drama
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara”; Cast: Akshay Kumar,Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha; Director: Milan Luthria; Rating: ** How do
'Chennai Express' a typical sambar-and-sandalwood creation
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Chennai Express”, Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Director: Rohit Shetty, Rating: *** Dammit! No out-takes!! Is this really a
'Rabba Main Kya Karoon' a joyride
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Rabba Main Kya Karoon”; Cast: Arshad Warsi, Riya Sen, Raj Babbar, Paresh Rawail, Sushmita Mukherjee, Tinu Anand, Himani Shivpuri, Anuradha
'Issaq' would make Shakespeare happy
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Issaq”; Cast: Prateik, Amyra Dastur, Ravi Kishen, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Makarand Deshpande, Prashant Kumar and Prashant Narayanan; Director: Manish Tiwary; Rating:
'D-Day' acutely accomplished work of art
By Subhash K Jha Film: “D-Day”; Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan, Sriswara, Aakaash Dahiya, Nasser and Chandan Roy Sanyal; Director:
'Ramaiya Vastavaiya': Old-fashioned love story but still fresh
By Subhash K. Jha Film: Ramaiya Vastavaiya; Starring: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Vinod Khanna, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon; Directed by Prabhudheva; Rating: *** This is
'Lootera' – flawed gem filled with love, passion
BY SUBHASH K. JHA Â Film: “Lootera”; Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Ranveer Singh; Writer-Director: Vikramaditya Motwane; Rating: **** A beautiful but deeply flawed film, the eagerly-awaited “Lootera”
'Ghanchakkar' – unusual domestic comedy
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Ghanchakkar”; Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Verma and Namit Das; Director: Rajkumar Gupta; Rating: ***1/2 He is a lazy
'Raanjhanaa' – celebrates pain of heartbreak
By Subhash K.Jha Film: “Raanjhanaa”; Cast: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Swara Bhaskar, Mohammed Zeeshan; Director: Anand L. Rai; Rating: ****1/2 This enormously-enriching film about