'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
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'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
'Fukrey' – intelligently funny!
By Subhash K.Jha Film: “Fukrey”; Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chadda, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Vishakha Singh, Priya Anand and Pankaj Tripathi; Director: Mrigdeep
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Resonates with Today’s Youth
Cast:Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin, Aditya Roy Kapur Director: Ayan Mukherji BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE A solemn, studious and sedate medical student decides on an
After Earth: Should have released on Sci-Fi channel instead of theaters nationwide!
BY ABIR G. THAKURTA As a father of a thirty month old and a six month old, I seldom get to go and watch a
A zombie fiesta, 'Go Goan Gone' stressbuster
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Go Goa Gone”; Cast: Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari, Puja Gupta and Saif Ali Khan; Directors: Krishna DK-Raj Nidimoru;
'Aurangzeb': Mesmering, well-cast family drama of flawed people
By Subhash K. Jha Film: Aurangzeb; Starring: Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Swara Bhaskara, Sasheh Agha, Tanve Azmi; Directed by Atul
'Gippi': Endearing coming-of-age saga with realistic performances
Film: Gippi; Starring: Riya Vij, Divya Dutta, Taaha Shah; Directed by: Sonam Nair: Rating: *** 1/2 (3 and a half) BY SUBHASH K. JHA At
Classic 'Chashme Buddoor' takes viewers back to era of innocence
Film: “Chashme Buddoor”; Cast: Farooque Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Ravi Baswani and Rakesh Bedi; Director: Sai Paranjpye; Rating: **** The idea of releasing the original “Chashme
Kai Po Che – A Cut Above The Rest!
BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh, Raj Kumar Yadav, Amrita Puri , Ajay Jadeja (Cameo), Gaurav Kapoor (Cameo) Director: Abhishek Kapoor Dil,