Category Archives: Bollywood Reviews

Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, (IANS) After “Ahista Ahista”, another love story “Aap Ki Khatir” starring Akshaye Khanna, Priyanka Chopra and Amisha Patel heads for the theatres this Friday. If “Ahista Ahista” was a serious love story, this one is … Continue reading →

By Lamat R. Hasan, Indo-Asian News ServiceNew Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The notion of infidelity in marriages – a hitherto taboo subject in India – is being deconstructed like never before after Bollywood director Karan Johar’s three-hour film “Kabhi Alvida … Continue reading →

By Swati R. Chaudhary, Indo-Asian News Service Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Director Sachin Bajaj is confident that Sunny Deol and Viveik Oberoi’s on-screen chemistry will make his directorial debut “Naksha” a hit. “This film has something fresh to offer. It’s … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Ahista Ahista”; Cast: Abhay Deol, Soha Ali Khan, Shayan Munshi; Director: Shivam Nair; Ranking: ** What if Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s favourite actress Sharmila Tagore was cast with Basu Chatterjee’s favourite actor Amol Palekar … Continue reading →

Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, (IANS) An angry young man trying to change society… that not very new storyline forms the premise of the Zayed Khan starrer “Rocky – The Rebel” that releases Friday. It is a story of today’s … Continue reading →

Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) There is no dearth of love story manufacturers in Bollywood, and the latest to join this already crowded list is Shivam Nair with his directorial debut “Ahista Ahista” starring Abhay Deol and … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Kabhi Alvidaa Na Kehna”; Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Kirron Kher; Director: Karan Johar; Rating: **** Sometimes you hold a film close to your heart … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar”; Cast: Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty; Director: K.S. Adhiyaman; Rating: ** You might want to check this week’s late-riser for the crackling and hissing chemistry between the … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Anthony Kaun Hai?”; Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Minissha Lamba, Raghuvir Yadav, Gulshan Grover; Director: Raj Kaushal; Rating: ** First questions first – is this an original film? If it is, then … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Darwaza Band Rakho”; Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Chunky Pandey, Manisha Koirala, Isha Sharvani, Snehal Dabhi, Divya Dutta, Ishrat Ali and Smita Jayakar; Director: Chekravarthy; Rating: *1/2 With a cast that reads like the … Continue reading →

Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan returns to the marquee after a long gap with K.S. Adhiyaman’s “Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar” that releases Friday. The last time he was on screen was in … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Omkara”; Starring: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona SenSharma, Viveik Oberoi, Bipasha Basu, Naseeruddin Shah; Script based on William Shakespeare’s “Othello” by Vishal Bharadwaj, Robin Bhatt, Abhishek Choubey; Directed by: … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “The Killer”; Cast: Irrfan Khan, Emran Hashmi, Nisha Kothari; Director: Hasnain S. Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry; Rating: * 1/2 Hollywood remakes are most of the time only an occasion for the adapted … Continue reading →

By Arpana, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota”; Cast: Paresh Rawal, Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona SenSharma, Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Suhasini Mulay; Director: Naseeruddin Shah; Rating: *** Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah’s directorial debut “Yun Hota Toh Kya … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Gol Maal”; Starring: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal, Sushmita Mukherjee, Mukesh Tiwari; Directed by: Rohit Shetty; Rating: ** Watching actor Sharman Joshi whooping it up … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Corporate”; Starring: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon, Sammir Dattani, Minissha Lamba, Rajat Kapoor, Harsh Chhaya, Sandeep Mehta, Achint Kaur, Raj Babbar, Lillete Dubey; Directed by: Madhur Bhandarkar; Rating: *** So finally it’s … Continue reading →

By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service Film: “Krrish”; Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah; Directed by: Rakesh Roshan; Rating: *** Is it a bird, it is a plane? No it’s Hrithik Roshan!!! It’s not enough to say … Continue reading →