There’s nothing more disappointing than a disappointing thriller. Vidya Balan and Sujoy Ghosh reunite after 4 years, after Kahaani, to bring us Kahaani-2. When you set out to make a sequel for a film as brilliant as Kahaani, the benchmark is already very high. People expect exceptional stuff and they are not to be blamed. …
Dear Zindagi is brought to us by the woman who gave us that gem of a film called English Vinglish. Director Gauri Shinde’s second venture, hitting the screens 4 years after her first release, came with little buzz despite having SRK in it. But the turnout at the theater was quite good, I must say, …
Despite its interesting premise, Ekkadiki Potaavu Chinnavaada (EPC) comes off as a half-hearted attempt made primarily to leverage the thriller-comedy genre craze. It’s neither adequately funny nor adequately embellished with the thriller elements. That is not to say there weren’t times when I was pushed to the edge of my seat, I was, but it was …
The pre-climax and climax sequences are a joke. I wonder why a film with a watchable first half had to progress like this post the intermission. I’m not saying it was going great until the halfway mark, but there’s nothing much to not like until then, either. Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and Gautham Menon team up …
First things first, I’m no big fan of Puri Jagannadh’s work (the much-hyped Pokiri included). A couple of films were watchable, sure, but that’s all really. ISM made enough noise in the fan circles of both Puri and Kalyanram but everyone else wasn’t really looking forward to the film. Honestly, I wanted to find out …
