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  Mohenjo Daro

  By Sanjukta Sen on August, 13 2016

  Ashutosh Gowarikar has presented History is a fascinating way in Lagaan or Jodha Akbar. I remember when I watched Lagaan back in 2001 I was hooked to the seat until the last scene and Jodha Akbaar had all the ingredients to become a classic historical drama. Hritik ,as Akbar, with his sheer perso...

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  Dishoom

  By Sanjukta Sen on July, 30 2016

  DISHOOM starts off with a well-planned kidnapping of Indian cricket team's ace cricketer Viraj Sharma (Saqib Salim) by the dreaded Altaf (Rahul Dev), at the behest of Wagah (Akshaye Khanna) during a cricket series in the Middle East. The reason for Wagah to kidnap Viraj Sharma is to bail hims...

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  Madaari

  By Sanjukta Sen on July, 24 2016

  Madaari’s plot is quite familiar tale of how a common man fights against the corrupted system- the politicians, bureaucrats, administration — that is seen as the cause for every problem facing the nation, be it inflation, unemployment or water crisis. Before the film starts Irrfan Kha...

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  Great Grand Masti

  By Sanjukta Sen on July, 16 2016

  Great Grand Masti is the third in the financially successful Masti series directed by Indra Kumar and starring Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani as friends Amar, Meet and Prem, three sexually frustrated married men who are desperately in search of a roll in the hay with any and ...

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  Sultan

  By Sanjukta Sen on July, 08 2016

  Aakash Oberoi (Amit Sadh), a young entrepreneur, is on the verge of a breakdown because his idea of bringing Mixed Martial Arts contests to India isn’t working out. His father advises him to rope in a local fighter, apparently because nobody thirsts more for victory than a “common Ind...

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  Shorgul

  By Sanjukta Sen on July, 02 2016

  Shorgul created much ‘shorgul’ before its release as it is loosely based on a communal riots that broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar in 2013, one of the worst episodes of violence in the state. Some political parties and individuals were unhappy as the movie makes indire...

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  Junooniyat

  By Sanjukta Sen on June, 27 2016

  After Udta Punjab, we are back to Bollywood's most loved fantasy world perspective of the state Punjab in Junooniyat.Where all family members and NRI cousins are headed by a glad patriarch, sit on their assigned seats around a vast table showing sparkling supper sets, where streams and mustar...

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  Raman Raghav 2.0

  By Sanjukta Sen on June, 25 2016

  At the point when viewing an Anurag Kashyap film, you know you have agreed to be a witness to a violent, criminal and corrupt world. However, with his most recent directorial venture, you may not be ready for the horrific facts and dreadful turns in the story. That’s what Raman Raghav 2.0, ...

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  Udta Punjab

  By Sanjukta Sen on June, 18 2016

  Regardless of the partition, the Khalistan movement, insurgency and Operation Bluestar in the past, Punjab has largely been a prosperous and happy, expressive spirited, outgoing and all-embracing state in our collective thoughts. Abhishek Chaubey ‘Udta Punjab’ uncovers us to a frighte...

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  TE3N

  By Sanjukta Sen on June, 11 2016

  Kolkata becomes the fascinating, aptly antiquated backdrop after Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 released thriller Kahaani. With an interesting cast and based on the Korean film “Montage,” Ribhu Dasgupta's TE3N creates lots of hope among the cinema goers. Here is our review. Story : A...

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