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Aarakshan Review : All smoke and no fire

Aarakshan Review : All smoke and no fire

In an early scene from the film involving Deepak (Saif Ali Khan) & Poorbi (Deepika Padukone), director Prakash Jha can be seen lurking around unobtrusively in...

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Incontinent Ingliss: ‘Delhi Belly’ Spells Fun WIth A Capital ‘F’

Incontinent Ingliss: ‘Delhi Belly’ Spells Fun WIth A Capital ‘F’

I watched Delhi Belly twice. The first time in the original English/Hindi format and the second time in the dubbed Hindi. It was a different experience each time...

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X-Men: First Class – ‘Can Do Better’

X-Men: First Class – ‘Can Do Better’

XMen First Class Internet discussions of the latest in the X-Men series have spawned a meme that summarises this particular installment of the franchise. Those of...

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Tanu weds Manu – And we have to bother!

Tanu weds Manu – And we have to bother!

‘Only if every man was Manu, and no girl on this planet had even a hint of Tanu!’ Director Anand L Rai’s romantic comedy Tanu weds Manu celebrates ‘Arranged...

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Review: True Grit

Review: True Grit

True Grit The black screen begins to brighten up slowly as the voice of a middle aged woman is heard narrating the premise of the story. By the time she finishes,...

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The King’s Speech: The Royal Underdog and The Quirky Rainmaker

The King’s Speech: The Royal Underdog and The Quirky Rainmaker

A man gingerly approaches a microphone that surveys the gigantic Wembley stadium jam-packed with a multitude of faces. A group of people, apparently his well-wishers,...

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Rabbit Hole – Stirringly sad

Rabbit Hole – Stirringly sad

Director: John Cameron Mitchell Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire (play and screenplay) Music: Anton Sanko Cast: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Ackhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller,...

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7 Khoon Maaf Review : Forgive the slip-up, Vishal has earned it

7 Khoon Maaf Review : Forgive the slip-up, Vishal has earned it

7 Khoon Maaf Director : Vishal Bharadwaj Writers : Vishal Bharadwaj, Matthew Robbins Music : Vishal Bharadwaj Cast : Priyanka Chopra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham,...

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Greenberg: Hope For The Indie OR How Ben Stiller Was Robbed

Greenberg: Hope For The Indie OR How Ben Stiller Was Robbed

Seriously, I could easily replace Jesse Eisenberg or James Franco with Ben Stiller in the Oscar nomination list. I never thought I would say this, so I am as surprised...

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Patiala House Review : Leg before wicket

Patiala House Review : Leg before wicket

Patiala House Director : Nikhil Advani Writers : Nikhil Advani (Screenplay), Anvita Dutt (Dialogues) Music : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Cast : Akshay Kumar, Rishi Kapoor,...

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Review : Inside Job

Review : Inside Job

After the comprehensive observation of the Bush administration and the Iraq War with ‘No end in sight’, Charles Ferguson scrutinises the recent US financial...

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Yeh Saali Zindagi – Detailed Analysis : Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron

Yeh Saali Zindagi – Detailed Analysis : Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron

An elderly man is doing Yoga to improve his gastric troubles. His much younger ‘friend’ comes in and suggests an aasan. While the man is in a difficult...

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