Review of Striker
On the whole, Striker looks like a film made for the people of Malwani (a ghetto in a suburb of Bombay) and even if they give the film the thumbs up, it will be far from enough because at other places, the film will fail to strike a chord with the masses or the classes.
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Review of Phaans – Ek Jasoos Ki Kahani
On the whole, Phaans – Ek Jasoos Ki Kahani will fail to make any mark at the box-office. It may not be able to complete even a week’s run. J.C. Film Productions’ Phaans – Ek Jasoos Ki Kahani (UA) is an insipid spy thriller with patriotism as its core theme.
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Parallel Cinema – Raaz Ki Baatein
(Every new film has some echoes in the past, and this column attempts to make the links. The writer tries to draw a parallel between the new film and one or more films of the past.)
Short Takes
‘Striker’ Is A Hit: So Tweets Siddharth!
Film people have, since years, been fighting for abolition of film censorship. Many among...
Two Much!
Krishan Chaudhry is a new producer but two of his films are ready for release. And believe...
Dharmendra, Sunny, Bobby Together Again
Remember Apne? The film, directed by Anil Sharma, was the first to get Dharmendra and...
Flash Back
5 years ago (Jan. 25 – 31, 2004)
Three films – Vishal Bhardwaj’s Maqbool, Mahesh Bhatt’s Paap and Vijaypat Singhania’s...
10 years ago (Jan. 24 – 30, 1999)
Lata Mangeshkar was among the 14 distinguished people of the country chosen for the Padma...
15 years ago (Jan. 23 – 29, 1994)
The Film Makers Combine declared Dimple Kapadia a defaulter with immediate effect. All...
Other Headlines
TRADE TALK- ‘3 Idiots’ Brings Cheer, Other Idiots Don’t!What a brilliant end to an otherwise bad year! The Hindi film industry couldn’t have asked for a better or bigger blockbuster than...
“BRING YOUR BRAINS WITH YOU, PLEASE”Mahesh Nair, first-time director of Magna’s Accident On Hill Road, insists he has made a decent, realistic, mainstream commercial...
TRADE TALK – ‘My Name Is Khan’: First Look UnveiledShah Rukh Khan was his usual witty self at the party to unveil the first look of My Name Is Khan on 16th December at Hotel JW Marriott....
