The reason why a majority of films go unnoticed is courtesy the weak storyline first. The other factors come later. HASTEY HASTEY – FOLLOW YOUR HEART also suffers for this reason. The story idea, credited to one Rohit Batra, is so tacky, so banal, so obsolete, so lifeless that you break into a big yawn [...]
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Hindi cinema is slowly waking up to hardcore thrillers. Earlier this year, Abbas-Mustan’s RACE chartered a totally novel path. The twists-n-turns in the plot moved in a serpentine manner, with the viewer finding it difficult to guess what the outcome would be. WOODSTOCK VILLA, directed by Hansal Mehta, also leaves the viewer guessing what’s in [...]
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• You turn 36 on May 25.
Must I be reminded of that? I can’t believe I’m inching towards 40.
• But life begins at 40, doesn’t it?
That’s the biggest lie said by people who can’t accept that they are growing old. I’m older, and hopefully wiser.
• Has the film industry made you wiser?
It has toughened me [...]
Comedies are the flavor of the season and more and more film-makers are following the formula re-invented by David Dhawan and Priyadarshan. Entertainment is the key word, while a logical story goes out of the window. Shashi Ranjan’s new outing DHOOM DADAKKA tries to recreate the hungama and gets it quite right in the first [...]
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Q. Will your man belong to Bollywood?
A. Definitely not. He wouldn’t be from the (film) industry.Q. Why?
A. Very simple. I don’t have a liking for industry men much. Secondly, I would not like to discuss films after coming back home from work.
Q. Would he be a metrosexual guy?
A. No way! I detest metrosexual men right [...]
The Bhatts never run out of stories. In their new outing JANNAT, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt have yet another new story to tell. This time, it’s all about match fixing and bookies. But wait! It would be erroneous to classify JANNAT as a cricket-centric film. Cricket is just the wallpaper here. The focus is on [...]
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The serial kisser is back. He is not the one who can MURDER you with your looks but his panache makes girls scream ASHIQUE BANAYA APNE. Sreya Basu catches up with the Bollywood GANGSTER…oopps, rockster. Emraan Hashmi on the latest in his life and careerLet’s start with your latest release JANNAT.
JANNAT is a love story [...]
Q. If you had to date a historical character, who would he be and why?
A. I think Romeo. He is good looking and romantic. He is every woman’s dream.Q. If the guy you have hots for turns out to be a gay, what would you do?
A. I wouldn’t be heart broken. I won’t care. I [...]
Madhuri Dixit received Padma Shri for her contribution to Indian cinema and the former Bollywood diva says the honour is a result of her hard work and honesty.“It’s always a wonderful feeling to have your work honoured. One has worked so hard for so many years. The Padma Shri is a culmination of all my [...]
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