REVIEWS

Thackeray Film Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui in saffron and wearing malas, brings Balasaheb Thackeray to life in Sanjay Raut’s powerful biopic

First things first, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a dead ringer for Balasaheb Thackeray. Producer Sanjay Raut, who zeroed in on the actor after seeing him in the comedy film Freaky Ali, could..... Read More

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Film Review: The film belongs to emotionally charged Kangana Ranaut!

Film: Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Starcast: Kangana Ranaut, Danny Denzongpa, Ankita Lokhande, Atul Kulkarni,  Zeeshan Ayub, Richard Keep, Suresh Oberoi and Jishu Sengupta  Director: Kangana Ranaut and Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Krish Jagarlamudi) 

Manikarnika is the story..... Read More

Why Cheat India Film Review: Emraan Hashmi tries earnestly to teach a flawed educational system a lesson

Film: Why Cheat India Starcast: Emraan Hashmi, Shreya Dhanwanthary  Director: Soumik Sen  A classroom full of students pays off a teacher just before the exam sheets are given out so that they can..... Read More

The Accidental Prime Minister Film Review: Anupam is Manmohan Singh, but Akshaye walks away as the hero of the film

Film: The Accidental Prime Minister Starcast: Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna Director: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte Shekhar Kapur, whose own Bollywood career hasn’t been newsworthy for a while, set out to make headlines today by..... Read More

URI: The Surgical Strike Film Review: Vicky Kaushal’s war film is gripping and enjoyable history!

Film: URI: The Surgical Strike Starcast: Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina, Paresh Rawal, Kirti Kulhari and Rajit Kapoor  Director: Aditya Dhar Comparisons are odious. So don’t go weighing Uri: The Surgical Strike against Zero Dark..... Read More

Junglee Review: Hollywood moviemaker Chuck Russell fails to deliver with Vidyut Jammwal’s elephant action adventure

Film: Junglee

Cast: Vidyut Jammwal, Atul Kulkarni, Asha Bhat, Pooja Sawant, Makrand Deshpande, Akshay Oberoi 

Director: Chuck Russell

Two things painfully stand out in Junglee. First, Hollywood moviemaker Chuck Russell should stick to..... Read More

Delhi Crime Review: Netflix original series based on Nirbhaya’s gruesome rape case is gripping, taut and superbly staged

Series: Delhi Crime

Creator: Richie Mehta

Cast: Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, Adil Hussain, Anurag Arora, Jaya Bhattacharya, Gopal Dutt, Vinod Sharawat, Sanjay Bishnoi

Rating:  4 Moons

The Netflix original series Delhi Crime bring..... Read More