13B | Movie Review

Synopsis:
Manohar's dream condominium transforms into a house of horrors when a show on his brand-new television starts depicting his demise.

A series of strange and disturbing events plagues Manohar's family, with a remote control hell bent on being just that -- in control.

Starring:

• R Madhavan
• Neetu Chandra
• Sachin Khedekar
• Murli Sharma
• Poonam Dhillon
• Deepak Dobriyal
• Dhritiman Chatterjee
• Sanjaih Bokaria
• Suhasini Mulay
• Amar Upadhyay
• Anuj Saxena

Grade:
B

Thriller! Definitely a scarcity of movies belonging to this genre. 13B is a great edge-of-the-seat thriller that keeps you engrossed till to the end.

Everything is great--lighting, sound, etc. The plot is fascinating and the unraveling of the story behind the TV serial's characters is eye-popping! The violent flashbacks and disturbed characters leaves the viewers horrified!

Madhavan, as always, has given a sincere and outstanding performance! Must watch movie!!!!!

Rating:
PG 13

Love Aaj Kal | Movie Review

Synopsis:

Delhi, Calcutta - 1965

Veer Singh is struck by the thunderbolt when he sees Harleen and swears that "is janam mein aur har janam mein... yehi meri votti banegi - Harleen Kaur." He travels a thousand kilometers by train to stand under her balcony only to have a glimpse of her face. And yet not speak a word with her.

London, San Francisco, Delhi - 2009

Jai and Meera are modern-day couple living in London. They are very happy together but do not believe in tying each other down. So when life pulls them in different directions, they decide to go with the flow. "These Heer-Ranjha, Romeo-Juliet type Janam janam ka saath type couples exist only in story books", Jai says. In the real life, we have to be practical.

Starring:

Saif Ali Khan

Deepika Padukone

Rishi Kapoor

Rahul Khanna

Giselle Monteiro

Grade:

C

The movie was good so was the acting, but too much jumping around with time and locations. Hard to keep the story straight. Ok songs, but not same like Jab We Met

Rating:

PG 13

Delhi 6 | Movie Review

Synopsis: 

Although he was born in America, Roshan decides to take his ill grandmother back home to India. 

Arriving in Chandni Chowk, the ancient walled city of Delhi, Roshan finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots. 

Starring: 

• Abhishek Bachchan 
• Sonam Kapoor 
• Waheeda Rehman 
• Om Puri 
• Rishi Kapoor 
• Divya Dutta 
• Prem Chopra 
• Atul Kulkarni 
• Deepak Dobriyal 
• Cyrus Sahukar 

Grade: C 

Totally disappointing, no story line, Sonam Kapoor a total waste & more disappointment (as usual).

  

Abhishek Bachchan, really needs to start expressing his emotion facially and portray as an "American Asian Indian" (speaking for personal experience and point of view) instead of unknown shade, who has no clue of anything.

Only good thing in this whole movie, is the picturesque and scenic!!!

Rating: PG 13

Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge | Movie Review

Synopsis:

A Bollywood producer-turned-petty thief, Raj Chopra, and an unemployed Chartered Accountant, Anand Pawar, cook up a scheme to attract 50 million rupees from 21 investors.

Raj invests 5 Crores to make the worst possible movie 'Solay Se L'Gaan Tak', with the worst possible crew and actors, ensure that it has a storyline that is sure to fail at the box office, and pocket the remainder of the 100 Crores.

All goes according to plan - but then Murphy's Law prevails - resulting in hilarious chaos .

Starring:

• Kunal Khemu
• Amit Garg
• Sumit Salwan
• Sonu Sood
• Johnny Lever
• Soha Ali Khan
• Paresh Rawal

Grade: D

Khunal Khemu is good as the honest accountant, and Paresh Rawal as usual gives a solid performance as the shifty has been Shubash Ghai type producer, Soha ali khan is a disaster

Rating: PG

8 x 10 Tasveer | Movie Review

Synopsis: 

When his wealthy father dies in a suspicious yachting accident, Jai Puri harnesses his unusual power to see into the past and journeys into an 8 x 10 snapshot taken of his dad, hoping to uncover clues into the circumstances of his death. But as he gathers proof that reveals his father was murdered, Jai risks his own survival with his repeated trips into the past. 

Starring: 

• Akshay Kumar 
• Ayesha Takia 
• Sharmila Tagore 
• Girish Karnad 
• Javed Jaffrey 
• Anant Mahadevan 
• Rushad Rana 
• Benjamin Gilani 
• Pia Shah 

Grade: 

B 

A thriller that will keep one glued to the seat all the way through as it revolves around a man who has the ability to see the past and he uses it to help others, even though it can kill him. 

The cinematography and especially the underwater sequence were breath taking and this will make one want to know what is going to happen next. 

The only negative side to this is that sometimes its quite predictable. 

On the whole, it is a movie that is worth watching. Akshay has done a fantastic job!!!

Rating: PG 13

Dosti: Friends Forever | Movie Review

Synopsis: 

Karan and Raj couldn't be more different. Karan has all the wealth and comfort a person could ask for, while Raj has only himself to call his own. Yet, despite their differences, the two are the best of friends, their bond seemingly unbreakable; until something unbelievable happens that threatens the core of their connection. 

Was it a misdeed? 

A misunderstanding? 

More importantly, will their friendship survive? 

Starring: 

• Akshay Kumar 
• Bobby Deol
• Kareena Kapoor
• Lara Dutta
• Aman Verma 
• Juhi Chawla
• Kiran Kumar
• Lilette Dubey
• Mahesh Thakur
• Karishma Tanna
• Navni Parihar
• Sherlyn Chopra
• Shakti Kapoor

Grade: 

C 

No remake of a Hollywood film. No re-hash of countless other buddy-buddy movies seen in Bollywood. No violence and no scenes that a family watching together would have to squirm at. 

Good songs, nice performances and a good solid Indian/Desi story that is rewatchable. 

Two wonderful twists, great comedy, wonderful drama, an emotional roller-coaster of a film that shows what Indian cinema is good at. 

Rating: PG 13

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Movie Review

Synopsis: 

Raj is blessed with charm, good looks and money, but when he meets Simran on a European train, he's instantly smitten. She feels the same, but can they surmount the wishes of their respective families, who have already arranged their marriages … to different spouses? 

Starring: 

• Shahrukh Khan Raj Malhotra 
• Kajol Simran Singh 
• Amrish Puri Chaudhary Bhalev Singh 
• Farida Jalal Lajwanti Singh 
• Anupam Kher Dharamvir Malhotra 
• Satish Shah Ajit Singh 
• Achala Sachdev Simran's grandmother 
• Himani Shivpuri Kammo Singh 
• Rajeshwari Singh Chutki 
• Anaita Shroff Adajania Sheena 
• Arjun Sablok Rocky 
• Karan Johar Robbie 
• Parmeet Sethi Kuljeet Singh 
• Mandira Bedi Preeti Singh 
• Pooja Ruparel

Grade: B+  

If you missed this movie than you have missed one of the best movie made in Bollywood industry. 

This movie never seems to bore you. I have saw over a hundred times (Really). It's a fascinating movie. The plot was wonderful. The acting was really award winning. Shahrukh Khan is a gem of an actor. Really incredible acting by him. 

The songs were awesome! The music was wow. The direction was cool. A must see for those who adore romantic flicks 

The reason for B+ and not an A, is because there are too many errors and mistakes, that are distractive. 

Rating: PG 13

Dhai Akshar Prem Ke | Movie Review

Synopsis:
Music and melodrama abound in this tale about an army captain who encounters a damsel in distress on his way back from leave and finds his life forever changed. Witness to a murder, the woman discovers her knight in shining armor in the captain, who accompanies her to her family home.

He, in turn, is captivated by her warm extended family. But the couple's path to happiness turns out to be a circuitous one.

Starring:
Abhishek Bachchan ... Karan Khanna
Aishwarya Rai ... Sahiba Grewal
Amrish Puri ... Yogi Grewal
Anupam Kher ... Ronak Grewal
Shakti Kapoor ... Pritam Grewal
Sushma Seth ... Yogi's mom
Dalip Tahil ... Rai Bahadur Tejeshwar Singhal
Tanvi Azmi ... Simran Grewal
Himani Shivpuri ... Sweety S. Grewal

Grade:
C

Some might call this film a bit clichéd, but really when aren't there any clichés in Bollywood?

For a while, I thought Dhai Akshar Prem Ke was going to be a relatively simple Bollywood love story, but the film takes some nasty turns toward the end. 

That's what I love about Bollywood, though; you just can't pin one of these movies down, as it is constantly transforming itself into something else - so, when the end comes, it's always thrilling and emotional. I don't know how you can't love a film like this. It has everything: true romance, suspense, drama, comedy, and incredible music

Though one point, all actors needs acting lessons!!!!!!!

Rating:
PG 13

Aradhana | Movie Review

Synopsis: 

Air Force pilot Arun and the lovely Vandana marry in secret after a brief courtship. But when Arun perishes in a plane crash, the heartbroken and pregnant Vandana must fend for herself and her child. Featuring the tunes "Mere sapno ki rani," "Chanda Hai Tu" and "Roop tera mastana," 

Starring: 

• Sharmila Tagore 
• Rajesh Khanna
• Sujit Kumar
• Madan Puri
• Pahadi Sanyal 
• Anita Gohal
• Abhi Bhattacharya 
• Asit Sen
• Sitaram Manmohan
• Farida Jalal
• Subhash Ghai 

Grade: B+

Fantastic music and a dashing leading man aside, the main reason why Aradhana works is perhaps because of the wonderful story line and direction. Though this movie is more often remembered for shooting Rajesh Khanna into the big league, its Sharmila Tagore's subdued portrayal of Vandana Tripathi that stays with you. 

She richly deserved her Filmfare award for Best actress for this role. Farida Jalal and Madan Puri too chip in with good supporting performances. But of course the real winner here is the music, chart busters all of them. 

Must watch to know what Bollywood was once capable of yielding before inanities set in.

Rating: PG 13

Maharathi

Synopsis:
Driven mad by his scheming wife, Mallika, faded film director Mr. Adenwalla commits suicide and issues an unusual challenge to her: Prove the death was a murder or lose out on the massive insurance policy.

Before long, Mallika, her chauffeur, a lawyer, and a caretaker are all in on the curious plot in this twisty mystery.

Starring:
Neha Dhupia ... Mallika
Boman Irani ... AD Merchant
Ashwin Nayak ... The ATM Guy
Om Puri ... ACP Gokhale
Paresh Rawal ... Subhash
Naseeruddin Shah ... Jaisingh Adenwalla
Tara Sharma ... Swati

Grade:
B

Seldom are movies made from a play and this one goes the right way! The movie wasn't quite catchy, but one could imagine the kind of theatrical performances it must have delivered.. The way the movie was done, one felt the characters were alive on a stage and really entertaining.

The plot of the movie is very good. But the performances are mind blowing! One couldn't have set a better cast, & while the ladies need to do much better, the quartet of Boman, Paresh, Naseer & Om Puri totally mindblowing!

Rating:
PG/PG 13

Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye

Synopsis:

Maya lives an ordinary life as a wife and mother until she learns that her husband, Vikram, is having an affair. With her marriage in tatters, Maya confides in her neighbor, Mrs. Mathur, who encourages her to create a fantasy man, Jai. Soon, Jai becomes a major fixture in Maya's dreams, leading her to pursue the aspirations she abandoned when she got married.

Starring:

Randeep Hooda

Ashwini Khalsekar

Arbaaz Khan

Suhasini Mulay

Raima Sen

Grade

C+

The movie will take you to some dreamy ride and a surprising concept of interaction with your dreams. Wonderful, artistic, awesome are not the words for this movie but still its a colorful, good movie. The movie portrays life of a woman, disrespected and mentally harassed by her husband, whose life takes a turn when she start talking with her dream. Raima Sen's performance is good when it comes to a harassed housewife. Randeep Hudda is effective as always and did a great job. His changing outfits in different scenes sometimes make you smile. The movie overall is good and a light and nice experience to watch.

Rating

PG 13

Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka (LDMMK)

Synopsis

Two village lovers with simple dreams become caught in the web of deciet, curse, and hatred by the villagers. In order to save each other and their love they have limited options but many sacrificies. Will they end together or are they going to be forced to wait an eternity or another lifetime?

Starring

• Gulshan Kumar
• Kalpana Iyer
• Saahil Chadda
• Veverly

Grade

B

Really nice songs, and great acting. Superb story told in a very simple manner.

Rating

PG 13

Welcome to Sajjanpur

Synopsis

As one of the few literate men in his village of Sajjanpur, aspiring novelist Mahadev makes a niche for himself writing letters for money.

He enjoys helping people deal with various issues, but things change when beautiful Kamla comes to him.

Mahadev, who has always had feelings for Kamla, can't resist manipulating the communications between Kamla and her husband in the city with hopes of winning her for himself.

starring

• Shreyas Talpade as Mahadev Kushwaha
• Amrita Rao as Kamla Kumharan
• Ravi Kishan as Ram Kumar
• Divya Dutta as Vindhya
• Rajeshwari Sachdev as Shobha Rani
• Ila Arun as Ramsakhi Pannawali
• Kunal Kapoor as Banshi
• Rajit Kapur as Collector
• Lalit Mohan Tiwari as Subedar Singh
• Yashpal Sharma as Ramsingh
• Ravi Jhankal as Munnibai Mukhanni
• Dayashankar Pandey as Chidamiram Sapera
• Sri Vallabh Vyas as Ramavtar (Masterji)

Grade

B

The story is definetely original for Bollywood. Many twists and turns along the road with nice humming songs along the way. Excellent comedy and drama done by Shreyas and Amrita.

Rating

Pg 13

Hijack

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Synopsis

When terrorists hijack a commercial jet and force it to land at the airport where he works, airlines ground crew engineer Vikram Madaan discovers he is in a unique position to sneak on board the plane and battle the bad guys.

But can he alone defeat six desperate, well-armed hijackers without risking the safety of the passengers -- one of whom is his own daughter?

Starring

* Shiney Ahuja
* Esha Deol
* Kush Sharma
* Mona Ambegaonkar
* KK Raina

Grade
C

Good action thriller, but many similiar movies (Hollywood and Bollywood) have come. There is nothing new in the story. The songs aren't good, the action is predicted.

Rated
PG 13

Kidnap

Synopsis

Powerful tycoon Vikrant is forced to participate in a dangerous scavenger hunt when the daughter he has not seen in eight years is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger, who threatens to kill the girl if her father disobeys his commands.

As Vikrant struggles to solve the increasingly risky challenges, the master of boardroom strategy crafts a daring plan to outwit the kidnapper and rescue his only child in this exciting thriller.


Starring
* Sanjay Dutt as Vikrant Raina
* Imran Khan as Kabir Sharma
* Minissha Lamba as Sonia Raina
* Vidya Malvade as Mallika Raina
* Reema Lagoo as Sonia's Grandmother
* Rahul Dev as Irfan
* Sheila Sharma as Orphanage Mother
* Rushita Pandaya as Junior Sonia Raina
* Sophie Choudry as Special Appearance
* Raj Zutshi as Mahesh Verma



Grade
B+

Action movie, which keeps us guessing and turning in every way possible. Sanjay Dutt and Imran Khan did beautiful job. The songs ok, not really interesting, Minissha Lamba has a long way to go to make her acting perfect.


Rating
PG 13

Jugaad

Synopsis:

Ad agency CEO Sandip Kapoor scrambles to save his business when authorities suddenly close his office. Setting up shop in a makeshift workplace, he and a friend try every trick in the book to argue, coax or bribe officials into changing their minds.

Starring:

• Manoj Bajpai - Sandiip
• Hrishitaa Bhatt - Priya
• Vijay Raaz - Murali
• Sanjay Mishra - Bakshi Jugaadu
• Govind Namdeo - Commissioner Gupta
• Nitin Arora - Photographer Ronnie
• Mushtaq Khan
• Abhay Puniani
• Akshat Kumar

Grade
D

The acting of each individual really rocked, but the story was a HUGE flaw, there was too much going at once, which doesn’t give the actors a chance to show their emotions regarding that. Also, the style of the story is 90’s.

Not really worth the money,

Rating:
PG 13

Golmaal Returns

Synopsis:

Gopal rescues an attractive woman from a criminal gang, the two are forced to spend the night on a yacht. But when his wife, Ekta, becomes suspicious about the absence, Gopal claims he was with a friend. Gopal makes up an alibi, but the story starts to fall apart and takes hilarious turns when a dead body is found and the police start to ask questions about where Gopal really was that fateful night.

Starring:

• Ajay Devgan as Gopal
• Kareena Kapoor as Ekta
• Arshad Warsi as Inspector Madhav Singh Ghai
• Tusshar Kapoor as Lucky
• Shreyas Talpade as Laxman Prasad Apte
• Celina Jaitley as Meera
• Amrita Arora as Esha
• Anjana Sukhani as Daisy

Grade:
C+

Good comedy movie, with tons of laughs, which will either bring tears to your eyes and/or make your stomache hurt. Ajay, who barely smiles, makes us laugh and shares perfect chemistry with Kareena, who many times reminds us of Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki (Story of each household)!

Rating:
PG 13

Fashion

Synopsis:

Small-town girl Meghna Mathur always believed she would become a famous supermodel. But when her dream finally comes true, Meghna finds there's a price for her glamorous life -- and soon, her world comes crashing down around her.

Now, Meghna must work to rebuild her career and maintain her integrity as she navigates the sometimes-corrupt world of haute couture in this captivating Bollywood drama.

Starring:

• Priyanka Chopra as Meghna Mathur
• Kangana Ranaut as Shonali Gujral
• Mugdha Godse as Janet.
• Arjan Bajwa as Maanav
• Samir Soni as Rahul Arora
• Ashwin Mushran as Rohit Khanna
• Kitu Gidwani as Anisha Roy
• Arbaaz Khan as Abhijit Sarin
• Suchitra Pillai-Malik as Avantika Sarin
• Rohit Roy as Kartik
• Raj Babbar
• Kiran Juneja
• Chitrashi Rawat as Shomu.
• Harsh Chhaya as Vinay Khosla
• Konkona Sen Sharma
• Ranvir Shorey
• Wendell Rodricks
• Manish Malhotra
• Karan Johar
• Madhur Bhandarkar
• Diandra

Grade:

A

One word-WOW!

This movie carries such a great story with such detailed information, emotions, and superb dialogue and beautiful songs. This movie really is “fashion” able as it contains very great recipe, once more Madhur Bhandarkar did a phenomenon job keeping audiences guessing and hoping for the best!

Rating:
PG 13

Raaz - The Mystery Continues

Synopsis

A brooding artist Prithvi, experiences mysterious & distressing visions about Nandita, a woman he has never met, while he paints on canvas. Intrigued by these visions, Prithvi tracks her down and warns her that these are not merely paintings of her, but accidents that are waiting to happen.

At first, Nandita refuses to believe him and dismisses him as an eccentric stalker. However, the striking resemblance between Prithvi's paintings and the near - death incidents in her life is hard to ignore.

Haunted by a series of deathly and paranormal experiences, her reason crumbles in the face of fear

Starring

• Emraan Hashmi as Prithvi Singh
• Kangana Ranaut as Nandita Chopra
• Adhyayan Suman as Yash Ruham,
• Jackie Shroff as Veer Pratap Singh.
• Dinesh Lamba as the police inspector
• Anupam Shyam as the priest
• Vicky Ahuja as the Guruji
• J Brandon Hill as David cooper
• Sandeep Sikand^[

*Grade

A

Excellent movie for mystery and thriller watchers

The flow of storyline is excellent and so are the songs and timing of songs. Emraan and Kangana once again excelled with their chemistry and acting.

Must watch movie!.

Rated PG13

*We, Bollywood Songs Translation and Bollywood Facts, gave this grade to this movie, which may be different from anyone and everyone. If you differ, feel free to comment.

Saawariya

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Synopsis

A timeless story of two young star-crossed lovers whose passions almost consume their will to the brink of self-destruction. In this eternal tale of an ode to romance, stand two lonely souls whose childlike innocence and candor only obscures their inner turmoil, anger, anxiety and desperate wait for love.

An artist, a free spirit, an idealist and dreamer, Raj, is certain that he has found his ultimate dream when he arrives at a quaint picturesque town. A place surrounded by mountains, shrouded in mist and enveloped in beauty, mythical enough to be a painter’s vision or a poet’s memory. However, destiny paints a different picture for Raj…

One silent bright and starry night, he spots a mysterious girl draped in black, standing alone at a bridge. This chance encounter introduces him to Sakina, a shy and quiet, melancholic and enigmatic girl who continues to intrigue him. Thus follows the beginning of a new friendship, where Raj with his most charming ways and an undying spirit tries to win Sakina’s heart. Raj is unable to accept her haunting past and their friendship pulls him into a whirlwind of desire, madness and romance.

Through Raj and Sakina’s journey together, we are reminded of the fragility of the human heart. In the couple’s anguish and test of faith, is revealed the power of unconditional love through a thousand layers of tumultuous emotions

Starring

• Ranbir Kapoor ... Ranbir Raj
• Sonam Kapoor ... Sakina
• Rani Mukerji ... Gulabji
• Salman Khan ... Imaan
• Begum Para ... Nabila, Sakina's Grandmother
• Zohra Sehgal ... Lilian

*Grade

B+

The set, props, and colors of this movie are superb, though the story is really slow. The actors such as Salman Khan and Rani M, did beautiful job shaping their characters, but the new comers really struggled with their expressions and chemistry.

Rated PG 13

*We, Bollywood Songs Translation and Bollywood Facts, gave this grade to this movie, which may be different from anyone and everyone. If you differ, feel free to comment.