It’s the stuff legends are made of. Though the origins of the Great Wall of China can be traced to prehistoric times, its main portions were erected barely five to six centuries ago to defend against human invaders. Veteran director Yimou Zhang, best known for directing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing […]
Apart from the lure of lucre, there seems to be little reason for studios investing in the time and effort of sci-fi based fantasy films. In this six instalment — set almost immediately after Retribution — of the video game series, protagonist Alice (Milla Javovich) discovers that an antidote to the T-virus lies hidden in […]
If filmmakers had their way, history would be rewritten over and over again. But first, public awareness: a) Add comedy to the genre mentioned above — banal and unwitting comedy. b) There is no yoga, just yo-yo insanity which brings uncontrolled, unintended guffaws to the viewer. The first eight minutes of the film depicts a […]
Doshipura in UP is the setting for this Muslim social drama. Middle-aged Raza (Danish Hussain) lives with his bedridden father and extended family. He harbours a guilt – his sister Zahara (Neelima Azeem) had to flee India and settle in Pakistan. A failed marriage and years later, she comes visiting to India. Like scores of […]
Director Sanjay Gupta has always shown a penchant for adapting, or taking inspiration from foreign films — his first directorial venture Aatish (1994) was based on the Hong Kong film ‘A Better Tomorrow’ (1986). Eight years later he remade Tarantino’s cult ‘Reservoir Dogs’ into the hugely successful ‘Kaante’. Now comes ‘Kaabil’ — part ‘Blind Fury’ […]
Raees is purportedly made on the life of liquor baron Abdul Latif — who had amassed a fortune dealing in liquor in dry Gujarat — although the film’s disclaimer declares it as a work of fiction. Set in the late 70s and 80s in Fatehpur, Gujarat, Raees Alam (SRK) is a myopic school-going boy whose […]
Almost a hundred residents both young and the not so young joined in singing the national anthem as the Tiranga was unfurled, celebrating Republic Day at Merwanjee Cama Park (Andheri), by our nonagenarian resident, Homi Mehta. As the sounds of patriotism filled the air, one could see moist eyes revelling in the moments that makes […]
Percy Mehta led the six-member strong Parsee battalion to a record five medals at the 24th National Veterans TT Tournament held at Balewadi, Pune from 17-22 January 2017, which saw a record 950 players across 22 States participating. Xerxes Khandadia, who had won five local titles in his 70+ age category earlier this year, bowed […]
There are film crazy folks who adore watching horror flicks purely to test themselves for the jump scares. And then there are those who don’t care about which film they are shelling out valuable bucks for. For the fist category, a word of advice — skip it, wait for the next horror film—any one would […]
Welcome to the American world of corporate take-overs, welcome to the land of inked contracts, cheesy hand-shake agreements, milkshakes and burgers. Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) is a struggling traveling proprietor-cum-salesman from Illinois, touring towns, attempting to sell his five-spindled milkshake machine and getting doors slammed in his face – well, most of the time. And […]
In a few days, it will be 67 years since the Indian Constitution came into force and our country became a Sovereign Democratic Republic. Come 26th January, when the loudspeakers in our neighbourhood will blare the ubiquitous ‘Mere desh ki dharti’ (Film: Upkar), it’s a good time to retrospect on the films and the songs […]