It was a term originally coined for cricketing greats such as Bradman, Gavaskar and Tendulkar. Budhia Singh, at the age of four, earned the epithet, ‘The Run Machine’, but with a literal connotation. Timed to release during the 2016 Rio Olympics, for which Budhia was trained and slated to run, the film is a sincere […]
Voices: BFG – Mark Rylance, (Hindi – Amitabh Bachchan); Sophie – Ruby Barnhill, (Hindi – Parineeti Chopra). OK. So it’s just a coincidence. The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) novel on which this family fantasy film is based was written by Roald Dahl in 1982, the same year in which the Steven Spielberg-directed and highly acclaimed […]
OK. The opening and closing frames of the film couldn’t have been more reprehensible — John Abraham (Kabir), a crack member of the Special Task Force and the blue-eyed boy of the External Affairs Ministry (the Minister is a woman, of course!) is shown smoking in an elevator and flicking a lit cigarette at the […]
When the crew of USS Enterprise get stranded on a distant and hostile planet — somewhere in the 23rd century — Capt. James Kirk (Chris Pine), Comdr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) and company aboard the starship face an unenviable task: that of fleeing the alien terrorists, led by their military commander, the sinister and monstrous Krall […]
An interesting plot, impressive performances and original jokes are some of the ingredients for a commendable film. Sadly, ‘Grate’ Grand Masti has none of the above. The opening frames of the film, with Riteish Deshmukh and Farzin Pardiwalla, is a pointer to how the rest of the film would pan out and offers the viewers […]
Voices: Chris Wedge –Scrat (squirrel), Ray Romano – Manny (Woolly Mammoth), John Leguizamo – Sid (Sloth), Denis Leary – Diego (Sabre Tooth Tiger), Jennifer Lopez- Shira (Diego’s wife), Simon Pegg-Buck (Weasel) Planet earth, in some places is 24/7 on collisions—and collusions. The filmmakers would have us know that this is not just a modern day […]
At last Salman Khan has got what he must have always hankered for – a valid reason to go shirtless Akash Oberoi (Amit Sadh) is a sports biz-kid who owns an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Premier League. His co-partners are after his blood as the previous two seasons have gone financially awry. On the advice […]
Voices: Katie – Ellie Kemper, Max – Louis C.K., Duke – Eric Stone Street, Rabbit – Kevin Hart A delightful fusion of fur, feather and fin, ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ will certainly cause pet-owners to give themselves a pat on the back and non pet-owners a chance to ponder ….. Why not (bring them […]
Not every film acknowledges the Chief Minister of the state. The small rustic town of Baliya in Uttar Pradesh, is the setting for the lives of four youth of the locality, to intersect. Suraj (Karan Mahavar) has developed a fixation for the sassy Jyoti (Aradhana Jagota); Kadambri (Aditya Kumar) is in the family business of […]
Based on the 2013 Muzzafarnagar riots, the film is upon us finally. Reportedly banned in parts of UP, Shorgul is the story of a Hindu boy Raghu in love with a Muslim girl Zainab (debutante Suha Gezen), who breaks into a toothy smile whenever the camera is focused on her. For good measure, we have […]
Screened at various film festivals around the globe and having won its fair share of encomiums, ‘Fireflies in the Abyss’ is a reflective documentary with shades of grey. It explores the lives of those in Jaintia Hills of Northeast India, whose sole means of subsistence is quarrying from the coal mines. Having worked for Nat […]