Film Reviews : Well Done Abba & Hum Tum Aur Ghost

This weekend there are two releases. Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba and Kabir Kaushik’s Hum Tum Aur Ghost. At 76, Benegal is still in no mood to rest. Well Done Abba stars Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba and Samir Dattani and like many of Benegal’s films, its a social satire. Anupama Chopra (NDTV) – The end [...]

First Look : Yashraj Films’ Badmaash Company (theatrical trailer)

Con job again ? Bunty-Babli Redux plus two sidekicks! Thats what it looks like. Yashraj Films new film Badmaash Company. Written & directed by Parmeet Sethi and stars Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang and Vir Das. Anybody interested ?

Is Dibakar’s “Love” story in LSD similar to Abhay’s Udaan ?

At least many think so. A friend mailed us this video to check what we think. Since its really not a high concept, don’t think one can claim much at the concept level. The story and screenplay of “L” story in LSD also has much more that just a love story. And nobody can have a [...]

Aamir Khan + Anurag Kashyap + Gulzar + Amit Trivedi = Samsung Guru TVC (plus its making)

Bit late on this one. But if you havent seen it, do check out. So, is this test drive for Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet ? Kashyap has been talking to Aamir Khan for the film and then suddenly this tvc comes on air. Or are they testing each other and their working style ? Its shot by Anurag [...]

Film Reviews : LSD, Shaapit & Lahore

Dhen Tedan! Its friday! And the dope is out. Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dhokha. Plus Vikram Bhatt is back again and is still struggling to scare us. Sir, aapka naam hi kaafi hai ab!  He has competition only from Ramu. And the third release is Lahore. First, its LSD. Click here to read our take on it. [...]

Kagalwala to Khanwalkar : I cant hold it any longer! This is pure LSD!

Like many of us, Fatema Kagalwala is also tripping on LSD these days. But the big fuck up is that the music is still not available at many places! Yes, even after the film’s release. WTF is Sony Music upto ? I checked with Landmark (Andheri west) today. They have no clue. Thats quite a landmark, right [...]

Umesh Kulkarni’s Vihir (The Well) is bloody brillant, cinematic masterstroke and a must watch!

Now that the post header has made you curious enough to book your tickets, do give the film some time and space. Its not your corn and cola cinema. For that you can wait for pottymaker’s Housefull! As I returned home after the screening and looked at the bucketful of water in the bathroom and the reflection [...]

LSD Review : Kartik Krishnan says LSD is Loh-Shakti-Dibakar!

Yes, we did it! Saw it. The UNCENSORED version. Now you guys go green! Have been told that not much has been cut out but its either beeped or pixalated. Before you start reading Kartik Krishnan’s post, here is my twitter review. For lazy bums like me, 140 characters is just pure thrill. Also its a great tool to [...]

VOTD : Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer!

This one is a must watch. Sunday VOTD! We all know what the Academy loves and hates and the causes they champion. So, here is an easy guide to spot that Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer. Bet, its always like this. Courtesy – Our good friend D’jango!

First Look : Bipasha Basu starrer Pankh (trailer)

The film has been ready for quite sometime and made few headlines because of some nude & kissing scenes. Finally the first trailer of the film is out. Scroll down and check out the video. The film is directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay and stars Bipasha Basu, Maradona Rebello, Mahesh Manjrekar and Lillete Dubey. Its produced by Sanjay Gupta’s [...]