Why Rowdy Rathore should flop

If the header is not self-explanatory, then over to Navjot Gulati for the rest. Read on. THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILER. DO NOT READ, No, wait. READ IT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS FILM. I often hear an argument by filmmakers and film Buffs that masala films generate money for the [...]

Miss Lovely and Gangs Of Wasseypur – Tracking all the Cannes buzz

Ashim Ahluwali’s Miss Lovely and Anurag Kashyap’s two-parter Gangs of Wasseypur premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard and Directors Fortnight section respectively. This post is to track all the buzz from the Cannes – reviews, interviews, videos and more. For the Cannes buzz of Vasan Bala’s Peddlers, click here. Starting with some generic news links. [...]

Gangs Of Wasseypur music review – वूफेर फाड़ दिया भैय्या!

If you have been following this blog for sometime, you will know that music review means it’s time for Rohit to take over. So over to him. But before you read the review, you can check out all the songs here. Also, click here to read our earlier post in which lyricist Varun Grover introduced [...]

Ishaqzaade – In defense of Zoya

Has SPOILERS. DON’T read if you haven’t seen the film. We are running a week late on this one. A new film by Ramu has already released this week and as expected, it’s call-it-whatever-you-want-to-call. Because of Do Dooni Chaar and the way the first promos of Ishaqzaade played out, we were really looking forward to [...]

Film Recco : Bhooter Bhobishyot – when ghosts become endangered!

For small and regional films, social networking platforms can be quite a boon. If anything is good, one doesn’t need to worry about its audience. When people become your ambassador, you don’t need advertising or pr. I discovered the wonderful trailer of Bhooter Bhobishyot on FB and was instantly hooked. Have been following it since [...]

Film Recco : Sandesh Kulkarni’s Masala – The Adventures of Revan-man

After working in the television industry for about 15 years in various capacities, Rony D’Costa decided to quit it all and pursue happiness. He generally finds it in dark theatres or under the open sky and write about those adventures here and here. Here’s Rony’s recco post on the marathi film Masala. “Do you do [...]

Baboo Band Baaja – Poetic and poignant portrayal of an impossible life

We first heard about Baboo Band Baaja when it bagged three national awards – for Best First Film of a Director, Best Actress and Best Child Artist. The film has been ready for quite sometime and it finally released last friday. Some of the theatres are screening the film with  subtitles. Here’s Mohit Patil‘s recco [...]

WTF : Same reviewer and two different ratings for Housefull 2

Times of India’s film critic Srijana Mitra Das has given 4 stars to Sajid Khan’s Housefull2. Who is this enlightened soul? Someone please introduce us to him/her. Seems like a bong. And a bong with such unique taste in cinema must belong to some rare tribe. Anyway, if the 4 stars weren’t baffling eough, there’s [...]

So what happened to Agent Vinod?

Two weeks after its release, trade analysts have announced that it’s a flop. Even critics didn’t like it. Most rated it either 2 or 2.5 stars.  I have always believed that hit or flop doesn’t matter much. As long as you deliver a good film, you will always get a chance to make few more. [...]

Agent Vinod : “we-got-a-great-title-now-what-to-do” Project

Agent Vinod was one of the most anticipated films of the year. Those who know the filmmaker and love Ek Haseea Thi and Johnny Gaddar, they know what #JaiSriram means. So did he score a hattrick? The Matunga Fanboy is disappointed for sure. “Hey! Johnny, matlab hi hai aasli yaar…” Greed, vengeance, love, doom, betrayal, [...]