DEPARTMENT For a really long time, he has been attempting the kind of movies he aspires to make, with not much concern for the BO.
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DANGEROUS ISHHQ After making a series of horror films, Vikram Bhatt enters a new zone with DANGEROUS ISHHQ. This one"s about Past Life Regression.
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FATSO Rajat Kapoor"s body of work, as an actor and director, includes several significant films.
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HATE STORY HATE STORY. Its very first promo became the topic of discussion, went viral, managed to scandalize one and all with its audacious and explicit essence.
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BITTOO BOSS We love to celebrate weddings. In real life. In reel life. It"s that time when the family and friends get together.
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HOUSEFULL 2 By and large, what kind of anticipation does one have from the new installment of a successful franchise?
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AGENT VINOD Can Saif Ali Khan be India"s Bond or Bourne? The query crossed my mind, more so because the Hindi film industry hasn"t come up with a secret agent movie that"s as memorable as the Hollywood franchisees.
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KAHAANI The rules of entertainment are altering rapidly. Moviegoers, in the present day, are diffident about a film wholly centered on grim societal subject matters.
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JODI BREAKERS In the Indian societal setting, marriages mark a significant episode in an individual"s life and Hindi movies have, very often, mirrored this fact.
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EK MAIN AUR EKK TU For those who swear by sentimental movies and are die-hard fans of rom-coms, who fervently wish Valentine"s Day is prolonged eternally, EK MAIN AUR EKK TU is akin to an answer to this yearning.
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GALI GALI CHOR HAI A number of films portraying the common man"s fight against corruption have been attempted in the past.
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GHOST A horror film ought to spook the daylights of the moviegoer.
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CHAALIS CHAURAASI Naseeruddin Shah. Kay Kay Menon. Atul Kulkarni. Ravi Kishen. Zakir Hussain. A dream cast, isn"t it?
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PLAYERS It"s a given that hi-voltage action thrillers enthrall and electrify viewers no end. The existing inclination within the industry is to opt for remakes [of South Indian films specifically], though Abbas-Mustan have continuously, in their three decade
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DON 2 Remaking the Amitabh Bachchan classic DON was a risk in itself.
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JO HUM CHAHEIN Love stories are the most tried and tested genre in Bollywood. Youthful stories in particular are eagerly lapped up if the romance quotient is just right, the lead pair is charming, the songs are tuneful and easy on the lips and the sweet and tender
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THE DIRTY PICTURE Intermittently, real life is far more appealing and compelling than fiction. And a biopic-which attempts to recount a person"s life story or at least the most historically momentous years of his/her life-is most demanding for not just the storyteller
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DESI BOYZ After regaling and entertaining moviegoers with GARAM MASALA six years ago, Akshay Kumar and John Abraham reunite in DESI BOYZ.
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ROCKSTAR Rock based movies are revered and admired in Hollywood, but Bollywood hasn"t been too kind to this genre.
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LOOT Some films take a long time to hit the screens. Resultantly, the story appears obsolete, the gags fall flat and the outcome, therefore, lacks fizz. LOOT, directed by Rajnish Raj Thakur, is a been-there-seen-that kind of a ride that had everything goi
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MILEY NAA MILEY HUM Generally, a film designed as the launch vehicle for a new face always happens to be a love story. But romance is merely one chapter in MILEY NAA MILEY HUM. It"s all about a son"s tryst to bring his estranged parents together, in this case. Besides,
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DAMADAMM Like him or not, but there"s something about Himesh Reshammiya. He may not feature on your favorite actor list, but you cannot ignore him. A braveheart in whatever he"s dabbled into -- producing TV serials, composing music, singing songs or stepping
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RA.ONE I"ve often heard people say, film-making is nothing short of a gamble. And as any gambler will tell you, you"ve got to gamble huge to triumph huge. Going by this logic, Shah Rukh Khan is The Supreme Gambler of the year.
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LOVE BREAKUPS ZINDAGI Love. Dates. Marriage. Commitments. Relationships. Do we ever ponder on what we leave behind, as we move ahead in life? Not many of us introspect. But LOVE BREAKUPS ZINDAGI, a slice of life film, makes you recall certain episodes of your life.
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FORCE Remakes are in! With fast-paced action entertainers reaping gold at the box-office, Mumbai-based film-makers are making a beeline for South, acquiring remake rights of films that work big time with audiences of all ages. A few decades ago, Jeetendra
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HUM TUM SHABANA Is HUM TUM SHABANA a present-day adaptation of David Dhawan"s immensely likeable DEEWANA MASTANA? That"s what a lot of people seem to be asking me online. Call it a coincidence, but two guys chasing one girl isn"t new to Hindi movies. Coincidences ap
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TERE MERE PHERE Shaadi ka laddoo -- jo khaye, woh pachtaaye. Jo na khaaye, woh bhi pachtaaye. Well, that"s an age-old adage that crops up every time people discuss marriage. Deepa Sahi"s TERE MERE PHERE is a comical take on the contemporary idea of love and marriage
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MAUSAM It"s become a ritual. Week after week, I make it a point to gauge audience expectations from a forthcoming movie on Twitter and Facebook. Based on what they have seen in the promos of a forthcoming film, or after listening to its soundtrack, the pros
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SPEEDY SINGHS Cricket, Hockey, Football, Boxing... now Ice Hockey! Sport-centric films are gradually finding their way on the Hindi screen. BREAKAWAY aka SPEEDY SINGHS brings several knows names from U.S., Canada and India in this cross-cultural family drama with
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SHABRI Earlier, those revolting against the negative forces would seek shelter in the jungles. But, over a period of time, more and more films with urban themes started getting made and the new poster boys of the have-nots were born and raised in slums and
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BODYGUARD For most of us, the festive season is also about entertaining ourselves with a Bollywood biggie. Following two blockbuster Eid releases in the last two years, WANTED [2009] and DABANGG [2010], Salman Khan, the darling of the masses, unleashes yet ano
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CHITKABREY CHITKABREY - SHADES OF GREY is being touted as the "boldest ever subject", a "breakthrough in Indian cinema". Now that"s a tall claim, isn"t it? Does the word "bold" insinuate situations in the plot that shock and scandalize the viewer? Or does it im
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SAHI DHANDHE GALAT BANDE The clash between development and displacement has, most of the times, resulted in controversy. I strongly feel that if there was an issue that was crying out for a movie of its own, it"s the acquisition of land in the name of development. The incide
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PHHIR How does one express PHHIR in a line? Well, I"d say, whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. These lines actually sum up the plotline of PHHIR, a suspense thriller focusing on reincarnation.
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I AM KALAM Call it a coincidence, I AM KALAM is the third film this year that depicts the plight of an underprivileged kid. STANLEY KA DABBA and CHILLAR PARTY wowed viewers of all ages.
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Singham The trend of atypical masala entertainers began all over again with WANTED, which was effectively emulated by
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara By and large, after graduating from school/university, before one steps into a fresh phase in life, friends do
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Murder 2 We live in an era wherein brands and franchise have become the order of the day. When a movie works with the
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Double Dhamaal Yet another sequel of a well-liked franchise makes it to cineplexes;
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Bin Bulaye Baarati Non-stop laughathons are considered safe bet at the box-office. Take a wacky script, pack gag after gag,
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Bheja Fry 2 Good hearted but not worldly-wise, the rolly-polly tax inspector, Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak) is back to fulfill his long cherished dream of becoming a singer.
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Always Kabhi kabhi Youngistan rules! Bollywood has realized the potential of this segment of moviegoers
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Shaitan The lives of the affluent and illustrious have often been chronicled in newspapers and television.
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Ready So are you ready for the first biggie of the season? Who isn"t, actually?
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama Love, ishq, pyaar, mohabbat is in the air. And Bollywood seems enthralled by it. LUV KA THE END and LOVE U..
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Haunted - 3D After a series of films belonging to diverse genres, like GHULAM [action drama], KASOOR [suspense thriller],
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Dum Maaro Dum "ve often heard irate moviegoers grumble that superior stories are in short supply, but I don"t subscribe to this
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Thank You Okay, now here"s the first biggie of the season. Major studio, super-successful director, mega budget,
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Game It"s back to the theatres after a sabbatical. GAME is crucial for Abhishek Bachchan. Also for director Abhinay Deo
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Tanu Weds Manu have often observed on my visits to the West that people living overseas are far more seeped in Indian ethnic
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