Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety

Two best friends friendship is tested when one gets engaged to a woman. Who wins out at the end: bromance or romance?

Padmavaati

My biggest fear while watching Padmaavati was that it will be like Bhansali’s previous outing Bajirao Mastani. Both movies are based on historical characters, set in 13th century or so, revolving around a love triangle set in an era where matters are solved through battles. My fears were wiped away as soon as Padmaavati started…

Secret Superstar

It’s been a while since a great movie has been released at the cinema, with the last highly recommended watch being IT. Amidst all these average movies coming out, Secret Superstar proved to shine like a diamond. Having just watched it over the weekend, I cannot help but feel so inspired and motivated in life….

A Gentleman

Sometimes, the reliance of putting two good-looking costars can be the driving force for the audience to sustain itself through the film. Case in point: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, or for that matter Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in Bang Bang. Because we have good-looking people to look at,…

Toilet

Ok, seriously, don’t let the title of the movie put you off like it put me off initially. Why the heck would I want to watch a movie called Toilet? Will the movie be full of crass and below the belt kind of humor? Will the movie be like one of those inane comedy movies…

Piku

Not to be mixed up with Aamir Khan’s PK, Piku is that small budget movie that came out from nowhere to literally bow(e)l us over with its warmth, simplicity and love. Set in Delhi, the story is focused on Bhasokar Banerji (a wonderful Amitabh Bachchan), a 70 year old senile man with chronic constipation, and…

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

Sometimes the less you know about the movie, the higher the entertainment value. DBB is one of those movies. Setting: 1940s, Calcutta. WW2 is in progress. We meet Byomkesh, an awkward youngster whose is requested by a stranger, Ajit, to help him locate his missing father. This being Byomkesh first detective case, we follow his…