Race 2 (2013) 0*

Race 2 (2013) 0*

This is not a review.   This is a sincere request to anyone reading that, whatever you may hear about a film called ‘Race 2’, please do not go and watch it. I am not writing this as a woman who watches a lot of critically acclaimed films. I am writing this as a woman...
Student of the Year (2012) *

Student of the Year (2012) *

The first thing I am really thankful about is that my good sense prevailed and that this film did not even turn out to be as entertaining as ‘Kabhi Alvida na Kehna’, one of the least entertaining Karan Johar films. While I have never been a fan of KJo’s cinema I have...
Heroine (2012) 0*

Heroine (2012) 0*

Yes. You read that right. It says zero stars at the top. And I am going to devote the next few paragraphs to describe how ‘rich people’ can spend 32 crores producing a film that looks worth nothing more than a magazine shoot. We all know that...
Jism 2 (2012) *

Jism 2 (2012) *

With Jism 2 we have a new league of films. Made on a very tight budget, most of which has been spent on filming Sunny Leone in beautiful locales and in beautiful clothes/lingerie. Unfortunately however titillating the promos might have been, Jism 2 should not be seen...
Cocktail (2012) *1/2

Cocktail (2012) *1/2

‘Cocktail’ is one of those unfortunate movies ‘jisko koi nahi bacha sakta hain’. Especially not the director Homi Adajania, who tries really hard to induce some genuine style and spirit in this washed up story of misplaced love. The problem lies purely in the horrific...
The Avengers (2012) **

The Avengers (2012) **

Yes. You saw right. That is two stars you are seeing up there. If a superhero movie with Robert Downey Jr can make me sleep in the theatre than there has to be something wrong with the world. And when I say world I mean the ‘let’s dish out cash to make a...