Trust the Marathi film folk to give the audience a great time. And spin an engaging script from two exciting sources spread over six decades. Actor-screenwriter-producer-director and occasional singer and …
Film Review
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Film Review: O’Romeo is a Proper Curate’s Egg of a Film
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readIt’s a film that is a proper curate’s egg. A colleague said illuminatingly, “It is a different film!” I told him, “But Vishal Bhardwaj always makes different films!” He replied, “Yes, but …
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Film Review: Tu Yaa Main is Surprising, Smart, Scary, Survival Drama
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readIt’s a pleasant shock, coming from a deviant (Shaitaan in 2011, David, Wazir, the series Taish) director like Bejoy Nambiar. And thus, it is undoubtedly his best work. Never mind if the central …
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Film Review: Vadh 2 is Ingenious and Layered Thriller
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readWriting and directing a thriller with strong characters making for stronger content is something that needs high dedication and ability. Clearly, writer-director Jaspal Singh Sandhu has both. After Vadh in 2022, he …
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Film Review: Lagnaachaa Shot (Marathi) is a Light but Flawed Entertainer
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe basic premise is one giant leap of fantasy, given that we are in 2026. A young man, Abhi (Abhijit Amkar), who works in Bangalore, is summoned to Mumbai and …
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The beginning is crackerjack, and the pace never falters, till the very end with a superb climax and a still better post-climax! As per the story’s conclusion, Shivani Shivaji Roy …
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Web Review: “Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web” Is Custom-Made for Entertainment – Pun Intended
by Rajiv Vijayakar 5 minutes readHaving dealt with police officers and espionage agents, writer-director Neeraj Pandey now shifts focus to India’s customs officers for a gripping narration on contraband and protocols followed by customs officers. …
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Film Review: Border 2 Makes Up in Emotions When its Second Half Gets Too ‘Filmi’
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readA sequel to a cult classic and 1997’s biggest hit, Border, its sequel Border 2’s inspiration, according to its co-producer Bhushan Kumar, came after Gadar 2’s enormous success. Sunny Deol from the first …
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Film Review: “Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos” is Unhappy and Dangerous Attack on Mental Health
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThere are awesome films that can be remembered as “experiences” or “emotions” rather than movies. Dhurandhar in the formal category and Tanvi—The Great are such respective cinema. There is a third category: movies so …
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Film Review: Laalo—Krishna Sada Sahaayate Shows Strength of Simple, Sincere Scripts
by Rajiv Vijayakar 6 minutes readA film made in about Rs. five million has incredibly grossed over Rs. 12 billion — and counting! — in Gujarati. At a time when a small film like Mahavatar Narsimha has …