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Friday, June 24, 2011

DOUBLE DHAMAAL



Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi, Riteish Deshmukh, Ashish Chowdhry, Mallika Sherawat, Kangna Ranaut
Director: Indra Kumar

Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 4/5
DOUBLE DHAMAAL is a seriously hilarious movie that lives up to its title -- it's double dhamaal all the way ... Complete review

Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 1.5/5
‘Double Dhamaal’ will not score well enough as it will appeal to the masses more than the classes ... Complete review

Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 1/5
Delirious dumb maal ... Complete review

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 3/5
Slapstick humour ... Complete review

Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 2.5/5
Equal parts funny and offensive ... Complete review

Preeti Arora, Rediff.com: 2/5
Double Dhamaal, but half the gags ... Complete review

Spicezee Bureau, Zee News: 3/5
‘Double Dhamaal’ lacks fun quotient! ... Complete review

Kaveree Bamzai, India Today: 1/5
Double the trouble ... Complete review

Mansha Rastogi, NowRunning.com: 2/5
Double Dhamaal is double trouble. Not half as good as Dhamaal ... Complete review

Shakti Salgaokar, DNA India: 1.5/5
Double Dhamaal is no dhamaal ... Complete review

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

ALWAYS KABHI KABHI



Starring: Ali Fazal, Giselle Monteiro, Zoa Morani, Satyajeet Dubey
Director: Roshan Abbas

Rajeev Masand, CNN IBN: 1.5/5
'Always Kabhi Kabhi' is boring ... Complete review

Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 1.5/5
ALWAYS KABHI KABHI disappoints! ... Complete review

Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 1/5
Always Kabhi Kabhi will not get the audience’s love ... Complete review

Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 1/5
Always crappy crappy ... Complete review

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 2.5/5
Listless youth caper ... Complete review

Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 2.5/5
Average high-school drama! ... Complete review

Raja Sen, Rediff.com: 1.5/5
Always Kabhi Kabhi is as bad as its name ... Complete review

Nikhil Kumar, ApunkaChoice.com: 2/5
Kabhi Kitschy, Kabhi Glum ... Complete review

Rachana, GlamSham.com: 2/5
The 'high school escapade' theme gets a stylish makeover, but doesn't make us yearn for our school days ... Complete review

Spicezee Bureau, Zee News: 2/5
‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’ reminds you of 90s college dramas ... Complete review

Karan Anshuman, Mumbai Mirror: 2/5
It’s hard to make any kind of connection with Always Kabhi Kabhi, no matter if you’re a teenager or the parent of one, let alone everyone else ... Complete review

Shubha Shetty-Saha, Mid-Day.com: 2/5
A good opportunity wasted ... Complete review

BHINDI BAAZAAR INC




Starring: Kay Kay Menon, Prashant Narayanan, Piyush Mishra, Pawan Malhotra
Director: Ankush Bhatt

Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 2.5/5
BHINDI BAAZAAR INC. doesn't offer anything novel in this beaten-to-death genre. But it makes for a compelling watch due to several nail-biting moments ... Complete review

Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 0.5/5
Bhindi Baazaar Inc. lacks novelty and entertainment. Flop ... Complete review

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 2.5/5
Meandering gangster war ... Complete review

Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 3/5
Go ahead and bag this! ... Complete review

Preeti Arora, Rediff.com: 2/5
Bhindi Bazaar has a failing formula ... Complete review

Pankit Narang, ApunkaChoice.com: 2/5
‘Bhindi Baazaar Inc’ is a one-time watch for those who enjoy dark thrillers ... Complete review

Pankaj Sabnani, GlamSham.com: 3/5
A riveting thriller backed by superlative performances make this BHINDI BAAZAAR certainly worth 'shopping' ... Complete review

Spicezee Bureau, Zee News: 3/5
‘Bhindi Baazaar Inc.’ is unpretentious and realistic ... Complete review

Karan Anshuman, Mumbai Mirror: 2.5/5
Still, if there's one thing Bhindi Bazaar Inc. manages, it's getting you to check if your wallet is still there after exiting a theatre ...Complete review

BHEJA FRY 2




Starring: Vinay Pathak, Minissha Lamba, Amole Gupte, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Sagar Ballary

Rajeev Masand, CNN IBN: 1.5/5
'Bheja Fry 2' is dead dull ... Complete review

Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 2/5
Besides, it should've taken the movie-watching experience to the next level. Sadly, it doesn't! ... Complete review

Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 1/5
Bheja Fry 2 is not at all a worthy successor to Bheja Fry ... Complete review

Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 1.5/5
There really is no screenplay to take their performances forward, let alone any funny lines ... Complete review

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 3/5
Time-pass entertainment ... Complete review

Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 2.5/5
Back, but not with a bang! ... Complete review

Ankur Pathak, Rediff.com: 1.5/5
Bheja Fry 2 is hollow and brain-numbing ... Complete review

Naresh Deoshi, ApunkaChoice.com: 2/5
The film lives up to its title and deep-fries your Bheja. Two much! ... Complete review

Pankaj Sabnani, GlamSham.com: 1.5/5
BHEJA FRY 2 makes your bheja ache. Not funny! ... Complete review

Spicezee Bureau, Zee News: 3/5
Bharat Bhushan is back to tickle your funny bone! ... Complete review

Karan Anshuman, Mumbai Mirror: 2.5/5
Bheja Fry 2 is half the fun of the first installment, despite the film’s canvas being significantly bigger ... Complete review

Shubha Shetty-Saha, Mid-Day.com: 1/5
Music is mediocre and so is direction. Script and dialogues are below mediocre ... Complete review

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

LOVE KA THE END



Movie Reviews with Ratings of the Hindi Film - Luv Ka The End (2011) from all the popular movie critics.
Starring: Shraddha Kapoor, Taaha Shah
Director: Bumpy

Rajeev Masand, CNN IBN: 2/5
'Luv Ka The End' is sleazy, homophobic ... Complete review

Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 2/5
This is just an XL sheet movie from a supposed docket that defines youth as some condescending, amorphous term from marketing alone ... Complete review

Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 3.5/5
LUV KA THE END appeals to the sensibilities of Gen X. This one's for the yuppie Facebook and Twitter generation. Go, have a blast! ...Complete review

Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films from NDTV: 1.5/5
I’m not sure what demographic that is aimed at but it definitely not for me ... Complete review

Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 1/5
Luv Ka The End will not be able to do much at the box-office ... Complete review

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 2.5/5
Tepid teen romance ... Complete review

Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 3.5/5
Great fun and lots of laughs! ... Complete review

Ankur Pathak, Rediff.com: 3/5
Luv Ka The End is engaging, fun ... Complete review

Naresh Deoshi, ApunkaChoice.com: 3/5
An enjoyable chick flick ... Complete review

MovieTalkies.com: 3/5
Girls Get Even! ... Complete review

Kaveree Bamzai, India Today: 0/5
This is a movie that is to be avoided. At. All. Costs. ... Complete review

Mansha Rastogi, NowRunning.com: 3/5
Luv Ka The End is a refreshing beginning to new age entertainment! Should work very well among the youth of the nation. A must watch ... Complete review

Blessy Chettiar, DNA India: 3/5
Luv Ka The End is peppy and enjoyable ... Complete review

Saumil Gandhi, Mumbai Mirror: 2/5
Originality ka the end ... Complete review

Byan Durham, Mid-Day.com: 3/5
If you're young and not too nitpicky, this is worth your while. It's a decent watch if you can get past its inspirations ... Complete review

Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express: 2/5
How seriously can you take a film made by someone called Bumpy? ... Complete review

CHALO DILLI



Movie Reviews with Ratings of the Hindi Film - Chalo Dilli (2011) from all the popular movie critics.
Starring: Vinay Pathak, Lara Dutta
Director: Shashant Shah

Rajeev Masand, CNN IBN: 2/5
'Chalo Dilli' is predictable ... Complete review

Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films from NDTV: 2/5
Chalo Dilli strains hard to be uplifting and poignant but it doesn’t quite make it ... Complete review

Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 1.5/5
t’s just banal, belaboured, contrived concoction that’s just not funny; certainly not fun ... Complete review

Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 3/5
CHALO DILLI is exciting and amusing in parts ... Complete review

Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 1.5/5
Chalo Dilli is for select multiplexes in the cities only ... Complete review

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 3.5/5
Gripping road movie ... Complete review

Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 3.5/5
The Lara-Vinay combo rocks! ... Complete review

Preeti Arora, Rediff.com: 1.5/5
Chalo Dilli is an arduous journey to nowhere ... Complete review

MovieTalkies.com: 2.5/5
'Dilli'ghtful Fare! ... Complete review

Pankaj Sabnani, GlamSham.com: 2/5
With lack of engaging moments, CHALO DILLI eventually turns out to be a tiresome 'journey' ... Complete review

Spicezee Bureau, Zee News: 3/5
Vinay and Lara deliver a power packed performance in ‘Chalo Dilli’ ... Complete review

Sukanya Venkatraghvan, Filmfare.com
Not such a fun trip ... Complete review

S. Rohatgi, NowRunning.com: 2.5/5
Chalo Dilli doesn't quite reach its destiny. The films works only in parts ... Complete review

Mihir Fadnavis, DNA India: 2/5
Chalo Dilli is an emotional stream of senselessness ... Complete review

Aparajita Ghosh, ApunkaChoice.com: 2.5/5
A bumpy trip with a few good turns ... Complete review

Karan Anshuman, Mumbai Mirror: 2.5/5
Crafty though copied ... Complete review

Tushar Joshi, Mid-Day.com: 2/5
Chalo Dilli sets out on the right footing but doesn't quite make the impression one would expect ... Complete review

Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express
It could have been, though, shorter and crisper ... Complete review

DUM MAARO DUM



Movie Reviews with Ratings of the Hindi Film - Dum Maaro Dum (2011) from all the popular movie critics.
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar
Director: Rohan Sippy

1. Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films from NDTV: 2.5/5
Dum Maro Dum could have been so much more ... Complete review

2. Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 2.5/5
DUM MAARO DUM is like fast food that's high on calories, but falls short in the nutrition department ... Complete review

3. Komal Nahta from ETC & Koimoi.com: 1.5/5
Dum Maaro Dum will not show much box-office dum! ... Complete review

4. Rajeev Masand from CNN IBN: 2/5
'Dum Maaro Dum' is very haphazard ... Complete review

5. Mayank Shekhar from Hindustan Times: 3/5
It just about makes for an enticing thriller here ... Complete review

6. Nikhat Kazmi from India Times, Times of India: 3.5/5
This one's complete paisa vasool fare ... Complete review

7. Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 2.5/5
Performances sparkle, story doesn't ... Complete review

8. Raja Sen, Rediff.com: 2.5/5
Dum Maaro Dum is more bust than drug ... Complete review

9. MovieTalkies.com: 3/5
Dum'daar Drama! ... Complete review

10. Pankaj Sabnani, GlamSham.com: 3/5
DUM MAARO DUM is a 'dumdar' thriller with a riveting plot and splendid performances. You'll surely get 'high' on it ... Complete review

11. Shakti Salgaokar, DNA India: 3/5
Dum Maaro Dum lacks dum but is mildly entertaining ... Complete review

12. Spicezee Bureau - Zee News: 4/5
Abhishek-Bipasha starrer ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ packs a powerful punch! ... Complete review

13. Kaveree Bamzai from India Today: 3.5/5
Edgy Elegy ... Complete review

14. Sukanya Venkatraghavan, Filmfare.com: 2/5
Movie mein hai dum ... Complete review

15. Naresh Deoshi, ApunkaChoice.com: 2.5/5
High on Gloss, Low on Dum ... Complete review

16. Karan Anshuman from Mumbai Mirror: 3/5
Much ado about nothing ... Complete review

17. Tushar Joshi, MID Day Newspaper / Mid-Day.com: 3/5
DMD is like a maze, you never know where you might end up. Even though there's a chance of getting lost, the journey is definitely worth its price ... Complete review

18. Shubhra Gupta from Indian Express: 2.5/5
But the great start is belied by a stuttering momentum, making it a film of intermittent pleasures ... Complete review

19. Subhash K Jha, NowRunning.com: 3.5/5
'Dum Maaro Dum', an edgy thriller ... Complete review