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Gangs of Wasseypur-1 Review: A Realistic Depiction

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Credit: Google Gangs of Wasseypur Cast: Manoj Bajpai. Richa Chadda. Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Tigmanshu Dhulia. Jaideep Ahlawat. Huma Qureshi. Pankaj Tripathi. Rajkumar Rao. Anurag Kashyap’s ambitious gangster saga is a trippy outburst of vivid characters reeking of revenge, deep-seethed rivalries blended with an off-kilter soundtrack and clever dialogue. GoW is grand in terms of scale. Spanning over two generations, Kashyap has successfully managed to add depth to the story and soul to his characters.  As if on ecstasy, once the film begins, it refuses to slow down. In terms of storytelling, GoW is surely entertaining but isn’t fearless. At times it crouches and hides behind unnecessary montages and sub-plots that ultimately leave you a tad bit underwhelmed.  The film doesn’t disappoint but it also doesn’t satiate your hunger. The second part trailer has been attached at the end of the film. You come out of the theatre feeling anxious to know what’s going to transpire in the second part. C
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Dil Bechara Review: A Film that makes for an emotional watch

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Dil Bechara Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput Sanjana Sanghi Saswata Chatterjee Swastika Mukherjee Saif Ali Khan ‘Dil Bechara’ is the Hindi film adaptation of John Green’s popular 2012 novel, 'The Fault in Our Stars'. In fact, the book’s Hollywood adaptation with the same name in 2016 met with much critical acclaim. ‘Dil Bechara’ sets itself in Jamshedpur and introduces us to the Basu family. Kizie Basu (Sanjana Sanghi) suffers from thyroid cancer, which has now affected her lungs, requiring her to be on oxygen support almost all the time. With rock solid support from her parents, Kizie takes life as it comes, even taking the bleak, daily multiple hospital visits in her stride. But what she craves for, is a normal life like any girl her age – with regular problems like boyfriends, crushes et al. Instead what she ends up doing is attend funerals of people she doesn't know, to feel a connection of the inevitable that lies ahead of her. She meets Immanuel Rajkumar Junior or Manny (Su
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Gumnaami Review

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Gumnaami (2019) Cast: Prosenjit Chatterjee. Anirban Bhattarcharya. Tanusree Chakraborty. The film is based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings. The film shows the three theories trying to explain the death or disappearance of Subhash Chandra Bose. The film starts with Subhash Chandra Bose at the Congress Conference. A courageous Subhash disagrees. A very well researched docu-drama movie that soars off wonderfully, flies smoothly but lands hastily with a jarring note. Based on the Mukherjee Commission investigation into the mystery of Netaji's death and the theories suggested around it, the movie shows the historical events in flashback as the two counsels in the Commission argue about them. The propounder of the Gumnaami theory is Chandrachur Dhar (Anirban Bhattacharya) who puts forward his arguments before the commission with evidence. Netaji is played superbly by Prosenjit, who blends into the physicality and majestic aspects of the Heroic Freedom fighter with ease and is also
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Paatal Lok Review: An Engaging Crime Thriller

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Image Credits: Wikipedia Paatal Lok Cast Jaideep Ahlawat Abhishek Banerjee Neeraj Kabi Gul Panag Sudip Sharma This series sheds light on the bad aspect of humanism with a story of prediction. Rich in mystery, adventure, and drama, Amazon Prime Video's latest original series explore the dark world of immortality. Inspired by the ancient realms of heaven, earth, and Hades, this Neo-Noir series revolves around the game played within the four pillars of democracy. It is written in the scriptures about a world where justice is found only by shedding blood. The monster hides in the guise of humanity. Humanity breathes freely and life knocks in front of it. Hell C below the earth calls this world Hades. 'The first web series of famous actress Anushka Sharma is coming to the media to reveal black people who are doing black business. Amazon Prime Video, revealing its logo, has named it 'Patal Lok'. The series is directed by Apostle Roy, starring  Jaideep Ahlawat ,   Neeraj Kabi
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Tanhaji Review: A Well-crafted Period Drama

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Image Credit: Wikipedia. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a well-crafted period drama starring Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, Sharad Kelkar, Luke Kenny, and directed by the Bollywood debutant Om Raut. The film is a biography of Subedar Tanhaji Malusare the right-hand man of  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj . The film depicts the heroism of Tanhaji and loosely portrays a picture of the times of the great Maratha ruler Shivaji.   Certain things straightway grab the attention while watching the film or even while watching the trailers and teasers: Ø   The lavishness of the sets and frames of the film, and the fact that it has been prepared for 3-D consumption also. Ø   The real-life couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol returning to the silver screen together after almost a decade. Ø   Saif Ali Kahn did look menacing as the foremost villain of the film. Ø   And finally, the film’s visuals.   Watching Ajay Devgn’s self-produced latest effort, one can realize that the actor-filmmaker’s
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Review: Shallow Plot but Fun to Watch

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Credit: Wikipedia Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan  is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film which is written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya and produced by Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banners Colour Yellow Productions and T-Series. This film is a spin-off to the 2017 film,  “ Shubh Mangal Saavdhan ”, whose script was also written by Kewalya.  “ Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan”   stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar or Jeetu, Neena Gupta, and Gajraj Rao. The film also has a cameo for Bhumi Pednekar.    From the onset, the film makes clear what it is about. The opening scene of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is a throwback to the closing scene of DDLJ. Only this time, it was two guys, rather than the common conception of a guy and a girl and that grabs eyeball. The film looked different despite all the clichés. And it has lived up to this expectation to an extent.   Since time immemorial, love stories have always been depicted betwe
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Uri: The Surgical Strike Review: Hardcore Patriotic and Action Packed

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Image Courtesy: Wikipedia Uri: The Surgical Strike is a 2019 Indian military action film. This film is directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and was released on 11 January 2019. Starring: Vicky Kaushal, as Major Vihaan Singh Shergill (Para SF team leader); Paresh Rawal, as National Security Advisor Govind Bhardwaj ; Yami Gautam, as Pallavi Sharma / Jasmine D'Almeida, an undercover intelligence agent; Mohit Raina, as Major Karan Kashyap, Vihaan's brother-in-law (Para SF sniper); Kirti Kulhari, as Flight Lieutenant Seerat Kaur (IAF officer). The film is based on the surgical strikes conducted in 2016 by the Indian Army, against militant launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). 35-50 terrorists were reportedly killed in the covert operation, in retaliation to the terrorist attack in Uri that killed 19 Indian soldiers. Subsequently, Pakistan denied the incident. First things first, Vicky Kaushal is on a roll. He plays the role
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