I’ve never really followed politics. But I am truly fascinated by ‘Mahabharata’. Lord Krishna, Arjun, Karan, Bheema, Duryodhan… are legendary and the clash between Pandavas and Kauravas is equally unforgettable. Prakash Jha’s RAAJNEETI talks of warring cousins, dynastic rule and electoral politics of the Hindi heartland, besides the vicious...

There are children’s films. And there are films about children.Over the years, Iranians filmmakers - and now Iraqis too - have emerged as master storytellers in the latter type.Priyadarshan, our very own filmmaking machine known to stray away from his forte, comedy, now and then to come up with a thought-provoking film that can even lap a National award, interprets Iranian...

Perhaps, like in the one fantastic film he was great in, there really are two Shahid Kapoors. One is a decent actor, the sort of person Imtiaz Ali can coerce into impressive restraint, and Vishal Bhardwaj can work miracles with.The other, more frequently seen brother is a talentless hack, one of those young dancing boys who purses his lips to show emotion and wallows in...

After a long painful drought (thanks to the exam season and IPL matches) of plain boring to irritating films arrives Sajid Khan’s Housefull. While in totality it does fall short of being the big great summer entertainer that it is been claiming to be, it however manages to bring many laughs for you. However, eventually it settles down in familiar territory. Housefull...

Suddenly, schizophrenia and memory loss seem to be the new flavours of the season. First GHAJINI [memory loss], then KARTHIK CALLING KARTHIK [schizophrenia], then PRINCE [memory loss], now APARTMENT talks of a schizophrenic who spells havoc in another woman’s life. Jag Mundhra comes up with a fairly taut thriller, which is absorbing in parts. Inspired by the Hollywood...

Ram Gopal Varma presents horror thriller PHOONK 2, the sequel to PHOONK. While the first part was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the sequel is written & directed by Milind Gadagkar, who incidentally had written the first part also. Starring Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ahsaas Channa, Rishabh Jain, Anu Ansari, Ashwini Khalsekar, Neeru Bajwa, Amit Sadh, Ganesh Yadav, Zakir...

Teaching is a noble profession. But does it hold true today? Hasn’t education succumbed to modernization as everything else, which is ruled by commercialization and consumerism in this age of rat-race? We read in the newspapers about students being bogged down under study pressures, parents burdened with fees hikes, teachers punishing students inhumanly, some students...

A Tips Films presentation PRINCE is all set to hit the screens on 9th April 2010.Produced by Renu Taurani & Kumar S Taurani, the action thriller is directed by Kookie V Gulati. It stars Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Sheilds, Nandana Sen, Neeru Singh, Sanjay Kapoor, Isaiah, Rajesh Khattar, Dilip Tahil, Mayur Puri, Manish Anand & Mohit Chauhan. The music is composed by Sachin...

Warner Bros. Pictures presents A People Tree Films production JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HAI. A co-production of Nikhil Advani and Mukesh Talreja, JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HAI is directed by debutante Milap Milan Zaveri, who has either written the script or dialogues of films as diverse as MASTI, KAANTE, JHANKAAR BEATS, NAKSHA, HEYY BABYY, MUSAFIR and also HOUSEFULL. Starring Riteish...

Love knows no language. Love knows no barriers. Love knows no age. It’s this thought that director Kabir Sadanand tries to encapsulate in his second directorial venture TUM MILO TOH SAHI. TUM MILO TOH SAHI may not be the most amazing take on relationships, but it has several moments that make you experience myriad emotions in those two hours. Especially the portions...