Tamasha (Dir.: Imtiaz Ali; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra et al.) Ritwik Ghatak peeks through in a frame when Ranbir Kapoor’s Ved and Deepika Padukone’s Tara enter to watch a film in Tamasha. Ritwik Ghatak was a man who did not compromise with his art for the sake of making it easier for…
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Review: Bombay Velvet
Bombay Velvet (Dir.: Anurag Kashyap; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar, Siddhartha Basu, Anushka Sharma et al.) Anurag Kashyap’s mainstream debut is a mixed bag for his admirers. I am an admirer of the director myself, but I suppose my high expectations played spoilsport with my experience of Bombay Velvet. Bombay Velvet lacks Anurag Kashyap’s trademark…
Review: Barfi
Barfi (Dir.: Anurag Basu; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz et al.) Barfi is a romantic drama from Anurag Basu starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D?Cruz et al. Barfi‘s story centres around the life of a differently-abled young man and his escapades. In due course, he falls in love with a young woman…
Review: Raajneeti
Raajneeti (Dir.: Prakash Jha; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpayee et al.) Prakash Jha?s reputation of making films against a socio-political backdrop grows with Raajneeti. But here, his canvas is bigger as he seeks to combine the Indian political scenario with The Godfather whilst peppering the plot with…