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‘Traffic’ crawls on emotional route

Film: “Traffic” Language: Hindi Director: Late Rajesh Pillai Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Divya Dutta, Sachin Khedekar, Jimmy Shergill, Parambrata Chatterjee, Vishal Singh, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Kitu Gidwani, Vikram Gokhale, Amol Parashar and Nikita Thukral Rating: ** Reviewer:…



‘Captain America: Civil War’: A purposeless fantasy

Film: “Captain America: Civil War” Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily…


‘Shortcut Safari’ is a shoddy escapade

Film: “Shortcut Safari” Language: Hindi Director: Amitabha Singh Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Manmeet Singh, Sharvil Patel, Aashi Rawal, Mann Patel, Ugam Khetani, Stuti Dwivedi, Deah Tandon, Hardil Kanaba Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Publicised as a…


Tiger’s mean moves apart, Baaghi’ is a dud

  Film: “Baaghi”; Language: Hindi Director: Sabbir Khan Cast: Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Sudheer Babu Rating: ** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha “Baaghi” is a film in a tearing hurry. It hurls and races through a…




‘Sarrainodu’ – Strictly for the masses

Film: “Sarrainodu” Language: Telugu Director: Boyapati Sreenu Cast: Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Aadi Pinisetty, Brahmanandam, Suman, Jayaprakash, Pradeep Rawat and Vidyullekha Raman Rating: *** Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi Director Boyapati Sreenu has succeeded…




‘Nil Battey Sannata’: Light hearted yet hard hitting

Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Film: “Nil Battey Sannata” Language: Hindi Cast: Swara Bhaskar, Riya Shukla, Aditi Tailang, Ratna Pathak Shah, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Suri; Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Rating: ***1/2 Replete with life’s lessons, “Nil Battey…


‘Santa Banta Pvt Ltd’ – A dud company

Film: “Santa Banta Pvt Ltd” Language: Hindi Director: Akashdeep Sabir Cast: Boman Irani, Vir Das, Neha Dhupia, Lisa Haydon, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee, Ram Kapoor, Vijay Patkar, Vijay Raaz Rating: * Reviewer: Troy…


‘Laal Rang’: A hard-hitting story told well

Film: “Laal Rang” Language: Hindi Director: Syed Ahmed Fazal Cast: Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi, Rajneesh Duggal, Pia Bajpai, Meenakshi Dixit Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Laal Rang”, a bromance based on true events that took…



‘Fan’: Insightful and thrilling

Film: “Fan” Language: Hindi Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Waluscha de Sousa, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Deepika Amin, Yogendra Tiku, Sayani Gupta Directed by: Maneesh Sharma Rating: ***1/2 Review: Troy Ribeiro In a star-struck country, where hero worshipping…


‘Fan’: Shah Rukh Khan’s best in years

Film: “Fan”  Language: Hindi Director: Maneesh Sharma Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sayani Gupta , Deepika Amin and Yogendra Tikoo Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha What a triumphant return to form for an actor whose…


‘Before I Wake’: Unhurriedly slow scare tease

Film: “Before I Wake” Language: English Director: Mike Flanagan Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok, Scottie Thompson, Antonio Romero; Rating: *** Troy Ribeiro “Before I Wake” is an intriguing psychological…




‘Demolition’ fails to impress

Film: Demolition Language: English Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, C.J. Wilson, Polly Draper, Malachy Cleary, Debra Monk and Heather Lind Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Germinating from the…