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Rab Ne Bana Di Movie

Don’t be confused by the title of the post, I have selected this after much thought and it’s very much relevant with the movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Well if you pull rab out of the movie there is nothing left. Like the leading characters in his film, Aditya Chopra would have also thought […]

26Dec2008 | SmokerJoe | 6 comments | Continued
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He did it on a Wednesday and how?

Thanks to Ronnie Screwvala, that we got to watch movies like Aamir, Life in a Metro, Rang De Basanti, Khosla ka Ghosla and now A Wednesday. A Wednesday is a movie based on the backdrop of terrorism, but it’s different from plenty of other movies on terrorism we got to watch recently. The movie brings […]

7Sep2008 | SmokerJoe | 6 comments | Continued
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Mumbai Meri Jaan

When something is done with good intentions it shows and Mumbai Meri Jaan is a movie made with good intentions. On 11th July 2006, 7 bombs in local trains rocked Mumbai. You saw people getting with their day to day activities from very next day. You heard numerous news channel talking about Mumbai spirit. What […]

24Aug2008 | SmokerJoe | 2 comments | Continued
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Singh is not the King

Singh is King Movie Review
What would you expect from a film whose story is derived from the title instead of the other way round? Well, since Akshaya Kumar is there I expected it to be a no brainer laugh riot. No brainer it is, but laugh riot it isn’t. The movie doesn’t have a script […]

10Aug2008 | SmokerJoe | 61 comments | Continued
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Tashan: How worse YRF can be now?

   By SOMKER JOE
Bade bade stars ko cast karke, ek ghatiya story pe ghatiya presentation ke sath unse ghaitya acting karwana. Yahi hai Yash Raj films ka Tashan. At least that’s what seems after watching last few films (except Chak De) from Yash Raj Banner. I think distributors of Tashan knew that the movie is […]

27Apr2008 | SmokerJoe | 2 comments | Continued
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Khuda Ke Liye: Open Your Eyes

Movie Review of Khuda Ke Liye
Before watching this film, I used to think all Pakistani movies are like those B-grade Bhojpuri films, with names like Sasura Bada Paisa Wala. To be frank when I first heard the name of this movie, first dialogue that came to my mind was “Khuda kay liye mujhe chhod […]

11Apr2008 | SmokerJoe | 10 comments | Continued
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RACE: Sex, lies & style with lot of confusion

RACE Movie Review by Gaurav

There is one thing common in all recent Abbas-Mustan movies, all the characters in the movies have their defined game plan. All of them are scheming against each other. I think now I know how Abbas-Mustan make their movies. They are two brothers with clearly distinct way of thinking. They first […]

23Mar2008 | SmokerJoe | 10 comments | Continued
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Was it Suraj Barjatya directing the movie?

Jodha Akbar Movie Review by Gaurav
Ashutosh Gowarikar said in one of his interviews, Jodha Akbar is an epic romance. I just want to ask, why? How this romance was different from the life of any average Indian couple, whose marriage is an arranged one. In an arranged also marriage both persons don’t know each other […]

17Feb2008 | SmokerJoe | 20 comments | Continued
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Do yourself a favour, watch Mithya

Movie Review by Gaurav
Finally the year 2008 has started for bollywood. All other movies released before this one in 2008 were not up to the mark and somehow failed to impress. I was waiting for this film since I read about it about four months back. And after watching the film I am glad that […]

8Feb2008 | SmokerJoe | 1 comment | Continued
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Bambay to Bangkok Movie Review by Gaurav

Same Same but Different
Like the tag line of the movie this movie is same same (Hyderabad Blues, Bollywood Calling) but different (Dor, Iqbal) from Nagesh’s previous work. Nagesh is one of the film makers I really admire, because he is daring, he is not afraid of experimenting, he knows what he is doing and he […]

19Jan2008 | SmokerJoe | 0 comments | Continued
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Movie Review: My Name is Anthony Gonsalves by SmokerJoe

I read in Bombay Times some time back that Nikhil Dwivedi (hero of MNAG) is asking close to one crore for every film and after watching the film I have realized, either he is highly overpaid or I am highly underpaid. I was very impressed with E Niwas’ first film Shool, but something happened and […]

14Jan2008 | SmokerJoe | 2 comments | Continued
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Movie Review: Halla Bol by SmokerJoe

Although I am not a big fan of Rajkumar Santoshi (I liked Andaz Apna Apna), I was looking forward to this one. Pankaj Kapoor was reason enough and fortunately he didn’t disappoint me, as usual. The movie is supposedly inspired by Jessica Lal murder case and life of Safdar Hashmi (who was killed during one […]

14Jan2008 | SmokerJoe | 7 comments | Continued
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TZP breaks into IMDB Top 250

Taare Zameen Par breaks into imdb top 250 list of all time movies across the globe. Apparently TZP is the only Hindi movie in the list and is placed in the elite company of films like Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Gandhi, Seven Samurai etc.
That’s a great news for all Aamir Khan fans and […]

5Jan2008 | SmokerJoe | 10 comments | Continued
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Welcome Movie Review by Gaurav

 Welcome to the funniest wedding of the season
It’s a proven fact by now that Akshay Kumar in a comedy is the safest bet for an audience. It’s always been a paisa wasool affair so far and this time also Akshay doesn’t disappoint his fans. There is bonus also in Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor. Katrina […]

23Dec2007 | SmokerJoe | 0 comments | Continued
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Best Debut 2007: Darsheel Safary

When something is done with heart, it shows. Like everyone else I was also waiting to see Aamir Khan, the Director, since he has already proved himself as an actor and a producer. So it was obvious to have high expectations from the film. The promotions being aired on TV made it clear that it’s […]

23Dec2007 | SmokerJoe | 12 comments | Continued
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Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal: Movie Review by Gaurav

Dhan Dhana Dhan… Dhaaad
I know I am late. My PC is suffering from old age and doesn’t let me perform the way I want to. Sorry for the late post.
What do you think when a football team, which has not won any match in last 25 years, where average age of the team is 35, […]

28Nov2007 | SmokerJoe | 3 comments | Continued
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Talking about the less talked about.

I have been reading about movies like RGV ki Aag, LCMD, JBJ etc all over internet (I have also been participating in the discussions in some blogs) and felt bad about movies, which people either chose not to watch or not to talk about, although they are better work of art and far more entertaining […]

31Oct2007 | SmokerJoe | 16 comments | Continued
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No Smoking: Some Thoughts

When I went to watch this movie, I knew it will be different and yes, it was different. I was glued to the screen while watching the movie. I wanted to know what will happen in the next scene. All this while I didn’t talk to my friends sitting beside me (which is very unlikely), […]

31Oct2007 | SmokerJoe | 3 comments | Continued