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We are Family: A movie to watch with the kids
"Merey paas en ka guzra hua kal hai aur tumharey paas en ka aney wala kal!" This cliched line is from Indian movie “We are Family.” The line summarizes the whole story. The film is a re-make of Chris...
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Student of the Year: A trip down memory lane
It is the mash up of the year but still somehow manages to be its own film. Karan Johar’s Student of the Year (SOTY) will remind you of at least four films: Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Jo Jeeta Wohi...
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Fukrey: Uncontrollable laughter guaranteed!
Indra Kumar followed a simple formula for success back in the 90s. Typically, the first half of his films would be based on comedy, while the second half would be a tear jerker. David Dhawan followed...
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Main Hoon Shahid Afridi: Pakistani cinema has finally arrived!
Pakistani cinema has finally arrived where it was supposed to. (It was supposed to arrive a decade or two ago but anyway.) I am not happy when people start comparisons between a multi-billion dollar...
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6 Pakistani species of crazy, maddening brides-to-be
Wedding season is upon us and love is in the air. Every girl dreams of her fairytale wedding from the day her mother utters these kind words of wisdom, “Susral ja kar naak mat katva daina!” (Don’t...
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein: Will he win her back?
Growing up, I always noticed that romantic comedies, also known as ‘rom-coms’, mostly circled around a single theme: boy and girl spot each other, possibly kickoff at loggerheads, realise the...
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Rani Mukherji married Aditya Chopra, get over it!
Bollywood star, Rani Mukherji and the head honcho of Yash Raj Films (YRF), Aditya Chopra tied the knot on the April 21, 2014. While my interest level in their nuptials is dismally low, I can’t help but...
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AIB Controversy: Who has the last laugh, India or the moral police?
Although New Delhi’s legislative assembly elections are just round the corner and the city that has been the helm of power in the subcontinent for centuries will choose between its ‘aam aadmis’ and...
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Karan Johar takes on GoT with ‘Kabhi Games, Kabhi Thrones’
Social media is full of news of Game of Thrones being adapted as an Indian television show. Am I the only one who thinks that the plot lends itself perfectly for a Bollywood movie instead of a TV show?...
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Bombay Velvet is all style and no substance
Bombay Velvet is a noir crime drama set during the 50s-60s era. It is directed by Anurag Kashyap, the man behind movies which have evolved into cult classics, such as Gangs of Wasseypur, Ugly, Dev D...
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6 ways Jawani Phir Nahi Aani proves what’s past is prologue
This year witnessed Pakistani cinema step out of a murky and Bolly obsessed past into a well-choreographed, seductive, witty, and innuendo-filled cinematic future. For a country, now in its 69th year...
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The verdict is out: Presenting Bollywood’s most popular versus most impactful...
2015 was a mixed bag of a year for Bollywood. On one hand, we saw a lot of new-age filmmakers come up with some really off-beat stuff, while on the other, we were subjected to some same old,...
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Kapoor & Sons: Your own dysfunctional family
All right, now here is a definitive list of all the people who under no circumstances can miss out on the chance to watch Kapoor & Sons while they can. The perfect elder child - Rahul Kapoor (Fawad...
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Was Fawad Khan’s decision to play a homosexual a mistake?
Kapoor and Sons has garnered much success after its release, grossing over INR100 crore globally within just one week. But apart from its box-office triumph, the film has also received acclaim for...
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’s teaser is out and it was worth the wait!
We finally caught a glimpse of Karan Johar’s ambitious project, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anushaka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachan and our very own Fawad Khan. What I gathered from the...
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The exoticness of Fawad Khan: Why one man is giving Indian women (and men)...
To ask a Pakistani actor to go back to his country when there has allegedly been a terrorist attack on Indian soil by Pakistanis, is both stupid and understandable. The citizens ask for quick...
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Thank God for Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan!
Thank God for Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan, their powers are unlimited! Now that they are back in Pakistan, India is safe and the Indian actors whose jobs they took or whose films (see Ajay Devgn) might...
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Chaiwala pe charcha in India
Irony just died a few deaths. At a time when Indian women and their aunts are wondering whether or not to publically lament the ‘ghar wapsi’ of the original heart throb Fawad Khan, another man has...
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Why did the Indian film industry churn out such horrendous movies in 2016?
The be all and end all of movies for some, while a bad joke masquerading as cinema for others, Bollywood is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. But yet, every single year, it manages to...
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Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut and male privilege
There is no doubt about Karan Johar’s immense talent. He sees Bollywood from a unique eye that captures its essence as well as its soul – what he creates on the big screen is nothing short of magical....
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