India’s vibrant nine yard long story
Traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization, a ‘Saree’ is the world’s oldest type of unstitched fabric still in fashion. And what a generous piece of fabric, for it suits every woman irrespective of...
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Baahubali – an epic – huge, rather humungous in its entirety
Rating: ( 5/5 ) Critics wait and wait to give a 5 star rating to a film. But was there ever a perfect film on day 1? Rarely ever. Even a film like SHOLAY is...
Guddu Rangeela is a just watchable comedy – action-social drama
Rating – ( 3/5 ) That this is Subhash Kapoor’s next Arshad Warsi starrer after the surprisingly delectable JOLLY LLB (2013) can be a good reason to go and watch this film. That it is...
If you are missing Maggi, this is what Delhi has to offer!
Source: youthconnect For almost all of us Maggi has been a friend in need and thus a friend indeed. Maggi has satisfied our midnight hunger, helped us during long study sessions before exams, made our...
ABCD 2 – A reality dance show with stars, great dances and music, no story and the underdog formula
Rating: (3.5/5) When a film-maker makes a ‘MunnaBhai MBBS’ or a ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’ or ‘A Wednesday’ as his debut film, we are pleasantly stunned because of the lack of any initial expectation from...
Jurassic World – a ”lives- up- to- expectations”, thrilling 3-D experience amongst dinosaurs
Rating: ( 4/5 ) The first installment of Jurassic Park (1993), directed by Steven Spielberg, was a billion dollar earner at box office and even rated by some amongst the greatest films of all time....
Shoeless in Kolkata? Shoe-ru hoye jao!
I have a confession to make. I love shoes. I love shoes more than I love cake. And I absolutely LOVE cake. The capitalization should make it very clear. Well, then again, who doesn’t...
Dil Dhadakne Do – An intelligent and entertaining tale of myriad rich characters and relationships
Rating: 4/5 The biggest problem with directors who have given a great film is to surpass it with their next film. Ramesh Sippy, gave great products like Shaan, Shakti and Saagar after Sholay, but...
5 ways in which books control us
Books never lose their charm, no matter how old they are or whether they belonged to someone else previously. Frankly, we don’t own books; books own us. Everyone one of us bookworms knows that...
Tanu Weds Manu Returns – A mast Tanu(x2) and a sust Manu return with a rollicking enterainer
Rating : ( 4 /5 ) TANU and MANU return in a way that sequels should -fresh in approach, new in ideas, with limited hangover, and using the prequel as a stepping stone, rather than...