VALENTINE SPECIAL : WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

PATIALA HOUSE
Genre                  Sports - Drama
Release Date       11th Feb
Director               Nikhil Advani
Duration              146 minutes
Cast                     Akshay Kumar,Anushka Sharma,Rishi Kapoor,Dimple Kapadia
Pluses                  Music sets the mood and Anushka does well
Minuses               First half is pathetic,film moves in slow pace,writing is regressive and illogical,Akshay-Rishi-Dimple lack any subtility in performance
Verdict                 2/5 (watch it if you still not fed up of drama flicks of 80's)

ANGEL
Genre                  Romantic Drama

Release Date       11th Feb

Director               Ganesh Acharya

Duration              122 minutes

Cast                     Nilesh Sahay,Madalsa Sharma,Aruna Irani,Manoj Joshi

Pluses                  Impossible to find

Minuses               Everything

Verdict                 0.5/5 (watch it because now days you can hardly find such a bad movie)

THE MECHANIC

Genre                  Action

Release Date       11th Feb

Director               Simone West

Duration              93 minutes

Cast                     Jason Statham,Ben Foster,Tony Goldwyn

Pluses                  Jason Statham

Minuses               Storyline is fragile,action is uninspiring

Verdict                1.5/5 (watch it if you action flick addict)

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WOH 7 DIN

Genre                  Romantic Drama

Release Date       23rd June,1983

Director               Bapu

Cast                    Anil Kapoor,Padmini Kolhapuri,Naseerudin Shah

Pluse                   Performances of lead cast,melodious music,different storyline with heart wrenching climax

Verdict                4/5 (watch it to believe the simplicity of storytelling)

KABHI HAAN KABHI NAA

Genre                  Romantic

Release Date       25th Febuary,1994

Director               Kundan Shah

Duration              158 minutes

Cast                     Shahrukh Khan,Suchitra Krishnamurthy,Deepak Tijori

Pluses                  Performance of lifetime by SRK,good music,humorous writing and surprise ending

Verdict                4.5/5 (watch it for making of 'romantic king' and his natural raw performance)

Awards               Best Actor (Critics) Filmfare Award

TEESRI KASAM 

Genre                  Romantic

Release Date       1966

Director               Basu Bhattacharya

Duration              159 minutes

Cast                    Raj Kapoor,Waheeda Rehman

Pluses                  Memorable music,terrific performances and full of subtle romantic moments

Verdict                4.5/5 (watch it for sheer brilliance of 60's)

Awards               National Award for Best Film,Nominated for Grand Prix in Moscow International Film Festival

KHAMOSHI

Genre                  Romantic

Release Date       1969

Director               Asit Sen

Duration              127 minutes

Cast                    Waheeda Rehman,Rajesh Khanna,Dharmendra

Pluses                  Best performance of Waheeda Rehman,haunting music,hemant kumar's vocals,passionate story,stand out black and white cinematography

Verdict                4/5 (watch it for music and stunning performance of Waheeda Rehman)

Awards                Best Cinematography Filmfare Award to Kamal Bose