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

LADIES Vs. RICKY BAHL   (not bad)

Genre                  Drama/Comedy/Romance

Release Date       9th December

Director               Manish Sharma

Duration               minutes

Cast                    Ranveer Singh,Anushka Sharma,Parineeti Chopra,Dippanita Sharma,Aditi Sharma

Pluses                 Lead pair is awesome in performance as well as chemistry,Parineeti is mind blowing and fresh,music lifts the mood,beautiful locales

Minuses              Takes time to heat up,later part of 2nd half drags,story is too predictable            

Verdict               3/5 (watch it for sparkling chemistry of lead pair)
Box Office Predictions                              18-23 cr nett should be the opening weekend
Watch out for                                           Anushka looks sizzling in black bikni and Parineeti is revelation in a typical delhi girl character,Ranveer flaunts his well toned body for good effect

LANKA             (good attempt)

Genre                  Drama/Thriller

Release Date       9th December

Director               Maqbool Khan

Duration              110 minutes

Cast                    Manoj Bajpayee,Arjan Bajwa,Tia Bajpai,Yashpal Sharma,Manish Chaudhary

Pluses                 Manoj Bajpayee is decnt,Arjan is outstanding,Writing by Shashank  is engaging,direction keeps you hooked

Minuses              Political nexus theme is unnecessary,Tia Bajpai is irritating

Verdict               2.5/5 (watch it if you like 'regular' off beat cinema)
Box Office Predictions 3 cr nett lifetime

YE STUPID PYAAR    (really stupid)

Genre                  Romance/Drama

Release Date       9th December

Director               Rakesh Jain

Duration              125 minutes

Cast                    Jatin Khurana,Nupur Patwardhan,Akansha Shivhare

Pluses                 I failed to find any!

Minuses              Everything from writing to direction to acting is stupid

Verdict               0.5/5 (watch it on your own risk)
Box Office Predictions 50 lakhs nett lifetime,a box office disaster

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