DHOOM 3 Review: Get Set... Dhoom!

A couple of hours drive through the California desert to reach San Diego had this lucky blogger enjoying an early Christmas gift from her be...

THE LUNCHBOX (DABBA): A Delicacy for the Soul

It is certainly a joy when yet another film being hailed as the true flag of Hindi language independent cinema actually delivers in all de...

USTAD HOTEL: The Beauty of Nonchalance

Every now and then, there is a regional film making its way into a review by the Hindi Cinema Blog and Ustad Hotel , a 2012 Malayalam film w...

ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI 2: Of Love and Other Passions

Milan Luthria pairs up with Ekta Kapoor once again and directs the sequel to his gangster hit Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with generous and...

BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG: A Real-Life Tale of Inspiration

Rakeysh Onprakash Mehra had me conquered with Rang de Basanti and I had been awaiting a new tale that would feature his unique directorial ...

HARUD: Kashmir's Free-Falling Leaves

Slow but effective, Harud starts with scenes that grasp the viewer and, even though one might find the film’s long silences heavy to watch...

GURU DUTT: The Percentage of Tears

Guest post by: Tiru Pradyumna Editing by: HINDI CINEMA BLOG Tiru Pradyumna is a theatre director from Bangalore. Interpreting and finding p...

MAHESH TINAIKAR Candidly Unplugged - An Interview

  Mahesh Tinaikar, golden fingers guitarist of the indie rock scene in India and a passionate musician open to sounds and grooves coming fro...

DABBA - 'The Lunchbox" - MOVES CANNES AUDIENCES

Image by Indianexpress.com  After having bagged at least 15 minutes of a standing ovation at its premiere screening at the 66th Cannes Film ...

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF HINDI FILMS

Image from IBNLive.com By Swanand Kirkire (Edited by Mayank Shekher for the MAMI Film Festival)   I remember when I was a newcomer to Hindi...

SANJAY DUTT Sentenced to Jail in Mumbai Blasts Case

Sanjay Dutt (Image: bollywoodgo.net)  One of the Hindi film industry's most talented and prominent actors, Sanjay Dutt, has received the...

GATTU Review: A Child Conquers the Sky

When a movie without special effects, exotic locations, huge stars and song and dance sequences is released, it tends to be classified in th...

SPECIAL 26 Review: Thrill is the Word

A Wednesday was the first Indian film I believe I watched in India and without English subtitles. I still remember a friend translating fo...

VISHWAROOP and the Voice of Kamal Hassan

Kamal Hassan and Pooja Kumar at media meet in Bombay Photograph by: Bollywoodhungama.com India is a democracy that is admired by many a coun...

Bollywood Infomercial Sleek: RACE 2 Review

  Let us quote and interview of Johann Verheem, founder of a weight loss company who became famous overnight due to one of his infomercials:...

MATRU KI BIJLEE KA MANDOLA Review: Bhardwaj's Off-beat Genius

It was enough to see the promos featuring a smiling pink buffalo, Gulabi Bhains, prior to a Talaash screening to convince us we needed to ...

DABANGG 2 Review: Chulbul Pandey Came and Went

Bombay moviegoer's expectations were ablaze viewing the giant posters of Bollywood’s most masalaic hero pointing a gun at cars passing ...