2012 Directed by: Karan Johar I have spent the last six months ruthlessly mocking every promo and song release for this film. “What a hot mess”, I thought to myself. My objections were purely superficial: “that girl looks dull”, “why … Continue reading
2012 Directed by: Gauri Shinde Knowing nothing about Sridevi and totally expecting the film to be jam-packed with trite, pandering BS I was throwing some serious attitude as I waited for English Vinglish to start. Fortunately for my mood and … Continue reading
2012 Directed By: Anurag Basu When I first saw the trailer for Barfi! I thought two things: Ooh! Ranbir in various guises of facial hair This is either going to be incredibly awesome or incredibly terrible It has been a … Continue reading
2012 Directed by: Homi Adajania Cocktail had potential; while I wasn’t overwhelmingly disappointed in the film there were a handful of things that distracted me from enjoying it completely. It’s Dostana for Mean Girls and it kind of works but it loses it’s fizz after the interval when … Continue reading
Directed by: Kunal Kohli 2012 Teri Meri Kahaani had the potential to be a cute, romantic film with some brilliance but, unfortunately, became a pedantic, long-winded saga with trite emotions. The story follows a couple in three incarnations as they find each other, … Continue reading
2012 Directed by Dibakar Banerjee I wish I were somehow smart enough to organize my thoughts about Shanghai. It’s a stunning film with a lot of depth and nuance. There is something artsy-fartsy about it, which is great, but I’m … Continue reading
2012 Directed by: Prabhudeva Rowdy Rathore is a badly sewn together quilt of two entirely different films. On one hand, a violent action film; on the other a throw back to 90s SRK-Kajol-YRF blockbusters. Though disjunctive it manages to work as … Continue reading
Directed by: Anu Menon There really isn’t much to say about London, Paris, New York. It is a tidy RomCom with all the basics packed into a to-the-point hour and a half runtime. Unfortunately compared to my recent viewings of … Continue reading
Directed by: Mandeep Kumar 2012 I can usually tell within two minutes if I am going to like a film or not. With Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya I knew in about two seconds that I was going to enjoy … Continue reading
