Jodhaa Akbar - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar enchants you and exhausts you, at the same time!

BBC: Everything is Big and Grand!

CNN-IBN: A drama of epic proportions, Jodhaa Akbar is at its core an intimate love story, that's set against the spectacular sweep of the Mughal era. It's the kind of film, that doesn't quite let go of your attention, well after the end credits have rolled some three hours and 20 minutes later!

DNA India: It is grand no doubt: grand in vision, writing and execution. With some wonderfully restrained and accomplished acting on the part of the huge star cast, Jodhaa Akbar is a spectacle, that befits the period and the people it portrays.

Glamsham: This movie is a masterpiece, a complete interpretation of what the director has visualized. From costumes, to body language, to background score, to the songs, sets, manpower and lighting, Gowariker has everything spot-on!

Hindustan Times: And the rest isn't history!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Jodhaa Akbar is - without a shred of doubt - a brilliant film in all respects. This historical has all it takes to prove the first blockbuster of 2008. Very strongly recommended!

Movie Talkies: One of the Greatest Motion Pictures of our time!

New York Times: Jodhaa Akbar - a historical romance directed by Ashutosh Gowariker - is filmmaking on the grand scale of Cecil B. DeMille with romance, stirring battles, a cast of thousands and enough elephants and gold to sink the Titanic!

Now Running: Jodhaa-Akbar is a splendidly spiced-up slice of history. Not once does the director allow the inherent opulence of his theme, to overpower the love that grows between the lovers.

Rediff: Jodhaa Akbar is okay, but overlong!

Times Of India: Jodhaa Akbar works only because its heart is in the right place. The film talks about a love that transcends all barriers - gender, religion, culture - and dreams of an India, where secularism and tolerance are the twin towers, that should never ever crumble. And Akbar and Jodhaa are the alluring exponents of this dream.

Sunday - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Rohit Shetty's Sunday is no laugh riot. But it is indeed a good fun to watch once.

CNN-IBN: This weekend, skip Sunday!

DNA India: The whole film stinks of a let's-make-hay-while-the-sun

-shines attitude, never the right reason to do anything creative!

Glamsham: It is Arshad Warsi who puts life into his role, closely followed by Irrfan Khan.

Hindustan Times: As it happens so often in films with a strong supporting cast, Arshad Warsi and Irrfan Khan just lift up the sagging film with its non-happening thrills and thanda romance. Otherwise, amnesia will strike the minute you leave the cinema!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Sunday is a well-made entertainer that has the potential to click with moviegoers.

Movie Talkies: Rohit Shetty's Sunday delivers on its promise of being an entertaining film.

Now Running: Don't go expecting an out-an-out comedy flick, you'll be disappointed!

Rediff: Sunday has comedy but no thrills!

Times Of India: A Southie re-make, the film is a smart little teaser, but with too many loosely edited sequences, especially in the first half. But if you've managed to be attentive till the second half, you may just be rewarded for going through the first-half grind.

Halla Bol - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: No matter how well intentioned Halla Bol is, the film, at the end of the day, fails to stir you up.

CNN-IBN: Halla Bol is too idealistic!

DNA India: Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol undoubtedly has its heart in the right place. It advocates the theory that there is nothing more powerful than public opinion.

Glamsham: Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol is a clone of his earlier hit film, Damini. But then, Damini was in a different league and was, so to speak, ahead of its time. Good performances, tight script and brilliant courtroom scenes. Sadly, the same cannot be said here.

Hindustan Times: This one should have been titled Halla Bhool!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Halla Bol is a powerful film that has its heart in the right place. At the box-office, Halla Bol has the power to grow with a strong word of mouth.

Movie Talkies: The most heartening thing about this film is that the director has given a heartful treatment to the subject of public apathy and the corruption in the higher echelons of society. It's not a subject which is novel to commercial cinema, but what is novel is the manner in which Santoshi's treats the same.

Now Running: Halla Bol discusses important social issues and also entertains. It's a movie packed with a powerful message and performances.

Rediff: Santoshi's back with Halla Bol ! Enjoy the broadstrokes, the cliches, and, above all, the film's honesty.

Times Of India: Halla Bol is a rambling film that tries to take on too many things: the underbelly of Bollywood, politics, police, page 3, media. So much so, it loses grip, ever so often. But what holds it together are some power-packed performances, a sensible topical theme and a handful of riveting scenes.

Taare Zameen Par - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Very rarely do you get to see such great films that touch your heart and make you a better person. Hats off to Aamir Khan for giving us an exceptional film. Exceptional, because it serves the higher purpose of art, cinema in this case.

CNN-IBN: Taare Zameen Par, directed by Aamir Khan and written by Amole Gupte, is the one film you have to watch, even if you haven't watched anything else this year because it's a film with a big heart, an important message, but mostly because it's a film that could change your life.

DNA India: Aamir Khan's directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par, is a winner through and through. Apart from handling the subject with an exact dash of sensitivity, the film strikes the right note by stripping parents of their obsessions with 'readying' their children for what they think life is all about.

Glamsham: A beautiful movie sensibly made to appeal to all sorts of audience across all strata of society. It touches a chord in your heart and connects with everybody. No one is left out. Aamir Khan scores big time with his debut as a director.

Hindustan Times: Won from the heart! A must-experience for sensitive viewers. And do stick on for the end credit titles, showing documentary footage of children with smiles and tears as real as yours..and mine.


IndiaFM: On the whole, Taare Zameen Par is an outstanding work of cinema. It has everything it takes to win awards and box-office rewards!

Movie Talkies: Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par changes the face of Indian cinema as we know it, infusing life into it and giving it its soul. This star twinkles and catches your attention and amazement, tugging at your heart throughout its two-and-a-half-hour plus playing time, bringing the shades of a child's imagination in blazing colour onto the screen canvas, and making us realize that truly every child is special, all we have to do is help them attain their true potential.

Now Running: Taare Zameen Par is great movie with great values which deserves every bit of commercial and critical success that it should get. A must watch for both parents and children, for it will change the way you look at your child and the world.

Rediff: Taare Zameen Par is an impressive debut indeed for filmmaker Aamir Khan, and showcases a brilliant performance by the young Darsheel Safary - one of those child actors you can't possibly resist.

Times Of India: The story is simple and connects instantly with every adult and child in the auditorium. What uplifts the film is its very simplicity, sensitivity and its performances. And holding it all deftly together - the tears and the smiles, the lows and the highs - is Aamir Khan who makes a measured directorial debut. The film never does stop tugging at your heartstrings. We recommend a mandatory viewing for all schools and all parents.

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Welcome - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Exit from the hall at the end of the movie was the better part of watching Welcome, director Anees Bazmee's latest comedy film! The movie falls way short of expectations.

CNN-IBN: Welcome, the tortuous comedy!

Glamsham: Welcome is a funny move. It succeeds it tickling your funny bone, but director Anees Bazmee stretches the joke too far.

Hindustan Times: Oof, that box without a dhakkan!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Welcome is a fun ride all the way.

Now Running: Welcome fails to raise laughs despite good cast.

Rediff: Welcome packs in a lot of masala.

Times Of India: Go for end-of-the-year gags and season-of-goodwill giggles.

Dus Kahaniyaan - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Sanjay Gupta's Dus Kahaniyaan is an interesting, engrossing and entertaining watch.

CNN-IBN: Dus Kahaniyaan, too dull and boring!

DNA India: Without getting into individual merits or the lack thereof of each story, suffice it to say that the acting is ordinary, the direction amateur and the choice of subject banal. Only the technical execution is classy, an expected feature of a Sanjay Gupta film.

Glamsham: Sanjay Gupta has once again taken a path less trodden. That's what creativity is all about.

Hindustan Times: Overall, not happening!


IndiaFM: On the whole, the number of interesting kahaniyaan in Dus Kahaniyaan outnumber the not-too-interesting ones and that's what goes in its favor.

Movie Talkies: Even though all ten stories are not outstanding, all of them are absorbing, what with their taut narrative, brilliant acting and the mandatory twist in the tale.

Now Running: Dus Kahaniyaan is a unique movie.

Rediff: Some decent kahaaniyan.

Times Of India: Almost all the stories are deftly told, with the mandatory twist in the climax which keeps you riveted.

Aaja Nachle - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Aaja Nachle is a perfect example of how good actors can sometimes save a poor movie and make it watchable, at least once.

CNN-IBN: Even if Aaja Nachle doesn't quite deliver on all its promises, go watch it because Madhuri Dixit is spectacular in it.

DNA India: The movie rests on Madhuri's able shoulders, and the actor doesn't disappoint. A comeback that will be remembered for a long time, it may even win her a few awards.

Glamsham: It's not a great movie, but definitely worth a one-time watch!

Hindustan Times: Frankly, it's only Madhuri Dixit who lures you to the multiplex. But surely she deserved a far richer and above-average comeback. At best, she's passable like the rest of this siesta-inducing Aaja Snore kar le!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Aaja Nachle disappoints big time. At the box-office, the film has embarked on a poor start and coupled with weak merits will only emerge as one of the major disappointments of the year.

Movie Talkies: Madhuri still rocks!

New York Times: Ms. Dixit reminds us that whatever "it" is, she's still got it!

Now Running: Madhuri sparkles in Aaja Nachle despite poor storytelling.

Rediff: Aaja Nachle is a warm, well-intentioned and competently acted happy extravaganza - except, it fails to engage.

Times Of India: The dhak-dhak diva returns, alas, minus the dhak-dhak.

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Vivek Agnihotri's film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is about everything else except football. It is about racism towards south Asians in Britain, and it is about the rise of the underdogs.

CNN-IBN: Painfully pointless!

DNA India: Foul play!

Glamsham: You can't put your creative energies in a sports movie, get your actors to do some grueling drills to fit the part and when it comes to the crux, think the audience is a fool.

Hindustan Times: The helter-skelter direction, the shallow characterisations, the ear-piercing background music score and the slack editing, make you wish you had stayed at home. Honestly, this one's too much like that famous song Goalie maar bheje mein!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Goal has an ordinary first hour, but the post-interval portions, especially the exhilarating climax, makes up for everything.

Now Running: Overall, Goal isn't a bad movie. Watch with low expectations and you might enjoy it.

Rediff: Iss Goal ko chuck de!

Times Of India: This one is like a staggered hangover of Chak De! India. It takes the body and rips out the soul. Goal is actually a case of Dhan Dhana Dhan deja vu, where everything that you've ever seen in any and every sport film finds a dekko. The script simply doesn't rise above the clichés and lets down the actors who just can't bend your emotions.

Om Shanti Om - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Farah Khan's film Om Shanti Om perfectly matches the festive spirit of the season. The movie is one of the best wholesome entertainers we have seen from Bollywood this year.

CNN-IBN: Om Shanti Om is a film that brings the fun back into the movies. A swell song-and-dance drama that's sensationally senseless. Go watch it and prepare to come back beaming!

DNA India: A rocket which fizzles out.

Glamsham: For all the hype, OSO is surely a downer. It will take more than an OSO to better SRK's performance in Chak De! India, which is still a rage!

Hindustan Times: Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om is dedicated to the imperishable magic of the movies.


IndiaFM: On the whole, Om Shanti Om is Bollywood masala in its truest form and also, at its best.

Movie Talkies: This one is full paisa vasool!

Now Running: Om Shanti Om lacks fun, wholesome entertainment. OSO is basically a typical Bollywood Masala movie without entertainment value!

Rediff: Farah Khan's latest film is heavily flawed but still fun.

Times Of India: Overall experience is paisa vasool stuff with loads of naach-gaana and brainless mazaa.

Saawariya - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Falls short of expectations!

CNN-IBN: Saawariya fails to strike a chord.

DNA India: Saawariya is not Sanjay Leela Bhansali's best film.

Glamsham: Saawariya is an Indian cinematic experience of rare brilliance. Either consciously, or unconsciously, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has let the influence of Baz Luhrmann's Award winning movie, Moulin Rouge take over his being.

Hindustan Times: Saawariya is incomprehensible and meaningless.


IndiaFM: Saawariya is all style, no substance.

Movie Talkies: Fails to create magic.

New York Times: Saawariya announces itself as an adaptation of Dostoyevsky's White Nights, but whatever Russian soul may dwell deep within, it is pretty well drowned in Bollywood style!

Now Running: This work of art doesn't have the in-your-face flamboyance of Devdas or Black where almost every shot reached a crescendo, every passion peaked like a mid-summer sun, and every movement denoted drama. But Saawariya is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's most tender ode to love yet.

Rediff: Oh, how Sanjay Bhansali hams!

Times Of India: Khamoshi was heart-tugging. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was classic romanticism. Black was soul-stirring. Saawariya is visually overpowering. Go for it when you are in a rhapsodic mood and you might just rave about it. But if you're looking for fun, Saawariya isn't the answer.

Darling - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: It is the unpredictability element in the story that makes the movie watchable.

CNN-IBN: Darling is RGV ki comic-horror movie!

Glamsham: It thrills a bit but fails to horrify, which is what the maker set out to do. In the bargain, Ram Gopal Varma lets out your friendly neighborhood ghost who is more cute than horrible. But to give RGV his due, it's better than his AAG which released last week, the embers of which still refuse to die down!

Hindustan Times: Ghost ghost na raha!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Darling is a well-made product that will find flavor with the multiplex audience mainly.

Now Running: One extra star goes to this poor ghost film only for Esha Deol's startling presence and sterling account of a woman whom love turns into a roaming spirit.

Rediff: Darling works in fits and spurts, a pretty watchable film, but with the flavour of a short, made-for-TV movie. Sure it has its moments, but there's not much you're going to remember when you walk out of the theatre, and horror enthusiasts aren't likely to marvel over much of it.

Times Of India: This Darling has no oomph.

Dhokha - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Dhokha is not a path-breaking film, but it deserves to be seen solely because of the secular message that it gives. The movie, sort of, holds a mirror to the society.

CNN-IBN: Dhokha, Pooja Bhatt's third directorial outing after Paap and Holiday, is unarguably the most relevant of her three films because it touches upon themes that are significant and critical.

DNA India: Pooja Bhatt makes a brave attempt to make a socially relevant film with Dhokha, focussing on the alienation of the minority community and the psyche of a suicide bomber. But she leaves it half- baked by simplifying the whole issue and reducing it to a casual game of cops and robbers.

Glamsham: A capable director with a vision to see the end result in the beginning is what is required. Pooja Bhatt excels in this role with Dhokha. She has a winner in the script and she whips up a fine performance from all the characters to present an educative film that stirs the emotions within you - hate, anger, betrayal, helplessness, hopelessness.

Hindustan Times: The theme has its abiding relevance, and is dealt with a degree of courage. Now only if Pooja Bhatt's skills as a director matched her heart pangs.


IndiaFM: Powerful. Thought-provoking. Disturbing. That sums up Dhokha, directed by Pooja Bhatt. On the whole, Dhokha is a well-made film.

Movie Talkies: Pooja Bhatt's Dhokha is to be lauded for the sincerity of its intent and for the fact that the film has a point to make. And even though it is a little laboured at times, and simplistic at others, it is a valid one.

Now Running: Dhokha, with its renewable but non-derivative topicality, washes away the sins of excessive inspiration that plagues present-day cinema in Hindi.

Rediff: The film, directed by Pooja Bhatt, seems to be a lecture to the Hindu community in India about the serious issue of terrorism.

Times Of India: Dhokha might have worked magically, like Chak De! India, if the film had not been didactic and indulged in long soliloquies about integration, assimilation and one nation.

Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: RGV Ki Aag doesn't come anywhere close to the real thing, Ramesh Sippy's Sholay.

CNN-IBN: RGV Ki Aag is RGV Ka Daag!

DNA India: RGV Ki Aag is undoubtedly one of the worst gangster movies made in the country including those that figure in the B-grade and C-grade classification. The wonder is the number of A-grade actors who actually agreed to work in this piece of nonsense!

Glamsham: Don't get caught in this fire!

Hindustan Times: Lifetime's Worst Ever Movie Award goes to RGV Ki Aag!


IndiaFM: On the whole, RGV Ki Aag has a strong first half, but a lengthy and violent second half plays a spoilsport.

Movie Talkies: The first reaction to Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag , is "What has Ram Gopal Varma done?" One can only wish that Varma's own natural flair for this genre of cinema would have taken over, rather than being adamant on remaking a classic.

Now Running: Let's just call Aag an interesting revisionist version of Sholay and be done with it. The biggest mistake we can make while watching Varma go back to his favourite film is to look for signs and symbols from the past.

Rediff: Ram Gopal Varma ki .. Aargh!

Times Of India: Ironically the embers (sholay) burn stronger than the inferno (aag). RGV ends up axing the soul out of the cult film. Somehow, the dark tones of the film become symptomatic of the quality of the film. It's Sholay minus the timeless glow.

Heyy Babyy - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: The movie's strength lies in its storyline and appropriate casting of actors in their respective roles. On the whole, Heyy Babyy packs in enough masala and emotion to keep you entertained throughout its running time.

CNN-IBN: Heyy Babyy is a gross comedy, over-the-top drama.

Glamsham: For a first-timer, Sajid has effortlessly woven the scenes to piece a seamless movie; like a master knitter who weaves with the magic of long needles an amazing centerpiece for the table.

Hindustan Times: Sajid Khan's direction is more dependent on lavish resources and star value than a distinctive style of storytelling. The music score by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is nothing to hum about; the cinematography is patchy and the screenplay's latter-half is particularly laboured.


IndiaFM: On the whole, Heyy Babyy is an entertainer that has something for everyone. At the box-office, it has the potential to rock big time.

Movie Talkies: Heyy Babyy is an enjoyable film.

Now Running: Heyy Babyy, heart-warmingly funny.

Rediff: A really annoying Babyy!

Times Of India: It's primarily the performances that save Heyy Babyy from being another run-of-the-mill comedy. If Akshay is his usual boisterous self, then both Fardeen and Riteish are competent as his funny buddies.

Marigold - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Marigold is riddled with all the clichés that could be seen in bad Bollywood movies. To sum it up, Marigold is an utterly forgettable film. The movie leaves you feeling wilted.

BBC: Despite boasting bags of colour, energy and top Bollywood actor Salman Khan, this cross cultural concoction falls halfway between the genres.

CNN-IBN: Marigold is one of those embarrassing films that deserve to have stayed in the cans forever.

Glamsham: Marigold is a winner. (No idea what made the editor call it a "winner"!!)

Hindustan Times: Honestly, the experience of watching this Indo-American oddity is pretty close to facing death. If you survive to tell the tale, consider yourself a survivor of a tsunami of pure drivel!


IndiaFM: On the whole, Marigold is a terrible film with gloomy prospects. A sure-shot disaster!

Movie Talkies: The problem is that the director makes no attempt to create a plot which could be remotely interesting. In fact, barring the presence of Salman Khan, the film has little else to offer. It's quite a poor attempt at bringing the two - Hollywood & Bollywood - together.

New York Times: Marigold isn't quite the lark it could be. It doesn't really have Bollywood's antic, anything-goes quality, and Mr. Carroll's script lacks punch and dimension.

Now Running: Marigold, an aesthetically shot love story.

Rediff: Marigold: Salman's worst mistake!

Times Of India: A bit more energy and the film could have been a sweet crossover romance.

Chak De! India - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Chak De! India is a beautifully made film that makes you laugh, makes you cry, gives you goose bumps, and stirs up patriotism inside you.

BBC: It's the talent and determination of the well characterised female cast that breathes life into Chak De! India.

CNN-IBN: Chak De! India is a compelling film to watch and much of its charm lies in those wonderful scenes between the 16-odd girls who make up coach Kabir Khan's underdog team.

Glamsham: It is this 'simply clad' SRK who surpasses himself playing the protagonist. There's no gloss, nor glamour, no skimpily clad women, nor item numbers. In short, there's no fluff, this film is heavy on content, and scores big time!

Hindustan Times: Shah Rukh Khan is outstanding - it's a performance that is comparable and at points even more internalised than the one in Swades. He carries the proverbial burden of the project on his shoulders. Intense and steel-like, he stays in character throughout, shunning any traces of glamour.


IndiaFM: SRK is the soul of Chak De! India. A performance that's sure to go down as one of his finest works so far.

Movie Talkies: A Winner all the Way!

New York Times: The director, Shimit Amin, strikes a buoyant, propulsive tone, replacing the customary Bollywood production numbers with exhilarating musical montages of team practice. The film's greatest merit is its commentary on sexism in India.

Now Running: SRK does pack in a punch. Gritty, intense and dramatic, he hits all the right buttons in a role he sinks his teeth into without distracting from the rest of the film.

Rediff: The fit of Shah Rukh as a hockey coach - inspiring, canny, frustrated, helpless and profoundly hopeful - is so naturally perfect that it's a wonder he hasn't done a sports film before.

Times Of India: Chak De! India's Kabir Khan remains one of Shah Rukh's finest performances: measured, straight from the heart and minus all mannerisms. Great performances by a bunch of unknowns, a gritty pace and a marvellous restraint make Chak De! India an unbridled ode to patriotism without any hysterical chest-beating.

Gandhi My Father - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Gandhi My Father is a hard-hitting film that tells a sad and tragic story. The film is a piece of quality cinema.

CNN-IBN: Gandhi My Father is like a boring history lesson.

Glamsham: Gandhi My Father is much more than a movie. It's a moving story, told about the father of our nation and his eldest soni, it's also a lesson in history, and the art of making period films.

Hindustan Times: Gandhi My Father is cinema of A-class quality.

IndiaFM: A landmark film in all respects, highlighting a scene or two would be doing gross injustice to the film. For, every sequence has the power to keep you hooked and most importantly, carries the stamp of a genius.


Movie Talkies: It is a very sincere attempt to tell a story of a father and son caught in web of history. Every minute detail has been carefully looked into, thus giving it a very authentic look and feel, beginning with the sepia-tinted documentary footage.

Now Running: Gandhi My Father is a heart-wrenching tragedy about the Gandhi family- it is a story that needed to be told and deserves to be seen and heard.

Rediff: The film is worth a watch for its brave attempt to paint another picture of the Mahatma, not found in our history books.

Times Of India: Gandhi, as an individual may have been long gone, but the idea of Gandhi not only lives on forever, it grows stronger with each passing generation. An interesting debut for Anil Kapoor as producer and Feroz Khan as director.

Cash - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Cash turns out to be a senseless action thriller. It is like a rollercoaster heading nowhere. Better think twice before squandering your cash on this flick!

CNN-IBN: Cash is a heist film, but it's made with zero intelligence and no skill whatsoever on the part of every single person who's worked on it, barring perhaps the action director who's designed some cool stunts.

Glamsham: The movie begins with a whimper and ends in a whimper. In between there are gunshots, well-choreographed dances, diamond robbers, who are shown in flashes of animation and lots of leave-your-brains behind moments.

Hindustan Times: Don't be Rash, don't waste your Cash. Even an old CASHmera Shah movie would be better!

IndiaFM: Cash has style, but rests on a thin plot and that is its biggest flaw. At the box-office, the film might attract the audience in its initial weekend, but a weak script will throw a spanner.


New York Times: Cash, for all its flash, leaves you hungry. But not for more!

Now Running: Cash, stylish and slick but nonsensical.

Rediff: Cash could have been a ride - if only they paid half as much attention to the script as they did to the title song!

Times Of India: It's gloss without substance. Cash is just cool images minus the cutting edge.

Partner - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Partner may be heavily inspired from the Hollywood film Hitch but the comedy in it is very desi. The music by Sajid-Wajid is funky and goes well with the film's theme.

CNN-IBN: For the joy of watching Salman and Govinda pull out all stops and get down to their loudest best, Partner might just be worth a watch.

DNA India: With Partner, David Dhawan returns to filmmaking after 20 months retaining his typical style with laugh-a-minute gags, saucy and sassy dialogues.

Glamsham: It's not exactly a no-brainer as the script runs through the film holding the scenes together. In fact, it's entertaining and manages to raise quite a few laughs.

Hindustan Times: David Dhawan's 38th comic flick, Partner, though hilarious, seems to have failed his fans, fed on an overdose of laughter.


IndiaFM: Partner is a winner all the way. This one's a laugh-riot that will have the viewers laughing in the aisles and its distributors, laughing all the way to the bank. A sure-shot Hit!

Movie Talkies: It's full paisa vasool!

Now Running: Partner is the kind of comedy that looks glossy and feels good. Go for it.

Rediff: Partner is a laugh riot!

Times Of India: A great cast, a veteran director and a wimp of a film: now that's a real irony, specially since the industry had its hopes pinned on Partner and David Dhawan fans had been sorely missing India's Nizam of Nonsense over the past few years.

Naqaab - Movie Review

Apun Ka Choice: Naqaab doesn't turn out to be a riveting thriller, but it is engaging enough to be seen once.

BBC: Twists and turns don't quite come up to expectations in this love-triangle thriller.

CNN-IBN: A thriller that doesn't thrill!

DNA India: More layers than a wedding cake!

Glamsham: Naqaab does not live up to the director duo Abbas-Mustan's forte of making thrillers.

Hindustan Times: Naqaab is best left unveiled!


IndiaFM: Naqaab is engrossing in parts, with the suspense really catching you by surprise.

Movie Talkies: Naqaab has the makings of a classier thriller. It just fails to take off from its premise of a reality film, which is quite interesting. In the final analysis, the film lacks the all-important punch.

Now Running: Naqaab- a disappointing thriller to say the least!

Rediff: Naqaab is a watchable thriller (because its a 2 hour movie only!)

Times Of India: The problem with the film lies in its transparency. It's a love triangle, where you know at the very onset who's cheating on whom and who is going to end up the victim.