Movie Review on Maneesh Sharma's "FAN"

Well! This movie is something else... It touched all my emotional chords. One of the best ever by Shah Rukh Khan in years!

"FAN"- one of the most anticipated movie of this year from Bollywood is finally here. It's a film for each one of that person who is or has ever been any star's 'fan'. Every FAN has their own personal relationship with their hero - it's almost a Love Story. The concept of the film is simple "The fans maketh the star", and this movie succeed in showing this concept brilliantly but with some loopholes. This is a must-watch film  for all cinema enthusiasts. At first, I thought it to be a inspired movie but its undoubtedly a unique one.

"This is what being a true fan looks-like"

This film is all about Shah Rukh Khan and his pure masterclass acting skills. There is a reason why Shah Rukh Khan is known for his intense roles. This film brings back the menacing Darr-Baazigar SRK back. Its just when you thought Shah Rukh Khan is losing edge in acting skills, he makes a comback. With the actor playing the two main characters in the film, especially two that are at such odds with each other, it can’t be easy to keep a smooth narrative but the director did it very well. I just loved the VFX and make-up detailing in the movie.

"SRK at his best playing Gaurav Chandna"

Hats-off to writer- director Maneesh Sharma as he did a extraordinary job. His writing was tight but the execution was bit complex. The script and screenplay of the film are quite close to everyone's lives, and this to helps to connect with the film. I realized that during the emotional scenes, I too went emotional and felt some tears in my eyes. The cinematography of this movie is great. Frames are good, and they tried things that made the movie look really good visually. The technical aspects are top notch. The action sequences of this film are engaging and well shot from beginning to the end.

"SRK as Superstar Aryan Khanna"

The chase sequences are well executed but it get bit tiring as the sequences seemed quite long. First half of this movie is quite gripping, strong and touching but second half losses that grip, some unreal stuff happens but I can live with that because who knows, maybe this events could happen. Lastly, I think the climax may receive bad opinions, but I personally loved the ending.

"It's SRK vs SRK chase sequence"

I would give this emotional-thrilling movie 9 stars out of 10. Shah Rukh Khan is a sheer genius, his charm is un-matchable. You may love him. You may hate him. But you can't help but admire the guy's acting ability. Films like these are not made for Huge Box Office Collections, they are made for sheer uniqueness. If you are looking for a reason to watch this movie, he would be enough for you.

"WOAH! That's his star power"

You may agree with me. You may disagree with me. But, you can't deny his star-power. For all those who still hates SRK and are giving the bad reviews- "Rehnede, Tu Nahi Samjhega". 

Movie Review on Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

Epic, Astonishing, Awesome and Action-Packed. It felt like our all comic book dreams came true...

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"- It's one of the most anticipated and the biggest film of 2016 or we can even say of all time. My expectations from this movie were way too high. After watching this film on its first premier show itself, I'm glad to say that it didn't disappoint me. In some cases this film even surpassed some of my great expectations. It's a complete action-packed movie.  The fight between Batman and Superman was amazing. The way the fight was choreographed was beyond anything we've ever seen before. It's like fan's dream come true.

"Teamed-up for a battle against the evil"

The opening sequence of the movie was one of the best thing of the movie, it's a visual treat and shows Snyder's visual creativity. Talking about the performances everyone (literally each-one of them) gave their 100% best. All the actors exceeded in terms of expectations. Ben Affleck's performance as Batman was just amazing and totally believable but you will definitely gonna miss Bale's Batman somehow. Jesse Eisenberg's performance as Lex Luthor was brilliant and will give you goosebumps.  Henry Cavill's performance as Superman was pretty much the same as his performance in 'Man of Steel'. His performance as Clark Kent was very accurate to the comics. How can I forget Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman? (the best thing in the movie) She gave us the Wonder Woman performance we've all been waiting for. She owns the role in every way possible and delivered an unexpected and fearsome. Every other member of the cast did great, too, but these were the performances that stood out.

"Jessie Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in a still from the movie"

The story is well-woven. The direction is absolutely fantastic. Zack Snyder brilliantly blends shots in a poetic way. The pacing is absolutely better than other comic book movies. The flow of the narrative is smooth. There is humor as well as sadness in the movie. You will feel many, many emotions while watching this. The cinematography used in the movie is fantastic. Dialogues are strong and intelligently-written. Kudos to Hans Zimmer. His score is both haunting and epic at the same time. It's a quite dark film but not as much as I've been expecting. Though, It had some surprise elements but it's bit predictable. I want to compare this movie with 'Avengers' but, I sure won't.

"He looks so bad-ass in this pic"

I'll give this much-needed DC's film 8.5 stars out of 10. As I have said earlier this movie is like a dream come true for DC comic's fans as some of the greatest moments in the DC's comics are brilliantly brushed onto the canvas of this movie. I can happily say I will be seeing this again and again, hopefully I did not spoil anything as I want to everyone to have as good as a time as I did. Now, do any of you even need my advice to watch this epic film? Just GO FOR IT!!!

"It may not be that movie that we really wanted but, It's definitely a movie that we needed."

"Do I really need say anything?" O_O 

Movie Review on Disney's "ZOOTOPIA"

It's definitely a typical Disney's classic. One of the smartest and the most creative animated movie I've ever seen.

Zootopia is an absolute marvel both in scale and in execution. Zootopia may frankly be the most complete, original, emotionally strong, socially relevant, and an incredibly funny film to ever come out of Disney studios. This  film will impress you by its creative world of animals and also by its intelligent humor.

"Judy Hopps joining the force."

The film takes place in the vibrant, diverse world of Zootopia, a place where predators and prey live together in harmony, and are free to be whoever and whatever they want to be. These reasons are precisely why the land attracts Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), a small bunny with dreams of being a police officer. After completing her police training, Judy joined the force alongside other big animals such as rhinos, bulls, elephants, etc. From here movie's main story prevails with many twists, humor and life lessons. Every character in this movie have their own importance and got their sufficient time on the screen.

"A still from the most hilarious scene of the movie."

Countless animated movies were made every year, but very few of them can make a difference, this movie is one of them. This movie has a lot to say about racism, drugs and other serious issues in life and it succeeded in every way. This movie was not boring even one bit. Everything is completely thought through and there is a mind blowing amount of detail in this movie for you to see and all of this makes it worth watching more than just one time only.

"Some of the main character from the film"

I will give this movie 9 stars out of 10. I want to give this movie more but this perfection is what we expect from Disney, nothing here was unexpected. My advice? Watch this movie for sure at any cost, if already did then watch it again. It can also bag an Oscar. And yeah! I'am not at all exaggerating anything. :p

Movie Review on Tim Miller's "DEADPOOL"

“Captain Deadpool - Nah! Just Deadpool” - has arrived! And it’s dirty, hilarious, violent, insane, sexy and at the same time it’s also romantic.

“DEADPOOL”- a movie which is one of the and also the first most anticipated movie of 2016. I had great expectations towards the movie from the moment I first saw it’s trailer and it didn’t disappoint me at all. Finally after watching the movie first day first show the first thing I noticed was how inventive the storytelling is. The film throws you into the action from the first moment and then goes back and forth in brilliant ways to slowly unfold the story of this insane antihero. I really really liked Deadpool, the character is one the best ever. 

A still from the movie.

It’s undoubtedly the funniest Marvel movie till now and also one of the best ever. The action itself is top notch, beautifully designed and used every camera technique possible and available. Pacing is close to perfection. The love story in this film is probably the most sincere I've ever seen in a superhero movie and it gives the film the strong emotional core which so many of these movies lack. Ryan Reynolds brilliantly potrayed the key character and has great chemistry with co-star Morena Baccarin, who is perfectly in sync with Ryan.

A still from the movie showing the chemistry between Ryan and Morena.

The humor in the movie works surprisingly well and if you’re not interested in this movie, do watch it for it’s humor. Not every line or every joke lands - but that's the beauty of this character: they don't really need to. Deadpool can't help himself; as long as he's able to breathe he'll crack wise and make fun of himself and those around him.

Despite all my praise, it's not a perfect film. The villain in this revenge tale is utterly forgettable and the story itself is not very satisfying as it lacks any surprise element or even a wow element as everything was bit expected (that’s what I felt was missing) but it's a damn good first entry in a franchise for the introduction of the insane but oddly charming antihero ‘Deadpool’. It will hopefully explore the character and his world to a much larger extent in the sequel(s). And it's actually a very important film for another reason. If Deadpool is a financial success - which at this point is already clear that it will be - now we'll hopefully will see more R-rated Superhero movies in the future. There's a gigantic audience out there that is over the age of 18, loves to read comic books and can absolutely handle real-world language, real-world sex and real-world violence in superhero movies.

A still showing a fight between Deadpool and Villain Ajax.

I’ll give it 9 stars out of 10. Many people might feel different - and I respect their opinion-but I have grown tired of entirely bloodless ‘only for children type’ superhero flicks. Welcome this change in the world of superheros. This movie left its strong mark, and now there’s great expectations towards its sequel. It’s a must-must watch for all over 18 people out there. 

* Also, stay after the credits and during the credits - it will make you laugh your head off.*

Movie Review on Raja Krishna Menon's "AIRLIFT"

"Airlift" is a reality-based nail-biting war thriller that is going to give you goosebumps. It's a film which will make you proud to be an Indian all over again.

"Airlift" is simply a great movie with superb performance and a well-knit script. It's a fast paced story which doesn't allow audience attention to wander away from the screen. It's a film which will occasionally bring goosebumps in you. But it feels real bad when you know that a film could have been made much more better but stopped at being just a good patriotic film that is predictable.Undoubtedly, as you all might have heard it's a brilliant film but I personally felt that it could have been made much more better.


It is Akshay Kumar's show all the way. He delivered a committed performance, enacting the heroic protagonist with honesty. A thumbs up to him for doing something different. After giving back-to-back hits in 2015 with Baby, Gabbar Is Back and Singh Is Bliing, Akshay Kumar is definitely on a roll. With Holiday, Baby and now Airlift, Akshay Kumar has managed to create a image of "Mera Bharat Mahaan" actor and fans will love him in new avatar. The fresh pairing of Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur works well. She has also done a decent job as Ranjit’s wife despite very limited role in the movie.

A still of Akshay Kumar as 'Ranjit Katiyal' from the movie.

Raja Krishna Menon's Direction is decent. Cinematography is gritty & nicely mounted. Editing is mostly crisp, although the first-hour is slow-paced! Art & Costume Design are average. Action-Sequences are raw & rustic. Background Score is top-class. Terrific dialogues add another dimension to this touching tale of sacrifice and suffering for a greater cause. The background score of the movie touches your heart. ‘Tu Bhoola Jise’ is an exceptional song which is composed by Amaal Malik and sung by KK. ‘Vande Mataram’ also touches our emotional chords because of its intelligent setting
with certain situation.


The movie doesn't offer you much to feel the actual tension that might have existed, the fear of death which people lived everyday, stuck in a war zone. The movie goes on like a monotonous narration of a series of incidents which led to a historic achievement in the form of world's most successful evacuation. The thrill, and the gripping plot behind each of those events is missing.

A still from the movie.

For the first time, I have stated or tried to state as many things that I felt were missing in the movie instead of writing all those common praises that everyone is already giving it. I'll give this movie 7.5/10. As a whole this movie is capable of winning hearts and minds all over the world. It's a must watch film to know all about the world's largest human evacuation ever that is done by India. Salute to all the real heroes! Jai Hind! 

Movie Review on Bejoy Nambiar's "WAZIR"

Well-Written, Amazing Cast, Wonderful Movie with an Amazing End. Great start for year 2016.

So, 2016 has been started and the first movie that I watched this year is "Wazir". It's a chess based thriller. This movie narrates the story with the game 'Chess'. So, the title is perfectly suitable. The film is well narrated by Director Bejoy Nambiar. The most surprising thing about the movie is it's duration i.e.- 90 minutes, which makes this movie short and crisp.

A still from the movie. 

In the movie, Amitabh Bachan is just brilliant as always. He portrayed his role like no other person would have portrayed. He is always a delight to watch. He is truly a pawn of the chessboard of the film industry who with every step re-take his position as king again and again. Farhan Akhtar gets into his character perfectly and again he proves his versatility, he is simply a terrific actor. Aditi Rao Hydari is decent and carries of her role effortlessly. Neil Nitin Mukesh had a brief role but he portrayed his role impressively and did a great job. Rest of the cast including John Abraham as guest appearance did really well.

"Khel-khel main, khel-khel se, khel-khel ye aa jayega"

There are small details in the movie which are shown brilliantly to keep the audience guessing till the end. Some actions sequences are just breathtaking and are sharply executed. The dialogues are also good, the chess metaphors used are brilliant. Cinematography by Sanu Varghese is stunning and lifts this movie higher. Slow motion scenes are superb. The songs are the soul of the film. They are just heart-warming and melodious. The background music is also good.

"Tu mere paas toh hai na"

Looking at the movie timeline and  the thrilling  theme that it portrays, it feels that it's crisply made. But often this short movie feels long. The plot is very interesting but not gripping. Its very little that this film justifies itself but the awesome ending says it all. All the thrill, story, cinematography steals the show because of the brilliant finish.


Overall, an interesting plot that's not gripping but the ending steals the show. The movie could have been better if it's shortened by cutting some boring scenes. Though this movie is a brilliant one but not sure whether our indian audience is ready for this kind of thrillers or not. So, I would give it 8.5/10.

An action sequence still from the movie. 

My Advice? GO FOR IT!!! This movie will not disappoint you. It's full of emotions and thrills, so go and enjoy the first good movie of this year. 

Movie Review on Disney Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"

Remarkably beautiful, emotional and a heart-touching film.

Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur' is one of the most spectacular animated films I've ever seen. The landscapes shown in the film are breathtaking and some scenes are realistic enough to be a Planet Earth episode. The backgrounds and all the lanscapes shown are insanely realistic. Each frame is extraordinarily detailed as we can  see every small detail clearly. The 3D effects are good but not upto my expectations.

A lanscape still from the movie. 

'The Good Dinosaur' is set in an alternate timeline in which the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs missed Earth, this movie introduces the world that's still ruled by giant reptiles. The most shocking as well as funny thing in the movie is that dinosaurs are behaving like humans as they were talking, farming etc... whereas  the humans are like animals who don't talk, they walk using feet and hands both, they prey and they are called critters.

A still of a human child from the movie. 

As far as characters are concerned they are not as deep as in previous Pixar movies, but they are still cute and intresting. Arlo (dinosaur) and Spot (human) looks cute together. We suprisingly will start caring for Arlo from the beginning. Many of the side characters are pretty intresting as well, and seem like perhaps they should have gotten more screen time.

About "Arlo- A little Dinosaur"

If you are looking for another Inside Out, Wall-E, UP, or Toy Story, than you will be disappointed. However, you will have an enjoyable experience at theatre. The plot doesn't run very deep perhaps follows traditional movie making but this doesn't stopped me from enjoying this movie. There are multiple scenes in this movie where I was nearly moved to tears.

I'll give it 7/10, especially for its mindblowing animation and also for the emotional touch in the movie that will make you smile as well cry at the same time. Negetive reviewers were probably expecting Best Picture nominee kind of film. This is not that film but it is quite a good one nonetheless.

Another beautiful still from the movie.