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 *Movie : Tejas* It starts with some real promise of being a trail blazer... hat-ke movie. Ends up being a multi messaging platform... Naari Shakti, Atma Nirbhar Bhaarat, Naya Bharat (Remember "ये नया भारत है" dialogue from Uri, be ready for an advanced version here.) Little bit of too many things . Our Government's decision to induct women as fighter pilots was historic to say the least. It has been more than five years since Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi made history by her solo flight of a Mig-21 Bison. The Indian Navy followed suit two years later in its Dornier maritime aircraft. Indian Army has started inducting women officers in Combat Arms. But does this all mean, that you have to wear an-all-too-forced patriotism from head to toe as a girl to be called a hero. Our Women-in-Uniform need to be celebrated in movies, but it is better done by keeping them as real life characters with their flaws and finesse and human frailties. "Tejas" aims to inspire our ...

*Movie Review : OMG-2* A brilliant and thought provoking movie which touches an extremely important topic of teenage sex education with tremendous finesse and modesty. The Writer and Director deserves compliments for putting together a gripping plot without losing the simplicity of a middle class home.  The film does not shy away from the challenges and stigmas that surround this topic, and it does a great job of showing the importance of sex education for both young people and adults. Conveying the essence of such messages is certainly not easy in a country like India. But a combination of a gripping plot, impeccable performances, strong hold on the narrative, and a frequent dose of humour; blended in the backdrop of Mahakaal; gives a lovely cinematic experience. A teenager troubled by bullying and masterbation, an ignorant father resurrecting himself to take on the world so that his son can hold his head up again, a family caught in the turmoil and a devious lawyer looking at the...

 Movie Review: Jailer " Hukum.. Tiger ka Hukum "... The audience will definitely echo that Rajini smile on hearing this, but sadly it comes too late in the movie. First things first, if you are an ardent Rajini fan, I may disappoint you... But seriously, it's a headache stuff. कई बार तो ऐसा लगा कि बेसिर पैर की चीजें दिखा रहे हैं। It could have been a very good short 90 minutes movie... But beyond that it is just trying to find reasons to run for 3 hours. I read several newspaper and online reviews going gung-ho about the movie. Attributes like "...fresh approach to the thriller genre...", "...exhilarating dark comedy...", "...stylish blockbuster...", "...both mass and a family entertainer...", these are what some of those reviews mentioned about the movie. I wonder at times whether many of those columns in respectable newspapers are paid reviews. Whether people who wrote such crazy IMDb reviews are so insane to find such artistic ex...

Pathaan (Movie review)   Rohit Shetty realised the box office magic of getting the crowd-pullers Singham and Simba to do cameos together in Suryavanshi. It created his Cop Universe and the producers merrily laughed their way to the banks.  Now, Welcome to Yash Raj's Spy Universe . After Salman Khan set box office records with the two Tiger flicks and Hrithik's kick-ass Kabir in "War", YRF probably realised that RAW has got equal potential of spinning money on the box office. So here comes Pathaan , with a little bit of Tiger thrown in and a little bit of Kabir here and there. If you are a hard core SRK fan, go right ahead and enjoy Pathaan . He is back on screen after, what, four years !! And it's as big as it gets. Action, style, star power, skin, stunts... loads of them all. And SRK owns every frame of the movie. Plot... well, who cares !! When it's RAW, it's all about Pakis planning something fishy on India and our action agent putting it all to sword....

  Avatar : The Way of Water (Movie Review) Well, first things first... Have you seen Avatar-1 ....  Yes, then go right ahead and watch this sequel... No, then you need to prep yourself by some homework before you watch this one... To cite a few, Read about Alpha Centauri Star System, Read about Pandora, Read about Polyphenus, Read about the fictional universe of Pandora, Read about Pandora Biosphere, Read about Na'vi, Read about humanoids...  I had not watched the original, but had to go for this one under immense pressure from children... and so I thought of reading about Avatar-1 to atleast understand the movie and not fall asleep. I ended up reading all of the above in the afternoon. There are Wikipedia links available for all of these, so not much of an effort. Then get ready to be transported into a captivating world.... The 3D effects,  graphics and VFX are stunning and will just blow you apart... Creation of Omaticaya Forest Clan,  Metkayina Sea Clan, Tul...