Anyone who stays in a metropolis and is reasonably social will know people who remind them of each of the eight characters in the movie. But yet, neither do you identify with any of them nor do you feel good about/bad for any of them. Conclusion - the characters are reasonably well sketched out but [...]

A four-letter expletive repeated thrice is what I am left with. In an excited tone. In an “I don’t believe I just saw that in Hindi” tone. And most fascinatingly in an “It is beyond me to completely comprehend what I saw in one take” tone.
The beauty of abstract concepts is that there are almost [...]

It’s warm, it’s cuddly, it’s adorable, and it’s telling the truth in the disclaimer at the beginning - it’s fictional. Obviously, characters like Aditya Kashyap and Geet can exist only in imagination. But we are used to letting go of our need for “resemblance to reality”. And once you do that you begin to identify [...]

When something is sold to me as a thriller, the least I expect is some style from the “action” heroes, a few smart one-liners, and an engaging plot. But, oh well, that’s not to be. The songs are bad and the picturization worse. The only saving grace is a couple of action sequences.

Another outstanding performance by both Rani Mukherjee and Konkona Sen Sharma. But, that’s no surprise. And unfortunately, that’s not enough either, to mask the ill-defined characters and their unexplained motivations. This is further marred by lousy and lengthy dialogues. The lyrics are good and the music is refreshing, but you don’t to watch the movie for that.

A woman centric storyline is always a welcome change. Especially when the lead ladies stand up to the tall task. Unfortunately though every once in a while the script digresses into a subplot and thus loses focus.

It was refreshing to use my brain while watching a movie and finding out that the moviemakers have also done the same while making it. Not flawless, but completely entertaining, Johnny Gaddar is a must watch!

What can you say about a suspense thriller in which you laugh instead of getting thrilled? A suspense thriller in which the plot barely moves but the camera does all the moving?

Quite a few funny scenes are strung together with wannabe funny scenes. Anyways, 20 minutes of hard laughter guaranteed in those two+ hours.

Dhokha gives a different treatment to the religious terrorism issue that has been dealt with by many movies. It manages to retain interest despite a preachy lecture time and again. Muzzamil Ibrahim and Tulip Joshi give good performances.