Hindi Movie Reviews

My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Shaun of the Dead meet in this charming comedy romp about an Indian Punjabi mother taking her obsession with marriage into frighteningly funny territory. Mrs Sethi, a widow, can't bear the thought of her only daughter being alone and unhappy. Okay, she's a little plump and opinionated… but she would make a great wife for some lucky man, if only she were given a chance. When Mrs Sethi can no longer stomach the rudeness of families who refuse her daughter, she takes matters into her own hands with the only way she knows... Suddenly a police hunt begins for a serial murderer who cooks a killer curry. Mrs Sethi doesn't feel too guilty until the spirits of her victims come back to haunt her as they are unable to be reincarnated until their murderer dies. Mrs Sethi has no problem killing herself – she'll get to see her dead husband again – but how can she go before her beloved daughter is married? The spirits realize that helping Mrs Sethi’s daughter find a suitable husband before the police catch her is their only chance for a wonderful afterlife! It's a big bloody wedding and a comic feast which takes the phrase 'I could murder a curry' to hysterical new heights. It’s A Wonderful Afterlife is a keenly anticipated "killer romantic comedy" from Gurinder Chadha, the international award winning director of box office hits like Bhaji On The Beach, Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice

Housefull is a romantic comedy entertainer which narrates the story of Aarush – the world’s unluckiest man. Being jinxed he believes his bad luck can vanish if he finds true love. In this quest for true love how one lie leads to another and how different people from different walks of life come together adding even more confusion to this hilarious comedy of errors resulting in total chaos and mayhem.

As Deepika tells Akshay in the film ‘Jis jhooth se kissi ka ghar basta ho, voh jhooth jhooth nahin hota”

CHASE is a edge of the seat thriller, involving raw action and drama. The main players in this CHASE to get to the "truth" are Sohail Ansari, a man on the run. DIG Ranveer Tyagi who has vested interest in getting to the bottom of a murder in which Sohail is involved. Insp. Siddharth, right hand of the DIG who is monitoring Sohail's actions. In this scenario enters Nupur Chauhan who is Involved with Sohail closely. The other players of this CHASE are Surabhee, Sohails love interest and industrialist Mr. Khanna to whom money is the solution of all problems. Added to this there is Anthony D'Costa who is also in search for the truth.

The hunt for Sohail and search for truth takes us through the streets of Mumbai in an exciting and thrilling CHASE. The truth has the potential of blowing up the entire political system apart. The line between truth and lies gets blurred. Who is the victim and who is the criminal? What you see may not be the truth. Do the criminals get caught? Does the victim come up the winner? Who is Sohail Ansari and what is the role of Anthony D'Costa? This CHASE for the truth ends in nail biting, tense and unusual climax which will leave you spell bound. It is said that you are innocent till proven guilty, but what happens when the law is interested in punishing the accused without verifying his innocence or guilt? What happens when the law upholder are ruthless and have no scruples? All these questions are answered in CHASE... Think Fast .... Run Faster...

Muskurake Dekh Zara is a story of a young 'boy man' named Vivek. It's astory of simple emotions and disappointments of love and life. Vivek has an 'upright' attitude, and ability to put people in their place and add lightness into moody and mundane situations not only when he interacts with his life's love Preeti but also when he encounters and jests with the simple, funny and harmless folks like the eccentric live in DLT (Duniya Lal Tripati), the 'badnaseeb'hotel manager Khaatkar, the curious curio shop owner Elton, the heroine's eternally inebriated Chaacha who feels that one's 'spirit' can be derived only from downing spirits. The film's lighter moments beautifully intersperse with the hero's portrayal of a character of depth.

An incident of embarrassment drives Vivek from his hometown to Mumbai where he falls in love with Preeti. His leadership qualities and unusual understanding of situations makes his friends look up to him. It is his wonderful ability to reason that wins him the love of Preeti and finally put the villain Prakash Raj at bay.

In MDZ, it's not just love and disappointment but the fresh way they are handled that makes the film unique. With presence and not prejudice of the mind, Vivek deals with life's various and varied situations as they happen to him. This Love and Laughter story is propped up by excellent comedy tracks and songs.

Sapno Ke Desh Mein is about a group of college students who think that a harmless prank has resulted in their Dean’s death. They cover their tracks making it look like an accident but as the law closes in on them, they uncover a sinister plot behind the death and have to implicate the real culprits to establish their innocence.

The film is a murder mystery, with humour and romance. Within this murder mystery format the film engages with a broader theme questioning the veracity of what the camera records and the authenticity of what the eye sees. One theme the film explores is that both of these frames – the camera and the mind’s eye - are equally capable of distorting reality.