An old man on a wheelchair has an oxygen mask. Raja feels choked and gasps for breath. He snatches the poor man’s mask and helps himself. The old man starts jumping in his seat. If you did not find that funny, stay away from Judwaa 2. If you found that hilarious, then consult a doctor. 

Lucknow Central packs some interesting performances, especially from the supporting cast.

High on machoism and low on logic or reason, Baadshaho unfortunately remains a BAD SHOW.

A Gentleman is a gentle reminder of all other exciting things one can do this weekend, like bury your face in your bed and sleep.

…between a poorly directed Hindi Medium and Arjun Kapoor’s broken English in Half Girlfriend, you really don’t have much of a choice…

Half Girlfriend is an exasperatingly asinine love story sans depth or any kind of reasoning. It glorifies stalking, manhandling, belittles grave medical conditions and girls’ education issue with its lame and superficial treatment. It lazily talks about small town life, class divides, language barriers, gender inequality and penury. My childhood debates were far better researched than this painfully pseudo love saga that rolls out for a painful two and a half hours.

The film is based on one of the most massive mass migrations, leaving almost 12 million people to move houses.  There were riots. Millions were massacred; women were raped and abducted. It’s a heart-wrenching story aching to be told. Alas we watch a stubborn, high-headed woman whose strange sense of pride and heroism cost innocent lives.

Phillauri despite some genuinely good performances failed to stir any emotions or strike any chord.

If the film focused on the crime, without trying too hard to make it easy-breezy and crack jokes that don’t have much context to the film, it would have made for a far more compelling story. 

Watch Raees only if you are a big Shah Rukh Khan fan.