Noyon Jyoti Parasara
NowRunning
Most Divergent Takes
- Ya Rab (2014)1.0 vs TRM 4.2-3.2
- Zid (2014)1.0 vs TRM 3.5-2.5
- Kick (2014)3.0 vs TRM 5.5-2.5
- Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)8.0 vs TRM 5.5+2.5
- Super Nani (2014)1.0 vs TRM 3.3-2.3
Ek Paheli Leela
2015 · NowRunning · Apr 2015
...is not for the one who would ask for logic. Watch it if you like random songs pushed into the story every 10 minutes so that the heroine dance in scanty clothes.
PK
2014 · NowRunning · Dec 2014
It is a film that has the Hirani stamp all over it - an entertainer with a message. And of course it too has tremendous repeat value. And yet, PK is not Hirani's best! PK is by far the most honest and earnest big-budget film of the year.
Main Aur Mr. Riight
2014 · NowRunning · Dec 2014
...is as faulty as the spelling of 'right' in the title of the film. And no amount of numerology is going to help.
Badlapur Boys
2014 · NowRunning · Dec 2014
Badlapur Boys is an uninspiring tale. You could watch it if you are really starved of entertainment...
Action Jackson
2014 · NowRunning · Dec 2014
Action Jackson defies logic in every sequence. Screenplay defines absurd, characters unintentionally funny. Save your money.
Ungli
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
Ungli is a film that starts with some good intent but falters midway. Much like the fact that the filmmaker resorts to using the punch sign instead of the middle finger that he initially intended to. Censor scare. I would have recommended they change the name of the film from Ungli to Mukka, but then with a film that lack any punch the change in name would have hardly mattered.
Zid
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
Zid is one of those films that fall into my 'yawn-inducing' list. Not getting enough sleep? This could be your medicine without side-effects.
Zed Plus
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
Zed Plus is one of the films that is difficult to review. You would not want to say too much, and you would not like to say too little. It is a film that makes you laugh, makes you think and the leaves you with a smile. It is one of the better satires that have come out from Bollywood. If you are sharp enough to get the subtle hints you would enjoy it more so. Watch it!
Happy Ending
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
Happy Ending is recommended for anyone who is even slightly interested in romantic comedies. That however does not take help the fact that you would want more out of these two directors than just give you something 'regular'. For one, I would have liked if the film had more to do with the writer trying to figure his story rather than his love story.
Kill Dil
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
You may watch Kill Dil only if you are a fan of any of the actors. I would say, let it pass.
Rang Rasiya
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
Irrespective of any fault Rang Rasiya is a piece of cinema you could watch. This one will stand as one of the most deserving biopics in an industry which is suddenly trying to make films on just about anyone. Rang Rasiya is on a league of its own, meaningful and relevant a century after the man has gone.
The Shaukeens
2014 · NowRunning · Nov 2014
Willing to ignore the crassness and take the film for the genre is actually belongs, you might actually find enough laughs.
Super Nani
2014 · NowRunning · Oct 2014
There is however nothing that should make the audience walk into the theater for this one. Plain trash, early '90s style.
Happy New Year
2014 · NowRunning · Oct 2014
Happy New Year is just a disappointment when it comes to the kind of work that SRK and Farah have done earlier - the last two times Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan collaborated they made brilliantly entertaining films - something you would expect to continue. The biggest loss of this film hence is Farah Khan's failure as a director. Her failure to draw any other emotion - love, agony, patriotism - out of you apart despite attempting to do so in multiple scenes in the film. HNY is just a lesser film, though a fairly decent festive watch - for people of all age groups.
Sonali Cable
2014 · NowRunning · Oct 2014
Sonali Cable is a fun one time watch. However if you delve deeper, this David vs Goliath saga fails to connect. You would not walk away with anything. Definitely not a thought about the big players eating out the small players in each industry! One more example where an idea did not quite make it to the screen as it should have been.
Mumbai 125 KM 3D
2014 · NowRunning · Oct 2014
Bottomline - The film did scare. Not it's story and technique, but the fact that it released.
Daawat-e-Ishq
2014 · NowRunning · Sep 2014
Daawat-E-Ishq mixes romance and crime. Its effort is to bring up the evil called Dowry into focus and evoke some thought around it. A rather wasted effort. Having said that, Daawat is fairly entertaining. It could easily be your watch for the weekend.
Khoobsurat
2014 · NowRunning · Sep 2014
Do not expect anything new and you will not be disappointed. This remake of a Hrishikesh Mukherjee film is contemporised for today's generation and has a chick-flick written all over it.
Creature
2014 · NowRunning · Sep 2014
Creature is one film which fails in almost every department of filmmaking. Well okay, they did try. They just did not manage. Not to scare and definitely not to entertain. Bipasha Basu gets a film she needs to pull on her shoulders and she does as much as she could. Alas!
Finding Fanny
2014 · NowRunning · Sep 2014
As mentioned earlier, you may not be wowed by the story. Yet, Finding Fanny leaves you with a happy feeling. It is charmingly off-beat and yet mainstream. As you walk out, you would have much more on your mind apart from the delightful end-credit tune. Finding Fanny urges you to make a move if you want to find your love. I urge you to watch go to the theater and watch the film for sure. Just one advice - try catch the English version. Hindi is fine too but just not the language it is shot in.
Mary Kom
2014 · NowRunning · Sep 2014
...this film still moves and inspires you enough. You would still root for Mary Kom as she enters the ring. But that's primarily because Priyanka Chopra brings that aggression into the character. No this is not quite the biopic that Mary Kom deserves. Yet, I would urge you to watch it. For the ones who seek to understand the champion pugilist better, just read her book!
Identity Card
2014 · NowRunning · Aug 2014
Identity Card does poorly as a film. While the story might connect with Kashmiri's on an emotional level, it would fail to touch a regular audience. Complete lack on efficiency despite having a decent enough story makes Identity Card just about average.
Raja Natwarlal
2014 · NowRunning · Aug 2014
Raja Natwarlal could have been a shorter film had it not wasted as much time of the non-happening romance. Probably focusing more on adding finesse to the heist could have taken this film notches higher. This one is just not cool enough a con-film, after you have watched films like Special 26 in the recent past. An attempt to create a 'naya India ka naya Natwarlal' had to be smarter, else it is just demeaning the original icon!
Mardaani
2014 · NowRunning · Aug 2014
...irrespective of all it's cliches Mardaani serves well towards Rani's career graph. A definite watch if you are a Rani fan, Mardaani is an average revenge-action cop flick.
Singham Returns
2014 · NowRunning · Aug 2014
Singham Returns is a proof the director's vision. He deserves all the cheers. Watch it for all the entertainment that Rohit Shetty can bring into a film. From blowing cars, to dialogues to hilarious moments this one has all. My personal favourite - a scene where Kareena suddenly gets famous and a restaurant manager asks for a selfie. You cannot not enjoy Singham Returns.
Entertainment
2014 · NowRunning · Aug 2014
If you are not looking for much of intelligence, this is one film that should tickle your funny bone enough. A family watch.
Kick
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
Yawn inducing fare that fails to deliver any kick. Has to be the biggest disappointment of the year! The amount of money you spend on the tickets of Kick should be directly proportional to the how much you hate yourself!
Pizza
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
Pizza has a novel plot. However this Hindi remake loses grip in screenplay, probably when the director tries to bring some fresh elements that were not a part of the Tamil original. Pizza entertains with some subtle humour and has some genuinely scary moments. Unfortunately a few moments are less than enough.
Amit Sahni Ki List
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
Amit Sahni Ki List is your film this weekend if you are looking for some fun. You should surely come out with some funny Virr Das expressions in your mind.
Hate Story 2
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
Overall, Hate Story 2 does not entice. It certainly does not entertain. Not unless stilettos and pink lips are what turn you on! Revenge sagas can be done better. Even if you have to mandatorily include skin show and sex.
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
...is yet another example why certain films are called great and the rest are just average. A DDLJ is almost impossible to redo. You do not root for the lead actors in HSKD like you did for SRK and Kajol. Yet, this one is a fun one-time watch for sure. Like any honest celebration of our filmy spirit.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil might appeal to the college going audience. It clearly does not have appeal enough to become popular with anyone else. Arif Ali will have to do much more than this to actually be seen as a serious filmmaker, while people will continue to look at him merely as Imtiaz Ali's brother.
Bobby Jasoos
2014 · NowRunning · Jul 2014
Bobby Jasoos arrives as a rare clean, fun, mainstream entertainer that an entire family could watch together. What more! It delivers as nice message without being preachy for once. Frankly, I was pleasantly surprised. This is one jasoos you might just like seeing more of.
Ek Villain
2014 · NowRunning · Jun 2014
Ek Villain could have been a far superior product. What it becomes is a lackluster thriller. You could watch it for the actors and the drama. Not if you wanted to watch the thriller Ek Villain was promised to be.
Humshakals
2014 · NowRunning · Jun 2014
Slapstick as a genre is difficult to execute. It is something that many people do not associate with. However there have been enough films in the genre that have left me rolling on the floor laughing. This movie fails to do that. Though it is notches higher an effort from Sajid's last Himmatwala, Humshakals is not the film that would help him redeem his fate.
Chal Bhaag
2014 · NowRunning · Jun 2014
It is such an uninspiring piece of job that even a usually fantastic Deepak Dobriyal looks intolerable. Yashpal Sharma is easily the only saving grace in the film. The rest are too caught up in trying to make sense out of the situations than actually put sense into their performance. Plus a shoddy job at the camera and edits - there is no way out for Chal Bhaag.
Fugly
2014 · NowRunning · Jun 2014
Fugly disappoints. The first half is still passable but the second half loses way completely. The screenplay could have done better with use of some logic. This a film that the director will have to take the fall for.
Filmistaan
2014 · NowRunning · Jun 2014
Filmistaan is also a step ahead for the film industry. Of course it would have of been better had it managed to make it to the theaters in time to celebrate the centenary celebrations of Indian cinema. But it's never too late for the good! Jai cine-maa ki! Filmistaan is a movie recommended for one and all!
Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
2014 · NowRunning · Jun 2014
... fair watch for people who have not seen Thuppakki. For ones who have watched the Tamil film, this Hindi remake would not excite one bit.
Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
KMKJHG makes for a decent home video watch. I could definitely check out the shots of Kuku cooking - chopping vegetables and making milkshake - clearly inspired by the opening montage of American TV series Dexter. Else this film holds no promise.
CityLights
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
To write about CityLights is difficult. It is one film that brings up so many thoughts that I rather shut up that write anything that does not do justice to the film. That's the impact Hansal Mehta's direction left on me. This film soaks you in, and refuses to leave you much after you have left the theater. The songs continue to haunt. Recommended must watch!
Kochadaiiyaan
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
Though not up to the mark, this film has the capability to reach out the largest audience possible - all thanks to the presence of Rajinikanth. And for a country which still calls all animated films cartoon, Kochadaiiyaan could very well bring a change in perception.
Heropanti
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
Heropanti has its drawbacks but manages to hold the audience in the second half. And more importantly, it does spring two talents to look out for. Tiger, with his innocent looks, should work well with the girls while he could be a valid action star. He may not have his father's voice but he has his style for sure. It would be up to him to make the right moves from here.
Children of War
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
Do not watch Children of War if you are looking for a dose of entertainment. Watch it to understand what could have caused one of the world's most painful struggles for independence.
The Xposé
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
I must say The Xpose is a complete paisa-vasool project. It was one of the rarest of its kind - the so bad that it's fantastic! I suggest go and watch it alone. You might make some new friends in the theater while laughing hollow at the film. A ticket is after all really inexpensive in comparison to new friendships!
Manjunath
2014 · Now Running · May 2014
It's limitations albeit, Manjunath is one film that should be watched. Just to remind us of that one tale of courage if not for its cinematic value. Having said that, director Sandeep Varma should be applauded for making a film that is true to the subject and not sensationalized.
Yeh Hai Bakrapur
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
Yeh Hai Bakrapur has a very interesting premise. However it falls short of becoming a really good film. It will make you smile nonetheless at the inane situations that can actually become a reality in the country.
Koyelaanchal
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
You only wish they used as much work on the screenplay. The film, with a close to one-and half hour second half after a relatively shorter first could have been much shorter if worked on with precision. This is where the director loses way and then there is no looking back. Buy a ticket? No! Definitely not when there are infinitely better films releasing in the same week!
Hawaa Hawaai
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
Hawaa Hawaai is an endearing film for sure. It is also a statement. The film speaks for the director's apparent ease with subjects involving a child. It affirms that writing Taare Zameen Par was not a fluke. And neither was making Stanley ka Dabba. This is one director who knows his emotions. Enjoy this Hawaa Hawaai. Be inspired!
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
An emphatic directorial debut by Vijay Raaz. Do yourself a favour. Buy a ticket for this one! It is not often than you find people walk out of the theater in silence. Happens either when they don't know how to react, or are just bowled over with emotions. As I left the hall after watching Kya Dilli Kya Lahore I was one among majority who walked out, silent.
Purani Jeans
2014 · NowRunning · May 2014
Purani Jeans offers nothing new in terms of a story and is fine example of inept direction. Avoid it. The story of Purani Jeans is at best 'purani' (old) and pretty stale. You could revisit Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara if you are in a mood for male bonding films. Else there are definitely better films at the theaters this week.
Babloo Happy Hai
2014 · NowRunning · Feb 2014
...could have been much simpler and better film, one capable of touching your heart. Instead it ends up as a classic example of a director gone wrong in his attempt to bridge the gap between social and commercial themes.
Saving Mr. Banks
2014 · NowRunning · Feb 2014
This film is Director John Hancock's best film. He has taken pains to show how hard it was to make "Mary Poppins". And with all its brilliance and complexities, the film has a feel-good factor that remains etched in your memory, long after you leave the theater.
Heartless
2014 · NowRunning · Feb 2014
The screenplay is in slow motion! Heartless is almost like anesthetic awareness. I felt the pain throughout but could not do much about it.
Ya Rab
2014 · NowRunning · Feb 2014
...is a totally avoidable fare. I could not help pleading, Ya Rab, reham! [Oh God, mercy!] Random Youtube videos make better sense than this.
Hasee Toh Phasee
2014 · NowRunning · Feb 2014
...is a directorial winner. While it entertains, it also springs forth another director worth looking out to. It is a film which gets you to root for the protagonist. And you know you have winner when a film makes you feel such.
One By Two
2014 · NowRunning · Jan 2014
At interval you realise that One By Two is not going anywhere. And by the end the story just about takes shape. But by then it has already lost any attention that it may have managed to grab. Because midway through all you have is this song banging into your head and it continues - I am just pakaod.
Jai Ho
2014 · NowRunning · Jan 2014
...the script in itself is more a sitting duck refusing to help the hulk-like Salman push the film anywhere close to what a film with a proper Salman-script combo could have. Our word - Salman Khan fans will love this film and others might just about be entertained, but to expect this film to be the next Munna Bhai is a Utopian thought.