Pappu can’t dance saala but he sure can make a film (Shakun Batra’s the latest director to be launched by Karan Johar is Pappu from Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na’s cult song. I’ll go with three and a half stars for this film plus a half for the superb editing, so four out of five.

Watch this film because this one is unadulterated Bollywood entertainment. I’ll go with three stars and add half a star for the sheer excitement palpable in those who I watched the film with, first show this morning. Near packed attendance, hearty applause and complete silence in parts. What a bright start, it can only grow from here.

Players, the official remake of Hollywood’s heist flick The Italian Job (itself a remake of a British caper film of the same name) is no frame-by-frame copy. There’s enough desi masala to make it an entertaining action flick to kick off 2012 for Bollywood.