Shamitabh is recommended only for its storyline, the quality of the performances and its technical brilliance.

While Bachchan is indeed the selling point of the film, Shamitabh might have benefitted had Balki gone a little easier on his obsession with the ageless superstar.

Hawaizaada has a lush texture and the manner in which director of photography Savita Singh uses light, shade and visual depth is outstanding.

Much as Hawaizaada is the cinematographer’s film, it also gives the production designers much scope to push the boundaries.

For all its obvious flaws and failings, Dolly Ki Doli is not completely unworthy of the 100 minutes that it demands from the audience.

Baby is a dreary drama that meanders from one action sequence to another without making the audience any wiser.

Crazy Cukkad Family has no dearth of crazy characters, but they simply aren’t zany enough…A wild goose chase is always avoidable, especially when it assumes the form of a full-fledged film.

Alone is strictly for those that have an insatiable appetite for cinematic concoctions that serve up the dual dose of sex and horror.

Stay away if you have had enough of Bips and her deadly on-screen dalliances with the nether world.

Tevar is somewhat tolerable only as long as Bajpayee is on the screen, or when Raj Babbar, as the hero’s police officer-father, and Subrat Dutta, as the villain’s principal henchman, are allowed to do their bit.

That apart, the only meaningful attitude (tevar ) that is visible in Tevar is inevitably exuded by the Taj Mahal framed impressively by cinematographer Laxman Utekar.

Action Jackson, a surefire Golden Kela contender, could give Humshakals a run for its money. Give it a miss.

Ungli has a few attributes that you will not usually encounter in a Karan Johar production. It has no big stars, no elaborate song and dance set pieces and no major love story.

But when a film is more interesting for what it isn’t than for what it is, giving it a miss might be the most prudent option.

If you expect Happy Ending to get somewhere, you are watching the wrong film.

Do not expect the world from Happy Ending and you might actually find in it enough enjoyable patches to make a trip to the multiplex worth your while.