Like Shahid, Siras’s fate was also tragic. He was found dead in his apartment, just a few days after he won the legal battle in Allahabad High Court and the day when the University sent a letter reinstating him. Apurva Asrani, screenwriter and also the editor, and Mehta deserve credit for reminding viewers of a forgotten, reluctant and wronged hero who happens to be gay. Their biggest accomplishment is that they have treated him with respect and sensitivity. Qualities we, as a nation, could all do with.

The film within a film format doesn’t pay humorous dividends. A few bright ideas such as terrorists playing landmine jump, bomb relay and enjoying a retrospective of Osama films draw a chuckle. But that’s as close to a laugh you will get in this comedy.

Neerja is a dream role for any actress and Sonam Kapoor pulls it off, delivering her career-best performance as she assuredly plays an abused wife, a beloved daughter and a flight attendant caught in her worst nightmare.

Visaaranai is an emotionally intense and engrossing drama which gets its point across without being overly preachy.

A romantic, cloying story to avoid at all costs…

Sunny Deol cries, screams, fights, jumps off trains, runs, falls and occasionally also attempts to act. The last one is especially hard but he is unfazed.

Mastizaade has no masti whatsoever. This is intolerable cruelty, a vicious attack on the senses.

One can’t help but think is Dilwale really worth the ticket and popcorn and fizz. The verdict: It isn’t.

Writer-director Raman spells everything out to build an aura around a character that is inspired by the infamous criminal Charles Sobhraj. But words alone are never enough to convince you that this is a man capable of seduction, deception and murder. You need to see it to believe it. That’s where Main Aur Charles fails – You are never quite sold on Charles.

Titli works because it is not just a poignant character study of an angry young man but also an incisive and intense family drama.