Assi Review Some films begin gently, giving you time to settle into the world before they start pulling the rug from under your feet. Assi does the opposite. Its very first scene is the kind that makes your skin tighten and your breath shorten—not because it’s trying to shock you with noise, but because it feels raw and intensely alive. ...
O Romeo Review O Romeo opens with the kind of swagger that immediately tells you what the film wants to be: Shahid Kapoor walks in carrying an attitude that feels like a mash-up of Kabir Singh’s rage and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal-style violent bravado. On paper, that mix could have created something dangerously magnetic. On screen, it mostly becomes a reminder ...
Tu Yaa Main Review Tu Yaa Main opens with suspense right from the first beat, the kind that tells you, “Okay, buckle up—something messy is coming.” The lead pair is Adarsh Gaurav and Shanaya Kapoor, and the film clearly wants you to feel two worlds colliding: street energy versus glossy influencer life. On paper, it sounds like a familiar Bollywood ...
Mardaani 3 Review: An arresting start and a changed tone After the success of Mardaani and Mardaani 2, one might have expected the third part to open in a familiar way—but it does not. From the very beginning, Mardaani 3 signals a change of pace. Rani Mukherjee’s introduction is striking: she doesn’t just appear on screen, she seems to burst into a ...
Border 2 Review Border 2 comes with the weight of a legacy and the instant recall of Border 1’s iconic patriotic high. This time, the battle premise is set against the 1971 Indo–Pak war backdrop—and the film expands the familiar template by adding the Navy into the mix. Sounds promising on paper… but in execution, Border 2 often feels like ...
The Raja Saab Review Some movies start with a simple emotional hook and then slowly build a solid story around it. The Raja Saab also begins with something that could have been interesting: Prabhas’ dadi is searching for Prabhas’ dada—and that search becomes the starting point of the film. Sounds like a decent setup, right? But as the story moves ...