Exploring grey characters and emotions has always been an integral part of Imtiaz Ali’s stories. In the climax of Rockstar, we hear this line from Jordan, where he tells his love that they will meet again in a place beyond right and wrong. When it comes to Amar Singh Chamkila, his latest directorial, Imtiaz gets… The post Amar Singh Chamkila ReviewImtiaz Ali Thrives in His Zone in This Well-Made Biopic appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

When you look at the success of the YRF spy-universe movies, you won’t really feel like blaming Ali Abbas Zafar for designing something like a Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. Since patriotism and over-the-top heroism have been the flavor of the season, Ali has made this film with a lot of stuff that is purely designed… The post Bade Miyan Chote Miyan ReviewA Miserable Script’s Mission Impossible Aspirations appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

There is a terrific revelation happening in the last quarter of the new Hotstar film Patna Shuklla, starring Raveena Tandon. This twist was so good that I felt extremely disappointed that everything else in this legal drama was just loud melodrama rather than a logical legal struggle. If you can manipulate your own mind to… The post Patna Shuklla ReviewAn Excessively Melodramatic Legal Drama That Lacks Compelling Arguments appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

Director Rajesh Krishnan’s first film, Lootcase, was a crackling comedy that really made me laugh during those dark lockdown days. The latest Hindi film Crew, starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Kriti Sanon in lead roles, is the latest directorial from him. While the movie is a comedy that starts off really smoothly establishing the… The post Crew ReviewSecond-Half Turbulence Restricts This Fun Comedy From Being Hilarious appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

Madgaon Express, the directorial debut film of actor Kunal Khemu, can be summarized as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara meets The Hangover. The final act of the movie is where the movie is getting into its zone, and there is a lot of witty stuff happening on screen largely through the staging and dialogues. After the… The post Madgaon Express ReviewZindagi Na Milegi Dobara Meets The Hangover in This Passable Comedy appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

There is a moment in Ae Watan Mere Watan where we see how Usha and her associates decided to create a private radio because the editors of major national media were getting threatened by the British, and they wanted to let the people know the truth. When you think of the cinematic possibility of the… The post Ae Watan Mere Watan ReviewA Rudimentary Patriotic Story Filled With Cheesy Dialogues appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

There are some bits in the second half of Yodha, the new Dharma Productions film directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, which has a lot of action happening inside an aeroplane, that will give you an impression that they had an earnest intention to create an action movie. But even a good action movie… The post Yodha ReviewAn Earnest Sidharth Malhotra Can’t Save This Logicless Jingoistic Torture appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

Homi Adajania’s latest film, Murder Mubarak, is based on the book Club You To Death by Anuja Chauhan. Set against the backdrop of the high society life of Delhi, there is a layer of humour to this Knives Out-ish murder mystery that gives it some uniqueness. Since I haven’t read the book, I am not… The post Murder Mubarak ReviewAn Eccentric Knives Out That Works in Parts appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

The first and second act of the latest Ajay Devgn film, Shaitaan, is structured in a way that even though you won’t really feel the excitement with the way things unfold in the story, there will be that genuine curiosity to know how Vikas Bahl would take the movie forward as we would be looking… The post Shaitaan ReviewAn Unremarkable Horror Thriller With a Reveling Madhavan appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

At its core, Kiran Rao’s latest film Laapataa Ladies, is a women-empowerment film that pretty much asks women to step out of the limitations set by a patriarchal society. But the most beautiful thing about this all-hearted satiric drama is that it never appears as a preachy subject. With its predominant humor layer keeping us… The post Laapataa Ladies ReviewA Social Satire That Ultimately Puts a Smile of Hope on Your Face appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more