EK – THE POWER OF ONE
Film Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 5.5/10
EK – THE POWER OF ONE is vintage Bollywood masala, flooded with action, drama, comedy, and of course romance. Unfortunately, like most in its category, it fails to leave any lasting impact thanks to a very familiar tale wrapped in an oversimplified script.
The story [...]
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GULAAL
Film Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10
From the dark and fascinating mind of Anurag Kashyap comes a film that chronicles the growing underbelly of shady politics and how the innocent quickly become the guilty.
The man is simply incapable of writing a straightforward script. He’s unknown to the colorful history of Hindi cinema. He’s simply disgusted [...]
SIKANDAR
Music Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 7.5/10
Any film bearing the name “Sudhir Mishra” generally means two things: 1) Art-House Cinema at its introspective best, and 2) A melodiously soul-stirring soundtrack. Be it Hazaaron Khwahishen Aisi, Chameli, or most recently Khoya Khoya Chand, Sudhir Mishra’s work carries an ethereal touch of elegant beauty rivaled by few [...]
Check out this collaboration between A.R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls for the Oscar winning song “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire.
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DELHI-6
Movie Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 6.5/10
An eclectic landscape of new versus old, Delhi-6 is a mirror image of almost every unforsaken corner in India. She represents the growing trends of globalized transformations and passionate blends of cultural clashes. Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra undertakes the daunting task of scratching beneath the surface. He creates an [...]
LUCK BY CHANCE
Film Review
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By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10
The creative minds behind Excel Entertainment bring us the family production of LUCK BY CHANCE. While Farhan Akhtar continues as Producer-Actor after the highly successful Rock On!!, his talented sister finally saddles the director’s seat to provide a modest behind-the-scenes look at the Hindi Film Industry, and [...]
RAAZ – THE MYSTERY CONTINUES
Film Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10
In the early 1960s, films like ‘Woh Kaun Thi’ and ‘Bees Saal Baad’ seemed to suggest at the time that Horror was a very promising genre for Indian Cinema. However, it was the ever-popular Escapist Romance category of storytelling that dominated the Industry for the [...]
CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA (aka CC2C) is Nikhil Advani’s third directorial outing after the 2003 mega-blockbuster Kal Ho Naa Ho and 2007’s Salaam-E-Ishq. Starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, CC2C has undergone one of the more intense publicity campaigns in recent times, spearheaded by Rohan Sippy and Warner Bros.
Unfortunately for Advani, who rocketed out of [...]
Delhi 6
Music Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 9.5/10
It’s raining Rahman all over the world…and I absolutely love it! If you thought that 2008 was a groundbreaking year for the Madras Mozart (5 Hindi OSTs, 1 Tamil OST, 1 International OST), then you’ll be completely stupefied by how Rahman has lit the blaze of 2009. [...]
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This is an issue surrounding the film that irks me to a great degree. Of course when you have a film that is running at such a rapid pace, you’re bound to have a few hurdles step in the way of its success. The major criticism towards the film that I’ve been witnessing deals with [...]
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Sweeps The Golden Globe Awards
Source: PlanetBollywood.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Slumdog Millionaire is on a roller-coaster ride set to make India one very proud nation of over one billion people. The film, directed by Danny Boyle, has taken the honor of sweeping the Golden Globe Awards held on January 11, 2009 by winning all four categories [...]
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Music Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 9.5/10
Mumbai, India 11/26/2008 – The bustling city of twenty million was brutally shattered by an unprecedented string of highly-sophisticated and coordinated attacks never witnessed before. The horror continues fifty-five hours later, as I painstakingly write these very words.
During these moments of such deep sorrow and tragedy, writing on [...]
A.R. Rahman has made all of India proud by winning the Golden Globe Awards – Best Original Score for Slumdog Millionaire!! Although they butchered his name.
The genius continues yet again…
GHAJINI
Film Review
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By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 8.5/10
GHAJINI rekindles the brute force, raw ingenuity, and riveting exhilaration of a true cinematic thriller that has long faded in the memory of Indian cinema.GHAJINI has arguably been the most awaited film of the year (as most Aamir Khan starrers are). Creeping in on the final weekend of the [...]
RAB NE BANA DI JODI
Film Review
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By: Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10
Heir to the majestic throne of Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra returns to the director’s chair after a lengthy absence of eight years. After bringing us one of Indian Cinema’s most treasured films of all-time, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge (1995), he returned with Shah Rukh [...]
CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA
Music Review
Source: avstv.com
Reviewer’s Rating: 7.5/10
With the pending release of Nikhil Advani’s next big film, CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA, 2009 is set to hit the floor running. Looking at the film’s OST, the first thing that pops out at you is that there are a total of four very diverse composers who [...]
SORRY BHAI!
Film Review
Source: PlanetBollywood.com
Reviewer’s Rating: 8.5/10
So I finally had the opportunity to catch Onir’s latest film, Sorry Bhai! Although Bas Ek Pal (2006) was a disappointment after a masterpiece like My Brother…Nikhil (2005), my expectations were never lowered for Sorry Bhai! And rightfully so. The film is a touching tale with a refreshingly new angle [...]
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Music Review
Source: avstv.com
By Aakash Gandhi
Reviewer’s Rating: 9.5/10
Mumbai, India 11/26/2008 – The bustling city of twenty million was brutally shattered by an unprecedented string of highly-sophisticated and coordinated attacks never witnessed before. The horror continues fifty-five hours later, as I painstakingly write these very words.
During these moments of such deep sorrow and tragedy, writing on [...]
[Video] In Memory of the Mumbai Attacks – Vande Mataram Cover by Aakash Gandhi (News Edit)
This video is a tribute to the legacy, the beauty, and the spirit of the most resilient city in the world – Mumbai, India. It is in memory of the tragic events that unfolded from 11/26/2008 – 11/29/2008. It is [...]
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