3 years ago
'Jashnn' a celebration of strong acting, good filmmaking
Film: 'Jashnn'; Cast: Adhyayan Suman, Shahana Goswami, Anjana Sukhani, Humayun Saeed; Director: Raksha Mistry and Hasnain S. Hyderbadwala; Rating: *** Rejoice! The Bhatts are back with a film that rips a hole in the heart and lodges itself deep into your consciousness...for a bit at least. It's hard to move away from the territory of trauma that Bhatt perennially creates for his characters. H ... read more

3 years ago
Calling Shahana a whore in 'Jashnn' was awkward: Adhyayan Suman
Mumbai, July 15 - Adhyayan Suman had to call co-star Shahana Goswami a whore in one of the first scenes he shot for upcoming 'Jashnn', and the young actor says he felt 'awkward' to mouth the expletive. 'Yes, there is a scene like that in the film where in a fit of anger I end up calling Shahana, who plays my sister, a whore. It was quite a difficult scene to do due to two major reasons. 'First, ... read more

3 years ago
Adhyayan-Shahana link up a publicity stunt?
Mumbai, May 29 - On screen they are playing siblings in 'Jashnn' and off screen Adhyayan Suman and Shahana are romancing. Some suggest it's all a publicity gimmick to support the film but Mahesh Bhatt scoffs at the idea. 'I find the idea that Vishesh Films started the rumours amusing. Because the move would be counter productive to our film. Adhyayan and Shahana play brother and sister in 'Jashn ... read more

5 years ago
'The Train' - a bogus ride on celluloid
Film: 'The Train'; Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Sayali Bhagat, Geeta Basra and Aseem Merchant; Director: Raksha Mistry and Hasnain Hyderabadwala; Rating: *Tagline for this week's thriller - 'Some lines should never be crossed'. Sounds familiar. Wasn't that the tagline for the 2005 cheesy downmarket Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen starrer 'Derailed'? Co-directors Mistry and Hyderabadwala, to whom goes the ... read more

Mumbai | 6 years ago
'Corporate' is in command
Mumbai, July 31 - Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Corporate' has surprised all and sundry by topping the charts. Moviegoers are thronging theatres to watch the realistic drama based on the business world.The top 10 Hindi films of the week:1 'Corporate' - Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. The film that puts the business world under scanner turns out to be a gold digger for the director. Bipasha Basu hogs the limel ... read more

Mumbai | 6 years ago
'Corporate' is in command
Mumbai, July 31 - Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Corporate' has surprised all and sundry by topping the charts. Moviegoers are thronging theatres to watch the realistic drama based on the business world.The top 10 Hindi films of the week:1 'Corporate' - Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. The film that puts the business world under scanner turns out to be a gold differ for the director. Bipasha Basu hogs the limel ... read more

6 years ago
'The Killer'- Just another Hollywood remake
Film: 'The Killer'; Cast: Irrfan Khan, Emran Hashmi, Nisha Kothari; Director: Hasnain S. Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry; Rating: * 1/2Hollywood remakes are most of the time only an occasion for the adapted version to be ridiculed and 'The Killer' just about escapes this fate.If you haven't seen Michael Mann's 'Collateral', you wouldn't know that nearly every moment in 'The Killer' is inspired by ... read more