“RA. One”

Sekhar Subramanium is a game designer based in London. His son Prateek thinks that all games are too easy because they have villains that are simple to beat, and scorns his father’s skills. So Sekhar designs a game for his son that has a truly unbeatable villain: RA. One. The game incorporates new technologies that [...]

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“Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na”

Jai and Aditi are best friends. They are also absolutely perfect for each other. Everyone knows this: their gang of friends (Rotlu, Jiggy, Bombs, and Shaleen), their parents, all the other students at college, EVERYONE. Everyone except Jai and Aditi, of course. They are convinced that they’re just friends, and that they would never be [...]

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“Ishqiya”

Khalujan and Babban are two criminals on the run from their boss Mushtaq. Desperate for a place to hide, they eventually find themselves at their old friend Verma’s compound. Unfortunately, Verma is dead, but his widow Krishna agrees to hide them. Before too long, both men are courting her, but Krishna’s true feelings are anything [...]

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“Dev.D”

I really really liked this movie. As a modern adaptation of the Devdas story it worked amazingly well. Rather than recap the whole thing (see my earlier post for that), I’ll mention what I found especially good: The updating: putting the story in the 21st century did not feel like a stretch. In fact, in many [...]

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"Rafoo Chakkar"

Dev and Salim are two poor musicians who have the misfortune to witness a murder and are now on the run. With no other options available and the gangsters hot on their heels, they don drag and join a touring all-girl band as Devi and Salma. Hilarity ensues as Dev falls in love with Ritu [...]

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"Kaminey"

Charlie and Guddu are identical twins; Charlie has a lisp, and Guddu stutters. That’s pretty much where their similarities end, though: Charlie is a small time conman working for a gang, and Guddu works for an NGO spreading AIDS awareness. They can’t stand each other, and haven’t spoken in years. Charlie loses all of his [...]

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"Love Aaj Kal"

Jai and Meera are a modern couple in London. They’ve been together for a year or so when they decide to break up for practical, modern reasons: Meera is going to India for an indeterminate amount of time to work on a restoration project at the Red Fort, and Jai is hoping to move to San [...]

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"Don"

Don is a gangster of the very highest degree, involved in the international drug trade and wanted by the police forces of several different countries. His main pursuer is DCP Desilva from the Indian narcotics squad. When Don unexpectedly returns to India from his base in Malaysia, Desilva and his men seize the opportunity and [...]

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"Aaja Nachle"

Dia left her small village of Shamli 11 years ago for New York, and has never once looked back or regretted it. But when she unexpectedly gets word that her guru is on his deathbed, she drops everything and rushes back to India with her daughter Radha in tow. Upon their arrival in Shamli, Dia [...]

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"Bluffmaster"

Roy is a conman. In fact, he’s just about the best conman there is. His girlfriend Simmi, however, doesn’t know his profession–she thinks he’s a banker. When she finds out what Roy really does, Simmi breaks off their engagement and refuses to see him. Shattered by the breakup, Roy soon gets even more bad news: [...]

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