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'Tashan' is about a call center executive Jimmy Cliff (Saif Ali Khan), a gangster Bachchan Pande (Akshay Kumar) and Pooja (Kareena Kapoor), a girl who no one seems to trust. The three of them are on a dangerous journey across India. Anil Kapoor plays Bhaiyyaji, a trigger-happy gangster who enjoys gunning down people and speaking English in his own inimitable style.

'Krazzy 4' produced by Rakesh Roshan's production company, Filmkraft is an attempt at a satirical comedy which falls way below expectations. The only favourable factor being that the length of the film is short and so it helps in softening the blow a little.

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Tips Films’ “Race”, directed by the Abbas-Mustan duo, is a slick and pacy presentation of a story dealing with the 5 deadly passions, lust, envy, greed, intrigue and betrayal.  The back-drop of South Africa has been breathtakingly captured and the mounting of the film is top-class.

Banner: UTV Motion Pictures,
Ashutosh Gowariker Production
Producers: Ronnie Screwvala,
Ashutosh Gowarlker
Director: Ashutosh Gowarlker
Music: A.R. Rahman

Rama Rama kya hai Dramaaa - Aaaaaaaaarrghh!

Statutory warning: Watching “Rama Rama kya hai Dramaa” could be hazardous to your health, that is if you last through it.  This one is undoubtedly the worst film, released so far and would wins hands down in the all time worst awards.

Going by the promos and teaser campaigns of, Rohit Shetty’s 'Sunday', it appeared as if it would be a laugh a minute, thrill a minute, edge of the seat entertainer, but the quote, 'Never judge a book, by its cover', seems apt to describe, 'Sunday'. 

Mukta Searchlight Films’ latest presentation is a Nagesh Kukunoor film, “ Bombay to Bangkok”, which unfortunately tests the patience of its viewers, save a few laughs far and between.

By Shambhu Sahu

Film: My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
Director: E Niwas
Cast: Nikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao, Lillete Dubey, Anupam Kher, Pavan Malhotra, others.

'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' is about a struggling hero Anthony Gonsalves (Nikhil Dwivedi), an orphan, who dreams of stardom all the time and sings duets with his girlfriend in his spare time. But besides dreaming and serving liquor at a bar, there should be something that the debutante actor should do in order to be projected as the hero in the film?

Rajkumar Santoshi’s, 'Halla Bol', is a fairly riveting film with a strong social undertone. It has been inspired by the Jessica Lall murder case and does justice to the issue. Although the format and narration reminds one of Santoshi’s earlier films, “Damini” and “ Lajja”, which too incidentally were socially relevant films.

Shambhu Sahu

Movie: Hanuman Returns (animation)
Director: Anurag Kashyap

Hanuman Returns on big screen, but it is no sequel to the earlier saga of the Hindu Lord, which was based on the Ramayana. Here, he is back in a new avtaar of a human kid in a completely independent film, which has a new and contemporary story with a nice blend of mythology and message.