Aditi Singhal Gupta

Jolly llb is one of those movie franchises that almost everyone has seen and enjoyed. Almost every day it is playing on some channel and you still cant resist watching a scene atleast. Jolly LLB3 definitely combines the charisma of Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi First half is quite entertaining with little fights between our 2 Jollys. Director has used characters of both Jollys in best possible way. With Saurabh Shukla and Gajnath added to the mix, it becomes even better. The heart of Jolly LLB is court drama. This is where it lacks. Plot is good, real but just too linear. Director tried its best to elevate court scenes with heavy dialogue and making it relevant but we missed the complication of characters like Iqbal Qadri. Deeper investigation, some genuine twists and turn and movie would have been a block buster. Writer needed to pull himself up. Director gave its best to the script Seema Biswas spoke with her eyes Shilpa shukla as love interst of our favourite judge was nice touch Akshay Arshad - thoroughly entertaining. But the best is still Surabh Shukla. Love him Movie is a decent time pass 3 stars

War 2 is about big stars bigger action and dollops of swag We went to movie with same expectations Hrithik Roshan is insanely handsome, totally paosa vasool Junior NTR - his fans will love him. Throughout the movie Junior NTR chracter is shown to be one step ahead, leaving Hrithik’s character playing catch up most of the time. (My POV- no one in Indian film Industry can outshine Hrithik when it come to look and style) Kiara Advani is beautiful , perfect eye candy but not much to do character wise. But still pleasure to watch her on big screen. Child actor who played JrNTR is also worth mentioning. Supporting actors Ashutosh Rana , Anil Kapoor, Varun Badola all play their part but nothing extra ordinary Movie is sleek stylish flashy high octane But some plot line, a little depth would have made a lot of differnce Some action sequence are so gravity defying that they seem completely senseless. Especially aeroplane sequence is just bizzare. Frankly speaking too much of action without logic does not work even for an action movie genre. In the end when they kill international culprits, they have shown a fight sequence to kill each one of them It added zero value to the movie except increasing the time and cost. Easlly 100 crores could have been saved To cater both North and South audience they forget about the chemistry angle between heroes. Also if the movie is all about looks then we really missed Tiger Shroff. A slightly tighter approach with fewer over the top action sequences could have elevated the film’s overall impact. 3 stars

Life in a metro was a movie on complexity of relationships and so is the sequel Metro …in Dino The movie captures all metro cities perfectly. One can immediately relate to their favourite city hangouts whether in Mumbai or Delhi, Bangalore or Calcutta and even Kalka near Shimla. Heart touching stories covering all age groups There is a young couple - Aditya Roy Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan, Newly married couple Ali Fazal and Fatima. Brilliantly acted Mid life crisis perfectly done by Pankaj Triparhi and konkana Sen sharma. Neena Gupta and Anupam kher mesmerising us with their old age charm. Movie is visually beautiful, beautiful actors , some great acting everyone giving their best Roller coaster of enotions but still something feels amiss Every story opens layer by layer and slowly tugs at your heart and just when it is about to touch the right chord- there is lyrical music Yes, movie is a musical It was not publicised anywhere so it comes as a shock initially rather than surprise Life in a metro is still remembered for its soulful songs and here instead of songs there are dialogues in music. Frankly in the end you feel good, its a nice movie especially when all stories are led by women- very relevant for today’s times. Still i wish it was not musical. I went for the movie to get all emotional but music is too empowering, it doesn’t let the movie flow effortlessly 3 stars

Its a movie based on one of the darkest chapters of Indian freedom struggle- Jlallianwala Bagh Massacre. Its heart wrenching, tormenting and really really heart breaking. The opening scene showing the massacre brings out all the emotions to the fore- the unsettling feeling you get doesn’t go away till the end. Mostly its a courtroom drama - where General Dyer, the architect of this genocide is exposed to the world and finally punished to save the face of CROWN. The real life hero advocate C. Sankaran Nair proudly and aptly played by Akshay Kumar. Supported by Ananya Panday and defended by R.Madhavan. Madhavan has started a new phase in his career by playing grey characters. The charismatic smile that stole million hearts can be so devilish - shows his mettle as an actor. Brilliantly acted. Ananya Pandey in the role of Sardarni Advocate impresses. May be she will be able to shut down some of her critics by this performance of hers. Finally, Akshay Kumar. He is marvellous. Again shining in patriotic roles. He is simply a pleasure to watch. Beautifully capturing angst passion and trauma of the character. Actors of his calliber doimg age appropriate roles make them look even better The movie is gripping as well as intriguing as most of us are unaware of this aspect of history. Thanks to people like Sankaran Nair that it didnt became one of the stories that was buried deep - all distorted and rewritten as per the ritishers Movie is must watch to learn about our past, to celeberate our heroes and to never forget about the sacrifices of our people. Though the pace of movie is slow and some parts are really uncomfortable but still needs to be watched And yes as a coumtry we are still expecting Britain to acknowledge their horrendous act and atleast render an apology. If going just for entertainment. it may disappoint a little but some movies are above that Ideally 3.5 stars

Loveyapa surprising was an easy watch After watching Nadaniyan starring star kids, literally had no hope with this movie It was realeased in theatres during valentine week, that was perfect timings for this light hearted romance. Surprised that it was such badly received. It’s a proper Gen Z movie revolving around social media. Mobile swapping imposed on them by parents to prove their love is a nice twist. A little bit of everything is there - romance commedy emotion message…. Though feels exaggerated and repetitive in the middle But still decent time pass Acting wise Khusi kapoor has to travel miles and miles before even reaching base level Zunaid khan is not a bad actor but looks for the lead role is a big question mark But the weirdest casting was of kiku sharda. How can you cast him with new generation kids. He was tooooo old for this role. I mean, you wanted a fat guy so you took the most famous tv personality. Very bad choice Ashutosh Rana is always a delight, howsoever insignificant role. Without much expectations , it is definitely an easy breezy watch especially for ott platform 3 star

The best part about Diplomat is that it is inspired by true story of Uzma Ahmed. In the end credits they have shown Sushma Swaraj, Uzma JP, the diplomat’s real interview which adds lot of authenticity to the movie. Movie is made in thriller genre, and it does keeps you at the edge many times. The helpless Indian girl is trapped in Pakistan and how Deputy High Commisioner helps her go back to her country is the core of the story. Problem is it is a one line story, they tried their best to make it thriller but with not much twists and turns the plot appears linear only. It seem they were trying to create tense moments, gripping moments but just fall a little short of it. Cant pinpoint exactly but something was definitely missing I think there could have been more depth to the plot Though it was very well compensated by John Abraham’s class acting. He was fab No action scenes but he shined Very restrained still out there. Loved him The girl playing Uzma is nice but could have been better. I think she couldn’t bring out the pain in her eyes. Its a nice movie, nothing ostentatious, no distractions in form of songs or side story. Some dialogues were worth a whistle Like the one - Peshe se diplomat hun fitrat se nahin Some good scenes, a little action And also such stories need to be seen so that girls who are so vulnerable whatever the religion dont get fooled so easily by the viultures sittimg out there Can be seen without high expectations of great reviews it is receiving. And yes it helps that it is based on true story, you get invested a little more 3 stars for the acting for the attempt and for some thrill

Offcouse Nadaaniyaan has got so much publicity because of Ibraham Ali khan and khushi Kapoor. But is it fair ??? How conveniently they have released movie on ott. No presuere on star kids. They can polish themselves with few bad releases and with time obviously they will become watchable We dont mind nepokids if they are like alia bhatt or ranbir kapoor. They are pure talents. Even Sara and Ananya seems tolerable But atleast an iota of spark should be there And if there is no talent, you have all the resources in the world Please Train and spare us the torture It seens movie is just made to please stars and thieir kids. They also know its a bad show. Its a flop in every department Bad story Bad screenplay Bad songs Bad dialogues Worst acting Bad dialogue delivery Some cringe moments Nothing new Its a third movie of khushi kapoor still no improvement Really bad acting Ibrahim is too similar to Saif that its difficult to think of him as a different person and on top of that such intolerable acting. May be its a bad direction Even our favourites sunil shetty and Dia Mirza have also been made to act so bad. Something was definitely wrong in the entire team. I really wish they had the guts to release movie in cinema Hall and face repercussions. 1 star

Dabba Cartel is about five women who gets connected at some point and do a drug business in guise of dabba service, each having her own compulsion . Star Cast is the best part All women are superb Shabana Azmi as Gang leader is a delight Shalini Pandey as docile bahu is perfect Nimisha as Arrogant maid is the best casting Anjali Anand as Broker is great Jyotika as Trophy wife is also great castimg Sai Tamhankar as desperate to prove policewomen is amazing Gajraj Rao Lilette Dubey and others too, in their roles were fantastic especially Sunil Grover in a guest appearance Overall series is a good watch. Mostly characters are from one society whose residents work in a pharma conpany. And a dabba service is also run from there. Two plots running simultaneously, getting more and more entangled by each episode till they become one. so it keeps you hooked But nothing surprises you. But bcoz each character gets in to main plot one by one so it does seem like something new is added after every some time The series misses the wow factor or new outlook but still an interesting watch because lot of work is done on characterisation. Each character gets their time to shine. Will definitely recommend 3 stars

Chaava is a spectacularmovie. It is based on Chatrapati Shivaji’son Sambhaji Maharaj Visually movie is mind blowing. Acting wise Vicky Kaushal is par excellence. He is intense, ferocious, emotional and all at once. The movie belongs to him Movie is a lesson in history. Everyone knows about Shivaji but such valour of his son is not known to every common man. The cruelty meted out by Mughal kings still breaks your heart. You want to go back in time and correct all the wrongs that we have suffered due to few greedy people. But the movie doesnt have a story. Its just mostly action and war sequences. Though they have tried to make each sequence look different nonetheless too much gore action. Vicky Kaushal makes the last fight the highlight of the movie but climax is not an easy watch Such intense torture is not for faint hearted. People aroumd us were not able to open their eyes. The end was too sad to bear. It will haunt you even after you come out. You realise why people create controversy on names like Aurangzeb or Jehangir Music is okay, really missed a good song Dialogues were good Vineet Singh was next best thing in movie. Akshaye Khanna was menacing but too much of prosthetics Ashutosh Rana, Divya Dutta were their usual great but didnt have much to do. Rashmika Mandana was not fit for Maratha queen. Looks were okay but her voice was absolutely out of place. There could have been better chemistry between king and queen( it would have added depth to the movie) Is it watchable Definitely yes if you enjoy the genre and some superb acting Stars 3 Seriously not for everyone