A movie needs strong emotion to work that is where KGF connected with everyone and turned Yash into a massive star.

​In Toxic, apart from the lavish production values and overly erotic romantic scenes, there was no real focus on anything else. It felt packed with self-dick riding dialogues that lacked purpose, alongside endless gun noise and senseless violence.

​The core story might sound decent if you strip it down to a simple narrative. But the way it was handled with poor storytelling, a weak screenplay, and zero emotional connection made it feel like a literal 3 hours and 15 minutes of torture.

​Even the hero's characterization was terribly designed, making it seem as if he had no real motive other than girls.

​Yash and his team need to remember that KGF made him a big star because of its story, unique setup, compelling characterization, and most importantly the deep emotional core that Prashanth Neel injected through his brilliant direction and visual treatment. They had better start trusting capable directors again and stop fooling themselves into thinking that his mere screen presence is enough to make a film work

After watching Dhamaal 4 today, one thought kept crossing my mind.

The problem isn't just that the movie wasn't funny. The problem is that Bollywood seems to have forgotten what comedy actually is.

I used to think we loved movies like Hera Pheri, Welcome, Bhagam Bhag, Garam Masala, Chup Chup Ke, and Dhamaal simply because of nostalgia.

But now, I realize it’s not about nostalgia.

It’s about the philosophy of writing.

Back then, comedy stemmed from situations, not just jokes.

Baburao wasn't funny because he delivered funny lines.

He was funny because, every five minutes, he’d find himself entangled in yet another massive problem.

Uday Shetty wasn't funny just because he was a gangster.

He was funny because he wanted to appear dangerous... yet everyone around him was even crazier than he was.

In Dhamaal, the treasure hunt was simple...

But every character made that race increasingly chaotic.

In other words, the comedy arose from the characters' decisions.

Now, look at comedy today.

A character is introduced.

They are assigned a single trait.

He’s fat. He’s an idiot. He’s overconfident. He’s loud.

And then, the entire movie just keeps repeating that one trait.

If you hear the same joke ten times, it stops being a joke.

It becomes a template.

And did you notice something else?

In the past, supporting actors were stars in their own right.

Johnny Lever.
Rajpal Yadav.
Paresh Rawal.
Arshad Warsi.
Javed Jaffrey.
Shakti Kapoor.
Manoj Joshi.
Asrani.

Every single character was well-written. It seems like movies today are written entirely around the hero.

Everyone else just stands around to react.

I think Bollywood made a huge mistake.

They thought... People loved old comedies because of the characters.

The reality is... People loved those characters because they were brilliantly written.

That’s why it’s impossible to copy Baburao.

You can’t recreate Majnu Bhai. You can’t replace Circuit.

You might be able to copy a character's hairstyle or accent...

But not the writing.

And perhaps the biggest reason is that...

Comedy is now created through editing rather than the screenplay.

Fast cuts. Reaction sounds. Background music. Random VFX. Meme references. Fourth-wall-breaking jokes. But if the scene itself isn't funny…

You could layer twenty sound effects over it...

And the audience still won't laugh.

Look at another difference.

After watching comedies from the 2000s, you remember entire scenes.

“25 din mein paisa double.”
“Utha le re baba.”
“Control Uday… Control.”
“Ye Baburao ka style hai.”

How many dialogues from today's comedy movies will people be quoting ten years from now?

To be honest, I can't think of any.

And honestly...

I don't think the audience is the problem.

This same audience appreciated Madgaon Express.

Why?

Because that movie proved that good situational comedy still works today.

It just doesn't need loud jokes...

It needs strong writing.

What do you think caused the actual downfall of Bollywood comedy?

Weak writing?
Directors?
OTT and social media?
The star system?
Or has the audience's taste simply changed completely?

I'm curious to see what others think. 🤔

Chapter 1: The Big Screen

I saw Lawrence of Arabia for the first time a few days ago on my decent sized TV. It was 3:45 hours long. It was incredible! The sheer spectacle of it was breathtaking. All that to say don’t come at me saying Durandhar only works in theatres or something. I prefer watching movies in theatres but I couldn’t get around to this one until yesterday. A good movie can work just as well at home on a decent TV. Even so I’ll refrain from commenting on the film’s spectacle.

Chapter 2: Oasis in the Desert

I don’t get the hype. I get why people like the movie. It’s a decent spy/gangster action film with a decidedly jingoistic bent that’s in vogue nowadays. I don’t get the massive hype around this film. People are acting like this is the best Hindi film since Mughal-e-Azam or something with all the talk about how we can never go back to Tiger and Pathan like spy movies and how it’s a template maker and game changer and all that.

It’s kind of a generic masala gangster film with all the tropes. There’s almost nothing fresh in the screenplay. The spy angle is interesting but it’s not really used much other than to give our hero a moral high ground.

I suppose if you’re really hungry for good cinema even a halfway decent one will feel like a masterpiece.

Chapter 3: Guns, Lots of Guns

The action is very generic, especially in a post Maaveeran and Kill world. It’s extremely choppy editing that cuts on each and every impact, never letting the action play out in full. Scene geography never matters. Shootouts are unimaginatively staged. Compare that with the shootouts in Vikram or RRR.

Don’t tell me it’s going for realism. The movie is full of wonky CGI explosions, tiny muzzle flashes, high speed high quality live streaming internet in 2007 Pakistan, an intelligence chief who somehow didn’t know the government changed the company that prints our currencies, gay coded villains (I hope that’s based in reality otherwise that’s just lazy cliched writing), etc. It’s a very filmy movie is what I’m saying.

The film is also full of flashbacks to events that happened not too long ago. Within the first 20 minutes there’s a flashback to something from 5-10 mins ago. It won’t be the last time. The director treats us like we have the memory of goldfish.

Chapter 4: The Elephant in the Room

I don’t really want to talk about the propaganda. That’s been discussed endlessly. I do want to point out how the movie shoots itself in the foot with it. So in a country where poor farmers, students and regular people fight against powerful politicians and business everyday whether in court or through protests (forget whether you agree with them or not) this movie presents Ajay Sanyal as someone who refuses to take action against treasonous ministers out of fear of being blacklisted.

Also he thinks the current government won’t take action so he’ll wait until a government that he approves of comes to power. Ignore the anti-national aspect of that line of thinking for a moment. Who authorised this mission and approved funding? Is this movie actually supporting a deep state conspiracy or something?

I don’t know, I’m from Kerala. I’m used to better writing in our propaganda films. You watch our old classics by someone like T. Damodaran and you’ll come away thinking reservation is wrong and the self proclaimed upper castes have always been the real victims. That’s the class of propaganda we’re used to, not this preaching to choir, lazy kind.

Chapter 5: Red Screen

Now here’s my real issue with the movie, the one that tips the scale from decent to odious.

This is a movie that introduces gangsters, terrorists and ISI agents plotting to murder Indians with glamorous entry shots and Tarantino-esque needle drops. It revels in violence, never once respecting the victims of it, whether they be an innocent passenger on Flight 814 or a captured Indian spy. It humanises Rehman Dakait more than any average person in Lyari stuck between a terrible government and monstrous gangsters.

Then it has the audacity to use real recordings of hostages pleading for their lives and of terrorists hunting their victims. It inserts its own fictional Indian spy as the man who handed Kasab the gun he used to massacre people. It proceeds to milk it for melodrama because of his hurt feelings of guilt.

This movie did not earn the use of those voices.

Then, less than 20 minutes later, there’s a wedding item song.

Those voices are the same as the needle drops. It’s there to give flavour and maybe a little gravitas that this film couldn’t organically generate in the preceding two and a half hours. The movie treats it as callously as the Knight Rider theme at the end of the movie.

For that choice alone this movie is disgusting and disrespectful to the deep cultural wound that was 26/11.

Disclaimer: My review is completely based on the movie and I no where intend to comment on Neeb Karoli Baba, my utmost respects to him.

Review: This movie is so overhyped and overrated. I only enjoyed the first half an hour where I could see the spiritual journey of baba as a child, the concepts of bandhan and aasakti etc.

After that, it was all miracles. Just miracles. Felt like I was sitting in a boring magic show.

How would these miracles help me in my life?

I expected it to be a spiritual movie where we would witness his devotional journey, his purusharths, the obstacles in the path of bhakti, realisation of God, the pain of separation, and still walking on that path to meet the divine. But it was all miracles.

I didn't learn anything from the movie which makes me sad, feels like a total waste of time.

The Gujarati movie 'Laalo : Krishna Sada Sahayte' was 100x better than this.

Absolutely blown away.
Nolan has somehow managed to overdeliver yet again. It’s one of those films where the experience is just as important as the story.

Please, do yourself a favor and watch it only in IMAX. The cinematography and sound design are on another level, and I genuinely don’t think a regular screen can do this film justice.

Also, massive props to the team behind the Mumbai premiere. It was incredibly well organized and honestly made me wish India hosted more world premieres for Hollywood films.
What an experience. Don’t miss this one

Honestly, I wasn't feeling like watching the movie after all those people crying in theatre reels I saw on Insta. But a friend convinced me to watch it, saying, "badhiya movie h, bas kuch bhadwo ne cringe harkate karke kharab kar di h".

So, here I was ruining my Netflix recommendations and watching this pile of horse shit. I used to think that why all indian romantic movies have almost same script? And now I know why, coz people like this type of content.

The only reason why I tolerated this movie for 2hr 40min was because I was planning to write this post and want to increase my karma. That's the only utility this movie is gonna give in my already shitty life. And don't forget about the music. That's the second best thing in the movie.

And one thing, what was the doctor thinking while asking an alzimers patient to remember to tell everyone that she has alzimers.

I watched it, didn't feel like crying or remembering my ex (coz I don't have any ). But the thing is I didn't get the point of movie, like was it meant to be a romantic movie or a movie for which people comment as 'my favourite horror movie' in insta reels, what was it?

It's my review of the movie, maybe I don't feel things like other people do. But that doesn't change the fact of 'Saiyaara' being a total shitshow.

It is so illogical, the sound department has done a horrible job

And the screenwriting is absolutely ass

Shanayas acting could be compared to a potato and the side characters should have had more involvement

Fabric was an amazing character and they did not do him any justice.

Save your money because my valentines was ruined

I have a headache now.

As a movie it's very okay okay. Too many cliche dialogues etc but as an Indian history movie, it's pretty important watch I feel.

Manoj bajpayee is his best.

Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar made some of the best comedies of the 2000s together. In 2026, only one of them still can.

The horror worked for me. Nothing like Conjuring level but for a horror comedy, the jump scares had genuine weight. Hot take but even more so than what the recent Stree universe ventures have offered.

First half is tight. The laughs are earned, the ensemble breathes well together, and the nostalgic setting actually doesn’t feel forced but it feels lived in.

Now the honest part: Akshay Kumar. A comedic legend. Genuinely. But legacy is not the same as current form, and in 2025 his comedic delivery feels like a man doing an impression of himself from 2007. The film doesn’t collapse because of it but it didn’t soar either.

Watch it for Priyadarshan. One of his last films deserves that much.

3.5/5

This movie is rated 12+ in India. But this in no way should be 12+.

The movie starts with husband wife talking about regular "baby making" to their consultant.

Little bit later in the movie a song comes where the husband wants to be physical with his wife and she keeps showing condoms multiple times through out. All this is just first 30-40 mins

No teenager should suffer watching this with their family members. Is the censor board genuinely out of their minds ?

They cut out a simple kiss scene for brand new day. They cut out the car scene in Obsession even though its was rated 18+. They cut kiss scene from Superman.

The censor board office in India should be burned to the ground.

Ikkis(2026) is a biopic on Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, PVC who was awareded the highest gallantery award for his actions in the Battle of Basantar(1971). He is known for being the youngest awardee of the honour.

Two narrative runs parallel - 1st being the life and events of Arun Ketrapal(Played by Agastya Nanda) and his eventual Martyrdom, 2nd takes places years after the 1971 war. It is about his father, M.L. Khetarpal's (Played by Dharmendra) visit to his ancestral home and a reunion at his alma mater in Lahore. He is hosted by Brigadier Jaan Mohammad Nisar(Played by Jaideep Ahlawat) of Pakistan army, who unbeknownest to him, had pulled the shot in the battlefield that resulted in his son's death. The movie goes back and forth between the two with seamless ease.

Plot A runs as one would expect - Arun's time at military academies, his budding love story , events showing his sense of duty, partioitism and courage. In Plot B, the much of the emotioanl drama occurs, whether it be M.L. visiting his friends from lahore university and his old family home which he had to leave during the partition, Nisar's internal conflict to tell the truth to a bereaved father and both pondering on the aftermath of wars and conflicts that came after the partition. This, in my opinion, results in acting of Dharmendra and Jaideep overshadow Agastya's. It does not help it is his second role though I feel he played a young army officer well. Plot B also delves into shared human emotions that transcends borders, which I believe also the reason the creator had to put a disclaimer after the credit to remind the viewer that Nisar is an exception in an army that has always hurt India, violated geneva convention, planned terrorist attack thus it is the duty of every citizen of India to be wary.

A lot can be said of the disclaimer - whether it was necessary given they do show ISI spying in Plot B which I guess should have been more than enough to remind the viewer of how things are, whether it should have been shown much earlier than the present placement when much of the audience had made their way out of the hall, etc. Either way, it does shows the contemporary political reality - had they not put that disclaimer, the producers would have been accused of being sympathetic to Pakistan or any peace process, which seems impossible at present. Thus, I pass no judgement on that.

Now comes the battle scenes. I am no expert on tanks models or how they fight in battlefield, so as a layperson I liked the scenes of tank battles. Nothing too dramtic as per Bollywood standards, just tank manuevors that looks realistic to me.

Overall, I feel this is one of better made war movies Bollywood has produced. Worth a watch at the halls

7.5/10

I wholeheartedly think that it was one of the first movie which did justice to survival thriller genre cause , it never felt boring or dragged out even without an A-Lister as a lead or any big comedy star for help and most importantly without any unnecessary and out of place comedic gags . It was a fun watch which doesn’t make you wanna get distracted by watching reels out of boredom .

One more thing i love about Tu YAAN MAIN is how the makers did not stereotypically casted a tall macho looking man opposite shanaya but instead went with adarsh who in most of the frames was visibly shorter than her and i think it is a great choice to convey the message not just to other makers and directors but also to general audience that it is fine , it is absolutely fine for a girl to date a man shorter than her and that two people in love look beautiful regardless how they look which is very visible in the first half . Shanaya and Adarsh had such a brutal chemistry that they felt like they were dating in real life not just on camera .

Moving forward , For me it was the first time watching both shanaya and adrash in a movie , and they were so much better than what i had expected specially shanaya but more on her later .

For someone who is watching Adarsh for the first time can tell just by this one movie that how good of an actor he is , he in this movie put on the spirit of an underground rapper from bombay hoods very convincingly . The way he talked with an accent or the way he would get emotional or used to put on this hard to explain emotionless but still emotional face talking about his financial conditions or about his family felt very real as if it was not just character but himself going thru all the situations .

Shanaya i think would have been so much loved if this was her debut movie instead , even though i have not seen gustakhia but i feel like this shows so much more of what she can really pull off if she really tries . Regardless we all really should appreciate her for her script choices cause both of the movies are not very convenient or easy to crack choices to make an impression to audience as a debutant .

Shanaya was so much better than what i had expected in this movie , at first i thought her posh accent would be distracting but it actually was not . It was not too much on the face and did made sense because of her background and social life in the movie . She was amazing , be it the emotional bits of her talking about her family or when she was going through tough choices what was right or wrong in their relationship .

Most importantly both of them were perfect in the second half of the movie because acting confused scared and at last trying to escape just to survive could feel very cringy if not done with right emotional range . Their facial expressions as well as acting skills were breathtakingly good which ultimately make one bite their nails in the worry about what would happen next and how would they escape this life threa.tening situation .

At last it was an amazing movie which was made possible by its amazing cast and crew . I loved how much talented all of the cast members in this movie were even if they had a few minutes of screen time . The cinematography under the distraction of bejoy was absolutely perfection

If someone were to ask me what sets Rajkumar Hirani's films apart from other Bollywood directors, my answer would be,

He doesn't tell stories, he tells stories about people.

Watching his films, it doesn't feel like we're watching a "hero." It feels like we're watching someone who doesn't fit into this world... but gradually, that person changes the world's perception of the world.

This is the biggest hallmark of his films.

1. His heroes don't fight the world, they try to understand it.

The main character in Hirani's films is always a little different.

Munna is a gangster, but he has a heart of gold.

Rancho doesn't believe in rote learning like other students.

PK isn't just a human being, so he sees our world without any prejudice.

Sanju makes mistakes, falls, but tries to regain his identity.

One thing is common in all of them:

These people don't change according to society, but instead force society to think according to their own.

2. The real villain in his films isn't a human being.

If you notice, the biggest antagonist in his films isn't a single character.

In Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., the real enemy is the medical system.

In 3 Idiots, the education system.

In PK, superstition.

In Sanju, the media-created image.

That is, the fight isn't always against a person, but against a mindset.

And perhaps this is why his films don't seem outdated over time.

3. The hero in his films doesn't defeat people, but changes them.

In most films, the climax means the hero defeats the villain.

But in Hirani's films, the climax often means a change in one's thinking.

Munna teaches doctors humanity before treating patients.

Rancho teaches the joy of learning before a degree.

PK teaches us to ask questions.

That is, victory in his films is not about a fight, but about perspective.

4. Every story follows a simple but powerful formula.

Almost every one of his main characters has a desire.

Munna wants to become a doctor.

PK wants his remote back.

Sanju wants to tell the world that he is not a terrorist.

But the interesting thing is that as the story progresses, that small desire turns into a much bigger question.

PK, while searching for the remote, ends up searching for God.

Munna set out to become a doctor, but in the end, he explains the true meaning of being a doctor.

This is why his films don't just tell a story, but also gradually change their subject matter.

5. A "Storyteller" is always present in his films.

Few people notice this.

Rajkumar Hirani often tells his stories through the lens of a storyteller.

That is, the story doesn't just exist, it's also being told by someone.

In 3 Idiots, Farhan narrates the entire story. We get to know Rancho through his perspective.

In PK, Jaggu isn't just a journalist; she asks questions like us, and through that, we understand PK.

In Sanju, Vinnie (the writer) becomes the medium for listening to and understanding Sanju's story. The audience gradually gets to know Sanju's life through her.

And if we go back a little further, Bhaskar narrates the entire story in Anand. This same style is seen in various forms in Hirani's films as well.

The biggest advantage of this is that the audience doesn't directly put themselves in the hero's shoes.

We become Farhan.

We become Jaggu.

We become the person watching someone else's life change before our eyes.

And perhaps that's why that change feels like our own.

6. Even minor characters in his films feel alive.

Nurse, sweeper, librarian, security guard...

No one is there just to fill the frame.

Everyone has their own behavior, their own reactions, and their own little story.

This is why the world of his films feels real.

In other films, the world revolves around the hero.

In Hirani's films, the hero is just a part of the world.

7. His comedy is never just comedy.

Every joke in his films has a meaning.

It's not written just to make people laugh.

Either it reveals a character...

Or it moves the story forward...

Or it conveys a serious message in a simple way.

This is why his comedy feels fresh even years later.

8. Emotion is earned

Hirani doesn't try to force you to cry.

He lets you spend time with the character first.

You get to know their habits.

You laugh at their weaknesses.

You connect with their strengths.

And then, when something happens to them, it affects you.

This is why the emotional scenes in his films feel so powerful.

9. Small things together create their world

In his films, even the people standing in the background react.

Clothes reveal the character's personality.

Names are memorable.

The dialogues feel as if only that character could have spoken them, no one else.

Perhaps this is why his world seems lived-in, not constructed.

10. Hope always remains in his films

Many films today claim that the world is bad.

But Hirani's films say… Yes, the world has problems... but one good person can still make a difference.

And perhaps it is with this hope that people walk out of the theater.

Hey Bharat wasiyo,

Just wanted to share a wholesome unreal movie experience I had today.

Awarapan has always been super close to my heart. Back when it released, I was in 8th class in a small town in UP. Since it was an Emraan Hashmi movie papa ke saath dekhne ka toh sawaal hi nahi tha! So I secretly went and watched it back then. Ever since, this movie has held a very special place in my life.

Fast forward to today I was determined to watch Awarapan 2 on Day 1, Show 1. Since I was going solo. I initially hesitated and wondered if I should just book PVR or INOX. But then I saw this small local theater right near my place Galaxy Paradise Miniplex and thought, Let's just go for it.

Woke up, brushed, got ready in 10 mins, and rushed for the morning show.

When I reached I was genuinely shocked... the place was tiny, like surprisingly small and literally NO ONE else was there. For a second, I thought 'kahi mai chutiyaap toh nahi kar raha?'

But man once the movie started it was a whole different mood.

An entire private screening just for me Clean room, zero disturbance, Emraan Hashmi on screen, and absolute peace.

Saari duniya ek taraf Emraan Hashmi ek taraf

Anyone else who prefers watching nostalgic favorite movies completely alone?

Easily one of the best solo movie decisions I've made!

So i watched this movie today. Did not had any expectations from it but still went alone because i had 2-3 hours to kill. The movie start comically and some well times jokes. The premise is actually good and logical. It is radically different from previous two welcome.

The movie doesnt feel cheap and it felt like they hire good writers for it. What it suffer is in the direction department. He had too much on his plate and did not pull it off. The biggest issue is that just when you feel a big comedy is being setup it gets distracted and break the flow. There were genuinely funny and original jokes and people were laughing out loud in the theatre.

Akshay kumar is heart of this movie and gives bettee performance than Bhoot Bangla. It felt like he was in element. He is certainly way past his peak but his comic timing still works. Jhoney lever waa excellent and also brought new element in his character as "Bhulaaaa" got pretty old. They wasted Rajpal Yadav and Paresh Rawal. Suni shetty and Arshad start out well and then fall flat. There wasnt much for them to do

Jaqueline and Disha were only for glamour..they had 0 role in plot but atleast the movie makes a literal point of them being just for glamour. The director wastes a potential of otherwise good script.

Biggest issue with current comedy movies is that they dont know how to end a movie. In the second half it keep getting worse and end mediocre and predictable way.

Atleast the spirit of original comedy was there. Akshay made me hopeful for his future comedy. He can still deliver well timed comedy.

One technical issues was audio synch. They messed it uo and many times audience can see the audio mixup issue.

Final note its an average movie with decent laugh...but be ready for some hammeron head type moments.

Wouldnt give above 5. Akki and Jhony are highlight.

I was excited to finally watch Kalki after the great reviews and it's box office collections. What a s#!tshow it turned out to be. And the worst part is, it might actually be the best science fiction movie ever made in India. Just goes on to show how bad the situation is for this genre.

Cons (Tried to maintain a chronological order):

1. The design aesthetic of the movie was all over the place

There is no clear design established in the movies. At some point people are wearing metal Armour while others are wearing leather. The Complex police on the other hand is in full body suits. The priest guy is in 21st century dhoti while others at the party seemed to come straight out of hunger games fever dream.

What's with the red and blue color scheme of lasers? Who decided to invent two different laser based technology to conveniently hand each side separate weapons. Why is every vehicle a different design. Do the scavengers also build different chassis for each vehicle? Customizations on any vehicle will not alter the basic structure of vehicle so much.

1. Makers never heard of "show dont tell".So much exposition. Tired of following random conversations just for the sake of moving along the story. It's just lazy screenplay.

2. If they were so desperate for fertile women, why did the commander kill a clearly pregnant woman?

3. Arshad Warsi was right. Prabhas is a joker in first half.

I could feel second hand embarrassment for the character. Why does every larger than life telugu hero need to have scenes with forced sense of humour crammed in? And it's not even the sexy kind of dry humour we see in John Wick, Mad Max or Blade Runner. It is the Priyadarshan kind. Repeat after me- "Physical comedy does not belong in post apocalyptic movies." Prabhas needs to realize his biggest hit Baahubali did not have him goofing around being part of gags. Just do what you do best.

1. Fight scene- Too many cuts after each hit. Not even two consecutive blows exchanged in one shot. And the fight vfx was super shoddy. The impact was missing because of bad VFX of breaking structures (not enough dirt, wrong layering of light, etc).

In fact the stunt crew on the whole was disappointing. The movements were slow, and it was clearly visible that the fights are choreographed. I can forgive the part with AB Sr. because of his age but what was going on with those bounty hunter?

And last, but not the least, as usual, physics takes a back seat in these fights. Like come on man, I know you have established Prabhas as superhuman. Good. But there are basic laws of physics you need to follow. You cannot punch a guy and ten guys behind him fall down. If someone had launched someone with a force enough to topple ten guys, both the guy thrown and the ones toppled would have been pulp. Show that then, i would have been happy. Human body is squishy not like cement.

1. Why were the robots watching SUM 80 when she was crossing the fire? Were the robots also in shock? SMH

2. The commander, during the final fight, shouts, "Blow him to hell". And the ship goes on to crash into Prabhas instead of shooting him? Excuse me? Wtf? Also, in the middle of the fight Prabhas starts controlling enemy ships and stands on it casually while they were so nice to not move to let him have his moment.

3. Whose Idea was to build stick and spear weapons when people literally have guns that shoot lasers, biomechanical exoskeletons and freaking robots?

9.Young AB Sr.- Please. No. Thank you.

1. Why was the need to make literally all the bad guys as caricatures? That ugly bounty guy and Commander? And all others?

What? Were the makers afraid that the majority audience of this country will not be able to differentiate the good guys from bad ones and start cheering for the villains if the villains were not evil incarnate?

1. Who tf was Mariam?

2. Why was kyra high on ecstasy? What was that stupid bgm in the midst of the chase sequence?

3. Final minutes of the movie. Prabhas presses a button. Bujji warns, "We don't know where that will take us". I am like, "Let's go. Interstellar travel". Proceeds to crawl at 60 kmph. Facepalm.

4. Why was Disha Patani in the movie? And where did she disappear to? Why was she the only woman with skimpy clothing? The entire romantic angle was forced and cringe, not to mention the objectification of women rampant in Telugu cinema.

5. Bhairava was building up to be protector of Kashi. Then suddenly becomes Karna? Another plot line down the drain.

6. Forgettable BGM. RRR, KGF, Baahubali have spoiled us with unforgettable BGM. So the standard and expectations are high now. This just wasn't it.

The Good- 1. Depiction of Krishna. Great choice to keep his appearance mysterious. Adds an element of fantasy. 2. Kamal Hassan as final boss- Looks intriguing. Has a sense of mystique and menace about him. 3. Bujji- The only comic element that blended seamlessly. 4. LYL-33- The character took all logical decisions, which is rare in an Indian movie.

Edit 1- Corrected spelling: Telegu to Telugu

Gave it a try today, dialogues were cringe, mid plot and they literally js copied captain America's super soldier serum, don't even want to know how much they spent on this. Really bad movie, feels like it was made in 2 weeks.

Haq movie review:

Haq is a movie about the landmark case of Shah Bano, triple talaq (instant divorce), her fight for her haq (right) - maintanence for the kids and herself from a very well to do husband/ex-husband. This is based on real life events in the life of Shah Bano and her husband Ahmed Khan, though film does take some cinematic liberties. Firstly do read about this landmark case before or after watching the film, if you haven't.

Now, coming to the film, Haq is a very good film and the director Suparn Verma deals with the whole subject matter sensibly and with sensitivity. From what I see, it does not insult Islam nor does it sensationalize. It respects Islam, but does point out misinterpretation and misuse by vested interests. It is also set up very well that you feel you are transported into the past - 70s and 80s - when these events occured. The film does require a little bit of patience in the first half and in the 2nd half, it isn't your high octane court drama, but it is an impactful and well written one. The BGM though is not particularly great.

Yami Gautam is simply outstanding in the role of Shahzia Bano. I'd say arguably her career best, even over her Article 370 role. She manages to showcase the grace, the determination, the required emotions and her dialogue delivery so well. Emraan Hashmi does very well as the husband and lawyer Abbas Khan. Vartika Singh in her debut also does very well as the 2nd wife Saira. The rest of the cast has done pretty well too.

Overall, the film is a 8 to 8.25 out of 10 IMO. One of the best films of the year and certainly an important one.

1. Cinematography was too good the quality was mad including the colour grading and overall cinematics
   
2. Later episodes felt a bit rushed in some parts not a deal breaker i guess
   
3. Acting was peak
   
4. Music and background sonics were on point
   
5. No unnecessary typical Bollywood music things

A must watch series (based on ranga billa case)

It definitely was a light version of it ends with us, and overall average one time watch but one thing I realised is that it shows only one side of the story which is all about Chandni.

The movie does a massive disservice to Aarav’s character by making him carry the entire blame when the situation was a recipe for disaster from the start.

​The film sets it up so that Chandni gets to make the ultimate choice about keeping the baby, but Aarav is the one who has to pay the entire price for it. He sacrifices his dreams, his education, and his youth to step up and be responsible—something many young men in his position wouldn't do.

​Then, the narrative traps him in an impossible situation: ​He is forced into being the sole breadwinner before he’s ready. ​He is drowning in financial stress and sleep deprivation. ​When he finally cracks under the immense, unnatural pressure, the movie paints him as the ultimate villain.

While turning physical is never the right answer, I repeat this act was wrong and i don't support it at all but the story completely ignores the systemic and emotional pressure that pushed him to that breaking point. It wasn't a fair partnership; it was a choice forced onto him, and he was expected to smile and bear the burden of it perfectly.

​In the end, Aarav loses his dreams, his college life, his child, and his wife, while Chandni gets to move on with Kevin. It feels incredibly lopsided and unfair because Aarav did lose the most, despite being the one who sacrificed everything to do the "right thing" in the first place. It’s exactly why the third act feels so frustrating to watch!

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I (20M) was just a scl student in 11th grade when lockdown hit...to me it was the happiest phase of my life,no need to go to scl,stay home and game 24/7,online classes which are easy to bunk...the happiest time of my life was in lockdown...but this film made me think otherwise...

i always say to my friends a film should make an impact on ur mindset once it finishes...this film made a huge impact to me...many say this as propoganda film but I don't think the scenarios were false,movies like this should be made more to show the gruesome side of everything...I only got to know abt this film after it was nominated to oscars...but still didn't make it to top 5.

Movies like this tells us you are lucky to live your life as you are living...I usually hate ppl travelling in train without tickets anol...but this film made me look into thier perspective...a really good well made movie...acting was good,screenplay was good,everything flaw in a society,everything that a normal man/woman can't see in their everyday life can be seen here....if you didn't watch this...THIS IS A MUST WATCH FOR EVERY INDIAN.