Tapping into the middle class' increasing frustration over rapid inflation, 'Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga', directed by debutant Anshul Sharma, is a well-intentioned satire constructed around a promising premise. But the film's writers fail to build on their clever central idea, and ultimately deliver an undercooked script that lacks the consistent wit of 2010's 'Phas Gaye Re Obama', that tongue-in-cheek take on recession, set in the world of UP gangsters. ...
10:51 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Cast: Kavin Dave, Sharat Saxena, Sumit Kaul, Mandy Takhar, Sanjay Mishra Director: Jagdish Rajpurohit No one knows the importance of unlearning things more than a director with a theatre background. The audience easily figures it out the moment a 'narrator' appears on the screen - an almost extinct art in Bollywood. Last time it was Vivek Oberoi in 'Deewane Huye Pagal' who had donned the role of a narrator but...
09:05 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Director Jagdish Rajpurohit says his film, an adaptation of Francis Veber's French film L'emmerdeur, is a slice of life film with great comic moments. Rajpurohit, who is making his Bollywood debut with comedy Bumboo, said that the film, which will hit theatres on March 30, will be appreciated by the Indian audience too. "I was flying from Mumbai to Paris few years ago and I watched the film...
06:30 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: Actor Sanjay Mishra, known for his rib-tickling performances in 'All The Best' and 'Golmaal', has donned the director's hat and his directorial debut, 'Pranam Walekum', is set for April release. Extensively shot in Bhor, Pune, the film is replete with tongue-in-cheek humour and pokes fun at life. Produced by Sandiip Kapur, the ensemble cast includes Giselli Monteiro, Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Shilpa Shukla, Manoj Pahwa, and Vindu Dara...
05:50 PM, Dec 27, 2011
New Delhi: Television actor Pankaj Kapoor is back on the big screen as Mussaddi Lal of the hit 'Office Office' series, a man who has to prove to government officials that he is alive when they accidentally remove him from official records, taking him for dead. The trailer for 'Chala Mussadi Office Office' is out and quintessential 'common man' Pankaj Kapoor is faced with a peculiar and complicated problem. Director...
02:52 PM, Aug 01, 2011
New Delhi: After his role as 'Bhai Sahab', the recession-hit kidnapper in Phas Gaye Re Obama, Indian actor Sanjay Mishra is working on his directorial debut with Pranam-Walekum, a film on communal harmony. The subject may seem serious but the actor says he plans to deal with the issue with a sense of humour. "It is a great subject. We have roped in some of the great actors and are...
03:18 PM, Jul 15, 2011
