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Prabhakar Anand (Bachchan),the idealistic principal of a Bhopal college,has spent a lifetime spreading his knowledge amongst the young people he loves.

Amongst the lessons I learnt while watching ‘Phhir’ was this : that old skeletons smell.

'Aarakshan' could have been a well-marshalled case of caste-and-conscience,but it turns out to be more light-weight cash-and-carry.

All little boys who serve you tea at roadside dhabas are called Chotu. This is an immutable law of nature.

Prove that you’re alive,and we’ll give you what is yours.

At the centre of The Tree of Life is a story that’s so beautiful for being so completely simple.

There are cowboys,and there are aliens,and then there are cowboys and aliens.

With children as the principal cast,the hardest thing is to get the tone right.

One of the worst phrases that seems to have grown disgraceful roots both in the media and public discourse is “honour killing”.

There are cowboys,and there are aliens,and then there are cowboys and aliens.

One of the worst phrases that seems to have grown disgraceful roots both in the media and public discourse is ‘honour killing’.

With children as the principal cast,the hardest thing is to get the tone right.

Ajay Devgn has always been an action star. That’s how he came into the movies,back when he was the unhoroscopically-challenged Devgan.

Ajay Devgn has always been an action star. That’s how he came into the movies,back when he was the unhoroscopically-challenged Devgan.

Even as the series sometimes threatened to drift,Rowling brought these running,yet disparate,strands deftly together in her grand finale,the Deathly Hallows.

A fancy convertible speeding down scenic roads.

A fancy convertible speeding down scenic roads. Three guys slouched artfully; one at the wheel,the other next to him,the third splayed across the backseat,feet sticking out,slumbering.

This was the film that was supposed to put it all together,to put it out there what made Harry Potter one of the most successful book series ever and the highest grossing film series of all time.

When we first discover Larry Crowne,he is pushing trolleys,arranging glass jugs,polishing surfaces and fixing inventories in a Umart store.

Murder 2 checks all the boxes of an Emraan Hashmi-Mohit Suri-Vishesh Films production.

A Mumbai housing society is the scene of the adventures of this “chillar” party,which starts out as a super fun ride.

As Larry’s vehicle of choice,scooter is perhaps a good metaphor for the film – giving him a semblance of youth without being so rebellious as a motorcycle.

'Chillar Party' proves that it is entirely possible to make a smart children’s film,with good production values,with kids seen to be having a blast.

What makes the flick a tad less standard procedure is the taut first half,which doesn’t let you move from the seat,followed by a muddled,too-long second.