Sankat City is Mumbai,maximum city filtered and distilled via its minimum people.

How does an actor who delivers a cracking performance in one film switch to become a totally different person in another,both out the same day?

Jobless,hopeless actor Raju steals a superb script from sincere,hardworking writer Shekhar.

‘Kambakkht Ishq’ aims at those who think from the groin,and hits the target unerringly.

Ellie now getting ready for parenthood,saber-tooth tiger Diego scared of losing his edge,acorn-loving squirrel Scrat finding romance in Scratte.

Kabir Khan’s ‘New York’ is about three friends impacted by the fallout of 9/11: it was not just the twin towers which were destroyed; a whole way of life died too.

This is Steve Martin’s film and despite the jarring accent,his Inspector Clouseau makes you laugh,whether it’s questioning the Pope over the robbery of his ring or falling off the papal balcony while doing the same.

Based on a novel by Matt Cohen of the same name,Emotional Arithmetic is about three people who developed a life-long bond while housed in a camp during the Holocaust.

On the face of it,‘Bedtime Stories’ is one of those stories told at bedtime: safe,comforting and predictable. But there is a topping...

The other film of the week is about India’s other ‘junoon’: ‘Luck By Chance’ backgrounds cinema,‘Victory’ does ditto with cricket.

Is being a good actor enough to make you a star? In Zoya Akhtar’s detailed sketch of Bollywood and its colourful,conflicted denizens...

Wafer-thin model is handed keys to plush apartment by loving boyfriend. She is thrilled. So is he.

Dharavi boy Jamal Malik,server of ‘chai’,keeper of secrets,is one of the wise. He’s learnt his wisdom on the streets,and he uses it to become a millionaire.

Sadsack Sidhu lives in Chandni Chowk,peels potatoes for a living,and prays to Ganapati Bappa to release him from his daily drudgery.

At the end of World War I,the first global war,which really didn’t solve anything,was a figure of 40 million people dead.

For nearly 80 years,this story remained buried in the files of Los Angeles City Hall.

If Guy Ritchie had a bad time last year,this is the good news. The director,who has long been trying to establish himself as more than Madonna’s (now ex-) husband,comes up with a solid RocknRolla...

A woman foolish enough to professionally advise other people on love on the radio,and other women foolish enough to seek out her advice..

And then you walk into Bad Luck Govind,and wonder if anything’s ever going to change.

The President Is Coming kickstarts the year with exactly the sort of lift we’ve been looking for — it’s free-spirited,irreverent,and funny.