Bang Bang (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Siddharth Anand / Recent Flicks : Ta Ra Rum Pum(2007), Bachna Ae Haseeno(2008), Anjaana Anjaani(2010)
Produced by :Fox Star Studios
Written by : Sujoy Ghosh, Suresh Nair
Starring : Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny Denzongpa, Jaaved Jaffrey
Music by : Songs: Vishal–Shekhar / Background Score: Salim Sulaiman
Release date(s) : October 2, 2014

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I.M.C.F Review
A film made by a Hollywood studio, is not certain to be promising. - This is what we will realize, once we get into the tale of 'Bang Bang'! Yes, this film has super cool songs, hot and happening Hrithik and Katrina in lead roles, awesome locations and exciting stunts! But something which is important to gel of these together is missing. i.e, the story! This film is just an old fashioned revenge drama, which you might find senseless too!

The movie starts with Omar Zafar (Danny Denzongpa) killing a responsible and duty minded Indian police officer to escape from prison. On escape, he desires to steal 'The Kohinoor' diamond itself! Meanwhile, Rajveer (Hrithik) gets his hands on 'The Kohinoor' somehow, which he would want to sell to Omar in person. In his pursuit to Omar, he gets to meet Harleen (Katrina) by chance.

Upon their meeting, Harleen gets dragged into the roller-coaster life of Rajveer, with Police and Omar's people trying to hunt them down. After many stunts, (which are exciting - because Hrithik did them, and senseless - because no bullet reaches Hrithik) Rajveer meets Omar. What happens next, is the story of Bang Bang!!

Reasons to watch:
1. For the, Hot and Happening Hrithik and Katrina and their Romance!
2. Super cool songs and locations.
3. Thrilling stunts.

Reasons to skip:
1. The one thing that can keep any film running - Story - Is missing!
2. Exciting, yet senseless stunts where no bullet reaches Hrithik. Even when it does, it doesnt do any damage!
3. Not an exciting screenplay! Sure to bore you after a while.

I.M.C.F Rating : 79/100 (???)
Direction : 8 : Despite the story being so weak, Director tried his best to make us fall in love with the film!
Production Values : 9 : A rich treat indeed!
Story/Plot : 5 : Frankly speaking, there is not much of a story!
Cast Performances : 9 : For the part they got, they did very well!
Music : 9 : Very soothing!
Cinematography : 8 : Well made.
Screenplay/Editing : 6 : Gives you the feel of being a bit lengthy and not always exciting.
Choreography/Action : 9 : Choreography is Stylish and Perfect! Stunts are very good, but Hero winning always? No!
Dialogues : 7
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : Stunts; Perfect kiss and Chemistry between Hrithik-Katrina!

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
1.5/5 - India Today
2/5 - IBN live
1.5/5 - Hindusthan times

Bang Bang is strictly for Hrithik Roshan fans and for those that do not want an action flick to be anything more than just that - NDTV
Hrithik Roshan's Bang Bang is as mindless as playing air guitar - Hindusthan times
The film isn't unwatchable but certainly tests your patience - IBNlive
Bang Bang is a waste of time and money - India Today

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Haider (2014)


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Directed by : Vishal Bhardwaj / Prev Films : Kaminey (2009), Ishqiya (2010), Dedh Ishqiya (2014)
Produced by : Vishal Bhardwaj, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Written by : Basharat Peer, Vishal Bhardwaj
Starring : Tabu, Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon
Music by : Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography : Pankaj Kumar
Edited by : Aarif Sheikh

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I.M.C.F Review
Haider, a film inspired from William Shakespeare's Hamlet (which is set in the Kingdom of Denmark, and revolves around the revenge of Prince Hamlet). But in here, the story got altered to Kashmir conflicts between India and Pakistan, and the the revenge is sought my Haider.

This is a film about Haider (Shahid), a normal soul who sets out to avenge his father's murder in the hands of Indian army, for treating a militant. On his journey to know the truth about his father, Haider realises that his uncle Khurram (Kay kay menon) was the one responsible for his father's disapperence and death.

Along with this, his mother (Tabu) marries Khurram. This shakes him to the core. The relationship between Haider and his mother has been handled in a very peculiar way! This leads Haider in to a path of vengence and on his way to his destination, loses the one soul who has loved him more than anything - Arshia (Shradha Kapoor). After her death, Haider becomes totally unstable. In this fight for vengence and justice... story takes many turns and finally leads to a path of freedom!

This is not a film, we will get to see every once in a while. A very brave attempt by the whole crew, with a screenplay and story as such. Shahid did extremely well as Haider. Tabu played an equally important role and she justified it too. This is a film, which will run solely on its plot!

Reasons to watch:
1. To witness a William Shakespeare's dark drama!
2. Gripping tale and its performances. Especially Tabu's, whose role is torn between her idealistic husband, opportunistic brother-in-law and her innocent and passionate son.

Reasons to skip:
1. This is a strict drama and there is not a single percent of commercial entertainment. So, if you are looking for something like that, then you will be disappointed.

I.M.C.F Rating : 83/100 (???)
Direction : 9 : Couldnt find any thing wrong. Wow!
Production Values : 8 : Suited the darkness of the film.
Story/Plot : 9 : A normal revenge drama, but what is exciting is the way it is sought.
Cast Performances : 10 : Shahid and Tabu lived, but not acted. Others did well.
Music : 7 : Music is not very exciting, but two songs are good. BGM is very lively.
Cinematography : 7 : Well made.
Screenplay/Editing : 9 : Along with Direction, Screenplay is something which gave life to this Drama.
Choreography/Action : 7 : Choreography is in Kashmiri style! Stunts were not totally cool.
Dialogues : 9 : Most are good, but sometimes, we wouldnt understand what is being spoken. Such native hindi one's are written.
Awe Moment(s) : 8 : Shahid and Tabu's relation; Shahid's performance; Climax.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
8.9 - IMDb
4/5 - Rediff
4/5 - Hindusthan times

Haider is a rare Bollywood gem you must watch -  Hindusthan times
Haider is bewitchingly clever and it will haunt you long after you've left the theatre - Rediff
Haider may be Vishal Bhardwaj's best film
Beyond the line of control

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Happy New Year (2014)


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Directed by : Farah Khan / Prev Films : Tees Maar Khan (2010), Om Shanthi Om (2007), Main Hoon Na (2004)
Produced by : Gauri Khan
Written by : Farah Khan
Starring : Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah
Music by : Songs: Vishal Shekhar / Background Score: Sandeep Chowta
Cinematography : Manush Nandan
Edited by : Anand Subaya
Release date(s) : October 24, 2014

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I.M.C.F Review
Firstly we should appreciate Farah Khan for making a film with less story and more stars!
Well the film goes as predictable as it is in Trailer. But the entertainment levels will keep you tied. The way this film is presented is too good. We should say, Farah Khan succeeded in selling a fake stone at the cost of a Diamond!
Music, Cinematography, Dances, Entertainment and Production values are too good and makes the film enjoyable.
On the flip side, Story is weak and the film is a bit lengthy. But Actors and Director have saved it from sinking.
In all... this film might just break a few records for SRK  And... dont forget to get a glance at the introduction of 'Abram Khan' at the end 
Reasons to watch:
1. Entertainment.
2. Production values and Cinematography.
3.  Actors performances.

Reasons to skip:
1. Poor story, Kiddish entertainment and the length of the movie.

I.M.C.F Rating : 81/100
Direction : 8
Production Values : 9
Story/Plot : 6 : A simple revenge drama!
Cast Performances : 9 : Actors got to deal with emotions, humor, action and dances an everyone did well!
Music : 8
Cinematography : 9
Screenplay/Editing : 8
Choreography/Action : 8
Dialogues : 8
Awe Moment(s) : 8 : Pre climax and climax, where you expect twists but there are none~

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Daawat-e-Ishq (2014)


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Directed by : Habib Faisal / Prev Films: Ishaqzaade (2012), Do Dooni Chaar (2010)
Produced by : Aditya Chopra
Written by : Habib Faisal and Jyoti Kapoor
Starring : Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra
Music by : Sajid-Wajid
Cinematography : Himman Dhamija
Edited by : Meghna Sen
Release dates : 19 September 2014

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I.M.C.F Review
Gulrez (Parineeti Chopra) of Hyderabad is a shoe sales girl who is fed up of getting rejected by Dowry-seeking Grooms and their families. So, she decides to con one such Dowry seeking family by putting up a case against them under Law Section 498-A. In turn she could demand some money from them and can leave to US along with her Father (Anupam Kher) to settle there.

So as per plan, they reach Lucknow and meet Tariq (Aditya Roy Kapur). In the process of conning him, Gulrez falls in love with him. So the rest of the story is what happens later? Will Gulrez cheat Tariq? Will she fly to US leaving behind her love?

Reasons to watch:
1. Performances of actors.
2. Engaging Screenplay and light hearted entertainment.

Reasons to skip:
1. Not a commercial film with any sort of commercially entertaining aspects!
2. Story is quite simple.

I.M.C.F Rating : 75/100
Direction : 8 : Hardly a big script, still made well.
Production Values : 7 : A very simple film with hardly any classy costumes.
Story/Plot : 8 : A totally different plot spun around Dowry system in India!
Cast Performances : 8 : Aditya did very well. Parineeti has been cute and notorious as always!
Music : 7 : Just fine.
Cinematography : 7 : Well made.
Screenplay/Editing : 8 : Engaging.
Choreography/Action : 8 : The few songs present were romantic and the single action sequence was entertaining.
Dialogues : 8 : Not totally convincing, but fine.
Awe Moment(s) : 6 : Not any, but maybe a bit of climax.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
3/5 - Times Of India

Implausible but take it with a pinch of salt.
 Daawat-E-Ishq's best ingredient is charm!
Daawat-e-Ishq is a flavourless feast.

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Finding Fanny (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Homi Adajania / Prev films : Being Cyrus (2006), Cocktail (2012)
Produced by : Dinesh Vijan
Written by : Homi Adajania, Kersi Khambatta
Starring : Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Kapur, Dimple Kapadia
Music by : Mathias Duplessy, Sachin-Jigar
Cinematography : Anil Mehta
Edited by : Sreekar Prasad (Hindi), Nick Moore (English)
Release dates : 12 September 2014
Running time : 93 minutes

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I.M.C.F Review
A hilarious drama of 'Finding Love'!! This movie is like reading a pleasant love story. Very simply and sweetly made. If you are seeking simple love, some complications and lots of entertainment, this film is sure to serve you that!

Taking place in a fictious village of Pocolim in Goa, this story revolves around 5 socially broken characters who set out on a quest for love!
One night, the local postman, Ferdie (Naseruddin Shah) receives a letter he has posted to 'Fanny', the love of his life, 46 years back. It was the letter he wrote to her expressing his love, which has not reached her at all and Ferdie on the other hand has spent 46 years of his life... waiting for her; or to be precise... in her love! So, he starts to regret and Angie (Deepika), who happens to be his friend decides to help him in 'Finding Fanny', so that he can express his love, at least now. On their quest for Fanny, Rosie (Dimple Kapadia), Savio (Arjun) and Don Pedro (Pankaj Kapur) join them under certain hilarious consequences. So the rest of the story is: Who is Fanny? Where is she? What happens in their quest for her? What happens when they finally meet Fanny?

A very well made Drama with every actor doing absolutely well. Deepika, of them all has been very cute. Arjun Kapur acted very maturely in his role as Deepika's long lost lover. BGM, Dialogues, Screenplay, Direction; everything has come up very well. A perfect entertainer in its own way.

I.M.C.F Rating : 83/100
Direction : 9 : This film was shot in 36 days and still its utterly flawless. That shows perfect Directorial skills!
Production Values : 8 : Suited the drama!
Story/Plot : 8 : Not a very unique story, but so well made that you might be decieved.
Cast Performances : 9 : Deepika stole the show with her expressions as usual. Senior actors seem to have given their best!
Music : 8 : BGM is too good. Album is good but since its a drama, there arent any songs.
Cinematography : 8 : Well made.
Screenplay : 8 : Absolutely exciting and not a single scene will bore you. Emotion, Romance, Entertainment. Each had their turn.
Editing : 8
Dialogues : 8 : The few present were well written.
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : Scenes around Don Pedro's disappearence; Don Pedro's art; Ferdie's action; Angie and Savio making love! 

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
3.5/5 - IndiaToday
7.4/10      - IMDb

Sexy Deepika. Pouty Arjun and a boring road trip.
Finding Fanny is for a very niche audience.
If you are up for watching something different then go and watch Finding Fanny, you won't be disappointed.

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Mary Kom (2014)


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Directed by : Omung Kumar
Produced by : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Written by : Saiwyn Quadras
Starring : Priyanka Chopra, Sunil Thapa, Darshan Kumar, Minakkshi Kalitaa, Zachary Coffin, Shishir Sharma
Release date(s) : September 5, 2014

All You Need to Know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kom_(film)

I.M.C.F Review
As we all know, the plot is quite simple 'The life story of boxer Mary Kom'.
Many of you might have read about her or heard about her story. But this movie will introduce her, to you.

A simply superb film made by Omung kumar, which will never disappoint you at any point. Direction and Screenplay had been perfect. Priyanka chopra's acting has been picturesque and gave life to the film, as well as to Mary Kom herself. A lot of hard work had been put up by Priyanka chopra and every inch of it can be seen on screen and that credit goes to Director himself. Music had been too good. Boxing sequences were fine and most of the concentration was laid on the training and the life story of Mary kom. There were a few dialogues on isolation of Manipur and politics in the Boxing federation, but not many scenes were weaved around them. Apart from that, this picture is flawless.

Mary kom's determination, hard work and desire to win will inspire you. Film's emotional angle is well handled too. Mary Kom's husband role has been played by Darshan Kumar and he is so good that i think every woman will wish to have a supportive, sweet and perfect husband like him. His acting has been amazing too. In all, its a treat in its own way, for sure.

I.M.C.F Rating : 82/100
Direction : 8 : A flawlessly made film. Almost perfect!
Production Values : 8 : A remarkably made film. Every frame is as real as possible.
Story/Plot : 8 : A realistic script or a real story, should we say?
Cast Performances : 9 : Priyanka chopra gave her Best to this film. Every other character did extra ordinarily well.
Music : 9 : Every song is so perfect and will keep you tied to the story that, you will never realize when its done.
Cinematography : 8 : Simply too good.
Editing/Screenplay : 8 : Will keep you excited and at the edge of your seat.
Choreography/Action Sequences : 8 : Boxing sequences were fine, but could have been better. Choreography is sweetly done.
Dialogues : 7 : There aren't many, but the few present are well written.
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : The climax is a definite point; The training sessions; Darshan's support.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
8.1/10  -  IMDb

Go watch it anyway to celebrate the heroine, if not the boxer. Well done, PC. Knockout performance, indeed.
The film goes on to show the real life story of this sports star, which not many are aware of.

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Raja Natwarlal (2014)


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Directed by : Kunal Deshmukh Prev Film (s) : Jannat 2 (2012), Tum Mile (2009), Jannat (2008)
Produced by : Siddharth Roy Kapur
Written by : Sanjay Masoom (dialogue)
Screenplay by : Narender Kumar
Story by : Parveez Shaikh
Starring : Emraan Hashmi, Humaima Malick, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Deepak Tijori
Music by : Yuvan Shankar Raja (soundtrack), Sandeep Shirodkar (score)
Cinematography : Raaj A. Chakravarti
Edited by : Anand Subaya
Release date(s) : 29 August 2014
Running time : 141 minutes

All You Need To Know:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Natwarlal

I.M.C.F Review
Yet another B'wood con-man story. We have seen many films like these before, but what makes this film stand different is the Intelligent Kay Kay Menon; and despite his intelligence, how does Emraan Hashmi and his team take his empire down. Emraan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon are the main characters and each of them did well. Humaima has been very beautiful and she should be glad to have got some role in the film, to which she seemed to given some extra care.

The plot of the film is: Raja (Emraan) is a con man, who does petty cons along with Raghav, whom he considers his brother. One day, they plan and con some men who belong to mega businessman from Cape town, Vardha Yadav (Kay Kay Menon). So, Vardha Yadav gets Raghav killed and is on search for Raja. Running away from the city, Raja reaches out to Yogi (Paresh Rawal) who is master mind at cons. Together they form a team and take out Vardha Yadav, as a part of revenge. Their whole plan of con with lots of twists and turns, is very well showcased in a way, as excitingly as possible.

The main point that might irritate you is the climax, which is not very probable and is totally filmy. Some special care with numbers in the climax would have been very much relistic and better. Though the plot seems predictable, the movie isn't. With an exciting Screenplay and Direction, this film will not disappoint you. Music of the film is fine. Other technical departments did their job well.


I.M.C.F Rating : 79/100
Direction : 8 : Tried well to decieve the audience with something which is not quite possible!
Production Values : 8 : Not bad.
Story/Plot : 8 : Though its a simple con man revenge drama, somehow the plot is different.
Cast Performances : 8 : Emraan did well. Humaima has been glamorous. Kay Kay Menon justified his role. Others were fine.
Music : 7 : Not so good, not bad either.
Cinematography : 7
Editing/Screenplay : 9 : Definitely some strength.
Choreography/Action Sequences : 7 : Both these departments were just fine.
Dialogues : 8 : There arent many, but the few present are well written.
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : The Interval and Climax tracks are definite highlights; All scenes around conning Vardha Yadav.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
3.5/5 - Times of India
7.1/10  - IMDb

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Singham Returns (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Rohit Shetty
Produced by : Reliance Entertainment, Ajay Devgan, Rohit Shetty
Written by : Sajid – Farhad
Screenplay by : Yunus Sajawal
Story by : Rohit Shetty
Starring : Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Amol Gupte, Anupam Kher, Sameer Dharmadhikari
Music by : Jeet Gannguli, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan
Cinematography : Dudley
Edited by : Steven Bernard
Release date(s) : August 15, 2014

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I.M.C.F Review
Coming as a sequel, this film doesnt share much of a connection with its Prequel. Then, i dont understand why did Rohit shetty remove Kajal and has cast Kareena for such a small role! Then there is a fight sequence in a street, filled with Thugs and Ajay Devgan seemed like he was playing a 'Delta Force' game with easy difficulty, where no bullet reaches him, but he kills them all! Other action sequences depicted Rohit's style.

Well, other than that, this film is good. Right from the first scene, the story runs at a full speed. With a light entertainment, lots of sentiment and action every once in a while, this film is quite promising. Dialogues are very powerful and gripping. Story is just fine, but the direction of Rohit gave it the required life.

This film mainly runs on Dialogues and Screenplay. The factors like Politics, Sentiment, Comedy, Songs, Love and all seem just like add-on's to the script. Ajay Devgan did well as a powerful cop and Singham, to which, he seems to be suited. Kareena has been simple and cute. Every single cast did very well. Rohit could prove himself as an entertainer yet again, but this time not with his comic sense, but by his powerful plot.

Singham, as we all know is a powerful cop, this time is in Mumbai. Just as he is doing his duties, his favorite head constable Mahesh gets killed in an ambulance with 10Crore rupees. While trying to solve the case, an attack happens and Guruji (Anupam Kher) gets killed, while trying to save Singham. This forces Singham to get into an undercover operation to find out who the culprits are, behind all this. Along with this lies an underlying simple love story and a big political drama around black money and racketeering in elections and politics. The rest of the film is how does Singham gets justice to Guruji; wipe out the misconceptions on Mahesh and Police department; prevent the wrong people to win the elections and gain the throne!

I.M.C.F Rating : 84/100
Direction : 9 : Known as an entertainer, Rohit doesnt fail us with this film as well.
Production Values : 8 : Could spend as much as needed, but somehow still seemed low.
Story/Plot : 8 : A powerful cop story, who tries to balance the justice and injustice.
Cast Performances : 9 : Every character, especially the ones with smaller roles did very well.
Music : 7 : BGM is too good. But its the same as prequel. The music specially made to this film is simple.
Cinematography : 8 : Just normal.
Editing/Screenplay : 8 : As mentioned, Screenplay if some good stregth to this film.
Choreography/Action Sequences : 8 : Choreography doesnt actually exist, but action sequences were in Rohit's filmy style.
Dialogues : 10 : The one thing that might keep you tied to the film is dialogues. They are the soul of this film.
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : When Kareena slaps the Politician on Stage; Singham's police march and Emotional scenes.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
7.1/10 - IMDb

Singham Returns isn't as much fun as Singham.
The sequel to ‘Singham’ is chock-full of the usual car-on-jeep action. Explosions go off at regular intervals.
Watch it for its action which fits in well with Ajay Devgn’s hard-hitting persona.

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Entertainment (2014)


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Directed by : Sajid-Farhad / Debut Film
Produced by : Ramesh S. Taurani, Jayantilal Gada
Written (Dialogues) by : Sajid-Farhad
Screenplay by : Sajid-Farhad
Story by : K. Subhash
Starring : Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Johnny Lever, krishna Abhishek
Music by : Sachin - Jigar
Cinematography : Manoj Soni
Edited by : Steven Bernard
Release date(s) : August 8, 2014
Running time : 140 minutes

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I.M.C.F Review
As Writers for almost every Rohit Shetty's film, Sajid-Farhad have immense experience with films, but not with the Directorial skills. For their debut film, they choose such a script which hardly makes any sense but doesnt fail to entertain! The wacky one-liners by Akshay Kumar and filmy-reel by Abhishek have been very funny. Tamannah has got a few scenes and she doesnt disappoint with her cute and bubbly performance. Sonu sood and Prakash raj's combination as Karan-Arjun is hilarious!

The plot, if exists, is very simple. Akhil's (Akshay) father is a rich businessman in Bangkok, while Akhil is suffering a poor life in India, unknown of his fathers identity. On learning about his father and his death, he goes to Bangkok to claim his rightful place, but his father has already named his Dog, Entertainment, as the sole owner by then. So, Akhil tries to get rid of the dog and claim his dad's money. Karan-Arjun (Sonu sood and Prakash raj) who are the second cousins of Akhil's dad are also in the same trials. Even before Akhil could takeover, Karan-Arjun play their game and grab the hold. So, the rest of the film is, how Akhil and Entertainment along with his friends, take back what is rightfully theirs from karan-Arjun.

A dog being an owner of certain many companies worth 3000crore rupees doesnt make any sense at all, along with a few such scenes more. But the sentiment part is fine and maybe understood only by a dog lover! Action sequences showed the mark of Rohit Shetty. Comedy was well timed and handled so well that this film might just be another milestone is Akshay's Comic career!

I.M.C.F Rating : 81/100
Direction : 8 : For a debut film, they pass. Apart from some logics, ther arent any flaws.
Production Values : 8 : Well made film in a Giant Mansion and beautiful backgrounds of Bangkok.
Story/Plot : 7 : Pretty logic less, but sole purpose being entertainment, they win.
Cast Performances : 8 : Action hero and super villains in comic roles, gave their maximum. Support cast has been very good.
Music : 9 : Music is enjoyable.
Cinematography : 8
Editing/Screenplay : 8 : Screenplay is not exciting and mostly predictable, but is fine.
Choreography : 8 : Lacks signature moves, but every song has come out well.
Dialogues : 10 : One-liners have been superb fun.
Awe Moment(s) : 7 : When Entertainment saves Akhil twice and Akhil saves Entertainment.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
7.7/10 - IMDb

Akshay's film is mind-numbingly idiotic, full of terrible cliches.
Simple lighthearted comedy, total paisa vasool.
It is Akshay's funniest film since Hera Pheri.

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Kick (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Sajid Nadiadwala
Produced by : Sajid Nadiadwala
Screenplay by : Rajat Arora, Keith Gomes, Sajid Nadiadwala
Story by : Vakkantham Vamsi
Starrin : Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Music by : Songs: Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh
Background Score : Julius Packiam
Cinematography : Ayananka Bose
Edited by : Rameshwar S. Bhagat

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I.M.C.F Review
Story of a person, who craves for 'Kick' in every single thing he does, right from the time he was born but is unable to find ultimate Kick, which would satisfy him for life! Another remake from a Tollywood Blockbuster for Salman Khan. As a praiser of the original version which was an entertainment package, i found this new version very dull.

But to talk only about this one, I would say, It's a well made film. Salman Khan did extremely well in his bold role of Devil and Devi lal too. Jacqueline has been routine and Randeep has earned yet another decent character, to which he gave life! Cinematography and Screenplay will keep you tied, though they seem to lack the pace it needed.

Lots of money seemed to be spent in the chase scenes, which maybe, could have been reduced upto some extent. Some more scenes should have been kept between Salman and Jacqueline, before they actually fall in love with each other. Music is too good and especially 'Hangover' song is too soothing! For a first timer, this film might just deliver the 'Kick' he would expect!

I.M.C.F Rating : 83/100
Direction : 8 : Could handle every element of the film competently.
Production Values : 9 : Seems to have spent, more than needed.
Story/Plot : 9 : Its a top-notch script. I would modestly give all the credit to Vamsi, than to Chetan Bhagat.
Cast Performances : 8 : Salman and Nawazuddin competed, while others did well.
Music : 9 : Music is a definite blockbuster!
Cinematography : 9
Editing/Screenplay : 8 : Pace of the film is fine. Not slow, but not fast either.
Choreography : 8 : Doesnt have any sigature moves for Salman Khan, but were fine.
Dialogues : 7 : Not so special, just apt for the film.
Awe Moment(s) : 8 : Salman khan getting his ultimate kick from childs smile; Salman as Devil and Climax.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
6.9/10   - IMDb
7/10     - BookMyShow

For Salman Khan fans, it's a great show but for others it's going to be an average affair.
Salman Khan's Kick has much more going for it than just his charisma.

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Pizza (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Akshay Akkineni
Produced by : Siddharth Roy Kapur, Bejoy Nambiar
Written by : Karthik Subbaraj, Akshay Akkineni
Starring : Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Dipannita Sharma
Music by : Mikey McCleary, Saurabh Kalsi, Shamir Tandon K (Background music)
Cinematography : Jaya Krishna Gummadi
Edited by : A. Sreekar Prasad

All You Need to Know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_(2014_film)

I.M.C.F Review
Coming as a remake to a successful film from 2012, this film does well in terms of matching its original version. The basic plot of the story is something like, a pizza delivery boy who gets stuck in a haunted house when he goes there to deliver a pizza is left only with a torch and a disconnected telephone. What all happen to him inside the house; how will he escape that horrific house and will he be able to have a stable life, post that traumatic incident, forms the basic story line.

Unlike the original version, the lead couple are happily married in this film. While Parvathy Omnakuttan is an improvement, Akshay Oberoi seems to be a major setback when compared to lead actors from earier version. Other than that, 3D effects have been fine and the horror moments have been common and predictable. This film's strength has always been the climax which is highly unpredictable. But it might thrill you or anger you big time, as all that you have seen in the film till then might turn the tables!

I.M.C.F Rating : 76/100
Direction : 7 : Starts on a slow pace but gets better.
Production Values : 7
Story/Plot : 7 : A predictable horror story with an unpredictable climax!
Cast Performances : 8 : Akshay Oberoi is the only one to be seen for most of the time. He did well, along with Parvathy Omnakuttan. Others did just fine.
Music : 8 : Both the Music and BGM have come out very well. Well suited!
Cinematography : 8
Editing/Screenplay : 7 : Screenplay is exciting up to an extent and in most parts. But lags in some areas!
3D effects : 8 : Have come out very well. For a horror film like this, they might be a major plus point!
Dialogues : 7
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : Like it or not, its definitely the climax!!

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
2.5/5   - Hindustan Times
2.5/5   - India.com
Scary bits get repetitive, but the end will surprise you.
Pizza 3D is scary but lacks the element of surprise.

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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Shashank Khaitan
Produced by : Karan Johar
Screenplay by : Shashank Khaitan
Starring : Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Ashutosh Rana, Siddharth Shukla
Music by : Sachin - Jigar, Toshi Sabri
Running time 132 minutes

All You Need to Know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Sharma_Ki_Dulhania

I.M.C.F Review
A routine, yet entertaining DDLJ inspired romantic love story! We have seen many such films earlier and there nothing much new, but the presentation and pace of the film is very fine and will entertain you throughout. It all starts with Kavya (Ali bhatt) moving from her small town to Delhi on some purpose, which is silly, but also holds a lot of value for a Bride, which she is! She then encounters the friendship of Humpty (Varun), who is a cute, fun loving cheeky guy with two best friends, who are always there for him! Kavya is a fiesty girl and after certain exciting scenes, she falls in love with Humpty, for the type of simple and loving guy he is. The rest of the story is how Humpty and Kavya convince Kavya's parents and get married.

The story is pretty simple and obvious towards the climax that Kavya and Humpty will get married, no matter what. But how? Is the qustion. For the answer, you will have to go through this fun and romantic ride, with a spark of Modern DDLJ!

I.M.C.F Rating : 81/100
Direction : 8 : Plot is common, but the presentation is new and very Punjabi!
Production Values : 8 : Colorful film, but not a richly made one!
Story/Plot : 7 : Will belong to the category of 'Routine B'wood love stories', with cute emotions and simple love!
Cast Performances : 9 : Alia and Varun has been crackling. Performances by every actor has been remarkable.
Music : 8 : The album of this film is not quite exciting. 'Saturday song' is a bit fine, but that got confined to rolling credits.
Cinematography : 8 : Just fine.
Editing/Screenplay : 8 : Though the plot is simple, screenplay will get you running and entertaining.
Choreography : 7 : Not much choreography is seen in songs.
Dialogues : 9 : Most of the dialogues were hilarious. Some were pretty emotional too. Good mixture.
Awe Moment(s) : 9 : Humpty's gift of Lehnga and Kavya's gift of Car. Humpty's trial to win the hearts of Kavya's parents.

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
6.6/10 - IMDb
3/5   - IBN Live
3/5   - Ndtv Movies

It's definitely not a modern day DDLJ, but it still ends up being an enjoyable romantic ride worth the price of its ticket.
With two terrific leads, the film works despite employing every predictable trope.

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Bobby Jasoos (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Samar Shaikh
Produced by : Dia Mirza, Sahil Sangha
Screenplay by : Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh
Starring : Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal
Music by : Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography : Vishal Sinha
Edited by : Hemal Kothari

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I.M.C.F Review
An entertaining Detective story! Bobby, an aspiring detective without an official job, decides to have her own Detective agency. As a detective, she gets a few cases from a person, to find certain people! She succeeds the first two times after various entertaining scenes and getup's! But she doubts that her client is doing something with the people she has searched for him. So, she decides to spy on her client itself. But towards climax, she understands certain truths about her client and the people whom she has searched for him.

Plot and Screenplay are gripping in an entertaining way. Direction is fine too, but the film got confined only to the Muslim territory of Hyderabad! Barely 2 songs are there throughout, and even BGM is just ok-ok! Other than that, the film is entertaining in its own way! Bobby Jasoos, definitely not sherlock holmes of B'wood, but to her little own area in Hyderabad? Definitely Yes!

I.M.C.F Rating : 70/100
Direction : 8
Production Values : 6
Story/Plot : 8 : Different in its own way!
Cast Performances : 8 : Along with Vidya, every actor did well.
Music : 5
Cinematography : 6 : Should have helped increase the production values!
Editing/Screenplay : 9  : Very gripping
Choreography : 6 : Apt for the music.
Dialogues : 7
Awe Moment(s) : 7 : Vidya's getup's and her case solving ideas

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites

6/10 - IMDb
2/5  - bollywoodhungama

Bobby might prove to be a good jasoos, but Bobby Jasoos has no clue about where it is going.
Bobby Jasoos relies entirely on its performances to keep it going.

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Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : A.R. Murugadoss
Produced by : Aruna Bhatia, Twinkle Khanna, Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Screenplay by : A.R. Murugadoss
Story by : A.R. Murugadoss
Starring : Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Govinda, Sumeet Raghavan
Music by : Pritam
Cinematography : Natarajan Subramaniam
Edited by : Amitabh Shukla

All You Need to Know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday:_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty

I.M.C.F Review
'Holiday' is yet another remake into Bollywood, from A.R.Murugadoss himself, which ran very well in southern languages! A lot of hype was created before the film was released and A.R.Murugadoss succeedes in reaching it. Songs have turned out well too, proving to be an added advantage.

Viraat, Captain in D.I.A. (an Army Wing) is on holiday in his hometown, Mumbai. One day a bomb blast occurs and Viraat manages to get hold of the bomber and starts interrogating him, in his own way. Through him, he realises that serial blasts in the form of sleeper cells, were planned in next 2 days at 12 different places in Mumbai. With the help of his team, Viraat stops these attacks. This makes the leader of the terrorist group attack Viraat and his teams families. Viraat successfully rescues the families too. This triggers the leader of the group to target Viraat himself, who then plays his moves wisely and kills the leader and returns back to border.

This makes 'Holiday', a pacy film with lot of action, thrill and some romanctic comedy too! Akshay kumar did well as an Army officer, and Murugadoss could once again proove his skills!

I.M.C.F Rating : 84/100
Direction : 9
Production Values : 8
Story/Plot : 8 : Not much altered to its original version!
Cast Performances : 8
Music : 9
Cinematography : 9
Choreography : 8
Screenplay : 9
Dialogues : 8
Awe Moment(s) : 8 (When Viraat replaces his own sister in place of one of the girl to be kidnapped!)

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
7.9/10 - IMDb

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2 States (2014)


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Cast and Crew
Directed by : Abhishek Varman
Produced by : Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala
Written by : Chetan Bhagat (story)
Screenplay by : Abhishek Verman
Dialogues by : Hussain Dalal
Starring : Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ronit Roy, Amrita Singh, Revathy, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam
Music by : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography : Binod Pradhan
Edited by : Namrata Rao
Running time : 149 minutes

All You Need to Know

I.M.C.F Review
Generally, movies adapted from the bbooks we have loved... leave us with 2 options:
~ We don't want to see the movie and spoil the feel we have had, while reading the book!!
~ Since we have loved the book, we will love the movie too!! In fact, we can enjoy more!!

2 States Movie belong to the 2nd category, which has won many hearts all over with the sensible love story it has! As demanded by the story, not much of focus is laid on how the love blossomed between krish and Ananya, but the later part of their story was well put.

I.M.C.F Rating : 80/100
Direction : 7 : Should have handled the pace properly.
Production Values : 8 : Pretty colorful, yet a small film!
Story/Plot : 7 : Couldnt deliver the whole original story.
Cast Performances : 8
Music : 9
Cinematography : 8
Choreography : 9
Screenplay : 7
Dialogues : 8
Awe Moment : 9 (The marriage sequence, where Krish's father is invited!)

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites

7.4/10 - IMDb

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Main Tera Hero (2014)



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Cast and Crew
Directed by : David Dhawan
Produced by : Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Alpana Mishra
Written by : Santosh Srinivas
Starring : Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri
Music by : Sajid-Wajid
Edited by : Nitin Madhukar Rokade
Running time : 128 mins

All You Need to Know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Tera_Hero

I.M.C.F Review
This is the season of remakes in all Filming-Industries in India and Bollywood had been in remake business very well too! 'Main tera Hero' is yet another such remake from Tollywood! David Dhawan is known for films with 'comedy and action' packages and this film stands as one among them.

Seenu, who is in love with Sunayna is forced to get married with Ayesha, who is in love with him from the time he saves her fom some local goons. Sunayna, who was about to get married to Angad, a local police officer, gets kidnapped by Ayesha's father to get hold of Seenu. So, the film is all about how Seenu gets the love of his life, Sunayna, and how he handles everyone else related! Its a romantic-confusion drama with some good humor.

I.M.C.F Rating : 76/100
Music, Choreography and Performances by Actors are good.
Screenplay, Editing and Action sequences are fine.
Production values, Direction, Story and Dialogues are just fine!

Ratings and Reviews From Popular Websites
5.6/10 - IMDb

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