Fitoor roughly translates to ‘obsession’ in English. And, it’s a pity that a film called Fitoor suffers from bouts of directorial indifference throughout its runtime. Director Abhishek Kapoor, who had very good last two outings in form of Kai Po Che and Rock On!!, puts up pretty looking caricatures and canvasses in Fitoor but forgets to infuse soul into them. So, amidst the snow-laden, paradise-like Kashmir and Katrina Kaif’s gorgeousness and red hair, there’s something which is clearly amiss. Throughout. Right from the opening credits till the lights are turned back on in the theater.Continue reading “Fitoor Movie Review: Of Katrina’s Red Hair and Dickensian Red Herring”
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Fitoor Movie Review: No Love Here, Just Impossible Inanity
Ask me no questions and you will be told no lies. If you still want to know how this adaptation of Dickens’ Great Expectations is, well, you asked for it.
Fitoor spares nothing, and no one, as it annihilates anything and everything that was beautiful and sacred in the source novel and the milieu this adaptation is set in. For the most part, this massacre is orchestrated by a disastrously miscast Katrina Kaif while some part of the blame should deservedly reach the doors of Aditya Roy Kapoor and Tabu (yes, the lady can misfire too).Continue reading “Fitoor Movie Review: No Love Here, Just Impossible Inanity”
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Kai Po Che Movie Review: Transcending Tale of Friendship
In the last 6 months – I have watched and reviewed only 4 movies, including Kai Po Che, on the first day itself. The first was Anurag Basu’s “Barfi!” which I loved, the second was Karan Johar’s “Student of the Year” which was so-so and then Reema Kagti’s “Talaash” which I hated. So, when I walked into PVR Juhu to watch Abhishek Kapoor’s “Kai Po Che” – I was sceptical about how I will feel as the end credits will roll. Continue reading “Kai Po Che Movie Review: Transcending Tale of Friendship”
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Kai Po Che: Trailer
Scheduled to release on 22nd February 2013, Kai Po Che is a film based on Chetan Bhagat‘s novel The Three Mistakes of My Life, directed by Abishek Kapoor. Produced by UTV the film has music by Amit Trivedi and lyrics by Javed Akhtar while Anay Goswamy is the DOP and Deepa Bhatia the editor.Continue reading “Kai Po Che: Trailer”
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