Originally planned as a seven-minute short (by the director’s own admission), former Google executive Aneesh Chaganty has helmed a rather impressive film in his debut feature outing. The title alludes to a father’s frantic hunt for his missing 16-year-old daughter. It was a happy threesome until David Kim’s (John Cho) wife passes away after a…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 20મી સપ્ટેમ્બર સુધી બુધ તમારી બુધ્ધિને વાણીયા જેવી બનાવી દેશે ફાયદાની વાત પહેલા જાણવા મળી જશે. કામકાજને વધારવા માટે ગામ-પરગામ જવાનો પ્લાન બનાવી શકશો. બીજાને તમારા મનની વાત સમજાવી શકશો. ફસાયેલા નાણા ભાગદોડ કરી મેળવી લેશો. દરરોજ ‘મહેર નીઆએશ’ ભણવાનું ચાલુ રાખજો….
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller Rating: 3/5 133 minutes Director: Michael Noer It would be a toss-up as to whether classics need to be remade, especially if that classic featured legends such as Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. 45 years after their ‘Papillon’ (1973), based on the (exaggerated?) 1969 personal memoirs of Henri Charriere, comes another…
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller Rating: 3/5 115 minutes Director: Amar Kaushik In 1967, that talented director Raj Khosla completed his trilogy of suspense films — Woh Kaun Thi (64), Mera Saaya (66) and Anita (67) — all of which had the enigmatic beauty Saadhna in the role of the spooky and elusive woman as the…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 5th September, 2018. Winner: “Romantic Frog: Look into my eyes… you will see… what you mean to me… Parsi Dog: Mmmmm… Frog-legs!!” -By Jimmy G. Postwalla
Writing original scores that that combine the improvisatory soundscapes of synth-rock and crossover jazz with immersive and deeply personal lyrics, Kitchensink is a refreshing band from New Delhi and an active part of the independent music circuit in India. Their debut album, ‘Harmless Things’, released in July this year features 10 tracks written since the…
Genre: Thriller Rating: 2/5 141 minutes Director: Milap Milan Zaveri Exiting the auditorium, one gets the clear impression of the producers sitting in their plush air-conditioned offices and glancing inquiringly at each other as if to say “Which story shall we lift now?” Replies one, “In two words — John Abraham. Let him do the…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 22nd August, 2018. Winner: Virat: First the Ferrari, now the flat exemption! Sir, let’s ask Tendulkar his winning mantra!! -By Phiroza Cama
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller Rating: 2/5 145 minutes Director: Kamal Hassan ‘Collateral damage’, utters a minor character in the film a couple of times, which left me wondering whether he was referring to the fate of this film — directed, written and co-produced by Kamal Haasan. For those who missed the prequel in 2013 —…
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller. Rating: 2.5/5 117 minutes Director: Susanna Fogel Had it not been for the gory violence and almost continual action scenes, I would have been tempted to classify ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ as a screwball comedy. A spin on the title of the 1977 ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ (Roger Moore’s third…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered”]Kajol Srinivasan is half-Bengali, half-Tamilian and Double Patriot – on Independence Day, she will be calling up 2 British friends and instigating them against each other! She’s been a successful Stand-up artist for a year and a half now, and has won the cool ‘Canvas Laugh Club Open-Mic’ in June 2017. In keeping…