I seldom watch Bollywood movies, but there are some that are recommended so highly to me by so many people that I cannot resist giving them a shot. I regret the decision most times, but sometimes I come out of the theatre with a smile on my face. One recent movie that did that was Kahaani, and Barfi! is another (though not nearly in the same league).

Ever since I saw the first poster for Saawariya, I have always thought…

One of the best superhero movies ever made. I’ve watched it several times already and probably will many times more. Robert Downey Jr. puts in such a pitch-perfect turn as Tony Stark—simultaneously witty, savvy, intelligent and just supremely entertaining—that it is hard to find faults with the movie.

The production values are excellent and the special effects are all very well done. At no point do the effects feel artificial, which is something that I very often find distracting in…

This is my most favourite Bollywood movie ever. It has a great story, pretty decent dialogue and excellent music. But I’ll tell you why I really love this movie—because it is nothing like anything Bollywood has ever produced before.

I do not remember watching any other Shah Rukh Khan movie where he forgot that he was SRK and just became the character he was playing. The acting in this movie does not feel like actors reading from a script, which…

There are many movies that are hotly anticipated and there’s a huge buzz on Twitter for months before they are released. Usually, I go to watch them with some trepidation—like in the case of Inception—because I don’t expect them to live up to the hype. That wasn’t the case with The Avengers. I went in fully expecting to love the movie. I didn’t, for the most part.

Before we get into this, I recommend Amy Nicholson’s review of this movie…