KCR in my thinking is a  "OK types" thriller but the core concept of who is calling Karthik is not that believable, I am certainly not going to give away the suspense but don't expect this to be a mind-blowing experience is what I am trying to say. The movie again is good in parts while there are sequences where you are completely engrossed in the flick but at times you tend to lose interest in what is actually going on. The screenplay itself is not that effective and sometimes even the simplest things are not treated as real. (example: In one scene Farhan and Deepika are so drunk that they cannot make sense of what is going on but after a few minutes they break into a long emotional monologue...) and trust me for the first 10-15 minutes you will be super bored until Karthik gets that "call", its only after that you want to find out how this can actually happen but at the end when they reveal the fact about the call you are not impressed and it leaves you thinking "what the $%^&!!"

Anyways i really liked some of the witty lines in the movie and Farhan Akhtar has a complete loser then as a smart-ass and again back to a loser plays his part really well and so does Deepika but I honestly expected a lot more drama which this movie lacks..

Stars:**

-Alstar

Shah Rukh as Rizwan was completely mind-blasting and he acted the part of an autistic man to the T without being irritating and going over the top with his acting, and kajol was excellent even though she does selected roles now she manages to entertain yuo whenever she comes on screen, plus the music was very nice too which made the entire experience fun.

This will probably go down as one of his better performances and will be remembered for quite sometime and also as I said earlier its nice to see Karan Johar breaking out of his usual song and dance routine with giant sets and colorful clothing lines which we see on screen.

So all in all a fun and an entertaining flick...

Stars: ****

-Alstar

Its fair to say that this movie was quite an eye opener as to what lengths the media would go to "create" news not just report it. The movie is ofcourse a work of fiction but what lies beneath is the scary truth of what the reality actually is and what goes on behind the scenes and how does the news actually make in inside your TV room, quite an engaging storyline I should say.

RGV has always been known to make different kind of cinema so much so that sometimes its so different that we all hate him for even attempting to do it (remember the re-make of Sholay..LOL) but with this movie he manages to hit the nail on its head and come up with something very engaging and fun to watch. Even though Amitabh B was promoted as being the main hero of this movie I would say that the movie belonged to all the characters who were a part of it and no one stole the limelight because the storyline was such that no one could do that.

Watch this one and the word "NEWS" just might change forever...

Stars: ***1/2

-Alstar

The best part about the movie was its language and that the characters spoke the common man's lingo without any filmy influence which we have come to hear in all our movies, for a fist time director Abhishek Chaubhey has given us a pretty slick movie with some interesting characters and sub-plots. Both the mail male leads Arshad and Nasser were fun and equally mean on screen and along with the hot Vidya Balan they all made quite an interesting watch on the big screen.

So here is more power to Abhishek and the Vishal B combo and hope they come out with more realistic movie just or even better than this one!!

Stars: ***1/2

-Alstar

The story and the dialogues look like they were taken from an ancient book of secrets or something and the screenplay was so screwed up! and yeah I dont even know how this movie ends coz I walked out towards the end so even if you are a die hard Salman Khan fan dont watch this one coz its really not worth the time and money..

Stars:*

-Alstar

Raju Hirani according to me is the real hero of this film, I mean to come up with such an engaging screenplay is so difficult and the man has almost perfected the art of making such movies if you go by his track record, from now even if he doesn't promote any of his movies i will be  the first one to buy that ticket and watch it!!

The performances and the dialogues plus the soundtrack were all so delightfull to watch and not even for a second you are bored or dis-interested with what his happening on screen, Aamir was the pick of the actors because he had the best role and the best lines but Sharman, Maddy and Kareena also performed well and Boman Irani as the college dean was mean and fun and not to mention Chatur this guy is indeed a great find and his performance was simply too good!!

On the whole hats off to the entire unit for making such wonderful and a timeless classic!! Aal izz well!!

Stars: cannot be rated go and LOL!!

-Alstar

The thing I liked about this movie was that they even thought the main character was suffering from a fatal disease they did not make it out to be sad and a depresiing movie where everyone is feeling sad for the child and consoling his mother, but it was just the opposite, he was fun cheerful and completely full of energy and that angle worked for me and almost everyone who saw this movie.I never expected this movie to be so funny and humorous and in almost all the scenes Amitabh is present are beautifully shot.

Vidya Balan who I think is really hot has performed and acted her role out wonderfully and so has Abhishek as the young and dynamic politician and kudos to Balki for coming up with a serious subject like this and making it fun and a joy to watch. So if you are reading this and thinking about whether to see the movie or not think no more and watch it now and for all those of you who have already seen it...time for a re-run!!

Stars:****

-Alstar

The story and the screenplay was very good and I quite enjoyed myself throughout barring a few scenes where I thought the story was a drag and even the romantic angle didn't quite work for me but the rest of  the supporting cast sure made up for that and to be honest this was a movie about characters and their beliefs rather than being just another hindi film hero movie which was a refreshing change. Shimit Amin as the director and Jaideep Sahani as the storyteller make a very good combo but as I said before if they had bought in a little bit of heroism in Ranbir's character it would have been so much fun.

As for the performance Ranbir sure did a fantastic job and was very convincing as the sardar and the entire Sikh getup suited him pretty well, I dont quite know the names of the primary supporti cast expect Gauhar Khan but let me say they all did a very good job and made this movie fun to watch.

So if you like good story-telling and good acting make sure you watch this one!

Stars:****

-A

The main strong point of the movie is of-course the storyline which grips you from the very start and when things move into the second half the movie is in its zone, I am not sure but I think Rensil is a first time director and if he is then he is the "MAN!" and kudos to Karan J for producing such a cool flick.

All the performances are very good but the good thing is that no one trys to hog the limelight and they share all the screen space, I mean yeah Saif and Kareena get most of the footage in the first half especially Kareena but when Vivek Oberoi enters he does a very fine job especially with his accent he is brilliant and very natural, Saif and Kareena are superb they are good actors and after watching this movie you know why also Om Puri is decent and so is Kiran Kher with Diya Mirza in a very small role.

So at the end I will say this and say it again.. u NEED to watch Kurbaan!!

Stars: ****

-Alstar

I personally thought that the first half was quite good and it just went well but the second half should have been a lot shorter, it has too many flashbacks highlighting everything which kinda gets to you, it can easily be 15 minutes shorter at the most. The story is nothing great I mean the director just focuses what happens once the couple start living together and how they go about in their daily life and what sacrifices they end up making for each other. The movie is not a bore and at times quite engaging but again I have to come back to the time factor which is a killer if we ask me!

The music is quite good with 'Tum Mile' being the highlight and Emraan and Soha look very natural and good actors and I think Soha Ali is quite cute :-). So all in all a timepass movie a little dragging but alright not too bad, I liked it...

Stars: **1/2

-Alstar