Dus Kahaniyaan Reviews (2.5 Ande)

December 16, 2007

dus kahaniyaan
Indiatimes.com (2.5/5)

…While all the stories in the first half revolve around sexual repression, the second half includes the super-natural and the underworld as well. There are small doses of humor but each story has a climax, some of which are very well written and executed…Though the films depend a lot on performances, the 10 minute duration of each film leaves very less scope for an actor to leave an impact…See full review

Apunkachoice.com (3/5)

…The appeal of ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’ lies in the novelty of its concept. Almost all the stories are about ordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances…See full review

Hindustan Times (2/5)

…[Y]et another multi-snorer…Sorry to say, the result is as much of a bargain as your Uncle collaring you to tell you his bio-data. Of Sanjay Gupta and Gang’s yarns, one is plain silly…See full review

MTV (2.5/5)

…Most of the stories have extraordinarily slow and tiresome build ups without a powerful enough twist in the end to justify it. Several of the stories will leave you with…[a] hollow kinda reaction…See full review

Rediff (2.5/5)

I did not have high hopes for what was going to play out on the big screen…Sanjay Gupta and his merry band seem to have succeeded…See full review

Sify.com (1.5/5)

…The so-called twists promised in every story are so predictable, you find your intelligence offended ten times over in this movie…See full review

Times of India (3.5/5)

… Almost all the stories are deftly told, with the mandatory twist in the climax which keeps you riveted…[T]he stories are all geared to keep boredom at bay…See full review

Khoya Khoya Chand Reviews (2.5 Ande)

December 16, 2007

khoya khoya chand
Rediff (3/5)

…This is one of the filmmaker’s most simplistic films, however, where the characters are clearly-delineated but utterly lack subtext. It is a neat love story, conflicted yet obvious, dramatic and basic — not that there’s anything wrong with that…See full review

IndiaTimes(2/4)

…isn’t really gripping…[has]a weak plot from the very beginning…See full review

Glamsham.com(1/5)

…[A] movie which is lost in translation[sic]…The only saving grace is the music…See full review

Nowrunning.com(2/5)

…Sudhir Mishra’s direction falls short to take this interesting script to great heights. The movie begins with a slow pace and just when you feel that the pace has picked up, it dips yet again. Also the screenplay at times is confusing…See full review

ApunKaChoice.com(2.5/5)

…The film is a passionate tribute to the cinema and film industry of the 1950s and early 60s. And at the heart of it, there is a good story as well…What goes against the film is its long duration, and also the style of acting Sudhir told his actors to do…See full review

Buzz18.com (2/5)

…KKC is well-intentioned; but you don’t know whether it is about making movies or the troubled personal life of a female superstar. It’s an inconsistent film…See full review

MTV (5/5)

…shooting sequences interwoven in the storyline – brilliant. Technically the film is almost flawless …See full review

Hindustan Times (2.5/5)
…[Y]ou want to hug Mishra for the Herculean effort invested in the recreation of the period atmosphere – be it in the display of vintage cars, walnut wood furniture and dainty cups-`n’-saucers. But heavens, it’s raining clichés here…See full review

Sify.com (2.5/5)

…It’s Sudhir Mishra, an antithesis of his ruthlessness in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. His love here is a mix of the tender and the brutal; it’s charismatic, cunning and cruel at the same time… The less-than-perfect take on love, usually put on the tallest pedestal in our films, is a refreshing take…See full review

Times of India 3/5

…The background is perfect, the cinematography is arresting, the music…has a glorious retro tone and the performances…are riveting….the narrative keeps dipping and dipping, leaving the film to hang on as a mere string of montages…See full review


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