brij-raychanda Reviews

Kaalkoot (2023– )

One of the best web series of India...

[9/10 · 6 April 2024]

Fabulous series.

Must watch for everyone.

One of the best web series of India.

Kudos to writer and director as they represented the story in totally different way covering so many social issues of women in India.

Performances of everyone were just fabulous. Everyone in cast was so perfect fit for the role assigned to them especially Vijay Varma.

He is one of the great actor we had in recent time.

Initially I felt bored but as its progressed the grip was webseries was amazing.

Poems written in the story, starting of the episodes and everything was marvellous. Many small details were covered that what I loved about this webseries.

Chal Mann Jeetva Jaiye 2 (2023)

Best movie... it's just not to watch but live with it...

[10/10 · 25 February 2023]

Those who have seen the first part know how this movie will be.

This is called real cinema.

It shows how each member of the joint family plays role in helping their family to come out of financial crisis... The movie is actually food for our brain...it shows how different perspective of each issue or matter can be. How can we come out of any issue we are facing in real life.

It has many things to offer.

Splendid performances and kudos to the producers and director for daring attempt to make such challenging movie as many might not understand or won't be able to digest such a movie...

Those who haven't watched 1st part please do watch before going for this one...

*My rating - 4.8/5* Must not miss the movie...

The Tashkent Files (2019)

Story that every Indian should know.

[9/10 · 29 August 2019]

Superb movie.As expected and as its title suggest, it has covered a conspiracy which we don't know and which we are unable to think of. Very beautiful movie with fabulous performances. Must watch for all Indians.

Stree (2018)

Decent Comedy+Horror movie with Witty dialogues & tight script.

[10/10 · 7 September 2018]

From concept itself one feel it should be interesting. Comedy+horror. And it was interesting one.

One of the best movie of this year. And best of year in comic genre till now. Everything in movie was just perfect. Story, Screenplay, performances, Direction, Music, Dialogues.

Rajkumar rao as always did his best. Surprisingly first time I liked performance of Shraddha also. All supporting cast was also done fabulous job.

Funny and quirky dialogues take the movie at such high level.

When name of Duo Raj & DK is there then such movie never disappoints. (Exlude gentlemen movie).

After long time watched such decent comic movie.

October (II) (2018)

Go for this movie to watch pure and simple love

[10/10 · 23 April 2018]

October movie Review:

When first time I watched it's trailer, I felt that there is something different in this movie. This film tell so much about purity of love with simplicity and silence and not with much dialogues or any typical romantic scenes. I felt in love with movie so much that I don't want to come out of it. Performance of Varun Dhawan is splendid. Banita sandhu was also perfect. Movie's winner is writer and director specially. Ofcourse without Varun dhawan also, it wouldn't have left such an impact.

Jagga Jasoos (2017)

MOST cinematic movie bollywood ever has

[10/10 · 19 July 2017]

Finally long wait of the movie was over...

Heard from many that movie isn't any good... But i will say I haven't watch any such movie like this till date... It's indeed gem movie... From direction to screenplay, music to acting... Everything is amazing..

Movie is like reading a comic book. Every scene is made with such a perfection... and making such a movie with more of singing than dialogues is really different and brave thinking ...

I will say it's must watch movie for every movie lovers... And take your kids to theater for this movie...they will fall in love with this one..

I will say its One of the best movie of decade

Wrong Side Raju (2016)

One of the best gujarati crime drama movie

[9/10 · 2 June 2017]

When it comes to the name that It's gujarati movie generally many people try to avoid. Gujarati movies are much behind then other regional movies...

But this movie is exceptional then other gujarati movies in it's own way. First time Fantom production, one of the big bollywood production house joined with gujarati production house...

When Fantom movies joins hands then there should be surely something good in the movie and there is many things in the movies..

Pratik gandhi proved his acting in his previous movie bey yaar that he is one of the good gujarati actor we have and he done very well in this one also.

All the actors in the movie have done their work very well...

Main hero of the movie is story and it's screenplay... movie grows on viewers mind as it progresses...

I will say just watch this movie and enjoy one of the good gujarati drama movie with twists coming in the end.

Sachin - A Billion Dreams (2017)

Sachin billion dreams...Straight drive direct to the heart

[10/10 · 26 May 2017]

One of the most awaited movie for me. From morning only I was thinking that again I will able to see him playing, this time on big screen...Again sweet echo of sachin...sachin will go directly to heart through ear canals and will give immense pleasure... Again my heart will pounding like it was pounding when he was on the crease... Again heart will be choked up as it was choked up when i was seeing him playing last time and heard his emotional speech after match...

When his name comes, We Indian feels like he is one of our family member and when he played we felt like we ourselves are playing there so much he connected us with him.

Movie is just like sachin's nature. Simple and gentleman approach. Although it's Docu-Drama not biopic but made with such a brilliant efforts.

No words to describe movie, and I will just say if you loved him slightly then go to watch his journey how it was begun and what it meant for sachin to bring world cup at home.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)

Only one sided lovers can get this fantastic movie...

[9/10 · 1 November 2016]

Splendid performance by RK and sizzling Aish.. Anushka was good but not great...Srk was fantastic although he had less than 5 min role.. Fabulous direction, music and BGM, Bollywood movie references were too good any one who had fall in love can get that... and specially dialogues were very beautifully written and placed in the scenes... Climax felt beat stretched and misses whole one sided love point.. excluding that many memorable moments in movie...

Those who haven't been in a state of one sided love won't understand this movie...if you are in for one sided love then only you will understand this pain or the movie...I feel pity who didn't understand this movie...

RK was the one who took all the credit for me..

Mirza's Lady (2016)

Musical-Visual-Poetic treat for cinema lovers who wants some decent movie

[9/10 · 15 October 2016]

When you approach the story different way then there will be ripples from all around. same happened with Mirzya as people doesn't understand even not bothered to watch it once (As people like to watch the gisi piti movies like Raaz reboot).

It's not easy to tell any well known story with such a poetic way. From trailer to it's songs movie shaken the movie buffs like me for it's different approach and after watching movie also the effect remained same.

Loved idea of showing the well known tell with touch of Shakespeare and specially Presentation of Mirza-Sahiban saga without unnecessary dialogues. Songs were woven with beautiful visuals. There were many moments in movie to cherish like, 1.Close up scene of Monish-Suchi lying on sand watching each other, 2. Monish-Suchi & Mirza-Sahiban smiling at each other all though knowing they were no longer live, 3. Mirza watching Sahiban with question in his eyes for broken arrows 4. Each frame of Mirza-sahiban story

although by putting more emotions or keeping climax more intriguing like Rang de basanti, movie would have been become classic tale.

Hats off to Gulzar Saab for fantastic screenplay-story-lyrics, Rakeysh omprakash mehra for wonderful direction, Cinematographer for such decent picturization, Harshvardhan kapoor his hard work and performance, Sayami kher for her fascinating look and SEL for marvelous BGM & Music.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

X-men series never disappoints..one of the best of this year..

[9/10 · 21 May 2016]

One of the best movie of this year for sure... Love to watch X-men series and this one is also one of the best movie of X-men series.. Performance of everyone is very good...Story and screenplay was tight and no unwanted scenes... direction and BGM was very good...Brayn singer is one of the good director for these kinda movies.. VFX & 3D effects are fantastic... Its good that young version of all the characters are also performing well...Missed wolverine too much in the movie... Specially I love the connections with previous parts in these series... and IMAX experience of this movie was great... no word to describe...

Must must watch in theaters in 3D and specially in IMAX.

Bajirao Mastani (2015)

Splendid...Don't miss this one to watch in theater

[9/10 · 31 December 2015]

Bajirao Mastani Review:

There is a lot to say about this movie but can't cover all this in small review...

While trailer I was thinking that movie will be once watch kinda...but SLB & all actors proved me wrong...and I am very happy for that...

Marvelous performances and Hats off to SLB sir... One can easily see what hard-work ranvir singh has done...I can say he lived the character...Deepika was too much effective without saying more dialogues...she was speaking with her eyes...Priyanka was also best choice for kashibai... All other supporting cast has also done their part very well...

Great movie and can say leave other movies but don't miss this one to watch in theater...

This movie is writing history in bollywood...

Tamasha (2015)

Decent movie sure watch for different cinema lovers...

[9/10 · 11 December 2015]

If you are looking for regular, funny, typical masala love Story and Tamasha is not for you... Tamasha is the movie with which everyone can relate himself…Who don't have their own choices, who haven't thought of doing what they like and Love to do and to leave what they are forced to do due to survival or coming ahead from others…it's not easy to leave the well set life and take the risk and to do what they love but it's too difficult as shown in movie.. one have to fight with himself for that…

In acting area kudos to ranbir kapoor… no one can replace him… Deepika, Piyush, Javed all have done their job well although at some places I felt deepika was doing over acting…

As always, Imtiyaz ali's presentation of simple Story is fantastic,same goes with this one...

I felt the part where ranbir was fighting with himself was bit stretched but other then there was no scene one can complaint about… Loved specially that scene when ranbir was telling his own story to his family and hug of father-son…. More touchy scenes like that were needed… Songs were fitting well in the movie…loved the BGM

Shamitabh (2015)

Best movie of the year for me although many more to come..

[10/10 · 20 February 2015]

‪#‎SHAMITABH‬ Review: Just came from the movie... I can't get the words properly to right about this movie... Even while typing movie name I was confused that what should I keep bigger, SH or ‪#‎AMITABH‬ ... That's how the acting was done from both of the lead actors... To compete in acting with such a superstar is really tough but ‪#‎Dhanush‬ has done it fantastically... Even in some scenes fabulous then Big b... Big b is also splendid n natural in almost every scene... I can say he did enjoy this movie for sure while acting... Superb concept n great direction... Music is also fantastic... Songs mean more for me then previously... I think Balki is making scripts to make big b immortal n unforgettable by giving him such movies... Must must watch... Best movie of the year for me although many more to come...

Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014)

Every Indian even every person should watch this one

[8/10 · 19 December 2014]

Watched Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain

Before watching I was knowing very little about Bhopal gas tragedy but while watching this movie I felt that my heart was chocked up… And even after reading facts about the World's largest industrial disaster I felt very angry one our government and US Government. Really very touching movie and disturbing movie… Acting of everyone was simply superb, Specially of Rajpal Yadav. After long time I found him in life long character. Direction was splendid and the hidden meaning behind many scenes was superb. Some of my favorites: 1. In starting child were shown catching flying bug and in ending blind person was trying to catch flying bug. It shows the dangerous effect of gas leak. 2. In Starting and end, Horse was shown running without any rider which means that there is nothing left in Bhopal's life. Even those who were not dead their life is also blank. And many more… Every Indian even every person should watch this one.

Interstellar (2014)

If someone misses this one then he is fool...

[10/10 · 24 November 2014]

‎Nolan‬ never disappoints his fans... Even his movies always rise another level then his previous ones.. I was just feeling amazed while watching it... One of the greatest movie of my lifetime... In any movie I had never felt like this.. Fantastic acting by everyone...Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway simply superb work... Story is too good..there was not a one scene which was unnecessarily put...superb screenplay... What can I say about direction when it shows the name of Christopher Nolan...Amazing director...Hats off to him man... VFX n BGM adds spice to the movie... If someone misses this one to watch in theater then I can say he is foolish person... Want to watch it again n again My rating 4.95/5 Don't know why I am giving 0.05 less..

Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Funny...Sandler lovers will like it...

[7/10 · 8 November 2014]

I don't know why people give this movie such a low ratings... This was all the things in Adam sandler's movies before at that time you all were liking it what happened all of a sudden?? Adam sandler lovers, it's time for you to support him...he is doing it as you have wanted him... It has all the fun parts and funny scenes.. Acting of every one is superb and all the actors and characters are simply superb... Specially main characters...small small things were shown beautifully... It has also message which is delivered very well... I liked also it's previous part and loving this one also...

I am eagerly waiting for the next part...release it sooner...

Blended (2014)

Full of fun...Enjoy ride for Sandler-berry lovers

[8/10 · 11 October 2014]

Must watch for Adam Sandler lovers. Full of fun. somewhat emotional. I simply loved it.

In between action, sci-fi, horror, Drama, Biopic these movies of family comedy should also come...

One liners are simply superb... that African guys come in between it also make us laugh...

Drew-berry moor still looks so hot...kids are also good and cute ones.. African resort and natural scenes are beautiful.

I don't understand why critics and all have rated is so much low as the movie has everything...fun..romance...sex...comedy...emotions... sports... even cameo of dale steyn is also there...

Big slap on haters of Sandler and fans who are criticizing him...

Haider (2014)

Best adaption of Hemlet...Shahid Career best performance..

[9/10 · 2 October 2014]

Haider Review

When it comes to know that movie is of Vishal Bhardwaj then only it creates excitement... Same happened with Haider also and even Hemlet remake,Shahid n Tabu are in that news increases our awaitness... Pre-Inteval movie was somewhat slow and characters were buidting up.... but Post-Interval it was splendid and movie takes a whooping flight... What can I say about Shahid man...This one is his career best acting...Salute to him... Tabu was good...Shradhdha just skip it nothing to remember...Irfaan khan just came for cameo but made his impression more then Kay kay Menon... Vishal bhardwaj...he is just one of the fabulous director of India...

I specially like some scenes

Guys who were shown as die hard fan of sallu...specially the short one...he was copying Salman Khan exactly by body language, dialogue styles, expressions.... when three of the white beard guys were singing Aao na...that scene could only be thought by VB..

Must watch...For Shahid's extra ordinary performance...For VB...For good cinema lovers...

Finding Fanny (2014)

It's a joyride with Fantastic performances

[7/10 · 14 September 2014]

Review Finding Fanny

Direction and Filmography is fantastic... Story was simple and dialogues made movie subtle comedy and fun ride... Music is enchanting and characters are made with very special treatment... Acting and actor chosen are really great.. weather it is Naseeruddin Shah as shy lover like teenager, Dimple Kapadia as Egoistic lady, Pankaj Kapoor as lecherous artist, Deepika Padukone as simple and sweet girl, and Arjun Kapoor all are simply superb...

Must watch for everyone's performance...Specially of Don Pedro(Lecherous Pankaj kapoor)

Filmistaan (2012)

This is the true Bollywood...Must Must Watch

[8/10 · 7 September 2014]

Watched ‪#‎Filmistaan‬ movie before some days... Really a great movie. Sharib Hashmi i salute you...i loved your acting man...you were perfect in every scene weather it was Sad/Comic/Drama/Emotional any other. Love you man...you were perfect for this role and i hope i will see more and more of you in upcoming movies... Even dialogues were also very well written...for every scene there was a perfect moment and perfect movie dialogue... Nitin Kakkar your direction was fabulous...all the places and angles were superb... Inaamul Haq was also great as a supporting actor...there was no other than you who was needed for this role...you have done what character needed... Arjit datta's music has also added spice in the movie... Movie story line was also very good and was with full of ‪‎bollywood‬ masala... I would like to watch more movies from your team...it was just perfect entertainer movie... In one line i can say movie was full of fun,joyride and message is also good so everyone must go for it... My rating - 4/5

Jal (2013)

Must watch for quality cinema lovers

[8/10 · 8 April 2014]

Watched movie JAL today.

I was having very less expectations from it but heard that its good and seem to watch once when i had seen its trailer, but after watching it made me to write a review about it.. I think this movie took Bollywood to another heights.

Acting, Cinematography, Script, Screenplay, Music everything was too good. Background score and its lyrics was written by sonu nigam & one other guy. Yup u heard right. its sonu nigam and he did superb job.

Before interval it has everything, Romance, Fun, Drama and after interval movie geared up. I like how the movie ended and set a punch in climax. Purab kohli, Tanistha chatterjee, Kirti kulhari, were perfect in their roles.

I think everyone who likes to watch some different and really appealing quality movie should watch this one.

My rating - 4.1/5

Akaash Vani (2013)

Not upto the mark...Editing is poor

[4/10 · 21 February 2013]

Watched "AkaashVaani" yesterday. Expectations were high as many people have said its different and good one.

Story: AkaashVani movie is a very intense love story about two young people who can't think beyond their mutual love. It's about the hardships in love.

I will say that in acting part there was not much problem. Kartik has done good work and Nusarat has done excellent.

Director has tried to show different shadows and different situations which is creating issues in regular life but still its too much weak as it has many unnecessary scenes as editing is poor...

BGM was satisfactory but some songs were unnecessarily kept.

In my opinion its the movie which wont make much difference if you watch or don't.

Soundtrack (I) (2011)

Fabulous music and superb acting...Go for it...

[7/10 · 5 November 2011]

After long time writing another review as it made me to write review due to its story telling and impact on my mind. I wanted to write review of Ra-one also but its already much late so writing review of Soundtrack.

When the movie was released I haven't watched its single trailer only heard its songs and was knowing that Rajeev Khandelwal is there and I decided to watch it in theatre as he always do powerful movies. But somehow I couldn't. But yesterday I finally got the chance to watch it.

Story: Raunak Kaul (Rajeev Khandelwal) is a master turntablist who spins at a nightclub in what is implied as Bandra, the hip Mumbai suburb. One day he goes deaf. Does he plunge deeper into his cocaine-and-whiskey path towards perdition and hell? Or does he crawl back up to life and music? There's that tantalizing promise—the promise of a man's redemption after he has hit the abyss with drugs, bad decisions, being in love with the wrong person, and a sudden physical disability.

When I watched this movie I first searched about its director and music director, and surprisingly I found both debutant in movie and I gone gaga over them. After watching I felt that now how many well made movies like this goes flop but we are getting too many people who has something new to give to bollywood. I know movie is remake of Canadian movie but it needs many efforts to make successful remake also.

In direction department, Debutant Neeraj Ghosh blew away my mind by giving such fabulous start in bollywood. No doubt movie losses its charm at many places, like he could have shown Raunak's inner split person more effective (Like it was in a beautiful mind, Shutter island etc.) but in the first time its really too good work. Director has managed movie by showing it documentary cum drama movie with such a fabulous music.

In script and screenplay department, movie also takes credits as it is well written and executed. Still it loses ¬focus at many places and can be developed more but still its too much effective.

In acting department, Hats off to Rajeev Khandelwal. He never fails to our expectation and always leaves much impact by being like the real character. He impresses in every shade weather as DJ or as psycho or as deaf person. Soha ali khan has done his part well. Mohan kapoor is entertaining. Mrinalini Sharma is OK. Loved special appearance of everyone.

Music and song department of the movie needs to be impressive in the musical film and so it is in this movie. Almost all songs are well made and well placed. Starting music and when Raunak feels the music first time after being deaf are awesome.

In short, the movie is power pack surprise with superb acting, Fabulous music and well executed story with some lake of ineffective scenes. (Must watch for the bollywood lovers who like something different.)

Mausam (2011)

In some parts its good else it is wasted due to its bad screenplay

[6/10 · 28 September 2011]

When anything comes with a name of Pankaj Kapoor expectations becomes very high weather it's a movie or a serial.Mausam also came with lots of expectation as it has been directed by Pankaj Kapoor.

Story: Harinder Singh aka Harry (Shahid kapoor), whiles away his time in his native village, waiting for the letter to join the Indian Air Force. But before the letter arrives, he falls in love with Aayat (Sonam Kapoor), the displaced Kashmiri girl who lands up in the village when Kashmir falls prey to insurgency. However, the ill-fated romance gets disrupted by the political events like the Ayodhya dispute, the Mumbai bomb blasts, the Kargil war, the Gujarat riots.... The world simmers, violence spreads, but love never dies as Harry and Aayat keep hoping for a re-union, despite the passing years and the turbulent landscape When I have gone to watch this movie I have heard lots of bad reviews but somewhere in mind i have good feelings for this movie as after all its Pankaj Kapoor's movie who never do anything just to earn.

When the movie started I fell in love with whole place he shown, the characters and artistic touch of pankaj kapoor. Romance of harry and Aayat was shown very beautifully. Romantic moments like Talking with each other by notes, Shahid watches from rooftop, rain scene, Conversation without saying anything were awesome.

Upto interval movie is fantastic but after interval it loses grip due to too much separations, unneeded action scenes, events like godhra…tiger hill...babri mosque…twin tower blast and with too much filmy climax.

In direction and cinematography department Pankaj Kapoor has done his best. Kudos to him. His way of showing the movie was fantastic. He just needed to cut movie length by not showing unnecessary events.

Shahid and Sonam are perfect for this role. You will love Shahid in all the shades like Desi boy of Punjab, lover boy, Air force officer, Handicapped one. Like wise you will like sonam as Desi girl of Kashmir, Ballet dancer. Though shahid was looking pretty young as Air force officer but he managed it very well.

In music and song department movie is powerful. None of them were unnecessarily put in the movie. Song while passing the note was surprise package for me, loved it very much. In script and screenplay department pankaj kapoor had to work to make movie better.

Overall I can say movie takes has too much to offer to the audience which they can't digest due to its unnecessary length. If you are going to watch this movie then don't go with much expectations.

My rating - 2.8/5 (In some parts its good else it is wasted due to its bad screenplay )