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Thrill but no suspense

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Jitendra Mathur

Right Yaaa Wrong (2010) is a Hindi movie under the thriller genre. However it is not the routine run-of the-mill Bollywood suspense thriller. It is not an original story either. The filmmaker has lifted the story from a Hollywood movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged A Perfect Murder (1998), Above Suspicion (1995), answers are not easy, Be Reham 1980, cat and mouse game, cold-blooded murder, courtroom drama, Deepal Shaw, food for thought, Govind Namdeo, howdunnit, Humraaz (2002), Irrfan, Isha Koppikar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Maharathi 2008, moral dilemma of deciding what is right and what is wrong, Movie Review - Right Yaa Wrong (2010), mystery, Neeraj Pathak, Qatl 1986, run-of-the-mill suspense thriller, Suhasini Mulay, suspense, suspense thriller, thriller, thriller genre, Vaada (2005), whodunnit | 9 Comments

Cinema is the art to make believe

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Jitendra Mathur

Today is the birthday of Bipasha Basu who is my favourite heroine from the contemporary cinema. I dedicate this review to herself. Many many happy returns of the day Bipasha. Cinema is said to be the art of storytelling. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Movie Review - Dum Maaro Dum (2011), mystery, Prateek Babbar, Ramesh Sippy, Rana Daggubati, Rohan Sippy, Salim-Javed, suspense, thriller, Vidya Balan | 4 Comments

Never lose hope, every labyrinth has a way out

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Jitendra Mathur

In life, we come across difficult times when almost everything seems to be going against us, when we face such ticklish problems that cannot be discussed sometimes even with our closest ones, when we are concerned less about the solution … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Attack is the best defense, Bakra, Book Review - Bees Lakh Ka Bakra (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), God also helps those who are courageous, God helps only those who help themselves, Himmat-e-Marda Madad-e-Khuda, thriller | 6 Comments

Akshay fooled Manoj and Neeraj fooled the audience

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

First of all, I express my gratitude towards esteemed esteemed reviewer and blogger Sam Sammy (better known as confusedsoul in the virtual world) for penning a review of Special 26 (2013). I did not write the review of this movie because … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Review | Tagged 3 Idiots (2009), A Wednesday (2008), Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, fake CBI officer, fake officers, fake raid, Jurm Ki Maa, Manoj Bajpayee, Movie Review - Special 26 (2013), Neeraj Pandey, Special Chhabbis, suspense thriller, thriller, Tribhuvandaas Bheemji Jhaveri, Ved Prakash Sharma | 2 Comments

Standing by his ex-flame in her hour of crisis

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

Colaba Conspiracy is the novel of eminent Hindi mystery and thriller writer Surendra Mohan Pathak available in English also alongside its original Hindi version. It’s a novel of Mr. Pathak’s relatively new series – Jeet Singh Series whose hero is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Colaba Conspiracy (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), courtroom drama, Jeet Singh, murder mystery, thriller | Leave a comment

A roller-coaster ride

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

When I happened to watch Shagird (2011) in the BHEL club, I was immensely surprised to find that not only this brilliant movie had flopped on the box office but a majority of reputed reviewers had also abstained from reviewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anurag Kashyap, edge-of-the-seat thriller, Indian police system, Mohit Ahlawat, Movie Review - Shagird (2011), Murli Sharma, Nana Patekar, Rimi Sen, roller-coaster ride, thriller, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Zakir Hussain | 2 Comments

A dismissed cop turns into an undercover agent

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Jitendra Mathur

Last year I had posted the review of Surendra Mohan Pathak’s novel – Gawaahi which is undoubtedly a brilliant thriller. Mr. Pathak has written its sequel also titled as Secret Agent whose review I am presenting now. In Gawaahi (testimony), … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Secret Agent (by Surendra Mohan Pathak), Gawaahi, Prakkathan, prequel, sequel, Surendra Mohan Pathak, thriller, Upsanhaar | 2 Comments

Fate, my foe

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Jitendra Mathur

I am a fatalist. And I am so because I have undergone experiences only those suggest that fate or destiny is the supreme force in anybody’s life. Whatever happens, happens because it’s written. You cannot browbeat your fate which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged Book Review - Naseeb Mera Dushman (by Ved Prakash Sharma), fatalist, thriller | 4 Comments

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Tag Archives: thriller

Thrill but no suspense

Cinema is the art to make believe

Never lose hope, every labyrinth has a way out

Akshay fooled Manoj and Neeraj fooled the audience

Standing by his ex-flame in her hour of crisis

A roller-coaster ride

A dismissed cop turns into an undercover agent

Fate, my foe

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