I love the review job here, the reviewer has said it perfectly...he usually does. I enjoy reading Samrat Sharma's reviews, it's clear he really enjoys movies and the English language. And of course, like most praise for reviews, mine is also mainly due to the fact that I agree with what he's saying. Dev D was a real treat; No Smoking was tiresome though. Great job, Samrat. Keep it coming
The biggest problem with the resurrected 'respectable' cinema of Bollywood is that despite the quality that obviously comes across, the overall focus of a film is lacking in completeness. Sometimes it's because the director is not fully versed with the complete business of filmmaking, relying on others to fill in the holes - cinematographers in the case of rocking dudes and scriptwriters in the case of long-haired impresarios - and sometimes it's because the studio backing it wants to create a product that sells.
Whatever it is - we remain thankful for the gradual uplift of quality.....