Why do you name a film Cycle Kick? Because the first half of the film deals with cycle and the latter half with football! And that is not the only bit where the film disappoints. It is Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves rendered in an Indian milieu; where the father-son story has been transposed on two orphaned brothers living in a village by the river-side. Much to the dismay of the viewers, the writer lacks originality to the point that one of the professions of the elder brother is putting up Bollywood posters around the village, for which a bicycle would be vital. Only if my brother had a bicycle, he could put up 50 posters everyday instead of 25, the younger brother wishes.
Indian stories cannot be devoid of miracles. Here, the protagonist doesn’t need to pawn bedsheets to buy a bicycle; the two brothers find a bicycle one...
Indian stories cannot be devoid of miracles. Here, the protagonist doesn’t need to pawn bedsheets to buy a bicycle; the two brothers find a bicycle one...
- 6/18/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Pitobash Tripathy
Think Pitobash Tripathy as Mandook in Shor in the City, or Raj Kumar Yadav in Love Sex Aur Dhoka and Ragini Mms. Or think Divyendu Sharma a.k.a Liquid in Pyaar ka Punchnama. Call it the “Indian New Wave” or the surge of new blood into Indian Cinema, the common thread that runs through it is that these youngsters have formally been trained in film schools before making their mark in the industry.
Love Express, the latest release of Mukta Searchlight Films marked the debut of 10 artists and technicians from Whistling Woods International Film School in Mumbai. Cycle Kick, another Subhash Ghai production which is scheduled for a release on June 17 features graduates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in lead roles. Director-producer Subhash Ghai says, “How many stories can you write keeping stars in mind? If we have to tell new stories and entertain in a new fashion,...
Think Pitobash Tripathy as Mandook in Shor in the City, or Raj Kumar Yadav in Love Sex Aur Dhoka and Ragini Mms. Or think Divyendu Sharma a.k.a Liquid in Pyaar ka Punchnama. Call it the “Indian New Wave” or the surge of new blood into Indian Cinema, the common thread that runs through it is that these youngsters have formally been trained in film schools before making their mark in the industry.
Love Express, the latest release of Mukta Searchlight Films marked the debut of 10 artists and technicians from Whistling Woods International Film School in Mumbai. Cycle Kick, another Subhash Ghai production which is scheduled for a release on June 17 features graduates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in lead roles. Director-producer Subhash Ghai says, “How many stories can you write keeping stars in mind? If we have to tell new stories and entertain in a new fashion,...
- 6/17/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Soch Lo Cast: Barkha Madan, Iris Maity, Nishan Nanaiah, Sartaj Singh Pannu; Director: Sartaj Singh Pannu; Music: Charu Mohan, Nitish Pires.
Preview:
The Film takes off from the point where a wounded man is left to die in the desert. He survives the ordeal but loses his memory. He then resorts to robbing solitary car drivers traversing on this highway. He finds an abandoned shed as his hideaway, where three troubled travelers, Harry, Toto and Pali chance upon him. They take.
Preview:
The Film takes off from the point where a wounded man is left to die in the desert. He survives the ordeal but loses his memory. He then resorts to robbing solitary car drivers traversing on this highway. He finds an abandoned shed as his hideaway, where three troubled travelers, Harry, Toto and Pali chance upon him. They take.
- 8/7/2010
- by Bollywood
- GoBollywood
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