The movie fails to cash in on its full comic potential because it pretends to be serious. Danny comes good though
Teen hormones create more havoc in this film than the evil Lord Voldemort
A fair plot but the problem with the film is entirely to do with the performances
A film from Bollywood on stealing scripts. Nothing but good tips on the business of plagiarism here
A watch that blares bhajans inside Akshay’s tummy. Book a ticket if you need shock therapy
Tautly paced, with little room for sentimentality, this is serious cinema about being brown in post 9/11 America
This better be turned into a Playstation game. People would have a lot more fun
You thought one Spock was enough. Well, this film has two. Deal with it
Movies that may have never seen the light of day are out and about in these days of dearth. This is one of them
A comedy about match fixing tries hard to deliver, but slips between jokes. Why is fun so difficult? And why is Cyrus such a bore?
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