(According to Sadiqali Masksa M.s. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 3 star movie)

as per my rating m.s. dhoni: the untold story is an average movie. you have given 3 star to m.s. dhoni: the untold story.fox star studios distributes the film and produced it jointly with inspired entertainment and arun pandey, in association with friday film works. the film features sushant singh rajput as dhoni and disha patani, kiara advani, and anupam kher in supporting roles. the film is scheduled to be released on 30 september 2016. a teaser trailer was released on 15 march 2016, on conjunction with the commencement of 2016 icc world twenty20. the film will be dubbed and simultaneously released in tamil, telugu, and marathi languages.
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(According to Sadiqali Masksa Baar Baar Dekho is a 5 star movie)

baar baar dekho previously titled as 'kal jisne dekha' is a romantic comedy-drama movie, directed by nithya mehra. the movie stars an ensemble cast which includes sidharath malhotra, katrina kaif, sarika etc. baar baar dekho is a love-story, which unfolds through flash-backs and flash-forwards. the recently released trailer hints that movie will be an out-and-out comedy entertainer with a lot of surprising elements.
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(According to Sadiqali Masksa Pink is a 3 star movie)

after my trek around the pir-panjal range, i decided to visit my ancestral home in allahabad, uttar pradesh, before getting back to work again. when i was there, social media compulsively informed me about the must-watch factor of pink. twitter had been raving to me how this film is a new feminist manifesto. and of course it's shoojit sircar (no, i'm not a bengali). so, i booked my tickets for the movie at the only pvr in allahabad; my parents weren't interested and knowing the theme of the movie, i didn't get into it. at this point i was pretty relieved that they hadn't disowned me after my solo travelling confessions, so i didn't want to drown them in details. by now, you might have guessed that what you're reading isn't a movie review of pink. if you've read the headline you know that i found the movie "powerful". but i also call this movie a failure. in fact, i called pink a failure much before the movie ended. the reason is directly related to the particular audience with whom i shared my movie-watching experience—the semi-educated youngsters of a tier-2 city. the hall was half-filled, and around 70\% of the audience comprised men/boys who were compulsively making fun of all the designed-to-be empathetic situations shown in the movie. to give you a glimpse, if the men who molested the girls in the movie said, "we need to teach these girls a lesson," the audience in the theatre would go, "haan bey, behen***d kuch zyaada udti hai ladkiyan aajkal (oh yeah sister---r, girls these days are losing sight of their limits)." they laughed throughout amitabh bachchan's heavy-duty court monologues and spewed abuse in the name of jokes for most of the movie's running length. my reaction to them? i assertively told them that the hall was not their drawing room within the first five minutes of the movie. the result? i was warned by one of them to shut up. i changed my seat—i was on a holiday and didn't want to pick a fight and spoil it for myself (which is extremely unlike me, but anyway). during the interval, on my way back from the washroom, i walked into pvr manager's small cabin and requested him to ask these men to maintain some decorum. like the police authorities in the movie, pat came his reply that he would "try." no-one came post the interval to check on these men. i wouldn't say that the fear the girls on screen felt in the first few minutes was a macrocosm of what girls like me feel each time we're alone and confront a male or several males superior in strength, but the feeling is somewhat similar.
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(According to Sadiqali Masksa Raaz: Reboot is a 5 star movie)

"raaz: reboot" is a romantic suspense thriller movie, which is the fourth instalment in the horror film series – "raaz." vikram bhatt has written the story and screenplay for the film, while girish dhamija has penned dialogues for it. the success of the first three films in the series has created a lot of expectations from this movie. adding to this, its promos have generated curiosity about the plot of the movie. "raaz: reboot" revolves around the story of a married couple living in romania. shaina (kriti kharbanda) and rehaan (gaurav arora) begin to hide something from each other. what is it that they hide? how does emraan hashmi enter their lives? the answers to these questions form the crux of the story. kannada actress kriti kharbanda, who makes her debut in bollywood with "raaz: reboot," has done a good job and impressed everyone. gaurav arora has also delivered good performance. emraan hashmi has played the role of a villain and has an extended cameo appearance. his portions are big attractions of the movie, say the viewers. mukesh, mahesh and vishesh bhatt, bhushan and krishan kumar have jointly produced "raaz: reboot" under the banners vishesh films and t-series. the film has good production values and music, picturisation and special effects are the big attractions on the technical front, say the audience. we bring to you some viewers' verdict on the film shared on twitter. here is the live update of "raaz: reboot" movie review by audience
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(According to Sadiqali Masksa Banjo is a 5 star movie)

banjo, directed by ravi jadhav, is an out and out commercial film. it's also designed to service its lead who, like the lead of any self-respecting commercial film, can do just about anything. he can fight the goons, talk about the ills of society, fall in love, be the lead singer of his street band et al. he may be an extortionist but has a heart of gold. that way, banjo is a star vehicle even if you mildly frown at the thought that the star here is riteish deshmukh. but jadhav, who is established in marathi, is making his hindi debut here. and deshmukh already has a strong marathi following with his debut, another mainstream vehicle lai bhaari, having become one of the highest grossers. banjo though has its heart in the right place. it's about street musicians trying to gain a place in an increasingly western (and therefore privileged) dominated space. it's occupy weekender (this literally happens). like a good commercial film, banjo's core philosophy is being aspirational. we see banjo's hero introduced by having him come out of the sewage, covered in sludge and on to the big bright world. sadly, it doesn't amount to a satisfying experience. that is mostly down to the fact that jadhav never comes across as a director. he has all these ideas, he even has a great story but nothing on film is organic. a stretch involving christina (nargis fakhri) hearing the band's sound, packing the bags for mumbai in search of the them is amateur at best, clueless at worst. for a story about hope and recognition, banjo has a tepid beginning. a big deal is made out of the search for the band and it gives way to an unrequited romance that just doesn't have juice. the only upside is it is milked for a few laughs - like when taraat (riteish deshmukh) has his first shower in months and dresses up, or when he's moonlighting as slum tour guide to christina. a couple of weeks ago we had katrina kaif playing an nri, almost as an excuse for her hindi and dubbing skills. in banjo we have fakhri playing an indian american, again as an excuse for her non-existent hindi diction (in addition to it-does-not-really-matter-but-if-you-insist-ok-she-is-a-dj-in-nyc). i wonder if bollywood has cracked something that none of the tamil-telugu cinema directors could. continue casting the actresses from the north even if they cannot speak a word of the language but give them roles so that even their bad diction and lip sync comes across as cute or at least convincing. ultimately, banjo disintegrates under its own making. most of it is predictable even if the general idea behind it is noble. one of the biggest let downs in banjo is what it mainly stands for - music. even a somewhat middling rock on had great music from shankar-ehsaan-loy but banjo has at the most one catchy number that we hear during the aforementioned occupy weekender moment. it is set up to be tacky, starry and somewhat even mythical due to which it works. but beyond it, there is nothing in banjo that isn't dead on arrival. if only this material had gotten better treatment.
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