Cinema, Karam, Kapi

A thief is a thief forever. But some thieves are special, for they steal not just for the loot, ra. ther for the “Kick” of it. Rehan is a professional “Jewel Thief” and carries the film on his shoulders all through and confirms at the end of the movie that the heist will continue. Raja Chauhan alias Rehan (Saif Ali Khan) is in hiding in Europe when two Indian cops spot him, basis instructions from their boss Vikram Patel (Kunal Kapoor).  Rehan befriends them and voluntarily surrenders to them, as he wishes to get to India to finish an important task. The duo, bewildered about their prized catch, take him to India, only to lose him at the airport, even as Vikram arrives there.. Back in India, Rehan reaches the Alibaug bungalow of Rajan Aulakh (Jaideep Ahla wat). Rajan threatens that for Rehan’s family to be undisturbed, he must steal “ The Red Sun ”, a rare diamond that would be exhibited soon in Mumbai. Rehan shares a watertight plan with Rajan to get to the diamond safely and wi...

What happens in the island, stays in the island. Perhaps not, if it is the death (rather, murder) of someone on the eve of a high profile wedding! Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy) is one of the closest friends of bride to be Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson). She is getting married to Benji Winbury (Billy Howie), the second son of Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman) and Tag Winbury (Live Schriber).  Greer is a prolific author and has several books to her credit, while her latest one is awaiting a launch right after the wedding is over. She is not happy with her son’s choice of bride, as Amelia doesn’t match the “class” of her clan, and hence always looks down upon her.  Tag is a chilled out husband of a popular persona, that is his wife. He makes it appear that their wedding is just the kind of story people love to believe. The media makes a celebration of their relationship, calling Greer and Tag “ The Perfect Couple ”.  Though, they are exactly the opposite in real life. Tag is...

Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is among the most coveted departments in the Government of India where one gets to explore the world, even as their negotiating with one another foreign country’s office either in India or where they are posted. From responding to SOS messages on social media platforms to ensuring the top brass of governance know what / how to respond on crucial matters, the life of an IFS staffer is excruciating.   In the Hindi language movie Ulajh (meaning Entangled), Jahnvi Kapoor does full justice to her role as a newbie IFS officer – from the first screen till the end.  Initially posted in Nepal, Suhana Bhatia (Jahnvi) is the daughter of IFS Officer Dhanraj Bhatia (Adil Hussain) gets posted in the UK. Her father is not happy, even as she occupies a senior office at such a young role and that the media is constantly assessing her abilities, giver her lineage. Her grandfather was an IFS officer too, according to the story.  Once in London, Suhana befriends ...

The year is 1973. A region of the world ravaged by poverty and joblessness in a country led by Communists. Two men try their hand in hijacking a plane demanding a ransom which would feed their brethren back home and freedom of a few from prison, taking hostage of 80 passengers, 2 crew members, a pilot and a co-pilot.  Will the duo succeed? This is the plot of the web series on Netflix, loosely based on a real-life hijacking of an airplane in Columbia, which was then considered the longest one.   Borja (Vallentin Villafane) and El Toro Solano (Alian Devetac) board Aerobolivar 601 at Bogota, Columbia just like any other passenger. Only that they carry guns and have an agenda.   The flight is under the care of Commander Richard Wilches (Christian Tappan), a senior pilot with hundreds of hours of flying various machines that fly in the air and his co-pilot and rookie Guillermo Luis Lequerica (Johan Rivera) whom he looks down upon for his childish attitudes.   As th...

In this fast paced Hollywood crime drama, Will Smith and his partner Martin Lawrence as detectives and best friends carry the entire story on their shoulders. What starts as a fun ride slowly moves in to an action packed second half, culminating in to some fiery gunshot scenes and melodrama that was completely avoidable.   The film opens in Miami city when co-detectives Lt. Mike Lowrey (Will) and Lt. Marcus Miles Burnett (Martin) are driving down the streets on the former’s Porsche Cayenne (we wonder if cops in the US can afford one!).     In an accident that is near death, Marcus is severely injured and is admitted in a hospital. He almost reaches the heaven to meet his former boss and cop Captain Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano) who tells him a little secret. Thereafter, we see Marcus running away from his bed only to be found standing on the roof of the building.   He informs Will that something bad is going to happen and that they both need to manage the upcoming s...

What happens when a person builds his or her business with a certain tenacity, has a repute of being self-made, going through all odds in life, who is eventually brought down by the same lenders or investors who helped him or her grow the business?  He / She fights it back and goes all out to ensure the business they built brick by brick, is retained somehow.  That’s the story of Charlie Crocker (Jeff Daniels) in this web series in Netflix. Charlie celebrates his 60 th with almost the entire who’s who of Georgia, Atlanta in tow. Much to everyone’s envy, Charlie who lives a high life, doesn’t disappoint the glitterati on his big day.  He was once married to Martha (Diane Lane) and is now living with his second wife Serena Crocker (Sarah Jones), after offering a settlement to his ex-wife and their teenage son.  Trouble brews when the Raymond Peepgrass (Tom Pelphre), the manager at Plannersbanc who lent Charlie’s business to fund his dreams along with his Boss Harry Za...