Jail review: We all deserve better

posted at Rediff 21 days ago

As that little vignette on Dr Binayak Sen illustrates, it's this harebrained topicality-as-gimmick approach that mars most of the director's efforts, trying to cash in on everything he reads in the papers. Sorry, everything everyone's read in the papers. And for our part we really should stop treating them like films. Bhandarkar's modus operandi is simple, to pi

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Neil Nitin Mukesh Promotes 'Jail' at Pantaloon Fashion Show

posted at Desihits 21 days ago

The fashion world seems as far away from life in prison as can get but that didn’t stop the cast from "Jail" from taking part in Pantaloon’s fashion show Tuesday night in Mumbai. "Jail" tells the story of Parag Dixit, played by Neil Nitin Mukesh, a guy with a good life, a great job and an adorable girlfriend, .. more »

Jail packed with all Bollywood cliches

posted at In 21 days ago

Published on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 01:15, Updated on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 01:37 in Entertainment section Neil Nitin Mukesh stars as Parag Dixit, an innocent man implicated for a crime he didn't commit. Much of the film is centered around Parag's frustration and helplessness as he struggles to stay sane and alive amidst hardened criminals. .. more »

Masand's Movie Review: Jail packed with all cliches

posted at Ibnlive 22 days ago

Published on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 01:15, Updated on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 01:37 in Entertainment section Neil Nitin Mukesh stars as Parag Dixit, an innocent man implicated for a crime he didn't commit. Much of the film is centered around Parag's frustration and helplessness as he struggles to stay sane and alive amidst hardened criminals. But .. more »

REVIEW: Jail packed with all cliches

posted at In 21 days ago

Like the director's earlier films, Corporate, Traffic Signal and Fashion, his latest too is a slice-of-life drama about the characters and the way of life within the world he's chosen to set the film in. This time though, Bhandarkar ditches his trademark exposé approach and settles for an emotionally-manipulative tone instead. The .. more »

JAIL and the world of Jail in the modern context

posted at Glamsham 21 days ago

Madhur Bhandarkar has established his name as a director having the guts to bring about the contemporary urban issues in a refreshing manner with candor and JAIL also follows in the same category. Indeed for one wrongful act life of a law-abiding citizen is shattered and it becomes physically impossible for him to pick up the pieces of life once .. more »

Pics: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani vs Jail

posted at In 21 days ago

Published on Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 17:19, Updated on Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 18:33 in Health section CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2009 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission. Use of the .. more »

JAIL and the projection of Jails in Indian films

posted at Glamsham 21 days ago

Though JAIL has become a subject of the Hindi films after a long time when Madhur Bhandarkar has tried to focus attention on it, JAIL has indeed been an integral part of the Hindi films right from the time when Hindi cinema started making waves. For that matter even in the advertisements as well, JAIL has been used as a subject, underlining the .. more »

I know film industry's economics, says Madhur

posted at Screenindia 21 days ago

'Jail was a subject I had since long a time, and that idea struck to me again and I thought of making it this time.' After making films for nearly a decade, Madhur Bhandarkar shows no sign of losing any of the raw intelligence, energy and vitality that have made him a continuing force in the Indian cinema. The director is all set with his .. more »