A Flat Release Date : 12,Nov 2010

Producer Anjum Rizvi
Director Hemant Madhukar
Music Bappa Lahiri
Writer Ajay Monga, Hemant Madhukar
Release Date 12-Nov-2010

The horror genre has suddenly found its way back in Bollywood. The recent past saw films like 1920, RAAZ- THE MYSTERY CONTINUES, 13B, ROKKK, HELP, SHAAPIT and MALLIKA. Out of them, 1920 and 13B stood out, for it gave the audiences exactly what the wanted- some spine-chilling moments and a decent storyline. Isn't that precisely what one expects from a horror film?

Most of our Bollywood horror films have one thing in common- revenge. No doubt, there are a few exceptions, but this has been the case right from the Ramsay Brothers' horror films. A spirit returns to avenge the harm done onto her causing trouble beyond imagination. A FLAT traverses the same route.

Rahul (Jimmy Sheirgill) returns from the US to India after his former love Preeti (Kaveri Jha) is going through a tough time. On his arrival, his father (Sachin Khedekar) is mysteriously found dead in Rahul's separate flat. Even Preeti disappears suddenly. Rahul, who visits his flat to find out clues about his father's death, finds himself ensnared. Will he be able to find out the truth is what ensues.

Like many other horror films, A FLAT is marred by a flimsy second half after an impressive start. Till the intermission point it draws you in with its intriguing plot. The problem starts in the second half where the graph of the film suddenly plummets. The back-story is hackneyed and totally takes away from the otherwise decent film. They say, all's well that ends well. Unfortunately, this one doesn't, leaving an awful impression on your senses. Having said that, the film is technically very sound. Right from the camera angles, to the background score, to the editing, everything is brilliant. The transition between present and past in done with precision.

Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyun... Release Date : 12,Nov 2010

Director Sanjay Sharma
Music Nikhil
Lyrics Satya Prakash, Vimal Kashyap
Release Date 12-Nov-2010

The film has had its fair share of trouble, both with the Censor Board and then with the self-appointed moral police which has threatened the lead actors with dire consequences for portraying a homosexual relationship. Sure does speak poorly of our prudish society....

Dunno Y definitely isn't India's answer to Brokeback Mountain, even though the film makers have tried to be bold and adventurous while portraying the passion between the protagonists: a sleaze club dancer and a sedate married man with middle class bearings (read morality). But the film perks up more because of the veteran women -- Helen and Zeenat Aman -- who are fresh and vibrant as the quarrelsome saas-bahu jodi. If Zeenat still looks glamorous as the single mother who tries to provide for her family after being abandoned by husband, Kabir Bedi, then Helen oozes charm as the vitriolic mother-in-law who breathes venom, yet stands by her daughter-in-law in times of stress. Between them, the seasoned actors create enough moments to make the film watchable in places.

There is a degree of sensitivity while tackling the homosexual relationship, nevertheless the drama lacks punch and the conclusion becomes self-defeatist. Surely, there could have been a bolder climax if the film wanted to lift the taboo from this bond.