Haunted - 3D Release Date : 06,May 2011

Producer    Vikram Bhatt, Arun Rangachari
 Director    Vikram Bhatt
 Music    Chirantan Bhatt
 Writer    Amin Hajee
 Lyrics    Shakeel Azmi, Junaid Wasi
 Release Date    06-May-2011

Vikram Bhatt's fascination for horror continues, even as the Indian film industry -- and the desi viewer -- desperately awaits the first authentic bone-chiller from Bollywood. Is Haunted the answer to the chill hunters' prayers?

Not completely. And that's because the story is dog-eared and done-to-death. Almost every horror film has the wailing ghost of a nubile young maiden who sends outs desperate SOSs to anyone who dares to enter her domain. And don't we know why she's wailing! Still, we won't reveal the secret, which in any case, is hardly a secret....

But if the film works -- and it works quite well -- is only because of the special effects of the film. Experiencing the horror in 3D is indeed a novel experience for the viewer, specially since it is smartly done. Each time the ghosts lunge out at you, stick out their tongue or flail their limbs, you jump back in your seat. And yes, there are a lot of ghosts, performing a lot of ghastly acrobatics. There's even a snake sticking out its venom at you and a hurtling brick, almost missing your nose....Great fun.

Other than that, there is the scenic beauty (Pravin Bhatt's cinematography), a hummable music score (Chirantan Bhatt) and the eye for detail (the film moves back and forth in time) which keeps the hours ticking. Performance-wise, the director has opted for a bunch of new actors to pitch in as the lead pair. Sadly, there's nothing extraordinary about them and they hardly leave an impact. It's the veterans, like Achint Kaur and Arif Zakaria who end up giving you the goosebumps. And they do it in adequate measure.

Luv Ka The End Release Date : 06,May 2011

Producer    Ashish Patil
 Director    Bumpy
 Music    Ram Sampat
 Writer    Ashish Patil
 Lyrics    Amitabh Bhattacharya
 Release Date    06-May-2011

Movie Review : This one is romance in reverse. And that's the only novelty the film can boast about. While most Bollywood love stories reach a fruition, Love Ka The End works feverishly -- and foolishly -- towards love's decimation.

It was an original idea which could have taken a fresh look at the spunky new generation that is thronging the big cities and small towns of progressing India. It's a sassy, smart, aggressive generation that won't take shit from anyone, come what may. Love obviously isn't about sweet sacrifices anymore. If things go wrong, the plan of action is swift revenge. And why not....

Great idea, poor execution: that's the irony of this film which promises to catapult Yash Raj productions as the MTV of the film industry. But hey, the nasty and brutish babalog of the sundry MTV reality shows still do bear some semblance to real GenXer's, despite their exaggerated brattish ways. Here, the bunch of college kids lack both IQ and EQ and hardly seem credible. Okay, so there are a bunch of richie rich playboys out there, waiting to prey upon innocent Red Riding Hoods for the sake of their prestige and peer pressure. Scumbag billionaire boy, Luv Nanda may treat love-struck Rhea's virginity as a commodity to bet upon. So far, so good. But when it comes to Rhea's revenge plan, the film gets so ditzy, you don't know if it's actually happening. Come on guys, our young adults are much smarter than pouring itching powder in underpants and all that under-the-belt stuff....Add to that the ridiculous climax and the much touted `mutton song' and you end up desperately sending an SOS to Yash Chopra.

Daag, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Trishul, Silsila, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Paagal Hai, Veer Zaara, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge....Love Ka The End (these are some of the films produced by Yash Raj Films): Come back, Yashji!

The film scores only in some of its performances (Shraddha Kapoor's gang) and might appeal to young collegiates who want to miss a few boring tutorials.