All stories by RAJA SEN
Review: Don't be forced to watch Force 2
Rediff.com18 Nov 2016Despite some efficiency, Force 2 is never impressive, says Raja Sen.
Review: Rock On 2, unnecessary forgettable sequel
Rediff.com11 Nov 2016Rock On 2 is mediocre, warns Raja Sen.
Review: Shivaay is an absolute catastrophe
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016'This Ajay Devgn video game gets more unwatchable with each minute -- and there are 173 of them,' rues Raja Sen.
Review: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is an intense story of love
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is a film about 'tedha love' -- crooked love, love that refuses to stay straight -- and about the unshared, pure potency of unrequited passion, says Raja Sen.
Review: Inferno is a dreadfully dull affair
Rediff.com14 Oct 2016Inferno is a yawn, warns Raja Sen.
Review: Mirzya is all budget, no heart
Rediff.com7 Oct 2016Neither the intense-because-we-say-it-is romance running through Mirzya or the soft-focus-myth is actually interesting, feels Raja Sen.
Review: Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe is a ray of inspiration
Rediff.com6 Oct 2016Queen Of Katwe feels almost like Mira Nair is making a Bollywood film in Africa, notes Raja Sen.
Review: MS Dhoni is a high-scoring success
Rediff.com30 Sep 2016'The film doesn't challenge our perception as much as amiably pat it into place, yet -- thanks largely to a remarkably committed performance by the leading man -- the film scores like a champ,' feels Raja Sen.
Review: Wah Taj is an amateur attempt at satire
Rediff.com23 Sep 2016The film's execution is too farcical to create an impact, says Raja Sen!
Review: Bridget Jones's Baby is predictable but pleasant
Rediff.com23 Sep 2016It all feels like something you've seen before. And yet, Raja Sen calls Bridget Jones's Baby a pleasant experience.
Review: Pink, a film that must be championed
Rediff.com16 Sep 2016'This is a solid, terse film that makes its points in mainstream fashion with an appropriate lack of subtlety.' 'Pink is a barnstormer -- and it doesn't pull its punches.'
Review: Baar Baar Dekho is catastrophically stupid
Rediff.com9 Sep 2016Nothing in Baar Baar Dekho adds up, warns Raja Sen.
Thank you, Gene Wilder, for giving us pause
Rediff.com2 Sep 2016Raja Sen says his goodbyes to a true comic genius.
'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is not a film about infidelity at all'
Rediff.com30 Aug 2016Karan Johar talks about his much-awaited directorial venture Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Review: A Flying Jatt is all heart, no craft
Rediff.com26 Aug 2016It ends poorly, sure, and has some clumsy moments on the way, but as a children's film, A Flying Jatt goes a helluva lot further than those Krrish things, feels Raja Sen.
Revealed! Kareena was supposed to be a male sardar in Udta Punjab
Rediff.com22 Aug 2016'Our story was really made after we saw what was happening in Punjab.' 'Earlier it was 'drug film, cool thriller, hipster movie.' Then we went to Punjab and we said, "Boss!"'
How Alia Bhatt nailed Udta Punjab
Rediff.com22 Aug 2016'The starting point of the Udta Punjab casting was that we didn't think stars would do a film like this, so we'd take non-stars. As the names kept rolling in and we had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid and Alia Bhatt, I was like yaar yeh ho kya raha hai?'
Review: Pete's Dragon is a mellow, charming ride
Rediff.com19 Aug 2016Pete's Dragon feels like a rare breath of clean air in the cluttered, loud blockbuster universe, says Raja Sen.
Review: Mohenjo Daro is old wine in an ancient bottle
Rediff.com12 Aug 2016Stay away from these cinematic ruins, warns Raja Sen.
Review: Rustom is an accidental parody of itself
Rediff.com12 Aug 2016'The uniform might be the most accurate thing about this film, however, a painfully tacky production where all the sets look like over-saturated cardboard,' says Raja Sen.