Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Position: Journalist

Articles

Father of Bollywood stars in India's Oscar entry November 05, 08:26am EST 

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - When Dhundiraj Govind Phalke decided to make a movie in 1911, he faced ridicule and a severe shortage of funds. Undeterred, he sold most of his belongings to create India's first feature film, "Raja Harishchandra," sowing the ...  Full Article 

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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani: Ranbir saving grace

This film has almost nothing going for it and if it weren't for some funny moments in the first half and the brilliant comic timing of Ranbir Kapoor, it would have sunk into oblivion.   Full Article | Comments [4] 

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Jail: Avoid this three-hour sentence

Obviously, Madhur Bhandarkar's "Jail" is not a patch on Andy and Red's story but it doesn't even qualify as a gripping entertainer, mainly because of a sloppy script and characters who might as well have been caricatures  Full Article | Comments [7] 

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Aladin: The magic fades away

The special effects in the film provide the backbone to what could have been a thrilling, magical ride, but Ghosh loses control mid way and delays the confrontation and resolution for so long that you lose interest  Full Article | Comments [1]