Maratha Gallantry

Bajirao Mastani (Hindi) is the love story of Peshwa Baji Rao I and his second wife the Rajput princess Mastani (Deepika Padukone). First wife Kashibai (Priyanka Chopra) also plays a significant role. The film is set against the backdrop of the Peshwas going headlong against the Mughal empire

14/20

Con the Con

A procurement of clothes in Lucknow for a trader, that’s entirely fictitious. A building sold in Delhi that is not even owned by the seller. A painting (Husain, no less) sold in Mumbai that is, well, not genuine. In all cases, there are (admittedly gullible) women and their entourages wronged, by con artist Ricky Behl (Ranveer Singh). Now three wronged and extremely dangerous women from three cities get together and field their trump – one delectable and persuasive salesgirl Ishika Desai (Anushka Sharma) to con the conman, in sunny Goa. However, as expected, things do not quite fall according to plan. The conman has oodles of experience and all the smarts required to outwit his avengers. However, in the nature of Bollywood heroes, he also has a heart of gooey mush. On the whole, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is entertaining, while it admittedly defies logic in (many) parts

11.5/20

Song and Dance

The appeal of the Great Indian Wedding to.. well.. Indians is obvious. What is unexpected is finding a different angle into a hackneyed topic. Enter the new age wedding planner – a class of noveau entrepreneur that aspires to take their businesses from the couple-of-lakhs weddings to the multicrore palatial affairs that are the fodder for the Page 3 mill. In Band Baaja Baraat, Bittoo (Ranveer Singh) falls for Shruti (Anoushka Sharma) and the two start off a wedding planning venture. While success comes rather quickly, given a pretty potent blend of charisma, hard work and organizational skills, the personal soon starts getting in the way of the professional, and it remains to be seen if the dynamic duo can find some middle ground and get back on track for professional success. Smartly executed, and with a fresh and bubbly lead pair, watch this one for why the latter have become the talk of the town

12/20