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The critics have thrashed the film completely but Akshay Kumar is quite gung-ho about it. He thinks Kambakkht Ishq is family entertainment, great timepass and has nothing offensive or vulgar. CNN IBN’s Rajeev Masand attacks Akshay Kumar directly, on the show To Catch A Star, and Akki defends the film completly. To read the interview, click here for the complete text. To watch it, click on the video. Its a six part video and the direct link to the video page is here.

He also explains in great details the funda of Kutta, kuttteeeeee, kutiya, dog & bitch. Its a must watch! 

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Its bit early but its a big one and so the reviews have already started trickling in.

Taran Adarsh (Indiafm) – Earth shattering opening weekend & historic week 1 – 3.5 stars

Gaurav Malani ( Indiatimes) – This one is dumb-akkht ishq! – 1 star

Raja Sen ( Rediff) – The pursuit of akkiness – 1.5 star

Mayank Shekhar (NDTV) – I dare you to watch it – 1 star

Mayank Shekhar (Hindustan Times ) – Surgeon genereal’s warning – 1 star (Is Mayank writing two reviews of the same film ?)

NYTimes – The bollywood sign.

Rajeev Masand ( CNN IBN) – Kambakkht Ishq is vulgar & offensive – 1 star (poor)

Kaveree Bamzai (India Today) – Punjabi family porn – 2 stars

Shubhra Gupta ( Indian Express) – Perfect for the undemanding-whats-new-at-the-plexes crowd. 

Minty Tejpl (Mumbai Mirror) – Crass N risque – 2 stars

Baradwaj Rangan (New Indian Express) – Old is cold.

As expected, its Taran Adarsh on one side and rest of them in other. That’s the differnce between a trade analyst and a  film critic.

new yorkThe dry days are finally over. The first big release of the season is New York, directed by Kabir Khan and stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh & Irfan Khan. The film’s reviews are out and they are as extreme as they can be. Did they all see the same film ? Doesn’t look like. Hav a look. For full reviews, click on the links.

Rediff (Raja Sen ) –  New York is a sham –  1 / 5

Indiafm (Taran Adarsh) – Go for it now! – 4/5

CNN IBN (Rajeev Masand) – Not convincing – 2/5

Mumbai Mirror (Minty Tejpal) – Worth the price – 3/5

India Today (Kaveree Bamzai ) – Politics score, not the plot – 2/5

Hindustan Times (Mayank Shekhar) – For sure, NY see! – 3.5/5

So what do you guys think ? We are yet to watch it.

Here are some new pics of Aishwarya Rai, from her upcoming film Robot. She stars with Rajnikanth in the film.

Do check out the link after the text, has a hilarious audio clip from Rajeev Masand’s review show Now Showing, where he is talking to Aishwarya Rai on the phone. Its a must watch! And there is a quiz too. Since we could not post the video here, click on the link.

http://ibnlive.in.com/conversations/thread/96914.html

…..because this doesnt happen everyday! Atleast we dont know of any other father who can be as candid as Rishi Kapoor! Atleast not about his son’s debut film. So, here is Rishi Kapoor talking to CNN IBN’s Rajeev Masand, on Ranbir Kapoor’s debut film Saawariya ( directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and why he didn’t like it. Mr Bhansali, are you listening ?