Apurv's Musings

Hi !I'm Apurv Nagpal, I orginally began this blog to review movies but now, after a decade, do so on my YouTube channel. Now it's just a platform to share my musings. The views expressed here are completely my own / personal and do not have any connection with my employers. Enjoy!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Nanhe Jaisalmer

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It’s a little bit of a fairytale, a little bit ‘preachy’ but beautifully made, supported by great acting and some well-sketched characters a...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Dhamaal

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Its juvenile, descends into brainless slapstick often but still manages to make you laugh, that too very loudly and almost uncontrollably in...
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Sunday, September 02, 2007

Aag (the review)

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Ridiculous, pathetic, terrible. Add over-hyped, shoddy and poorly written and you begin to get an idea of how bad it was. All the points mad...
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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Aag (the preview)

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I haven’t seen Aag yet, will be doing so tomorrow. And I assume everyone who’s reading this has seen Sholay or at least knows the story. I’m...
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Monday, August 27, 2007

Heyy Baby

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This is a movie which does a decent job of combining good comedy with `heart-rending’ emotional drama. Taking my kids as a barometer, there ...
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Ratatouille

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How do they do it ? How do the guys at Pixar keep coming up with concepts like this, creating endearing stories where you could swear none e...
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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Budha Mar Gaya

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The first time I walked out of a movie in a long time – and boy, did this movie deserve it ! Decent idea (rich man dies, however family has ...
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Saturday, August 11, 2007

Chak De India

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This is not a sophisticated film – its simple yet rousingly entertaining. It unabashedly cashes in in the wave of patriotism sweeping throug...
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Monday, August 06, 2007

Gandhi, My Father

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I didn’t get it. Why would anyone want to see a film about a guy who was a failure in almost every facet of life ? He failed in the metric e...
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Cash

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There was an old man from Peru, Who dreamt he was eating his shoe. He awoke in the middle of the night, In a state of terrible fright, And f...
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Sunday, July 29, 2007

Partner

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I’m sure there are those who feel this was a good movie – great time-pass – but I felt it was terrible. Partly because of its over-reliance ...
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Sunday, July 22, 2007

Mr and Mrs Iyer

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Religion is probably the most abused phenomenon in India today. What should be a personal and spiritual experience is instead used to cloak ...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Rang De Basanti

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I’m going to break a rule and talk about the story here – the assumption is that even if you haven’t seen the movie, you would already be aw...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Iqbal

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I wish there was a way to make sport-centered movies less predictable. That is probably the only flaw in this simple, rural, heart warming t...
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Monday, July 16, 2007

Fanaa

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I’m as disappointed with this movie as I am with the Copa America final that was going on in the background while I saw the film. Both spect...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Dor

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Could you forgive the murderer of your spouse ? I think thats the key question being asked here, not 'How far would you go to save the o...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

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The director and crew were probably on ecstasy, the current recreational drug of choice of the A-list celebs, through most of the making of ...
Saturday, June 09, 2007

Shrek 3

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Another great film – I’ve liked all 3 in this series and they still continue to find ways to make you laugh really loud… The story here is n...
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Pirates Of the Caribbean 3 (At World's End)

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I think they’ve lost sight of what really made the first one successful. In the original one, there were a few, extremely endearing characte...
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Sunday, June 03, 2007

Fool N Final

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A terrible, slapstick version of Snatch, Guy Ritchie’s brilliant second film. They’ve taken the broad elements of the film, mangled them alm...
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Apurv Nagpal
Pune, Maharashtra, India
A movie fanatic who's returned after 11 years abroad (mostly in Europe), and enjoys the variety in Hindi films nowadays. A person who loves to travel, is crazy about sport, an MBA from IIM-A, someone who used to love writing and is re-discovering the joy it brings !
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