Cast: Sonu Sood, Naseeruddin Shah, Neha Dhupia, Vinay Pathak, Amit Sadh

Directed by Kabeer Kaushik

Rating: *

Music Director: Amjad Nadeem

Contrary to popular belief, this film isn’t about a nighty-clad mother (maxi-mum). It is about Aamchi Mumbai- the maximum city. But director Kabeer Kaushik’s film takes minimum interest in Suketu Mehta’s interpretation of the city and if anything, only curdles it into a milkshake of clichés. So Mumbai isn’t about the ‘Mum-bhais’ anymore. It’s about trigger-happy encounter cops, dance bars which can’t be distinguished from item song shoots and a lot of people lying mum in a pool of their own blood; pretty much like the theatre screening this film.

Pratap Pandit (Sonu Sood) is an encounter cop of few words and many bullets. A family man by every right, he is sorely disappointed when his wife- Supriya (Neha Dhupia) succumbs to a bullet later in the film. That said, unlike every self-respecting family man, he is a regular at dance bars and has his way with item girls who want police protection. So he’s a good cop, full-time fop and a mediocre pop. Anyway, his popularity leads to professional jealousy among ATS (Anti-terrorist Squad) cop Arun Inamdar (Naseeruddin Shah), his boss and chelas. This is soon followed by some confusion about how the Crime branch is trying to hog all the limelight from the ATS and how the two departments do pretty much the same thing (and they don’t mean making merry with public funds). But the commissioner wants them to go on doing what they do best, so Inamdar and Pandit go on a shooting spree, killing gangsters, informers, random people, extras on the set, some assistant directors, the script-writer (oh no! he escaped since he never showed up).

The story of Maximum takes you back to the year 2003 in Mumbai where the local police had satrted a war against the dominating underworld. The command has been given in the hands of two potential and brave police officers Pratap Pandit (Sonu Sood) and Arun Inaamdar (Naseeruddin Shah) to eradicate crime from the city. The story revolves around these two police officers, their way of handling the task and their struggle for ‘maximum’ power. Both the officers show contradictory characters with Pandit (Sonu Sood) being ambitious and Inaamdar (Naseeruddind) conniving and silent. Both the officers engage in their self-defeating turf war which leads to a dramatic conflict between the both. The climax of the movie is a bit unpredictable.

Pandit’s wife (Neha Dhupa) is killed by his rivals in the climax.
The film does not prove worth due to lack of a proper plot and storyline that fails to keep the interest of the audiences going. Talking about the performances, Naseeruddin Shah as an encounter specialist is as usual the element of the movie justifying his character to the best while Sonu Sood has also made his appearance noted with less but intense dialogue delivery and too many bullets speaking for him. Neha Dhupia, who is playing Pandit’s wife in the movie, looks pretty in the traditional outfits as a housewife. Vinay Pathak plays Tiwari, an Uttar-Bharatiya neta, looks has justified his role as a politician. Amit Sadh as a reporter is quite impressive in his role.

To Watch It Just Click On JISM 2

Song: Jism

Singer: Ali Azmat

Composed By: Arko Pravo Mukherjee

Lyricist: Arko Pravo Mukherjee and Munish Makhija

Music Label: T-Series

“JISM 2″ is one of the most anticipated movies of 2012 starring Sunny Leone, Arunnoday Singh, Randeep Hooda. The film marks the debut of Indo-Canadian actress and model, Sunny Leone in Bollywood.

A porn star is hired by a dashing intelligence officer to become a ‘Honey-trap’ for a dreaded assassin. In doing so, she not only has to confront her bitter-sweet past, but is also forced to make an impossible choice – one that will put her own life in double jeopardy.

After the success of Akshay Kumar‘s Rowdy Rathore everybody has believed that who ever does the action in Silver Screen, no one is better than Khiladi. He is the real Khiladi in B-Town.

Advanced technology can make actors fly in the air, jump down high-rises and do other dazzling, dangerous stunts. But it is the old Bollywood ‘dhishoom, dhishoom’ staple that really sets the viewer’s adrenaline rushing – borne out by the success of “Rowdy Rathore”, another raw action entertainer that has earned over Rs.105 crore.

“Dabangg”, “Singham” and “Agneepath” had their fair share of raw action and all did brisk business, earning Rs.145 crore, Rs.139 crore and Rs.120 crore, respectively.

There are many more films like Salman Khan‘s Wanted and John Abraham‘s Force which also fall under same league of films with tough and strong male leads, who make villains count stars with their kicks and punches. End result? The viewers hooted, clapped, whistled and came back for more.

Clearly, hi-tech entertainers made with mega-budgets like underwater thriller “Blue” and sci-fi “Krrish” and “RA.One” have their place, but the masses, particularly those in the interiors, want raw, rugged action.

Agrees Bollywood’s ‘khiladi’ Akshay Kumar, who returned to action with the Rs.45 crore-worth “Rowdy Rathore” after six years.

“I personally believe that people enjoy raw action more than technology. If you use too much of technology, it will bounce back. People are very smart and understand what is real and what is unreal,” Akshay told

“If you sit in single theatres and watch such films with the audience, you will hear people saying, ‘Arre ye toh computer pe kiya hai (This is done on computer)’. You can’t take your audiences for granted. So when I did my first action film ‘Rowdy Rathore’ after six years, I chose to do raw action. I believe in manpower and not technological power,” he said.

The success of “Rowdy Rathore”, which grossed over Rs.100 crore within two weeks of its release, ratifies his belief.

According to film critic Omar Qureshi, nothing works without a good story.

“Essentially, Bollywood is about songs, dance and drama. In between, our filmmakers were copying straight from Hollywood. They have a different style of filmmaking, which does not really connect with the rawness of our interiors,” Qureshi told

“People go to a theatre to be entertained. Today there are all sorts of action scenes – live action and special effects-created scenes. It’s not true that live action entertains better,” Khan told

“Dabangg 2″, “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2″ and “Shootout At Wadala” are amongst the upcoming films showing plenty of the tried and tested ‘dhishoom’ formula. And the makers are hoping that they will be laughing all the way to the bank.

But above all of them is Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger. The recent trailer of the movie has proved that Salman Khan is back with a bang.

The king Khan of Bollywood has been ruling the silver screen since very long. He has been doing pretty good films to stay in B-Town. Shah Rukh Khan says in the absence of his parents, he confides his secrets and fears in his profession.

“Your innermost secrets you should confide to your mother and your fears to your father. I have neither, so I end up confiding it to my acting,” tweeted King Khan

So lets wish Shahrukh Khan all the best for his future acting as he has been loving it so very much.

Release Date: July 27, 2012

Budget: Rs 14 Crores (The film has already sold for RS 21.6 crore)

Tusshar Kapoor has said that children should stay away from his upcoming sex comedy ‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’. He mentions that it is a straight ‘no-no’ for the kids. He then adds that the teenagers must watch it as the film has been targeted to them and other age groups. Talking about the movie’s getting the A-certificate, Kapoor says that this will not at all affect the film’s business at the box office.

When asked about the sexual innuendoes and jokes used in the narrative of the movie, he responds that the genre has now become trendy and cool. The movie stars Tusshar Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane Dias in main leads. It has been directed by Sachin Yardi. Tusshar reveals that by the time, Kya Kool Hain Hum became superhit, he thought it would have been a much bigger success if the families had watched it. He tells that but almost all people nonetheless watched it – ladies went their husbands and beaus, male went with wives and girlfriends though they all could not go to watch with their families. He says that today the scene is changed now. Both the movies have been produced by Ekta Kapoor.

“There were a lot of problems, Sangeeth wanted to do other kinds of films. He said he was not only a comedy director so he wanted to make some actioners and thrillers. When he was ready, Ekta was not ok with the script.

“Finally, Sachin came up with a script for a film called Road Trip To Anjuna. But we liked it so much, Ekta decided to convert it into Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum and make it a two hero film,” he said.

Quiz him regarding the long gap for the sequel, he said, “There were a lot of problems, Sangeeth wanted to do other kinds of films. He said he was not only a comedy director so he wanted to make some actioners and thrillers. When he was ready, Ekta was not ok with the script. Finally, Sachin came up with a script for a film called Road Trip To Anjuna. But we liked it so much, Ekta decided to convert it into Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum and make it a two hero film,” he said.

Prakash Jha is planning a sequel for his blockbuster Rajneeti. This time around, Katrina will take center stage as the story will completely revolve around her character’s rise and fall. However, Ranbir was apparently not too pleased to play second fiddle and opted out of the film.

Prakash Jha confirmed the news to TOI, “It is very challenging to take the Raajneeti story forward. Most of the main characters are dead. Two-thirds of the characters will be completely new. Katrina will have a central role. And though Ranbir’s character didn’t die at the end of Rajneeti, he won’t be part of Rajneeti 2. Again, I will be doing a spin on the Mahabharat, though this time, it will be completely different.”

The rumor has it that Ranbir backed out of the project as he did not want to play a side kick to Katrina in the movie but we never know!

For the original, Katrina Kaif not only brushed up her Hindi but also tried to get rid of her heavily anglicized accent. Kat did manage to pull off lengthy Hindi dialogues and gave her best performance in the film. Prakash Jha was very happy with the actress’ effort, and wished to work with her again.

It is learnt that the sequel of Raajneeti will again be a spin on the Mahabharat, but this time, it will be completely different, claims Prakash Jha.

Filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has chosen to promote “Jism 2″ songs with adult content through internet, “a more than worthy competitor of TV”, rather than showing them on television channels.

She has made it clear that she would release her songs on the internet and will at no cost compromise on the visual content of the songs. The filmmaker took to Twitter again to write, “We have 6 songs in #Jism2. Only 3 cater to a universal audience without losing their essence. The other 3 cannot be made to seem asexual!(sic).”

It looks like the 3 songs Pooja is talking about have tremendous sexual undertone. “Hence we will only submit to the censor board & plug on TV those songs of Jism2 what we feel is appropriate for a family audience(sic),” Pooja added.

“Delighted that Tseries is in absolute agreement with us with regards to NOT releasing watered down versions of ‘Jism 2′ trailers on TV. This is the FIRST time a mainstream film has chosen the internet and social media as a MORE than worthy competitor to television,” she added.

The actress-turned-director, who went behind the camera for the first time in 2003 for “Paap”, says she is happy being different.

And added, “This is the FIRST time a mainstream film has chosen the Internet & social media as a More than worthy competitor to Television. Jism2(sic).”

Ranveer Singh the boy in B-Town with two hit movies in tensel town. He has been very good infront of the camera and in no time became the favorites of lots of girls throughout India.

Ranveer Singh has pulled up his socks for another hit this time and the actor is nothing less than fully confident about the report of his upcoming Lootera where he would be co-starring with Sonakshi Sinha.

Ranveer not just hopes but is sure that the film will do well as the scenes and shots are turning out to be. Vikramaditya Motwane directed Lootera has already been delayed for two months as Ranveer suffered a major injury at back and was prescribed bed rest.

But the action director Sham Kaushal didn’t change or modulated the actions scenes in the movie due to Ranveer’s injury. Producer Vikas Bahl spoke on his injury and about the further plans of changing the script saying, “If we had to change something then we wouldn’t have waited for two and half months. Sham preferred to wait till his recovery. Ranveer is absolutely fine now and there is no change at all.”

Now when all is well with Ranveer, he was quoted saying, “I really enjoyed the last three days. I am very happy with the scene we shot today; very happy with the way the film is going. It’s shaping up to be a film I am sure I will look back on with fond memories.”

So lets see what happens to his confidence and all the best for his film.

One of the most awaited movie of this year Ek Tha Tiger will release on Aug 15. the movie has Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif as a couple and this will hopefully be a massive hit.

Romantic-thriller “Ek Tha Tiger” starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif will hit theatres on Independence Day, Aug 15, while its trailers will be unveiled Wednesday.

The new trailer will be released online and can be seen on YouTube after 12 noon and in theatres Friday.

Directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra, the film will see Salman-Katrina pair on silver screen after four years. Their last film together was 2008 release “Yuvvraaj”.

Starlet Veena Malik has always been in news for all the wrong reasons and it really makes people wonder why all bad things happen with this girl only. For instance, let’s talk about her marriage plans that got jinxed recently.

“You know, my wedding dates have been getting ready ever since I was 14. My dad wanted me to get married since then. My parents tried to get me settled down four times and every time I backed out,” Veena told IANS.

She further added, “But when ‘Swayamvar…’ happened, my abu and my friends supported me a lot. When I was ready for it (marriage), it didn’t happen. I think my marriage plans are jinxed. It has been cancelled many a times.”

After her stint on reality show “Bigg Boss”, “Swayamvar…” would have been her second Indian show. She was not shocked when she came to know that the show has been cancelled.

“I was not surprised when I heard that the channel had shut down, because it was not new to me. Of course, money is an important part. I lost my money, but when my manager called me and told me about it, my only reaction was, ‘Ok’. I believe it happens in our lives. I am a very positive person. (May be Allah ne kuch behtar rakha hai mere liye),” said Veena who is said to be dating director Hemant Madhukar. She is working in his film “Mumbai 125 kms”.

After her stint on reality show Bigg Boss, Swayamvar… would have been her second Indian show. She was not shocked when she came to know that the show has been cancelled. “I was not surprised when I heard that the channel had shut down, because it was not new to me. I believe it happens in our lives. I am a very positive person,” said Veena.

Currently the infamous drama queen is said to be dating director Hemant Madhukar. She is working in his film Mumbai 125 kms!

Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani in the end are going to be tied into a knot. They are extremely excited about that. the ring ceremony was held few months ago. It was a private ceremony as only family members were present there. But this tima at the sangeet almost the whole Bollywood was invited and B-Town came up together to wish the prince and the princess.

From her cousin Abhay Deol to friends Sohail Khan and Genelia D’Souza – actress Esha Deol and her fiance Bharat Takhtani’s sangeet ceremony saw a lot of Bollywood celebrities and the couple could not stop gushing about each other.

“I am madly love with him, I can’t take my eyes off him,” Esha said about her fiance Bharat, a businessman.

Pouring his heart out, Bharat called Esha his “princess for life,” and added that that he is “looking forward to having my best life and my most wonderful life with my partner.”

A beaming Esha was dressed in a orange-red heavily embroidered lehenga-choli by designer Rokcy S, while her beau flaunted a royal-blue embroidered sherwani.

A trained dancer, Esha managed to get Bharat to dance at the retro-themed sangeet ceremony.

“I love dancing and I managed to get Bharat to dance and he also finally agreed to dance,” said Esha.

Meanwhile, guests from B-Town wished the couple all the best.

“I just wish them a happy married life. I am extremely happy for Esha that she found her true love and wish them both a happy married life,” Riteish said.

Genelia: “Yeah, we wish them all the best for their new life together and I am sure it’s going to be an exciting new chapter in their life.”

Allthe best for their future and we hope they live thier life happy together.

It seems that the two rival Khans, Salman and Shahrukh, of Bollywood might be at loggerheads but their mind works in same direction.

Few months ago we saw Salman Khan actively promoting Bittoo Boss’ actor Pulkit Samrat, by attending many events related to his film and even was heard to have given him few tips that would help him to find better place in Bollywood.

And now Shahrukh Khan too has stepped in Salman’s shoes and has taken up the task to promote a youngster Saahil Prem by giving him a dream launch. Buzz says that Saahil Prem, who could be the lead in SRK’s next production, has really caught the eye of Badshah Khan.

Grapevine is abuzz that SRK saw a few glimpses of the film Someday, said to be India’s first-ever dance flick, and decided to lend his support to the newcomer and also produce the film under his banner Red Chillies. It will now feature an all new global stature with techniques like locking and popping, b-boying, shadow dance, finger tutting and wacking.