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Striker: Is a good film

Rating: 3 out of 5*

Starring: Siddharth, Aditya Pancholi, Padmapriya,Vidya Malvade, Ankur Vikal and Anupam Kher

Director: Chandan Arora

Feb 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Its December 1992 and curfew time in Malvani, Mumbai’s north western suburb when Suryakant Sarang aka Surya (Siddharth) arrives back in Mumbai from an out of town trip. Communal riots have broken out in the area mostly dominated by Muslims. Surya is stopped by the police, headed by local in charge Faroukh (Anupam Kher). But Surya is restless after he comes to know his family members have fallen prey to the riots. From hereon the narrative alternates between the flash back and current scenario mode. It narrates the tale of how Surya, a lower middle class boy, the youngest of the three siblings rises to become an ace carrom champion in the carrom betting syndicate headed by spearheaded by Jalil (Pancholi). Surya and Jalil keep crossing paths as Jalil desperately wants him to play under him. But Surya nurses a childhood grudge against him. Making matters more complicated is Surya’s childhood buddy Zaid (Ankur) who is working under Zaid.

Road To Sangam: Carries a strong message

Rating: 3.5 out of 5*

Starring: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Swati Chitnis, Pawan Malhotra, Vijay Mishra and Javed Sheikh

Director: Amit Mishra

Ishqiya: Wickedly funny

Rating: 3.5 out of 5*

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid

Director: Abhishek Chaubey

Though his debut film Alibaba wasn’t a great hit at box office, actor Krishna gained more appreciations for his promising performance. Now, the young actor is gearing up for the release of his next film Kattradhu Kalavu. The film is produced by his father Pattiyal Sekhar, who earlier churned out Krishna’s Alibaba as well.

Veer: Salman makes Veer work

Rating: 3 out of 5*

Starring: Salman Khan, introducing Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff

Director: Anil Sharma

Aayirathil Oruvan: Flimsy screenplay spoils it all

Rating: 3 out of 5*

Starring: Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea, Parthiban, Prathap Potzhan, Azhagam Perumal and others

Director: Selvaraghavan

Chance Pe Dance: Shahid rocks in an average film

Rating: 2 out of 5*

Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia D’Souza, Mohnish Behl and Parikshit Sahani.

Director: Ken Ghosh

Presented by Gipsy Films, Road to Sangam is a simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal). A renowned mechanic by profession, he is entrusted the job of repairing an old V8 Ford Engine, unaware that it was once used to carry ashes of Mahatma Gandhi to immerse in the ‘Sangam’ of holy rivers Ganga,Yamuna and invisible Saraswati.Its historic significance becomes Hashmat Ullah’s bane and salvage.

Pyaar Impossible: Is an average watch

Rating: 2.5 out of 5*

Starring: Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher and Dino Morea

Director: Jugal Hansraj

Dulha Mil Gaya: Is a predictable bore

Rating: 1.5 out of 5*

Starring: Fardeen Khan, Sushmita Sen, Ishita Sharma, Mohit Chaddha, Tara Sharma and Shahrukh Khan (Sp. App)