Makdee

At last we have an excellent Hindi movie made with children as the prime audience . Vishal Bharadwaj who arrived with a bang as music composer for MAACHIS (1996) has always been underrated since ; despite giving some good scores in... Full review

After Chota Chetan and Halo, Makdee is one of the finest children films to have hit the Indian screen. Entirely set in a rural backdrop, the movie enthralls the viewer from its very first scene where a minor thief is chased... Full review

This is an excellent movie not only for kids but also for elders. This movie runs around two about 10 years old identical twin girls and a myth in the village. One sister in simple and the other one is naughty.... Full review

Still, it has to be agreed that the effort is praiseworthy and the movie never fails to engross you throughout its duration [credit this to some good visuals and background score but more about this later]. What the movie boasts is good visuals and background score. ... Full Review

Makdee is a very worthwhile and creditable effort of Vishal Bhardwaj. Very quickly, however, the film picked itself up from the borderline of obscurity and transformed into a very entertaining movie with excellent performances, great music and some very good camera work. ... Full Review

In a nutshell 'Makdee' is a gritty horror thriller that is likely to send a chill down the spine of many a young viewers.....The film, directed by music composer-turned-director Vishal Bhardwaj, has yet another stellar performance by the National Award winning actress Shabana Azmi.....Although a child artist, Shweta does not even once blanche in front of the talented performers like Shabana Azmi and Makrand Deshpande..... ... Full Review

Makdee has an intriguing plot, matched by good production values.....It has a lame ending and some boring songs.....The child actors are endearing.....Strangely, in a film directed by a talented composer, the score is a letdown.....Makdee has a novel plot, some polished cinematography, excellent makeup.... ... Full Review

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) He carved a niche for himself in filmdom with non-starrers like "Makdee" and "Maqbool". But composer filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj now says star presence is extremely important for a film's box office success and that he... ... Full Article

Well, now - a leopard might just change his spots, but a whimsical, fetish-driven filmmaker will not change his penchant for eccentric self-indulgence. Vishal Bhardwaj's tryst with the noir cinema of European origins began with his television serials and went... ... Full Article

Children's films in India like Koi... Mil Gaya, Mr India, Makdee, Rani Aur Lalpari etc have always pegged well-known stars like Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Reena Roy and Rahul Bose alongside kids. ... Full Article

Heda Hedi Wonder what is it about the children's films that they invariably make adults feel all knotted up inside.It wasn't so when one was a child. ... Full Article

By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) No money, no focus, no good directors.Despite honourable exceptions like Makdee or Taare Zameen Par, childrens films are struggling in India, feel experts. ... Full Article

MUMBAI: "Children's films are for babies," says a 10-year-old, adjusting her spectacles on her nose."I don't see them because I'm too grown-up for them." ... Full Article