No Smoking

There is no doubt left in my mind, that Anurag Kashyap is the next big thing in Bollywood. He is probably the best Indian director for a long time, after the great Satyajit Ray. After his controversial debut in the... Full review

I don't wish to come to any point of the story as it is completely twisting and tangling in its storyline. But must to mention is the character of a chain smoker who cares nothing and nobody around his life.... Full review

The Plot The Protagonist "K" is a narcissist, self obsessed chain smoker. But I believe most smokers are narcissist to an extend. So is K, the man who spends hours in the Wash Room, to enjoy the smoke look at... Full review

Throw away the colorful clothes, all the expensive jewellery and welcome to realistic cinema.A theme which is hard to make a movie on, attempted by a writer/director of many realistic movies like Black Friday and Satya.What appears on the screen... Full review

I watched this movie once and couldn't resist myself from watching it again only 10 mins later. A black metaphor of life, which poses some serious questions to the thinking mind. Lust, and how far can you go to pursue... Full review

'No Smoking' is a masterpiece. It embodies so many ideas, every scene, every frame giving you a clue about the whole, leaving messages in pieces that for a normal 'entertainment' seeking audience, it becomes a challenge.The director challenges the audience... Full review

This is one of those films which people will either love or hate. There is no middle ground, quite like the film. Abstract, confusing, crazy, spiritual, supernatural ... some of the few words that were doing rounds in my head... Full review

For Bollywood movie-goers who haven't seen NO SMOKING, this is my recommendation… This is weird movie. Watch it at your own risk. For those who expect an anti-smoking movie about how to give up smoking...PLEASE DON'T WATCH IT. But if you... Full review

Hmmm… so didn't we think "abstract art" is a term coined to be used only for paintings or photographs or at best sculptures or any form of art that is static? Whenever we thought of an abstract cinema, most of... Full review

Anurag Kashyap is the wannabe maverick genius of Bollywood. (I say wannabe because the official maverick genius is Ram Gopal Varma :-). His films either do not finish, or do not get released or release years later. After the solid... Full review

On the whole, No Smoking fails miserably;....The supremely talented Ranvir Shorey is a big bore this time.....In short, No Smoking is a terrible waste of a terrific opportunity!....Really, one wonders, what prompted John to instantly approve this bizarre story!.... ... Full Review

But we aren't complaining, 'No Smoking' was a masterpiece, and the only reason it flopped was because only a few folks understood it. Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 11:48 pm Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com It seems that John Abraham is unconcerned about a certain super flop called 'No Smoking', for he is filming another film by the same director Anurag Kashyap. ... Full Review

Karan Johar's film with Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and me is a light-hearted romantic film. No Smoking" has made John wiser. John is not the least daunted by the adverse reviews for his experimental film "No Smoking". ... Full Review

Or maybe Im being arrogant and No Smoking has been made in the wrong industry and wrong country. Cigarettes are only a red herring, a placebo pill that enables the bizarre script a base around which the narrative gleefully freewheels. ... Full Review

That is my yardstick of a good film. The film opens with a brilliantly conceived sequence, which is so bizarre that you know it has to be a dream (nightmare would be a better word). Movie Review: No Smoking - Arrogance Isn't Such a Bad Thing ... Full Review

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