No Smoking

 (2007)

No Smoking
  • User Rating19 votes
  • Critics Rating15 critics
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  • Plot: K is so addicted to smoking that is has become impossible for him to live without it. However, he gets a rude jolt when fed up with her husband's craving for ciggies, his wife, Anjali walks out on him never to return unless he quits smoking. It is then he... Read more

User Reviews

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... Read more at imdb.com
Itzz different
Nov 03, 2007
ashu_win2003
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... Read more at imdb.com
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... Read more at imdb.com
a brave film from a brave filmmaker
Nov 01, 2007
fossilbrainz
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... Read more at imdb.com
gokul
Nov 22, 2007
gokul
Had heard great things about it, was not disappointed. Worth a see.
manali
Nov 21, 2007
manali
hi
No smoking is a maze
Oct 28, 2007
m_shankar20
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... Read more at imdb.com
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... Read more at imdb.com
Lynchish puzzle on Bollywood screen
Oct 31, 2007
Pankaj Kalwani
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... Read more at imdb.com
It is one of the few movies that is a mix of intended stupidity, sarcasm and at the same time a great use of the plot. The movie starts off with things that you can readily digest to be possible,... Read more at imdb.com

Critics Reviews


dearcinema.com
Or maybe Im being arrogant and No Smoking has been made in the wrong industry and wrong country. Apart from the superlative cinematography( sepia has never looked this good before ), the film employs Godards jump cuts and Welles lightning mix sound editing techniques. ... Full Review
| Nov 02, 2007
Desicritics.org, India
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
| Oct 30, 2007
Desicritics.org, India
Final Words No Smoking is a kind of bizarre demented film, and no matter how tolerant you are of such type of cinema, with most certainty this one will be difficult to digest. The movie was a treat for the senses. ... Full Review
| Oct 30, 2007
Real Bollywood
Regrettably, "No Smoking" is as amusing and entertaining as a root-canal job done by a dentist hell-bent on causing pain. They make a kinetic pair and director Kashyap is good at portraying spousal conflict. ... Full Review
| Oct 29, 2007
AndhraCafe
Regrettably, 'No Smoking' is as amusing and entertaining as a root-canal job done by a dentist hell-bent on causing pain. They make a kinetic pair and director Kashyap is good at portraying spousal conflict. ... Full Review

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Maybe Ill get the respect I deserve. Maybe not. Many of the new directors who emerged this year with films that went against the normal Bollywood grain must be tossing this thought around. With Manorama Six feet Under grossing Rs ... Full Article

No Smoking hasnt been received too well, has it?Jab We Met, on the other hand, seems to be roping in the moolah. Now I havent seen either, simply because people are flocking to JWM like Benhur itself is out... ... Full Article

While one can't really blame the popularity of these websites as many people prefer to watch movies online for free juxtaposed to paying Rs 200, $ 3- 5, AED 30 or 7 in theatres to watch the same. ... Full Article

She's a high-spirited, motor-mouthed lass whose fave pastime is running away.He's a poor little rich boy, who's been dumped. They meet, on a train-she's off to Bhatinda, he knows not where he's going-and is past caring-and instantly get into... ... Full Article

K is a thirty-year-old smart Alec.Stubborn and obnoxious, K thinks he knows best and does exactly what he wants.He took his first drag as a teenager and got hooked. ... Full Article

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