Raincoat

Well, Now, I've heard about this film before, but, I didn't rent the movie all these days thinking that it would be a melodrama booh booh kinda stuff. But, really speaking, after I've finished up this film, I really can't... Full review

Somebody is lying to keep up appearances, and the director has left it up to you to try and figure who it is. This is the sort of film that you sit down and cut, paste and analyze for hours.... Full review

This was a brilliantly done movie, I am very pleased to see that the director and crew managed to make a well written story into a wonderful movie in under two hours, when most Hindi movies are close to 3... Full review

Raincoat was the opening gala movie at Filmfest DC (Wash. DC)last night. Filmfest DC is entirely foreign (non-US)movies--it goes on about 12 days. The theatre was almost filled, even at $40 a ticket, and the great majority of the audience... Full review

Note: Review out of 4 StarsRaincoat (2004)Oh, what a wonderful wonderful film! This is why I love movies. Raincoat is undoubtedly the best film of 2004. Along with three brilliant performances by Aishwarya Rai, Ajay Devgan and Annu Kapoor this... Full review

RAINCOAT is a very different kind of cinema. Although it is loosely based upon O'Henry's The Gift of the Magi, the dissimilarities are more striking than the similarities. I would like to call it an original idea, and not a... Full review

I bought the soundtrack in India last month and fell in love with the music. And I finally saw the movie today........wow. I can't believe this is an Indian movie! Don't get me wrong, I love many Bollywood films, but... Full review

The Gift Of Ghosh William Sydney Porter aka O Henry, a master of surprise endings, is arguably the best short-story writer that has ever lived. But strangely, unlike the Kings and Grishams, his stories haven't been much accessible to the... Full review

I'll try my level best to portray a "NO SPOILER" review of this movie, although its hard to do so. THE REACTION : After watching this movie, one can easily differentiate two categories of viewers of current Hindi films. There... Full review

The plot unfolds like that of a master story teller. At any minute you feel that the plot will blossom into a climax, but that is not to be. The tenderness between characters before they married is also played out... Full review

Now, here was director Ghosh who's gone on record saying that Rai has outdone herself with Raincoat . Rituparno Ghosh and the promos - There was the question of the director's being comfortable with the language as this is his first movie in Hindi. ... Full Review

Raincoat is simply beautiful!....Told poetically and uncompromisingly by author and director Rituparno Ghosh, Raincoat is a simple tale of two beautiful gestures in one afternoon.....Some films attempt to showcase a series of wonderful moments and tend to go overboard.....Ajay Devgan conveys them eloquently..... ... Full Review

The dialogues, so sensitive and supportive of the director's dramatic yet naturalistic narration, say more than what words generally convey in our films.....It harks back to the golden era of art house cinema during 1975-1985.....But the one truly outstanding performance comes from Annu Kapoor who drops into the film's cloistered setting after the interval.... ... Full Review

William Sydney Porter aka O Henry, a master of surprise endings, is arguably the best short-story writer that has ever lived..... ... Full Review

The film is remarkably dialogue-heavy, but the words feel and flow naturally and beautifully illuminate the layers of the characters. As the truth behind "the game of words" (as the tagline goes) slowly, subtly, reluctantly reveals itself as the film progresses, Rai's beautifully shaded emotional transformation is heartbreaking. ... Full Review

Mumbai: She was Rituparno Ghosh's associate director in films like Chokher Bali , Antarmahal , Raincoat , The Last Lear and Brick Lane (UK). Now, London-based Sangeeta Datta's directorial venture Life Goes On has been selected for screening at the... ... Full Article

Choosing the 'best' films for any particular year is always a dubious task.Films being a popular medium have many people having opinions on it. ... Full Article

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Despite delivering an impressive performance in Rituparno Ghosh's "Raincoat" in 2004, TV actress Mouli Ganguly, says Bollywood doesn't take TV actors seriously. ... Full Article

Maniratnam has not made any announcement for new projects since the setback in Aytha Ezuthu. He also suffered some health problems. But the reclusive director is back with a story based on the magnum opus, Mahabaratha. ... Full Article

Aishwarya Rai and Rituparno Ghosh - both of them made celluloid sizzle with intense drama in Chokher Bali that was quite popular in original Bengali language. ... Full Article

The gorgeous Aishwarya Rai is truly becoming a global star. As a Bollywood actress she has represented India twice at the Cannes Films Festival and is also set to star alongside Meryl Streep in 'Chaos'. ... Full Article