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Hindi film review Johnson Thomas   Film review Heartless: All heart no soul! Cast: Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman, Ariana Ayam, Deepti Naval and Om Puri Direction: Shekhar Suman Rating: *  * Adhyayan’s third Bollywood film , this time directed by his father Shekar Suman, is a bad copy of the  Hollywood supernatural/Thriller film ‘Awake’ starring Jessica Alba. As far as the story goes, there are interesting twists and inherent thrills but the plotting is just not up to the demands of such a story. A billionaire suffering from a rare heart disease opts for a transplant. But there is something sinister happening behind the scenes and what the patient gets is not what he originally opted for.  Shekar Suman, the first time helmer, is so indulgent towards his lead-actor-son that he overwhelms the narrative with romance and songs which the film could have done better without. As a result there’s not much tension and so th...

Hindi Film Review Johnson Thomas Conning the youth with a musical serenade Film: Yaariyan Cast:  Himansh Kohli, Serah Singh, Nicole Faria, Dev Sharma, Rakul Preet,  Evelyn Sharma , Sayali Bhagat,  Deepti Naval ,  Gulshan Grover Director: Divya Khosla Kumar Rating: *  * T series in it’s hey day was known to develop hit music first and then weave a story into it in order to convert it into a film. Remember ‘Lal Dupatta Mal Mal Ka and several others that were better known for their music rather than content?)  . Divya Khosla Kumar’s well marketed and superbly publicized maiden directorial effort, ‘Yaariyan’ appears no different from that earlier con. The music is terrific , there’s no two ways about that but the story is completely lacking in consistency, content or believability. A hotch-potch of genres and cross-cinema-references, this romantic-comedy-adventure-drama-musical borrows ideas from several hit films bot...