No Smoking

K (John Abraham) is a chain smoking business tycoon with a  penchant to be an asshole. However it is not the asshole bit that bothers his wife (Ayesha Takia) but his nicotine habit. So when she lays down the gauntlet for him to quit, he finds himself in the abode of Baba Bangali (Paresh Rawal). The Baba apparently has a foolproof method to make one quit and never go back. The plot so far seems engaging but Anurag Kashyap decides to get bit too clever for his own good and the film literally meanders down a hell hole!

Rating: * +

Mithya

The age old story of a down and out actor (Ranvir Shorey) who bares an unearthly likeness to an underworld don and under duress is forced to take the don's place. The presence of Naseeruddin Shah and Vinay Pathak does add some panache to this often repeated plot but they unfortunately are not enough to allow this film to be seen in a new light with a fresh perspective.

Rating: * *

Traffic Signal

A traffic signal in the downtown of any Indian city is a hub of activity with its hawkers, policeman, prostitutes and beggars. Madhur Bhandarkar's film tries to highlight the economy involved in such a place and the people who eke a meager living out of it. A slightly long winded movie which meanders around trying to make its point. Thankfully the viewers interest is never lost at any point.

Rating: * *

Khosla ka Ghosla

This should have been the movie going to the Oscars; instead of the other UTV over-rated-piece-of-dog-piss production, Rang De Basanti. Glad to see more such real & funny mainstream movies making its way into the theatres. There slowly appears to be a core group of actors regaling in the freedom of making non-larger-than-life-fucking-bullshit cinema: a throwback to the early 80s indie film movement. Boman Irani as an evil land grabber is certainly one of them.

Rating: * * * +