THE STORYTELLER

By Avik Basak I do not know about you but I was very sceptical before watching this sequel to the 1995 adventure-comedy, Jumanji , titled, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle after watching the awful trailers. I mean so many times we see in Hollywood movies these days where the movie is a let down to its trailers but this time it is the other way around. Welcome to the Jungle is not only entertaining from the word, go but also has a good story, pretty much like the original. In this sequel, four teenagers from the small town of Branford disappear into Jumanji, a board game that has updated itself to a video game to go with the taste of the modern kids. In the game, they are assigned different avatars and are asked to fulfil various objectives, without which they cannot return home. Various video game jargons such as lives, levels, non-playing characters, special powers, character weaknesses etc. have been portrayed flawlessly to keep us invested in it. It has adventur...

By Avik Basak What do you expect when you step into a theatre to watch a Salman Khan film? I do not know about you but I expect a loud cheer when the title shows up, another louder cheer when ‘Bhai’ makes his entry, loud applause and cheers whenever ‘Bhai’ delivers a ‘masaledar’ line and a powerful dose of entertainment with a somewhat okay story. You will get it all in Tiger Zinda Hai , the sequel to Ek Tha Tiger . After a successful experiment in Bajrangi Bhaijaan and a screw up in Tubelight , the actor goes back to his vintage avatar in this second outing as Tiger. And staying true to his track record, he does not disappoint his ‘fans’ as he does what he does best, delivering wholesome entertainment. The film showcases ex-RAW agent Tiger who is now retired and lives in the Austrian Alps with his wife Zoya, the ex-ISI agent and his son whom he calls, “Junior”. He is then approached by the RAW chief, his ‘beloved’ Shenoy sir to embark on a mission to rescue a g...