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Director: Anthony D’Souza Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta Genre: Adventure/Thriller Running time:2 hrs 19 mins Release Date: October 16, 2009 Rating - 2/5 A multiplex experience of watching a limited edition of National Geo channel underwater sequences, thats what we felt after watching the movie. Contrast to what the the crew claimed there wasn't much of a shark fighting or scare, though the underwater sequences were shot well by cinematographer Pete Zuccarini, who has ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ to his credit. The story goes like this Aarav (Akshay Kumar) and Sagar (Sanjay Dutt) are good friends who own a fishing business and bond over fishing and boxing. Aarav, the richie rich man, is interested in a sunken ship called ‘Lady in Blue’ ,because it carries a treasure lost in 1949 when the ship sank on its way from England to India. Sagar is the only person who knows bout this and can find his way to the sunken treasure , but he has some emotional strings attached to...

Director: Pete Docter Genre: Comedy Running time:1 hr 30 mins Release Date: October 9, 2009 (India) Rating :****/5 Up is a comedy adventure about Carl Fredericksen who we first meet as a young lad, with a dream of being an adventurer, after he watches a news footage of the explorer Charles Muntz.This love leads him to Ellie, an extrovert adventure spirited little girl as compared to Carl who is quite and shy. They get married and share their lives together. Carl and Ellie often dreamt of taking off on an adventure in the wilds of South America just like their hero, Muntz. Carl and Ellie grow old never having visited the South American jungles. And then sadly Carl becomes a widower with just his lovely little house and his beautiful memories of Ellie to keep him company.As he grows older he is forced to vacate his house and go to a retirement home. But before they can take him, he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America.However he has an eigh...

Chettinadu delicacies that has wowed the taste buds of south find a new name in Hyderabad – Anjappar. Andhra which is known for its spicy choice of foods has another equally spicy choice through the delectable Chettinadu cuisine.Earlier, the only option for Chettinad food freaks in Hyderabad was Malgudi.Established in Chennai in the year 1964 Anjappar has about 25 outlets to date .It serves the best of Chettinadu fare that has been their hallmark across the world , and promises to give customers a homely dining experience. The menu has a wide range to choose from in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian spreads, that includes mouth watering sea foods too.We ordered Meals, butter rotis and Chettinad Chicken which were all really good though spicy.The portions are good enough and not heavily priced.Natukodi Rassam ,Anjappar Fried Chicken ,Muton Sukka Varuval with butter roti ,Natu Kozhi Biryani,Chicken /Mutton Kotthu Paratha are a must try here.The service is good though not exceptional. To...

Director: Ayan Mukherjee Star Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak Genre: Comedy, Romance Running time:2 hrs 19 mins Release Date: October 2, 2009 The best part of the movie is that there is a little bit of Sid (if not total) in everyone one of us and we easily relate with the protagonist . The movie is about a happy go lucky lad Sidharth Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor) who is irresponsible and immature and the transformation of his life after the failure in his final year exams. His life revolves around his two best friends, Rishi (Namit Das) and Laxmi (Shikha Talsania). He has a doting mother Sarita (Supriya Pathak) who he rarely communicates with and lavishes on the hard earned wealth of his father Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher)..The most important elements in his life are his camera , friends, car, and his X-box 360. Ayesha Banerjee (Konkona Sen Sharma), an aspiring writer from Kolkata comes to Mumbai in search of a job and bumps into Sid the day she lands in the ci...

Authentic menu, Excellent ambience, Right location, Courteous staff, Ample parking, - That's the experience dining at the new upscale restaurant ISDA Thai. Named after the "Angel of Nourishment" this place is offers the perfect dining experience with no flaws whatsoever.This restaurant offers a variety of seating arrangements, including semi-private and private dining rooms, created through the use of high pivoting etched glass doors. This restaurant is known for its authentic Thai cuisine which is normally not found in other Thai restaurants (this was also reconfirmed by someone who had just visited Thailand) . As you enter the place ,you would see brightly-dressed Thai women in their traditional attire playing Khin, a Thai instrument , and showcasing their skills on vegetable carvings.The ambience is also done up really well. The ceiling is done up with small light bulbs and especially dining in the evenings would feel like dining under a starry sky. And if you happen t...

Hard Rock Café is a chain of Restobar inspired by Rock Music.The name comes from the album of "The Doors" named "Morrison Hotel". The opening of Hard Rock Cafe Hyderabad marks India’s fifth Hard Rock Cafe location after the Mumbai cafe (September 2006) ,Bengaluru (December 2007), Pune (January 2009) and New Delhi (June 2009). The place is spread over a sprawling 8,000-square foot cafe with three distinct sections a 200-seat restaurant, live concert venue and signature retail Rock Shop complete with Hard Rock’s limited-edition merchandise.The rock memorabilia collected over years are displayed for rock lovers viewing.There are more than 70 pieces aesthetically displayed at different heights in designed cases on the wall (nicely illuminated as well). The entrance here is only from the basement of the GVK Complex.The place is very spacious with a lot of space between tables as well. The ambiance is good with high ceiling, a wooden floor and multi level seating. The men...