Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

BahnStormer This is the most heartfelt and amazingly complete film I have ever seen come out of Bollywood and to think of they never sent it to the Oscars. I also ended up winning the best picture in the Berlin Film Festival. The Indian Film board sucks !! Anyway all grouches apart it is really and truly a wonderful film. The small scenes that so delicately portray the coming out of a very orthodox brahmin girl who is forced by circumstances she faces on her bus journey are really awe inspiring.Kudos to aparna sen for creating this landmark of a movie. No one else could have depicted the scene in the bus where konkona sen protects Raja (Rahul Bose) from the extremists. They characters have been portrayed beautifully. And to think of Konkona Sen is not even A Tamil. The accent she pulled of the movie was beyond authentic ...Rahul Bose has always been one of my favorite actors. I loved him in Jhankar Beats. He is one actor who can effortlessly glide into a psyche of a character and make you believe as if you never knew Rahul Bose as anything else other than Raja the photographer...The poignant scenes of Raja photographing the landscape the morning after the attack on the bus is really well scripted and photographed. Also the scene with the Jew on the bus is so much reality packed into iotas of seconds ... no unreal heroism here .. just pure human psyche .. !!Hats off Aparna Sen !! You Rule !! Rahul .. never ever leave acting ...

Hans-Georg Michna (hgmichna) The movie tells the story of a Muslim man and a Hindu woman on a bus, getting stranded amidst a Hindu-Muslim pogrom. She pretends that he's her Hindu husband to save his life. They are forced to spend some time together, and the initial fear, mistrust, and weariness changes into something both had not expected at all.Like many Indian movies, this one was made on a tiny budget, has simple story details and simple language, short sentences, very clear pronunciation, so it works even in the smallest Indian makeshift movie theater and on television. Hence only 8 out of 10 points.That said, the story is very timely, intense, moving, and absolutely believable. Both directing and acting are very good as well, making this a remarkable Indian movie.

staralam This is among the best of movies Indian cinema has produced. The plot/ storyline is powerful which is augmented by splendid performance by lead actors. It also exhibits the communal undercurrents going on in Indian society. It was a bold step to address these issues. Another aspect is the soft feelings produced among the lead actor and actress. As a contrast from the prevalent trend in Indian cinema wherein there is the notion of "love at first sight" in almost all movies, in this movie the feelings of love evolves from simple caring to a very strong one. It also exhibits the true picture of oriental society where common people just don't go on singing love songs or fighting antagonists of their love life. My best wishes to the whole crew of the movie.

Avinash Patalay Meenakshi Iyer is traveling on a bus with her son Santanam and befriends a fellow passenger Raja, a wild-life photographer. When fundamentalists attack the bus, she claims the photographer as her husband thus saving his life. Reason: Raja is Muslim. What follows later is a compelling journey into human relationship under critical circumstances. Rahul Bose yet again delivers fantastic performance. Bhisham Sahni and Surekha Sikri played the old Muslim couple in the bus. It was great to see Bhisham Sahni after a long sabbatical. Finally about Konkona Sen Sharma - to be frank, I was a bit skeptical about the gifted director Aparna Sen's daughter. To me the star-kids are pampered lot and fail to rise above the talent of parents. Noteworthy performance of Konkona Sen Sharma as a orthodox Tamil Brahmin house-wife leaves you mesmerized. The finer nuances right from her accent, language, mannerism, dress, bindi has been portrayed with utmost perfection. The parallel cinema can now rest as we have an apt successor to Shabana Azmi.A very different story devoid of the usual Bollywood masala but made with sheer conviction that makes the audience captivated into the storyline. Worth commending is the directors ability to extract the best out of the principal cast. Undoubtedly a launch vehicle from Aparna Sen showcasing her daughters talent - and it hits the bull's eye.