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Satyagraha - A multi-starrer movie with a bad plot

Satyagraha is a Bollywood flick directed by Prakash Jha, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai. The movie revolves around two friends – Ajay Devgn and Indraneil Sengupta, who are very different from each other in terms of personalities. Indraneil is like his father who believes in working for the country and bringing in change in the political system of the nation where as Ajay Devgn is business minded and believes in making quick money. Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Indraneil father and is a teacher who is very depressed with the indian political system & wants to do something for everyone in his gaon (village). Amrita Rao is Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter-in-law and Ajay Devgans sister-in-law. Arjun Rampal is just there for appearance, just like Amrita Rao and doesn’t have any major role to play. Kareena is a journalist who falls in love with Ajay Devgn eventually. The funny part is, in between all the hush h...

Why Did Ghanchakkar movie not fare well at the Box office?

Ghanchakkar is Bollywood-suspense-comedy movie starring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan. It is directed by Rajkumar Gupta and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. Ghanchakkar is a movie about a married man (Emraan Hashmi) living a mediocre life and is harrowed by his mom and wife and plans to join hands with two thieves to rob a bank. The movie begins with Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi having dinner, when his mom calls and asks him if has had dinner and if Vidya Balan (his wife) ever cooks for him. In the entire movie, the mother keeps on calling her son to know about his whereabouts and learn about his life. As the movie proceeds, two new characters are introduced – Pandit & Idris played by Rajesh Sharma and Namit Das respectively. Rajesh Sharma has worked with Vidya Balan before in the movie The Dirty Pitcure (remember the guy who gives Silk her first break in the movie) and Namit Das has played the role of Ranbir Kapoors friend in the movie (Wake Up Sid). Both Rajesh Sharma and Nam...