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Ajay Brahmatmaj

CineMahaul (YouTube)

Ajay Brahmatmaj is a veteran film critic and author who reviews films in Hindi. He has previously been the film editor of Dainik Jagran and has also written for different newspapers and web portals. He now runs a YouTube channel called CineMahaul.

He has a keen interest in the history of Hindi cinema and has written books like Irrfan… Aur Kuchh Panne Kore Rah Gaye, Irrfan: Echoes of Presence, Cinema Bas Cinema, Cinema Ki Soch, Cinema Samkaleen Cinema etc. He edits and publishes a monthly emagzine, CineMahaul, frequently participates in webinars, seminars, and discussions on Hindi cinema.

All reviews by Ajay Brahmatmaj

Sitaare Zameen Par

Comedy, Drama (Hindi)

YouTube Review: Sitaare Zameen Par

Sun, June 22 2025

Director:R. S. Prasanna
Cast:Aamir Khan, Genelia D'Souza, Karim Hajee, Krishiv Jindal, Amit Varma, Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali

Housefull 5

Comedy, Crime, Mystery (Hindi)

Fri, June 6 2025

Director:Tarun Mansukhani
Cast:Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangda Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Jacqueline Fernandez, Chunky Pandey, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Dutt

Thug Life

Action, Crime, Drama (Tamil)

Fri, June 6 2025

Director:Mani Ratnam
Cast:Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Ashok Selvan, Abhirami, Nassar, Joju George, Ali Fazal, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjana Krishnamoorthy
Writer:Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan

Bhool Chuk Maaf

Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction (Hindi)

Sat, May 24 2025

Director:Karan Shrikant Sharma
Cast:Rajkummar Rao, Wamiqa Gabbi, Raghubir Yadav, Seema Pahwa, Zakir Hussain, Anubha Fatehpuria, Himanshu Kohli, Sanjay Mishra, Ishtiyak Khan, Dhanashree Verma

Raid 2

Drama, Crime (Hindi)

Thu, May 1 2025

Director:Raj Kumar Gupta
Cast:Ajay Devgn, Ritesh Deshmukh, Vaani Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Rajat Kapoor, Sushil Dahiya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Amit Sial, Supriya Pathak
Writer:Raj Kumar Gupta, Karan Vyas, Ritesh Shah, Jaideep Yadav

Costao

Drama (Hindi)

Thu, May 1 2025

Cast:Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priya Bapat, Hussain Dalal, Gagan Dev Riar
Writer:Bhavesh Mandalia

Phule

History, Drama (Hindi)

Fri, April 25 2025

Director:Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Cast:Pratik Gandhi, Patralekhaa

Kesari: Chapter 2

Drama, History (Hindi)

Fri, April 18 2025

Director:Karan Singh Tyagi
Cast:Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, Ananya Panday, Mark Bennington, Sammy Jonas Heaney, Rohan Verma, Alexx O'Nell, Regina Cassandra, Simon Paisley Day, Amit Sial
Writer:Amritpal Singh Bindra, Karan Singh Tyagi

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