The Bitter Reviewer

My review #HaiJawaniToIshqHonaHai #VarunDhawan #PoojaHegde #MrunalThakur @kamaalrkhan

@MaddockFilms She has delivered only 5 solo hits in 12 year long career so nobody is anymore excited to see her on the big screen. #KritiSanon 👎

Mashooqa aa rahi hai aapse milne- in 4 DAYS!! 🥰 Advance booking is open now - bookmy.show/Cocktail2 #Cocktail2 in cinemas on June 19.

"Calling this cast 'fresh' feels disconnected from reality. Shahid Kapoor has been headlining films for over 20 years. Kriti Sanon has spent more than a decade in the industry. Rashmika Mandanna is already a familiar face across multiple industries. The challenge for #Cocktail2 isn't a lack of publicity. It's a lack of excitement. If the music had connected, if the trailer had truly impressed, and if audiences felt this sequel was essential viewing, the advance booking numbers would be telling a very different story. You can market a film aggressively, but you can't market your way out of audience indifference. #KritiSanon

🎬💥 Cocktail2's trio of Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna brings freshness, confidence and undeniable chemistry. 🎟️ Get your seats before the rush: bookmy.show/Cocktail2 🔥 Moviegoers are already making plans and tickets are moving fast. #Cocktail2 Advance Booking Open Now

Freshness? That's a strange word to use here. Shahid Kapoor has been a leading man for over two decades. Kriti Sanon has been around for more than a decade. Rashmika Mandanna has already appeared in multiple major Bollywood projects. Whether one likes them or not, this is hardly a 'fresh' cast. The audience has been seeing the same faces for years. The real issue is that #Cocktail2 hasn't generated the excitement expected from a major sequel. The music hasn't become a cultural phenomenon, the trailer hasn't created massive buzz, and the advance booking numbers reflect that reality. Star power alone doesn't guarantee footfalls. Audiences ultimately show up for compelling content, memorable music and strong word of mouth. #ShahidKapoor

It happens when you start getting huge money in very young age. BCCI should drop him from Ireland and England tour so that he can learn a good lesson before starting his Int'l career. Nothing is bigger than the game of cricket. He got media hype in a very young age. BCCI should take strict action against him. @BCCI

सुपर ओवर में हार के बाद वैभव की श्रीलंकाई खिलाड़ियों से भिड़ंत ◆ हाथापाई की आई नौबत #INDvsSL Super Over || vaibhav sooryavanshi

@SunnyLeone As salty as you looked in this super cool song. #SunnyLeone 💕

Settle this for me: sweet snacks or salty snacks? . . #sunnyleone

@KomalNahta 😂

Mahesh Bhatt presents Naam: To Live Is War, an action thriller starring Veer Pahariya and Varun Sharma. Produced by Riddhi Chawda and Utsav Upadhyay under Utsav Entertainment & Productions, and directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, Naam: To Live Is War promises an intense and gripping cinematic experience. The film is backed by Alphaneon Studioz, led by Meghna Hirawat Upadhyay and Kaveeta Agarwaal. @veerpahariya @varunsharma90 @maheshnbhatt @riddhi424chawda @UtsavGupadhyay @sachdevsidhaant @UEP_office @alphastudioz #MaheshBhatt #NaamToLiveIswar #AlphaNeonStudioz

@NetflixIndia Pls don't hype a mediocre actress.

my fav genre is when triptii dimri can't catch a break w her family 😭

@Bollyhungama 😂😆

#VeerPahariya and #VarunSharma set to face off in action thriller #Naam – To Live Is War; #MaheshBhatt comes on board as presenter bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood…

Bollywood logic: "Let's announce a sequel and the audience will come." Audience logic: "First show us the songs, trailer and story." The audience won this round. #Cocktail2 #KritiSanon

Dear Dinesh Vijan, The audience respected the original Cocktail. But respect for an old film doesn't automatically convert into bookings for a sequel. Weak music. Average buzz. No urgency. The numbers are speaking. #Cocktail2 #KritiSanon

Bollywood logic: "Let's announce a sequel and the audience will come." Audience logic: "First show us the songs, trailer and story." The audience won this round. #Cocktail2 #KritiSanon

No chartbuster music. No viral trailer moments. No booking rush. Yet we're supposed to believe #Cocktail2 is the next big thing. The screenshot says otherwise. #KritiSanon

BREAKING: 62,200 people were interested in #Cocktail2. Only 7,290 were interested enough to actually pay. That's not advance booking. That's a trust deficit. 🎬📉

Dear Dinesh Vijan, The audience respected the original Cocktail. But respect for an old film doesn't automatically convert into bookings for a sequel. Weak music. Average buzz. No urgency. The numbers are speaking. #Cocktail2

This screenshot perfectly explains Bollywood's biggest problem. Producers see 62K interested and celebrate. Theatres see 7K bookings and panic. Interest doesn't sell tickets. Content does. #Cocktail2

62,200 people clicked "Interested." Only 7,290 bought tickets. That's not excitement. That's window shopping. The audience looked at #Cocktail2 and collectively said: "We'll wait for the reviews."

@ajaydevgn One word review- FAECES #AjayDevgan Sir ye kis line me pahuch gaye ho aap. Apni legacy mat kharab karo pls. Main aaj bhi har month me at least 2-3 baar aapki ye films zarur dekhta hun 👇 Gangajal, Apharan, Company, Qayamat etc.

It's time to groove to the most chatpata track of the year 💃🏻❤️‍🔥 #Chatni song out now. 🔗: bit.ly/CHATNI #Dhamaal4 releasing in cinemas worldwide on 10th July.

@Its_CineHub 😂 😂 iski puri profile 3.5, 4, 4.5 stars se bhari padi hai. Iske according har bakwas film superhit aur masterpiece hoti hai. Iske followers par taras aata hai isko kaise jhelte hain wo. Masterpiece 😁

#MainVaapasAaungaReview - SOUL STIRRING AND A MASTERPIECE ! Rating :- ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ Before starting to write anything, I just want to THANK #ImtiazAli for showing LOVE & HUMANITY over HATRED at a time when we need it the MOST… JUST BOW DOWN 🙇 #MainVaapasAaunga is not just a normal film.. it is CELLULOID ON SCREEN ! A SOULFUL ODE to LOVE, BELONGING & HOME and trust me rarely do we get films like this where, after watching them, you fall short of words because it takes time to absorb everything you just witnessed🥹 From the very first shot, when #NaseeruddinShah arrives on screen and the TITLE appears, it ENGAGES you completely !! Drama that unfolds, the love story, the entire setup, and the music syncing beautifully with every scene… and then the 1st HALF ends on an ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT NOTE 💥 The 2nd HALF shows how dark the Partition era truly was, how loved ones were SHATTERED, and how SHAMELESSLY the British did all this without a 2nd thought !! The whole film PEAKS in the 2nd half in such a way that YOU WILL CRY 😢 & I am telling you all, everyone will get EMOTIONAL, and tears will roll down during the CLIMAX ! Performance-wise, #NaseeruddinShah is simply a LEGEND, and hands down, no Indian actor not even #KamalHaasan or #Mohanlal can stand in front of him her!! WATCH IT TO BELIEVE IT🙏 #VedangRaina has delivered something that even actors who have been in Bollywood for years couldn’t !! Yes, the natural flow, dialogue delivery, innocence, and helplessness are all TOP-TIER🔥 #DiljitDosanjh was EXCELLENT and impactful throughout, while #Sharvari looked beautiful and performed brilliantly in every scene !! Rest of the cast, especially Anjana Sukhani, was simply MIND-BOGGLING👏 There’s a reason why #ARRahman is the MASTER OF MUSIC, and here, the way he merges Punjabi with Hindi is OUT OF THIS WORLD🤯 It complements each and every scene beautifully ! Direction by #ImtiazAli is UNBELIEVABLE as he captures innocence, romance, pain, and pure CELLULOID MAGIC with such conviction that you’ll call him a GENIUS✨ The premise on which the film is based, along with the END CREDITS, is deeply emotional and makes you think so much about the world we live in today !! Yes, the film is long and slow at places, but that’s exactly what creates the REAL IMPACT bcz If you make it fast-paced, that impact goes missing overall !! Guys, if you miss this film in theatres, then you are missing the BEST OF IMTIAZ ALI and the BEST OF BOLLYWOOD. You are going to regret it for a lifetime. It’s a FCKIN’ MASTERPIECE ✅ 🙏🏻

62K "Interested." 7K tickets. That's not hype. That's people opening the page, looking at the film, and deciding, "Maybe later." A brutal reality check for Bollywood's sequel factory. #Cocktail2 #DineshVijan #Bollywood

Bollywood spent years believing that casting famous faces is the same thing as creating excitement. #Cocktail2 advance booking is a reminder that audiences care more about content than celebrity names. #KritiSanon