Touches You

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

X: Past is Present is easily of the most beautifully photographed and lyrical Indian films that I have ever watched. A collaboration of eleven filmmakers viz Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, Anu Menon, Nalan Kumarasamy, Hemant Gaba, Pratim D. Gupta, Q, Raja Sen, Rajshree Ojha, Sandeep Mohan, Sudhish Kamath and Suparn Verma, X: Past is Present stars the endlessly charming and debonair Rajat Kapoor and some of the most talented young actresses working in the industry today including Radhika Apte, Huma Qureshi, and Swara Bhaskar. X: Past is Present is about a filmmaker who gets overcome by a bout of nostalgia when he meets a girl half his age at a party, as he is reminded of all the women in his life. Sounds like the master Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini's Otto e Mezzo aka 8 1/2? Well, be ready for the surprise of your life as X: Past is Present is nothing like anything you would have ever watched before. It is like a breath of fresh air that contemporary Indian cinema seems to be missing. It is really a pity that a film like this went relatively unnoticed when it should have been bestowed with all kinds of accolades. Which reminds me of Chandraprakash Dwivedi's brilliant political satire Zed Plus, a gem of a film that I reviewed on IMDb some time back. Movies like these just come and go. The loss of course is entirely ours. Of the 11 chapters in X: Past is Present, my favorite is 'Chapter III: Knot', written & directed by Raja Sen. and featuring the beautiful Huma Qureshi in a never-seen-before tantalizing avatar. How I wished the chapter never ended. Now, I know why James Bond 007 doesn't prefer the Windsor knot. Here is a film that needs to be watched.For more on the world of cinema, please visit my film blog "A Potpourri of Vestiges".

A movie that traces the life of a movie-maker (named K) who made a movie on his movie- like life with multiple relationships .... Clichéd???? But, when the movie is a collaborative effort from 11 different directors contributing to the same storyline (Unlike 'Das Kahaniya', etc.), and Rajat Kapoor (as K) tells the story in a flash-back setup in his own style the result becomes a heady, philosophical yet delicious mix.... Avoiding the controversy of being it a good or bad or average film, Kudos to all the directors for such an experiment....While depicting their (all the directors) own perspective of love, sex, and relationships, Director Pratim Das Gupta possibly made the most commendable effort in his part called '8 to 8' where K stayed in the same rented apartment with a girl but at different time. Thus could not meet despite of having a mutual-feelings for each-other's reminiscing activities... Possibly impossible, but anyone can cherish the story in an old-NorthCalcutta-setup and striking performance by Ranadeep Bose (a Young K) and Parno Mitra.... After all love is not only about distance but about time also...The worst one came from none other than Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee, director of 'Gaandu', 'Tasher Desh', etc.) as expected, where Rii (Rituparna, the only heroine Q can get nowadays) plays possibly a role of a sinister woman.... The presentation was possibly so "out-of-the-box" no one with an average IQ can get it

Let me tell u folks, this is different. Its screenplay, Direction and acting is superb and intriguing. Its worth watching if you like off- beat cinema. Each story is written and directed by different writers and directors but its not different story, its a part of the same story but the fascinating thing about this movie is how they are linked and portrayed. Its climax is also good so please watch till the end.Apart from Rajat Kapur, Huma Quraishi and Radhika Apte, Swara Bhaskara has done a splendid Job as A Tamilian Girl. Other newcomers have also performed well. Altogether I can say that its a new kind of cinematic experience for sure.

I like the film very much, it has several reasons. 1st is that the selection of cast of the movie (Rajat kapoor, Radhika apte and all others) was very good. Despite of bold roles, all of them did their best. Direction is also very good. Past is shown in a very good way. The best thing is that film starts in a mysterious way and ends mysteriously (lefts you kind of shocked). Every single part of movie is connected to other. You can't get away from it once you started. If you put your concentration on any other thing while the movie is playing or you miss a part of it then after some while you will ask yourself, what happened or how did that happened? Hats off for all the cast and directors.