Title: Shootout at Lokhandwala
Year: 2007
BD Release: 2010
IMDB Rating: 6.6
Category: Action | Crime | Drama
Distributor: T-Series
Authoring House: ??
Region Coding: A/B/C
MRP: Rs. 699/-
Media: Main Feature - 50GB BD
Running Time: 02:01:59 hrs
Chapters: 27
Video:
2.35:1, HD 1080p 16:9, AVC 24Hz
Peak Bitrate 38.9Mbps | Average Bitrate 35Mbps
Audio:
1/2 Hindi - Dolby Digital 5.1
2/2 Hindi - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48khz) <-- Default Track
Subtitles:
1/1 English <-- On by Default
Special Features:
NONE

Special Mention:
No Watermark Logo, during songs or otherwise. <-- Looks like T-Series has permanently dropped this reprehensible practise
No advertisements, forced or otherwise, during the movie. <-- Looks like T-Series has permanently dropped this reprehensible practise
No scrolling advertisements during songs or otherwise. <-- All Bollywood Video companies, please take note.
Separate 'Song Menu' to allow direct selection of song. <-- This should be a no brainer for all Bollywood films.

Authoring screw ups:
1. Subtitles turned 'ON' by default.
2. Dolby Digital 5.1 is the default audio track.
3. Once selection is made from the pop-up menu, the pop-up menu does not close right away (they close after 20 seconds).
4. Selecting Chapter 'One' from the 'Scene Index' takes you to Chapter 'Two' and so on and so forth.
5.

Review: <-- Notes based on viewing only parts of the movie on a 50" Samsung C550 Plasma.
Video: Dull, Lifeless, Colorless, DNR, No sharpness.
Audio: No depth, No clarity, Sounds like very low bitrate audio, Have heard DD 5.1 audio that is far superior, Good directional mix.

Detailed Comments to follow....(time permitting).

Not Recommended unless you really like the movie. I'd suggest renting before buying either way. It's a shame that now with T-Series no longer putting advertisemnts and logo watermarks, their audio/video quality is not upto the mark. I would have loved to recommned this if only as reward/ecnouragement for T-Series, but I am sorry I can't.

My ratings:
Movie: 3.5 out of 5.0
Video: 2.75 out of 5.0
Audio: 3.0 out of 5.0
Extras: 0 out of 5.0
Overall: 2.75 out of 5.0





Screenshots courtesy: DDR

Equipment used for testing:
Projector: Panasonic PT-AE2000U
Screen: Da-Lite 4:3 120" 'Model B' - White Matte
Viewing Distance: 11' 6"
A/V Receiver: Denon AVR5800
Speakers: 5.1
Front/Main: Paradigm Reference 100 v2
Center: Paradigm Reference Studio CC v2
Rear: Tannoy - Mercury M5
Subwoofer: Paradigm Reference Servo 15
BD Player:
Oppo BDP-83 (Hardware Modified 'Region Free' with 'BDP83-50-0424' firmware)
PS3 (80GB US 'Region A' with firmware v3.40)

Sanjay, thanks for the review. Just by looking at screenshots I can see that is an absolute mess and must be recalled.