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Sunday, August 30, 2009

YMI.


Ye Mera India story is actually a culmination of seven stories put into one plot just like Metro & Mumbai meri Jaan .It not only deals with the communal issues of Marathi Manoos Vs Bihari but also deals with issues like Muslim fighting for their cause, sexually hungry men in their late 40’s preying on young women, misuse of Secularism in India etc. The characters of the movie are portraying each of the above issues in their lives. And the director has in his own way woven them into one single ending. I must say this is a brilliant movie with proper justification given to each character. Be it Anupam kher or Praveen Dabaas. Sarika plays a rich wife of a husband who is always looking forward to satisfy his sexual desires by catching hold of women working in his call centre. Vijay Raaz plays a protagonist muslim who practices Jehad against hindus due to the injustice done to him and his family in the communal riots. Praveen and Perizad play a muslim couple who find it difficult to find a house in Mumbai as they are muslims. Sayaaji Shinde plays a cop who finds the Bihari community irritatingly polluting Mumbai. Then there is Atul Kulkarni who has a very small role playing a gangster.
With so many characters it was very easy for the script to go haywire but well done Mr Director and script writer the end result was simply Superb.
When I entered the theater I saw only empty seats and I realized that people had many options this weekend with 7 movies on the box office. But Folks this one is a must watch. Yeah it’s a bit heavy for the concept but trust me the money is well spent. There are some fantastic scenes like where the Judge Anupam Kher has to give his judgement against a person who helped him and it also simultaneously goes in the favour of the person who has not helped him. Then there is the scene where Rajpal Yadav finally gets a job after coming to Mumbai from Bihar
Must Must Watch buddy.
My Ratings : 3.5 stars.

Kissan


I wonder the rationale behind making a film like 'Kisaan' which is about farmers being exploited and duped by city slickers. Times have changed but the situation of the farmer in our country has not really changed much. Infact there have been more complications and issues which have cropped up in these years. The film is well intentioned effort on the plight of farmers, but it is the treatment of the script which made me believe of been there done that.

The film is full of violence and only ends up portraying the Indian villager as being quite barbaric. The problem with this movie is that it does not try to move beyond the issues. But, yes, since it is such a rare subject, the film does manage to spark interest. And to give the director credit, he manages to handle some of the sequences quite well. For a director who has made films like 'Jai Veeru', this is definitely a far superior effort
The film springs a surprise in the form of Jackie Shroff. The actor, who had almost disappeared from films, finally gets a role which he can dig into with relish. He makes the most of the role of Dayal, the farmer and delivers an outstanding performance as the ageing Sikh farmer. Sohail, as his son Jigar, seems to be all over the movie. He seems to have improved with every outing and delivers a decent performance. Arbaaz as the slick city lawyer is just about okay. Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi have little to do and so hardly make any effort. Dalip Tahil essays a role which he has done many times before, hence he is quite at ease.

My Ratings : One Star

Toss


Toss is a story of a group of friends who on their way back from vacation get lucky. They decide to divide the amount equally amongst themselves and go their own ways. But fate as another plans! It turns be a nightmare in disguise for each single one. Now not just the real owners of the money but even the police are behind them. Worse, they start having tussles amongst themselves too over it. Making the point that money is the root cause of all evil.
Nice concept but execution and the screenplay fail to keep your attention focused. Completely unbelievable screenplay from the word go and unnecessary camera juggling throughout the film increases your already spinning head!
Vijay Raaz, Mahesh Manjrekar and Sushant Singh make the film somewhat bearable as they are the only ones who seem to be taking it all seriously.
Toss is a waste of time..just avoid!
No ratings for this one yaa!!!

Daddy Cool


'Daddy Cool' is borrowed from Hollywood's 'Death at a Funeral', and does not seem to do any justice to the Hindi version .The film manages to hold one's attention only in those parts. Actually, the best thing about this movie is the manner in which the screenplay is handled. It’s a series of events and gags, all delivered with a punch. However the film's humor is not exactly of a very high quality, but that is the same with most Hindi film comedies.
The film centers around the funeral of Sharat Saxena, where crowd gathers and the action begins. They are members of his family and consist of his sons, nephews, nieces, siblings and his widow. Into this solemn family gathering arrives a stranger, played by Rajpal Yadav, who drops a bomb when he claims that and he and the dead were lovers. There are a number of subplots in the movie, one which involves the son, played by Suniel Shetty, a struggling writer saddled with a suspicious wife; his niece whose boyfriend (Aftab Shivdasani), accidently consumes some drugs and starts hallucinating and lands up on the roof top in his underpants. Then there is Javed Jaffrey's character, who is saddled with a paralysed uncle (Prem Chopra). There are puns on popular TV shows and cricketers and the male characters in the movie seem to relish in stripping down to their underpants. Of course! This dysfunctional family manages to settle their differences and the curtains go down on a happy family.
Of the actors, Rajpal Yadav, Suniel Shetty and Javed Jaffery have given a sincere performances. All the other actors utterly wasted.
The film is a half baked effort.
Don’t waste your money on this one
Not to be rated.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Quick Gun Murugan



We’ve always had things to ridicule about the Rajnikant movies in the past with his super cool and super human ways of doing things. Well this may be the clear inspiration for this director to pen down a character straight from the Tamil 70 mm into the year 2009. Wow I must say that it’s a superb idea for a start.
He has worked with stereotypes and manages to impart an innovative touch to the entire process. The action, the character of the hero and the situations, are all so reminiscent of the cinema of the seventies and yet it is a film of our times. There is much laughter as he brings alive the mad world of Murugan. It is a clever, innovative effort which is bound to bring in a lot of laughs. The film is ridiculous and so is its premise and the laugh draws mainly from the serious approach of the protagonist to the ridiculous. I, mean, whoever heard of a dosa war? But it is a serious concern for the protagonist. This is a movie which really tickles your funny bone and how!
Quick Gun Murugan is a Tamilian cowboy and the movie deals with his adventures as he goes about trying to save the world His arch enemy is Rice Plate Reddy who is a non vegetarian and is out to try and create the best dosa in the world and hence has started kidnapping women who have the recipie for the perfect dosa. It's an all out war between Rice Plate and Murugan. Adding to the complications in Murugan's life is the presence of two women, one of who is his first love, played brilliantly by Anu Menon, whose character is called Locket Girl, while the second is the lissome Mango Dolly (Rambha). Torn as he is between these two women, Murugan struggles valiantly to do what is right and ethical in the situation. The battle between Murugan and Rice Plate is ultimately a war between the good and the evil. But the characters are so clichéd that one cannot help but laugh at how ridiculous they seem.
The outstanding thing about the movie is the manner in which it has been handled. This is a director who knows his subject well, is fully aware of what he is out to do and goes ahead and executes it brilliantly with hardly any slip up. The screenplay has been perfectly crafted, with full seriousness and it follows the trajectory of the kind of films that were very popular with the masses many years ago. However, instead of making the movie outdated, the treatment makes it contemporary and hilarious.
Even though the cast consists of many more recognizable Hindi film personalities like Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Sandhya Mridul, they are unable to take away the gloss from Prasad's performance. Rambha and Menon dig into their roles with real relish and are a treat to watch.
At the end of the day, Quick Gun Murugan is a clever take on the cliche ridden cinema of the seventies. Its mock-serious approach is bound to really go down well with the urban audience at least.
My Ratings : 3 stars.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Sikandar



Director Piyush Jha needs to be complimented for presenting the viewers the scenic beauty of Kashmir. Sikandar is not the usual film on terrorism at the very outset, when a kid kicks a football and a bomb explodes. Sikandar is a 14-year-old schoolboy in Kashmir. who ever since his parents were killed by militants 10 years back lives with his aunt and uncle.. One day, on his way home from a school football match
, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his newly-made school friend, the 14-year-old Nasreen picks up the gun and thus begins a journey into the darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes Sikandar's conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the gun. He chooses to use it to threaten the bullies at school and to easily get out of every other uncomfortable situation. Soon, the gun becomes a part of his life and then a terrorist sees him as a ploy to bump off a former separatist leader (played by Sanjay Suri). Sikandar is promised a reward in return, which is why he agrees to do it. But Sikandar fails in his mission when Nasreen (his friend) comes between him and his target. Now, the terrorist makes sure that he gets back to Sikandar, and there comes an unwanted twist in the story which apparently takes the film to a completely different genre.

The film appeared to be quite different and sensitive with its human-interest angle in the beginning, but lost all the appeal as it started becoming more of a suspense thriller. This is perhaps why ‘Sikandar’ seems to be just another film set against the backdrop of terrorism in Kashmir. The first half of the movie seems interesting but loses its charm and interest in the second half.
This is not a bad film but a better justice to the screenplay could have made it better than what it looks.
My Ratings : 2 stars.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Kaminey




Daan-ta-Daannnnnnnnnnnn…. .Oh boy!! Vishal Bharadwaj is a rare talent in bollywood. He proved his caliber with Omkara and now with Kaminey. What makes this movie special is the fact that the story of the film is very basic. But the way Vishal has cracked the story telling part is truly superb. It’s about how a set of twin brothers who cannot stand each others site, cross each others paths in life and eventually help each other. Shahid Kapoor or as he says Fahid Kapoor lisps where the other Shahid stammers. One of them is a Ram and the other is a Ravan who is surrounded by baddies in his life. He dreams of owning his own horse race booking counter for which he doesn’t mind taking a short cut to success. The Good fellow works for an NGO that supports the use of condoms but he himself does not follow the act and gets his love interest pregnant due to this Hmmmmm. The scene involving a steamy kiss between the two is followed by an abortion centre where Piggy chops manages to convince Shahid to marry him. She also reveals that she is the sister of the Bhope Bhau , who happens to hate Uttar Bhartiyas as he himself is a Maharastrian..
Charlee the bad Shahid in a normal todd- phood session with a rival gets his hands on a guitar which happens to contain drugs worth 10 crores. This is where the cops arrest the Good Shahid (guddu) and Bhope bhau ends up catching hold of Charlee. ….Confusing I guess. But the way the characters are defined makes each scene very interesting be it the character of Mikhyle ,Tashi or Lobo and Lele the corrupt Inspectors..
The climax is the best handled in this script which could have taken it to a very lousy affair. The movie has a lot of blood and dead bodies for the light hearted but the soul of the movie is the background score of Daan ta daan which keeps you at the edge of the seat. Shahid has given his best ever performance after Jab we met while Piggy chops has hammed a lot. The surprise package was Amol Gupte who played Bhope bhau has given Mahesh Manjrekar a run for his money. Worth a watch buddy…..
My ratings; Three stars.
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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Aagyat-The Unknown




Mr Ram Gopal Verma you need to pay me back the money that I have paid for the cinema ticket. Aagyat is seriously more than a disaster. The RGV slobs have made mockery of the movie THE PREDATOR. Here again the killer in the jungle is an invisible creature; possibly an alien. A film crew decides to shoot their movie in an jungle where this RGV Predator kills almost all of them except for the Hottie Nisha Kothari ….sorry her name is changed to Priyanka Kothari and a new boy (sorry did not get his name).who plays an Assistant Director of that crew. The location used in this movie is a jungle in Srilanka and is extremely photogenic. This is the only cool part of the movie also not to forget the super hot scene where Miss Kothari does a yoga session wearing hot pants.
Well as the movie moves on, the crew gets killed one by one without revealing the form of the killer till the end of the movie. I expected Ramu to at least do justice to the climax but guess what he is a psycho to the core. He has not revealed the killer at all instead the climax ends with the Text COMING SOON on the screen. Now common Ramu you need to understand that people have paid money to watch a movie and not a subscription pack of movies or a television serial.
I am very disappointed with UTV motion pictures that they are associated with a lousy RAMU who has lost it.
Well My ratings are minus five stars
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