Shanghai Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Movie Review: Shanghai

Four revolutionary films. What's the next, DB?

Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
Movie Information: IMDB, WikiCast: Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Pitobash Tripathy
Direction: Dibakar Banerjee
Genre: Thriller

Movie Overview:

Dibakar Banerjee, Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi. There cannot be any better reason to watch this movie and well, it’s worth the expectations. Shanghai, the desi adaption of  Z by Vassilis Vassilikos is a fine thriller.

First things first, you can feel the Dibakar Banerjee style in each and every frame of this around two hour movie. In first ten minutes itself, the culprits are revealed and there is no whodunit feeling in first half, but thanks to brilliantly panned screenplay (courtesy Urmi Juvekar and DB), the tension builds on in a continuum till the climax and climax pays it off.

The power of Shanghai lies in its characters and subplots. Director leaves much upon the imagination of viewers but, still it is amazing to witness such a powerful cinema with a short and complex story.

Abhay, Emraan and Kalki play their milestone characters and they play with such an ease that it is impossible to picture any actors in their shoes. Prosenjit Chatterjee, though plays a cameo, makes his presence felt throughout the movie, which is incredible.

Shanghai could have been a loud political thriller with grungy background score and over the top acting, but DB chooses the path less travelled. Like his last three films he chooses his own subtle and proportionately dramatic storytelling that makes it a standalone from clichéd and crass political thrillers. In order to keep the intensity of such a mature subject, Dibakar has deliberately avoided soulful songs like Khudaya and Dua, and placed situational tracks like Bharat Mata Ki and Imported Kamariya, which is a courageous effort.

The negatives? First half takes a bit more of time to create the situations and subplots making the movie a bit drag occasionally. Apart from this, I can’t find out any other loopholes in this movie.

Watch it or not? If you are a fan of “the real powerful cinema”, do go for it.

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Quick Review:

Cast:
Emraan, Abhay and Kalki excels; Prosenjit, Farooq Sheikh (after a long time) and Pitobash shines. Every single actor in the movie is brilliant.

Script Analysis:
Story is very simple and there is simply no scope for elements like suspense and thrills; but really outstanding screenplay builds a solid and hard hitting cinema. Dialogues never sound too heroic or melodramatic, its just what is needed here.

Editing And Cinematography:
Editing is loose in first half, but the damage control is done in second half. Cinematography by Nikos Andritsakis (LSD fame) is unconventional. Bharat Nagar itself is a character in movie and all credit goes to DOP.

Music And Background Score:
Music by Vishal Shekhar is good, there wasn't much scope for them here. Background score is minimal but edgy.

Direction:
Khosla Ka Ghosla, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Love Sex aur Dhokha and Shanghai. What's next?

Final Verdict:
Kasam Yeh Khai Hai, Shehar Shanghai Hai! Bharat Mata Ki Jay!

Box Office collection report:
Rowdy Rathore won't allow Shanghai to earn much profits, but like his all films, this film too, will be a Semi - Hit and I don't think makers would be expecting much from Shanghai on commercial basis.

Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil Se Movie Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

A perfectly "Above Average Movie"

Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ½
Movie Information: IMDB, Wiki

Cast: Imraan Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak Shah, Ram Kapoor
Direction: Shakun Batra
Genre: Romance, Humor


Movie Overview:

I honestly, did not have many expectations from this flick, mainly because, as from teaser, it seemed to be a remake of “What Happens In Vegas” but the movie hasn’t disappointed me.

Fresh writing, to begin with, makes the movie sustainable in first half. Lingos like PMSing, BUM, SEX etc., which were once upon a time a myth, are frequent here. Thank you censor board, for showing maturity.

Cinematography and Editing are par excellent to any Hollywood romcom. Mubai and Vegas look equally beautiful.

Background score is breezy and songs fit the bill.

So, the film is actually, a technician’s delight. But film falls flat on two terms, Story and Screenplay. A good story is least expected in a romcom, but absence of engaging screenplay is a major drawback here.

The story unfolds very slowly. Writer seems to have paid enough attention over dialogues but script is weak. Nevertheless, I felt entertained throughout the movie and that’s all what I expect from romcoms.

Kareena and Imran play their part very well. Both the characters are contradicting yet complimentary to each other.

So, what makes this average movie, a worth watch? Last half an hour, especially climax. I wouldn’t discuss much about it, as I don’t want to hint out any spoiler.

Teaser:



Quick Review:

Cast:
Imran and Kareena are highlight of the movie. Ram kapoor and Boman Irani hasn't much scope here. Ratna Pathak Shah is good as always.

Story And Screenplay:
Story remains predictable most of the time. Writing is fresh and thoroughly entertaining.

Editing And Cinematography:
One of the most tightly edited film this year. Cinematography is simply excellent.


Music And Background Score:
Amit Trivedi brings the required freshness. Clinton Carejo's background score is peppy.

Direction:
Good debut by Shakun Batra, He chooses a safe genre to fly with. Karan Malhotra made a brave attempt to remake Agneepath. Dharma Productions has evolved much in last couple of years.



Final Verdict:
A "perfectly average movie" + last half an hour = A "perfectly above average" movie.

Box Office collection report:
Last four films of Kareena Kapoor are in "Mighty 100 Crore League", this film will surely not hit the mark, but due to moderate budget, will emerge as an average movie at box office.


Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ½

Agneepath Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil Se Movie Review: Agneepath

Agneepath: works in parts

                                                             

Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤  ½
Movie Information: IMDB, Wiki

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Om Puri, Katrina Kaif (cameo)
Direction: Karan Malhotra
Genre: Action, Drama


Movie Overview:

Tu na thamega kabhi, tu na mudega kabhi, tu na rukega kabhi,

Kar shapath, Kar shapath, Kar shapath,

Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath.

Yeh mahan drushya hain,

Chal raha Manushya hain,

Ashru, Sweth, Rakta se lathpat lathpat lathpat..

Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath.

Wow! Lines of Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan has created magic. Once? No. Twice! This time in a different way. Agneepath (1990) to begin with, is remembered majorly for Mr Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan. Agneepath (2012), however, will be remembered for Sanjay Datt as Kancha Cheena and Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala.

Karan Johar, has "tried" to remake a commercially average yet classic "Agneepath" but ends up making it a good-to-watch-easy-to-forget film. The reason? Lack of proper treatment.

First half of movie, is racy,compelling and entertaining equally, thanks to brilliantly shot sequences, tight screenplay, heart-throbbing background score and power packed performances. Sanjay Datt excels throughout the movie, this is probably his milestone performance. Rishi Kapoor on the other hand, after showing brilliance in Do Dooni Chaar, again proves that a star remains a star! How about Hrithik?

Hrithik chooses expressions rather than words. He may not have mass - appealing dialogues but his expressions works like wonder! If you compare Hrithik directly with Amitabh Bachchan, he has, still, done a commendable job.

So where this movie lags? Post interval. Movie misses the thrill that it creates prior to interval, slows down its pace to focus on sub plots, which rather adds melodrama that is unneeded. Film seems dragged a bit too. Story, predictable and yet entertaining, somewhere challenges your logic. Climax, which seems to be written for justifying Sanjay's role, is not grand.

Music is good, backgroud score is really thrilling.

Overall, a deserved watch for sure, but somehow keeps you longing for more.

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Quick Review:

Cast:
Sanjay Datt, Rishi Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan are outstanding, Om puri fits the bill, Priyanka's character gets sidelined. Deven Bhojani and Zarina Wahab are noteworthy. Katrina Kaif's appearance in Chikni Chameli  song adds masala (makers removed the Iyer character to avoid masala factor, crafts new villain Rauf Lala instead, which works too).

Story And Screenplay:
Predictable story overall, with few twists that actually adds the thrill. Screenplay is engaging and makes an otherwise lengthy movie, a fast paced action-drama.

Editing And Cinematography:
Editing is good, could have been tighter (only an opinion, not a loophole) where as cinematography completely overshadows many loop holes in direction and story (whom to credit? Ravi K Chandran or Kiran Deohans, Mr Malhotra?)

Music And Background Score:
A strong aspect of the film. Ajay - Atul does, less or more, the same job as they did in Singham. Well done!

Direction:
Good in parts, over okay.


Final Verdict:
There is nothing that you haven't seen before, but yet the movie manages to hold attention thanks to performances, music score and splendid DOP.

Box Office collection report:
Agneepath, will be a hit this time, for sure! Opening records are likely to be massive and will cruise easily in first week.


Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ½

Bol Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil Se Movie Review:Bol

Rating:* * * *1/2

Movie Information: IMDB Link

Cast: Humaima Malik, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Manzar Sehbai, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema

Direction: Shoaib Mansoor

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes


Movie Overview:

Bol is the second venture of a genius director Shoaib Mansoor (PP,SI, from Pakistan) after Khuda Kay Liye. The movie established a new box office record in Pakistan; but it would not get its audience in India or UK because of its conflict with the Salman Khan starrer Bodyguard.

I saw the movie in a multiplex where hardly ten people attended the screening of Bol in the first week of release itself.

Talking about the movie, the movie deals with an ordinary Pakistani family, where there are seven daughters (I was amused to see only five of them on screen) in a household and only one man, the male parent to earn. The movie has a very heartwarming story with the burning issues like gender discrimination, staunch religious beliefs, child abuse and above all, the political backdrops of the Pakistan.

The director focuses on all the burning issues very well within a span of almost three hours. The message of the movie is very clear; There exists two nations in Pakistan – the orthodox nation (where a daughter’s marriage are fixed with a man almost double than her age only because he belongs to the same sub-caste) and the modern nation (where the same daughter secretly marries to her lover). And with so many sub-plots and a strong story, I was amused to see a picture perfect screenplay (we see the father’s marriage with a prostitute and the daughter’s marriage with her lover in the same frame).

Khuda Kay Liye was a brilliant attempt, but Bol is a picture-perfect drama.

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Quick Review:

Cast:

The central characters of the movie played by Manzar Shehbai (the father) and Humaima Malik (the daughter) are the whole and soul of the movie. Both the performances are flawless. Atif Aslam (though criticized by many) plays his part very well.

Story And Screenplay:

Story and screenplay is the major asset of the movie. The first half is very tight and intriguing, where as the second half could have been better in terms of screenplay. I never go in detailed analysis of script for which one can refer its synopsis at Wikipage or IMDB.

Editing And Cinematography:

Editing, as I said earlier could have been better in second half. The movie could have been reduced by 10 minutes. Cinematography was top class. The locales of Lahore are very well captured and the camera angles are brilliant.

Music And Background Score:
In a Shoaib Mansoor movie, music plays the key role and background score is minimal; same is the case with this movie. The songs “Dil Pareshan Hai” , “Dil Jaaniya” and “Hona Tha Pyar” are hummable where as “Aaj Bol Do” and “Mumkin Hai” sound good.

Direction:
I am Speechless!


Final Verdict:
Watch a revolution on the screen in form of a kitchen – sink drama this summer folks! I rate it a deserved four and a half out of five.

Rating:* * * *1/2

Bodyguard Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil Se Movie Review: Bodyguard

Rating: * * *  1/2

Movie Information: IMDB Link

Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Hazel, Mahesh Manjrekar

Direction: Siddique

Genre: Action, Romance, Humor

Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes

Movie Overview:

After Dabbang and Ready, this film is going to be third consecutive feather in Salman’s cap. The movie, is remade thrice, which itself proves its worth and impact on the box office. This version of the movie, as the other two is good.

But here’s the game, I felt a little disappointed with the treatment of the movie. The screenplay rushed at an odd pace. The first half was intriguing and speedy, but the second half stammers a bit. Again, in the last 20 minutes, we see a hurricane of emotions.

The movie has all the proportionate elements of a Masala Movie, but I seriously felt a letdown in the humor quotient of the movie. The so-called “Tsunami Singh” was a hugh disappointment, rather than him, his T Shirts looked funny. The dialogues were above average.

A die-hard Salman fan might get disappointed, but it was a pleasure seeing Salman in a romantic movie; that too; was totally unexpected. Music boosted the movie, due to which, the faulty screenplay gets sidelined.

After watching this one, my recent favorites from Salman goes in the following order.
1. Dabbang
2. Bodyguard
3. Wanted
4. Ready

Give it a try folks!

Teaser:

Quick Review:

Cast:

Salman Khan is in top notch here. Kareena is back in the form. Mahesh Manjrekar, Aditya Pancholi, Raj Babbar are remarkable. Rajat Rawail as Tsunami is a letdown. He acts well sans comic timing. Hazel Keech (as friend of Kareena) is noteworthy.

Story And Screenplay:

Story and Screenplay by Siddique are both adopted from the original version. Story is good with strong subplots (though over looked in the movie), where as screenplay is inconsistant. Dialogues needed to be more powerful.

P.S. the phrase Main Maarta Kam, Ghasithta Zyada Hoon was missing in the movie (thanks to my friend who noticed it)

Editing And Cinematography:

Editing by Sanjay Sankla is good, he manages to keep the movie on track inspite of futile screenplay. Cinematography by Sejal Shah is marvelous. 

Music And Background Score:

This section proves to be the strongest backbone of the movie. Himesh Reshammiya has lived upto the expectations from the fans. Background score from Sandeep Shirodkar is top class.

Direction:

It would be an amateur statement to state Siddique as a debutant.This man has 27 films on his credits (Tollywood, Kollywood and Bollywoood), out of which most of the movies have turned to be a cult hit. He is flawless on the director's chair.

Finally, watch it! Even if you are not a Salman Khan fan, you wont regret watching this one.

Rating:* * *1/2

Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil Se Movie Review: Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande

Rating:* * 1/2

Movie Information: IMDB Link


Cast: Parvin Dabas, Sharat Saxena, Vansh Bharadwaj, Anupam Kher, Ashish Nayyar,

Kuldip Ruhil

Direction: Parvin Dabas

Genre: Drama, Humor

Duration: 1 hours 50 minutes


Movie Overview:

Parvin Dabas’s directorial debut “Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande” is an attempt to mix comedy with a burning issue, but the final output of this, is not satisfactory.

The movie deals with the issue of Real Estate Mafia in a modest way. The movie which could have been an out and out entertainer, fails miserably mainly due to poor screenplay.

The dialogues, which remain a quintessential part of a comedy movie, go ordinary here; which is another prime reason behind the failure.

The story has undoubtedly a huge potential to turn a blockbuster, but lack of treatment says it all.

The main limelight of the movie was Parvin Dabas the actor and Parvin Dabas the director.

Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande is an honest attempt made at a very good issue. The film has solid direction, descent performances and okay-dokay music. However, the film fails because of loose editing, mild treatment and dazzling screenplay.

Overall, the movie is a onetime watch if you like something out of the box.

Quick Review:


Cast:

Parvin Dabas is phenomenal Vansh Bhardwaj is impressive. Anupam Kher underplays well.And the rests are good. 

Story And Screenplay:

Story by the director himself is the most positive prospect of the movie. Screenplay is okay.

Editing And Cinematography:

Editing is loose. And Cinematography is brilliant. Sub urbs of Delhi are well captured.

Music And Background Score:

Music by Dhruv Dhalla and Siddharth - Suhas is okay. Mast Kalandar and Naino Wali Whisky are good, rest is bad.

Direction:

Very good direction from a debutant. Though, this one was not a master piece, would love to see more from you Mr. Dabas.

Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande is not so sahi movie and not even a galat attempt, it is a one time watch.


Rating:* * 1/2

Not A Love Story Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil Se Movie Review: Not A Love Story

Rating:* 1/2

Movie Information: IMDB Link


Cast: Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Gehi, Prableen Sandhu, Zakir Hussain

Direction: Ram Gopal Verma

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours


Movie Overview:

Pathetic! This was what I thought when I got out of the movie theatres. I would not be modest to criticize the movie, so do not expect many good things about the movie.

The movie is a bizarre combination of love, sex, angst, ambition and deceit. However, nothing seems to work out of it. The movie is based on the real life story of Neeraj Grover murder case, but it is a total disaster of the story.

The film is utterly disappointing in the first half, where the love story looks more of soft porn. The unconvincing screenplay and slow pace of the movie bores the viewer.

The background score by Sandip Chowta Projects (!?) literally perturbs you. The ailing sounds in the name of digital zing, does not please the ears but makes it increasingly flustering to bear the movie.

The camera angles of RGV are getting increasingly indigent with his every movie. Mr. RGV, there is a big difference between style and sensibility. Focusing on the leading lady’s curves does not make a style. Try to get inside the story rather than getting the cameras inside the leading lady’s skirts.

In the second half, we see a little glimmer where film seems to pace fast during the court room scenes and the drama starts making some sense, but bizarre (in a way, complex) ending diminish all the hopes left.

The only takeway was the performance from the leads. Mahie Gill is brilliant and Deepak Dobrial is apt. One more positive asset of the movie was the most complex and multi layered love story between the Robin (Deepak) and Anusha (Mahie); but the director says its “Not a love story” and I say “Let it be!”

Quick Review:


Cast:

Good performance from Deepak Dobrial as a passionate and possesive lover and commendable performance  from Mahie as an aspiring actress. Ajay Gehi, Neil Bhoopalan and Zakhir Hussain fit the bill.

Story And Screenplay:

The story is based on real life story. The story looks interesting but inconsistant screenplay spoils it all.

Editing And Cinematography:

Editing is faulty, and cinematography is very poor.

Music And Background Score:

Music is a good deal. Woh Ek Pal and Rangeela Re sound good. Background score is horrible.

Direction:

Direction is good. Ram Gopal Verma tries to create a multi layered love story but does not get it right this time.

Not a love story is an avoidable venture.


Rating:* 1/2

Arakshan Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil se Movie Review:Arakshan

Rating:* * *

Movie Information: IMDB Link


Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, Prateik Babbar

Direction: Prakash Jha

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes


Movie Overview:

First, the film will surely have the diverse opinion amongst the viewers. Prakash Jha’s directorial venture “Arakshan” according to me is an ordinary fare.

The film has a very loose screenplay and a poor script; due to which the film could never create an overall percussion of this burning issue. The film remains focused on the issue of reservation until the first half but loses its grip from the second half (where the film diverges completely from reservation point of view to parallel education system, say tuitions or coaching classes).

The director actually presents the Arakshan from a very narrow point of view. He deals with the Arakshan system in the field of education (and he deals well) but what about Arakshan in jobs or economic affairs? Here he arrantly fails to answer the viewers.

Even for the reservation system in schools and colleges, the makers never take a stand for either side; he just displays both the sides of reservation system merely via debate and never concludes for an effective output out of the debate. The film in the second half looks more like the success story of “super 30” (Google it).

As far as performances are concerned, Amitabh and Manoj Bajpayee are the highlights. The whole movie revolves around them. The love angle between Saif and Deepika is side lined and the screen space of Saif Ali Khan is so less that he could have been mentioned as in guest appearance on the rolling titles.

I have never questioned the ability of Mr. Jha to handle the sensitive issues of the society, but I must say he has failed this time.

The movie is still a onetime fare only if you ignore the title of the film.

Quick Review:


Cast:

Brilliant performance by AB and Manoj Bajpayee. Nothing much to tell aobut Saif as his role was very short ( I feel thats why Ajay Devn refused the movie) and Deepika' dialogue delievery is getting well film by film, must say that.Veterans like Yashpal Sharma are wasted due to uni dimensional script.

Story And Screenplay:

The story is completely predictable and the film has almost no twists and turns in the script. Screenplay is very poor.

Editing And Cinematography:

The editing is loose. The duration of the movie almost three hours, seem too much for a simple story. Cinematography is okay.

Music And Background Score:

Music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy is an utter flop. Minus "Accha Lagta Hai" all the songs fail to amuse the viewer. Prakash Jha as usual manages to get good background score.

Direction:
I dont see loopholes in the direction. But the screenplay itself is so weak, that a director cant help it.

Arakshan has no zing thing in it. I rate it a 3.

Rating:* * *

Singham Movie Review Bollywood Dil Se (BD)

Bollywood Movie Review: Singham

Movie Information: IMDB Link

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Sachin Khedekar, Govind Namdeo

Direction: Rohit Shetty

Genre: Romance,Humor,Action

Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes

Movie Overview:
"Ajay Devgn , Prakash Raj, Rohit Shetty, Aave Singham, Kajal Aggarwal, Majja Satkeli, Gotya…" These are some phrases that keep rolling onto your mind as soon as you leave the theatre. While you are inside the theatre, movie never gives you a chance to halt for a second; it’s a helluva fun ride.

Say it a Masala Movie, Family Entertainer, Paisa Vasool Movie or South Indian remake, I absolutely love this movie. I saw the portrayal of Pure India, Young India and Beautiful India in this movie unlike some movies which tend to show harsh realities and stuff.

Ajay Devgn ( People say Salman is a Mass Actor, But I have never seen people in PVR Cinema cheering and clapping so much in any Salman Khan movie like they did for Singham ). He is undoubtedly a Hero. And Singham is all about his heroic portrayal done brilliantly by Rohit Shetty. Prakash Raj is one of the best (apart from remakes) that we have imported from Tollywood. He is a perfect goon, the tag which I would give to Amrish Puri or Amjad Khan or Prem Chopra.

Direction by Rohit Shetty is awesome! Cinematography by Dudely is breezy and spirited (thanks to brilliantly shot action sequences.Who cares even if it is larger than life!) Screenplay by Yunus Sajawal is zippy. If these aspects would not have been better, than movie would have been high on style and low on content; which I am glad is not the case with Singham.

Bunch of Marathi Actors and Kajal Aggarwal are takeaways too. The later looks as sweet as candy floss. Background Score (mostly made up from its title track) is up roaring and plays a major role behind Singham’s coolness.

The movie is made to make you feel good. And does it? Hell yeah!!


Quick Review:

Cast:
Ajay Devgn as Singham, looks and acts like a Singham. I wonder what would have been if Surya was selected as Singham. Kajal Aggarwal is absolutely adorable. Marathi actors like Govind Namdeo, Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni (she was a bit loud) are the backbone of the movie.

Story And Screenplay:
There is nothing new in the story, but is it needed? No. Even an ordinary story with brilliant performance and Direction can be hot shooted. And this is what Singham does. Screenplay is dynamic, the story never loses its energy.

Editing And Cinematography:
Editing is tight in first half. The film looses grip in second half where a song is added, which wasn't needed at all.Real India is really well shot! Goa seems to be favorite of Bollywood these times. Action Sequences are soul of the movie.

Music And Background Score:
Music by Ajay - Atul is very good. All the three originals are well shot in the movie, but Maula was not needed to be included. Background score by Amar Mohile as I wrote earlier, is up roaring.

Direction:
Rohit Shetty's best till date.

A sure shot hit of the year!!

Rating:****

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Movie Review: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Movie Information: IMDB Link

Cast:Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar,Abhay Deol,Katrina Kaif,Kalki Koechlin

Direction: Zoya Akhtar

Genre: Romance,Humor

Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes


Movie Overview:

“Seize the day”, is the whole and soul of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. I was actually quite low on expectations with this movie. But this movie has turned out to be a vagabond of friendship, love, adventure, emotions and above all, LIFE.

I always believed that Farhan Akhtar is a good showman. Right from Rock On!!, Luck By Chance and the duh Kartik Calling Kartik. But this movie has proved it that he has all the elements that are needed in an actor. He can dance, can cry (can sing of course) and now, he can make you laugh. Abhay – Farhan – Hrithik are the three mesquiteers.

Zoya Akhtar is one more reason to watch this movie. The way she directed Luck By Chance was not all serendipitous, and she has proved it. ZNMD is all her baby. The male bonding penned and filmed by her is pleasant.

The Spanish locations are exotic. Dialogues (By Farhan Akhtar) are real and spontaneous. Movie runs with its own good slow pace, which is very much needed for the road movies.

Many scenes halt the heart and literally put you on an adventure mode.

Movie would have been a way better if songs were good. Editing needed a bit more stitch. I have no complaints regarding the length of the movie, as I can watch this Spanish odyssey for more than two hours with a tub of pop corn and a coke.

Overall, this road movie is a trip to remember.

Quick Review:

Cast:
Just perfect. Hrithik - Abhay - Farhan reminds you of Akshaye - Saif - Amir of Dil Chahta Hai (Nothing apart from these is similar in these two movies.) Kalki, as usual fits into her role. Katrina is good. Adriana Cabrol is noteworthy.

Story And Screenplay:
An ordinary story shot in an extra ordinary way. The usual story seems interesting as it is transfused in the form of a Road Movie. Reema Kagti has done a good job. Screenplay is good. Dialogues are very good.

Editing And Cinematography:
Editing is okay. Cinematography is exotic, stylish and vivacious. Scenes of under water diving, bull fights, tomatino festival, air diving all are very well shot.

Music And Background Score:
Music is strictly okay.Senorita is good. Khwabon Kay Parinday is soulful. Background score is apt, could have been better.

Direction:
I am a fan of Zoya Akhtar now, thats all.

Overall, A perfect movie to be on your DVD Collection!

Rating:****

Murder 2 Movie Review (BD)

Murder 2 Movie Review

Movie Information: IMDB Link

Cast:Emraan Hashmi ,Jacqueline Fernandez, Sudhanshu Pandey, Prashant Narayanan

Direction: Mohit Suri

Genre: Thriller,Action

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes


Movie Overview:


Murder 1 was inspired from "Unfaithful" and now this one, from "Chaser”, It’s awful to see Mahesh Bhatt replicating the English movies.

Now, talking about the movie, the makers have chosen a very smart way of banking the brand “Murder”. The sequel is not at all the sequel. Nothing apart from the makers are same in this movie. But in order to create some hype and sensation, screenplay and story are hampered and unnecessary sex scenes are muxed in an uncanny way.

Emraan Hashmi and Prashant Narayan (I loved him in Yeh Saali Zindagi) were just splendid! Jacqueline is supposed to be the eye candy and she does it well. She adds more spice than Mallika Sherawat.

Music is a plus point of the movie. Aye Khuda is shot in a brilliant way (Mohit Suri did the same thing in Awarapan). Haal – E – Dil sounds good too. Background score by Raju Singh is okay.

The fault with the movie is in its screenplay. Due to the urge to mix up erotica with thriller, Shagufta Rafique messes with the flow of the movie. Dialogues are crisp.

The actions and visuals were dark and intense, apt to the theme.

Overall, Mohit Suri had his heart and mind on the correct track while making the movie, but if the story and screenplay were better (or should I say logical); the movie would have worked wonders. A worth watch anyways.


Quick Review:

Cast:
Emraan is shining and so is Prashant. Jacqueline is okay, her dialogue delivery has improved. Sudhanshu is good. Rest of the cast is okay.

Story And Screenplay:
Story is inspired from "Chaser" which in turn, was inspired from Korean movie. Screenplay as I said, has some loopholes. Dialogues are fun. Some scenes like one where Emraan and Prashant at chemist store etc. are well shot.

Editing And Cinematography:
Editing is good.First half is thrilling and engaging, but the second half turns out to be ordinary. The story gets predictable by the end.

Music And Background Score:
Music is good. Its review is already the most popular page on the blog. Background score by Raju Singh (I wonder why he has not given a single tune in the music section considering that his association with Bhatt's has proved to be a hit) is thrilling.

Direction:
Mohit Suri does his job brilliantly. Anurag Basu refused to direct the movie after directing the first part, but Mohit has never let the Bhatts' down. The movie is as dark and raw, as it is supposed to be.


Overall, you are thrilled and glued to seats until you are in a cinema hall, but as soon as you leave the halls, you don't remember much except dialogues.I rate it a 3.5/5

Rating:***1/2

Shaitan Movie Review (BD)

Movie Information:IMDB Link 

Cast:Rajeev Khandelwal,Kalki Koechlin,Pawan Malhotra,Shiv Pandit,Gulshan Devaiya,Neil Bhoopalam,Kirti Kulhari

Direction: Bejoy Nambiar

Genre: Thriller,Action

Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes

Movie Overview:

The movie as I guessed earlier, is a revamped version of Anurag Kashyap directorial debut (which is still in the claws of Indian Censor Board) "Paanch" starring Kay Kay Menon.And now after almost a decade of his first yet unreleased movie, Anurag Kashyap producing this movie and getting it through the censor board without any cuts is a good slam to the Indian Censor Board. Clearly the movie is more intense and dark than Paanch. The movie is a way more profane with mild to severe abuses, implicit sex and nudity, and explicit violent scenes. And yet the movie has passed without a cut (showing a fact that censorship has improved a lot).

The movie is almost perfect on cinematic aspects. Casting and Direction is flawless.Cinematography is something best I have seen so far. Every scene is shot in the ultra stylish way leading to a brilliant story telling.
First half of the movie is extremely engaging and entertaining, the second half lacks a bit by predictable turns and twists.

All the subplots of the movie like their characters are very strong take it as subtle love story of Rajeev Khandelwal (So graceful on the screen) or the one with Amy's mother, every character has its own story to tell and they tell it in their own ultra stylish way.

The "Shomu" cameo (By someone who has done commendable job in AK's last produced movie) and Nikhil Chinnapa add the surprise factor to the movie.

Yet again a brilliant piece of cinema by Anurag Kashyap Production and kudos to Bijoy Nambiar.

Quick Review:

Cast:

All male debutants Shiv Pandit,Gulshan Devaiya and Neil Bhoopalam are hopeful and very bright on acting skills.Rajeev Khandelwal (A main reason that could bring female fans for the movie) is absolutely charming. Pawan Malhotra and rest are good.

Story And Screenplay:
Story is in a way inspired from real events as well as the movie Paanch. Screenplay by the director himself is very  piquant. Dialouges are crisp. The writing section is almost flawless.

Editing And Cinematography:
Editing is very good. Few stiches in the second half could have help this movie to get a five star rating from me. Cinematography By R. Madhi is undoubtedly the best till date in the history of Bollywood.

Music And Background Score:
No words to describe the music and background score. Absolutely speechless!! I can watch this movie again for the music and background score only.Khoya Khoya Chand, Josh and Pintya song sequences are the limelight of the movie.

Direction:
What a vehicle for a debutant's launch! Shaitan is ofcourse Anurag Kashyap's baby. But the true credit of the movie should go to Bejoy Nambiar. Bijoy, give me something as good as this and I will be your patron.

The movie due to many off-screen reasons deserves a five. But as a reviewer keeping personal aspects aside, I rate this movie a deserved 4.5

Rating:****1/2

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Ready Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil se Movie Review:Ready

Rating:***1/2

Movie Information :IMDB Link

Cast: Salman Khan,Asin,Arya Babbar,Paresh Rawal,Puneet Issar,Mahesh Manjrekar

Direction: Anees Bazmi

Genre: Humour,Action,Drama

Duration:  2 hours 22 minutes

Movie Overview:

After Wanted and Dabbang (there flicks were so well received that Veer's average collection has vanished).Salman is going to be an Indian Rajnikant soon.His larger than life image, though restricted to his fans only, but definitely works wonder with his movies.Ready is no exeption. The movie has opened to full houses throughout the country and is supposed to be another super hit for him. The movie is also supposed to suppress the next release "Shaitan" which I feel will be better cinematic experience.

Ready is a baby of two showmen, Salman and Anees Bazmi. The movie has all Anees Bazmi elements like slap stick jokes (sometimes PJ), vibrant colors, great locations and song picturesqueness. And the movie has all Salman Khan elements like his typical dancing style, dialogue delivery, and comic timing.

The movie is well supported by efficient star cast (Paresh Rawal's chemistry with Salman is more appealing than Asin and Salman).Regular dose of songs and humor helps to scroll down the movie in a smooth way. No doubt, first half is clumsy, but film picks up the pace in the second half. And as soon as the movie ends, a Salman Khan fan is sure to get a good smile.

Such movies are never meant to be logical or extraordinary, so wasting your time in observing loop holes in the movie is no smart thing.

Cameos by many stars are totally successful in making Ready an another extravagant movie.

(Only) If you are a Salman Khan fan (I am not much, but I adore him in real life), get ready for Ready.

Quick Review:

Cast:

Salman Khan himself fills up the bill.And he is well supported by Paresh Rawal and Co. Asin is gracious. Puneet Issar and Mahesh Manjrekar does their job well.Sudesh Lahiri deserves applause for leaving his comical impression in a Salman Khan movie.

Story And Screenplay:

Story is same old bollywood masala movie with no unusual twists and turns. Considering the fact that the movie is a remake of Telugu movie Ready (Ft. Ram and Genelia D Souza) the Hindi writers had not much to do at the creative tables.

Editing And Cinematography:

Okay. Editing (Ritesh Soni) is faulty.The story takes a long time to pick up. Though this void is covered by one man show by Salman, the slow pace cant be ignored. Cinematography is good. Vivacious locations and very well picturised songs works in the favor of the movie.

Music And Background Score:

Music is already reviewed here. Devi Sri Prasad rocks with his "Dhinka Chika / Ringa Ringa" and Prittam does a good job with his "Character Dheela" (Zarine looks good) . The rest of the songs are average but screen presence of Salman-Asin makes them watchable.Background score is good.

  

Direction:

Anees Bazmi is back again after some not so good movies No Problem and Thank You. Hope to see him making such masala movies for a long time.

If you love Salman, you will love Ready.If you want to enjoy some popcorn and candy floss along with friends for a weekend, Ready is ready for you.

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Rating:***1/2

Shor In The City Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil se Movie Review:Shor In The City

Rating:****

Movie Information :IMDB Link

Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Preeti Desai, Pitobash Tripathy, Nikhil Dwivedi, Radhika Apte ,Sundeep Kishan ,Girija Oak

Direction:Raj Nidimoru ,Krishna D.K.

Genre: Humor,Action,Drama

Duration: 2 hours

Movie Overview :

This is the third hit on the row for Ekta Kapoor. First of all kudos to her. The movie released without much attention or speculation. But like all other mind blowing gems, take it Udaan or LSD or Do Dooni Chaar last year, this one is a purely reverberant.

Movie is a cock-tale of three stories simultaneously taking place in Mumbai within the span of 11 days of Ganesh Chaturthi. The narration consists of three different class and tastes having different background struggling in one or the other way to get a place in the heart of India.

Let me mention one name first of all, Pitobash Tripathy. I remember him right from the 3 Idiots. I knew the man has got the talent and he has accorded himself very well in the character. He brings in the gags in each and every scene he is featured.The film has got one of the strongest end credits and all thanks to the brilliant scene in the end credit.

Rensil has a descent debut and is same with Preeti Desai.

In the end, this Shor is a must watch!

Quick Review:

Cast:

Good performances is a key point. Zakhir Hussain and Pitobash are commendable. Rests are good. Nikhil Dwivedi is wasted.

Story And Screenplay: 

Best section of the movie.Stories,though simple, are well narrated. Screenplay is engaging.Writing team comprising Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K., Sita Menon has done a good job.

Editing And Cinematography:

Editing is good.The track fails to show the third story connecting with the other two in the end. Tusshaar Kapoor's track could have been chopped a little.Cinematography is good.But could have been better considering the fact that the Mumbai was to be captured on celluloid.

Music And Background Score:
Music is unconventional.( Read Music Review here).All songs are used in the background score which boosts the movie in a positive way.

 
Direction:
 Duo in the direction. And direction is definitely a strong asset of the movie.

Minus some goofs in story and editing, the film is a helluva roller-coaster ride!

Rating:****

Chalo Dilli Movie Review (BD)

Bollywood Dil se Movie Review:Chalo Dilli

Rating:***

Movie Information :IMDB Link

Cast: Lara Dutta, Vinay Pathak, Akshay Kumar(Do not know why he is credited with lead instead of Guest  Appearance)

Direction: Shashant Shah

Genre: Humor,Drama

Duration: 2 hours

Movie Overview :

This is the first venture of Lara Dutta as a producer (She looks dead-drop gorgeous in the movie). The so called road movie is inspired from many English flicks like "Changing Lanes" and many more. So the movie, frankly is not original unlike the last venture of director Dasvidaniya.

This is a kind of movie which is better to be enjoyed on weekends on DVD players.A good entertainer with its own loop holes (and huge loop holes).

The best thing in the movie is the star cast.

Vinay is witty and Lara is a chick!

Overall an above average movie.

Quick Review:

Cast:

Strongest section of the movie. Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak are the whole and soul of the movie. Sad that Lara Dutta has her own sweet place in Bollywood and is not a front runner in the Bollywood.

Story And Screenplay: 

Arshad Sayed has done both the job loosely.Story is a mix of many different stories from Hollywood. And similarly screenplay is also distracting. The movie fails to focus on any one track and keeps on struggling to catch your attention. Film starts well but falls flat by the interval and is never picked up.Even humor quotient is less.

Editing And Cinematography:

Editing is poor. Cinematography is brilliant. Nikos Andritsakis has successfully captured spices of Rajasthan and Delhi.

Music And Background Score:
Music is poor. Background score is okay. Item song "Laila" is a good picturesque.

 
Direction:
Shashant Shah has his heart in his place but mind is not focused due to loose screenplay and editing.

Challo Dilli never tries to be out of the box or extravagant. The movie remains a descent entertainer from the start till the end.

Rating:***

Stanley Ka Dabba Crtitcs Movie Review (BD)

Here are the other famous critics' review for the film:Stanley Ka Dabba

• Reviewer:Rajeev Masand
• Site:IBN Live
• Movie Rating:****
• One Line Verdict:This is a film with the perfect ingredients; made with honesty and a touch of innocence. No wonder it leaves you feeling very rewarded.     

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• Reviewer:Nikhat Kazmi
• Site:Times Of India
• Movie Rating:***1/2
• One Line Verdict:Don't miss this rich and nuanced soul curry for both, the young and adult heart.

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• Reviewer:Taran Adarsh
• Site:Bollywood Hungama
• Movie Rating:****
• One Line Verdict:Simplistic, honest and sensitively told, STANLEY KA DABBA takes you back to your school days.         

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• Reviewer:Anirudha Guha
• Site:NDTV
• Movie Rating:****
• One Line Verdict:Amole Gupte shot Stanley Ka Dabba on Saturdays, during five hour-long workshops he conducted with children at a school in Chakala, Mumbai. The budget was minimal, but the determination to tell a good story was supreme. The result is a film you need to not just watch but cherish.

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Ragini MMS Critics Movie Review (BD)

Here are the other famous critics' review for the film:Ragini MMS

• Reviewer:Rajeev Masand
• Site:IBN Live
• Movie Rating:**1/2
• One Line Verdict:It's nothing you haven't seen before, but it keeps you engaged for most of its 100-minute running time.        

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• Reviewer:Nikhat Kazmi
• Site:Times Of India
• Movie Rating:***1/2
• One Line Verdict:Watch it for its novelty and for the fact that Ragini MMS makes a heady cocktail of sex and horror that's so very different from run-of-the-mill Bollywood.

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• Reviewer:Taran Adarsh
• Site:Bollywood Hungama
• Movie Rating:****
• One Line Verdict:Ragini MMS is terrifying enough to make you jump on your seat. Let me call it a creepy, spine-chilling date movie! On the whole, RAGINI MMS amalgamates components of horror, paranormal and sex seamlessly.          

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• Reviewer:Komal Nahata
• Site:KoiMoi
• Movie Rating:***
• One Line Verdict:Ragini MMS will entice and excite the youth for its fine blend of sex and horror.

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Luv Ka The End Critics Movie Review

Here are the other famous critics' review for the film:Chalo Dilli

• Reviewer:Rajeev Masand
• Site:IBN Live
• Movie Rating:**
• One Line Verdict:I’m going with two out of five for Luv Ka The End. Give me one of those American teen comedies any day         

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• Reviewer:Nikhat Kazmi
• Site:Times Of India
• Movie Rating:**1/2
• One Line Verdict:Great idea, poor execution: that's the irony of this film Luv Ka the End which promises to catapult Yash Raj productions as the MTV of the film industry.

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• Reviewer:Taran Adarsh
• Site:Bollywood Hungama
• Movie Rating:***1/2
• One Line Verdict:On the whole, LUV KA THE END appeals to the sensibilities of Gen X. This one's for the yuppie Facebook and Twitter generation. Go, have a blast!           

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• Reviewer:Anirudha Guha
• Site:DNA
• Movie Rating:***
• One Line Verdict:Peppy and conversational dialogue, relatable instances and a lot of madness make Luv Ka The End an enjoyable chick flick.

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Haunted 3 D Critics Movie Review (BD)

Here are the other famous critics' review for the film:Haunted

• Reviewer:Rajeev Masand
• Site:IBN Live
• Movie Rating:**
• One Line Verdict:I’m going with two out of five for director Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted. You’ll be laughing hard for hours after you’ve watched this film. Not what you expect from horror, is it?                      

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• Reviewer:Nikhat Kazmi
• Site:Times Of India
• Movie Rating:***
• One Line Verdict:Experiencing the horror in 3D is indeed a novel experience for the viewer, specially since it is smartly done. Each time the ghosts lunge out at you, stick out their tongue or flail their limbs, you jump back in your seat.

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• Reviewer:Taran Adarsh
• Site:Bollywood Hungama
• Movie Rating:***1/2

• One Line Verdict: On the whole, HAUNTED is for today's movie savvy audience. It succeeds in keeping you tense and edgy, as a true poltergeist/horror flick should. 

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• Reviewer:Anupama Chopra
• Site:NDTV
• Movie Rating:**
• One Line Verdict: Vikram uses formulaic horror tropes – mist, screeching doors, books that fall by themselves and blaring background music that insists that you be scared. I was trying not to laugh out loud. I’m going with one and a half star.

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Chalo Dilli Crtitics Review (BD)

Here are the other famous critics' review for the film:Chalo Dilli

• Reviewer:Rajeev Masand
• Site:IBN Live
• Movie Rating:**
• One Line Verdict:'Chalo Dilli' starts off smoothly but becomes a repetitive and predictable mess when its writers fail to fully exploit the comic possibilities of such a ripe scenario.            

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• Reviewer:Nikhat Kazmi
• Site:Times Of India
• Movie Rating:***1/2
• One Line Verdict:The story of Chalo Dilli may be simple, straight and sprinkled with all the predictable twists and turns you can envisage in a drama that pitches a snooty, spoilt woman against a desi Indian male.But hey, the film has so much soul, specially in the climax, it makes up for any shortcomings in story and vision.

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• Reviewer:Taran Adarsh
• Site:Bollywood Hungama
• Movie Rating:***
• One Line Verdict:On the whole, CHALO DILLI is exciting and amusing in parts. The film has some terrific moments, but the writing could've been more persuasive towards the post-interval portions.                            

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• Reviewer:Anirudha Guha
• Site:DNA
• Movie Rating:*
• One Line Verdict: Chalo Dilli is a confused cocktail of Jab We Met, Bheja Fry, Dabangg and Delhi 6 with an item number thrown in. With a so-so first half and a disastrous second half, Chalo Dilli could be easily missed.

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