Movie Review : Race 2 [ 2013 ]

" Doesn't WIN the Race "

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Email from Ramesh Taurani

To Abbas - Mustan,

Ingredients for a Sequel :

Race 2 rolls with the same series of songs, meant the genre of songs, created by Pritam in 2008 viz; Pehli Nazar Mein as Be Intehaan, Party On my Mind as Khwab Dekhen and Allah Duhai Hai being the sole track for the Movie. Action scenes ( as in the prequel, acclaimed by the audience ), some Bedroom scenes which are reproduced again. Alan Amin with his insane jumps. Importing Atif Aslam. Mix everything together and half bake it. Serve the 2008 blockbuster - sequel chilled.

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You wanna get entertained ? Uh-oh again, don’t chalk up with the census and demography as we have been doing for some recent past action movies. Abbas - Mustan Burmawalla - the thriller duo, known for Baazigar, Aitraaz and their past suspense thriller drama - Race. The prequel of Race 2  had a decent plot  in which one could apply one's brains, where this movie gives a lay back to its franchise. Ramesh Taurani wouldn't go for a sequel then again. Indulging your mind to apply in the plot can be as having food with NO Salt and here the film will make you feel exhausted. Though they have a large canvas to display their flick - sequel but still they aren't bolstered with a good writing though. Stops being Original and overuse the scenes created earlier and displays them as any of the average Bollywood Movie. Its case is similar to Dabangg 2, the swearing remark of the second half hits hard as you just seduction & nothing else.

The story begins from where it was left in 08, Ranveer ( Saif Ali Khan ) and Sonia ( Bipasha Basu ) are living their life perfectly. But to their dismay, Sonia is killed under some mysterious traps and conditions and Ranveer now becomes furious and starts hunting for the killer. Inspector Robert D'Costa ( Anil Kapoor ) assists him to get some clues, as now he is the manager of classy club where he permits Ranveer to stay in. Sameera Reddy being replaced by Amisha Patel is jaw - droppingly hot, and as usual Anil tries to make love with his P.A ( Fruits not to be missed ! ). Ho - Hum Ranveer arrives Turkey and faces the heavy Armaan Malik after Robert D'Costa follows his sturdy investigation. Armaan accompanied by his love interest Elena ( Deepika Padukone ) tries to betray Saif, as Katrina did in the prequel. Ranveer touts his most famous dialogue " Race hamesha meri thi aur meri hi rahegi... Kyunki main is Race ka sabse puranaa Khiladi hoon. " Ranveer goes with his topless fight with Armaan, some necking scenes in the latter part awfully leading to terrible dismay of the audience.

Hell Yeah, Race 2 has a good cast, lots of smokin' cars and a palette that may please your eyes to the fullest. All in all, the latter part of the film, including the climax, pulls down the movie drastically. One thing you can do is, wait for the telecast of the Super - Hit Race at your T.V's. Er.. Feast for Saif Ali Khan Fans, while a one - time watch for the rest of the public.


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Movie Review : Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola [ 2013 ]

' Reveal the mysterious Gulabi Bhains '

So the most crowd pleasing title Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola having a distinctive casting, offbeat music and the film which grabbed most of the attention towards, Vishal Bhardwaj after his terrible 7 Khoon Maaf returns with this original story of MKBKM. Bhardwaj has always tried to be original towards his plot, think of Kaminey where the film worked with critics along with the masses too. Bhardwaj is a kind of director who gets adjusted to his surroundings vividly. Bhardwaj's music is unique having a typical title track, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola starring Imran Khan ( Matru ), Anushka Sharma ( Bijlee ) and Pankaj Kapoor ( Mandola ). Though this casting is different from anyone's point of view but worked brilliantly at this piece of cinema.

The plot displays unrefined rural locales of Haryana where a kinky, odd industrialist Harry Mandola ( Pankaj Kapoor ). The village is named after his surname Mandola. He himself, known as Mandola most oftenly, is a personality with acuteness in his thinking regarding money, serious, cunning and slick. Mandola wanted his area to be announced as an economic ward obliged to which he forces the native residents who had their farmlands, to sell and leave the village. But Politician Chaudhari Devi ( Shabana Azmi ) who appeals him into thwarting off the villagers. Mandola's MONEY while Chaudhari Devi's POWER can only unite when their offsprings get married to each other. In the midst of all, Mandola's Man Friday Matru ( Imran Khan ) who has nothing to do with these situations enters them, tends to bring about a drastic change against land extortion and defends the villagers.


                        

The scenery is captured beautifully, though it is unrefined, raw but that's the beauty of this film. Bhardwaj puts the best comical scenes between the breathtaking star Pankaj Kapoor and Imran Khan, who just sets the cinema on the right track. Imran Khan gets the mood for watching such a type of genre while Pankaj traps everyone in his histrionics. The Director then ( itself in the first half ) tries to bring a mysterious character Gulabi Bhains ( Mao ) but the balloon burst right before the interval leaving nothing to forecast in the second half. Practicality is what Vishal Bhardwaj tends to assure in 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' and it forces him to choose for a midway which was more apt towards deep red before pink. The abusive manner doesn't consent an impact pretty much like the odd and unusual presence of Gulabi Bhains ( Buffalo ). The song ' Jiski kheti uski zameen, hatt lootne wale ' conjointly imitates the same emotions.

                       

All in all to be a Vishal Bhardwaj's film you expect some twists in the second half but the plot is empty making everyone go predictably right and have a banausic continuity. The man who stands alone in the film is Pankaj Kapoor with his stupendous drama. He just fills the glass which was emptied by the storyline to the way it had to be. Pankaj Kapoor's drama win right from the very first shot where he is in his drunken amazement scowling some Haryanvi dialogues. Shabana Azmi gets an easy role but stills does as if she has somnambulism problem. Anushka is good, peppy and cheerful.

Pankaj Kapoor saves this film with his acclaimed acting but still Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola departs you displeasingly. In all, the second half is sluggish and most foreseeable without any twist and turns.

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