PK [2014]

The dinner I had the previous night was a torture. It was so awkward talking with my own mother. Well, the truth is I am a junk eater and had wasted all of my pocket money eating roadside chaat. So, begging for more money (just to get my first day first show ticket) was a serious crime as per the laws drafted by my Mommy. The living room was so quite that I could hear my own jaw moving, each bite clearly defined. "This is one of the tasty dish I ever had so far!", I said in an attempt to break the silence. "What's so tasty in these Dum Aaloos? Anyways Thanks.", she said and gave a smile which quite didn't reach my eyes. Later, when I reached by the sink, I stuck to my plan to get the money from her wallet. "I'll help you arrange the wet dishes", I said. Arranging the plates from the water and later bravely added,"Mommy, can I get some cash?" And guess what, she gave me a stiff look (as expected) staring at me as if I was her enemy. I guess I couldn't blame her now atleast. When you are on a vacation at home, not even partying with friends or going for a trip anywhere with someone it is pretty much cynical, isn't it? But thankfully Mommy mentioned New Year's Party arrangements which was a  perfect lie. I added some more dialogues to make it sound more believable.

Okay so lets move away from this drunken story of mine. The most anticipated movie of this year "PK" is not what you'll expect before entering the talkies. We all agree the fact that Rajkumar Hirani is one of the greatest of all directors and also he is the paragon of the most entertaining directors. "Munnabhai MBBS", "Lage Raho Munnabhai" and "3 Idiots" are no doubt included on the lists of the 'most thought-provoking films' and they do deserve. All of these were strategically planned movies and earned a lot at the BO. But "PK" is something noticeably different from others where virtuoso Hirani teams up with his writer Abhijat Joshi and bombs on religious matters that are considered superior on this land meticulously.

Aamir Khan (Called as PK in the film isn't his real name. Public names him Peekay) referring to a drunken man who walks, talks strangely and questions people behaving as seven year old kid. Khan lands from a spaceship, completely nude, somewhere in a desert in Rajasthan where a villager snatches his remote control (kind of a locket which he wears as a necklace) and sells it (around 40k) to a godman Saurabh Shukla (Swami Nithyananda). Khan needs this remote control in order to return to his planet and so he sets out on a journey which results in to bring about a small change in our thinking and religious beliefs.

Two of those funniest sequences were firstly, the 'Dancing Car' scene. Oh that was just hilarious! I still don't believe that who will like to have car sex somewhere far away in a desert? PK identifies the dancing car (so called by him) and steals their clothes for his use. Second one is when Boman Irani (News channel anchor) refuses to broadcast religion-based material on his channel because he was once butt-stabbed by a Trishul printing three marks on his ass. Such scenes depicting any religious content were smoothly delivered and Hirani keeps PK interacting with our mind in the most gentle way. Khan carrying the Pooja Thaali in a Church, Wine bottles in a Dargah are simply funny and in a balanced proportion instead of offensive. Anushka is bubbly and cute. Her hairstyle isn't that bad. Sushant Singh Rajput holds a short role of a Pakistani boy who falls in love with the former Indian.

The movie falls just after the interval where the climax becomes clearly predictable. Also, all the songs are simply annoying and irritating. A year ago, I watched BUZZ FEED VIDEOS on YouTube (they haven't paid me to promote them) for a continuous three hour stretch, and I would rather see it again than to sit and listen these BHEST OF TIME songs.

Surely, PK is not like 3 Idiots or the Munnabhai Series but Hirani still has a better story to tell. It has some beautiful lovable characters and of course Aamir who will win your heart guaranteed! Hope this cute story helps to redefine India's mindset on religious beliefs and amends our society socially.

Kick [2014]

Earlier this week I along with some of my Chaddi buddies went for 'Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya'. The act of starring in my phone while replying someone and realize how little I text them distracted their attention. So, this time FILMY KHOPDI planned to join his brother to grab a KICK!

A lot of selfies were captured. Some were weird. Okay, all were weird! My brother still thinks that I can't photograph and handing me his camera is just wasting his SD card storage. Bro, your jokes are still 'UnJhellebal'. He seriously bombed my head badly!

We entered the Multiplex and some soothing music hit my ears which brought me back to normal. Someone who isn't a Sallu fan and who tolerantly liked Dabangg 2 and disappointing Jai Ho, I had just one thought roaming in my head that how much upbeat Kick be? Fortunately, Kick is just BANG BANG!

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The movie starts with Shaina (Jacqueline Fernandez) getting dressed and sets out to find her love. It reminded me of a contraceptive control ad at the very beginning. Her father chooses Inspector Himanshu Tyagi (Randeep Hooda) to marry Shaina and fixes a date in a train. There Shaina introduces Devi Lal Singh (Salman), in her talk, as his Ex boyfriend and tells him about his selfish and moronic pranks to have a Kick. The film is stretched of two and a half hour which makes it a bit tiring but you won't get your butts off until the end. Later Himanshu introduces Devil (Salman again) who is a pain in ass for the former, tells her about his robberies and unsuccessful chases. The backstory for Salman playing Devil is what pleased me.

Luckily, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin Siddique have bagged some awesome roles to play and they truly were outstanding. The action scenes aren't bragged just for the sake of doing it.

Nawazuddin Siddique absolutely destroys the villain competition this year. Nawazuddin acts out as Joker from Dark Knight and must say he is among the best villains I have seen in Bollywood till date. Nawazuddin arrives too late in the film but immediately absorbs you in with his awesome award-snagging opening dialogue delivery.

Nawaz: “Goro ne China ka maal chipka diya, paanch minute nahi tik paye."

This dialogue was just hilarious!

About the music, its good and pleasing. Jasmine Sandlas's 'Yaar Na Miley' is playful. Nargis Fakhri still needs dance tuitions. Jhumme ki Raat is a chartbuster. Jacqueline is jaw-droppingly superb on her dance steps.

A well-bred, full of thrills, cheerful yet suprisingly emotional movie which makes you feel care for Salman.

Watch it to know why.

Ek Villain [2014]

IMAGINE "You enter your house and find your loved one harshly slaughtered?" How terrifying it will be!

"Ek Villain" is a remake of the Korean classic "I saw the Devil", the difference being that the original gives more attention to the brutality and not on the Pyaar-Mohabbatein drama.

Director Mohit Suri (Murder 2, Aashiqui 2, Awarapan) undoubtedly good at making crime cinema, but it'd more enjoyable to see him away from his comfort zone. Suri, along with his writers, portrays Sidharth Malhotra (Guru) as a Gunda, and adds a different shade to the character as that of in the Korean classic. Also the lovestory of Aisha (Shraddha Kapoor) and Guru runs the film longer. The reason behind portraying the love story was that the audience should realize Sidharth's a.k.a Guru's fall and pains.

Kamaal R Khan plays the role as a friend of the psychotic character Rakesh (Riteish Deshmukh) who feels so happy when Rakesh ruins KRK's slave wife. *Whenever KRK showed up, I had a bad feeling of slaughtering the casting crew! Man, I had to grumble so as to avoid my brain fag.* KRK, who works a Midnight Bar, jokes terrible Non-Veg pranks at times. The '2 rupees people' and 'Mu bandh karna padega (showing some vulgar moves) were his magnificent dialogues I have ever seen at the Hindi cinema! Kidding.

A scene comes when Guru goes to kill his Boss Caesar where the protagonist reminded me of my childhood videogames. Sidharth is too bad when it comes to Action. Furthermore, he leaves all his Gundagiri for his love, cures her illness (I don't remember the name of that disease yet?) and later marries her. Searches for a job and later when Aisha gets killed, he spends his time for revenge.

Somewhere in between, Shraddha Kapoor dances awkwardly when the old people get married. Also she jokes horrible 7th grade jokes which will bombard your head. "EK JOKE BOLU?" Oh, what a jerk!

Riteish Deshmukh (Rakesh) is outstanding. He openly admits himself as a character full of beastliness. I still wonder why people were applauding when he said,"Sorry Madam, main aapko shikaayat ka koi mauka aane nahi dunga." The film turned out to be a comedy for a short time. Madman! He kills ladies to release his stress and later keeps on talking with these dead corpses. *Creepy Guy*

The songs are placed where they need to be. *I still keep wondering "What does Galliyan mean?"*

Overall, a good thriller. The climax would not meet your expectations. Go watch only if you can digest intense violence. Definitely not everyone's cup of tea.

Humshakals [2014]

"KHAO KHUJAO, BATTI BUJAAO"

(This review contains explicit language and a small conversation with my fellow colleague)

Few months ago, I, along with my sister, had visited a dentist who for an unending two hours plucked out a tooth and then drilled a huge gap in my mouth. The soreness was extreme and unbearable but what kept me going was the thought that the sore feeling was purposeful. 'Humshakals' is like that despairing and mournful day, else it doesn’t have any sense as well as understanding.

*Instead of wasting my vacations I decided to take this risk and so, we both, I along with a friend of mine (who was really having a wonderful day), got two entries for Humshakals. We entered the theatre and the movie started paying honor to Jim Carrey and Kishore Kumar, making us feel guilty of buying tickets at the very first moment.*

'Ashok' (Saif Ali) and his Chaddi Buddy 'Kumar' (Riteish Deshmukh) are introduced at first. Ashok is a millionaire and is all set to start his career as a stand-up comedian (Saif Ali needs to join 'Kapil Sharma Tutorials' for this). While Ram Kapoor plays the bad guy 'Mamaji' (alternately 'Kans') who stirves to rob Ashok's property by proving the latter as a mentally unstable man.

*Well, here, "I" was just striving to see a smile on her face (who still was having a wonderful day) and, later then I too forcefully wore a smile even when my mind made no sense of what I saw.*

Okay, so continuing, Ashok and Kumar both are admitted at a mental asylum where they meet their Humshakals with same name. This is the scene where all the shit happens and Sajid just stomps crap through our visualization and wipe his feet on the human desire to be entertained.

*If she (who had never had such a day before) had recorded all of my moaning, murmuring, eye-rolling throughout this movie and brought it up in a single tape, it could be sold as more funnier than the whole of Humshakals. On the grounds that it would be short, lively, much more catchy and easy-going.*

Writers, Sajid Khan (Director) himself along with Robin Bhatt and Akarsh Khurana team up to irritate you and you can see how much do they care about the audience's threshold level of hair-tearing and discomfort. Bipasha Basu, Esha Gupta and Tamannaah Bhatia were just to attract the spectators. About the Music, as far I know, 'Caller Tune' is a chartbuster (I personally HATE this song). Himesh Reshammiya still Sucks! He is Awful.

Concluding, Humshakals is a comedy of things that aren't funny at all. Possibly, you should see it as an example of the low-lying slope that you get for low-pass filters while tracing a Bode sketch. *That was an Engineering term, sorry for that*


THE VERDICT

Mistakes in Timepass [2014]

This is not a review of the Marathi film Timepass [2014]. A review website (not a sponsor) supplied me with a DvdRip of this flick this Sunday. Basically a Rom-Com blended with some sorrowful and weepy scenes Timepass is a movie worth watching!
Though the movie is nothing new, Duniyadari released some months ago too was of the same genre. It has some fresh dialogues which got very much applauded by the Marathi audience. Alas! Found a small mistake you won't get anywhere on the Internet.
Here's it. During the climax scene you'll find Dagdu (Prathmesh Parab) laughing during a sad downcast act. Rest, the cinema is worth your money. It's a Total Timepass!

Movie Review : Aashiqui 2

" Aashiqui with Alcohol "

Aashiqui 2 is that movie after which you have to decide How many shots of Vodka can you survive ? Aashiqui, the original title which came in the 90's was the prequel and not considered to be a remake though. Bhatt camp reform their musical 1990, Aashiqui, as a lovey - dovey story or you can say a saga and present you with this flick just to furnish the next generation to feel the power of love.

The film starts with scenes showing Rahul Jaykar ( Aditya Roy Kapoor ) aka RJ who is famous amongst the masses and now is at the verge of hatred towards his own fame. On the contrary he finds Arohi ( Shraddha Kapoor ) and takes a task on himself to build a great career for Arohi ahead in the music industry. Plugged as the musical motion of the year, director Mohit Suri actively pops Sun raha hain na and Tum hi ho again and again keeping you revolving around those love scenes making you feel lovEnergy. Ahead, Arohi's focus remains at RJ and that of RJ on his alcohol. Later RJ's ego starts pricking him to see the rise of Arohi's bar and his absolute breakdown. Again alcohol takes over this alcoholic bastard and the ciné focuses around it right till the end.

As said earlier, the film starts with RJ's downfall initially ( as the movie gets it start by a song ) * Not a Bad idea ! * but heavily drops when the song Sun raha hain na literally gets repeated until it blows up your ears along with your head with hatred for it instead. Less attention has been given to RJ's backstory with no reasons for his breakdown. Aditya Roy Kapoor remains alcoholic in most of the parts, sober, bizarre and wooden faced throughout the film. Shaad Randhawa and Mahesh Thakur, the Bhatt camp favorites, doesn't get much canvas to perform and too some of the characters get the same roles as that in Awarapan which totally deserves the garbage bin and nothing else. Shraddha Kapoor is pretty but still boring when she keeps on shedding tears in some or the other movie parts.

Lastly it appears Aashiqui between RJ and alcohol than RJ and Arohi or a short documentary supported by some " Quit Smoking and Alcohol programme. " 

Aashiqui 2 becomes an endless romantic tale that somewhat works with those struck by cupid's arrow. Not quite unmissable, but Aashiqui 2 has some good moments, and would be best enjoyed on DVD over a glass of alcohol. LOL.

( Published at Zimbio )

Movie Review : Himmatwala [ 2013 ]

Faltu, Bekaar par " Bikaau "

Well, Himmatwala is a movie which every Indian should watch this week. Ajay Devgn is at his best entertaining the audience setting their mind to the seventh paradise. Tamannaah is jaw - droppingly hotter than ever before. The 1983 classic remake in Eastman Color is just a Masterpiece ! No doubt, this could, rather, this is the 2013 Best Movie title holder. Sajid Khan as never before reconstitutes the remake in such a way that also the dumbest critic of all will appreciate it.

Oh F*ck ! What today's Date ? 29th March ? Sorry, thought it to be 1st April, so trying to fool you all !

Straight to the point, this is zenith of ugly film making.

Story is simple to narrate.

Devgn back to his native place -- Reunites with his Mother and his Sister Pooja -- Finds a charming girlfriend -- Sets himself to rip the village tyrant's butts off -- Brags the " Himmatwala " title with some jerky animal scenes.


Sajid Khan demolished the Comedy genre, just as making a huge hole in some one's pants. The film has ugly songs. Bum Pe Laat ? What ? Ya, this is what really happens after a horrendous film make. Jitendra's 1983 Blockbuster movie is an Ice - cream where Sajid pretends to smear some cherries and pineapples over it but disastrously adds spices and condiments over it. Hell Yeah, this is how Himmatwala movie tastes like. The one who appreciates is not a living species of Planet Earth but an ape from the outer space. It has all the entertainment value of a Donkey show. Brainless comedy scenes where you would just go checking out at the screens with no intention to make us laugh.

Filmy Khopdi Bataa kya hai Dekhne jaisa ?

Yes ! Go and watch the Tiger scenes if you weren't to any of the wild life sanctuaries. Try checking the DVD for the 1983 Himmatwala instead this one. You liked Ajay in Singham and SOS ? Go, he is the same here as well. Tamannaah is beautiful to glance at.

But, Obviously don't watch. 

( Published at Desimartini.com ) 

Movie Review : ABCD [ Any Body Can Dance ]

A MUST - SEE Movie

ABCD - Anybody Can Dance, whether you like it or not is definitely an attractive title, which catches your attention. Remo D'Souza, after his outrageous, lousy F.A.L.T.U; makes an attempt here to win the hearts without ceding. Following the path of Hollywood dance dramas like Footloose ( 2011 ) and Step Up 3D ( 2010 ), ABCD takes on the dance ideology. Adding the DID winners and the runners - up to the payroll may benefit Remo financially, charms you with their innovative dance styles making you clap at the theatres. This is has became a sensation and may affect your mental states to dance at the theatre there. Long time choreographer and newly Director Remo D'Souza seems a little lost his first time behind the screens. While his eye for choreography replants impressive dance sequences ( some that even wander into the Bollywood branch ), his movie loses momentum and at intervals gets downright draggy.

If you are visually examining for a movie that even subordinately bends from any other Prabhu Deva movie recipe then you’d be better direct towards ABCD, because it's got Prabhu Deva talking, tricking, walking and moreover dancing. Sachin - Jigar's music is universal since F.A.L.T.U., plus when it gets listening to Mohit Chauhan's Bezubaan in the flamboyant and theatrical speakers blows your mind. ABCD begins with a fun animated title sequence and followed by some dance forms which will make you go crazy and surely things that will make you think. Its post interval where the graph drops and things go boring and dull for a while. Infact if ABCD were a dance video it would be one of the best ones of the year. Lauren Gottlieb ( my fiancé ) shows up like the hottie and makes you want to jump into the screen begging for her friendship. After her FOX Network's hit reality dance series ' So You Think You Can Dance ' has landed her to make her debut in the Bollywood dance flick.

Prabhu Deva reminds me of Kenny Wormald from Footloose ( 2011 ) inspite the difference that Kenny performed his rock band, while Prabhu Deva performs his dance at the Swish Dance Academy, he himself, after being thrown out from the former, along with a handful of co - workers and a gingerly sharp business partner sets a dance institute, . Things go wrong and Deva is set to leave Bombay, moreover giving up dance forever. At the very moment Dharmesh Yelande along with his group of go - go - dancers perform a raw moving feet at the streets for an upcoming event. It will just make you believe in the typical dance forms, their importance, grace through which these dancers perform. Deva decides to guide them these all and then comes the dance sequences seen in promos. It's kind of hard to be scared for them when you've got a pretty good idea of what they are going to do upnext and how things are going to be placed.  Remo is like the one which has lot of experience with movement still gives the impression to keep his film stirring towards its finale. It depends too laboriously on character roles we've seen before at the dance reality shows. If this is your first attempt into the realm of dance dramas you might not observe, but alternatively assume it to be causing irritation. Expectedly, the dancers have more acting flaws which weakens the movie drastically.

ABCD is wretchedly structured and completely derivative. Apart from the shabby talk, boorish performances it covers any new ground in the Dance genre. Good dances, well narrated story and heart - touching which departs your butts from the seats to go and dance.

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Movie Review : Viswaroopam [ 2013 ]

Sealed Like A Boss !

Shot in beautiful locations of U.S, ' Vishwaroopam ' is a breathtakingly graceful movie and aspiring, funny, glorious and fabulously romantic composition of cinematic appeal. Explaining the BIG reveal of Vishwaroopam counts on how much garlands Kamal Hassan can adapt to. Commencing how the clichéd spin may be, the distinctness between Showman's movie and any other " A " grade Thriller movie is just the attendance and companionship of Kamal Hassan, who keeps the movie interesting and clean throughout the end. Now, here's a kind of cinematics the world could use more of . The Actor - Director blithely mingles between to form a lovely silhouette of the eye - popping Vishwaroopam. Keeping away all the controversies the film faced short while ago, precisely this is a film which offers you most joy at the movie theatre.

The story revolves around the design where Vishwanath ( Kamal Hassan ) and his beloved counterpart Nirupama ( Pooja  Kumar ) get engaged and married boarding U.S for spending their further life. Keeping in mind their motives and the things to do, they assume to accomplish all the goals during their matrimonial life they had decided prior. Nirupama after her studies gets her Ph.D and thinks to break her relations with Vishwanath hiring an investigator to brush the misconceptions she has with his hubby. Things take turn and Nirupama gets indulged with a terror gang member Deepak led by Terrorist Omar ( Rahul Bose ). F.B.I agents struggles here and there, plus Army scenes gets involved and leaves you more clear of the huge canvas of Kamal's story - telling. Even beforehand we have seen Hassan playing more than two roles at a time. Here he plays well as an Underworld Terrorist and as a Bharatnatyam Guru. Between the scenes, the songs ( Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy ) are located perfectly and are pretty pleasant.

Vishwaroopam is that underneath all the honor and dedication to the ' Thriller ' genre apart from Sanu Varghese's stunningly, finely detailed cinematography, there is a self-explanatory fact that when you watch a  first-class bit of featured film it ditto's  the awareness of being in love. Commonly, the Thriller's demand a zestful anecdote and a fast paced story telling, however Kamal here weaves it with oodles of gags and a rich mélange of the roles he plays in. The movie finds the right pitch and leaves no trace of being uneven or overblown at any portion. The film is solely strictly for Kamal Hassan's fans. Vishwaroopam is an ' A ' class Thriller in its absolute sparkling arrangement. I would say, you would be a FOOL to miss it. Go watch this descent ciné.


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( Published on Zimbio )

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.


The Rating :

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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.

The Rating :

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Tracklist Plan for 2013

For all the Cinema Lovers here is something which you would like to see. And so this is just a itinerary of all the Upcoming Hollywood movies which everyone is interested to look forward at. Check out the tracklist plan below ( can be changed accordingly ) and get all set to ride your ass.

Specific Mentions ( Sequels, Big Budget movies ) are inserted in the above image.

Movie Review : Dabangg 2 [ 2012 ]

 Slapdash Directorial Cut !

As someone who is a big Sallu fan, who liked and loved Dabangg [ 2010 ], and was thoroughly infuriated by Ek Tha Tiger [ 2012 ], just had one question while entering the new Sallu film that how much ammendment would Dabangg 2 have ? The comeback, unfortunately, Dabangg 2 is not so entertaining ( it is but in parts ).

Director Arbaaz Khan prefers to hold saucy and fresh dialogues to hide the flaws. But this doesn't help till end because it becomes too repetitive and dreary to pay attention at. The action scenes are insane and look like as if they are produced when technology was not on tap. Arbaaz as his directorial debut, just happens to be clumsy. Too, the movie is lanky without Malaika Arora Khan’s waist ! Plus when you wait for something or the other too happen or bounce at you, unluckily, that does happen but the progress is too delayed and makes the sub-plots becomes unsatisfactory. Too, Sallu needs to be in the right shape if he schemes to do any action films hereby. Dilip Shukla ( Writer ) too sinks the script throwing the audience in borehole.

Further Investigation outcomes are situations when the pregnant wife is being rolling down the temple stairs and her brother-in-law is being held back by the mobsters. This is the most common shot ever seen in any of the B - grade movies making the film look hazy and of 80's type. The film is totally Bollywoodized when the plot revolves around the usual standard story - A Hero, his Wife, A Villain and his gang of henchmens all spiced up together to make the Masala Movie of the Year.

Arbaaz comes and disappears at his own will, while Sonakshi Sinha ( Rajjo ) - goody goody wife, has a larger role to play in the sequel as now she is married to Chulbul ( Salman Khan ). Prakash Raj is the man to be felt bad for. Sallu needs a more powerful jeopardy evildoer to make the former look stronger. Prakash Raj has nothing so promising to contribute for this flick. As being consistent in the South Indian films he hereby fails to be a strong menacing antagonist.

As in Singham, Prakash Raj ( Bachha Singh ) is a goon entering in politics for the first time and tries to stabalize his reputation by not walking under any kind of controversies. Chulbul Pandey ( Salman Khan ) gets free from doubts and does not let Bachha with his corrupt business. As in first Chulbul was a corrupt officer but now Chulbul has turned honest at his duties ( promoted to Kanpur ) and enters the scene for saving a school boy who is abducted by goons ( Bachha's mobsters ) and is in need to be set free from the goons. Chulbul bangs with his gun fights and a swelled out tummy, rescues the little boy saving the day. He then doing his Robinhoodgiri later takes the reward from the school boy ka Paisewaala Baap and donates it to the charity funds. Then comes the Dabangg Reloaded song sung by Sukhwinder Singh again.

Further enters the mean-looking villain Prakash Raj with his brother Genda Bhai ( Deepak Dobriyal ) to harass Sallu's father ( Vinod Khanna ). Regardless of the threat to his family members Chulbul tries to be Dabangg and faces the Genda henchmens firmly. Genda dies and so Bachha gets enraged and let go his political career to take revenge for his brother's death. Bachha tries to terrorize Chulbul's pregnant wife Rajjo and then happens the Templewaala scene where Rajjo loses her baby and Arbaaz ( Makhi ) survives a bullet. Sallu comes running and clears the situation and avenges to kill Bachha Singh. The climax ends. Oh ! Forgot to mention one important thing - Sallu's shirt coming off and now the villain is defeated.

Funny scenes evolves from Chulbul's dialogue with his fellow Police Hawaldaars and his chubby words for the goons. Sonakshi does it well but Arbaaz disappoints showing that it was very much challenging for him to do two tasks at a time ( Director & Actor ). Sallu standing with the Hawaldaars - this could have been done solely in an effort to make him look more cheeky and cool, but doesn't work quite well. On the contrary, the Hawaldaars make the movie look a typical Bhojpuri film which lets you down.

Quite interestingly the songs replace or intends to be the replica of the first film. Tere Mast Mast Do Nain as Dagabaaz Re, Munni as Fevicol, Saanson Ne as Chori Kiyaa, Pandeyjee Seeti as Humka Peeni Hai and Dabangg being partly the same as first. This showcases the lack of creativity here in this film.

Dabangg 2 might get you a knock but may not win the hearts of audience as Dabangg did in 2010. Might suggest you to watch the first part instead of this one because of lack of good story writing and a Baddy.


 The Rating :

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Khiladi 786 [ 2012 ]

' Feebly Heartfelt '

Who says critics are worthless? Now you don't have to watch this movie, unless of course, you glean some fulfilment / triumph from picturesque frenzy, ill-fated snapped scripts, gypsy-causing songs, and repeated sightings of Akshay Kumar's face. It's difficult to pinpoint the particular minute when it becomes clear that this disgusting, blend 'masala entertainer' is authorized insane (or at least not funnier than it means to be), but it's average though. The movie marks the rebound of Akshay Kumar to his illustrious ' Khiladi film series ' after a sustained crack of twelve years.


Khiladi 786 is savagery unfunny, horrendously planned and wholly provoking. The poor justify of a comedy is so misapprehend on every level, it's almost absorbing to watch, if you don't head discomfort, that is. Khiladi 786 is all just a crudely disguised ruffled constructed as a motion film, complete with hooting unsuitable music within badly fudged gags. Himesh Reshammiya ( Writer )  deliberately trying his best to sabotage his own career.

To prove his father that he is quite worthy enough to do trade manufacture, Mansukh ( Himesh Reshammiya ) takes up an unusual and extraordinary provocation of wheedling a gangster TT bhai's ( Mithun Chakraborty ) spoilt-brat sister Indu (Asin) marriage with a Dabangg police officer Bahattar Singh ( Akshay Kumar ) in Punjab. The cinema takes an unusual class as both the two hardcore families of two different states and religion, feigns to be as policemen in front of each other ( Mansukh convinces TT ), where the secrets of any one of them can be make known to at any moment, which can be a breath menacing business agreement for Mansukh.

Songs are pretty much good, Lonely ( Yo Yo Honey Singh ) and Hookah Bar ( HR ) doing it well though. Asin is well defined here also Mithun Chakraborty ( Tatya Tendulkar ). Paresh Rawal plays good as Champaklal but still not at his best.

The climax ain't so revealing and justifying making the film fatigued to be watched. What a unsatisfactory deficiency of cinematic magic. Akki goes too dull this time after his past average Tamil remake flick Rowdy Rathore.

The Rating :

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The Collection [ 2012 ]

Worth the price of Ticket !

Looking forward for a good film in 2012 end ? Then this is the one to be watched if you wanna look for modish ways of killing someone who hate the most then you don't have to look elsewhere. ' The Collection ' directed by Marcus Dunstan is a pretty good movie to pay attention at if you wanna get new ways of tormenting and crucifying the one you hate the most then this movie is the handbook for you.

The Collection is a sequel of the previous ' The Collector '  in which Juan Fernandez ( The Collector ) and Randall Archer in the former. The story of the first piece was mildly gripping - Burglar ( Josh Stewart ) steals into a mansion at midnight time and is kidnapped by a lunatic, psychotic slaughterer who has been present there before him. Then plays an array of deadly traps and is rigged by lunatic booby traps.

In The Collection, a masked killer / murderer traps a girl at night club and leads a rescue force to save her life. But unfortunately the armed powers fail to unleash due to the massive deadly and gruesome snares by the madman.  

In the sense mindless bloodshed is your speedy dose for the day then it is admirable to watch.

 The Rating :

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Playing for Keeps [ 2012 ]

                                | Dozy scenario |

Playing for Keeps is a Rom - Com starring Gerard Butler & Jessica Biel in the lead characters. The sweetie Noah Lomax is their little soccer kid where all the story lies. Director Gabriele Muccino fails this time to survive at the BO. His past HITS ' The Pursuit of Happyness ' and ' Seven Pounds ' along with Will Smith were worth notifying. But this time Robbie Fox ( Writer, So I Married an Axe Murderer ) fails to hand his notion pre-eminently. The film is painfully stereotyped that has a dozy impact on the spectators the minute it flashes. Probably, the film won't pay you correctly for the tickets rather due to its mere low entertainment value and a moulded hot jumble.

Playing for Keeps fails to present most likable womens viz. Judy Greer, Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta Jones wasting their possibilities and abilities showing how happy Butler is, in bed with all the former ladies having Biel as the exception. Butler as in PS I Love You had embraced his acting powers at his best misses this year.

George ( Butler )  is a former soccer champion also a divorced ( with Biel ) having their nine year old child ( Noah Lomax ) tries to move closer to his family. He becomes the coach of his son's soccer team to procure his life back on track by sleeping with the mother's of the kids in the soccer team. As usual Stacy ( Biel ) gets closer to George getting familiar incidents to occur and ending with a soppy finale forecasting you to believe in the power of LOVE. Playing for Keeps fails to put in the power into the film as Muccino did in ' The Pursuit of Happyness ' demonstrating his skills at rom com ciné.


The Rating :

Talaash [ 2012 ]

Suspicious and subtlety Sentimental !

         


' Talaash '  is Bollywood thriller shot by flair under the direction of Ms. Reema Kagti casting the power trio Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. Rather than taking all the names its just Aamir who delivers his films building it to be genuine and compelling. U. Mohanan, the cinematographer gives a Mumbai-noir moodiness beaming it in emotional verisimilitude. Ram Sampath, music composer, does the trick here to safekeep the people in line by his soundtracks, protecting the atomsphere of the plot preserving it to be drenched thoroughly. Ms. Kagti shooted some scenes taking the help of camera and visual tricks making Aamir look more stunning ( tall though ).


The story line is unfortunately very simple to understand, a car at night in Worli area loses its control ( driver ) collides on the foot-path and splashes into the sea apparently killing the driver who ends to be a famous actor ( last name, Kapoor, of course ). The case seemingly lands into the hands of Inspector Shekhawat ( Aamir Khan ), dealing with cloudy hustlers, a fascinating hooker ( Kareena Kapoor ), staggering mawaali Timur ( Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who repels your sympathy and a depressed wife ( Rani Mukherjee ). The former after her post disgusting distasted ' Aiyaa ' shakes her butt off here, appears in void makeup. Talaash is a film where the lead hero has to fight with his inner demons too solving the puzzled case. Some scenes are shot in red-light areas gaining the film to get more spectators to watch. Kareena being the red-light girl sways anticipating her role. She is a Sex-Bomb as never before.

Farhan Akhtar ( producer and the director of the generation-shifting hit Dil Chahta Hai ) has already worked with Mr. Khan in DCH, makes it again. Anurag Kashyap and Zoya Akhtar ( the writer department ) choose a mind boggling and imposing story and Kagti captures every little moment of it unlike anyone in the B- Town. There are few crude, dilapidated scenes, one of which is the scene where the actors can't bring to terms each other making their hazy souls to the make up and embrace each other.  As showcased in the trailers the film is not so catchy and intelligent and holds a mere corny twist.


The climax is good and holds a stereotypical finale however the film is fairly gripping. It's very much a Hindi film, but amended and expressed in a view and style. But if you are looking for an Action-packed film then this is not a movie to be watched.

( Published at Desimartini.com )

Jab Tak Hai Jaan [ 2012 ]

The big fiasco ends dull at BO

        


The most awaited movie to be watched in Diwali ' Jab Tak Hai Jaan ', though apocryphal & phenomenal Yash Chopra's last flick, this wasn't the DDLJ formula. The cinema thought to make more at BO will bang the former with its insignificancy and sluggish plot writing. Shahrukh Khan ( Samar ) charming as ever still sadly wasn't exciting as any Italian food dish and tasted as some pokey dish.

Why did the unexcelled formula established in DDLJ probably go rotten ? It possibly won't as long as it collect in hundreds of crores rupees. Anushka Sharma ( Akira ) depicting herself in the film is been deserted by the scenes and Katrina Kaif ( Meera ) is been lined up for no reason. A.R. Rahman, the man who would sail the ship towards victory sadly failed to do it this time. The song Challa projected again and again to keep the audience away from the flaws that the film does have, withholding the audience going blank at times.

The film packed with challenging lower IQ characters who hold the London police look so stupid ( as they aren't ) is just filled with star power and nothing else, except the fact that Shahrukh doesn't has aimless pranks and gags in the flick.

Anushka is so amusing, she goes with her ' New youth of India ' were she just intends to sleep encompassing and pile them in rubbish making a Chutiya out of it ! She opens her arena is funny enough to make unitentional laughs in the flick as long as the entry goes. Hot but still foolish elaborates a scene that initializes from her bums and then grooving the camera upto her breasts giving a side look which unfortunately ends giving a dive in the Ladakh lakes where the water is cold enough screening it screamingly.

' Devika Bhagat ' gets the screenplay at grief and just drums the audience mind with her collapsed writings. Katrina casts like Diana Penty in Cocktail and falling in love with the protagonist after bringing her to a night club where she starts doing her fucking favela dance which was a mere failure. Shahrukh goes on diffusing bombs, one of his bombs explodes on our face, being a religious discord having breaking up for the sake of promise she had to Jesus Christ.

Yes ! The most interesting was that the bedroom scene were Shahrukh has his unshaved toes mingling with Katrina's manicured one. SRK for the first time Onscreen kisses the reel counterpart that too doesn't help the movie make enough. Neither lame but the sad sex scene, thus unromantic making it look dull.

Jab Tak Hai Jaan disappoints with its unconditional story and Adi for the first time makes his cinema as flat as he could. Ignore this film as it has only the glamour, lacks the major unconvincing materials in the film. The T.V soap commercial ( LUX ) promotes the film where Kat looks like goody Snow White in her fab dress, though this won't make the film fill its inconsistencies.

Save your money for Dabangg 2 or Talaash in the upcoming month which will prove more worthy than this. Khiladi 786 is a scary film for your pocket though seeing the script has been written by Himesh Reshamiya since. Lets wait for the Big Clash next month.

The Verdict :

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SKYFALL : Inconsistencies, Potholes and Theories

As a spoof of James Bond's code ( 007 ), the Skyfall gunbarrel or the Bond theme walked out at 00.07 time permit. 

A scene approaches when Bond talks to M in the MI6 ( Military Intelligence, Section 6 ) from her back. We find her wearing a hanging earring and the other with a variety. After the shot takes off to a side glance we see the two clip - on earrings ( The one seen from behind is the in - ear communication device ).

Cars are facilated for the driving the digger over them, are never packed this close  ( side - by - side ), and usually are packed from end - to - end clubbing the other passing objects, letting it suspended to the vehicle.

The shot in the bar where Bond is watching television with a bottle of drink in his hands which is 80 % full whatsoever, then pours some of it in the glass and instantly in the next shot the bottle is in general it is 20 % full ( Bond continues watching TV ).

' Robin Hood Pandey ' bangs on 21st December !

The most anticipating Bollywood's fast - paced flick ' Dabangg 2 ' gets unleashed on 21st December 2012 . Salman Khan after his disastrous flop ' Ek Tha Tiger ' is now set to clash his 2010 hit sequel ' Dabangg '. The blockbuster grading its most collections at the Box-Office the previous year is now set to roll it again rumbling it on his reality show - Big Boss ( Season 6 ) hosted by himself. The Trailers are out, go give it a try.