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.

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