Heroine

"Oh my god" That was my reaction when I came out of theater watching latest Madhur Bhandarkar film "Heroine". I kept wondering, "Is this the same director who has given movies like Satta, Chandani Bar, Page 3, Corporate and Fashion?". So at the outset let me say this, "Please don't watch this movie". And now the reasons.

Story: There is no story at all. The film is like a pendulum which swings from one direction to other, But at least pendulum helps to move the arms of watch. This story does not do any good to the movie. So I must say very badly written. And if the story itself is bad then it is just 2-3 hrs of cloths, foreign shoots and glamorous parties nothing else.

Screenplay: I am no expert but I can definitely tell the difference between good and bad. And it was bad.

Music: At one point I actually closed my ears. I found it too loud. It has just added to the sorrows of film.

Cast: One of the main reasons behind successful Madhur Bhandarkar films is the cast. And not just the central characters but the ensemble of characters gave the required impact to all of his previous films. This is not the case with Heroine. Apart from Kareena, Divya Dutta, Randeep Hooda and Ranveer Shauri no one leaves any impression. Kareena has done a "great job" in her portrayal of impulsive, moody yet emotional Mahi Arora who passes through turmoils of personal and professional hurdles. But how? By drinking, shrieking, smoking and crying in entire film nothing else. Additionally the character itself is so confused that at one point you wonder "Is there no such thing as self respect or learning from one's mistakes? I mean how can someone be so naive?". Somehow one cannot imagine Arjun Rampal and Sanjay Suri as Superstars. Arjun Rampal, in particular, has same expression in entire film. Helenji does reasonably good job apart from 1-2 pronunciations like "Heroin" for "Heroine" (which I might have heard incorrectly as I was half asleep). Ranveer Shauri dazzles and makes his presence felt (probably best portrayal in the movie).

To summarize, A Classic Example of "All Hype No Substance". Don't waste your money for this terrible experience, except if you want to sleep in AC for 2.5 hrs.

Heroine offers nothing new. It' just a collaboration of Madhur Bhandarkar's earlier works, Chandni Bar, Page 3 and Fashion. But what catches your eyes is the presentation of the film and a really good performance from the lead actor, Kareena Kapoor. Bebo gives her best shot as Mahi Arora and is utterly convincing as a manic depressive heroine who is on a downward spiral. The scenes involving her as smoking, drinking and popping anti-depressant pills leave you breathless. It's safe to say that Bebo has given a role of a lifetime in Heroine. Otherwise, Bhandarkar paves the same nails as he did in Fashion with Heroine. He throws in a lot of clichés and caricaturish characters in Heroine too. These clichés are so long-drawn and get too tiring at some point. The movie drags in the second half just like Fashion and the impact of a hard-hitting cinema is largely missing at that point. Salim- Sulaiman did a great job of composing some heart-touching music like 'Saiyaan' along with a raunchy number 'Halkat Jawani' in which Bebo oozes with sexiness.

Watch Heroine only for Bebo! You won't be disappointed at least with her performance. I give it 3/10.

The film is a depiction of Kareena's own struggle to sustain her presence in Bollywood. After an interesting start, the film loses its grip and compels the user to find logic in the script. The second half is worse than the worst half where the logic and appeal seems to lose viewer-ship. Post interval era is a big drag while the viewers get more eager to reach to the end.

Overall, the film is flawed. It has virtually no sensible logic and the plot is very weak. The film does have its good moments, but those are highly succeeded by the negative factors of the film. Apart from good costumes and the ooziness displayed by Kareena and her counter-part(s), the film fails in every aspect.

Madhur Bhandarkar who directed this movie must have lost his mind cause I can't find any reason why anyone can come with an idea of such a pathetic movie.....

2 and half hours of crying Kareena ..... on top of it the story was completely flawed.... twist after twist never lets the story to make any sense of some kind..........

Only positive thing that I can say is that if you can watch this movie and come out with your brain intact then you my friend can do anything in your life.

WATCHING HEROINE IS A TEST FOR MAN's WILL TO SURVIVE.

So much for all the hype and anticipation surrounding "heroine". The movie is basically a collection of some of the most discussed and hyped "kisse" from our bollywood. in Bhandarkar's pitch to combine all these incidents (which supposedly aim to shock the audience, however fail miserably!), he has completely lost the plot. There is no specific story line which is the biggest drawback.

Some of the incidents, like the one about mahi tries adopting a kid, just feels absolutely disconnected from the movie, it actually made me think wat a waste of such a good actress.

Also the film lacks any major/good actors, actors like sanjay suri, mugdha godse and some other newbies just aren't convincing and fail to make any impact. I longed for some good actors to match up with the amazing kareena but disappointment again.

Randeep Hooda plays his part perfectly however he doesn't have a very important role in the movie. Arjun Rampal! I don't know why does he still get movies, he seems expressionless as usual.

Kareena is great as always with her perfect portrayal of a beautiful, insecure, short tempered actress. But there is an awful lot of crying to her share and after a point it loses its impact. the item song is a treat to the eye, the number is catchy too.

All in all the movie doesn't do justice to the amazing acting prowess of kareena and pathetically fails to unfold any story behind stardom. Watch if you are a kareena fan or if you have a free ticket! anyways, we would see it on the TV soon ;)