Teen Patti

Watched 'Teen Patti' which was on my must-see list for a pretty long time. Its definitely another one of Amitabh's magic. Wonder how all the story lines he has worked upon in his second innings are so splendid. And, every time I get this amazing feeling of watching a real-life character in whatever role he performs. He excels in-spite of negative portrayal and clumsy make-up with the help of his eyes and voice that are damn expressive! He is definitely an icon from whom all the actors who are aging up must learn to choose roles from. The other actors in the movie have given a neat performance as well. If you are a type who likes suspense movies that make sense and also convey a message, go for it.

My expectations were already rock-bottom after watching Leena Yadav's "Shabd". When Amitabh Bachchan, Hinduja's, Ben Kingsley and Madhavan have agreed to participate I thought Leena Yadav has a winner in her hands which will not only wash away her sins but also catapult like a phoenix.

Big B's character is too idealistic to relate. Shades of grey like in "Kaante" would have added sheen to the role of Venkat Subramanian. And he was looking quite old actually and his disenchantment showed.

Ben Kingsley was completely wasted. Edit his role completely and even a fly wouldn't budge. Incorporating him into the movie just fuelled marketing of bad apples.

Raima Sen hardly had meat in her character. Shraddha Kapoor seems promising and has a good screen presence.

Ajay Devgun, Jackie Shroff, Mahesh Manjrekar, Shakti Kapoor, Tinnu Kapoor & Ranjeet gave the blast from the past 1980's feeling.

What were Mita Vashist & Shivkumar Subramaniam were actually doing?

There are too many unnecessary characters and unwanted layers in the movie. Even the ode to "Bonnie & Clyde" was out of sync. Keeping the blackmailer in the hoods was not ably handled (Whodunnit? Audience couldn't care any less actually).

Already the movie was facing the plagiarism threat from 21, so anything more it sank it deeper.

The ending was so 1980's, melodramatic & Bollywood'ish.

What was Ben Kingsley doing in this poorly directed wreck of a movie?

Story's good, but acting by Amitabh Bachchan Sir, R Madhwan was great. Shraddha Kapoor made a brilliant impact by her debut. This movie gave bollywood Shraddha Kapoor.

I beg to differ from the negative reviews. It may be a copy of 21. But I kept an open mind when I watched it. Yes, even though its a copy the actors were really good. The debut artists particularly were awesome. How can you not give them the credits for acting so good?? Yes I guessed the ending way before, but it does not take away the fact that the acting was superb and I personally enjoyed the movie. Good movie with a good underlying message to it. I don't know why people would give bad ratings to this movie...there are many cheap comedy flicks which pass the box office with positive reviews and higher ratings. If you are into serious movies, not expecting slapstick comedy...then yes this movie can be for you...Give it a try with an open mind.