michael_metal
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I and my friend Pratibha went to watch the first day first show of the much advertised movie wondering what surprise the 10-in-1 package would have in store for us. Yes...contrary to what you may expect, its 10 short films-the title's a dead giveaway! The six vidz worth watching are Matrimony, Lovedale, Gubbare (Balloons), Puranmashi (Full Moon), Zahir and Rice Plate...its a veritable mix with humor thrown in...the directors have endeavored to impress the audience with a "snap effect" - the last minute startling or unexpected twist to each of the movies. They have succeeded to some extent but failed in the entirety.
Three movies, viz. Zahir, Rice Plate and Strangers in the Night try to convey a social message. Lovedale is pleasant whereas Sex on the Beach leans towards spookiness. Sanjay Dutt starrer Rise and Fall is rather ill conceived...they could have done with lesser rainfall to hide the gory scenes! Gubbare, Pooranmashi and Matrimony portray love and debauchery marvelously. Zahir amuses.
The much advertised title song plays out during the closing credits.
Verdict - A One Time Watch!
Sanjeev Logani
Three movies, viz. Zahir, Rice Plate and Strangers in the Night try to convey a social message. Lovedale is pleasant whereas Sex on the Beach leans towards spookiness. Sanjay Dutt starrer Rise and Fall is rather ill conceived...they could have done with lesser rainfall to hide the gory scenes! Gubbare, Pooranmashi and Matrimony portray love and debauchery marvelously. Zahir amuses.
The much advertised title song plays out during the closing credits.
Verdict - A One Time Watch!
Sanjeev Logani
Om Shanti Om is a story based on re-incarnation and without Shahrukh in the lead role the movie would have done mediocre business. Shahrukh's been riding a wave of success and he is no doubt the King of Bollywood actors.
The first half is set in the 70s and Sharukh (Mr. Makhija) is a struggling junior artist who dreams of making it big. He dies trying to save his favorite actress Shantipriya (played by Ms.Padokone) who is killed by Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). The second half deals with re-birth, re-discovering the truth and avenging his and Shantipriya's death.
Chak De won critical acclaim and people expected Shahrukh to turn out another hit. However, in the absence of a strong star cast (with the exception of Arjun Rampal and Kiron Kher), the camera focuses entirely on King Khan. Shortly after intermission one realizes that the movie is a blatant remake of Karz!
My friend Pratibha who accompanied me was watching it for the second time and said she was bored stiff. The musical score is good but the songs are a shade too lengthy.
Shahrukh's performance is credible and laudable-if one does not leave the theater grumbling after nearly 3 hours, it is solely because of him. Deepika Padukone is average looking and does not have a lot of dialogues to her credit-she'll be better off doing supporting roles or art films. Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay amuse in their cameos.
A must watch for Sharukh Fans - Yes! Wanna watch it again - no way! Remake of Rishi Kapoor-Tina Munim starrer Karz!
The first half is set in the 70s and Sharukh (Mr. Makhija) is a struggling junior artist who dreams of making it big. He dies trying to save his favorite actress Shantipriya (played by Ms.Padokone) who is killed by Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). The second half deals with re-birth, re-discovering the truth and avenging his and Shantipriya's death.
Chak De won critical acclaim and people expected Shahrukh to turn out another hit. However, in the absence of a strong star cast (with the exception of Arjun Rampal and Kiron Kher), the camera focuses entirely on King Khan. Shortly after intermission one realizes that the movie is a blatant remake of Karz!
My friend Pratibha who accompanied me was watching it for the second time and said she was bored stiff. The musical score is good but the songs are a shade too lengthy.
Shahrukh's performance is credible and laudable-if one does not leave the theater grumbling after nearly 3 hours, it is solely because of him. Deepika Padukone is average looking and does not have a lot of dialogues to her credit-she'll be better off doing supporting roles or art films. Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay amuse in their cameos.
A must watch for Sharukh Fans - Yes! Wanna watch it again - no way! Remake of Rishi Kapoor-Tina Munim starrer Karz!
This movie premiered on Oct 12, 2007. I was not too keen to watch another family drama but my friend Pratibha insisted that its not going to be a run-of-the-mill flick so I relented. I must say she was right and the movie worth the moolah! It begins with a song and dance routine featuring Shubhavari (Konkona Sen a.k.a Chutki) and Vibhavari (Rani Mukerji a.k.a Badki) on the river bank, meandering thru the by-lanes and leading to an old mansion in Benaras where we also get introduced to Anupam Kher (Shiv Shankar Sahay) and Jaya Bachchan (Sabitri) who are the leading ladies' parents. Everything's not hunky dory though-Kher's brother (played by Tinu Anand) and his son Ratan want to usurp the mansion and the family is distressed by occasional threats, quarrels and mounting litigation expenses. Anupam Kher is keeping poor health and Jaya Bachchan stitches clothes day in day out to supplement the family income.
A film unit wants to hire the Kher mansion and pays them Rs.75000 but the windfall is momentary as the shoot is canceled. Distressed by her family's penury Vibha (Rani) lies to her folks about landing a job in Mumbai thanks to Sofia-the girl from the film unit. She lands in Mumbai and Sofia agrees to help her though her cold behavior suggests otherwise. Rani's lack of education sees her being chucked out from various jobs. Sofia's friend gives her some references but these don't work out either. Meanwhile Kher suffers a heart attack and Sofia's friend's boss spots Rani and agrees to help her. He asks Rani to spend the night with her-she is shocked but her family's condition makes her take the extreme step only to be told later that there was no job in the offing.
Sofia asks Rani to leave and she goes and puts up at Michelle's place-the latter asks Rani to wield her power over men instead of being used by them. She helps Rani with her makeover and Rani becomes a top-notch escort and is soon flush with money-she sends money home regularly thereby helping her family to get rid of its poverty.
During her flight to Zurich, Vibha meets Rohan (Abhishek B) and they share some light moments before she returns to Mumbai. Shortly before intermission Rani meets Ratan who threatens to spill the beans back home unless she pays him Rs.25000 every month. Rani agrees. She comes home to find her sister who has landed a job in Mumbai.
Shubha (Konkona) meets and falls in love with Vivaan (Kunal Kapoor) who is Rohan's (AB's) younger sibling. Their marriage is fixed and shortly before flying to Benares Shubha finds out her elder's sister's dark secret. Initially she is shocked and annoyed but soon realizes that her sister did everything to support the family and she pursues Rani to accompany her back home.
Alright fellas, you gotta watch the rest...lol! Rani Mukerji excels and so do the other members of the cast. A very good family drama with an undercurrent of a theme portraying the oldest profession in the world! Musical score is good too.
Pssst...I almost burst out laughing when a girl sitting besides me started sobbing but I assure you this flick ain't a tearjerker...Sanjeev Logani :-)
A film unit wants to hire the Kher mansion and pays them Rs.75000 but the windfall is momentary as the shoot is canceled. Distressed by her family's penury Vibha (Rani) lies to her folks about landing a job in Mumbai thanks to Sofia-the girl from the film unit. She lands in Mumbai and Sofia agrees to help her though her cold behavior suggests otherwise. Rani's lack of education sees her being chucked out from various jobs. Sofia's friend gives her some references but these don't work out either. Meanwhile Kher suffers a heart attack and Sofia's friend's boss spots Rani and agrees to help her. He asks Rani to spend the night with her-she is shocked but her family's condition makes her take the extreme step only to be told later that there was no job in the offing.
Sofia asks Rani to leave and she goes and puts up at Michelle's place-the latter asks Rani to wield her power over men instead of being used by them. She helps Rani with her makeover and Rani becomes a top-notch escort and is soon flush with money-she sends money home regularly thereby helping her family to get rid of its poverty.
During her flight to Zurich, Vibha meets Rohan (Abhishek B) and they share some light moments before she returns to Mumbai. Shortly before intermission Rani meets Ratan who threatens to spill the beans back home unless she pays him Rs.25000 every month. Rani agrees. She comes home to find her sister who has landed a job in Mumbai.
Shubha (Konkona) meets and falls in love with Vivaan (Kunal Kapoor) who is Rohan's (AB's) younger sibling. Their marriage is fixed and shortly before flying to Benares Shubha finds out her elder's sister's dark secret. Initially she is shocked and annoyed but soon realizes that her sister did everything to support the family and she pursues Rani to accompany her back home.
Alright fellas, you gotta watch the rest...lol! Rani Mukerji excels and so do the other members of the cast. A very good family drama with an undercurrent of a theme portraying the oldest profession in the world! Musical score is good too.
Pssst...I almost burst out laughing when a girl sitting besides me started sobbing but I assure you this flick ain't a tearjerker...Sanjeev Logani :-)