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It's a bad season for Bollywood with all the big releases with a massive hype surrounding proving to be duds at the box office. London Dreams is no exception to that. Let's dissect it... It's all about chasing your dreams and how far will you go to achieve it. Sounds impressive right? But unfortunately the film is not.
Arjun (Ajay Devgan) is an aspiring musician who wants to make it big someday. His dream is to perform in Wembley stadium in front of a cheering 90,000 audience calling out his name. He is joined by two brothers, Zoheb & Wasim (debutants Aditya Roy & Ranvijay) and a ravishing Priya (Asin). Together they form "London Dreams" their dream band. After impressing the chief of a record company, they become overnight sensations. Arjun is secretly in love with Priya which he doesn't want to reveal till he achieves his goal. Arjun then brings his childhood friend Manjit Khosla aka Mannu (Salman Khan), a carefree flirtatious guy who has got no ambitions in life, to join their band. Mannu is a trained musician and a real talent for whom later Arjun become envious for Mannu's superior skills and his affair with Priya. Arjun with the help of Zoheb plans to blight Mannu. What happens next forms the rest of the movies.
Coming to the technical aspects, we feel only the shadow of Vipul Amritlal Sha whom we have admired in Namaste London. Felt like he simply visualized the screenplay. To cut it short, a glorified cameraman. Screenplay by Suresh Nair dulls even though it has its moments. Defined in a predictable fashion, the screenplay bore you to stiff. Camera work was awesome in capturing the beauty of London. It's the only entertaining part while watching songs.
Few songs are hummable while others are passable noisy fare. Ajay was the one who stole the show with his negative character. Salman is monotonous and he irks you. Asin is forgettable and I don't that she will make it big in Bollywood. Aditya Roy is impressive while Ranvijay is strictly OK. Brinda as the bitch is what we have seen in innumerable movies. Ompuri is ongoing with the proceedings. I don't want to pen down about the flaws as it will be a herculean task.
Finally let me put it simple and straight, London Dreams is a soulless movie which you may better enjoy on DVD.
Arjun (Ajay Devgan) is an aspiring musician who wants to make it big someday. His dream is to perform in Wembley stadium in front of a cheering 90,000 audience calling out his name. He is joined by two brothers, Zoheb & Wasim (debutants Aditya Roy & Ranvijay) and a ravishing Priya (Asin). Together they form "London Dreams" their dream band. After impressing the chief of a record company, they become overnight sensations. Arjun is secretly in love with Priya which he doesn't want to reveal till he achieves his goal. Arjun then brings his childhood friend Manjit Khosla aka Mannu (Salman Khan), a carefree flirtatious guy who has got no ambitions in life, to join their band. Mannu is a trained musician and a real talent for whom later Arjun become envious for Mannu's superior skills and his affair with Priya. Arjun with the help of Zoheb plans to blight Mannu. What happens next forms the rest of the movies.
Coming to the technical aspects, we feel only the shadow of Vipul Amritlal Sha whom we have admired in Namaste London. Felt like he simply visualized the screenplay. To cut it short, a glorified cameraman. Screenplay by Suresh Nair dulls even though it has its moments. Defined in a predictable fashion, the screenplay bore you to stiff. Camera work was awesome in capturing the beauty of London. It's the only entertaining part while watching songs.
Few songs are hummable while others are passable noisy fare. Ajay was the one who stole the show with his negative character. Salman is monotonous and he irks you. Asin is forgettable and I don't that she will make it big in Bollywood. Aditya Roy is impressive while Ranvijay is strictly OK. Brinda as the bitch is what we have seen in innumerable movies. Ompuri is ongoing with the proceedings. I don't want to pen down about the flaws as it will be a herculean task.
Finally let me put it simple and straight, London Dreams is a soulless movie which you may better enjoy on DVD.
How often we get to see Salman minus his childish histrionics? How often we get to see heroine not just limited for the glamor quotient? How often we get to see Sohail Khan doing a controlled acting. Not so often, right? Well apparently this film is the answer. A soft romantic melodrama without many ups and downs and still at the end leaves a smile on our face.
Rehna(Kareena) is an orphan who falls in love with Samir Khanna(Salman) and gets married to him against the wish of his parents. They are settled in Melbourne, Australia. When life takes a down stride Samir is left with no option but to send Rehna back home to Delhi and himself to leave to Singapore for getting a good job. Rehna when comes to know about his plan, stay back in Melbourne. It is her wait for Samir and what happens when another guy (Sohail as Akash) who loves Rehna, comes in between them.
The story- A feel good story which has got its own moments but still under developed. They could have worked more on this part.
Acting: - Salman as struggling, romantic (usual childish act) and cool Samir was a treat to watch. He just rocks. Kareena lives as Mrs. Khanna. She has matured a lot from the bubbly girl image. Sohail is cute and his acting is controlled. Priety Zinta was there just for a song. Deepika Padukone, in a surprise cameo, looks stunning. Rest of the cast is OK.
Music & BGM - Music by Sajid - Wajid is strictly OK. May be the younger generation will like it. BGM suited the mood of the movie.
Direction and Script - Prem R Soni's debut holds a promise for future. May be he will be the next Imtiaz Ali. I felt so. Script doesn't offer many ups and downs or dramatic situation like a usual Bollywood movie. Still it could have been edited out to avoid some unnecessary elements like Priety's cameo and all. Characterization could have been reworked as well. Also he should have taken more caring while showing Dubai as Australia in some scenes Over all a an OK attempt from a first timer.
Verdict - Will be a multiplex hit.
Rehna(Kareena) is an orphan who falls in love with Samir Khanna(Salman) and gets married to him against the wish of his parents. They are settled in Melbourne, Australia. When life takes a down stride Samir is left with no option but to send Rehna back home to Delhi and himself to leave to Singapore for getting a good job. Rehna when comes to know about his plan, stay back in Melbourne. It is her wait for Samir and what happens when another guy (Sohail as Akash) who loves Rehna, comes in between them.
The story- A feel good story which has got its own moments but still under developed. They could have worked more on this part.
Acting: - Salman as struggling, romantic (usual childish act) and cool Samir was a treat to watch. He just rocks. Kareena lives as Mrs. Khanna. She has matured a lot from the bubbly girl image. Sohail is cute and his acting is controlled. Priety Zinta was there just for a song. Deepika Padukone, in a surprise cameo, looks stunning. Rest of the cast is OK.
Music & BGM - Music by Sajid - Wajid is strictly OK. May be the younger generation will like it. BGM suited the mood of the movie.
Direction and Script - Prem R Soni's debut holds a promise for future. May be he will be the next Imtiaz Ali. I felt so. Script doesn't offer many ups and downs or dramatic situation like a usual Bollywood movie. Still it could have been edited out to avoid some unnecessary elements like Priety's cameo and all. Characterization could have been reworked as well. Also he should have taken more caring while showing Dubai as Australia in some scenes Over all a an OK attempt from a first timer.
Verdict - Will be a multiplex hit.
It's always a thrill to watch an exclusive show of a movie even before it is released in India. The day turned out to be lucky enough to watch the most anticipated movie of the year. The most expensive Indian movie of all time, blue with all the hype and hoopla surrounding.
Let's get it straight. Blue is a dud with loads of thrills, action sequences, glamor and glitz. Movie starts off in a flash back showing the wreckage of "Lady in Blue", a ship carrying treasure looted by British from India, which is followed by titles cards with breath taking visuals of ocean as we see in a national geographic documentary. Cut to present we are introduced to Sagar alias Sethji, an expert underwater diver based in Bahamas, played by Sanjay Dutt. He works in one of the Fishing boats owned by Aarav, a rich playboy played by Akshay Kumar. Sagar is the only friend of Aarav. Sagar is happily married to Mona(Lara Dutta) who dreams to built a marine institute of her own. Sagar's brother Sam is a spoilt kid who ran away from them to Malaysia and finds his living from underground bike racing championships. Aarav wants to hunt down the treasure carried by Lady in Blue hidden some where deep down the sea and he seeks Sagar's help for that to which Sagar refuses, but due to the turn of events, they Sagar,Aarav, Sam set out on the treasure hunt. Will they get hold of it? What happens to them etc forms rest of the story.
The story - Its wafer thin with some forced surprises and twists in the end. You will be wondering what story has to do in movies like these.
Action - This is the USP. Watch blue for acting. Its thrilling and exciting. I bet, you will be on the edge of the seat. Action director James Bomalick has really given a visual treat with bike race, chases, underwater fights, sharks and blowing up of trucks and bikes on free way. Its worth the money.
Acting: - Nothing much to boast about. Akshay is cool, Sanjay is jaded, Zayed is over the top, Lara is the glam doll, Katrina is wooden, Rahul Dev is monotonous. Kylie Minogue is just there for a song which could have been clearly trimmed.
Music & BGM - Is it really Rahman or is it ghost directed by some body else. I never felt that it has ARR stamp on it. Let down.
Direction & Script - Seems that Anthony D'souza designed some cool visuals and pulsating action sequences and built up a story around it. Directing it with the ample support of action director could have been an easy task. Still I like to say Anthony is promising.
Verdict - Watch it for action and glamor.
Let's get it straight. Blue is a dud with loads of thrills, action sequences, glamor and glitz. Movie starts off in a flash back showing the wreckage of "Lady in Blue", a ship carrying treasure looted by British from India, which is followed by titles cards with breath taking visuals of ocean as we see in a national geographic documentary. Cut to present we are introduced to Sagar alias Sethji, an expert underwater diver based in Bahamas, played by Sanjay Dutt. He works in one of the Fishing boats owned by Aarav, a rich playboy played by Akshay Kumar. Sagar is the only friend of Aarav. Sagar is happily married to Mona(Lara Dutta) who dreams to built a marine institute of her own. Sagar's brother Sam is a spoilt kid who ran away from them to Malaysia and finds his living from underground bike racing championships. Aarav wants to hunt down the treasure carried by Lady in Blue hidden some where deep down the sea and he seeks Sagar's help for that to which Sagar refuses, but due to the turn of events, they Sagar,Aarav, Sam set out on the treasure hunt. Will they get hold of it? What happens to them etc forms rest of the story.
The story - Its wafer thin with some forced surprises and twists in the end. You will be wondering what story has to do in movies like these.
Action - This is the USP. Watch blue for acting. Its thrilling and exciting. I bet, you will be on the edge of the seat. Action director James Bomalick has really given a visual treat with bike race, chases, underwater fights, sharks and blowing up of trucks and bikes on free way. Its worth the money.
Acting: - Nothing much to boast about. Akshay is cool, Sanjay is jaded, Zayed is over the top, Lara is the glam doll, Katrina is wooden, Rahul Dev is monotonous. Kylie Minogue is just there for a song which could have been clearly trimmed.
Music & BGM - Is it really Rahman or is it ghost directed by some body else. I never felt that it has ARR stamp on it. Let down.
Direction & Script - Seems that Anthony D'souza designed some cool visuals and pulsating action sequences and built up a story around it. Directing it with the ample support of action director could have been an easy task. Still I like to say Anthony is promising.
Verdict - Watch it for action and glamor.
