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Cast : Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kay Kay Menon, Shahna Goswami, Sudhir Mishra, Anurag Kashyap, Sikandar Agarwal, Soha Ali Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Karan Nath.
Direction : Sudhir Mishra
If you've seen Johnny Gaddar, Oye Lucky oye!, 99 you'll probably realise that this film belongs to the same genre. I wonder if this is the new formula for commercial success.. making these kinda films & attracting audiences. No complaints, we love these kinda films.
Johnny (played by Sikandar Agarwal), the title character is a kid who makes his living in Mumbai serving tea during the night. His job brings him closer to a few of his customers – a drug addict, Vishal (Karan Nath), a model/ actor, Preeti (Soha Ali Khan) and Parvez (Neil Nitin Mukesh). Johnny hopes that someday one of his customers would help him find a better life and send him to work in Dubai. It's with this intention that he maintains a good relationship with all his customers. There's narration from Johnny’s perspective. This is probably the only part that made the writing look a tad sloppy.Johnny’s customers include Begum(Saurabh Shukla), the trans-gender ‘madam’ operating a brothel and Chiple (Kay Kay Menon), a corrupt police officer. Parvez carries on an extramarital relationship with Chiple’s wife Divya (Shahana Goswami). (Why does Neil always get to charm other men's wives, remember Johhny Gaddar?) Parvez, with Johnny’s help steals the money from Chiple's apartment where he stores his corrupt earnings from bribes. Preeti and Vishal on the other hand share a live-in relationship. A TV Network owner (Sudhir himself) exploits Preeti’s vulnerability. But what I can't really understand is – Why her? Vishal’s client played by Aditya Bhattacharya whose business dealings are to collect money that he lends to others? But again, why de lend 'em the money on the first place. Anurag Kashyap makes a cameo as Sudhir’s henchman.
There are a couple f scene related to sex shown in the film. The drug dealer, besides giving blow jobs to Begum. Then there is Johnny’s friend, another struggling kid, whose only characterization in the movie is that a middle-aged man sexually abuses him. While we are with the subject of sexual abuse, Johnny himself comes close to getting raped by a police officer.
This film is in no comparison with Sudhir's Hazarron Khwahishen Aisi but you will walk away pleased.
Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Vinay Pathak, Anu Menon, Navneet Nishan, Neha Dhupia, Iravati Harshe
Director: Saurabh Shukla
This movie had all the right actors and a good script but somehow dint click.
I'll tell u about the scene where i almost clapped --With her husband sitting beside, the wife quickly turns up to a waiter at a coffee shop, holds his hand, smiles and bluntly passes him on her phone number. She looks at the husband then, and asks, “Now do you know how it feels to be hurt?”
There’s a touch of universal truth in that moment. It sort of explains why women should feel more betrayed when cheated on. They can quite often get whoever they want. Whether married, single, old or ugly, the fairer sex is rarely short of attention. They’re still seldom bowled over by flattery by male hunters."Some" Men slip as easily as one could imagine.
I dint quite connect with the scene wherein at the coffee shop itself when Anu gets up and goes Vinay sings "jaane kyu log pyaar karte hai" and something happens to her, she comes and hugs him. I wonder, what emotion arose within her.
That gentleman (Vinay Pathak) at the cafe, an unexplained moron in his manners, is kicked out of his house, caught chatting up a soft-porn stranger, Jennifer on the Internet. His best friend Kapoor (Rajat Kapoor) has a bigger issue to deal with. A married Kapoor has absolutely no memory of an eventful night(previous night) beyond a point. He can’t recall whether he did (or did not) bed this unknown, mysterious girl (Neha Dhupia), who’d apparently walked in blank-faced, in a backless dress, and who’d found Mr Kapoor’s first name Rahul, “interesting”. Drifting away a lil, Neha, you looked hot as hell, sister! Iravati Harshe still looks gorgeous. Navneet Nishan plays her role superbly.
The movie revolves around Rajat calling around, moving back & forth on the memory of the party, going from one apartment to another with a backdrop of a Pakistani soft-music.
The party looks fake. The film makers couldn't show the Question in the form of a point that has troubled women all over for centuries together -- Why are all men the same?, efficiently.
This flick neither touches nor tickles enough.
P.S. get us Hangover, any day.
Cast : Soham Shah, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Sushant Singh,Tinu Anand, Urvashi Sharma, Shakti Kapoor.
Direction: Ashu Tirkha
A lot f unnecessary violence -- is what y'all will end up thinkin once the movie ends.
It's all about the world of crime in Amanganj, Uttar Pradesh and how the younger generation there is influenced by this. The film shows us the urge for violence and its reasons lyk lack of education and the environment in which a child grows.
The story goes lyk this -- A 12-year-old boy picks up a country-made gun and shoots a man in cold blood! After this he walks the street f Amanganj with the gun in hand, no fear whatsoever & eyes devoid f any emotions. This boy grows up to be known as the other face f crime -- BaabarrQureshi (Soham Shah). Baabarr is the last f the six brothers all involved in crime. But as the movie unfolds S.P.Dwivedi (Mithun Chakraborty), an encounter specialist who is sent to the area with a simple mission to arrest or kill Baabarr, realizes that there is more to it than what meets the eye. It is not only an individual called Baabarr, but there exists a force which seems impossible to stop.
The movie is shot in perfect locations. Om Puri once again showed as to why he is called a fine actor in the industry. New comer Soham needs to add some more emotions, a poker-face look won't work all the tym, mate. Urvashi, who plays Soham's girlfriend/ mistress does what is required f her. Sushant Singh, playing Tabrez is impressive. Tinu Anand as Mamu makes his cameo count.
Overall it is a thrilling film that looks not only into the life of a criminal but attempts to peep into the concept of ‘crime’ and areas where crime is bred and nurtured. Crime -- A parallel world that co-exists with ours, a world our society dreads, where corruption thrives, which the politicians exploit and where the honest succumb.
P.S. Way too much violence, slightly weak script.
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Gauhar Khan, Naveen Kaushik
Direction: Shimit Amin
It's a film made by all-heart and with good intentions.
Ranbir Kapoor plays Harpreet Singh Bedi, plays a somewhat aimless guy, jus lyk in "Wake up Sid!", who’s just out of college wondering what to do next. He decides to take up sales after completing his graduation with utterly modest marks. To convince his friends who are against his decision to become a salesman he says -- "number kamm hai, boss, dimaag nahi". Ranbir brings to his part a lot of earnestness and heart. What we see on screen is a Sardar not quite like any of our movies have shown so far.
The supporting cast of Mukesh Bhatt as the office peon, P. Santoshi as the lazy porn-addicted colleague, Gauhar Khan as the office receptionist and Naveen Kaushik as the crucial link in Harpreet’s work place, boost Ranbir’s presence. To convince sexy-office-receptionist, Gauhar to join him Harpreet says and indirectly warns “I’ll remain the joker Sardarji and you the item girl.”
There are a couple f good lines in the film. All credit goes to Jaideep Sahni who also wrote "Khosla ka ghosla" & "Chak De! India". Sahani's words make their point without being too loud.
The scene where Harpreet goes to the shop owner to buy things on credit with no guarentee and the shop owner tells him "thik hai,le jaa.. waise bhi kabhi kisi Sardar kochori karte nahi dheka" would certainly make the audience clap and the Sardar's happy. There's this another scene which y'all can't miss -- Ranbir riding his cherry-red scooter gifted by his grandfather (Prem Chopra) at the red light when a swanky motorbike rides up alongside.
The lack of drama and the absence f energy are the only missing elements in the film. The movie stands tall despite it's flaws.
While Shimit Amin’s earlier film “Chak De! India” was aggressive in its aspirations, “Rocket Singh” is a more gentle.
The movie is a one-tym watch. Take lots f popcorn with you.
Cast: John Travolta, Denzel Washington
Director: Tony Scott
Okay, i haven't watched the original 1974 film but I have watched this and can conclude this to be an engaging, edge-f-the-seat thriller.
John Travolta, plays Ryder with a Y, a wolfish grin and a tattooed neck stars as a criminal mastermind, who hijacks a New York subway train full of passengers, and demands a 10 million$ ransom. He threatens to kill passengers one by one if the money doesn't get to him in an hour. Denzel Washington plays Garber, a subway employee. Mr. Washington, perhaps is the most effortlessly charismatic American film actor.
While negotiating his deal, Travolta finds himself engaged in a bond with Washington, with a bribe-accepting past over the subway radio. Travolta and Washington offer solid enough performances. This would be the first film where I think Denzel is a little side lined by Travolta. Women are marginally used in the film. Washington's wife in Queens and the girlfriend of an hostage on an onlyn video chat are the only ones.
The film has many flaws but it makes you ignore them due to some rock-solid performances and a thrilling script and a fast-pace.
The film’s final shot of a common man walking home from the subway after a hard day’s work, having saved the city is the truest moment f the film.
P.S. too many slangs.
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart
Direction: Brandon Camp
Oh, Love Happens, does it? Yeah.. may be it did when I had already dozed off.
When you announce yourself as a romantic film, show romance in the film, God damn it! Even when Jen & Aaron lock-lips, love doesn't happen. May be love would happen if you cried.
Mr. Eckhart’s character, Burke Ryan, is the best-selling author of “A-OK! A Path Through Grief,” arrives in Seattle to conduct a 3 day seminar. Ms. Aniston’s character, Eloise Chandler, is that of a floral designer Burke bumps into in a hotel corridor.
The next tym he meets her she responds to a-cup-f-coffee invitation from him with a sign language pretending she's deaf & walks. A day later he finds her chatting in the same hotel lobby, goes there & shows her the middle finger which is followed by Aniston walking into the men's room to give him a lecture f her own. Burke, however, finds all f these fascinating. They go out for a dinner date later.
I gave up here.
The movie lacks emotional sense. The only real feelings happens during the workshop conducted by Bruke where John Carrol Lynch, playing Walter, a contractor who had just lost his young son rebels & refuses to walk over hot coals.
Ms. Aniston's role is under-written. I seriously wish that she shows some gumption whilst choosing roles. She plays a character in the film who is unlucky in love but I think she is quite unlucky while choosing the right kinda films.
The movie still counts on those scenes wherein after a long emo speech on the stage, one person in the audience starts clapping & the rest follow him & all stand up one by one. C'mon man these kinda scenes are history. Even Bollywood refuses to do such scenes.
Love Happens is, as the kids say, not happening. If you don't watch this film you won't loose anything.
P.S. The cockatoo and parrot belong to the same biological order, so it is not technically incorrect to call the bird in question a "parrot." But no one does that. If you have a pet cockatoo, you call it a cockatoo.
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Viviek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kirron Kher
Director: Renzil D'Silva
The story is simple. Saif be-friends Kareena, takes her out for a coffee couple f tyms, marries her because she has an American passport, takes her to New York & joins his fellow-mates in their plan to blow up America. There are a few hiccups along the way, though.
The love story shown was cute but unrealistic. C'mon now, which girl says a 'yes' so early that too after a couple f coffee meetings. We all noe that it takes more than that to get a 'yes', don't we?
If it were so easy then more than half f the problems in the world would end. Im not so sure about all worldly problems but Bollywood would surely close down.
Kurbaan goes on with an easy pace with satisfying performances by all the lead actors. Om Puri plays Bhaijaan very well. Kirron Kher's Afghani accent makes you notice her. Vivek Oberoi does a fantastic role in the film accept for his accent, although sometyms could be ignored. This was an important film for him & it looked like he realised that. Saif & Karrena both do a good job. They looked in love. For the first tym I saw Kareena act. Otherwise she's just gorgeous. Dia Mirza & Nauheed Cyrusi, both had a death-ending-limited role in the film
There are a couple f good scenes in the movie -- Vivek being tested for his guts at a food-joint, Vivek's identity when revealed to Saif & the penultimate scene where Saif reveals his identity to Kareena. These scenes are gripping.
There are a couple of holes in the script -- Vivek being included in the gang with out any background checks on him, Saif walking down the streets f New-york without being noticed, stabbing a man to death even when he is wanted & his pictures are with the FBI, the 1st suicide bombing scene where the bomber pulls the trigger and the whole f subway-platform explodes, walls come crashing down but the FBI officer standing in front f him survives, open-firing inside a subway & the subway doesn't stop or no one calls 911, the Americans talking in fluent Hindi in the class at the university that too without a Katrina Kaif kinda accent was too lame. These couple f scenes make you raise an eye-brow.
Coming to the scene which was the talk of the town even before the film released -- the love-making scene between Saif & Kareena -- it was aesthetically shot. Although necessary it looked quite filmy.
This thriller with a curtain f terrorism is a one-tym watch.
P.S. Dying for love -- does it get any cuter than this?
