Hindi Movies

Aitraaz

2009-07-15T19:18:00.001+05:30

The Indian moviegoer has often witnessed man-sexually-molesting-woman situations on the big screen. In this particular movie a woman is accusing man of molesting her.

The movie Aitraaz tackles the issue of sexual harassment, with the unique spin of placing the man in the position of victim and the woman as aggressor. The film casts Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles.

In the accused box of the courtroom, stands a man, startled and shocked that destiny could lead him there. He is accused of the most heinous crime - molesting his lady-boss. Raj Malhotra (played by Akshay Kumar), who works for a cell phone company, is popular amongst his circle of friends and work colleagues. But his world comes crashing down when he meets Sonia (Priyanka Chopra) again.

Sonia is an ambitious model with great aspirations. She knows what she wants in life. She is prepared to achieve her goals, whatever the price. Her fundas in life are crystal clear: Nothing shall come in between her wants and desires. Raj is well aware that Sonia knew only one way to live and that was her way. And one fateful evening, things did not go her way. Sonia brings Raj's world to a screeching halt. Raj's wife Priya (Kareena Kapoor), once a lawyer herself, is prepared to do anything to protect her husband's honour and dignity.

And from a content housewife, Priya becomes a woman with a mission that she must accomplish. She is now Raj's partner in more ways than one. Thrown into this web of deceit is Raj's boss, Ranjit Roy (Amrish Puri), who happens to be Sonia's husband. He is a mere pawn in her hands. The drama has just begun. The court is far from adjourned… Inspired by Barry Levinson's Hollywood flick Disclosure, Aitraaz has a plot that Indian cinegoers haven't witnessed on the screen yet.

Aitraaz belongs to Priyanka Chopra completely. No two opinions on that! Be it her first appearance or the sequence, Priyanka did full justice to her character in the film.

Kareena has a sugar-and-sweet character till the pre-climax and she does it well. Akshay Kumar underplays his character ably. Amrish Puri is alright. The theme of the movie is extremely provocative. Himesh Reshammiya's music sounds pleasant to the ears. Cinematography is first-rate. On the whole, Aitraaz is a well-crafted thriller.....

Masoom-1983 flim

2009-07-09T16:26:00.002+05:30

Masoom is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Gulzar and the music was contributed by R.D. Burman. The plot was broadly based on Man, Woman and Child written by Erich Segal. Shekhar Kapoor the director of the movie went on to make several other internationally acclaimed movies in the future like, Bandit Queen and Elizabeth.

Through the medium of the film, the director makes a strong statement that eventually it is the unwanted child who is the real victim of an extra-marital affair. Hence the title of the film, for Masoom means the innocent one.

This Hindi social drama stars Naseerudin Shah as a family man whose everyday domestic life is turned upside down when he discovers that he has an illegitimate child (Jugal Hansraj) from an affair with a past mistress. When the boy's mother dies, he is sent to live with his father. The child's father attempts to hide the truth from his own daughters, but the past eventually catches up with him.

The director opens the film with a brief backgrounder of the boy Rahul whose mother has died and an old headmaster is the only one who this boy can call his own. After the credits have rolled, the second shot is actually the stealer where the family portrait of Naseer’s family is lying on a table and a stray puppy comes and breaks it. This shot establishes the premise of the film. One outsider can disturb the harmony of the this family.

Naseeruddin Shah is a brilliant actor. Shabana’s act of a Punjabi south Delhi housewife Indu Malhotra is par excellence. Many would know by now, the children played by Aradhana (Mini), Urmila Matondkar (Pinky) and Jugal Hansraj (Rahul) completely thaw your heart. These are children, people our age can relate to.

Love Aaj Kal

2009-07-06T11:55:00.002+05:30

'Love Aaj Kal' the title itself says about the love in today’s life. Love Aajkal stars 'Saif Ali Khan, Jai, Kashish, Deepika Padukone, Meera Rahul Khanna, Aditya Khanna.

The soundtrack of Love Aajkal was slated to release on 25th June 2009 and the music showcases the songs which are expected to be a big hit among the audiences. It is a story about three couples love in different generations which runs from 1911, moves to 1966 and then eventually culminates to 2005.

Sources say that the main attraction of the movie is the love story between Neetu and Rishi Kapoor which is the first of the three love stories and also different.

Saif Ali Khan as Jai and Deepika Padukone as Meera are modern day couple in London, who likes to lead a practical life to go along with the flow of life.

On the other hand 'Veer' (Rishi) is in deep love with Harleen and is happy just having a glimpse of her face and wishes that she should her life partner in all his lives.

Veer and Jai have different strong opinions about love in life. Is Veer not practical in life or does 'Jai' realize the value of relationship? There's lott more to discover. So guys, to know more, Wait and watch the sizzling pair on the silver screen on 31st July 2009.

New York

2009-07-01T10:40:00.001+05:30

New York opens around 7 years after the 9/11 attacks with Omar (Neil Mukesh) being wrongly held captive by the FBI. Investigating officer Roshan (Irrfan Khan) offers to go easy on Omar if he agrees to spy on old-time friend Sameer (John Abraham) who the FBI suspects to be a terrorist.

In contrast, Sameer himself narrates his distressing past to Omar of how he was illegally detained and brutally tortured by the FBI for 9 months, immediately after 9/11 and victimized for being a Muslim suspect in New York.

The terrorism theme comes into picture predominantly in the second half. The physical and mental abuse on innocent Muslims, imprisoned merely on suspicion and their consequent repercussions are effectively portrayed.

But beyond that Aditya Chopra's story doesn't work towards the rehabilitation of the disturbed mind that has taken to the wrong path. In a way, the film turns the villain into more of an antihero imparting him no character change. Above that the climax where the FBI headquarters is held as the terrorist target doesn't go beyond Fanaa frontiers. The terrorist is terminated but the topic of terrorism it tackles keeps long lingering.

All the three lead protagonists of New York are Muslims affected by the 9/11 episode in varied ways and to different degrees. Sameer turns a scapegoat of the situation; Omar's identity gets him in trouble, while Roshan's character (a Muslim investigating on terrorism) offers that ray of hope prevailing amidst discriminating humankind.

The issue of global terrorism somewhere goes for a toss with the film turning into a human emotion drama. As the victim is released from prison and his atrocities are still fresh in your mind, the intensity of his trauma is diluted with a love song stuffed in. The couple further goes on to make love and start a family. More mush comes into picture as Omar confesses his campus feelings to the married Maya (Katrina Kaif) amidst the pre-climax mayhem. Thankfully the traditional Yash Raj triangle is averted. The side-track of a frustrated Muslim driver (Nawazuddin) committing suicide doesn't contribute to the plot and could have been avoided.

John Abraham does well in his frail characterization which could have been much more convincing, intense and effective. Neil Nitin Mukesh looks rehearsed in some scenes but doesn't disappoint. Irrfan Khan never misses any punch in his lines and is as expressive as ever. Katrina Kaif doesn't get the meatier portion and contributes to the sloppy effect.

You just wish the film had a lot more grit, the characters had a lot more depth and the treatment had a lot more sensitivity. Alas New York fails to break new grounds on that note.

London Dreams-A Musical film

2009-06-25T12:53:00.001+05:30

London Dreams is an upcoming Bollywood musical film directed by Vipul Shah. Starring veteran actors Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan in lead roles. The film also cast Asin Thottumkal, Rannvijay Singh, Brinda Parekh and Om Puri.

It is the second time when Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan will be seen in a single movie. The first one was superhit Hum Dil Dey Chuke Sanam. Tamil Cinema actress Asin is doing the lead role, replacing Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif.

It is the story of dreams of two childhood friends and reveals the life of a rock star. How they become rock musicians in a rock band named “London
Dreams” in London is the story all about.

The film is supposed to get released in August 2009.

My Name Is Khan

2009-06-22T12:29:00.002+05:30

My Name Is Khan is an upcoming 2010 Indian drama based upon a true story. It is directed by Karan Johar, co-produced by Johar and Shahrukh Khan, has a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, and stars Khan and Kajol. The other actors and actresses who had performed in the film include Jimmy Shergill, Bilal Khan and others. Shahrukh Khan had done a splendid job once again.

Cinematography is by Ravi K. Chandran. Khan is a Muslim who as a child (Tanay Chheda) grew up with his mother (Zarina Wahab) in the the Borivali section of Mumbai in India. As an adult, Khan (Shahrukh Khan) falls in love and marries Mandira (Kajol). Khan suffers from Asperger syndrome which impacts social interaction abilities.

Khan is arrested as a suspected terrorist in post - 9/11 Los Angeles after authorities mistake his disability for "suspicious" behavior. After his arrest, he meets Radha (Sheetal Menon), a therapist who helps him.

The music is given by Shankar –Ehsaan –Loy and the music is impressive just like any other films of Karan Johar. The performance of the character artists in the film is very impressive. Although Shabana Azmi left the role of the mother of Shahrukh Khan after being cast initially, Zarina Wahab did do well in the film.

In a nutshell it can be said that the film is going to be a big hit inspite of the negative factors.

Anubhav-Not a pleasant experience to undergo

2009-06-17T17:36:00.002+05:30

The story goes like this, Anubhav (Sanjay Suri), Antara (Shruthi Seth) and Aadi (Anoop Menon) are products of the Bombay theatre academy who nurture big Bollywood dreams. But reality soon dawns upon them that those dreams are not to easy to fulfill.

Anubhav during his struggling mission encounters Meera (Gul Panag) who excitedly declares that she is his fan. Both fall in love with each other and get married much to Meera’s rich parents’ wishes.

The theatre guru Ibrahim Vakil (Jackie Shroff) now becomes their sole patron. The film starring Anubhav in the main lead gets stuck midway owing to an untimely demise of their producer.

The basic premise of the film is really interesting since its topical and such things do happen in present times in Bollywood. But once the situations are established and Anubhav turns a male prostitute, the film losses its way.

You also stop caring much about the characters and simply can’t relate to them. Then there is this melodramatic angle forcibly thrown in about Anubhav’s new born daughter’s illness and how Gul Panag thinking their daughter is dead. Some of the dialogues narrated by Sanjay Suri are simply cringe worthy. Agreed the film may be inspired from real life sequences but why be so direct? Was it that important.

Aadesh Srivastava’s music is plain ordinary. Amongst the actors only Gul Panag delivers while Sanjay Suri with his limited set of expressions just doesn’t. Jackie Shroff is simply wasted whereas Shruti Seth, Raj Zutshi and Sudha Chandran hardly have meat in their roles. Anoop Menon is fair.

Having suffered this Anubhav we would like to tell you that it is not really a pleasant experience to under go. Think before you watch the film.

Rafoo Chakkar-Pathetic Comedy

2009-06-17T17:35:00.001+05:30

Rafoo Chakkar is a painful, boring, crude, trashy, brainless comedy. And it’s not funny; it makes you yawn all the time. It only shows a typical low class comedy.

This pathetic chakkar starts with Millie and Julie (Nisha and Nauheed) who run away from home because they do not want to get married. Similarly, Pappu and Munnu( Yudi and Aslam) escape for the same reason. These four meet in Mumbai and fall in love, when they were supposed to get married to each other in the first place.

Besides making a mockery of funny films, it also mocks marriage and death. The scenes involving death are handled insensitively. The performances are terrible, more so because the characters are silly. Archana Puran Singh and Mita Vashisht have made utter fools of themselves and their action sequences are hard to believe. Nisha Rawal, last seen in Serendipity’s awful rip-off Hastey Hastey, has no screen presence whatsoever and cannot act. Nauheed Cyrusi is strictly ok.

Yudi was a popular VJ on Channel V and his TV shows had better scripts than Rafoo Chakkar. He does not look awkward in front of the camera. Aslam Khan has an annoying and stupid character and his expressions are totally blank.

Shakti Kapoor and Sadashiv Amrapurkar haven’t been seen in a long time. The performances of the characters looks outdated. The pre-climax scene has been ripped off cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna, which ironically starred Shakti Kapoor as the memorable Crime Master Gogo. The music by Lalit Pandit (of Jatin-Lalit) is bad, the camerawork is messy.

Rafoo Chakkar is a 2 hour long drag. If people are still willing to see the movie I suggest them to stay awake!!!

Suno Na..Ek Nanhi Awaaz

2009-06-11T11:35:00.003+05:30

Suno Na..Ek Nanhi Awaaz is boring to the point of driving you nuts. Although the pretext picked is fine, its implementation leaves you wondering what director Amy Thanawala is upto. The film casts Tara Sharma, Dharmendra Gohil, Rinku Patel, Avinash Tiwari.

An unwed mother facing all odds to bring her baby into the world : that, in a nutshell, is the story of ‘Suno Na, Ek Nanhi Awaaz’. Tara Sharma’s pleasant persona is drowned by her one-track delivery And the baby-who-talks-from-the-womb, clearly inspired by the ‘Look Who’s Talking’ movies, is a major irritant.

To cut long story short, girl decides to live, moves to Mumbai to stay at her friend's place and surprisingly, every boy falls in love with her. The friend in whose house she lives, who is single, has no one falling in love with her!

In the end, she delivers a child. A professor falls in love with her and her parents too reach in time for her delivery. In between all this, you are subjected to the director's perplexed state of mind.

SUNO NA, just forget about this!

A wednesday

2009-06-06T11:49:00.002+05:30

Expect the unexpected in A Wednesday. From the writing point of view to the execution of the written material, writer-director Neeraj Pandey never takes the been-there-seen-that route even once.

A Wednesday offered you twist after twist, throwed down challenge after challenge in those 1.30 hours. No sub-plots, no songs, no unwanted masala, no unnecessary tracks, A Wednesday has a story to tell and it tells most effectively.

The editor (Shree Narayan Singh) deserves lavish praises for giving shape to this thriller. During the finale specifically Anupam is driving towards the location, while Naseer is packing his stuff the parallel scenes are juxtaposed brilliantly. The background score (Sanjay Chowdhury) is stirring.

Naseeruddin Shah has delivered several remarkable performances over the decades and the one in A Wednesday easily makes its way into his Top 5 works when you recall his body of work.

Anupam Kher is equally dynamic. If there's one actor who could stand up to a giant of an actor, it's Anupam Kher. An outstanding performance indeed!

Every performance in A Wednesday is charged. Jimmy Sheirgill is first-rate as a volatile cop. Aamir Bashir is superb. Again, this actor has never got his due in feature films. It's our loss, not his! Deepal Shaw plays her part confidently.

Chetan Pandit, as the Chief Minister, is effective. Ditto for the actor who plays the main terrorist Kali Prasad Mukherjee. On the whole, A Wednesday is cinema at its best.

It may not be a Kinng-sized entertainer to lure the audiences in hordes and set the box-office afire, but A Wednesday does pack in king-sized punch. Do yourself a favour Watch A Wednesday if you have missed it.

A wednesday

2009-06-06T11:49:00.001+05:30

Dev D

2009-05-30T20:04:00.001+05:30

Dev D is one such flight of fancy from the filmmaker that definitely defies all conventions and demolishes all moulds. The director of the film Anurag Kashyap has always been a contrarian filmmaker, consciously steering away from traditional Bollywood with films like Black Friday, Paanch, No Smoking.

Dev D is like that heady cocktail which has the vodka pitched perfectly with the tang. Set against the rich rural backdrop of Punjab and Paharganj (Delhi), the film traces the self-destructive sojourn of a young, contemporary hero who mirrors the existential angst of the proverbial outsider, made legendary in the writings of Satre, Camus, Kafka, Kerouac and the ballads of Kurt Cobain.

But Dev D (Abhay Deol), unlike Devdas, isn't a blast from the past. Dev D is indeed a coming-of-age film, not merely for the protagonist, Devender Singh Dhillon, but it is a brilliant breakthrough for Bollywood too.

It really doesn't matter whether the film ends up as a box office scorcher. What matters is the fact that for the discerning viewer. Anurag Kashyap, however, gets even more adventurous and adds a progressive flourish to both the plot and the characters which are played to perfection by the three lead players.

If Mahi and Kalki are riveting new finds, assured of a long innings in cinema, then Abhay Deol adds a whole new meaning to the term `Unconventional Hero'. Dev D is the class act from the Deol who cleverly flew over the cuckoo's nest.

Dev D is purely a musical love story, with zany numbers like ‘emosanal atyachar', ‘saali khushi', ‘nayan tarse' and many more.

STOP

2009-05-29T11:03:00.003+05:30

STOP is about four friends, three girls and a guy. The movie revolves around their lives as a unit and then steers off for an individual build-up. It's interesting in the beginning but before you know, it starts dragging. Songs are interspersed without need and plots lengthened, without any cause. The editor could have done with sharper scissors.

The star cast of the film are newcomer Rohit Bhatia, Dia Mirza, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Gauri Karnik, Ishita Arun, Kiran Janjani, Anupam Kher and Om Puri. The film is directed by Ajai Sinha.

The film attempts to be a modern day take on friendships amongst today’s youth. While the friendship chemistry amongst the four friends has come out naturally well and some small sequences and lines shared amongst them have come out very identifiable, the overall impact is missing.

Newcomer Rohit Bhatia makes a confident debut. Tejaswini Kolhapure impresses a lot despite having been badly presented. Ishita Arun and Gauri Karnik barely get scope to showcase their acting talents.

Dia Mirza in a small but important part is good. Harsh Chhaya is getting type cast in a lecherous boss roles. He has done similar type of parts earlier in Laga Chunari Mein Daag and Its Breaking News. Kiran Janjani fits the part. Himani Shivpuri, Om Puri and Anupam Kher lend able support as usual.

While the film may not exactly be worth a visit to the nearest multiplex, it isn’t that bad either and can be caught up on home video on one lazy Sunday afternoon to watch.

Zor Lagaa Ke Haiyaa-Pure Entertainer

2009-05-25T11:28:00.003+05:30

Zor Lagaa Ke Haiyaa is about how a group of children, with the help of a homeless man, overcome all the obstacles to save a tree from being razed by a money-minded construction giant and his contractor. Their quest mirrors the apathy of contemporary society to such types of environmental issues. Through nonstop action, comedy and adventure, the children finally realize what it takes to stand their ground in the battle against concrete. '

The movie is directed by Girish Girija Joshi and produced by Basant Talreja and Kartikeya Talreja. The film casts Mithun Chakraborty, Riya Sen, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Raj Zutshi, Seema Biswas and Gulshan Grover and child artistes Megan, Ayesha Kaduskar, Hardik Thakkar, Ritvik Tyagi and Ashwin Chitale.

AS filmmakers are devoted to the art of innovative storytelling aimed at achieving the goal of raising the standards of Indian cinema. Filmmakers wish to emphasise and encourage the growth of ingenuity within the industry.

Keeping this in mind, Zor Lagaa Ke Haiyaa has been made, which is particularly aimed at representing the power of perseverance and compassion. It’s pure entertainment that inspires today’s generation to value their environment and natural habitat. Through this film, GenerationNext opens the eyes of the people who are at the helm today.

"99"

2009-05-20T17:29:00.002+05:30

99 is the story of two different men in two different cities, who are bound by a common feeling of always being stuck at '99'. They never seem to make it to a 'century'- figuratively speaking.

It is a journey of two men who want to break away from the rut and 'strike it big'. What follows is an unpredictable and hilarious ride through two cities with extremely likeable and very grounded characters, unbelievable circumstances, real twists of fate, small-time crooks, big-time conspiracies, fateful car crashes, ups of friendship, downs of love and a climax that will keep everybody on the edge of their seats."

99 keeps you engrossed in most parts. The only problem is, it's too slow-paced at times and lengthy too, towards the penultimate moments. Just when you thought that the film has ended, another chase follows, which eventually leads to the finale.

On the whole, 99 appeals in parts, more towards the second half. The film holds appeal for the youth and should find patronage from this faction of moviegoers at multiplexes mainly. 99 is smart, good looking and interesting, in parts. Quite a ride this, if you don't go with much expectations!

Videsh-It's a kitchen-sink drama

2009-05-18T10:46:00.001+05:30

Heaven on Earth isn’t exactly the plight of protagonist in this film, rather completely contrary to it. The alternate Hindi title Videsh too misleads into the notion that Indian woman in NRI families are essentially victims of domestic violence, as is the theme of the film. It’s as difficult to relate the title with the treatment of this film.

It's difficult to describe just how good Preity Zinta is in her role as a battered young bride in director Deepa Mehta's Videsh. Preity Zinta playing Chand, a Punjabi girl who travels from her home in India to Canada for an arranged marriage. She marries Rocky (played by Vansh Bhardwaj) has little affection or sympathy for his new bride.

Homesick in foreign land and hopeless of affection from people around, Chand begins to fantasize another version of her life inspired from tales of Indian mythology about a King Cobra.

Deepa Mehta scores in establishing credible characters of the Canadian Punjabi family with members that are neither sugar-sweet nor melodramatically bitter. Everyone in the film are open witness to domestic violence and remain absolutely indifferent towards the act.

The film clearly loses its audience when metaphorical mythological concerns overpower the underlying theme of domestic violence. Rather the flick imparts shades of gray to the supposedly black victimizer. Preity Zinta delivered a career-best performance as Chand.

The pacing is lethargic and the story takes too long to kick-start. Cinematographer Giles Nuttgens intermittently applies black-and-white frames to highlight some scenes from others but follows no particular theme, making the exercise futile.

Preity Zinta delivered a career-best performance as Chand. Vansh Bharadwaj suffers from shallow characterization. Balinder Johal as the insecure mother and cold-blooded mother-in-law is efficient.

Heaven on Earth, a kitchen-sink drama turns into a hell of a viewing experience.

Sorry Bhai

2009-05-14T10:49:00.002+05:30

Sorry Bhai is about the complexities of relationships seen and felt in real life. That subtle tug or snap in relationships when people are drawn towards or pulled away from each other. These very moments captured with a telling effect provide the soul to ‘Sorry Bhai’ even though the film gets a little too tangled in the second half.

At the centre of the movie is a slowly developing love story between a woman and the younger brother of the man she is about to marry. Sanjay Suri as Harsh is set to marry Aaliya (Chitrangada Singh). His family comprising of a young, shy scientist brother Siddharth ( Sharman Joshi ), a disapproving mom ( Shabana Azmi ) and a chilled-out dad ( Boman Irani ) come to Mauritius to attend the wedding. While Harsh doesn’t seem to have much time for his family, Siddharth and Aaliya develop a bond that turns into mutual attraction. The duo fights this attraction.

More than just a romantic story, ‘Sorry Bhai’ taps on the bonding between two brothers, and between the two women in the story. Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani who charm you completely with their crackling chemistry and their natural act as urbane parents.

In a movie like ‘Sorry Bhai’, it’s more appropriate to judge the actors’ job from viewpoint of the chemistry between them rather than individual performances. Sanjay Suri is relegated to the background for a substantial part, but he too gets his moments. Boman Irani is superb in a relatively smaller but homour-filled role.

The film, with its above average music and eye-pleasing cinematography, has a somewhat boring ending preceded by a couple of sequences where you feel the director either lost his grip over the plot or became too self-indulgent.

But at the end of the day, ‘Sorry Bhai’ gives you a faint smile and doesn’t make you feel sorry for the money and time spent on the flick.

Gulaal

2009-05-09T16:14:00.000+05:30

Gulaal is about a simple man’s anger and outburst against the corrupt, rusted system have been seen and forgotten by the dozen, and Anurag Kashyap’s Gulaal turns out to be just a statistical addition to the list.

The movie is a telling statement on the degeneration in the political structure both at the micro level of student politics and the macro level of power-hungry, who stop at nothing to realize their political ambitions. The movie casts Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Mahi Gill, Jesse Randhawa, Aditya Shrivastava, Piyush Mishra, Mukesh Bhatt, Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh, Pankaj Jha, Deepak Dobriyal and Ayesha Mohan.

The film 'Gulaal' is all about love, rage, power and politics. It unfolds the story of an innocent college student Dilip (Raj Singh Chaudhary), who is pushed into politics.

‘Gulaal’ is essentially a character driven story that seems to get too verbose at places. The dialogues are expectedly sprinkled with expletives because the director wanted them to sound ‘real’. The cinematography by Rajeev Ravi is superb. Music and lyrics by Piyush Mishra are fascinating.

If there’s anything truly worth watching in ‘Gulaal’ it’s the performances by the ensemble of talented actors from Kay Kay Menon as the devious Dukey Bana to Deepak Dobriyal as his assistant or Mahi Gill as his mistress.

Newcomer Raj Singh Chaudhary has an unassuming persona and very well portrays the inner transformation of his character. Ayesha Mohan and Aditya Shrivastava as the brother sister duo are terrific in their individual performances.

All said, ‘Gulaal’ is a seething, simmering, but tortuously predictable tale of all that’s rotten in the system. The director has pooled all his anger and cynicism against the system and revealed it on the screen to be smacked at the faces of hapless viewers in the form of ‘Gulaal’.

Frankly, with Gulaal, Anurag Kashyap has once again proved himself; his versatile, prolific and ardent direction is utterly commendable.

It's A Mismatch

2009-05-07T16:29:00.003+05:30

It's A Mismatch is directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad and produced by Dalip Singh Sethi and Harbinder Brar. The star cast of the movie are Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Nandana Sen and introducing Anubhav Anand.

Aman (Anubhav Anand) is a talented young architect. Raised by his Uncle, he has all the love and care a family could offer but Aman takes it for granted. While working towards his dream, his life takes a beautiful turn when he falls in love with Neha (Nandana Sen). The two fall in love, and nothing seems able to come between them.

A disaster strikes when the hyper-vibrant Mr. Bhalla (Anupam Kher) and Mr. Patel (Boman Irani) meet. Both are hilariously different and both are mismatched.
The lovebirds must find a way to bring their families together and this leads to a comical series of misadventures of the two disapproving, faultfinding fathers. In the process Aman realizes the true definition of family and what it really means to love someone. Will Aman be able to bring the two families together? And will he succeed in achieving his dream?

Its A Mismatch invites you to Join Mr. Bhalla, Mr. Patel, Aman and Neha, along with their families as they celebrate life, love and everything in between.
It's a funny movie and Anupam Kher and Boman Irani are excellent actors in comedy. The movie is all set to be released on June 30,09. Let's see whether this film would make a perfect match with it's audiences or not...

Kambakkht Ishq

2009-05-07T16:09:00.002+05:30

Kambakkht Ishq is a romantic comedy about an Indian stuntman Viraj Shergill (Akshay Kumar) who ,becomes a huge star in hollywood ,but cannot find true love in his life. Opposite to him is Kareena Kapoor ,who plays the role of Simrita Rai, she strongly trusts “There’s no such thing as love”. The movie also cast several hollywood stars like Silvester Stallone ,Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carmen Electra, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards.

The romantic comedy, is directed by Sabbir Khan,and produced by Sajid Nadiawala. The film is a full of fun, frolic. The film takes us straight into the relationships between couple of individuals. Kamini (Amrita Arora) is ditzy, innocent and beautiful. She in one of the top models but her dream is to get married to a man who loves her.
Lucky (Aftab Shivadsani) is Viraj's younger brother, he is genuine and loveable. He has been protected his entire life by Viraj and isn't as hard and practical as Viraj is. He is madly in love with Kamini and wants to marry her. But that is one thing that Viraj is against.

Imagine the situation when these stubborn characters encounter each other at Simrita's best friend Kamini's and Viraj's brother Lucky's wedding. It’s a wedding that both Viraj and Simrita are violently opposed to and desperate to stop.

Sparks fly, absurd, hilarious situations until one dramatic twist of fate binds the two together in a manner that they could have never ever even dreamed of in their wildest fantasies.

Zara Thrilling, Zara Timepass-Aa Dekhen Zara

2009-05-04T16:00:00.000+05:30

'Aa Dekhen Zara’ is a fast-paced, romantic musical thriller that promises some great edge-of-the-seat action. Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu played the lead role on-screen for the first time, in Jehangir Surti's directorial venture - 'Aa Dekhen Zara'. The movie is produced by Viki Rajani.

Neil Nitin Mukesh plays the role of Ray Acharya Ray who is a photographer by profession and struggles to establish his name and his identity. His luck starts going from bad to worse, by that he inherits his grandfather’s (Biswajeet) special camera which changes things overnight for him.

The camera has the unique ability to reveal the future through the photographs taken from it. Ray He uses the camera, not only to save his girlfriend's life, but also to make millions by clicking lottery tickets and race horses to know their future.

Bipasha Basu plays the role of Simi who is a attractive, sizzling DJ. An independent woman, she has a mind of her own. Everything is hunky dory between Ray and Simi and the duo seem headed for a 'happily ever after' life.

As they say, with great power comes great responsibility and in Ray's case, also great danger. He must now face up to the dark side of reality and win not only against the evil forces but also against fate.

It's a smart new concept. The film tries to give you something new, but the lack of creative imagination while writing the screenplay, especially the second half, ends up making the film just about an average watch. Enter at your own risk.

8 x 10 TASVEER

2009-04-29T18:00:00.003+05:30

Nagesh Kukunoor who gave us two back-to-back slices of inspirational cinema in Iqbal and Dor and then burned his hands with comedy Bombay To Bangkok now Nagesh enters a new zone with 8 x 10 TASVEER. Yet, 8 x 10 TASVEER goes wrong, horribly wrong.

8x10 Tasveer is the story of a young man with a unique supernatural gift of looking into the past of dead people. After all, if the hero needs adrenaline to stay alive, we need a shot of caffeine to stay awake. The film’s that bad.

So we have Jai (Akshay Kumar) living in with a girlfriend ( Ayesha Takia ) with whom he shares no apparent chemistry but whom he plans to marry. Jai has a unique gift of looking at people’s photographs and having a vision of the moments after the snap was clicked.

When Jai’s billionaire father (Benjamin Gilani) dies in an accident and a cranked-out detective ( Javed Jaffrey ) shows up and tries to convince Jai that his dead dad was murdered for wealth. This personal tragedy leads him to use his unique supernatural powers to unravel the mystery.

Armed with this photograph into which he keeps ‘going’ repeatedly, Jai digs deeper into the mystery even as the finger of suspicion keeps shifting from his mom and his uncle to two more characters close to his dad. There are so many gaps that remain wide open till the end.

Akshay pitches in a sincere performance. 8 x 10 TASVEER is a complete departure from the kind of films the actor is popular for and it only goes to prove that he's ready to experiment. Ayesha is natural. Sharmila Tagore is graceful. Jaaved Jaaferi is first-rate. Girish Karnad, Benjamin Gilani, Ananth Mahadevan and Rushaad Rana are perfect in their respective roles.

Nagesh Kukunoor seems to have completely lost it this time. As the writer and director of this sleep-inducing, ridiculously contrived film with half-baked subplots, he’s the one on whom the blame should fall squarely.

So many questions beg to be answered. If you are brave to sit awake through two-plus hours of banality. On the whole, 8 x 10 TASVEER disappoints. This tasveer is out of focus!

Aloo Chaat

2009-04-27T21:07:00.002+05:30

Robby Grewal's Aloo Chaat is completely a comedy film. The film makes the viewers laugh at times. This film has a simple story told in a very simple way. The story of the film is interesting. The execution of the film brings back the memories of old film Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Mann Bhaye.

USA returned Nikhil (Aftab Shivdasani) belongs to an orthodox Punjabi family and falls in love with a Muslim girl Aamna (Aamna Shariff) while studying in the US. Nikhil feels hesitant to disclose about his love affair as he knows that his orthodox father Puroshottum (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) will never allow him to marry a girl of another religion.

Desperate to seek a solution, he takes help of his father's best friend Hakim (Manoj Pahwa). Together they plot to bring Nikhil's girlfriend (Aamna Sharif) into the family.

Director Robby Grewal deserves a huge applause for his treatment of the subject and his narrative structure. His choice of actors is bang on with each actor right from Aftab to even the Aloo Chaat seller fitting the bill perfectly.

Acting wise, Aftab has come back after a long gap. His acting is praiseworthy. Acting wise Aamna has a long way to go. Kulbhushan Kharbanda is excellent . Rest of the cast is appriciable. Aloo Chaat the film, is rich in masala. A real tangy chutney treat that you don’t want to miss. It is worth a watch movie.

Rakeysh Mehra's Ode-Delhi6

2009-04-24T21:33:00.002+05:30

Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra is undoubtedly one of the finest storytellers that we have around. Delhi 6 is created out of a lot of love and a lot of pain, which comes across in the movie. The movie is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The movie was released on February 20, 2009. The film casts Abhishek Bachchan as Roshan, Sonam Kapoor as Bittu who played the lead roles.

The movie makes an interesting start as it introduces multiple characters telling multi-track storytelling. After all, the movie is just a short trip, with a bit of sight-seeing thrown in. The middle part of the movie is difficult to understand that what’s the central lead is all about. However, it resolves all above conflicts in a single-stroke climax.

The core theme appears to be similar like Swades. While the screenplay remains cheerful in the first half. The art direction decently recreates the Delhi set in Rajasthan studio but is confined to four lanes at the Chandni Chowk crossroads.

The better performances come from the character-artist cast of Deepak Dobriyal, Atul Kulkarni, Vijay Raaz, Pawan Malhotra and Om Puri. Rishi Kapoor is pleasing but his character is too short-lived.

Rakeysh Mehra has connected very well with the audiences through his mesmerizing storytelling in Rang De Basanti . Sadly, Delhi-6 is quite colourless in that contrast.

Also, the end of the film, somehow does not seem to settle very well. The film, is in short, Rakeysh Mehra's ode to Delhi.

Meri Padosan

2009-04-18T12:15:00.005+05:30

Meri Padosan, latest release of the week, is based on same old toipc Padosan. Bollywood has already made many movie on the same storyline. The movie is low budget film which does not have a huge star cast.

Meri Padosan is a story of a struggling director Shyam Gopal Varma who who is neighbour of sweet couple Viju (Sanjay Mishra) and Kavita(Sadhika Randhawa). Shayam lives with his two friends Prem and aslam. By profession, Vijju is a clerk and Kavita take care of his home as a house wife. Both Vijju and Kavita live happily.

One day, Shayam sees a vacancy in newspaper for director.This vacancy is all about to give a story on which a movie can be made. Shayam gets haapy by read it. He goes to the channel company where several struggling director has already submitted their story. Shayam also submit his application. Now, he starts to think about the movie i.e what type of story would be and how is to be shoot? Suddenly, he sees outside of the window, where Vijju and kavita shows their love to each other. Shyam notices that there is a lovely chemistry going on between them and thinks that this can be a really nice story. So he starts working on the project with out telling to anybody. Then, few of turns come in his way which makes his condition more worst.
The movie has not great expectations from audience.