Saturday, July 26, 2008

Mission Istanbul Movie Review: Istan-bull!



Mission Istanbul is a movie that lacks all logic and is a sheer disappointment. It does not go the thrill way, there is no espionage drama, focusing on execution of terrorist operations. It does not even go the emotional way, into the psyche of the news reporter who is the protagonist of the movie. In fact, the movie goes nowhere and looks like a B grade movie with the backdrop as Istanbul.Story of Mission Istanbul:


The excuse of a hero Vikas Sagar(Zayed Khan) who is supposed to be one of the best journos in India accepts a 3 month assignment from Al-Johara, a controversial Istanbul based news channel. At about the same time, Vikas is about to divorce his news caster wife Anjali (Shreya Saran). In Istanbul, Vikas meets Oswais Shah(Suniel Shetty) the head of the news channel and Ghazni(Nikitan Dheer), the boss of Al-johara channel.


Oswais is bumped off in Afganistan. Vikas happens to meet a disappearing character called Rizwan (Viveik Oberoi) at Oswais’ funeral. Rizwan is a Turkish commander who had lost his family in terrorist attack and now wants to protect Vikas(pray why!) Rizwan lets Vikas know that the news channel head Ghajini is behind all the killings and terrorist attacks. The reporter Vikas turns into a hacker and goes to the dreaded 13th floor of the channel building to hack all confidential data of Al Johara and put it in his pen drive. There are lot of pointless chases and dishum dishums, with gun shots and bombs exploding everywhere without any need. To sum up, the erroneous story comes with the premise that Al Johara channel has taken the idea of the dead dreaded terrorist Abu Nazir and is deliberately keeping terrorism and fundamentalist ideologies alive in his name.



Technicalities:
Some of the actions scenes are good although they are not the best you’ve seen. The editing is slick but that is the only feature that warrants a comment. Nothing else impresses.



Best scenes of Mission Istanbul:
The End (we are not kidding)



Minus points of Mission Istanbul:
1. Mission Istanbul looks like a vehicle to promote sponsoring brands Mountain Dew and Aaj Tak News Channel.


2. Extremely irritating songs and to more woe, they crop up at the wrong times. Abhishek Bachchan’s item number is pathetic.


3. One cant digest a scholarly looking news reporter fighting, like an ace army man attacking and killing terrorists. Farfetched to the core. Also he is shown to hack confidential high end systems like piece of cake, even “unlocking the password” like it is nobody else’s business.


4. Pathetic direction. Meandering plot. Can’t believe it is the same guy who made Shoot out at Lokhandwala. Or was that Sanjay Gupta?


5. The George Bush duplicate used in the movie is totally irrelevant. Forget making fun of George Bush, his scenes look forced and totally out of the place. Though it is meant to be humorous, nobody in the theatre really laughed.


6. The pack-a-punch dialogues that was reminiscent in Shoot out at Lokhandwala is missing in Mission Istanbul.



Performances:

Most of the films released in 2008 have been pathetic ventures and Mission Istanbul is no less. But some of these flops films had good performances but Mission Istanbul falters the most in histrionics department. The acting is very amateurish. Zayed Khan acts dumb, in fact, he should only do a dumb man’s role because whenever he opens his mouth, it is tragedy. Shweta Bharadwaj can’t act to save her life. Shreya Saran disappoints too. The dependable Viveik Oberoi may have been right in grousing that he didn’t get enough roles. He tries hard but the weak characterization of the role fails him. Thank God, Suniel Shetty made a wise decision as a producer, to give a brief performance only.



Conclusion: Mission Istanbul suffers from weak characterizations and a bad plot. It isolates the viewers from the thick of things. At no point does the viewer feel connected to the script. Suniel anna, you have got brains, please invest in good cinema. Looks like Tashan and Love Story 2050 has competition!
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Friday, July 25, 2008

De Taali Movie Review

Friendship: a relationship Indian cinema has explored countless times. In fact some of our classic movies are based on this theme, whether it's Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Dil To Pagal Hai or Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. These are your typical filmi depictions of friendship. E Niwas and Abbas Tyrewala now bring to you friendship with a twist. How far would you go to stop a friend from making the biggest mistake of his life?

De Taali is the story of Abhi (Aftab Shivdasani), Paglu (Riteish Deshmukh) and Amu (Ayesha Takia), an inseparable trio that have a fourteen year old friendship. But hold on! If you're expecting a 'rona-dhona' style of friendship where they die for each other then hold up! De Taali is as realistic as friendship gets on celluloid. Life for the three is smooth until after Abhi's 31st breakup Paglu starts feeling that the reason his friend has never found the perfect girl is because the perfect girl is his best friend. He is sure that Abhi too will realize this and even convinces Amu who innocently and hopelessly falls in love with the idea of Abhi and her. But then comes a mighty twist in the form of Kartika, or Anjali (Rimi Sen). She is Abhi's 32nd relationship and Abhi is still far from realizing that Amu is the ideal girl for him. What happens next is two friends desperate battle to save Abhi from committing the biggest mistake of his life!

This film showcases friendship in an entirely new avatar. It actually admits that sometimes lies and secrets are needed to keep a friend safe. E Niwas' creativity probably won't be accepted right away because audiences want yet another typical dosti flick with friends-forever tracks and emotional teary climaxes. But De Taali delivers something totally different, emerging from a new genre we like to call drama-edy. The core of the movie is drama. However, the packaging is comedic and this may not work in favour of the film. For Indian cinema, this genre is still growing and has yet to be whole-heartedly accepted by audiences. As usual, E. Niwas is up for trying something new and for those who love a refreshing storyline and a great laugh De Taali will definitely click with them.

The movie is filled with surprises, the first one being that Rimi Sen can indeed act! The actress shows immense amount of potential especially in the scene after Kartika's secret is revealed. It makes it rather devastating to look back at all the movies in which she has been wasted. We hope to see her doing more of such roles. The second surprise is that Riteish Deshmukh is not just made for comedy. The actor gets a chance to show a different side to his talent, not drastically, but definitely enough to convince people that he cannot be typecasted.

Aftab Shivdasani proves again and again that he is talented but still somehow seems to get left behind in the rat race. One can only hope one day in the near future he'll shine like he deserves to. He gets limited scope thanks to scene-stealer Riteish but still leaves an impact.

It is a well established fact now that Ayesha Takia is a bundle of talent. The actress is top notch once again and looks great. Her comic timing is excellent and proves to be a big asset in proving her versatility. She is quickly proving to be a chameleon as she transforms beautifully in any role.

Dialogues are the key to success in a comedy and Abbas Tyrewala crafts them well. Screenplay is adequate, barring in mind some unneeded scenes. Vishal and Shekhar's musical style goes well with the movie and its look. Picturization of both title tracks is impressive. Special mention needs to be made to the chemistry shared amongst all the actors which is brilliant, in particular the chemistry between Ritiesh and Ayesha and Riteish and Rimi.

On the whole E. Niwas' creative mind will take a while for audiences to get used to. My Name is Anthony Gonsalves had the same problem at the box office and possibly De Taali might as well. However, the comic packaging of the movie and the familiar faces will definitely prove to be an asset. We on the other hand definitely recommend giving the movie a shot.
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Apoorva Lakhia's Mission Istanbul roars into theaters this July 11th. It is a full-on action thriller that stars Zayed Khan, Suniel Shetty, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Shreya Saran, Nikitin Dheer and Vivek Oberoi. As you can tell by the title, the film is set in Turkey, so the music for the film has a Bollywood, R&B, Turkish flavored mix. Lakhia used not just one music director but four: Mika Singh, Shamir Tandon, Chirantan Bhatt and Anu Malik. Each song has its own style and it all fits together to make a soundtrack that after a few listens is quite good. Great? No, but pretty good.

Shamir Tandon is the music director for World Hold On World Hold On, and he is backed by lyricist Shabbir Ahmed. The track begins with a heavy synthesizer beat that goes on a bit to long (it feels like the CD is skipping), but it gets much better when the voices of Kunal Ganjawala, Gayatri Ganjawala and Raaj come in and join a thumpin' beat. The refrain grooves, with the World Hold On lyrics and the back-up beat. A very club song, you can imagine dancing to it with the flashing lights and the bodies moving on the dance floor. Nothing outstanding, but a good song to get your groove on. From the promo, it looks like this is the song that will feature belly dancer Tanyeli, but we will have to wait to see the movie to know. I have mixed feelings about the remix - as I listened I kept changing my mind about it - but overall it is a cool remix that takes in parts of the songs from the entire album. There are some really terrific sections and some others not so much. Give it a listen and you can decide. I am still not sure.

Mission Mission is written and sung by Hamza Faruqui and has Chirantan Bhatt as the music director. Now Mission could be a great song except for one thing, and this may seem picky, but the odd pronunciation of the word Mission ("MEEshun") really does distract you, and it is almost annoying. Maybe it should have been 'Operation Istanbul'? The other English lyrics are also not that great, or maybe it is just that they don't fit into the cadence of the song. The inflections of the singers on the lyrics are brill but the lyrics themselves do not work. Besides that, the song totally rocks in the musical sense. The score and the club/rock beat definitely give you the feeling that you will be seeing an action film. I would give the song a thumbs up for the music and singers but a hmmmm for the lyrics.

Jo Gumshuda is composed by Anu Mallik and not only has Shaan and Mahalakshmi Iyer, but also the addition of the Turkish singer Ege. Ege totally steals the track with his voice and amazing guitar playing… I could have just listened to him for the whole thing. Ege said, "It was a wonderful and a new experience to join hands with the Indian film industry and render such a beautiful song. The way in which Apoorva explained the number didn't let me have second thoughts about singing it." When Shann and Mahalakshmi come in they make the song their own as well, and you like it even more. A beautifully composed track, it is a mixture of percussion, orchestra and Ege's guitar that blends Bollywood, Turkish and western flavors wonderfully. I loved the musical refrain; it has such a cool sound with the mixture of all the styles. This track is the best of them all, a must add to your bollymix playlist or a song to start a new one like bollymix 2. (Though if you are like me you are probably on bollymix 25.) There is a remix, and if you had not heard the original, this mix would be really excellent. I prefer the original, but don't skip the remix: give it a listen because it's worth it.

Javed Ali and Sunidhi Chauhan are the voices of Yaar Mera Dildaara. The track has lyrics by Sameer and is the second track composed by Anu Malik. The haunting flute at the beginning is really wonderful and then amazing percussion joins in making you sit up and say, nice! It too has the Turkish flavor and Javed sings the song with great intonation and energy. Of course, you can always recognize Sunidhi Chauhan, and she infuses the track with her great voice; she makes the song even better. It will get your head dancing and maybe your feet too. A song that gets better with each listen, it made it to the playlist as well.


Mika Singh of 'Mauja Mauja' (Jab We Met) and 'Ganpat' (Shootout At Lokhandwala) fame has triple duty on Apun Ke Saath. He is the composer, lyricist and singer. His deep voice is joined by Pretti and Priya and they are all fab. This too has the Mission lyric that does not quite work, but then it expands to other lyrics and is another wicked track. It is an R&B flavored song that has lots of cool sections. It has a pounding beat, but it also is a mix of many different musical styles and they all work together to make a great song. Love the 'hahahahaaaaa'. Definitely could see gorgeous Vivek dancing to this. Tt may just be a background song since Vivek himself said, "Music of the film has been used very intelligently. It's not that suddenly the narrative stops, and a song is inserted. It is used in the backdrops. The story has international flavour so we didn't want to create any breaks. It is a non-traditional script." It will be interesting to see when this appears in the film.

Nobody Like You is sung by Neeraj Shridhar, Anoushka and Ishq Bector. With Chirantan Bhatt as music director again, the lyrics are by Hamza Faruqui and Ishq Bector. This is actually one song where the English lyrics don't sound ridiculous as they have in so many songs we have heard recently. They are not bad and are sung excellently by the singers. It has a fast beat that backs up their voices well. I enjoyed listening to this one. The remix is less club, purer, and I liked it just as much or more. The remixes on this album are making me change my mind about them being included on soundtracks.

On first listen, the tracks of Mission Istanbul seem just OK, but then they grow on you, and several of them are ones that you will want to hear again and again. Jo Gumshuda stands out as one of the best and the rest hold their own, winding up to be a good set of songs to listen to. Is it outstanding? Well, no, but I would recommend listening to it once or twice, see the movie, and then give it a listen again - I am sure you will like it.
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Ugly aur Pagli Music Review

Mallika Sherawat has the tendency to be part of some of the most bizarre couples on-screen, having been paired with Nana Patekar, Rahul Bose and Akshaye Khanna — none of which look particularly great with her. In her next, Ugly aur Pagli, she reprises the role of 'Pagli' while Ranvir Shorey does the honours as 'Ugly'.

As for the soundtrack, Anu Malik, who hadn't seen a release for quite some time, is currently witnessing the release of several of his albums all at once. Though they aren't really 'classic Malik' à la Main Hoon Na, Umrao Jaan or Jaan-e-Mann they are getting progressively better with each release.

The album opens on a rocking note with Talli! which will most certainly emerge a hit in the club scene which it seems ideal for. What's most interesting is the fact that Anmol Malik takes control of the track and makes a complete turnaround from her work in 'Agle Janam' from Umrao Jaan. It's incredibly hard to believe that this husky voice is the same one that crooned the soft number just a few years ago. Along with Hard Kaur and Mika Singh, she takes this dance tracks to new heights with her fresh voice. Keep in mind that the song doesn't win you over immediately; it takes a few listens before the chorus starts to repeat itself in your head. From that point onwards — you're hooked!

The Talli Remix by DJ Amyth is like any other remix — faster, racier and heavier beats. In that sense, it's everything a remix should be, but naturally the original is slightly better.

Karle Gunaah isn't a bad track and one would like to applaud Anu Malik for doing something different — not! Why, you ask? Simply because he has stolen bits and pieces of this track from the Western hit 'Gasolina' by Daddy Yankee. Seriously, I thought the days of Anu Malik stealing tracks were over. Guess not! In some sections, his work seems original, while the beats are still lifted. Anushka Manchanda has a great voice and Ishq Bector sounds almost identical to Daddy Yankee. It reappears with a different singer, but the tune isn't much different and one wonders why that track was needed in the first place. With shades of a Western track, this one is simply decent and really deserves no acclaim because it's entirely unoriginal.

The next track is feel-good and may not go down as a classic, but it serves its purpose well! Titled Yeh Nazar, Sunidhi Chauhan gets the majority of this track while Shaan comes in later. Both singers do a decent job, but the track isn't too challenging to sing and it's clear that they breeze through it. Nevertheless, it's not a track that you want to skip and it's fun while it lasts!

As in most of his albums, Malik himself is present vocally in one track. In this case, it's Shut up, Aa Nachle! with Vasundhara Das accompanying him. With a Spanish flavour as its foundation, the track turns out to be pretty exciting despite Malik's irritating vocals. The song would have been much better if another singer was doing the honours! Still, it's peppy, it keeps you listening for its five minute duration and there's nothing particularly horrible about it. If you're looking for pure melody, this certainly isn't for you, but once again, it's enjoyable!

On a more sombre note comes Yaad Teri Aaye which turns out to be a very well-crafted track courtesy of simple music by Anu Malik, perfect lyrics by Amitabh Verma and a soothing rendition by Mohit Chauhan. With all the other tracks in the album being relatively fast-paced, this one brings everything to a close quite well and should work extremely well on-screen during emotional moments.

It may not be sheer melody, magic or anything extraordinary, but there is no horrible track in this album. Perhaps the worst off is 'Karle Gunaah' which is clearly "inspired" even though it may go on to become a hit. 'Talli' will rapidly crawl the charts and the younger crowd will lap it up completely. Out of the recently released Malik albums (Anamika, Love Story 2050, Mission Istanbul), this one is probably the best because it keeps to the film's mood well and brings some feel-good tracks to the table.
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Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Music Review

Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, directed by choreographer-turned-director Ganesh Acharya, is a comedy brimming with stars, including Govinda, Manoj Bajpai, Celina Jaitley, Aftab Shivdasani, Ravi Kishan, Upen Patel, Kim Sharma, Hansika Motwani and Isha Koppikar. Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy headed up the musical direction for the soundtrack, and Sameer penned the lyrics. The trend these days among composers seems to be to try something new; on some albums this has worked and on some albums it has not. For this film’s soundtrack, Arora and Chandy packed a very mixed bag with 2 straight-up Indian tracks, 2 western songs and the other four aspiring to be hip hop. The hip-hop songs definitely did not work, three others were pretty good, but only one was pure music! One must admire thinking outside the box, but as you listen to the album you wish that on a few songs they had not gone so far out! Let’s take a look at the great, the OK and the bad, and rate each song separately.

Nitz’N’Sony and Harshdeep Kaur performed the title track Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. It is very hard to describe - it’s one of those tracks where you wish they had stayed more within the lines. It starts off very oriental but gets a bit more odd because your hear an engine-start whining as part of the beat and some ear-drilling bird sound. It gets better when the percussion line joins in with its thumpin’ beat and some techno thrown in as well. If it were just this section you would think it was a pretty cool song and actually think the car sound is a cool addition, but then it changes again and becomes a jumble. The refrain is not too bad but it is repeated too many times. It had some OK sections, but I cannot say some of the sounds were music. It makes you wonder what were they thinking. I hope this song is not an indication of what the movie is going to be like. 1 star
Awaara Dil has a cast of singers almost as big as the cast of the actors. On the track you hear Adnan Sami, Shruti Pathak, Nitz'N'Sony, Arya, Bob, Ishq and Shantanu Hudlikar. Like the title song, the composer decided to add in an interesting sound, this time a creaking door. But besides that oddity, the back up music is great. There is a splendid piano and the back up beat just stomps. Of course, one always recognizes the brilliant Adnan Sami, and he makes the song worth listening to! There is also a rap section with a reggae flavor that is good, but they put too many sounds in one song along with too many different sections that did not fit together. There are high screaming notes and another loud rap as well as other voices. The ding da ding was another bit that was out of place in the song. They should have kept it simple - it is just a huge mess of a song. It was terrific vocally and musically but with so many varied sections. Overall, it just did not work. I would listen to it again for the Adnan parts and the back beat so I will give it a 2.5.
Labh Jhanjua & Sunidhi Chauhan sing the Indian-pulsed Chhuriyaan. They are both in good voice on the Punjabi flavored track. It has a bit of hip-hop but so little it is superfluous. It is a good song, and maybe I am listening top hard, but again there are some additional sounds that were just strange. Anything special? Nooo. Anything really wrong with it? Nooo... just OK! 2 stars

Ta Na Na with Kunal Ganjawala, Rekha Bhardwaj, Nitz'N'Sony, Earl E D & Arya is another “what were they thinking” song, and I would say the worst song on the album. It started off really groovy and when Kunal Ganjawala started singing I was excited, ...but then the 'ta na na whooooo' part came in and was sung over and over: it just was overdone. The track was another bunch of little parts, none of which meshed, like they could not decide what type of song they wanted. Not worth a second listen. 0.5 stars, I am sad to say.
I have to admit that when I first heard Rangeeli Raat, I thought I had heard it before recently. But then I remembered that it was not a different album, I had heard it during part of Govinda’s performance at IIFA. A very Punjabi bhangra influenced dance track, it is jammin' all the way through. Guaranteed to get you moving, it makes you want to join in dancing with the fab Chichi. Sung with pizzazz, Daler Mehndi keeps the pace going while the gorgeous voice of Sunidhi Chauhan adds some calmness that is great. An awesome track that redeems the album! 3 stars

No Big Deal by Suraj Jagan may not be everyone’s cup of chai, but if you like rock then you will love this song! I did! Suraj Jagan is a deep talent and sings smoothly, yet intensely. The music is brill: slow at first, then transforming to a full-on rock song with some orchestral backup. I didn’t mind the English lyrics for once, but some of you may because they are not exactly poetry. They fit the cadence well, and the inflection by Suraj was wonderful. Great music, great singer, what more could you want? I was ready to listen to it again right away but for some it may be too rocking. 3.5 leaning towards 4.
With Dance Master, we again have a “huh? What is this?”. There was some odd sound I could not identify in the beginning, and throughout the song there were grating noises and voices. The fast paced music was OK in parts, and Shaan and Sivamani sang the vocal line with energy. I did not care for the refrain at all. There was no direction to the song or even a single style, just a bit of this and a bit of that. I was ready for it to be over with still a minute forty left. Then all of a sudden at one minute to go, it became a completely different song for about 30 seconds... I have no idea why but it was jarring. Maybe this is one that will be explained when seen in the movie but I doubt it. 1.25.

With the last track on the album I was really hoping for a song that would really MAKE the album, and found it in an instrumental by Naveen and Mumbai Cine Strings. Hope is the BEST song on the album and one of the best tracks I have heard recently. The song reminds you of the new age artist Yanni. The music is simply superb. It is certainly not the average musical piece you hear in a movie, but something so much more. There are 2 outstanding flutes, as well as several other fantastic musical lines, all backed by a sensational orchestra. The music is played so well, it sings even without a singer. A brilliant composition, so full of sound it makes you feel like you are inside the music. My hope was granted; there was not a note out of place. It gets 5 stars all on its own from me! I will listen to this one again and again and again. They really got it so right with this one, and you wonder what happened on the rest of the album.

I do admire the effort by Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy to do something different, however they seemed to get lost on some of the songs with the style they were working in. It is fine to mix genres but you have to make sure the sections cohere into a track that the audience wants to put it on repeat, not one that makes them hit skip as soon as it starts. This album was quite a mixture, and it is very hard to come up with a final rating. Looking at the album as a whole, they went very wrong on three pieces, did average on three, one was great and Hope was a total triumph. So what is the final rating? 2.5 because when they were good, they were very good!
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Movie Review : Mere Baap Pehle Aap

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There is a clean look to this film; the comedy and the dialogues have no double meaning, a relief when you know every writer wants to cash in on 'sexual innuendos'. The acting is never 'over-the-top' say for a few actors and the timing in most scenes is just perfect. Yet, there is that extra something that takes the fizz out of this Priyadarshan flick. And it is easy to lay your finger on this irritant; it's the long length of the film.

I wonder what the editor, and director was thinking when they agreed upon this almost three-hour long fare. It's like an artist painting a good picture and not knowing where to stop, thus negating the impact of his great visual. It's like you are so in love with your work that you are constantly giving a few dabs of paint touch-up here and a few dabs there, which ultimately takes away the beauty. Same here with Priyadashan; had he called 'cut' after two hours, this here would have been a much different film. You cannot stretch humour for so long that the audience in the theatre wait for the film to end. When that thought crosses your mind, you know that the director has goofed up.

The film begins on a funny note and maintains the 'just in line humour' throughout thus eliciting laughs from the audience. The performance from Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, Rajpal Yadav and Genelia D'Souza is what good comedies are made of. The timing between these actors is perfect. Akshaye surprises with his comedy, while Genelia is a revelation. To hold your own against the likes of Paresh Rawal and Om Puri takes a lot and this girl comes out unscathed.
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The picturisation of songs and capturing of mood is first rate. The colours used and the elements framed in the lens is eye-catching. The songs are not that great but the music is peppy.

The movie is all about Janardhan Wishvanbhar Rane (Paresh Rane) and his son Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna). Rawal has single-handedly brought up his two sons, while one is married; Gaurav is like his father, always berating his dad for goofing up and keeping him away from his friend Madhav Mathur (Om Puri), who apparently is bad company. The 60-plus Mathur is always on the lookout for a young bride to get married. Mathur's to be wife had apparently ditched him during his 'saath pheras'.

The father-son relationship is beautifully captured. Both Paresh and Akshaye complement each other in this endearing relationship that sometimes borders on insanity. Add to it Mathur's influence that always finds his father in trouble. Shikha (Genelia D'Souza) completes the love interest in the film.
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Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Movie Review


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Big bang for big bucks. That's my verdict. Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan join together to recreate the magic of the Summer of 1988, QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK.

JAANE TU... YAA JAANE NA... is a simple love story repackaged with intelligence. The coup lies is in the casting, backed up by a simple narrative in flashback and held together with some mind-blowing music by the maestro himself - A R Rahman. Every character actor rocks. And it is plain to see that there is a casting director in place who has understood the subject and worked in close proximity with the producer and the director.

The group of friends on whom the story rests simply rock. Everyone knows their part and pitch in to compliment the other with their intrinsic characteristic etched out for them by the director. No one goes overboard here. There's Nirav Mehta (Jiggy), Alishka Varde (Bombs), Karan Makhija (Rotlu), and Sugandha Gargh (Shaleen). They together with Imran Khan (Jai Singh Rathore) and Genelia D'Souza (Aditi) form the core group that carries the film through.

The story begins when the four friends are on their way to the airport to fetch Jai and Aditi who are coming back from the US. They have with them a new member, Mala, Jiggy's girlfriend. Since the flight is delayed and Mala is confused as to why she came to the airport when she does not even know the two, the four decide to tell her a story. She agrees when told that this here is no ordinary love story. So along with Mala, director Abbas Tyrewala begins telling us the story of Jai and Aditi, two inseparable friends all through their college life and whom everyone thinks are serious about each other. When Aditi's parents broach the topic of marriage to Jai, everyone is in shock, because their friendship is truly platonic. Or is it?
Now for the performances. First Aamir Khan's nephew, Imran Khan. The boy stands tall, literally. He carries off the role with aplomb. As a Rathore who hates violence and as someone who is trying to find his footing in life, especially love, he brings to the fore every emotion one goes through at that age. Not overtly muscular, no great dancing steps, no stylish stubble to flaunt... just plain, simple 'boy next door' 'confused in love idiot' that he plays to the 'T'. Genelia had a tailor-made role to bite her teeth into. Here is a role any actor would want to grab with both hands, but she falls short.

Paresh Rawal (Inspector Wagmahare), Rajat Kapoor and Kitu Gidwani as Manjari's parents, Jayant Kriplani and Anuradha Patel (Aditi's parents), Ratna Pathak (Jai's mother) and Prateik Babbar (Amit) stand out in their small roles. Even Naseeruddin Shah, Jai's dead father has his moments from the 'frame' where his image is hung! Rawal is excellent, Sohail and Arbaaz as the cowboys who ride on horseback in the city are hilarious. Rajat and Kitu as the 'always fighting' couple give a telling performance while Jayant and Anuradha express well what every teenager's parents go through. Manjari holds her own in her few scenes as someone who is fiercely in love with her parents. Nirav as the Gujju lad is awesome, so is Sugandha. She has a striking screen presence and is a spontaneous actress. Prateik is a revelation. It shows that acting is indeed in the genes.

It's a complete love story with a few 'familiar' scenes. Overall, the approach is new. It hooks you from the first scene, until the last.

Another fruitful outing for Aamir Khan. This man certainly knows what he is doing.

Ratings : 4/5
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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Singh is Kinng Movie Review

Music: Pritam
Guest Track: RDB (Rap by Snoop Dogg)
Producer: Vipul A. Shah
Director: Anees Bazmee

Singh Is Kinng, the most keenly awaited romantic comedy of 2008, revolves around a gang of crooks transformed by a good man and his selfless love for a pretty girl…

Lakhan Singh aka Lucky (Sonu Sood) is the ‘king’ of the Australian underworld accompanied by his associates (played by Javed Jaffrey, Neha Dhupia, Manoj Pahwa, Yashpal Sharma, Kamal Chopra and Sudhanshu Pande.)

Far away, in a small village in Punjab, where Lucky was born, there exists someone more notorious than him – Happy Singh (Akshay Kumar).

The village is fed up of his magnanimity, which has resulted in a number of hilariously disastrous situations. Out of desperation, they decide to send him on a long trip (that will keep him out of the village for a while!) to bring Lucky back to Punjab, as his despicable deeds were maligning their image in Australia.

The happy-go-lucky bumpkin, taking his mission a bit too seriously, embarks on his journey accompanied by his friend, Tony Singh (Om Puri), who hates Happy for dragging him into it.

The high point of his journey is his chance meeting with Sonia (Katrina Kaif) with whom he falls in love, but upon reaching his destination, things take a precarious turn as he runs into a series of comic misadventures, leaving him penniless. He is fortunate to find warmth and affection in an elderly lady (Kirron Kher) who helps him meet Lucky.

In a strange turn of events, an attempt on Lucky’s life is foiled by a well-intentioned Happy who fights off the attackers by risking his own life.

Following the hilarious altercation, Lucky lands up in hospital paralyzed, and Happy, unexpectedly, finds the tables turned on him when he is expected to assume the role of the new ‘kinng’!

The series of chaos, shocks and comic misunderstandings that ensue eventually result in redemption and an accidental wedding!

Shot in Punjab, Australia and Egypt, Singh Is Kinng marks superstar Akshay Kumar’s re-entry into the action-comedy minefield. With plenty of romance, glamour, laugh-aloud moments and chartbusting music, it promises to be one of the most appealing and entertaining motion pictures of 2008.

It comes from Vipul Shah and Anees Bazmee, the master-makers of blockbusters like Aankhen, Waqt, Namastey London, No Entry and Welcome.
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