Motion-Picture Reviews

Agneepath

Vaishali Adwant — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:41:09 +0000

Bollywood likes crucifying BigB’s movies,dunno what’s with this remake-epidemic.First it was Ram gopal Verma’s pathetic attempt now its Karan Johar.Sanjay Dutt looks menacing enough to give jitters to lucifer.Yesteryear’s loverboy Rishi Kapoor in a shocking role and an authentic performance as Rauf Lala.Karan Johar seems to have changed his business strategy from making movies on ostensible family drama,dharma has shifted from drama to slam-bang attempts.The pot-bellied Chetan Pandit is no match for Alok Nath’s stupendous performance.The irony,however is,how a destitute master living in dire straits ,have a paunch?His diction to recite a prodigious poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan is so rookie,you wouldnt know if he’s a Master or an upstart.The poem which supposedly was a hallmark of the movie,scathingly incinerated by Dinanath Chauhan of 2012.

Important motifs,symbiology and trivia:

Feng Shui Dragon symbols,The wish fulfilling Kalpavriksha(Banyan tree) didnt seem to work..

Hritik Roshan seems to have undergone some lazer treatment for his teeth in his youth in the movie(which they have forgotten to show coz the kid vijay chauhan seem to have a different set of teeth as compared to Hritik).

Nails:Whats with that,really?Everybody, right from Sanjay Dutt,Hritik and inclusive Priyanka Chopra seem to have murky nails.Though Priyanka runs a chinese beauty parlour with feng shui symbols ,she didn’t seem to get a manicure for herself.

Hritik Roshan eats with his left hand in one of the scenes.His father didnt even teach him a simple custom of eating food with right hand?Really, Dinanath chauhan didnt seem to have taught him anything except a poem.However Hritik’s performance as an individual is good enough with his patented expressions;oh-so-predictable,you can watch a movie or two of his and expect how he’d perform in any scene.

The only saving grace is Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor and Surprisingly Hritik didnt have a dance number.Katrina’s performance in a lavni-style item number is applaudable.People who have watched lavnis with the katori blouse and maharastrian kasta know how authentic elements they have used in the song ‘chikni chemali’.Overall a onetime watch if you force yourself to watch this movie out of curiocity.

A Special Kudos to the stylist and costume designer of this movie who have given riveting looks to every character,esp Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor,it could hold those impressions for a good amount of time.

Friends with benefits

Vaishali Adwant — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:14:40 +0000

How nonchalantly can you lay below the satin sheets of lust in the name of convenience.The dynamics of man-woman relations have drastically changed.Theres no books of rules or blackbook for relations and how to get the rock on your finger anymore.We are no more dictated by peer pressures,hence the influences felt are our own reflections.This movie handles todays anatomy of modern carnal knowledge and the universal riddle called ‘ love’ with some realistic insights.But how lucky can a woman or a man get to find their soul mate in a friend with benefits.Since the social network movie I have had a crush and awe for Justin Timberlake’s swell looks and acting.Mila Kunis who plays the corporate consultant has a very realistic role and has done full justice to it.This movie throws light on the sensitive issues of todays dating backdrop and the complexity it basks in.How many times have you dumped someone or have been dumped with a dimmest and ambiguest reason?How you connect with someone at a deeper level and at what moment is quite unpredictble, so depicts the movie.Started off as a carnal in between satin sheets out of lonliness and boredom and later leading to true eternal love is something that doesnt happen too often in the Eastern Countries.

Cute, funny movie.An enjoyable watch.However in real life i’m sure either men or women who take the chance to be friends with benefits are urshing a chance of passionate crimes.There have been many cases.Not intended to moral police.But whatever we choose certainly has some consequences good or bad.Temptation might be hard to resist but in the end its all just boils down to one thing and lot of complications.Why isnt simple life more tempting?

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Vaishali Adwant — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:47:12 +0000

Cult movies have become synonymous to Farhan Aktar.Road trips are now the lingo of his movies.First it was Goa in Dil Chahata Hai and now its Spain.Three sidekicks Abhay Deol,Hritik and Farhan whose personalities are drastically different from each other meet at the rendezvous.Farhan’s quirks and quips are the hallmark of the movie.Aptly caricatured roleplaying suavly performed by each.Hritik a serious,unplayful finance broker,Abhay has the boy next door kinda attitude andFarhan the joker is an ad-copywriter.The beauty of Spain and Spainards is so beautifully depicted you might just fall in love with the picturesque beauty of Spain.Nothing over the top or nobody is trying hard to play cool.Three amigos having a good time while brooding over some issues in their lives.

However theres one thing I dont understand why they do in Hollywood and Bollywood movies.People dont actually do the Alf+f4 process before shutting down their laptops.They pull the screen down like they are shutting the lid of some can.Hey people,please learn some basics.Learn to shut down the machine approriately.Then theres yet again the unwanted smooch which could have been avoided.Indians look clumsy when they smooch on the screen.It aint our culture,we cant get it right.No matter which hunk is doing it,it just looks like 2 clumsy hamsters sticking together.aint cute,u know.However regardless of these negligle flaws if you dont watch this movie right away,you are ‘all mantal bowyz’ .This movie comes with a good message surrounded with lot of beauty and fun.5/5 rating,i’ll say.

P.S:Farhan is an amazing actor just like his other contemporaries in the movie.Is probably a good actor than a director.Donot miss his tap dance in the hotel room

Buddha ….hoga tera baap

Vaishali Adwant — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:08:04 +0000

A bollywood attempt by Puri Jagannath.Like most of the Tollywood movies this one has a quirky script with the typical nuances of nuisance comedy,over acting and over emoting esp by Charmy,Raveena and Prakash Raj.Tollywood,pays high importance to portraying women as gooey,kitschy navie to the point of farcical stupidity.They are the patrons and patented to limning these superfluous traits of women in contrast with their bollywood contemporaries who often depict a smart,urban image of a women.No wonder the rustics down south place senseless importance to ‘innocence’ of a woman instead of the real deal.Naviety that is often marked and embelished to the degree of making it look infantile and poor fish!Purity aint being stupid,if tollywood directors fathom this,i’m sure the actresses will have opportunities to show their skills appropriately.

As for the movie,you put Amitabh into anything and it turns into a pot of gold.The concept of this movie is quirky to take medley of Amitabh antics and design a plot,retaining his classic,legendary capers.Its so entertaining to watch him in an offbeat role carried out with airy suave.If only Tollywood was more polished in its approach towards this movie,avoiding certain gimcrackery such as mentioned aboved would has added a more rigour to certain characters.But then when theres Amitabh in anything,by default and to no fault does he become the centrfugal force of joy and aura spread over the film.A good entertainment regardless of its follies and foibles using the management fundas, and the orthoepic humour of a rustic,you might just feel that the dialouges have been written listening to the collegian speak,coz the language is not too rhetoric as is in most of the movies.A far-out offbeat movie.

Delhi Belly

Vaishali Adwant — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:36:19 +0000

A refreshingly successfull attempt to the raunchy,tongue-in-cheek comedy in bollywood.Imraan Khan has matured in his performance making his natural abilities look gifted.Not a moment of boredom.Too much nuiescense enjoyed.However nothing is obscene or offensive as they made a big deal of it.I initially missed the first 30 minutes of the movies and when I later caught up with what i missed,I was disgusted to the core.Seriously,they need to get a life.Ewwww.But for the rest of the movie,it seems just fine esp Vijay Raaz and Vir,they have given a rib-tickling performance.

They have ushered the regular,rustic life without idealizing it like most of the crappy bollywood movies do.We all give galis at somepoint of time and do rebuke dont we?then why the fuss?I’m glad its not offensive like the hairbrained Roadies,not can beat that.This movie is realistic comedy with good amount of unpredictable absurdity.Three bachelores,their way of living and the fate they are caught in.Novel yet something you can very easily relate to.Goodbye Kjo movies…you have reach a mere extintion along with your gay buddy SRK.You could however watch it a couple of time,certainly not with family,unless they are supercool.However it a movie to be watched with cronies and not mommy and daddy.Yet another relief is that the movie doesnt waste time showing all the songs but only plays them in the background,making you to want more.