Kaminey: Dhan te nan

First of all sorry guys for posting after so long. Actually after Gulaal I haven't found a movie that could inspire me to write about it. But after a long time I watched this movie so I couldn't resist myself from writing my views about the movie. Kaminey was written & Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj the same director who created magic with the movies like Machis & Maqbool so that was one of the major motivation to watch this movie & I must say it was really worth watching.
Movie was about two brothers Charlie & Guddu & how their lives collide with each others at one
point. Unlike Vishal's other movies this movie contains a lot of comic situations and that comedy is not unnecessary created they are strictly situational during which you can't resist yourself from laughing. Movie follows a multidimensional narrative in which three entirely different stories run together and at one point they overlap with each other. Twists & turns created by this overlapping are what that make this movie interesting. But one thing I would like to say here is that this movie is for a bit intelligent audience because things run at such a fast pace that you have to make efforts to understand the happenings. Vishal Bharadwaj integrated storie so beautifully that you don't get bored while watching them. He did justice with each & every character of the movie. Shahid & Priyanka have been improving radically as far as their acting is concerned. One more actor impressed me that is Chanden Roy Sanyal (Mikhail in the movie). A great effort from a genius director. I want to wish him luck for his future projects. Keep up the good work.

Gulaal: The dark one

Before writing anything about the movie I would like to state a quote:

" Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession of the world. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first one."
Ronald Reagon

The reason behind stating this, is the plot of the movie which justifies the saying.The story is about a rebellious group of Rajputs who want to get their provinance back from Indian Government but ends up with their internal conflicts. Movie starts in Jaipur & basically focused on a simple student which comes to Jaipur to pursue his education & how his life changed with the introduction of different characters in the movie. Movie follows a multi dimensional narrative in which you find yourself struggling to understand the characters and their internal conflicts I enjoyed the exercise however I am still confused that the character portrayed by Kay Kay Menon was a negative or the positive one. You can say it a gray shaded character. As depicted in the title movie roams around the college politics in Rajasthan where the main aim was to demand revolution. As Public is fed up of Bihari politics Anurag Kashyap shifted the base to a new land Rajasthan. He succeded once again to gather a team of wonderful actors with some new faces also. Every one presented his or her character very well. Especially a model turned actress Jessi Randhava impressed me a lot. There were some serious flaws with the screenplay as the justice is not done with the characters however the concept was good but not portrayed properly. Kay Kay Menon, one of the finest actors in this industry was impressive & able to perform with excellent expression with effortless ease. Raj Chaudhary ( Dilip Singh in the movie) was effective. Movie has some dark shades of politics & love. In order to integrate all the elements the plot sometimes goes out of focus. When talking about Gulaal one thing which should be noticed is its amzing lyrics and music by Piyush Mishra. His occasional entry helped a lot to relate the incidences going on in the movie. Movie is full of abusive language which is the USP of Anurag Kashyap's movies. So a sincere advice to the persons of feminine and delicate nature not to watch this movie. I liked the movie because it makes you think & different from the conventional bollywood style but it could be better. Though the flaws were there but concept was good . A brilliant movie by a brilliant director.

Delhi 6: Kala bandar hit the box office

First of all I would like to congratulate Mr. Rakesh Ompraksh Mehra to have a fleet of such wonderful actors which are proved to be the biggest strength of the movie. Every character was portrayed and performed beautifully. Concept was awesome and screened in a good manner. . Abhishek Bachhan is improving as an actor with every single movie he does. I didn't watch the first movie of Sonam Kapoor but in this movie she did a great job. Divya Dutta once again acted very well and very beautifully presented the character of Jalebi. One thing I liked the most about this movie is the symbolic representation of the problems present in our society whether its communalism or castisism. The symbol kala bandar is great. Prasoon Joshi and A.R. Rahman succeded once again in creating magic with there lyrics and music respectively. Every single track is beautiful. My personal favourite is 'Arziyaan'.Concept was good & message was clear but still I feel that something was missing in the movie that may be because of its comparision with his previous movie 'RDB' & its not right to compare these 2 great works from a great director both are different and these difference should be respected. One reason may be the expectations from Mr. Mehra's movie was high and somwhere down the line they were not fulfilled. But one thing I would say is this movie is worth watching.

Billu: Serious disappointment

This film was released on 13th feb. Directed by Priyadarshan and expected to be a good movie.
This movie was about a barber 'Billu' played by Irfaan Khan & how his life is changed when a renowned filmstar Sahir Khan played by SRK comes to his village. I had a lot of hope with this movie due to two reasons: 1) Priyadarshan was coming up with a movie after so long.
2) Lead is played by a great actor Irfaan Khan.
but my hope shattered when I watched the movie because I think the simplicity which was used to be the speciallity of Priyadarshan's movie was lost due to over hyped character of Shahrukh Khan.
Many times I got the feeling that SRK is playing the main lead and that's where I felt that the film was failed. Irfaan Khan once again proved with his acting that he is one of the finest actor this industry has ever ever seen. Lara Dutta was effective in the character of a simple house wife of village. Mistakes do happen but Priyadarshan is a talented filmmaker & we can hope a better movie from him next time.

Dev D: An actor in making

This month started with the screening of Anurag kashyap's yet another adventurous and daring movie Dev D. Dev D is the modern take on novel 'Devdas' written by Sarat Chandra, despite of this Dev D is very much different from its earlier versions. Very beautifully conceptulised and implemented on the screen. Something different for the movie lovers. Music was owesome. Every body is aware of the popularity of the song ' Emotional atyachar'. As far as acting is concerned Abhay Deol was good but somwhere down the line I felt that he failed to depict that magic that should be depicted by the character of Devdas, except him most of the faces in the film were new but every one performed well. One thing which i felt about this is that if earlier Devdas was about love this one was about sex. In Abhay Deol's own words it is an honest and true tale of sex.
Film started well but in the mid it became slighty boring that part could be better. Acting was superb, screenplay was good. It is an entertaining and must watch movie. In short it is a break from the monotonus love stories of bollywood. I agree with the rating given to it by Times. Hats off to Abhay Deol.

Fabulous February

Slumdog millionaire: A Race to Oscars
February had been a wonderful month from the point of view of indian cinema. In this crucial time of economic depression the success of this movie at Oscars brought a smile on the face of millions of movie lovers in India. 22nd feb became the memorable day for every Indian movie lover as the movie with Indian crew was successful to bring 8 Oscars including the 'best movie of the year'. The winning of Oscars by A.R. Rehman, Gulzar & Resul Pookutty really made India proud. This success also brought a lot of questions with it as well.
What does this success actually mean to Indian cinema?
Is it right to consider slumdog as an Indian movie?

I can't really answer the first question but one thing is clear that it definately made India proud & made it recognized on Global screen.
As far as the second question is concerned I personally believe that though the production is not Indian but the spirit of the movie was Indian. It proved that we have the potiential to compete with the world's best film industries provided that potential is recognized and put in proper direction. The world cannot be biased towards Indian cinema any longer.
One thing that is also proved by this success is that its not the budget or big names that matter what matters is the content & its proper presentation on the screen.