Ghajini Hindi Movie Review

Ghajini Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

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Bharatstudent - 3.75/5
Indiaglitz - 4/5
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Movie Review:Ghajini Rating :3.75/5 Banner :Geetha Arts Cast :Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat, Tinu Anand, Khalid Siddiqui Action: Peter Heins Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran Editor: Anthony Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi Co-Producer : Allu Sirish Music: A R Rahman Producer: Tagore Madhu & Madhu Mantena Director: A.R. Murugadoss Released Date: December 25, 2008

Story: A very different story, the tale begins with a past where Sanjay Singhania (Aamir) is a smart and suave business tycoon. His life changes when he meets Kalpana (Asin) the very talkative and bubbly girl, life goes hunky dory until a tragedy happens and Kalpana is killed brutally. During this, Sanjay also is badly injured and he ends up having a short term memory loss. He is a changed man altogether and from then on he has only one thing in mind- revenge and to catch the killer. In order to cope up with his memory loss, he has a Polaroid camera with him to keep pictures and then his body is tattooed with pieces of information. His profile catches the attention of Sunita (Jiah) and she tries to befriend him in many ways. However, Sanjay has no time for that and he is solely on a blood seeking mission. Is he able to find the killer? Who is the killer? Can Sanjay do something about his memory? You must watch the movie to find this out. Presentation: The director has come up with a rather unusual subject and true to its originality, he has been good with his narration and remarkable with his presentation. Full marks go to the screenplay for being executed magnificently and the script that was written so well with the twists and turns. Dialogues are worthy, music has been par excellence and there are atleast three songs that will haunt for the coming time. Cinematography again was mesmerizing and the lighting effects were dazzling. Editing was crisp and to the core. Costumes and locations were well chosen and created enough visual appeal. Coming to the cast, Asin came out with an exemplary performance and showed her true mettle. Jiah was hot and sexy though covered completely and the actress in her is seen. Pradeep Rawat was evil personified and he showed his dark side to the fullest potential. The real show stealer however was Aamir Khan who came in with an award winning performance and though his lines were just a few, it was his body language and expressions that stole the show. Conclusion: Though it has been believed to be the remake of the foreign film 'Memento', the director has been wise enough to just take a leaf or two but create his own story and fill it with the required elements of suspense and twists. While the first half of the film goes about with a past and gets it to the present with equal ease, the second half takes you back to the past again and culminates into a spellbinding and shocking climax. Though the length is high, the pace of the film keeps the audience glued to their seat. Technically and content wise, the film happens to be an amazing venture and it has success written all over it, however comparison might arise with the original when the southern audience see it since they have already seen the original. This could well be a blockbuster. Bharatstudent Verdict: Definitely worth watching though you have seen the original, recommended.

Source:Indiaglitz

Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin,Jiah Khan, Mohit Alawat Direction: A R Murugadas Production: Allu Aravind, Madhu Varma Music: A R Rahman
Ghajini Movie Review

Ghajini - Aamir's 'mementoes' to Bollywood

IndiaGlitz [Thursday, December 25, 2008]

And at the end of this year, there's a bedazing blockbuster in Indian Box office. Here comes our maestro of perfection swaying on with a different genre from his previous ventures. Merely, producers wouldn't have considered Ghajini as an 'Empaling Speculation' for enormous reasons. Well, when you've South India's top-charting Director, Bollywood's superstar, Musical Maestro and versatile technicians teaming up, undoubtedly results are off grandeur. On the buttons, 'Ghajini' is so tremendous on all panoramas of narration and technical aspects. The film had raised everyone's expectations across far-flung corners as Tamil and its Telugu dubbed version had walloping critical acclaims. So, what's special about Aamir's Ghajini? Thank God! It isn't a copycat of Christopher Nolan's 'Memento' and carries more divergence from Tamil version in latter half. Well, even for those who had soundly watched Tamil version, they're gonna experience an enhanced spirit on emotions. Of course, tho' it's an action-packed thriller, emotions are boundless…. Perhaps, Murugadoss's gripping motif, script and polished screenplay shores on corking grounds with Aamir's more have-to doe with on all vistas. Fine! Let's pretermit Direction and Music, just pick out editing… Mr. Perfectionist's touch is more revealing on Antony's editing. It's more illustrious with each and every cut in 'Bekha'. Tales centering on amnesias aren't something new in Bollywood, but a unique of its type 'Short Term Memory Loss – An individual losing out his memory for every 15mins' surmounted everyone's expectations. And what else? Aamir's eight-packs had its turn of grabbing everyone's outlooks prior to film's release. The film isn't as complicated as Memento. Ghajini is a head-spinning venture of Sanjay Sanghania (Aamir Khan) who has determined to avenge for his girlfriend Kalpana's (Asin) death. Protagonist seeking revenge for his ladylove's death; its so clichéd, isn't? Nevertheless, his greatest stumbling block is that his memory loses every bit of details for every 15mins. And what doesn't get bleached from his deep memory is death of Kalpana and the name 'Ghajini' (Pradeep Rawat) who murdered her. Again, the biggest obstruction is that Sanjay doesn't remember antagonist's identity. With a Polaroid camera, a cell phone in his hands and alarms beeping on every 15th minute, Sanjay has to tread settling his scores. Screenplay is narrated on two separate chronicles; present life and flashback sequences of Sanjay. It's so gripping that you would ne'er feel restless or look at your watches throughout the complete show of 180mins. Except, 45mins of next-to-last sequences, there isn't any slight changes from original version and characterizations have been marvelously depicted. 'Wordlessly stupendous' – Aamir Khan or Mr. Perfectionist, whatever you like to call him, he is simply brilliant. Just note this down, unlike his previous flicks 'Rang De Basanthi', 'Fanaa' and 'Taare Zameen Par'; he has nothing do with dialogues. Perhaps, it's Asin, Jiah Khan and Pradeep Rawat who jump on uttering more words. For everyone, who were fond of this line 'Actions Speaks More than Words', you'll witness it with Aamir Khan. He emotes spectacularly with his facial expressions and gestures. For instances, watch him out in 'Bekha' where he spells the most minute expressions with brightness. While taking revenge, it's not the furiousness that's disclosed on his face, but the outburst of emotions for his lost love. Of course, Asin deliver an over-the-top performance on every scene. She doesn't strain a lot but creates a deep impact on everyone with her role. She's got a great time here in Bollywood and she will rock with her well-brought-up show. Don't expect a lot from Jiah Khan, if you were spellbound with her performance in 'Nishabd'. It's about doing justice to her role and her well-enhanced show is evident in penultimate scenes. She has to thank Murugadoss for depicting her so exquisitely. Pradeep Rawat takes on with a decent role and his portrayal is as powerful as his characterization is so powerful than Aamir. A.R. Murugadoss – He crowns each of his films with 'Success' and his debut directorial in Bollywood isn't an elision. With a trenchant script and screenplay, he reveals of a detailed work on every frame and shot. Working with Aamir Khan, should've made him fine-tuning his before-now version that yields his laurels from universal audiences. A hunky-dory of its kind, you'll witness a vivid groundwork put forth by the auteur, especially a fine-ending unlike Tamil version. As you step out of theatres, it's all about good shades of protagonist arresting your senses and not about hero's act of vengeance filled with bloodsheds. A.R. Rahman with his tranfixing tunes steals the show. In particular, as everyone starts heeding to Mandolin's interlude on 'Guzarish', its claps, hails and whistles. Scenarios persist with 'Bekha' and getting to watch Aamir's acts and 6 get-ups, it's an appreciably innovative. 'Kaisa Mujhe' is sure to remain along with these two numbers on the charts of evergreen tunes. Ravi K Chandran's cinematography requires special mention. Don't miss his stylish shots on exotic locations of 'Guzarish'. A grand round of applause for Location Manager for zeroing down an unforeseen never-never land. Costumes are so convincing and it's so nice to see Asin on finest looks in 'Aye Bachu'. A matured touch of 'cuts' by Antony brightens up visual quality. Be it exposing Aamir's physiques or catching up for the mood of 'fast running notes in Bekha', he deserves best credits. The film has whole lot 'A-FACTORS' of Aamir, A.R. Murugadoss, A.R. Rahman and Allu Aravind. Naturally, it's A-ONE quality rendered on their roles. On the whole, Ghajini ends this year with a great Dhamaka for all universal audiences. For those who watched this year's releases with tentative thoughts, can head for Ghajini to witness 'The best film of this year'. For sure, all Khans, Chopras and Kumars should be eyeing on Murugadoss now while rest of the cast-crew would witness a great new dawn in Bollywood for this New Year. Verdict: Remember this – It's a blockbuster Rating : ****

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Movie Review

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

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Bharatstudent - 3.25/5
Indiaglitz - 3/5
Idlebrain - 3.25/5

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Movie Review:Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Rating :3.25/5 Banner :Yashraj Films Cast :Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta and others Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran Music: Salim Merchant & Sulaiman Merchant Producer: Aditya Chopra & Yash Chopra Director: Aditya Chopra Released Date: December 12, 2008

Story : A typical tale, the story begins with Surinder Sahni (Shahrukh) who works with the Punjab Power and he is a very 9 to 5 kind of man rather soft spoken and subdued in nature. Life goes like a straight line for him until he chances upon Taani (Anushka) and in no time he is completely in a whirlwind of emotions. She happens to be his exact opposite with her fun loving nature and her vivacious mentality. As fate would have it, Taani ends up with Surinder and in fact she gets married to him instead of the guy she wanted to marry. As expected, she despises the very presence of Surinder but his love for her is stronger by the day. So he finally decides to win her heart by taking up a new form and that is Raj. He becomes the dance partner for Taani since her dream is to win the reality dance show. So Surinder becomes Raj, the flamboyant and highly energetic dance partner and gets back to his original self in the evening. In no time, Taani is smitten by Raj and there comes a time when she decides to elope with him. What happens after that forms the rest of the story. Presentation : The director has come out with a rather inconceivable plot when looked practically but then the strength lies in its presentation with some splendid camerawork and an equally gripping music that sets the moods in motion. With a typical Yashraj film backdrop, the dialogues are written wittily and the script though written with loose ends finds itself held under a tight grip. The screenplay has been decent and editing was neat. The narrative of the film has been on a decent scale and the contrast to a modern and hip protagonist to a rather subdued one is well portrayed. Shahrukh is at his best while Anushka has proved that she has substance in her though it is her debut film. The real show stealer in a way was Vinay Pathak who came up with a mind blowing performance and the rest like Dara Singh and the long listed family members did their bit to contribute to the movie. Conclusion : The story of the film is definitely not a convincing one when looked at it realistically or even emotionally but then it is all in the presentation and the comedy elements that really elevated the film to a different level. While the first half goes about with the confusions, twists of fate and the comedies it is the second half where things tend to get serious and it must be said that the climax and the final twenty minutes of the film are quite captivating. The film has it all when it comes to pure entertainment and some filmy romance but then it may not appeal to those who look for a message or some sort of catch factor that can influence the hearts. All in all, this will be a money grosser given the magnitude and appeal of Shahrukh but it will take some word of mouth and positive publicity to see it as a blockbuster hit. Bharatstudent Verdict: More an entertainer than impact creator, can be watched once...

Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: Yash Raj Films Cast: Shahrukh Khan Direction: Aditya Chopra Production: Yash Chopra Music: Salim-Sulemanin
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Movie Review

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Grandeur but lacks finesse

IndiaGlitz [Friday, December 12, 2008]

Well, to start off with, Aditya Chopra spells yet another poignant dimension of pure love as in his previous ventures with SRK; DDLJ and Mohabattein. Yeah! These tales were retentive impressing everyone from 8-80yrs old men and women. Of course, we fell in love getting imbibed with those spellbinding personations in these flicks. So, guess what about Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – a film that brings back sensational pair SRK-Aditya together after 8yrs? Does the film exceed everyone's expectations on 'Love' n 'Entertainment' factors? Or merely conks out dashing down our hopes? Hats off to Aditya Chopra! An awesome motif of delineating a touching story of romance... Have you ever stopped to think if the most ordinary, uninteresting, unobtrusive man you might see on the road or around you might have a love story to tell? Maybe not! How can an ordinary man have a breathtaking, goose flesh igniting, awe inspiring love story of all things to tell? But guess what - love does not differentiate between the ordinary and exceptional, the uninteresting and interesting, the unattractive and attractive. Because love knows no distinction. It can happen to anyone and once it does it engulfs us into it completely and gives us those heaven-sent experiences that only love can yield. Perhaps, everything in fine and good with the one-liner…. But Aditya Chopra fails in crafting a gripping narration all throughout the show. A flimsy screenplay lacking finesse with bits and pieces of discontinuities and these attributes easily scatters audiences' attention. The best illustration goes with SRK's ducky actresses shaking legs with him for 'Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte' on theatre screen. It's completely odd for that situation and possibly, the sequences could've been switched over to latter half as a 'special round in Dance show'. Was it an attempt to deliver a replica of 'Om Shanthi Om' song of film stars dancing together? The film is about Surinder Sahni (Shahrukh Khan) - a simple, clean hearted, honest man working for Punjab Power, leading a humdrum life, when he meets his total opposite and finds love in the flamboyant, fun-loving, vivacious -Taani (Anushka Sharma) for whom the whole world is her canvas and she paints her own life with the colours of rainbow all until unforeseen circumstances changes it all and brings them together. Sooner, its biggest dance show in Amritsar and Surinder coiffes himself as Raj what he calls 'Macho Chap'… He does it all to impress his girl Taani and what's next? It's a journey filled with laughter, tears, joy, pain, music, dance and a lot of love. A journey that makes us believe that there is an extraordinary love story in every ordinary jodi. The first half dawdles with sluggish narration until earlier minutes to pre-interval where SRK's soliloquy with statue takes on emotional quotients. Well, the latter half comprises of few enjoyable moments like Anushka racing on her bike with 'Dhoom Machale' on BCM and next ultimate shot of Vinay Pathak-SRK at garage. It's a crème de la crème performance by Shah Rukh Khan as he emotes resplendently on all situations. Be it his make-over sequences adjusting his tight jeans in dance class or the performance in penultimate minutes, King Khan is awe-inspiring. A flawless performance by debutant Anushka Sharma and of course she eclipses Shah Rukh on many parts. What to say about Vinay Pathak? He's over-the-top and more emblazons to the screen. He strides sparkling smiles on our lips with his wiggeries and soaks our eyes as he gets emotional. Don't miss the great dance of SRK-Vinay for the original tune of 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'. Its emotional outbursts from every characterization that turns entire spotlights on RNBDJ… Aditya's innovative thought is laudable on certain parts like Shah Rukh laying rose next to food and again placing it vase, pictorial of Anushka's face for the song 'Tuj Mei Rab Diktha Hai' and entire Amritsar being lit up, 'I Love You' deserves grand round of applause. Fine! Young lads and missies would hail with praise worthy comments for Adhi's ideation. Both SRK and Anushka swallowing Pani Purees followed by abrupt sequence where he has to finish of delicious Biriyani are evokes laughter. Nevertheless, the biggest flaw is that how come a woman fails to recognize her husband with a slight-make over…. The characters of Surindar and Raj differ merely with thin moustache, hair style and costumes. Both the characters have same voice sans any modulations…. What barricaded Aditya's cognizance while dropping these lines on his paper? Indeed, it's a billion dollar question. Ravi K Chandran's cinematography enhances visual quality and his placement of creative angles deserves special attention. The duo Salim-Sulaiman seems to have not percolated a lot for background scoring. It's again the pieces of existing numbers in album tuned and they sway on all songs. Possibly, 'Haule Haule' and 'Dance Pe' peaked with high-promos prior to release. For sure, both the versions of 'Tuj Mei Rab Dikta Hai' capture your senses with beauteous visualizing. 'Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte' fails to make it big despites grand set decorations, costumes and top-charting actresses with SRK. Ritesh Soni's editing especially on 'Dancing Jodi' at the climax is mind blowing... Choreography by Vaibhavi and Shiamak are sumptuously ne plus ultra… On the whole, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is enjoyable on many parts with fun, frolic, lots of music and dance, pains and emotions. Well, Aditya Chopra gets stuck failing to pen an engrossing screenplay. It's too long, irksome and more predictability when it comes to narration and the auteur could've better avoided these vistas. Verdict: A Fair to middling Show Rating : ***

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Jeevi rating: 3.25/5 Punchline: dosage of fun and senti Banner: Yash Raj Films Genre: Romance Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Kajol (SA), Bipasha Basu (SA), Rani Mukherjee (SA), Preity Zinta (SA) and Lara Dutta (SA) Music: Salim Merchant & Sulaiman Merchant Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant Story - screenplay - dialogues - director: Aditya Chopra Producer: Aditya Chopra & Yash Chopra Release date: 12 December 2008

Review

Story Surinder Sawhney (Shahrukh Khan) is an average, timid and unattractive government employee. He likes Taani (Anushka Sharma) when he goes to her wedding. She is the daughter of his college professor. When the groom-to-be dies in an accident, the dying professor asks Surinder to tie knot to Taani. They return to Amritsir and Taani tells Surinder that she could love him though she married him. But Surinder loves her a lot, but refrains from expressing it. It all changes when dance loving Taani wants to join a dance club. A stylist buddy of Surender gives him a new look. And he attends the dance club and gets introduced to Taani as Raj. Over a period of time, Taani gets bored with her husband Surinder and likes the company on Raj. The rest of the story is all about whom she chooses when Raj proposes to her one day. Actors: Shahrukh Khan donned two entirely different get-ups. He used buck-tooth, mustache, spectacles and a timid look to impress us with the role of Surinder. He is pretty funky as Raj who tries to impress heroine with macho looks. Anushka Sharma is perfect for the role of a typical Punjabi girl. She did justice to her role. Vinay Pathak has considerable amount of screen time and he is hilarious as Bobby Khalsa – the hair stylist. Kajol, Bipasha Basu, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta and Lara Dutta sizzled in a special retro song. There are no other major characters in the film. Technical departments: Story - screenplay - direction: The aspect of hero living two lives and romancing with heroine in new get-up reminds us of Spiderman film and Aparichitudu (Anniyan in Tamil). Other than that, it is a simple love story. The way the director introduced the characters of main leads is classy. The way Surinder try to get attention and the way he feels happy about small things is cute. However, the heroine not recognizing that both Raj and Surinder are same. The director has worked on the emotions part really well. Initially hero just wants to enjoy the friendship and love of heroine using the Raj avatar. But after sometime, he starts testing heroine’s character. This point looks little contrived. The Sumo fight also does not appeal. The director worked on the pre-climax (heroine looking at hero like a God) and the climax part well. The director mixed commercial elements with sentiment value. The following scenes are nice – 1. Surinder keeping the rose on the table and then taking it back. 2. When Raj tells Taani not to use B word, she says that she is capable of uttering C, D and F words too. 3. Taani's bike chase with Tiny Singh 4. Pani Puri competition followed by Biryani dinner. 5. The episode of Raj’s proposal 6. Raj speaking with Mannequin dressed as Surinder 7. The way cards are used by kids to parade the panting of heroine in a song 8. The slideshow with SRK’s voiceover during end-titles rolling. Other technical departments: Music of the film is extremely good. The usage of ‘haule haule’ bit with harmonium as background score for the cute moments between Surinder and Taani is good. The violin bit for the moments between Raj and Taani is also good. ‘Haule Haule’ and ‘Dance Pe Chance’ songs are the winners. Dialogues are excellent. Cinematography by Ravi K Chandran is of top class. Artwork is nice. Analysis: First half of the film is good. Second half is nice, but there are some boring moments. The positive points are casting, screenplay and direction. The negative points are lack of logic (heroine not recognizing hero without mustache) and the aspect of hero testing heroine’s character. The negative points dominate the positive points in the film. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has both fun and sentiment in equal dosage. It makes an interesting viewing.

Meerabai Not Out Hindi Movie Review

Meerabai Not Out Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

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Bharatstudent - 1/5
Indiaglitz - 1.5/5
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Movie Review:Meerabai Not Out Rating :1/5 Banner :Pritish Nandy Communications Cast :Mandira Bedi, Anupam Kher, Eijaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vandana Gupte, Prateeksha Lonkar, Anil Kumble, Charu Sharma, Kishore Pradhan and others Music: Sandesh Shandilya Cinematography: Rajeev Jain Producer: Rangita Pritish Nandy & Pritish Nandy Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni Released Date: December 05, 2008

Story: A different tale told in a dull fashion, the story begins with Meerabai (Mandira) who happens to be a teacher of mathematics and the interesting part is though she has it all in her to get any man, she is single and the best part, she is all happy about it. Much to the contrast, she is in love, and that too with the game of cricket and the cricketer Anil Kumble. Her dream world is always there and continues until Arjun (Eijaz Khan) enters into her life. From there on begins the journey of confusion and emotional conflict since Meera's interest and heart lies in the game and the tall Anil Kumble whereas the reality holds Arjun right in front of her. Will she be able to take him? All this forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come up with a different thought but then that was good for a thought and not enough to convert it into a script and then make it into a movie. The subject was quite flimsy and though the presentation was alright, the narrative lacked depth and substance. The script was quite weak and then the screenplay was somewhat okay. The music was just about average and the camera work did not have anything special to offer. Editing was soft on few ends and it could have been better. Mandira looked perfect for the role and she has been the life and soul for the film though the character was not etched strongly. Aijaz Khan did his bit with grace and could have been better. Anupam Kher could have been better, Mahesh Manjrekar was grossly underutilized. Anil Kumble was decent though not great at acting, Pratiksha Lonkar was not used well. The others did their bit mechanically. Conclusion: The title of the film looks to be a full length sports film and it will have cricket in it feel but the truth is this is more of a romantic story than cricket. While the first half goes on in a rather dull mode, it is the second half that begins to get some life and the pre climax has been the real time when the movie gets hot but then it is too late by then for the audience to relish it. Technically, there is nothing to rave about nor content wise is there something special to hold on to the seat. The film will surely vanish without a trace in just about few days... Bharatstudent Verdict: Clean bowled!!!

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Banner: Pritish Nandy Communications Cast: Mandira Bedi, Anupam Kher, Eijaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Anil Kumble Direction: Chandrakant Kulkarni Production: Rangita Pritish Nandy, Pritish Nandy
Meerabai Not Out Movie Review

Meerabai Not Out - A wrong decision indeed

IndiaGlitz [Sunday, December 07, 2008]

India – A land of enormous lingos, customs and religions fall invariably become united for 'Cricket'. Perhaps, some could wonder why cricket isn't picked as National Game since passion for this sport goes insatiable amongst millions here. Be a top-charting tycoon or a hapless chap, there are on with more enthuses when there's India in stadium. Of course, here our Meera of that same sort for who cricket is larger than her life itself. She is so adhered with the sport that she cannot afford to miss the game on her day of engagement. Don't mistake by these vistas, it's a film dedicated to bats 'n' balls. It's a genre of romance all throughout and lacks solidity from-alpha-till-omega. Well, these days we happen to spot filmmakers brimmed on with new innovative motifs. But appearing on the screen, they're disappointing with ill-timed narration. Naturally, Meera Bhai Not Out is off that sort where a novelty of filmmaker Chandrakanth Kulkarni gets spoilt by Soumik Sen's screenplay. Meera Achrekar (Meera Bhai), a mathematics teacher at Vishwaprem Vidyalaya, has been a happy single for quite a while now. The great love of her life has been, and will always remain, cricket and Anil Kumble. The meticulous number cruncher is, despite not being the classic eye-candy-teenage-fantasy-fodder, a huge hit in class. And that's because Meera, unlike most teachers of her school, is more fanatical about her religion, cricket than even the school cricket captain! Living with her family in their small home in a Mumbai chawl, Meera was initiated into her temple of Wankhede Stadium by her brother, Manoj (Mahesh Manjrekar). Manoj Anant Achrekar played cricket at the Ranji Trophy level. Sadly, middle class making-ends-meet economics got the better of the impressive Maharastrian leggie, and passion had to make way for responsibility. Mahesh is today a cricket cynic. While Meera bunks classes and fights for season tickets to every cricket match that is played at Wankhede Stadium, Mahesh even steers clear off cricket scores! While the folk at Bhaktiyog Society have cast aspersions on her craze towards the game, the bigger problem that worries the Achrekar family is Meera's still-single status. Love suddenly blossoms with heart-specialist, Dr Arjun Sachdeva (Eijaz Khan) and Meera realizes that perhaps there is more to life than praying for Team India and Anil Kumble! However, in between this fabulous exchange of text messages, Valentine's Day outings and walks along Chowpatty, she confesses to Arjun that she is already married to cricket! So, while the maiden's heart beats for Anil Kumble and India's fortunes, the more important question is: will Meera be able to commit to her non-striker beau and keep her prospective father-in-law at bay? Meera Bhai is enjoyable in certain parts, but at many intervals there's flimsiness in narration showing up. As mentioned earlier, it's not a flick dedicated to game of cricket but a romance film. Be it the factor of 'Cricket' or 'Romance', everything is unappealing. What saves Meera Bhai from not getting out duck are the last few minutes of show. Imagine if one can spend couple of hours for experiencing the penultimate sequences. Yup! it's so ridiculous to see that Mandira Bedi on her day of engagement fleets to stadium for cricket match. Even if she's so passionate about it, the better option could've been glimpsing it on TV Box. It's out of the question in reality for a woman would urge herself to watch a match for Indian team, especially Anil Kumble sacrificing her most important occasions. Don't miss the cricket match between in-laws (Mahesh and Eijaz). It's the only area where auteur is worth winning grand round of applause. Perhaps, it would have been nice if they were spelled still more entertaining. Mandira does justice to her role and maybe director has tried presenting her with kind of image that many of our Indian women are so. Possibly, not adhered to cricket matches but Saas-Bahu manias. There is nothing such flaw painted on Mandira's character. Mahesh Manjrekar fails to make it big while Eijaz Khan deserves best credits. Anupam Kher with clichéd performance steals the show and it's merely disappointment from Pratiksha Lonkar. Anil Kumble is fair to middling with his minimal part. It's dashing down with our hopes with technical aspects. Neither music nor cinematography is so striking. Music Director Sandesh Sandilya seems to have put forth his best efforts on just one number for promos. On the whole, Meera Bhai Not Out isn't a delightful watch and 'Not Out' on the title maybe a faulty conclusion. Watching this film is alike Sunil Gavaskar scoring 50runs in 50 overs... Verdict: Not an entertaining flick Rating : *1/2

OH, MY GOD!! Hindi Movie Review

OH, MY GOD!! Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

Ratings at a glance
Bharatstudent - 2.25/5
Idlebrain - 1.5/5

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Movie Review:OH, MY GOD!! Rating :2.25/5 Banner :Zee Limelight Cast :Vinay Pathak, Saurabh Shukla, Divya Dutta, Harsh Chhaya, Gaurav Gera, Pubali Sanyal Cinematography: Amol Rathod Music: Bapi-Tutul Producer: Amit Kapoor Director: Saurabh Srivastava Released Date: December 05, 2008

Story: An interesting story, the film begins with the life of the middle class Rajendra Daubery(Vinay) who is a salesman and he has only one aim in life. To become as rich as his idol Dhirubai Ambani and make it big but only by ethical means and in this pursuit, he is strongly supported by his doting wife Suman (Divya) who is an absolute believer of god. However, Rajendra is unable to make even a decent income despite his best money making schemes. Suman is stressed by this and keeps pleading with god to help her husband in some way. In comes god in human form (Saurabh Shukla) and he begins to show opportunities to Rajendra so that he can make money. However, though the opportunity is right in front of him, Rajendra simply fails to identify those opportunities and this goes to such an extent that even god ends up saying 'Oh my god'. What happens after that forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director's attempt to include the element of divinity in a rather natural form has been conceived very well and though the presentation was jarry at times, the narrative was neat and well told. The script has been written effectively and the screenplay was executed fine. The dialogues were quite real life, the music was okay and the camera could have been better. Editing missed out on few key areas and this could have added more value to the script. The natural humor can be relished at moments. Vinay has come up with another remarkable performance while Divya looks attractive and at the same time perfect in chemistry with Vinay. Saurabh as always is versatile to the core and Gaurav was upto the mark. Harsh was his sophisticated best. The others did their bit as per requirement. Conclusion: Though tales like this with the involvement of the divine force have come before, this is the first time the plot looks more believable and enjoyable. It could have been a lot better if the screenplay was altered and while the first half was more on the regular incidents that lead to the plot, it is the second half that is the real soul for the film. The narration has been quite simple without any hype or hoopla. Overall, this is surely a feel good film but all it takes is a gentle push through word of mouth and then some more publicity. Bharatstudent Verdict: Simple yet interesting, recommended for one time watching

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Jeevi rating: 1.5/5 Punchline: lives upto it's name Banner: Zee Limelight Genre: Comedy Cast: Vinay Pathak, Saurabh Shukla, Divya Dutta & Harsh Chhaya Music: Tutul & Bapi Cinematography: Amol Rathod Story: Rishi Virmani, Manisha Ojha, Vipul Binjola, Asit Kaul & Sourabh Shrivastava Director: Saurabh Srivastava Producer: Zee Limelight Release date: 5 December 2008

Review

Story Rajendra Dubey (Vinay Pathak) works in an investment company. His real passion lies in selling a multi-marketing network to others. He idolizes Dhirubhai Ambani and wants to make money in a legal way. He doesn’t fall for free/easy money. God (Saurabh Shukla) wants to help him, but Dubey rejects it by thinking it is easy money. The rest of the story is all about the tussle between helping God and rejecting Dubey. Actors: Vinay Pathak is very good in the role of a man with ethics dreaming big. Saurabh Shukla is hilarious in various get-ups as God who desperately tries to convince Dubey to accept money. Divya Dutta is lovable in the role of an understanding and cooperating wife. Technical departments: Story - screenplay - direction: The premise of storyline is good. But the execution of the film is bad. The script of the film is half-baked. Even in films involving God needs some make-belief factor. The God who grants Dubey Rs 10 crore has to steal the same amount from a bank, which is near Dubey's work place and it instills fear in Dubey. The second half of the film is complete let down as the director seem to have been in two minds whether to make this film a comedy or an art film. Narration of the film is slow. Other technical departments: Cinematography is alright. However, the uniform DI (color grading) makes this film appear smooth. Music of the film is mediocre. This film is made on a shoe-string budget. Analysis: First half of the film is alright though it's boring at times. But the second half of the film is bad. The only enjoyable scenes in the film are the ones in the combination of Dubey and God. The script of the film is half-baked. The film lacks a tone and as director does not seem to be sure of to make this film either a comedy or an art film. Vinay Pathank who did two good films like Bheja Fry and Dasvidaniya disappoints us a big time with 'Oh, My God!'.

Maharathi Hindi Movie Review

Maharathi Movie Review from bharatstudent,Indiaglitz,Idlebrain

Ratings at a glance
Bharatstudent - 2/5
Indiaglitz - 2.5/5
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Movie Review:Maharathi Rating :2/5 Banner :Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd Cast :Naseruddin Shah, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Tara Sharma, Vivek Shauq Cinematography: Venu Isc Producer: Dhillin Mehta Director: Shivam Nair Released Date: December 05, 2008

Story: A thriller told feebly, the story begins with the life of Subhas (Paresh) who is a struggling yet aspiring actor and he has been trying hard to get into movies but in vain. However, his life takes a turn when he comes across an injured man one night. He happens to be one time big producer Adenwallah (Naseeruddin Shah) and right now he is an alcoholic unable to quench the thirst of money from his wife Mallika (Neha). However, he is touched by Subhas's kind gesture and takes him in as his driver much to the disliking of Mallika. However, Adenwallah's troubles continue with Mallika until one day he kills himself. He leaves behind an insurance policy worth Rs 24 crores but then that is entitled to his wife only if it had been a murder not a suicide. Now, Subhas teams up with the conning Mallika and with the help of the lawyer AD Merchant (Boman) they hatch a plan to show this as murder. In this, they take the help of Swati (Tara) as the caretaker for Adenwallah. However, things don't go as per plan and in come the duo of ACP Gokhale (Om Puri) and inspector Borkar (Vivek Shauq). What happens from there forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come out with an adaptation of the play and the difference was quite obvious when it came on screen. Though the presentation was perfect, the narrative lacked the gravity of the plot or the desired shock points. The script was the culprit as it was written weakly, the screenplay was alright but not convincing. The dialogues were sometimes engaging and the music was just about okay. The camera department deserves full credit for capturing the moments excellently. Editing was lost somewhere in between. The songs could have been avoided and caused disturbance to the plot. Paresh Rawal was his perfect best, Neha Dhupia was stunningly hot, Naseeruddin Shah was top notch but his character was weakly written, Tara Sharma was cute, Boman Irani was mind blowing, Om Puri was not utilized to his fullest potential. Vivek's presence is not felt amongst these titans. Conclusion: There is a stark difference between a play and pure cinema. This was seen clearly in this product as the first half was stale and slow with mundane activity and nothing to capture the moods but then it is the second half that things really pick up the heat and given the mighty presence of the stars involved, there are points where you tend to get affected. The script was haphazard and this resulted in the movie going wrong at key points. The star cast might pull this to an extent but it might take an external factor or a positive word of mouth to push the film to a decent returns mark. Bharatstudent Verdict: Can be watched for the starcast...

Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd Cast: Naseruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Neha Dhupia, Tara Sharma Direction: Shivam Nair
Maharathi Movie Review

Maharathi - Prodigious script 'n' shaky screenplay

IndiaGlitz [Saturday, December 06, 2008]

Not many auteurs in Bollywood adapt spellbinding stage plays for it happens to be an empaling speculation. Perhaps, there were few amongst many who spelled adaptations on screens getting ennobled as 'no-hopers'. Well, if you're seeking for an illustration, Rituparno Ghosh's 'The Last Lear' adapted from Utpal Dutt's 'Aajker Shehanshah' would be the best one to glimpse upon. And not too longer, you've Maharathi – an adaptation of Uttam Gada's Gujarati play with same title. Aren't there are any filmmakers who can metamorphose best plays into best ones, not as blemishing piece of work? Alas! You'll call Shivam Nair into question about this and Maharathi disappoints to uttermost. Precisely, there's lot of perplexed approach among filmmakers in distinguishing between play and film. Not just about discerning film 'n' play, watch 'Maharathi' without comparisons and even then there's no room for singing praises for this flick. If Maharathi is so-called suspense-thriller, there's nothing off that substance we retrieve to our senses. Couple of reasons do make us feel so; lots of loopholes and absurdity in plotlines. Subhash (Paresh Rawal) has spent the last 10 years unsuccessfully trying to get acting parts in films. He makes ends meet by his uncanny ability to think on his feet committing small time cons on unsuspecting victims. One night he saves a man's life, to do so he puts his own at risk. He accompanies the injured man back home. Subhash is awe struck at the grandeur and affluence of Mr. Adenwalla. (Nasserudin Shah) Subhash realizes this may lead to a generous tip. Soon enough Subhash is hired by the grateful Adenwalla as his driver. The wife Mallika Adenwalla (Neha Dhupia) resents Subhash for his proximity to her husband and senses this man taking advantage of her husband. Subhash now firmly ensconced in Adenwallas house and heart discovers his wife's evil designs. On the other hand, Adenwalla, driven to the point of insanity by his money hungry wife decides to take the ultimate revenge. He puts his wife in a catch 22 situation by throwing down a challenge. Subhash recognizes this as an opportunity to rid him-self of a life time of middle class mediocrity and poverty. He collaborates with Mallika to acquire all the money and property. Working hand in glove, they get a caretaker (Tara Sharma) with the help of their family lawyer (Boman Irani) to be a witness to an ailing Mr. Adenwallas presence in the house which they concoct their plans. Several thrilling situations arise in their plan, ranging from false alibis, double-crossing, phony kidnappings to hidden agendas which wreck havoc all around. But even the best laid plans can go awry and this brings ACP Gokhale (Om Puri) and Inspector Borkar (Vivek Shaw) into the picture. How the scheming Subhash gets trapped in his own lies and how he finally manages to save his skin, forms the crux of the story. Flimsy in substance, Maharathi is in-circled with nettlesome attributes of ambiguities on every plot. Naseeruddin Shah leaving his will for Paresh Rawal could've been justified if both of them were so close. Well, Director Shivam Nair fails to establish proximity between these characterizations and suddenly exposing a surprise is something we call 'inconceivable'. By and large, we have our auteur conking out with whacky factors like unconvincing death of Neha. Boman Hirani's character carries off with grandeur but it's diminished during next-to-last minutes of flick. Of course, there's whole lot of commendable vistas in Maharathi but these discrepant elements eclipse over them. Nothing to blame on star-casts for everyone on cards are brimmed with stunning performance. What else can you say when we have biggies Naseeruddin, Paresh and Om Puri are there on show. 'Awesome', 'Marvelous' and put forth your best appraisals for them and Boman Hirani is no exception. Neha Dupia spells a matured performance and it's an unforeseen piece of work on her part. Nevertheless, Tara Sharma and Vivek Shaug don't exceed our expectations. Venu's cinematography is laudable while background score enhances the visual quality of thriller genre. As a whole, Maharathi turns entire spotlights on its side with colossal performance of star-casts. Nevertheless, a perfect script is overshadowed by an insubstantial screenplay turning down the show. Verdict: Watch it for biggies' performance Rating : ** ½

Source:Idlebrain