3 I.D.I.O.T.S - Much Needed Sunshine..

Hey, I am back and to do what i do best write about movies. I am not going to crib and whine about why i was out of blogosphere for so long because i learnt how to put my hand on my heart and say "Aaall izz Well" in the toughest of the situation.

I've always seen movies with an intent to learn something from it. To relate myself and try and fit in myself in the scenes of movie.

3 I.D.I.O.T.S is one movie in which i could put myself from the very second it started.

The movie is mind blowing that writing a review will be insulting it.It is always said that a bestseller book or for that matter any book when made into a movie will never do justice to it. But 3 I.D.I.O.T.S does more than just justice.

I wont be surprised if people would want to run to the book stores and buy the original masterpiece FIVE POINT SOMEONE itself. In fact i would be more surprised to know about people who havent already read the book.3 I.D.I.O.T.S is not actually a page by page adaption of 5 point someone. The body is different but the soul is the same.

It captures the moments that come in engineering life which will make engineers weep like a baby just how I was (no matter how tough a guy you are its very difficult to control that drop of tear when you see your life on big screen).I would plead AAMIR KHAN to hold a special screening of this movie to MUMBAI UNIVERSITY they desperately need to watch it or at least my college professors.

This movie is not a "laugh your ass out" movie.. nor it is a "cry your heart out" movie.. but it is what you call a more cliched term used more often called as "feel good wholesome entertainer".For some 170 odd minutes you just sit back, relax and enjoy the rollercoaster ride.I call it a roller coaster because there is not one fraction of a second in the movie where you feel its getting monotonous and neither is there a single frame where you feel that its not required in the movie.

You rope in the father of feel good cinema Raju Hirani and then get yourself 3 class actors, adapt an outstanding and popular book you have hit the bull's eye.

Aamir Khan , just when i thought Lagaan is his best work, he came up with Rang De Basanti and when i thought RDB was the best bollywood movie ever made he comes up with TAARE ZAMEEN PAR.. and when i though TZP is the movie that has touched my heart the most he comes up with 3 I.D.I.O.T.S. Hats off man!.. kudos!..

Sharman Joshi matches up and has proved himself time and again that he is also a big fish in Bollywood.

Madhavan and Boman Irani play their parts flawlessly. Even though the innumerable times that Boman Irani has played a control freak insane professor each time it fresh and different.

Kareena Kapoor is beautiful and gets noticed

in the movie dominated by 3 I.D.I.O.T.S

Let me give a special mention to the music director and lyricist. Shantanu Moitra's music is soothing and songs go with the flow of the movie in fact they help taking the movie forward.

Give a good nice ear to "Give Me Some Sunshine" beautiful, beautiful song.

All in All.. All izz Well .. i would say.. and leave you with the only one line in my head..

"Give me Some Sunshine,

Give me some Rain..

Give me another chance..

I wanna grow up once Again"

RATINGS : 6/5 (yes 6 on 5 :p )

Wake Up Who?

Talk about having a writer's block. Actually calling myself a writer will be demeaning the actual professional meaning of the word but still. Non-happening life so not happening blog.

Finally after Kaminey I saw Wake Up Sid.

I've been hearing everything about it. Had to be, a Karan Johar movie and its not talked about cant happen.

I heard Wake up Sid is overhyped , its a mixture of Taare Zameen Par , Lakshya and Waqt.

The much hum-drum about Mumbai , Bombay , Bambai.

Big deal yaa!! It earned Mr. T some attention and Karan Johar some free publicity. As they say good or bad it works either way.

Anyway about the movie, its good. I liked it. May be because of my liking towards feel good low stress movies where you simply go get entertained and return with your Vodafone Tuesday wisely used and a smile on your face.

The story is wafer thin. Final Yr student , loves to spend pappa's money , failed in exam , doesnt want to do pappa's multi million business , leaves home after a showdown with parents , lives with a new girl he just met , finds direction to his life , falls in love, the end.

Ranbir Kapoor plays a lazy , spoilt , care-free , indifferent son, immature and a child at heart. He wears the "I dont give a F" attitude ( about life, family,career).

He's happy with his social life and enjoys waking up late , late night parties , video games , music photography and his "me" time.

Yea strikes a chord with you doesnt it. Definitely he plays your next door average mumbai guy , yea but filthy rich.

This is exactly where the film scores. We can relate to the movie big time.You know, you always feel where you are heading in your life. Is this really what you want to do and what you are meant to be. We always opt for the tried and tested part and never explore whats there inside where our heart n soul lies. I guess there is room for that only in bollywood movies.The best will be watching this movie with your parents.

I liked the movie , probably because It was a long time that I'd seen a movie or because of the gujarati chick who couldnt control on her yapping and we had a nice time shooshing her every second or probably because my friend was trying too hard to control his motions and kept on asking..

" malpani kitna time baaki hai bolna"

Climax was a typical Karan Johar ending.

Ranbir Kapoor fits the role to the" T" because of his droopy eyes the lazy worn out look is bult in feature. He acted well too showing the right emotions at right places and more importantly not overdoing or overacting such a simple easy-to play character. Although his dialogue delivery is identical to Hrithik Roshan. Looks like even he wants to compete with Her-man Baweja in "Mai Hrithik Roshan Banna Chahta hoo".

Konkana Sen Sharma is lovable. No doubt about her acting skills. Her eyes are pretty. Although you dont expect her to be a glam quotient in any movie. But she plays the part well.

Anupam Kher as the disappointed dad is first rate. Specially the scene where he and ranbir kapoor have a fight is to watch out for. A perfect dad-son argument how its meant to be.

Shankar Ehsan Loy could've done better with the music.

Wake up Sid - Music video remix

Kya Karoo and Iktara.. are the songs to give an ear to.

Iktara is less publicised but an amazing song.

All in all , Go for it.. thumbs up!..and do take your parents along with you. If you can!

RATINGS: 3.5/5

Love Aaj Kal Parso Tarso..

I know its very late for a movie review,but i just cudnt get time to write about it and I'll keep it short. I was damn excited about this movie reasons being plenty from deepika padukone to the songs and imtiaz ali the director.

I went for the movie a week later after it released and I was getting mixed responses.

Some would come and say its amazing, some say its mediocre and some say its bakwaas.

I liked it.

The best part about Imtiaz Ali movies is the story he directs are so cliched but still there's a different and fresh feel to it.

Love Aaj Kal is a proper amalgamation of two perspectives of how people used to look at LOVE in 1950's and how its taken to be now.

The movie is worth a watch and dont compare it with JAB WE MET that was class apart.

You cant get a LAGAAN or DDLJ every second friday.

I give LOVE AAJ KAL its credit.

The movie has two different stories at the same time and how they are so similar yet so different.

Saif Ali Khan overacted himself in the suave town boy but played his part well as the sardar but kudos to the marketing brain he chose the perfect timing to get into the production world cashing on the JAB WE MET success.

Deepika Padukone sizzles.

Brazilian chick is pretty.

Rishi Kapoor is ok.

You start liking the songs slowly not at one go.

Ahun Ahun is foot tapping and please wait for the video after the movie its in fact the best part

Ye Dooriya is also a lovely song Mohit Chauhan is on a song these days quite literally.

Overall , go for it. Don't see JAB WE MET in LOVE AAJ KAL and you will like it.

RATINGS: 3/5

New York or New Yaaawn..!!

Aahh... feels so good finally the smell of popcorn.. the rush to catch the movie right on time so that u dont even miss the national anthem..damn i missed the theatres.. it seemed like a decade that i'd been inside the theatre to watch the movie because of the stupid strike between producers and the multiplex owners.. so when we made plans for NEW YORK - the movie ofcourse i was all game..katrina and my theatres back in action.

NEW YORK - the movie of course .. had everything to pull you to the theatres.. decent star cast.. nice promos... perfect timing....and a good YASH RAJ banner written all over it.

I was looking forward for the movie but again too me its a sort of disappointment.

You cant call the movie good .. neither it is too bad.

The director KABIR KHAN.. i was a fan when i saw KABUL EXPRESS i liked the movie.
With terrorism as a back drop even here , this time the 9/11 twin towes blasts and its prejudices, he came up with a more commercialized flick , prolly many people thought that KABUL EXPRESS was more of a documentary.

So this time what he does is , he tries to make a mystery , then some suspense , then a love triangle , then some terrorism , then some chor-police chase and you get NEW YORK - the movie of course..

The movie starts of with some "childish" college scenes which have been re-repeated over a million times in many different movies in different ways. I am in love with this particular word which is gona catch up real soon with guys as the movie is seen .. TOTAAA!!.. haha..

love saying it again and again..!!

John Abraham the stud ,

Neil Nitin Mukesh - all three of them.. play the geek ,

Katrina - sweet pretty lady and the eye candy.

The movie moves at a real slow place in the first half with some flashback and interrogating scenes IRFAN KHAN being the COP.

(I dont understand this if its a bollywood movie and shot abroad and you have a crime investigation, from out of the world you will always have your friendly neighbour hood.. INDIAN COP who speaks fluent hindi).

Problem with this movie is that it grips ur attention for a while and then loses it by putting some un-necessary emotional scenes and stupid songs couple of times.

John Abraham said it in an interview that NEW YORK- the movie of course.. begins where the movie KHUDA KAY LIYE ends...

Actually he spoke sense.. this movie actually tells about life after 9/11 specially for the muslims living abroad.

But i should mention here where the movie loses its brownie points is the CLIMAX.. i mean a good end makes you forget about the tortured 2.30 mins in any other movie.

But then , though i wasnt tortured , i dint enjoy either and to back it up it had the most pathetic CLIMAX scene which dint help the movie to have a good taste in the audiences minds when they leave out.

Music theres not much to hear except for the " hai junoo" song. And a love making song between john and katrina but u rather see it than hear it. :p

Acting

Neil Nitin Mukhesh - i've been a fan of all three of them since johny gaddar.. nice acting

John Abraham - he's always proven the myth that "models cant act" wrong..superb acting..he potrays flamboyance , anger , frustration.. just perfect!

Irfan Khan - is a superb actor.. he plays the role of a cop with ease and natural acting abilities unlike the other star cast but wat is IRFAN khan without his wise ass perfectly timed dialogues he's been given NONE..!!

Now for the acting skills of my pretty lady Katrina Kaif , all i can say.. she's definitely improved her HINDI.. lol

All in all NEW YORK - the movie of course..is a strict , mediocre .. one time watch.

I would say go for it , smell the popcorns and come u'll have a feel good factor.. lol..

RATINGS: 2.5/5

Billu Re....!!!

Well I cant help but post about movies now.. thats all most become my self proclaimed forte considering m sucha huge bollywood freak and how much ever i resist writing about movies my fingers just cant be controlled.But i promise i wont post any movie review atleast for a month.I feel like Khalid Mohammad already...lol. And btw other reason being the lack of topics to write on so suggest me something.

So here i am to review the movie that I have been waiting eagerly for and I being the only person.

Billu.

First of all I find it stupid AND irritating that people actually found the "barber" offending in the title, to the "barber" community. Grow up!!!

None of my friends had even 1% excitement to go for the movie.Everyone i asked gave me a stern "no" back or a half hearted reply. Then i happened to read somewhere on the net that its a "family entertainer" so i was like cool lets watch it with family even where i had to push my mom and dad to the theatre.

Well I know I am damn biased about srk movies but still i try my level best to be impartial and give a genuine opinion on it.

So "genuinely" Billu is a light entertainer and a very simple movie with a pure neat and unadulterated story line.The movie is no doubt slow and the songs in which SRK is featuring almost all of them just hamper the pace even more in particular one song called " Ae aa o" actually hams into your ears and you just wait for it to get over and the song has a SRK VIDEO SLIDES running as the background with all the entry scenes of his movies.

Billu(Irfan Khan) is a barber whos gone to rags and has nothing to look for and almost touched the poverty line but is still dedicated and determined to his profession.He has a hot looking gaao ki chhori as his wife (lara dutta) and two adorable and funny kids.You connect with them instantly.

Then there's SRK playin saahir khan the big shot superstar and he decides to shoot in the village called BUDBUDA where billu lives but saahir has no clue about it.

But when the village people hear this, things go out of control beyond the imagination of billu and then there are sequences of comic tragic and emotional scenes to follow which takes the movie ahead.

First half is real slow with just the introduction of whats happening in both the protaganist's lives.

Second half and especially the climax is the main highlight of the movie after being given a mediocre first half.

Irfan Khan is the soul of the movie with amazing expressions during emotional scenes and outstanding comic timing and dialogue delivery.

Om Puri is also extra funny in his miser role.

Rajpal Yadav and Israni are wasted.

Music is ok although the picturization of the songs is sparkling.

Srk mainly is for the three songs to add the glamour quotient in the movie but the pre-climax 2 page dialogue scene proves it that he is one of the greatest actors alive today.When it comes to emotional scenes he's the best person in bollywood he does it with class.

I shall mention Deepika Padukone over here ... guys she's sizzling in the song. Lyrically the padukone song sucked but the video is amazing...she's the hottest out of the 3 special appearances.

The cinematography is first-rate where the village looked like an actual village given importance to minute details still looked rich on the big screen.

The movie could have been edited for good.

With a priyadarshan movie u expect madness and leave-your-brain-at-home comedy.But this one's a sensitive movie overall with a hint of laughter here n there.

All in all, after JAI-VEERU,MUNNA-CIRCUIT there could have been BILLU-SAHIR only if the movie was a bit more entertaining and gripping.So mixed reactions for this SRK home production expected.

If RAB NE BANA DI JODI can be called a documentary on LOVE...

BILLU is a documentary on FRIENDSHIP...

RATINGS: 3/5

Dev D - Nothing emotional about this ATYACHAR

6th Friday the movie almost all my friends have been waiting for manly because of the super popular song emotional atyachar and secondly because of abhay deol's acting considering everyone loved oye lucky..!!

And i was completely zapped when i was attending my lectures i got a text from Neeti saying DEV D got 5 stars in the TIMES OF INDIA...!!.. i was like..!..woohh..!!..dats awesome!..this movie has to be something.

Luckily everything that day in college got cancelled.. and i was free and the entire built up was only helping me and pushing me to watch DEV D.

So there we were to watch a 5 star movie 1 pm show in da afternoon..

So how was it?..is it no smoking look alike or is it one more of abhay deol's classic or was it completely a trash..!!

In my opinion DEV D was nothing but mediocre and an ordinary flick.

The excitement was always there with the mordern version of DEVDAS.. while dev over here as in the srk devdas is arrogant self obsessed rich spoilt brat with a silver spoon and calls his dad by his name " sattu". Paro on the contrary is shown to be bold, beautiful at places,with instant repartee and new age chandigarh woman who doesnt mind sending nude pictures of herself for DEV. Such is the love that she has been saving her virginity and becomes a sex starving female with raging hormones

an actual mordern day paro.. eh?

Enter lenny aka chanda the chandramukhi of the movie who's the victim of a MMS SCANDAL taken inspiration from the dps case earlier.

Life takes a u-turn for her where she faces lewd remarks and humiliation and is isolated by friends and family. She has someone who gives her an option to study by day and play the ultimate fantasy for men by night.

The story line is really thin and nothing much to look for like the other DEVDAS's.. but still the creativity in the movie the character sketch of the three characters is rock solid.

Anurag Kashyap did manage to do his homework over here.

But that is dominated by the slow pace at which the movie runs.

Pre-interval portions do manage to impress you and the punjabi backdrop is funny at places with amazing dialogues but the other half of the movie has nothing but DEV running and hunting for alcohol, stalks paro by night,lives on marijuana and in the end CHANDA.

The entire narration has been done by close to 18 songs in the movie which keeps on coming at regular intervals only if they would have been better placed would have had a better impact cos after sometime they start irritating you.

Some of the songs that are no doubt worth listening are emotional atyachar , pardesi, duniya,nayan tarse. Excellent work.

All in all its Abhay deol and the two confident newcomers being the saving grace in this really ok but creative movie.

The camera work, cinematography , the delhi night life and red light area have been shown brilliantly.

The dialogues are great too.

Anurag Kashyap is an off beat director with a different understanding and out of the box thinking of his own. Critics did strike a chord with him in this piece.. i and my friends dint.

It is for sure new-age bollywood cinema but not entertaining.

When i was a child there were some movies that i really wanted to see but my parents would come and tell me.." its not for you."

This is one movie where i would tell my parents "ye aapke liye nahi hai"

Trust me if you're at all planning to see it with your parents it will be damn uncomfortable and heights of awkwardness.

The movie is a thumbs down from me. Watch Srk devdas again rather than this.

RATINGS : 2.5/5

Raaz - the mystery continues (Creepy)

So a long time after the hit RAAZ the bhatt camp come up with not exactly the sequel but 2nd one with the same name.

So hows it??.. Is it scary?.. Is it over the top?... Is it a movie with cheap thrills here n there?...

Well a bit of all..

For me Raaz - tmc works big time.

Its a good one time watch.

I always feel that BHATTS are the most under-rated film makers in the industry. I think they deserve an applause for the entertainment quotient in their movies.

But trust me if you are taking your brains in the movie hall and then wondering abt the questions like

how did this happen?

where did this come from?

what was the connection?

then i don't know if u'll like it or not?

I liked the movie.

Its scary( actually scared the shit out of me at places) .. and creepy..

And I am not gona say anything about the storyline cos thts the last thing that u're supposed to do with a horror or a thriller.

Kangana Ranaut plays partly a similar role as in FASHION.. but plays it well.. and for once her voice dint irritate me.

She acted her part well and i guess she's good in roles wear she has more of screaming and shouting and not speaking dialogues and looks amazingly pretty and yea being a mahesh bhatt movie the actress compulsorily need to wear those hot short pants and other skimpy clothes i guess that comes with the contract.

Emraan Hashmi plays a painter and revealing anything would be spoiling the fun .

No matter what people say putting aside his serial kisser image he's a good actor and what more it seems the Bhatt camp has struck gold casting him in all their movies and all of them being hits.

and nother plus point without taking away the credit from the ace music directors and singers that guy gets all the amazing songs for Himself.. i wont be surprised to see in the near future an EMRAN HASHMI discography.. lol. or its already der??

Now about the once upon a time TV BADSHAH SHEKAR SUMAN'S son.. ADHYAYAN SUMAN

That guy looks confident acted well specially towards da end climax scene.

Decent comeback after da initial disaster HAAL-E-DIL.

FACT : both the actors of HAAL-E-DIL were in a sort of a cold war before the movie released dat who's the lead actor in the movie and after the movie released both kept on denying it lol.

The music and the horror theme is the USP of the movie.

The songs are already duper hits MAAHI AND SONIYO and do lisen to the rock version of MAAHI too... TOSHI( star voice of india fame) is the singer to watch out for.

All in all the movie should be seen. Since its an INDIAN horror flick some people might not like it but then again its amongst the best of bollywood horror movies.

RATINGS: 3.5/5

Slumdog Miliionaire - worth more than just a million

Yes I happened to see this movie.. and i am not going to review this movie and praise it from top to bottom cos its just all above it..

The movie is fantabulous( if thats a word)

It starts off amazingly well and ends with a perfect bollywood ending although it being made by a foreign director DANNY BOYLE.

The movie basically gives you a message that there are certain things that you learn in your life which are really unknown to you.

It says that each day that u live is itself a learning process for you and nothing is wasted.

True underdog.. or whatever u call it.. rags to riches story.

Depicted mumbai slums and mumbai as bollywood movie has ever done it.

Although many ppl have raised objections abt showing mumbai in a negative light but thats how it is right.

People have seen the malls the sky rises and the marine drives.. nobody has shown the largest slum in asia properly.

The performances are just mind blowing.

A special mention abt the kid JAMAL in the movie he gives a heartwarming performance.

Anil Kapoor plays a nice host with smirks and sarcasm involved referring JAMAL as chaiwala again and again.

Irfan Khan had a miniscule role but excelled there too.

the main leads DEV PATEL AND FREIDA PINTO .. are the actual stars of the movie.

and yea a special mention to the soundtrack... it deserves all the awards and da accolades..

A.R Rahman at it again..

give an ear to RINGA RING , MILLIONAIRE , JAI HO, O SAYA

supercool numbers!!

In the end the movie is a must must watch and i hope for OSCARS .. its all

JAI HO !!!!!!!..

RATINGS - 4.5/5

Chandni Chowk to..... what the F !!!!...

No seriously...

What a pathetic movie...full of crap..!!

Although i hate Akshay kumar and his same expressions dat he's given in da past 10 films.. all of them being moderately hit some of them like SINGH IS KING raking in moolah too..i still expected this movie to make me laugh in bits

and trust me i was more surprised then akshay kumar himself when he won the BEST ACTOR in popular category for SINGH IS KING.. at STAR SCREEN??.. come on..

are u guys real movie goers???..

anyway abt the movie..

trust me as the papers quote go help yourself with a nice dinner at a cHinese restaurant rather than watchin dis godforsaken movie..

no story at all..total haywire..

ders a bengali mithun da in chandni chowk and a loser akshay kumar as usual..named after NAVJOT SING SIDHU...he plays da PANDA from the KUNG FU PANDA and the usual entry just like SINGH IS KING where he is talkin to a hen..over here its a smiling potato...come on!!

then theres twin deepika padukone lost due to some incident dat happened between their dad whos an inspector in CHINA married to a INDIAN female and can speak fluent HINDI and the villian of the movie.. as u guessed one of them stays wid the villian and the other goes on to become a SUPER MODEL..!!

then there are a whole lot of chinese products which china itself mite be amused if they ever happen to make dose stuff..

phew!!... my friend actually told me...in the interval " guys i seriously dun mind leavin now"..

theres an animated potato again in the end...and also there's a potato which has a face of ganesh ji..which is siddhu's only inspiration..!!

bad action pathetic dialogues.. repeated over acting...music and da background score are just torturous..disappointing from SHANKAR EHSAN LOY..

deepika still looked stunning at places , ranvir shorey was good in his part , mithun da he better act in dose AAJ KA GUNDARAJ type movies dats better..

akshay kumar.. he had da martial arts training and being a chef at his advantage.. but still the acting part give it a pass..to the loser kind of roles one after the another

and the only thing that i got to see about CHINA.. in this movie which promised to merge the two civilizations was the GREAT WALL OF CHINA..

nothing at all..

NIKHIL ADVANI 2nd huge disappointment after salaame- ishq.. and i wud love to wait and watch if AKSHAY KUMAR is still the highest tax payer in the next year..!!

RATINGS : 1/5