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Release Date: 14 Sep 2012

Movie: Barfi

Star cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Bhola Raj Sapkota and Akash Khurana.

Producer: Siddharth Roy Kapur, Ronnie Screwvala

Director: Anurag Basu

Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty

Rating:2.5/5

Story :Set in Darjeeling, Ranbir Kapoor plays a deaf-mute person affectionately called Barfi

Barfi, directed by Anurag Basu is undoubtedly one of the best and intelligent films to be churned out in a long time. Accepting oneself with all shortcomings, loving each other and smiling your way all the way upto the finish line – this is how one can describe Barfi!

Barfi inspires, moves and delves into the inner strength of individuals. Once the curtains are drawn, you are left behind with a feeling of joy and peace.

Barfi, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz in the lead is full of life and you end up loving each and every character. Anurag Basu has done something that very few filmmakers would like to experiment. When you are dealing with characters that are disabled in some way or the other, it’s difficult not to get into a stereotype mode of making the audience sympathise with the protagonists and portraying a ‘sorry’ picture. But Basu balances it extremely well without making you feel heavy or depressed.

Filled with positivity, Barfi hails the ‘never-say-die’ spirit of human beings and show us the ray of hope through the dark clouds. Music by Pritam is brilliant and so is the cinematography by Ravi Varman. The scenic beauty of Darjeeling is captured beautifully and you become part of their world.

Story

Barfi is set in the beautiful locales of Darjeeling and Kolkata, and is told in flashbacks. Barfi tells the story of Murphy (Ranbir Kapoor) who is dumb and deaf. Murphy is lovingly called ‘Barfi’. The story is narrated mainly by Shruti and others who make up Murphy’s world.Barfi is an extremely optimistic and a jovial person who loves to live life kingsize, no matter what the problem surrounding him is. He gets attracted to Shruti (Ileana), who first comes to Darjeeling with her parents. She is engaged to be married to her college sweetheart.

Then there is the story of Barfi meeting Jhilmil (Priyanka Chopra), who is suffering from autism. Jhilmil is hidden away from society by her parents in a special home for a long time until she is brought back to Darjeeling when her parents demand a share of the grandfather’s heritage. Though Jhilmil’s parents fight it difficult to tackle her, Barfi knows exactly how to handle her. The two become very close and their affection slowly becomes very deep.

Performances

Barfi boasts of some excellent performances by all the actors. Ranbir Kapoor has proved once again that he is truly a versatile actor. His facial expressions and body language is outstanding, and everytime he appears onscreen, you are convinced that Ranbir will definitely live upto his grandfather Raj Kapoor’s name.

Priyanka Chopra as Jhilmil needs a standing ovation too! In a short span, Priyanka has proved her mettle as an actress. She moves one step further this time and will easily emerge as the top contender to bag all main awards this year.

Ileana D’Cruz has already proved her acting abilities in the South. In Barfi, Ilena looks beautiful, confident and comfortable in her own space. She enacts her part with utmost conviction.

Saurabh Shukla, Akash Khurana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rupa Ganguly and Jishu Sengupta are very good.

Movie Analysis

Barfi has its own share of ‘minuses’ as well. The first half could have been trimmed a little. At times, the audience is left confused and wonder where the film is heading towards. As the central two characters do not have any dialogues, you tend to get a little bored at times.

Verdict

Barfi is a film you can watch and enjoy with family . You can see a bit of you, and a bit of everyone close to you! It might not do great at the box office, but nevertheless. One Time Watchable Movie !

Rating 2.5/5

ENGLISH VINGLISH (2012) Movie Review

ENGLISH VINGLISH (2012) Movie Review-
ENGLISH VINGLISH is the story of a woman who struggles with English and is made to feel insecure by her family and society at large. The film depicts the touching and transformational journey of a housewife, Shashi [Sridevi]. Circumstances make her resolute to prevail over this lack of confidence, master the language, teach the world a lesson or two on the way to becoming a self-assured and confident woman.

If Sridevi is the driving force on screen, it’s Gauri Shinde who stands out with a near-perfect film in her very first attempt. The concept is oven fresh and the handling of a number of sensitive and dramatic moments is noteworthy.

Gauri smartly integrates the songs in the narrative, although, I genuinely feel, the film would’ve excelled even without songs. The songs [Amit Trivedi], though situational, are soft and soothing. Cinematography [Laxman Utekar] captures the vibrant colors with dexterity.

ENGLISH VINGLISH is unimaginable without Sridevi. Correspondingly, I don’t think Sridevi could’ve got a more cohesive script to return to movies. This is unlike what the actress has done in the past. Think of Sridevi and you recall films like HIMMATWALA, CHAALBAAZ, NAGINA, MR. INDIA, CHANDNI, LAMHE, KHUDA GAWAH, LAADLA and JUDAAI. But the supremely talented actress also has non-glam roles like the one in SADMA to her credit. She returns to the big screen in a role that’s sans the frills, spectacle and theatrics and yet wins hearts. She’s stellar, in terrific form, immersing herself in this character, playing her age… so much so that after a point you forget you’re watching someone who has immortalized so many characters. What you carry home, and in your heart, is Shashi, a woman who is snubbed by her children and husband on various occasions for her lack of English-language skills, but overpowers her apprehensions and insecurities and emerges triumphant eventually.

Priya Anand, who has several South Indian language films to her credit, is excellent as Sridevi’s niece, the only person who understands her well, besides her lovable mother-in-law [Sulbha Deshpande]. Another actor to watch out for is Adil Hussain, who enacts the role of Sridevi’s husband, who often taunts her with the remark that she [Sridevi], his wife, was born to make laddoos. He’s natural to the core, addressing a role without going overboard. Sujata Kumar, as Sridevi’s elder sister, is splendid.

French actor Mehdi Nebbou is just right. Even when he’s speaking in French, the expression that he conveys says it all and that is the hallmark of a fine actor. However, when he speaks in French, subtitles in English were essential for the viewer to decipher or decode and would have adjoined considerable value to those extremely significant sequences. Amitabh Bachchan is simply fantastic in a cameo. Wish there was more of this legendary actor! Navika Kotia, enacting the role of the daughter, is first-rate, but it is the child actor, Shivansh Kotia, Sridevi’s son, who is endearing and steals your heart with his adorable antics. Sulbha Deshpande is admirable.

Sridevi’s classmates, each of them, pitch in neat performances. Right from the taxi driver from Pakistan to a South Indian guy to a Mexican nanny and of course, the English teacher, everyone stands out in their respective parts.

On the whole, ENGLISH VINGLISH is a remarkable motion picture. It’s amusing, emotional, heartrending and also insightful. An inspiring film with an overwhelming message. A must-watch for every parent, every child. Strongly recommended!

ABCD-Any Body Can Dance Movie Review

Movie Name: ABCD-Any Body Can Dance

Release Date: 09-02-2013

Cast:Kay Kay Menon, Prabhu Dheva, Salman Yusuf Khan

Producer: Siddharth Roy Kapur, Ronnie Screwvala

Music Director:Sachin, Jigar

Director: Remo DSouza

MUSIC-TSUNAMI Rating: 3/5

Story:

The movie starts off with Jahangir (Kay Kay Menon) replacing his long time choreographer Vishnu (Prabhu Deva) with an international Dance teacher in his famous dance institute. For Vishnu, whose life is only about dance is heart-broken after he is kicked out of the institute. He plans to leave Mumbai, but is stopped by his friend Gopi (Ganesh Acharya).

Both of them plan to set up their own dance institute with a few local dancers, who also turn out to be personal rivals.How Vishnu and gopi form their own dance group and how they take on Jahangir and his proffesional dancing team frames the rest story.

Plus Points:

• Dances
• Prabhu deva performance
• Songs
• cinematography
• Dialouges and Editing are good

Minus Points:

• Slow narration
• Dragging second half
• Emotional scenes

Final Word:

Worth watchable for Dances.Boring and slow narration kills the film in Second Half.

Shortcut Romeo (2013) Hindi Movie Preview

‘Shortcut Romeo’ is a romantic crime thriller film to be directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan, under the banner of Susi Ganesh Productions.

It is the Hindi remake of the director’s own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006), starring Neil Nitin Mukesh in the title role with Puja Gupta as his love interest and Ameesha Patel in a negative character. The soundtrack of the film has been composed by Himesh Reshammiya and the music is sold to T-Series. Lyrics have been penned by Sameer, Shabbir Ahmed, Manoj Yadav and Sanjay Masoom.

The theatrical trailer of Shortcut Romeo was unveiled on January 25, 2013.The film was screened at Marche du Film at Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2013.

Ishkq in Paris (2013) Hindi Movie Review

‘Ishkq in Paris’, the Hindi film starring Preity Zinta, Rhehan Malliek and French actress Isabelle Adjani, directed by Prem Raj and produced by Preity Zinta has been released on 24 May 2013. Here is what the critics thought about it.

Rediff calls it as stupid as its spelling: “Tragically, she (Preity) seems almost determined not to act. She straddles the line between French and Hindi clumsily, speaking in a bit of a supervillain accent. Her eyes sparkle with the eagerness of a jumpy squirrel, even when they shouldn’t.”

Nowrunning terms it a melodramatic saga: “To sum it up Ishkq In Paris takes off as a frothy affair but ends up being a melodramatic saga which can bore you easily.”

The Times of India is only slightly impressed: “Finally the script runs out of steam and Ishkq, thank God for that, runs straight into Akshay’s arms in true Bollywood style. Preity Zinta’s maiden production has its aesthetics in place. Paris is enchanting. The actress is good but there ends the show.”

Naam (2013) Hindi Movie Preview

‘Naam’ is a film directed by Anees Bazmee which has been under production for several years.

The film stars Ajay Devgn, Bhumika Chawla, Sameera Reddy, Mukesh Tiwari, Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, Vidya Malvade, Rahul Dev, Shriya Sharma, Govind Namdeo, Varsha Usgaonkar, Sharat Saxena and Yashpal Sharma in key roles. The music is by Himesh Reshammiya.

So far, this movie that has been written by Anees Bazmee and Humayun Mirza has been delayed for 5 years. And now the film is ready for release and will be released in India on 24th of May 2013.

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Movie Review

Movie: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns

Starring: Irfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Jimmy Shergill, Soha Ali Khan

Director : Tigmanshu Dhulia

Producer : Tigmanshu Dhulia, Rahul Mittra

Music Director : Sandeep Chowta

Release date: 8th March 2013

Rating : 3.5/5

After the critically acclaimed Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, one would wonder how good its sequel can get. This time around Sahab Biwi Aur Gangster Returns stars the principal characters Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill and two new additions Irfan Khan and Soha Ali Khan in other lead roles. Whether director Tigmanshu Dhulia tries his hands in making this movie better than its prequel let’s find it out now.

Story:

The movie starts with Inderjeet Singh (Irrfan Khan), a gangster turned politician, who is having an affair with Thakur Birendra Pratap’s beautiful daughter, Ranjana (Soha Ali Khan). The couple’s financial differences keep them away from marrying each other. Aditya Pratap Singh (Jimmy Shergill), the Saheb has still not forgiven his biwi, Madhavi (Mahie Gill) of betraying him in the first part. Madhavi is still a drunken and spoilt wife who longs for her husbands love.

It is after Saheb sees Ranjana’s photograph that he determines on marrying her in any case. He in turn blackmails Ranjana’s father, who leaves with no choice but to agree to the Saheb. This is also when Madhavi plans on concentrating on her political career. Birendra Pratap hires Inderjeet to destroy Saheb completely. During the course of all this Madhavi develops a physical relation with Inderjeet while he is still madly in love with Ranjana.

Will Saheb get cornered into Inderjeet’s trap which involves Madhavi. Will Ranjana come to know about Inderjeet and Madhavi’s relation? What happens next ? That forms the rest of the story.

Positive Points:

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns is far more better than a regular gangster film. It is a vibrant tale of love, lust, passion and surprisingly lot of humor. Irrfan Khan is surely the highlight of the film. He plays his character of a self poised gangster with extreme poise and humour that one doesn’t miss Randeep Hooda at all.

Mahie Gill continues from where she left in the prequel. She plays a drunken displeased woman with faultlessness. Soha Ali is excellent and subtle as the sweet simple girl. Jimmy Shergill, as in the previous part is certainly a rage. He portrays an affectionate wheel-chair bound sahib with excellence and ease.

Negative Points:

The main star of the film Irfan Khan, is not properly introduced in the film and one wonders how does he fit into the whole story which had ended in the first part. His connection with Jimmy Shergill is unexplainable and could have been portrayed in a better way. Even though Mahie plays her part as an unsatisfied biwi with poignancy, some of her drunken sequences are over-the-top.

SBAGR also fails as a standard masala entertainer and is targeted only for specific audience. After a certain while the story gets predictable and moves a bit slowly.

Technical Points:

The songs of the film go with the flow of the scenes, except for the item number by Mughda Ghodse, which could have been a complete no-no to the film. The addition of the track ‘Lag Ja Gale’, gives special meaning to the film. Tigmanshu Dhulia plays smart in choosing the characters, as each of them play their role with ease.

His direction is without a doubt, the best thing in the movie. While the first half of the movie goes by introducing the characters, the second half has all the ingredients that will let you stick to your seats. Unlike its first part, SBAGR has a fair amount of humor quotient, which is a remarkable addition to the movie. The editing and the screenplay drop a bit in the second half as compared to the first.

Verdict:

On the whole Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns is a baap of its prequel. Even though, not targeted for family audiences, the movie has everything that will keep you engaged right till the end. Thrilling sequences, love, lust, passion, revenge this movie has everything and is surely worth a watch. Go for it.

Madras Cafe (2013) Hindi Movie Preview

Remember Shoojit Sircar, the director who gave us the delectable ‘Vicky Donor’? He is back, this time with a political thriller titled ‘Madras Cafe’.

The main role of an Indian intelligence agent in the film is played by John Abraham, while Nargis Fakhri, who is the female lead plays an international reporter. The film also deals with the subject of terrorism, and will be shot in India and Sri Lanka. The music is by Shantanu Moitra, cinematography by Kamaljeet Negi and editing by Shekhar Prajapati.

The film was earlier titled ‘Jaffna’.It is set to release on August 23.