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Movie Review: ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’ is a heart wrenching emotional saga

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Producer: Deepak Mukut
Directors: Radhika Rao & Vinay Sapru
Star Cast: Harshavardhan Rane, Mawra Hocane, Anurag Sinha, Manish Chaudhari, Murli Sharma, Vijay Raaz, Sudesh Berry, Pyumori Mehta, Divyetta Singh etc

It’s time for the dabangg director Jodi of Radhika Rao & Vinay Sapru to add one more emotion packed directorial feather to their illustrious directorial cap with an emotion packed film like Sanam Teri Kasam, which really pulls at your heartstrings.

Saraswati (débutante Pakistani Actress Mowra Hocane) is not so good looking South Indian girl and to top it she is rejected by many suitors while her stern father is worried that his younger daughter may also remain unmarried. Inder (debutante actor Harshvardhan Rane) is a lawyer who has his own demons to fight with. The duo meet under intriguing circumstances and keep falling in & out of love according to their own whims & fancies and then they are en route to one more tragedy that befalls them soon enough.

Radhika Rao & Vinay Sapru have succeeded in extracting fine performances from Pakistani actress Mowra Hocane & South Indian actor Harshavardhan Rane apart from a few supporting actors like another débutante Anurag Sinha. Another good thing about the film is its soul stirring music by Himesh Reshamiya.

The film lacks conviction in parts with the same cancer melodrama served like an old wine in a new bottle, albeit well packaged & well presented by the director duo Radhika Rao & Vinay Sapru.

Sanam Teri Kasam is no doubt a critic’s delight but will hardly prove to be the so called entertainment craving audience’s cup of tea.

Movie Review: ‘Saala Khadoos’ is a power packed sports movie

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Producer: R. Madhavan and Rajkumar Hirani
Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad
Star Cast: R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar, Nasser, Radha Ravi, Zakir Hussein, Kaali Venkat, Baljinder Kaur and Sanjana Mohan

Debutante director Sudha Kongara Prasad makes a very impact debut in Bollywood with Saala Khadoos. The movie also has its Tamil version known as Irudu Suttu.

The plotted scenario of the movie starts off with the introduction of Adi Tomar aka Adi (R. Madhavan), who, by profession, happens to be a coach of the girls’ boxing team. Courtesy the dirty politics (wherein he is falsely accused of sexual harassment), he gets transferred to Chennai. Adi is now on a lookout for a girl who has the much required passion for the sport and fire in her belly. And his search ends in the most unlikely person for the job Madhi (Ritika Singh), who, despite being a fisherwoman by profession, is a born talent in boxing and she idolises Mohammad Ali.

Aces: The rock solid par excellence performance of R. Madhan as a boxing coach and of course the gutsy performance of debutante Ritika Singh as an aspiring boxer and finally emerging as a winner – a world champion in the boxing arena. The chemistry between R. Madhavan and Ritika Singh deserves a noteworthy mention. The other actors too lend them an adequate support. And last but not the least debutante director (in Bollywood) Sudha Kongara Prasad is just excellent and too good to be true.

Minuses: Some of the predictable stock characters and situations arising out of dirty politics being played out, time and again, in the sports arena.

Last Word: Saala Khadoos is by far the best sports film so far since Chak De! India, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Mary Com, Brothers et al. A certainly not to be missed fare.

Movie Review: ‘Mastizaade’ is the most boringly dragging film of this decade

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Producer: Pritish Nandy & Rangita Nandy
Director: Milap Zaveri
Star Cast: Sunny Leone, Tushar Kapoor, Vir Das, Suresh Menon, Sushmita Mukherji, Shaad Randhawa, Vivek Waswani & Ritesh Deshmukh

One can only say that no doubt Milap Zaveri is a good writer but as a director of Mastizaade, the 2nd Adult Porn Rom Com in quick succession after the latest franchise of Kya Kool Hain Hum, he is a big let down nay a total disappointment.

And as per the director Milap Javeri, the most painstakingly scripted scenario of Mastizaade kicks off with the introduction of Riteish Deshmukh, a self-confessed ‘mastizaada’. Seeing his antics and his magnetism towards the opposite sex, makes the two self-confessed sex maniacs Aditya Chotiya (Vir Das) and Sunny Kele (Tusshar Kapoor) to become his disciples. While Aditya and Sunny get thrown out of an ad agency owned by Vivek Vaswani because of their extremely sexual content in all their ads, they land up starting their own ad agency named ‘XXX’.

It does provide a few droplets of humour and laughter quotient. But the double entendre dialogues topped with obscene gestures have just crossed all limits of decency.

Last Word: Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 the 1st ever adult porn rom-com was far better compared to Mastizaade. So guys & gals and of course everyone else too stay miles away even from the vicinity of a theatre screening Mastizaade.

Bollywood Films Round Up

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Rhythm To Release On 19th Feb 2016

Rhythm, a romantic musical revolving around the theme of love, friendship, music & passion, having fresh new faces is all set to release on 19th Feb, 2016. The credits of the film are banner is A Vicky Films Pvt Ltd, presented by R. N. Kumar, written, produced & directed by Vivek Kumar, music by Salman Ahmad (Junoon Band fame), Suresh Peters, Adeel Chaudhry , Pranay Rijia & Naveed Zafar, lyrics by Sameer Anjaan, Salman Ahmad, Naveed Zafar, Jacqueline Kelly (English version). The film stars Pakistani perfomer Adeel Chaudhry & Rinil Routh is lead roles, backed by Gurleen Chopra, Kiran Srinivas, Vibhu Raghav, Kosha Jayaswal, Kuba Gras & Salman Ahmad in a very special appearance.

Aishwarya Rai – Bachchan Starts Shooting For Sarbjit

There has been a lot of excitement for Omung Kumar’s upcoming biopic Sarbjit. The movie which has kick started shooting from this week with their 1st schedule in Mumbai, stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Randeep Hooda in the lead. While Randeep Hooda has already shot his 1st scene as Sarbjit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also started with the shooting recently. Being a biopic, the makers have kept the looks of both lead characters extremely guarded but it seems that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is going to have a complete de – glam look. The bewitching actress who is always been portrayed as the diva of Bollywood would go for a complete make over for her role as Dalbir Kaur, Sarabjit’s sister in the movie. In order to portray the realistic character of Dalbir Kaur, Aishwarya has chosen a de – glam look with no makeup & simple dressing.
With Aishwarya donning a complete de – glam look, it would be exciting to see how this gorgeous actress will look in the character of a middle aged struggling woman. The film is divided into a vast schedule which includes shooting in Mumbai from last month and they will move on to shoot in the varied cities of Punjab like Amritsar, Malerkotla, Bhikipind & Patiala in the month of Jan, 2016 and finally the last leg of the schedule will be shot in Delhi in the month of Feb, 2016.

Club Dancer Due On 26th Feb 2016 All Over

Film Magic Productions & S. Mukerji presentation’s Club Dancer is all set to release on 26th Feb, 2016 all over. Zee Music will release the audio CDs of the film shortly. The credits of the film are directed by B. Prasad, cinematography by Reddy Rao, lyrics by Veerender & Disksha, music by Sanjay Basu, Joy & Veerninder, singers are Amit Kumar, Sunidhi Chauhan & Veerender, choreography by Raju – Shabana, action by Riaz & editing by Vikas. The film stars débutante Rajbir Singh enacting the title role, Nisha Mawani (From London), Aryan Vaid, Ejaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Zarina Wahab, débutante Karishma, Kumaar & Hollywood sensation Judi Shekoni.

Paagalpan 3 Songs Recorded

Producer & director Kumar Babloo & music composers Shankar – Sushant have recorded 3 songs recently for First Break Films’ Paagalpan at Meet Bros Recording Theatre. They were penned by Francez & Ashok Madhup and were rendered by Kunal Ganjawala, Sonu Kakkad, Pamela jain & Suresh Wadkar. The other credits of the film are cinematography by Hemant Sharma, action by Mangal Fauji & executive produced by Santosh Sharma. The film is already 50% complete and the last shooting stint of 20 days will be held in Feb, 2016. The film stars Rahul Roy, Mukesh Rishi, Shakti Kapoor, Vishaal, Menka, Dheeraj Nagar, Pankaj Berry, Vedita Pratap Singh, Puja Saxena et al.

Swadesh Ki Khatir Due In Mar 2016 All Over

Sheetal Movie Temple’s Swadesh Ki Khatir which has been cleared by the censors with U certificate is all set for Mar, 2016 release all over. The credits of the film are produced & directed by Maann Singh, music: Josfi, cinematography by Ranadev Bhaduri, choreography by Madhav Kishan, editing by Sharad Singh & excutive produced by Sheetal Singh Rajput. The entire film has been shot in UP locales. The film stars Mukesh Khanna, Maann Singh, Ila Pandey, Pramod Singh, Prashant Singh, Sushil Arya, Rajendra Lal, Aarti, Jr. Mehmood & Raza Murad.

Rocky Handsome features John Abraham as a lean mean power machine

The 1st look of John Abraham had set the temperature soaring with John Abraham’s brawny look holding a gun in his dapper suit attire and a bare bodied John doing some hand to hand action sequences choreographed by world renowned action directors. It is set in Goa, Mumbai, Pune & Seychelles & it is all set to release on 25th Mar, 2016. The credits of the film are presented by JA Entertainment & Azure Entertainment, produced by John Abraham & Sunir Kheterpal & directed by Nishikant.

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai Due For Release Soon

Bibia Film Production Presents Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai is due for release soon. The credits of the film are story & produced by Purnima Mead, executive producer by Amreetaa Roy, directed by Keshhav Panneriy, cinematography by Rupam Chetiapatra, screenplay by Keshhav Panneriy & Amreetaa Roy, dialogues by Amreetaa Roy, art by Tapan Roy, music by Harry Anand, Omkar Minhas & Vishwajeet Brahma, singers are Neeti Mohan, Shilpa Rao, Ash King et al & production
controlled by Salim. The film stars Manjari Fadnis, Arbaaz Khan, Himansh Kohli, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Ashutosh Rana & Prem Chopra.

Ishq Forever All Set To Release On 19th Feb 2016

Ishq Forever all set to release on 19th Feb, 2016. The credits of the film are banner is A Friday Cine Entertainment Pvt Ltd Production, produced by Ajay Shah, Himanshu Gandhi & Shabeer Boxwala & directed by Sameer Sippy. The film stars Lisa Ray, Ruhi Singh, débutante Krishna Chaturvedi & Jaaved Jafferi.

Today’s Last Night Editing Started

The editing of Maheshwar Films International’s Today’s Last Night has already started at Bollywood Umang Studio under the supervision of Dharam Soni. The credits of the film are produced by Manoj Maheshwar, co – produced by Ritu Mann, executive produced by Manjeet Yadav, directed by Sunny Kapoor, music & lyrics by Om Jha, choreography by Sanjay Korbe & Arjun, cinematography by Feroze Sayyad & production controllers are Sushil Arora & Ravis Gupta. It’s a MFI Acting Studio Presentation. The film stars Manoj Maheshwar, Shweta Mishra, Mitesh Yadav, Jyoti, Siddharth Sangar, Ankush Mohite along with Devraj, Lucky, Nicky, Suniti, Lavoni, Satish Rajput, R. K. Sinha, Arvinder, Sandeep Dixit, Sameer Praveen, Surendra, Komal Jha & Savio D’costa.

Hum Hain Wonder Boys Mixing Completed

The mixing of Marutinandan Entertainment’s Hum Hain Wonder Boys has been completed this week. The credits of the film are producer by Rekha H. Patel, directed by Anil S. Mehta, written by Sanjay Kumar, music by Manik SD & Sam -Indi, lyrics by Pursotam Pandey, Jitendra Mirzapuri & Sonu Sagar, singers are Javed Ali, Rupesh Mishra & Indrani Sharma, cinematography by Late V. Subba Rao & Arun Phasalkar, choreography by JD & Suraj Bharti, action by Singh Is King & editing by Ram Gopal Verma. The film are Harshit Patel, Neha Shree, Harsita, Hemant Pandey, Raza Murad, Mustaq Khan, Eshan Khan & Pankaj berry.

Akhir Kab Tak Shooting Starts.

Mithilesh Avinash’s Aakhir Kab Tak’s shooting has already started. The creadits of the film are banner is P. N. J. Films, produced by Nishikant Jha, directed by Mithilesh Avinash, written by Mohammad Shahbaaz, lyrics by Roop Kumar Jaiswal, music by Jayant Aryan, choreography by Santosh Kumar, cinematography by D. K. Sharma, action by Hira Yadav, action assistance by Dharam Soni, post production by Kapil Shah, art by Shreekanth & costume designing by Munna. The film stars Vinay Rana, Manisha Singh, Ajay Pratap, Madhu Sarkar, Dhiraj Pandit, Pratibha Pandey, Aditya Mohan, Ram Sujan Singh , Habib Bhai, Karishma Mittal, Mehnaz Shroff, Vinod Mishra, Soni Patel & Suman Jha

Charu Sharma’s New Biographic Film Is Ambassador Of Socialism

For the first time ever in the history of biographic films, filmmaker Charu Sharma is making a feature length biography documentary film on great socialist Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia titled Ambassador Of Socialism. Charu Sharma, filmmaker with Nitesh Agrawal Jain, a Samajwadi party leader, met the respected Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav at his residence for the above film and discussed the project in detail. Respected Chief Minister become happy for their initiative and encouraged them to complete it as soon as possible because very few people of Dr. Lohia’s era are left. This credits of the film are banner is Krokio Media & directed by Charu Sharma with the inspiration of Nitesh Agrawal Jain. The film will be of feature length with a title of Ambassador Of Socialism. 2 exclusive books will also be launched with the film titled “White Anchorite Of Socialism” & “Son Of Nation – Lohia”. The tentative release date of the film is 12th Oct, 2016, coinciding with the death anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. The shooting will be done in different parts of Uttar Pradesh.

Ajab Sing Ki Gajab Kahani Muhurat Held

The muhurat of the film Ajab Sing Ki Gajab Kahani was kick started at the hands of Shreyas Talpade. The film stars, 1st time in film history, IRS Ajay Sing, débutante Yashika Basra, TV actress Ishita Ganguli, Govind Namdev, Yashpal Sharma, Akhilesh Mishra, Doli Bindra, Ali Khan, Comedy Actors Vikas Giri, Mukesh Ahuja & Pawan Sharma. Rakhi Sawant also attended the muhurat ceremony and she is also performing an item number in the film. IRS Ajay Sing who is posted as Deputy Commissioner at Jamashedpur, is making his debut in the main lead. This film’s story is also the real life story of Ajay Sing. The story & direction is by Rishi Mishra. Producer Binod Kumar’s Sri Triveni Films International is producing this film which is based on real characters playing actual roles. The film is about corruption & black money. The film which is an intense film with the accent on emotion has music by Sushant Shankar & Tanmay Pahwa, cinematogra@hy by. Shravanan & production head as well designer is Aishwarya Sharma. Producer Binod Kumar said, the film will go on the floors on 15th Jan, 2016 in real locales like Jamshedpur, Banaras & Delhi.

Do Lafzon Ki Kahani To Release On 4th Mar 2016

Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, a contemporary love story directed by Deepak Tijori and starring Randeep Hooda & Kajal Aggarwal, is all set to hit the screens on 4th Mar, 2016. Eros International Presents an Alumbra Entertainment & Dhiraj Motion Pictures Production in association with Focus Motion Pictures & Deepak Tijori Films, the film is produced by Dhiraj Shetty & Avinash V. Rai.

Main Khudiram Bose Hoon A Biopic Begins Filming In Jan 2016

A biopic on patriotic leader Khudiram Bose will begin filming in mid – Jan, 2016. Produced by Ashok Sahni Films, this period drama will showcase the never before heard facts about the life of Khudiram Bose who was one of the youngest revolutionaries from Bengal. Directed by Bhanu Prakash Jha Main Khudiram Bose Hoon releases in May, 2016. The story is written by Dhiraj Mishra. Rustic locales like Chunar, Mirjapur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Midnapur & Khadagpur have been identified for the film. Kanishk Kumar Jain will enact the role of the main protagonist Khudiram Bose.

Langda Rajkumar Special Screening Held

The special screening of Madari Arts Langda Rajkumar Was held at Fun Republic. The screening was attended by film celebrities like Mukesh Khanna, Anupam Shyam, Jagmohan Kapoor, Anil Yadav, Mukesh Bhatt, Vinod Pandey, Dr. Achala Nagar & Bobby Bedi. The credits of the film are produced by Madari Arts, written & directed by Ajay Anand, background music by Manoj Singh, lyrics by Rajendra Salil & editing by Chaitanya V. Tanna & Manoj Sankala. It stars Anand Kumar in title role, Rahil Khan, Master Adnan Kalsekar, Sharat Sonu, Sarvapriyadarshi, Kiran Gupta, Vandana Gupta et al.

Shaher Maseeha Nahi Website Launched

Omkaar Film & Television Production’s Shaher Maseeha Nahi (Based on Dr. Arunendra Bharti Novel) has launched its website named ww.omkaarproduction.com. The credits of the film are produced by Rajan Kumar, directed by Amar Vatsa from his own screenplay, music by Prekhar Verma, lyrics by Dheeraj Kumar & Dr. Arunendra Bharti, choreography by Rajesh Sharwana Padwale, Manoj & Kala Reddy, editing by Sandeep Mishra, art by Yogesh Shilke, editing by Sandeep Mishra, cinematography by Biswajit Das, action by Tinu Verma & creative head is Virendra Verma. It stars Rajan Kumar, Trisha Khan, Poonam Kapri, Riya Bharti, Asha Kapri, Shradha, Aatish Kumar Sinha, Ritesh Dhawan, Mohammed Hasim Khan, Inder Upadhyay, Komal, Rajesh Khanna, Jitendra Yadav, Yog Guru Swami Ranjan Ji, Baby Charmi, Baby Kalyani & Master Rajveer.

Kaun Ho Tum Editing Starts

An editing of Jaanu Raj Films TV International’s Kaun Ho Tum has started recently. The credits of the film are produced by Jyotsna, Jeetu Soni, Hansraj Lohara & Sanjay kumar, directed by Hansraj Lohara, written & lyrics by Hansraj, music by Chintu Mishra & Navin & cinematography by Raju Ranjan. It stars Jeetu Soni, Hansika Raj, Madhu Sharma, Hansraj Lohara, Manoj Sinha et al.

Movie Review: ‘Jugni’ mixes romance & music in a perfect blend

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Producer: Karan Grover, Manas Malhotra & Shefali Bhushan
Director: Shefali Bhushan
Star Cast: Siddhanth Behl, Sugandha Garg, Sadhana Singh, Anuitta K Jha, Samir Sharma, Chandan Gill etc
Genre: Musical Romance
Verdict: GOOD

Director Shefali Bhushan in her debut directorial offering Jugni has made a very heart touching film about the professional plight of the rural folk singers who always dream of making it big in tinsel town.

Jugni (Firefly) is the beat of the soul, the free-flying spirit. Jugni is Vibhavari or Vibs (Sugandha Garg). Vibs is a music director, working on her 1st big break in the Hindi film industry. When work and home affairs, with her live-in boyfriend Sid (Samir Sharma) hit a high tide, Vibs hits the road with a glint of hope; to find music. The journey takes her to a village in Punjab in search of a Bibi Saroop (Sadhana Singh), whose voice holds the promise that Vibs is searching for. But as the twist of fate would have it, Mastana (Siddhant Behl), Bibi’s son and a proficient singer himself, is the voice and man who winds his way into Vibs’ heart.

Aces: The remarkable performance of the lead players Siddhanth Behl as Mastana and Sugandha garg as Vibhavari followed by Sadhana Singh as Bibi Saroop. Another highlight of Jugni is its soundtrack by Clinton Cerejo and one special soul stirring number composed by Allah Rakha Rahman.

Minuses: The only minus point of the film Jugni is its totally predictable story line marred by sub plots which has no connection whatsoever with the musical backdrop.

Last Word: Jugni has its own freshness in all aspects and respects and will appeal to both the urban (multiplex) & rural (single screen) audiences. An ideal weekend fare.

Movie Review: ‘Guru’ is a power packed film a real treat for lovers of action films

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Producers: Sunil Lulla and Deepak Pandurang Rane
Director: Sanjay Jadhav
Star Cast: Ankush Chaudhary, Urmila Kanetkar, Murali Sharma etc
Genre: Action
Verdict: Good

Director Sanjay Jadhav in collaboration with his hero Ankush Chaudhary has given a hat trick of successful movies in the past but in Guru he has taken refuge in the Southern style of power packed action movies.

Plot: Guru (Ankush Chaudhary) is a small – time crook who adopts a village and defends it against a criminal mastermind troubling its residents.
Guru is your basic Robin Hood, who takes from the crooked and gives to the charity. On the run from his friendly neighborhood policeman, he is witness to a murder. Guru returns to his village to get away from the scandal, but the scandal follows him. The murder he witnessed is part of a larger conspiracy, which threatens to endanger him, as well as his loved ones. With his brother seriously injured & his newfound sweetheart (Urmila Kanitkar) in considerable danger, the stage is all set for Guru to take things in his own hands.

Aces: Ankush Chaudhary has given a good account of himself over all but his comic timing and his chemistry with Urmila Kanetkar is seen to be believed. Urmila Kanetkar also leaves an impact with her good screen presence. While Hindi actor Murali Sharma hams away to glory.

Minuses: Too much of mind-boggling action topped with the wreckage of cars a la Rohit Shetty style.

Last Word: Marathi audiences will love this action packed movie with a stamped Southern style of filmmaking.

Movie Review: ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3’ is an adult porn rom com that has gone for a toss

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Producers: Ekta Kapoor & Shobha Kapoor
Director: Umesh Ghadge
Star Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Krushna Abhishek, Mandana Karimi, Gizele Thakral, Claudia Ciesla, Shakti Kapoor, Meghana Naidu, Sushmita Mukherji, Andrew & Danny Suma
Genre: Adult Sex Comedy
Verdict: AVERAGE

Umesh Ghadge who is basically a Marathi director who now makes his debut in the Hindi film arena with Kya Kool Hai Hum 3 albeit with disastrous result. He has made a total mess of this Kya Kool Hain
Hum franchise in fact even worse than its earlier 2 versions.

Plot: Kanhaiyya (Tusshar Kapoor) is a good – for -nothing fellow who gets kicked out of his house by his business tycoon father (who else, but Shakti Kapoor). Meghna Naidu (the Kaliyon Ka Chaman babe at her horniest best) is Tusshar’s aunt & stepmother. Rocky (Aftab Shivdasani) is his ‘chuddy – buddy’ friendly mate, literally (found frolicking with babes more often than not in his 3 tiered palatial mansion with unclad beauties on every floor). Very soon, Kanhaiyya’s grandmother catches Rocky getting his rockers off to pornography – a development that kills her, quite literally. This prompts them to meet their Thailand – based friend Mickey (Krushna), who would rather refer to his place of residence as ‘Thai – land’.

But Mickey forgets to tell Rocky & Kanhaiyya that he is a porn filmmaker. So now the out of job boys become shameless porn stars. No doubt Kanhaiyya starts feeling guilty yet he continues enjoying what he is doing and turns Cock – eyed whenever he sees anything resembling Color Red especially in case of vulgarly gyrating semi nude babes.

Aces: Some humorous gags which may appeal to the mass audiences of multiplex & single theatres (front benchers).

Minuses: Everything goes haywire with the film from scene one like bad script, bad direction, bad gags topped with poorest performances by all the actors. Girls can be seen in their Bikini best, and even especially & carelessly leaving their bras strewn around anywhere nay everywhere and even guys are seen sporting their flimsiest & semi transparent G Strings leaving nothing to imagination. And the lewd & obscene gestures made by all the characters have crossed all limits in this film. Wonder what happened to Censor Board’s stringent policies or this time have they turned liberal with a vengeance as a cover up for their greasy palms?

Last Word: The film may prove to be enjoyable, for people who really relish such horny & blatantly sexy fares. And the audiences for such films comprises of select few ones known as front benchers of the single theatre’s who are now also found amongst the multiplex crowds. Need I say more.

Movie Review: ‘Airlift’ is a heart warming & a heart touching emotional saga

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Producer: Nikhil Advani, Monisha Advani, Aruna Bhatia, Madhu G Bhojwani, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar & Vikram Malhotra
Director: Raja Krishna Menon
Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Feryna Wazheir, Inamulhaq, Lena, Prakash Belwadi, Kumud Mishra & Purab Kohli
Genre: War Thriller
Verdict: BLOCKBUSTER

Director Raja Krishna Menon has dabbled with humane stories in his 1st 2 outings namely Bus Yun Hi & Barah Anna and yet he had the guts to continue with his endeavor of emotional saga in his hat trick outing Airlift too. Besides producers Nikhil Advani, Monisha Advani, Aruna Bhatia, Madhu G Bhojwani, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar & Vikram Malhotra deserve plaudits for backing this offbeat film.

Plot: a Kuwait based businessman Ranjeet Katyal (Akshay Kumar), along with 2 noble souls Ibrahim (Purab Kohli) in Kuwait & an Indian officer (Kumud Mishra) in the Indian Ministry in New Delhi in lieu with his better half (Nimrat Kaur), carries out a biggest civil operation of evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraq – Kuwait war carried out during the reign of the evil Iraqi emperor Saddam Hussein. In 1990, Iraq invades Kuwait, leaving approx 1,70,000 Indians trapped. This is a true story of how Ranjit Katyal and India facilitate the largest human evacuation.

Aces: Firstly director Raja Krishnan Menon has surpassed his own par excellence directional skills considering his previous two offbeat ventures Bus Yun Hi & Barah Anna, secondly all the actors have delivered a very earnest, sincere, honest, enduring & realistic performance with Akshay Kumar (his life’s career best performance) leading the performer’s brigade and followed by Nimrat Kaur, Feryna Wazheir, Inamulhaq, Lena, Prakash Belwadi, Kumud Mishra & Purab Kohli (very sensitive act) and lastly all the technicians too deserves a special mention for their humanitarian efforts.

Minuses: The main problem is that for the common masses Airlift is devoid of any commercial trappings and even the only one belly dance number with a bevy of beautiful Iranian dancers seems out of place & out of context. Not to forget that the film moves ahead slowly with a few over repeated scenes.

Last Word: Airlift is one classy film well suited for the globe – trotting film festival circuit. And for its popularity amongst the Indian mass audiences it certainly needs a lot of encouragement.

Movie Review: ‘Wazir’ is one film that has gone terribly wrong in many aspects

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Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Director: Bejoy Nambiar
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Farhaan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Naseer Hussain, Manav Kaul & Neil Nitin Mukesh
Music: Shantanu Moitra, Advaita, Ankit Tiwari, Prashant Pillai, Gaurav Godkhindi, Rochak Kohli & Rohit Kulkarni

Director David oops sorry Bejoy Nambiar had displayed his poor directional skills in his last outing too namely David, which had come and disappeared in oblivion as it tanked on the box office turnstiles without a trace and the same seems to be the case of his latest outing Wazir.

The plotted scenario of Wazir gets kick started with a ‘musical introduction’ of the dynamic ATS officer Danish Ali (Farhan Akhtar), his wife Ruhaana (Aditi Rao Hydari) and their only child Noorie. One day, when Danish Ali is out with his family, his razor sharp eyes spot a dreaded terrorist Rameez (Naseer Husain). What follows after that is a series of chase sequences, which results in the sudden death of the innocent Noorie. Completely shattered by the death of his child, a mentally disturbed Danish Ali ends up ‘eliminating’ Rameez, which results in him being suspended from his service. Unable to bear the grief, one day, just as he is about to kill himself, there enters a chess champion named Panditji aka Omkar Nath Dhar (Amitabh Bachchan) in his life. He, then, teaches Danish Ali, the ‘similarities’ between the ‘game of life’ and the ‘game of chess’. Gradually, the 2 become the best of buddies and start spending time over drinks & chess. One fine day, Panditji reveals to Danish Ali that his daughter was murdered by the politician Yazaad Qureshi (Manav Kaul) and that he is waiting to take revenge for the same. Danish Ali then also joins Panditji in his battle against Yazaad Qureshi. As days pass, Danish Ali realizes that Yazaad Qureshi is not just a mere politician, but is more than what meets the eye. Just when Danish Ali plans to eliminate Yazaad Qureshi, Panditji gets ‘attacked’ by a certain mysterious villain named “Wazir” (Neil Nitin Mukesh).

Director Bejoy Nambiar should learn one important directional lesson that just having extremely talented & par excellence gifted actors like Amitabh Bachchan & Farhaan Akhtar is not enough to make a good & perfect film. The overall ingredients like the script, the music and other techinal aspects should also match the actors caliber which goes a long way in the success run rate of the film. So Mr. Beejoy Nambiar should 1st brush up his technically oriented directional skills including taking some fresh lessons in his favorite genre of filmmaking namely The thriller & the suspense genre. And at this juncture apart from the actors a due credit is also due for the technicians like Rohit Kulkarni for his impactful & effective background score & Sanu Varghese for his decent & soothing cinematography.

Performance wise Amitabh Bachchan as Panditiji, as usual delivers an outstandingly par excellence performance as a handicapped person out to seek revenge in a Chess game style using Farhaan Akhtar as a perfect pawn on his revenge oriented Chess Board. And Big B’s hand in glove partner Farhaan Akhtar as Danish Ali is too good to be true and has ended up delivering a flawless performance in lieu with his perfect mannerisms & body language of a tough cop and without the 2 of the most versatile actors of B – Town, Wazir is not even worth a one time watch. The next in line actor is Neil Nitin Mukesh who is a big let down in the chief villainous role mysteriously named “Wazir”. And above all the list of mercilessly wasted actor also includes the hunky beefcake actor John Abraham & the gorgeous actress Aditi Rao Hydari followed by other talented actors like Manav Kaul & Naseer Hussain.

Tail Piece: Frankly speaking Wazir may only appeal to the intelligentsia crowd. But it is certainly not a common man’s cup of refreshing tea.

Movie Review: ‘Shashan’ is a clichéd fare

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shasan

Producer: Shekhar Pathak
Director: Gajendra Ahire
Star Cast: Makarand Anaspure, Bharat Jadhav, Jitendra Joshi, Manava Naik, Siddharth Jadhav, Vrinda Gajendra, Aditi Bhagwat, Vikram Gokhle, Sudhir Dalvi, Nagesh Bhosle, Milind Shinde, Anjali Walsangkar, Amey Dhare, Ravindra Berde, Jayant Savarkar, Dr. Shriram Lagoo, Mohan Joshi and Kiran Karmarkar
Genre: Drama
Verdict: AVERAGE

Director Gajendra Ahire is known more for his offbeat style of filmmaking and in his latest outing Shashan he has also succeeded in creating a casting coup of sorts. So Shashan happens to be a multi starer.

Plot: Based on the backdrop of a dying factory, the film revolves around the game of politics that is being played and how everyone involves gets entangled in this game. How an upcoming young union leader uses this situation to fulfil his ambition of becoming a political bigwig is showcased in Shashan.

Aces: All the seasoned actors have left a lasting impact on screen so what if most of them have ended up appearing in miniscule roles, including the most revered actor Dr. Shreeram Lagoo. But a special mention must be made of Makarand Anaspure, Bharat Jadhav, Jitendra Joshi, Manava Naik & Aditi Bhagwat for their effortless act. That apart hats off to a debutante non – Marathi producer like Shekhar Pathak for backing this expensively off beat film.

Minuses: The screenplay is all jumbled up with randomly disconnected shots topped with too many politically oriented sub plots.

Last Word: Fans of the above mentioned stars will patronise Shashan otherwise its chances at the box office turnstiles seems bleak with as many as 5 Marathi films releasing this week.

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