Dhoom-3 Movie Review

Movie: Dhoom-3
Cast : Abishek bacchan, Amir khan, Uday Chopra, Sabin Shrestha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Tabrett Bethell
Director : vijaya krishna Acharya
Production: Adithya Chopra
Genere: Action
Languages: Hindi,Telugu
Release Date : 20^Th Dec,2013
Movie Rating :2.5/5
verdict : No good story. Two twists , good dance, over action.., Finally ... Ok Ok types!

Entry of Lead cast :

Aamir Khan makes his entry by running vertically down a building, with currency notes flying everywhere and a background score that sounds like “We want chocolate we want chocolate”.

Abhishek Bachchan makes his entry by breaking through a concrete wall in an auto rickshaw, then jumps over rooftops in the auto and then does Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 2 bike stunts with the auto.

Katrina Kaif makes her entry by doing a Marky Mark-“Good Vibrations”-style, five-minute-long aerobics workout (and/or striptease) as an impromptu audition for The Great Indian Circus in Chicago. 

Production

(India) A Yash Raj Films release and presentation. Produced by Aditya Chopra. Executive producers, Aashish Singh, Sanjay Shivalkar

Crew:
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. Screenplay, Acharya, Prakash Bharadwaj; story, Acharya, Aditya Chopra. Camera ( ), Sudeep Chatterjee;  editor, Ritesh Soni; music, Pritam Chakraborty; background score, Julius Packiam; lyrics, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Kausar Munir, Sameer Anjaan; production designer, Sumit Basu; art director, Adri Siriwatt; costume designers, Manoshi Nath, Rushi Sharma, Anaita Shroff; makeup designer, Zsofia Otvos; sound, Debasish Mishra; sound designer, Ganesh Gangadharan; re-recording mixer, Anuj Mathur; visual effects supervisor, Joel Hynek; special effects coordinator, Joe Digaetano; choreographer, Vaibhavi Merchant; tap choreographer, Dein Perry; action directors, Conrad E. Palmisano, Sham Kaushal; stunt coordinator, Oliver Keller; casting, Shanoo Sharma.

Story:

An engaging tale the story is set on the backdrop of Chicago and a bank is getting looted by a thief leaving a clown’s mask. He is Sahir (aamir) who has a circus show and he also has a vengeance behind this act. From India come the duo of ACP Jai Dixit (abhishek) and Ali (uday chopra) to catch the thief. Meanwhile, Sahir is joined by the beautiful Aaliya (katrina) in his circus acts. Whether Jai and Ali are able to catch Sahir or not forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

It is best to reveal as little as possible about Aamir’s character. To say the least, Aamir Khan is sincere in whatever he does. He plays every shade of his role with smoothness, ease and perfection.

Katrina Kaif is beautiful in every frame. She is perfect with her acts and the dance. Sadly, her role isn’t written with more meat or emotion.

Abhishek Bachchan is as good as Jai Dixit as he has always been.

And no curt words for Uday Chopra. God bless him for all the comic relief he provides. Without him, Dhoom would be a brooding and distastefully somber.

Technical Departments:

The director has come up with a regular storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was quite absorbing. The dialogues were well written. The script was average but the screenplay made the whole difference. The background score was gripping and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was exceptional.

Editing was crisp. Costumes were stylish and well designed to suit the royalty while the art department was fabulous. Aamir Khan has taken the film to a new level with his performance, Katrina was stunningly sexy and eye catching, Abhishek was good, Uday Chopra brought few smiles. Not much for the foreign actors. Jackie was brief but made his presence felt.

Dhoom-3 Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 9:04 AM

Shaid (hindi) Movie review

Movie : SHAID (Hindi)

Cast: Rajkumar Yadav, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon
Producer: Anurag Kashyap, Sunil Bohra, Ronnie Screwvala
Director: Hansal Mehta
Music Director: Karan Kulkarni
Review Rating : 3.5/5

Hansal Mehta has directed this gritty drama, which is based on the life of slain lawyer and activist Shahid Azmi. The movie has been produced by Anurag Kashyap, Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapoor. The film is hitting the screens on October 18th across India. Media members were invited for a special screening in Hyderabad today, so we are bringing this review ahead of its theatrical release.

Story :

The story of this film revolves around Shahid (Raj Kumar Yadav). The impressionable youngster dabbles in right wing ideologies and heads to POK, to join a terrorist training camp. However, the young Shahid is disillusioned with the philosophy of violence and jihad. After he escapes from the camp, he is picked by police officials as a suspect in a terrorist plot.

After being acquitted of the charges, Shahid decides to become a criminal lawyer. He starts fighting for the rights of people falsely accused of being terrorists under draconian anti-terrorism laws. While he becomes the darling of human rights advocates and the victims, the mood of the society is quite different. In the wake of rising communal violence and terror attacks, Shahid is targeted for his defence of people accused in terror plots.

Shahid endures personal attacks, a fraying marriage and even death threats in his fight for justice. What happens in the end? What price does Shahid pay for upholding the spirit of law? That forms the story of this movie.

Star Performances:

Raj Kumar Yadav is an actor who manages to command charm even in the plainest of roles and now as he dons a role as hefty as Shahid, the actor puts up an enthralling performance with aplomb. Confidently the actor in each scene convinces you of his turmoil, his helplessness. It is almost celebratory to see him weaving Shahid with such strongly driven passion. I specifically loved the scene where he is vandalized outside court; he manged to convey through his eyes the pain that his past will never loosen its clutch on him.

Prabhleen Sandhu plays Mariam with an effortlessly pleasing air. The actress has a strong screen presence which manages to get her noticed despite being limited in an ineffective and shrunken role.

Md Zeeshan Ayyub is brilliant yet again. After seeing him squeeze out enough laughs from us in Dhanush starrer Raanjhanaa, he is quainter and benign in this one. Playing Shahid’s older brother, the actor does quite a good job in rendering to the film a strong supporting cast.

Kay Kay Menon manages to put himself back in his delightful shoes. After settling for a host of unworthy roles, even in a cameo the actor is heavily impressive.

Plus Points :

Raj Kumar Yadav has done a great job in this film. He has portrayed the character of Shahid with a lot of conviction. We can feel the character’s anguish and desire to save people who are wrongly accused of being terrorists.

Prabhleen Sandhu is sweet and lovable, yet feisty at the same time. In the role of Mariam, she looks quite good in this movie. Kay Kay Menon is very effective in his cameo appearance.

The film has a very authentic and gritty feel. There is no sugary romance. There is no hyperbole. Just a simple and balanced presentation of the slain lawyer’s struggle against a society and judicial system that is heavily prejudiced.

The director manages to draw viewers right into the plot and by the end of the film, most people will root for Shahid’s crusade against an imperfect judicial system.

Minus Points :

The movie can get a little slow at times and the story does not have any entertainment quotient whatsoever. So if you are looking for simple popcorn entertainment, you will be disappointed.

The film looks and feels like it has been made on a shoestring budget. Perhaps, with a bigger budget and better production values, this film would have been a lot better. Mariam’s character should have been developed further.

Technical Aspects :

Cinematography is very average. Editing could have been better. As the director said in a number of interviews, most of the dialogues were improvised on set and this is quite apparent. Karan Kulkarni’s music is ok.

Hansal Mehta’s direction deserves applause. It is quite tough to narrate a known story in such a gripping and gritty fashion.

Verdict :

Shahid is a movie that definitely deserves a watch. It is quite raw, intense and engaging. There are no big stars and there is no entertainment, so be prepared for that. If you are looking for a realistic and serious cinematic experience this week, do check out ‘Shahid’.

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Shaid (hindi) Movie review

By: Unknown on: 10:44 PM

Besharam Movie review

Movie: Besharam
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor (Babli), Pallavi Sharda (Tara), Rishi Kapoor (Chulbul Chautala), Neetu Singh
Producers: Himanshu Mehra, Sanjeev Gupta
Director: Abhinav Kashyap
Banner: Reliance Entertainment, Movie Temple
Music Director: Pritam
Story / Writers: Abhinav Kashyap, Rajeev Barnwal
Rating : 2.75/5

The style of fascinating through action comedy drama hasn’t varied a lot today if compared with earlier flicks. However, whatever is the minor difference makes a large impact in flicks. Director Abhinav Kashyap who was hailed for his blockbuster directorial debut flick ‘Dabbang’ has his own flair in presenting a masala flick, which doesn’t lack any of the important spices.

We have witnessed it in Dabangg, which despite of unexceptional situations stood to its word and gave a new genuine title to the brave heart cops. His character is funny and solemn at the same time. Carrying the same vitality Abhinav picks up Ranbir to go Besharam and he brings out the shameless guy with ease.

Through Ranbir he gives us Bubbly who is a small time car thief and spends the money earned entirely in his orphanage.

He is shameless in his acts; fears nothing and regrets less. And that is what makes him feel proud out it until he hurts her ladylove Tara (Pallavi Sharda). Realising the fact that the there is no means to do right thing in a wrong way, Bubbly decides to fix all the wrong doing in his life in right way. In a meantime a unit of cop including Chulbul Chautala (Rishi Kapoor) and Bulbul Chautala (Neetu Singh) are after him. So, how will this blatant Bubbly get rid of all this fuss? That is how the story deals further.

Besharam Story Line: Babli (Ranbir Kapoor) is a street smart car mechanic living in a Delhi orphanage. He is charming and lives life to the fullest. He also steals cars to support his orphanage. He has no sense of right or wrong till he unwittingly hurts the love of his life, Tara (Pallavi Sharda). Babli realizes that there is no right way of doing the wrong thing. Babli sets out to fix all the wrongs in his life and he continues to be shameless about it.

Besharam Movie Stars’ Performance

Ranbir has shared the screen space with his parents – Rishi and Neetu Kapoor for the first time in “Besharam”.

“I was nervous before. It’s been 30 years, and even today main apne papa se aankhen milake nahi baat kar paata (I can’t talk to him eye-to-eye). I’m quite scared of him.

“I thought how will I work with him and in this film I have said things to him like – ‘fat’, ‘dharti pe bojh’ and even abused him. My parents are so professional that when we are working together, they never make me realize that main tere baap hoon (I’m your father). They have encouraged me a lot,” he said.

Veteran actress Neetu Singh says she is proud of her actor son Ranbir’s choice of diverse roles and his good work in Bollywood.

“It’s good, he should do different characters, it’s also good as an actor. Sometimes he does ‘Rockstar’ and then ‘Barfi!’ and now ‘Besharam’. So it’s good for the actor,” she said
Shooting with the Kapoor family was a once-in- a-lifetime opportunity for Pallavi. She considers herself lucky to act with all the three stars in one film itself.

Besharam Movie Technical Analysis:

Talking about the role and looks of Ranbir in the movie, “He is not anti hero here. He is the hero amongst the masses and a hero with whom everyone will relate to. I am not trying to propagate any social message through my film. He is here to entertain everyone, even a poor man, who is not educated,” he said.

Talking about the title “Besharam”, he said that the idea is to dispel negativity attached to the word.

“When I was making ‘Dabangg’ as well, people used to ask me that why am I naming my film ‘Dabangg’ as it is a negative word. Even ‘Besharam’ is a villainous word. I want to tell people the right meaning of the word. I want to show that ‘Besharam’ can be positive. This will be the quality of my hero. He is a poor guy but has a nice heart,” he said.

Abhinav is known for his masala entertainer, while his elder brother and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s forte is parallel cinema. And the “Dabangg” director says they want to rule different areas of Bollywood

Besharam Movie review

By: Unknown on: 1:21 AM

Zanjeer movie reivew

Rating : 2.5/5

Title : Zanjeer (2013)

Star Cast : Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra…
Director : Apoorva Lakhia
Producer : Mahi’s Entertainment
Genre : Action – Romance
Music : Meet Bros Anjjan,Chirantan Bhatt,Anand Raj Anand
Release Date : September 06, 2013.
TeluguNow Rating: 05/06/2013

Bollywood debut of popular Tollywood actor Ram Charan in the lead role along with Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles starrer upcoming Bollywood action entertainer is Zanjeer. Versatile actor Prakesh Raj and Sanjay Dutt are playing a major role in this film. The movie has done its censor screening and got ‘U/A’ certificate. Anand Raj Anand, Meet Brothers and Chirantan Bhatt are the music directors to this movie. Mahi’s Entertainment
Puneet Prakash Mehra, Sumeet Prakash Mehra and Flying Turtle Films are jointly producing it under Reliance Entertainment and Prakash Mehra Productions Flying Turtle Films. The movie is going to hit the screens on Sept 6th.

Story:

Vijay is a brutally honest police officer who has been transferred yet again by the system for chasing the corrupt underworld goons. He is in charge of a case where the key eye witness [Mala] has seen a murder by [Teja]‘s Gang and refuses to co-operate. Teja (Prakesh Raj) is the head of an oil mafia operation and doesn’t want Ria alive. Vijay manages to convince Ria to give a statement which makes her perpetrators come after her.

He gives her shelter in his house to protect her and soon realizes that she is slowly becoming an important part of his life. He also encounters [Sher Khan] who is into buying and selling of illegal cars. Seeing Vijay’s honesty and determination, Sher Khan (Sanjay Dutt) turns over a new leaf and mends his ways to transform into a person. The remaining story will be suspense.

About the director:

Apoorva Lakhia is directing this film. He has a good image in Bollywood, his movies looks very stylish and realistic they are close to attract all type of audience, This is an action entertainer. Apoorva Lakhia is called as an action director in B-town.

About the first look and trailer:

By seeing the first look poster of this movie only the expectations become very high. Actually this is a remake of Big-B old Zanjeer. Going to the trailer details looks, the trailer looks soo energetic in this movie, the trailer makes everyone remembering the past Zanjeer movie.

About the music director:

Anand Raj Anand, Meet Brothers and Chirantan Bhatt are the music directors to this movie, they have given a good album and this is already rocking in the market. Some of the songs like “Mumbai Ke Hero”, ” Pinky “, ” Lamha Tera Mera” and ” Kaatilana (Club Mix)” will surely rock the screen.

About the other cast crew of the movie:

There is a big cast in this movie they are Ram Charan as ACP Vijay Khanna, Priyanka Chopra as Mala, Sanjay Dutt as Sher Khan, Prakash Raj as Teja, Mahie Gill as Mona Darling, Atul Kulkarni as Jaydev

Highlights of this movie:

- The powerful dialogues of Ram charan in the movie will be highlight.

- The scenes between Ram Charan and Prakash Raj will be highlight.

- Apoorva Lakhia ’s stylish Direction.

- Music will be the highlight

- climax scenes

- Priyanka chopra Pinky song will be the highlight.

- Sunjay Dutt as Sher Khan acting.

Zanjeer 2013 Movie Review:

It’s a confronting assignment to restructure the old drama with the same zeal, which pressed the audience to throw out their money for a seat in cinemas. In the past there have been flicks like Don and Agneepath, which stood up to the expectations while Aag and Himmatwala fell upon its face badly. Apporva Lakhria takes the 1973 ‘Zanjeer’ to create the same aura out of the flick that made the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan ‘The
angry young man’.

What we anticipated from the director was sheer maintenance of the old world charm with the fresh troupe of Ram, Priyanka and Sanjay but director stumbled here. Mala here isn’t a street dancer nor is Teja an underworld don. With these couple of changes, director Apoorva Lakhria presents you the Zanjeer. We aren’t complaining any new addition to the story as it’s a known fact that it’s a remake, which begins with Vijay (Ram Charan) an
honest police officer who is deployed in Mumbai to unearth the oil mafia Teja (Prakash Mehra).

Here he is also handed over a case of an official who is burnt alive by oil mafia’s goons whose sole witness is Mala (Priyanka Chopra). In the meantime, he also faces Sher Khan (Sanjay Dutt) who deals in illegal cars. But the enmity turns into friendship after a hand-to-hand combat between the two. Sher Khan helps Vijay to detect Teja and to destroy him from the roots. Unfortunately the crime saga isn’t wrenching which moves you from
beneath.

Apoorva Lakhria pack all the masala ingredients into it but gives a half-baked recipe. You will find n number of loopholes in the flick but the anticipation to witness Sanjay Dutt as Sher Khan would rag you to stick in. The sole purpose to rope in Sanjay Dutt could be recognised by the fact that Agneepath was huge success where he played a devilish Kaancha. Vijay’s anguish attitude impresses you for a while but for long it doesn’t makes you serious.

However there are a couple of actions scenes, which are nicely choreographed and Ram Charan looks good in it. The South actor looks commanding. He has the aura to make one feel his strength. He gives a balanced performance. Priyanka Chopra hangs in her role of Mala. She sparkles the screen with her charm whenever she appears but doesn’t get too much to deliver. Sanjay Dutt as Sher Khan shouldn’t be compared with Late actor Pran. He invents his character and doesn’t go overboard. Prakash Raj makes his character larger than it is. Mahie Gill is good.

Zanjeer movie reivew

By: Unknown on: 11:48 PM

Chennai Express movie Review

Movie : Chennai Express (2013)
Cast: Deepika Padukone,Shah Rukh Khan,Kapil Sharma,Kajol,Manorama,Sathyaraj,Priyamani,
Director: Rohit Shetty
Producer: Gauri Khan
Music Director: Vishal–ShekharHoney Singh
Release Date: Friday, August 9, 2013
Rating :4/5
It has been a while since Shah Rukh Khan scored a massive blockbuster. He has teamed up with Deepika Padukone and Rohit Shetty for the film ‘Chennai Express’. The absence of any competition at the Box Office and a huge release will work in the movie’s favour. Will SRK score this time? Let us find out.
Story :
Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) is the grandson of a famous sweetmeats merchant. He is immensely wealthy, but he is not too happy with his life. As fate would have it, he is forced to get onto the ‘Chennai Express’. His grandmother tasks him with immersing grandpa’s ashes in the holy city of Rameshwaram.
On the train, he meets the very pretty Meenamma (Deepika Padukone). Meenamma is the daughter of a Tamil Don (played by Sathyaraj). She runs away from home, in order to escape an arranged marriage.
Rahul gets caught in between and a comical game of cat and mouse starts. Rahul must now run for his life to save himself and Meenamma from the goons. And as can be expected, love blossoms between the two.
Will Rahul successfully escape? Will he save Meenamma from an unhappy marriage alliance? That forms the story of ‘Chennai Express’.

Performances:

Deepika essays her role with immense confidence and delight almost to make you reminiscent of her last screen outing with SRK. This film emphatically recounts how she has traversed a long way from her amateurish acting in Om Shanti Om. She doesn’t bend under pressure of an obviously magnanimous co-actor rather carves for herself a delightful and entertaining space to compliment Shah Rukh. With a perfect diction and correct comic timing, she gives a delicious crackling feat to savor as Meenamma!
King Khan remains King Khan for a reason and he doesn’t disappoint. As Rahul he is befitting as ever. He romances with the same charm as always even trying his hand at action which isn’t really his forte. His inspired performance and marvelous chemistry with Deepika is what keeps you glued through the film’s sagging, repetitive bits.
Nikitin Dheer is robust but hardly has a role enough to perform. His chiseled body is quite a pretty sight but that’s all for him.

Plus Points :

If you are an SRK fan, you will love him in this movie. He is simply brilliant in the comedy sequences. It has been a while since we saw such an energetic performance from Shah Rukh Khan. Deepika Padukone is simply gorgeous. She has given a flawless performance and even manages to overshadow SRK in some sequences.
Deepika looks pretty in sarees and her chemistry with SRK is very strong. In fact, this chemistry between SRK and Deepika is what makes Chennai Express so entertaining.
Tamil actor Sathyaraj has a limited role but he has given a classy performance. Nikitin Dheer has imposing screen presence. There are a number of Tamil actors in the movie and they have performed adequately well.
The entertainment quotient in the film is quite high. Good comedy scenes, racy screenplay and nice performances work in the movie’s favour. The song ‘Titli Dil’ has been shot beautifully.
The climax sequence, though a little cliched, manages to engage viewers emotionally.
Minus Points :
Deepika’s fake Chennai accent in the film is a little irritating. Hey Rohit Shetty, no one speaks like that in Chennai dude. There is some unnecessary stereotyping as well.
Do not look for logic and intelligence in the plot. You won’t find it. The film has a very simple and linear story line. The pace drops slightly in the second half for some time. Some people might find the actions sequences a bit too loud.

Technical Aspects :

Dudley’s cinematography is a big asset for the movie. The south Indian locales have been captured quite beautifully. Vishal – Shekhar’s music and background score are good. The editor has done a pretty good job overall.
Rohith Shetty manages to keep the film’s pace racy and he has also succeeded in keeping the entertainment quotient high. The film is supposed to be a commercial entertainer and that is what it does. It entertains.
Verdict :
‘Chennai Express’ should bring cheer to SRK’s camp. The movie is quite enjoyable. SRK has given a very nice performance but Deepika Padukone takes the cake. If you can ignore the stereotypes and the fake Chennai accent, the film makes for an entertaining watch.

Chennai Express movie Review

By: Unknown on: 8:42 AM