Have been watching a lot of movies lately. Actually, covering up for all the missed ones and I must say, Bollywood has forgotten to make good movies. This year, none of the movies clicked with me to a great extent. To a good extent, yes, to a great extent, no. And before I forgot the promise I made to myself that I will write about every movie I saw, here is a brief account of the movies I have watched over last 2 weekends. (I made this promise to myself also because, this blog will have something other than I-me-myself J)
1. No one Killed Jessica – It was slow in the beginning, but, edgy and gripping towards the end. It is based on the real life incident of murder of model Jessica Lal who was shot point blank, because she refused to serve a drink after closing hours, in the presence of 300+ socialites, wherein the witnesses eventually turn hostile and the accused who is a son of a politician is set free. Because of the public outcry, the case was reopened in a fast track court and the accused is sentenced with a life imprisonment and justice prevails. It is a story which almost everyone knows, yet the movie takes you to the exact incident, the dirtiness and political drama which happened subsequently after that fatal incident. Vidya Balan as Sabrina Lal, sister of Jessica Lal is brilliant, so is Rani Mukherjee as a journalist. The scene of candle light peace march was overwhelming. This film does deserve an ovation!
2. Yeh Saali Zindagi – I didn’t like this movie, but many did. So if you are looking for something good, here is a very nice review by Taran Adarsh.
3. Dil to Bachha Hai Ji – A comedy directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, who is known for his remarkable work in serious cinema. It is an okay movie. Not too great, neither very bad. It revolves around three men – Ajay Devgn, Imraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya, who are completely different from one another. Ajay Devgn is a divorcee and lattoo over his intern who is 17 years younger than him. Imraan Hashmi is stuck between a mother-(step) daughter pair, played by Tisca Chopra (of Taare Zameen Par fame) and Shruti Hassan. Omi Vaidya is in search of true love and is thoda irritating. All in all, a one time watch movie. I would say that Madhur should go back to make the movies he is known for- serious and realistic movies (which i loved – Page3, Traffic Signal, Fashion to name a few). After all, I don’t want KJo to direct a sci-fi movie :P
4. Toonpur ka Superhero – A movie made with target audience as kids in mind. As such, there are not many movies made for kids in India, so this is a nice attempt.
5. Patiala House – Another attempt of comedy by Akshay Kumar. It’s about cricket and racism. Rishi Kapoor is the head of a family and stays in London. In his younger days he was a victim of racism so he avoids anything that is British. Akshay Kumar being his obedient son, follows his orders, whether he likes it or not, much to the dismay of the rest of the family members. He forgets his dream of becoming a cricketer (even though he is too good at it) and lives a life as directed by his father (shopkeeper). Anushka Sharma is refreshing. One of the few movies in recent times which can be seen with the family.
6. Guzaarish – No matter what the box office says, I liked the movie. It deals with a sensitive subject of euthanasia also known as mercy killing. Hrithik suffers from quadriplegia which means paralysis of lower body. The performances by all the characters are awesome. There are few very nice scenes in the movie :
a. The court hearing at Hrithik’s home
b. The scene where he struggles with the fly
c. The fatal accident
d. His struggle with the rain water pouring on him for the whole night
7. Saw Golmaal(1) for nth time and I don’t need to say anything about it! J
PS : This post was in my drafts since ages, was just too lazy to complete it! :P
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