Aakrosh (New)

Aakrosh (New)
	Producer: Kumar Mangat Director: Priyadarshan Starring: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal, Reema Sen Music: Pritam Lyrics: Irshad Kamil Genre: Thriller Recommended Audience: Adult Film Released on: 15 October 2010

After a series of No Brainer comedies, Priyadarshan finally comes up with a serious movie to reveal us the person who gave us Virasat. Ajay Devgn recently said in an interview that Priyadarshan should stop making comedies and focus on movies like these after his national award winning effort, Kanjeewaram. Call it coincidence but 2010 has seen hordes of films based in the interiors of India. After Ishqiya, Peepli (Live), Antardwand and Dabangg, Aakrosh is yet another film set in small town India. It's a complex but compelling narrative set around the issue of honor killings. Director Priyadarshan handles the subject proficiently, without compromising on the entertainment quotient. There's never a dull moment and the entire narrative keeps one riveted. Take off your eyes and there are chances you'll become confused.
Three friends, one of whom is a Dalit from a Medical College in Delhi go to watch Ramleela celebrations at the Dalit’s village in Jhanjhar somewhere in the interiors of Bihar and go missing. It's two months and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students’ movement demand action from the authorities. It's then that the government orders a CBI enquiry with officers Sidhant Chaturvedi (Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap Kumar (Ajay Devgn) to solve the case. Sidhant is the tech savy officer always seen with the laptop who has a good profile of solving the cases and a good knack of statistical data. Pratap is the more practical no nonsense type guy who believes in getting the work done through hooks or by crook. He also has lot of connections as he belonged to a nearby village and himself a low cast Dalit.

When they reach Jhanjhar, they realize that they are not welcome there. They find it difficult to solve the case as the local police and other authorities are a part of Shool Sena, which is responsible for illicit activities. Sidhant and Pratap also face Ajatshatru Singh (Paresh Rawal), a ruthless police officer who misuses his power. Not only that even the locals don't support the investigation. It's with the help of Roshni (Amita Pathak), the daughter of a rich and powerful villager, and Geeta (Bipasha Basu), who's Aiatshatru's wife and Pratap's former love, that the investigation moves ahead. A bewildering turn of events ensue.

Priyadarshan takes his time to build the story in the first half, which is comparatively slow paced. Once that is done, you find yourself gripped. The inexorable and brooding story-telling pattern is replete with twists. The issue of honor killings is used as a backdrop, in this high octane action thriller. Mind you, the action does get gory. The violence on the Dalits at times gets exaggerated and the film is strictly not for kids. Some poignant scenes like the way the judge passes a hurried judgment as he feels claustrophobic make you cringe. The scene in which Ajatshatru Singh listens to cricket commentary while Sachin Tendulkar is batting in his 90s deserves special mention.

Arun Kumar's editing is decent but the first half could have been pruned for a much better impact. The couple of songs are a deterrent. Tirru's choreography is appealing, with some brilliant shots. Dialogues by Aditya Dhar are impactful. There's nothing great about Pritam's music.

Ajay Devgn gives a superb performance. He has an inimitable panache, which is amazing. Watch out for the scene where he narrates his tragic childhood while ironing his shirt, the dialogue delivery is impeccable. There's something between him and trains. After OUATIM, there's yet another train sequence featuring him in this film. While the former was deftly done, the latter appears farcical. Akshaye Khanna is impressive. After Deewangee, the chemistry between Ajay and Akshaye clicks even in Aakrosh. Paresh Rawal is outstanding. He may even get a Filmfare Award nomination in what is his second negative role after Rann this year. He's so good in his bad avatar that you are full of disdain each time he appears on screen. Amita Pathak is good. Bipasha Basu is miscast. It's difficult to imagine her as a tormented wife. Her two phases have a very stark contrast. Sameera Reddy is passable in the item number.

After watching Aakrosh you will feel exhausted (albeit in a good way!) but please be aware of the excessive violence depicted which puts the gloss off an otherwise superb action thriller!

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
	Producer: Sunita Gowariker, Ajay Bijli, Sanjeev K Bijli Director: Ashutosh Gowariker Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Vishakha Singh, Sikandar Kher Music: Sohail Sen Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Genre: Historic Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance Film Released on: 03 December 2010

Gowariker’s Lagaan till today, is regarded to be a cult classic for many a reason – its inclusion of cricket (India’s most loved sport) mixed with patriotism; and although the story is simplistic and the idea standard, it had an execution that deserved applause, with each form of detailing, right from the character graph to perfectionism in the Avadhi dialect and finally the cinematography and production design. Though many consider it to be his best till date, I personally feel that his Swades and Jodhaa Akbar are far better, connecting with a more universal audience due to commendable treatment of its writing. While people stopped believing in Ashutosh Gowariker post What’s Your Raashee?, I considered it a beautiful film and my faith never wavered, which is why the news of Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey heightened my anticipated for the film. Plus, this being a period film makes it more enticing due to Gowariker’s success with his previous films which gave many viewers immense satisfaction.
The story chosen (a true story of the 1930 revolution of Chittagong, the then part of India) is unique, untried and more or less an interesting story to remake on celluloid. Besides, this is an adaptation of a book, which should have been even challenging for the makers. And for those who have read the book, they might find the on-goings interesting. I personally haven’t read the book but I have ample knowledge of the uprising and I’m pretty sure characters wouldn’t have been as overdramatic as they’ve been portrayed in places. Apart from the portrayal of the characters of Surjya Sen and Kalpana Datta (well-written and restrained for the most part) the other characters are either too moody or nahin-kehdo-ki-yeh-jhoot-hai types. The patriotic fever is correctly captured without the convenience of xenophobia in the screenplay, and Gowariker should be commended for that. But despite that, the movie lags in the pre-intermission reels, so much that the normal viewer will pull their hair out and wonder if a movie could be any slower.

And for some scenes, it’s like the makers really want to force-feed us – and this unfortunately happens in those scenes where this isn’t needed. Take, for example, the first scene, where they spend a minute and a half showing the kids playing football, and the conflict taking half a minute more, with prolonged discussions about getting their lands back adding up to another minute and a half, making the whole scene very wordy and lengthy. After this there’s Surjya Sen’s extended introduction and the fact that he “loves his friend to death”. In that scene, his friend suddenly turns up and they have a discussion about how he was beaten to death and all he said was “Vande Mataram.” Surely there’s at least five better ways to write and emote that dialogue!

The other odd thing about the film is the timing of the songs. Post Nirmal’s meeting with Sen, he says he’s going to meet his girlfriend Pritilata, and then out of nowhere a song breaks out before they play badminton – oh and wait, that’s lip-synced! And the songs keep coming during the pre-intermission phase, acting like speed-breakers to an already slow-moving car. The worst part during this phase are the glitches in setting the base of the world which the viewer should be transported into. Chittagong was part of Bengal, and despite that Surjya Sen writes the plan on the blackboard in Hindi to explain to his “comrades” five days before the plan’s commencement. And I wonder why; is it because they suddenly forgot Bengali? People will argue with me regarding this, telling me that they would have wanted everyone to understand what he had written, but this certainly takes out the authenticity in the film, thus making it a flaw.


Besides that, there’s the characters trying to overdo the accent as far as names are concerned. Poor Padukone keeps shifting between “Pritilata” and “Pritilota” to call her friend (played by Vishaka Singh) in the film. And even though she has done an otherwise excellent job in the film, her accent is off the mark. Kalpana is herself forcefully called “KolPona” when her name is casually pronounced “Call-pona”. Details like this should make a period film stronger and the audience tends to forgive you on the pace, but then when both pace and detailing are uneven, people tend to notice while biting their nails waiting for something to happen. Once the intermission arrives you breathe a sigh of relief, wondering if the second half will be as slow.

Thankfully, the film isn’t as slow in the second half – in fact, it suddenly picks up pace out of nowhere and proceeding move to the nail-biting pre-climax portion, finally reaching the climax, where – again – Abhishek decides to talk to the English judge in Hindi. I’m sure the director must have imagined a scene of two different ideologies where language differences act as testimony, but this just felt awkward. But this is easily ignored as pronto comes a profound climax that disturbs you but at the same time, makes you proud of what the “real” revolutionaries might have done to fight for the freedom of India. However due to the above reasons you still leave the theater with mixed emotions as far as the film is concerned.

What redeems the movie somewhat are the performances. Abhishek Bachchan is powerful as Surjya Sen, but you wonder if his one dimensional expressions throughout are indicative of his wider limitations as an actor. In fact, surprisingly, post the unconvincing act in Break Ke Baad, Deepika Padukone here outsmarts Bachchan as far as the acting is concerned. Sikandar Kher is mind-blowing. His emotions are powerful, especially in scenes of shootout. This guy is a terrific actor and need good roles to showcase his immense potential to rise up the ladder. Others are convincing.

To conclude, what was expected to be a fervent exhilarating patriotic movie turns out to be more of a documentary, which makes the movie feel like a history lesson so after the first few minutes don’t be surprised if you find yourself distracted (either fidgeting with your hair or picking your nose or looking around the class for something more interesting than the teacher yakking) and wondering where the entertainment quotient was to be found. Mr. Gowariker, we hope you get back to the form that brought us the likes of Swades and Lagaan, not in comparison perhaps but in treatment at least.

Emaindi Evela movie review

In Emaindi Evela, Sampath Nandi, the director has designed the plot that would pander to a very specific demographic segment, the college-going and job aspirant juveniles. Maitrivanam in Ameerpet is the place where the entire story is set. The film is decidedly average, late by a few years but even then it has the benefit of being inherently watchable. The entire streets littered by pamphlets, the coaching institutes, the hawkers, mobile recharging centres and the internet cafes which have become a hub for clandestine meetings and finally the hostels from where the love story springs is shown in graphic detail.

It runs the risk of being compared to Teja's Chitram but the plot extends beyond the fiery passions and formidable courtship story and deals with young couples who opt for divorce at the drop of a hat. The movie also shows how a rapidly changing generation has no qualms for a second marriage. The interesting part of the story is the director concentrating on the negative trait, two timing of the heroine as well and giving her a chance to support her argument.



Emaindi Evela gives a tiring and a pale look as it is shot in fewer select locations, songs are just ornamental as the director focuses on his story. Dialogues are simple, straight and the supporting cast Vennela Kishore has given an encore, another heart warming performance. Newcomer, Nisha Agarwal is not exactly pretty but quite attractive, has the right physique to carry herself well and is a complete acting material. With some right stories and a little more experience she has the propensity to make it big on the acting front.

Varun Sandesh brings an ease and casual approach to his character but he has done this many times. His work is admirable as long as he doesn't display his brawn. This is the first time in the history of Telugu cinema, you get to see the hero in the introduction scene waking up with henna on his hair and only after an hour and a half you will be able to co-relate it to the plot. The film has little interpretive distance between the audience and the screen because of the lack of glamour and star appeal.

Golmaal 3 Movie Review

Slowly but surely humor turns to futility especially in the films of recent times be it Bollywood or Tollywood or what ever wood it is. Director Rohit Shetty wagered around with mere insertion of farce uncalled for, in the film Golmaal 3. The viewers are forced to tickle their own ribs for the cash they paid. At times the buffoonish deeds of the stars caused irritation. Should the films steep down to the extent that the dumb and stammering individuals are sneered at for the sake of the funny side? Anyways it's a film after all. One has to bear at the cost of his/her patience.

The so called story of the film Golmaal 3 is that Bus driver Pritam alias Pappu lives with his three adopted sons who earn through deception. The other side of the story is that Geetha alias Guddy lives with her sons (adopted) who owe money to Vasooli bhai (As always happens in Bollywood comedy flicks). The film is supported by flashback in which Pappu and Guddy were in love but estranged due to status disparity. Back to the present, Daboo, friend of Geeta's sons, learns the elderly love story and settles on culminating the separation of the old couple. Now the problem arises at the juncture of the two sets of the sons who always quarrel for some reason.

Mithun Chakraborthy in the role of Pritam is passable. The rest of the stars might have signed the film just for a change. Ajay Devgn, as violent chap has done well. Kareena Kapoor as Daboo is reasonably ok, but overacts in several scenes. The remaining stars have done their best as they were instructed to generate comic situations. Johnny Lever performed with his usual professed histrionics. The only benefit of the entire film is the situation where Lucky (the role of a dumb man played by Tusshar Kapoor) tries to reveal about a fact to his brothers.

Rajinikanth's daughter ties the knot with Ashwin

Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya today tied the knot with Ashwin, a city-based entrepreneur at a traditional ceremony here.

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Rajinikanth, in a message to his fans, said though he wanted to invite all of them to the marriage, he was unable to do so because of space constraint and logistic reasons. "Hence, with a heavy heart, I took a decision not to invite you. But I request you all to bless the couple," the superstar said.

The wedding was attended by high-profile people like Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Telegu star and Praja Rajyam President Cheeranjeevi, Kamal Haasan and actor Surya with wife Jyothika among other big names.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who will be seen with Rajinikanth in mega-budget 'Robot', attended the engagement last night along with husband Abhishek Bachchan.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and a host of other high profile guests are expected to attend Soundarya's wedding reception this evening.

Rajini himself supervised all the arrangements for the wedding. According to reports, the actor has gifted a brand new apartment to Soundarya, who is the CEO of Ochre Productions.

Soundarya's animation film 'Sultan The Warrior', starring the superstar, is set for release this year. Rajini has lent his voice to the lead character in the project, with music by A R Rahman.

Charmi hot girl

Charmi Kaur one of the prominent actress of South India.She is one of the South Indian Actress featuring in many south Indian Languages.She is featuring in malayalam,Tamil and Telugu films.She is seen in these languages as a glamorous actress.She is seen in the movies as very hot.Charmi Kaur is last seen in the malayalam movie Aagathan.In the movie she looks like a serine beauty.In the movie she acts along with star Dileep for the first time.From the movie she made a good attitude form the mollywood film industries.Earlier she featured in the movie kattu Chembakam,The movie was a failure in box office.here are certain latest sexy pics of Charmi Kaur.In these pics she looks Charmi Kaurdamn hot and very sexy
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The Ultimate Star Ajith Will Be In Chandramukhi-II

Rajinikanth Super hit movie Chandramukhi next part,Ajith will be starring.The news is very thrilling for Ajith and his fans.There are many discussions are on for the hero role in the sequel movie of Chandramukhi.Superstar Rajinikanth rejected this offer and it ends up with Ajith for the role.The Director of Chandramukhi P Vasu soon start the sequel of the movie.The movie Chandramukhi was one of the major hits among Tamil films.Actually Rajinikanth suggested the name Ajith to do the role that he did in first part of the movie.

Enthiran movie trailer

"Sheela Ki Jawani" for her new movie Tees Maar Khan

As if it wasn't hot enough right now, Katrina Kaif has shot the number "Sheela Ki Jawani" for her new movie Tees Maar Khan, taking the summer heat to a whole new level!

Sporting a revealing ghagra choli, Kat busts out some sexy belly dance moves for the number "Sheela Ki Jawani" and we bet fans will like it! Farah Khan describes the song as a mix between Bollywood veteran Madhuri Dixit and R&B hottie Beyonce, calling "Sheela Ki Jawani" "raunchy and erotic but not acrobatic."
Katrina takes it even further, saying "It'd be one of the raunchiest songs I have ever shot. Farah is extremely confident about the song and has promised me it will be one of the biggest hits of this year!"
Do you think Katrina Kaif's sexy dance moves in "Sheela Ki Jawani" for Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan will be a hit? Share your thoughts.

Madharasapattinam Review

The film starts off in the present day in london. Amy, a 85 year old lady who has a blood clot in her brain and has only a 50-50 chance of surviving the operation, has a picture of parithi (arya) which is 60 years old and she wants to go to madarasapattinam with just one week left for her operation. She is accompanied by her grand-daughter in her search for parithi in Madarasapattinam which is now Chennai. Then the story moves back to the pre independence era in 1945. Amy the daughter of the governor comes to Madras. Parithi is a local tamil boy who is a dobhi by profession and also a kushthi (ancient fight form) fighter. They live on the banks of kuvam river where they also work. On her very first day in Madras she see’s parithi and also in a couple of other occasions they meet and she starts liking him. In the meanwhile the governor decides to convert the dobhi’s living area into a golf course and the dobhi’s work place is destroyed. By this time amy against her wish is engaged to Robert Ellis, the police commissioner. Then slowly as the movie progresses amy and parithi fall in love but by the India is given Independence. Amy’s father wants to go back to England but amy wants to stay back with parithi. What happens next is for you to watch.

Director Vijay, cameraman Nirav Shah, music director GV and not to forget art director Selvakumar need to be given a standing ovation and applause for their simply scintillating effort in delivering such a quality product. I had a feeling of pride after having watched how beautiful my Chennai was, not so long ago and also how I wish that the Coovum River regains its lost beauty and we are able to go on a boating in the river sometime in our lifetime…..

The movie stands out for the team’s genuine attempt in making a realistic period film with good content. Though the story may not sound novel to us who are used to see love stories every passing week, it is the presentation and the director’s packaging that makes the movie worth a watch.

And another positive of the movie is that the director is very clear throughout the movie that his intention is to make a love story at the backdrop of the pre-independence era and never does the movie stray away from the storyline and goes into the details of the struggle for independence. The love story and scenes are well etched out and capture your attention right from the word go. The chemistry between the lead pair is well etched. The suspense of what happened to the lovers is also maintained till the end.

Not wanting to reveal much about this cute love story. I would like to comment on the actors; Arya

is apt for the role of an innocent young man who desires for freedom, though I felt he could have been more romantic though. But the show stealer, show stopper or even you can call heart-stopper is Amy, the cute teen girl who simply captures your eyes at the very sight and makes you simply adore her not only for her flawless angelic beauty but also for her excellent, outstanding and unmatchable performance as a British girl in love. Even her lip sync is perfect, something out own Tamil and south actresses need to learn a lesson or two from. And also VMC Haneefa who has given one of his best performances and makes you laugh heartily. Sad that his role is very minimum in the second half, but his performance (I suppose one of his final on screen appearance) simply makes you yearning for more. All the supporting actors have also done a commendable job.

Last but not the least; the art director definitely is due for some great awards for bringing to life the MADRAS of 1940′s. Nothing is artificial there and we are found asking for more and more of the scenic MADRAS of that time. Nirav Shah’s camera is brilliant and the young GV is growing leaps and bounds with every movie as proved by his BGM. The producers deserve a mention here because of backing such a quality product which is a welcome break from the usual stuff of the so called run of the mill commercial stories. Once again, congrats to Vijay for his entertaining and refreshing attempt. I enjoyed the movie a lot and hope you also do….Comparisons are due to be there with LAGAAN and TITANIC but these flaws can be ignored.

Lets visit Madharasapattanam and be delighted with its charm!!!!

Hansika out from ICH says she will pair with anyone

Anyone and everyone can pair with Hansika, provided the money that she demands is paid as promised - declared Hansika herself while detailing her future career plan to HosurOnline's reporter.
Hansika Motwani’s debut film in Tamil is Mapillai with Danush. Recently she had returned from Paris after completing 40 days of a schedule with Jeyam Ravi for the film tentatively titled ICH directed by Choreographer turned actor cum director Prabhudeva.


She is very happy about her character in ICH and confirms the story is very strong which created a wonderful bonding with the team and she got into her character and had tried to give her best. She is all praise of the entire cast and crew and also eager that she could learn little bit of speaking Tamil. With regard to her future projects she confirms that things are going the correct route and once she signs the dotted lines she will confirm with us.

She is confident within the next two films she will start speaking Tamil fluently and also informs that she is a very greedy actress as she wants to act with everyone in the industry.

Danush to go with Singam Hari

Singam's success has given a career boost to Hari, the director of the movie. The demand for him so high that it was Rajini's son-in-law is the only one who was able to finish the deal for him while others are waiting in queue for a chance to work with him!
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Singam directed by Hari is still continuing its success. After the success of Singam talks were going that Hari will be directing our Super star for the sequel of Basha to be produced by Rm. Veerappan.

But Hari confirms that his next film is for Danush with Tamanah. Anybody will be really thrilled to get a chance to direct our Ulaga nayagan or super star. The same is for Hari too but till date there has been no such discussion for him to talk about the same.

Still he can wait and the call may be on its way.

20,000 fans participated in Vijay's Velaayutham poojai

20,000 fans participated in Vijay's Velaayutham poojai


Vijay prefers to move with his fans and the Pooja of Velayutham is an example for it.
Vijay's Velayutham which is being directed by Jeyam Raja was started yesterday at Chennai with a special pooja in which 20,000 of Vijay's fans participated in it.

Two girls are pairing with Vijay in this movie and they are Jenelia and Hansika. This movie is being poduced by Aascar Films.

While speaking on the occassion, Vijay said "I requested Aascar films to do a simple pooja for this movie. But they preferred to go Big as the way they always prefer to do it - for example - the audio release of Dasavathaaram."

"I am not a very big star. For me, its all fans who support me in my career and I always remeber and recognise the same" Vijay continued "Jeyam Raja has given several successful movies and he prefers to do movies with his brother"

Commenting on Jenelia's presence Vijay said "After the movie Sachin, she is acting again along with me. After acting for Sachin she went to Telugu and then to hindi and then she prefers to move out but we pulled her back here" When Vijay said this there was a big applause - as Jenelia was supposed to go to srilanka for the film fare (which will bring a ban on her) but its Vijay and his team which stopped her going.

Vijay compared Hansika with Kushboo - not on controversies but on her beauty!!!

Nayanthara fainted due to pregnancy?

Nayanthara is now dating Prabhu Deva, while Sameera is busy praising Prabhu Deva and his talents causing agony to Nayan.

Nayan was forced to keep watching Prabhu Deva as many babes in the industry are looking at him with love while with envy at her.

Due to this agony, Nayan used to miss her meals and sleep. Her intimacy with Prabhu has also grown more.

Even though the doctor who attended her in the shooting spot adviced her to take food and proper sleep, gossipers feel that Nayan might be pregnant through Prabhu Deva due to very close love making.

Jimmymovie Reviews

Jimmy

Movie Jimmy Director Raj N Sippy Cast Mimoh Chakraborty, Vivana, Zulfi Syed, Shakti Kapoor

Sonia Chopra

There are words you've heard consistently in films of the '70s and '80s – karz, brain tumour, bete ka farz and the widowed mother squealing 'beta nashta to karte ja'. If you feel you’re trapped in a mish-mash of several formulaic, unimaginative films of that era, you truly can’t be held at fault. Mithum Chakraborty's son Mimoh's debut Jimmy wouldn’t be fair on any newcomer and one wonders what made them zero in on this one. The story gets into the grim of things quickly: the phone rings for ACP Rajeshwar Vyas (Rahul Dev, grimacing and scowling, and never in uniform) and he receives information about a dead body. We see the body of Ritu Bhatnagar, a lady with plumped-up lips and big, non-blinking eyes. The next cut takes us to Jimmy (Mimoh) who’s dancing away furiously in a nightclub where he works as the DJ. As your eyes curiously scan the newcomer, you realise a few things – he’s a great dancer, an absolute natural; his dancing, unfortunately, does not make up for his lack of leading man looks and presence; his hair needs some immediate TLC (tender loving care). The song playing in the background has lyrics like `why not Jimyyyyyy’. Jimmy is DJ at night and mechanic at day; he’s working this hard to repay his deceased father’s karz and give his aatma shanti. His mother is the archetypal filmi ma, only tad more glam. She keeps spouting dialogues like`ye ladka bhi na’, when not scolding him like he’s a five-year-old. Love interest arrives in the form of a girl Megha who keeps crashing into his car and the cop they go to, alas, turns out to be Shakti Kapoor in his most suggestive and objectionable avatar. They christen her Miss Breaking News and turns out she is the daughter of a man who calls himself an Arabpati. Arabpati is friends and partner with a slimy man and his slimier son (Vikas Kalantri, help); again these characters are straight out of the villains in the '70s who always came in beta-baap jodis, with the latter being the more calm and cunning one. Arabpati suggests that Megha marry his partner’s son, but she’s fallen for Jimmy. Meanwhile, Jimmy faints twice and is diagnosed as having brain tumour. He is approached by a man who claims to have killed Ritu. He wants Jimmy to take the blame upon him, and in return, is willing to finish off his existing loan. What happens next? Courtroom drama that make you giggle, emotional rona dhona that gets on your nerves, the ACP who is omnipresent and manages to eavesdrop on everyone’s conversations, the story told all over again through a flashback scene, and a twist that has you all twisted in the head. Mimoh is a superb dancer, but he's not proven himself to be hero material whether in terms of talent, presence or even outward styling. Vivana is pretty in a Sonali Bendre kind of way and has a commanding screen presence as well. Zulfi Syed, who plays Jimmy’s bhai-jaisa-dost, gives dialogue delivery so bad, it’s perplexing. The technical aspect of the film is archaic. Cinematography tries hard to be contemporary and cool, but ain’t; editing needed to trim the film further, was the flashback really required; the storytelling technique is old as the hills, and the dialogue is unoriginal and uninspired. Songs like Marhabba are quite listen-worthy. The film, overall, gives a very outdated feel and its lack of originality makes for a rather dull debut vehicle.

All credit goes to Vijay: Arya

All credit goes to Vijay: Arya

Sridevi Sreedhar | Thursday, 08 July , 2010, 11:30

Arya is content in his own league. It’s this quality that makes him so endearing. It’s his child-like vulnerability that strikes you the most, when you have a conversation with the actor. He may give the “I’m casual about my work”- vibe but directors like Bala and now AL Vijay vouches that there is no compromise for Arya when it comes to his work. Meet Kollywood’s most adored young star in his most candid mood on the eve of the release of his big budget period drama called Madharasapattinam. Excerpts Are you tensed on the eve of the release? (Laughs) My job is over when the film is complete. What happens after that is in the hands of the audiences. It’s the love and affection of the fans that matters most. My job is to give every role I portray, my best shot. I don’t have any hang-up’s and I like doing things my way. I am doing my best to promote the film. I am relaxed and chilled out. Tell us about Paruthi, the character you are doing in the film? Paruthi is a poor dhobiwala who is also a wrestler. He is strong headed and you will see a new Arya as far as acting, and body language goes. This guy falls in love with the British governor’s lovely daughter and how he fights against the powerful British for his love. Madharasapattinam- A sify special How was it working with Vijay? He is the most hardworking director that I’ve ever met. He is so clear in his thoughts and this film is his dream comes true. I have to confess that Vijay totally controlled me and made me act the way he wanted, something I’ve not done so far. But I enjoyed it to the hilt. And if someone says that my acting is good, the credit goes to Vijay. How did you complete a period film of such huge canvass in less than 100 days? It was perfect planning. Vijay was ready with sketches and a bound script before the shoot started. He has spent almost a year in pre-production, research and making sketches and with cameraman Nirav Shah and art director Selva around, it was picture perfect. Producer Aghoram totally believed in Vijay and his script and that’s how we completed the film in just 103 days. Any nostalgic moments during the making of the film? (Thinking). We were shooting the climax in Mohan Studio where art director Selva had re-created the Central Railway station of 1947. The scene was happening on August 14, 1947 the night before Independence and we all suddenly realized that it was August 14, 2009. We all became so nostalgic and emotional about the whole shoot that we became speechless for some time. I can never forget that day. How was Amy Jackson on the sets? She is such a sweet person. Very hard-working, sincere and down-to-earth that she would even go to the extent of getting up from her seat whenever someone on the sets gives her a glass of water or juice and say ‘Thank You”. Do you think the film will be a hit? If not for anyone, but for Vijay I hope the film becomes a huge hit. Aghoram believed in the script and if the film works big time, it will be a reward for him and big boost to other producers to make more Madharasapattinam’s in future.

Bhram movie review

Bhram

Movie Bhram Director Pawan Kaul Producer Nari Hira Music Pritam Chakraborty Cast Milind Soman, Dino Morea, Sheetal Menon, Simone Singh

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Supermodel Antara Tyagi (Sheetal Menon, lots of lip gloss) is in the thick of fashion industry grime. Warding off `interested’ men at all corners, even sleeping with some, she meets charming, flirtatious Shaan (Dino Morea) whom she begins to like. The lovebirds are all set to make it serious when Antara’s introduction with Shaan’s older brother Devendra (Milind Soman), his only family, takes an unexpected twist. This meeting brings about an ugly childhood memory relating to Antara’s older sister Namrata. Antara accuses Devendra raping and killing her sister, and act she witnesses as a child. Of course the fact that Dev happens to be something of a scion whose mug appears in the papers all the time, and yet, Antara never recognised him, is a script folly. Initial shock later, Shaan sets into action to uncover whether this accusation is true or whether it’s Antara’s bhram. Assuming this plot must have sounded reasonably bearable story on paper, the film fails in its execution and the bizarre final minutes of the film. The climax is convoluted, it’s the typical film ending where all the main characters are present and emotional dialogues are exchanged for the longest time. Here you also have thundering skies atop a Manali mountain, and the culprit Dev confessing he raped his own girlfriend (Namrata) when she resisted running away with him, which indirectly led to her death. `I loved her. Maine Aisa Kya Gunah Kiya Hai’?, he asks his dazed wife, bro and victim’s sis. Really, now! Performance wise everybody is so-so; you’re neither impressed by anyone’s work, neither grudge them the screen presence. Sheetal Menon as the perennially high supermodel is an emotive actress, but suits this particular role well. The character writing is average, but Antara’s character has been fleshed out interestingly. She has many ranges – she’s the smoking, drinking, moody, even eccentric, supermodel who has it in her to sleep with multiple partners as well. Yet, she’s also the girl tenderly in love; and also the strong woman who wants to fight for her sister. The technical aspect has been given importance here. The back-and-forth storytelling and novel transitions to the next shot are interesting. Also is refreshing, even if jarring, the unabashed abuse-laden lingo, the staple of young talk today, especially in the industry the film talks about. Songs are just about ok. You can safely shut eyes and skip this illusion. Verdict: One and a half stars out of five

Apartment review: Nothing chilling here

Apartment review: Nothing chilling here

Movie Apartment Director Jag Mundhra Cast Tanushree Dutta, Neetu Chandra, Rohit Roy, Anupam Kher

Taran Adarsh/IndiaFM Suddenly, schizophrenia and memory loss seem to be the new flavours of the season. First Ghajini [memory loss], then Karthik Calling Karthik[schizophrenia], then Prince [memory loss], and now Apartment talks of a schizophrenic who spells havoc in another woman's life. Jag Mundhra comes up with a fairly taut thriller, which is absorbing in parts. Inspired by the Hollywood film Single white Female [Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh], the film has been adapted decently well to suit Indian sensibilities, but there's a hiccup. Neetu Chandra uses every predictable trick in the book to make Tanushree's life miserable. From poisoning the cat to eyeing Tanushree's man, the stunts that she pulls off don't send a chill down your spine, which is very, very vital for a film that banks on terrifying moments to keep its audience hooked. Yet, when compared to the content in the marketplace today, Apartment is at least watchable in parts. Tanushree Dutta is an airhostess living in with her boyfriend Rohit Roy. They share a nice apartment and are befriended by their elderly neighbour Anupam Kher, a struggling poet and lyricist. Tanushree is possessive and has issues with trust. When she mistakenly suspects her boyfriend to be unfaithful, she throws him out of the house, but soon realises she can't afford the payment on the apartment on her own. On the advice of a fellow airhostess, she advertises for a tenant to share her apartment. Enter Neetu Chandra, a modest small-town girl looking for accommodation. Very impressed by her simplicity and respectfulness, Tanushree believes she has found a perfect tenant. The two girls soon become close - their camaraderie leads them to even become companions. Until things begin to go disastrously wrong. Tanushree's seemingly normal life is thrown off gear. Is Neetu really as simple as she seems? The best thing about Apartment is that it doesn't deviate from the main plot. It stays true to the story and the four principal characters in the film. But the writing isn't convincing in its post-interval portions. Neetu's past in Igatpuri is tame and lacks the dramatic high. Also, the plot tends to get predictable after a point and you actually know what's in store next. Besides, the chill factor is missing. Especially when Neetu becomes a killing machine. It just doesn't evoke any fear. Bappa Lahiri's music is functional. Neetu is getting confident with every film. She uses her eyes to express the varied emotions. Tanushree carries her part effortlessly. Rohit doesn't get much scope. Anupam Kher is likable. On the whole, Apartment is absorbing in parts. Wish the drama in the second half was more punch-packed. It would've only enhanced the impact! Rating: One and half stars

Lakshmi Rai-Sour grapes

Lakshmi Rai-Sour grapes?

By Moviebuzz | Monday, 05 July , 2010, 09:27

Indian Cricket captain MS Dhoni, the most eligible bachelor in the country got married to Sakshi Singh Rawat on Sunday and created heart burns for thousands of his fan following including our own Lakshmi Rai! Remember, Lakshmi Rai made it a point to be present at all cricket matches where Dhoni was present and tried to piggy back ride on his star celebrity status. She went to Mumbai without a solid Bollywood offer and tried to cash in on her supposed closeness to Dhoni, though it backfired. After Dhoni’s hush-hush wedding the actress has taken a U- turn and said: “We were always good friends but the media misunderstood our relationship.” Even more incredible is her statement that she knew Dhoni was getting married to Sakshi! The actress who did not miss any opportunity to grab upcountry news channel headlines earlier, now says: “I was keeping it under wraps all this while, as he is my close friend and it was a closely guarded secret. I’m very happy for him and would like to wish the couple all the very best.” But we are amazed how this “close friend” of MSD was not invited for the wedding in Dehradun where only “selective guests close to the couple” were present!

Simbu gets Anushka

Simbu gets Anushka!

By Moviebuzz | Wednesday, 07 July , 2010, 10:41

At last, Silambarasan is all smiles as Anushka has agreed to be a part of his next film. It is the Tamil remake of Vedamfrom Telugu. And the icing on the cake for the actor is that there will be a song shot on them which is not there in the original. A visibly elated Simbu told Sify.com: “Yes, I am very happy. I loved Vedam and thought that the subject will work big time in Tamil. I have about 20 days work in this film and then I will be off to London for Poda Podi shoot”. Remember that Silambarasan is a huge fan of Anushka and has confessed in all his interviews that she is his favourite actress! Anushka who had done the original, was initially not excited about doing the Tamil version. But sources close to the actress say that she gave the green signal after making sure that Krish the director who directed the original will direct the Tamil version. Now Simbu will do the role of cable Raju made memorable by Allu Arjun and Manoj (son of Mohan Babu) will play the same character he did in the original . Hunt is on for a girl to play Simbu’s heroine while Santhanam may play his side kick. Jithen Ramesh and VTV Ganesh will produce the film which will start rolling from July 10 in Chennai.

Endhiran- Rajini- Aishwarya song canned

Endhiran- Rajini- Aishwarya song canned

By Moviebuzz | Thursday, 08 July , 2010, 09:32

The shoot of the last song of Sun Pictures big budget, Shankar directed Endhiran(Robot) is over. It was shot at the state-of- the- art Sun Studios at Perungudi in Chennai. The song likely to be the chartbuster and tuned by AR Rahman was picturised on Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai on a futuristic set created by Sabu Cyril. The latest we hear is that the mixing of this prestigious film will take place in Los Angeles. Shankar is flying to US next week after the release of his S Pictures Anandhapurathu Veedu for the post production work of the biggie. Meanwhile the grapevine is abuzz is that Endhiran audio will be launched in style at KL in Malaysia, on July 31 with the entire cast taking part. It will be the greatest show on Tamil television as Sun TV, the market leaders are planning to telecast it live!

Eeram

Eeram

Movie Eeram Director Arivazhagan Producer Shankar Music Thaman Cast Nandaa, Aadhi, Sindhu Menon, Saranya Mohan

By Moviebuzz

Director Shankar always makes the right choice when it comes to picking people to direct his home productions. His latest discovery Arivazhagan too has made a decent debut with his Eeram, a supernatural psychological thriller laced with romance, sentiments, revenge and well etched characters with motives. Water and rain is the motif around which the film flows. In all scenes in the film water is there in the background and it is either raining or after the rains giving it a cool look and the title. But for a supernatural thriller it moves at a sluggish and leisurely pace (2 hrs 45 minutes), making the audiences restless. Not much of a story as the director is concentrating more on presentation and style and providing the dread in the minds of the characters and as well as the watcher. Vasu (Aathi) is an ACP and is called to investigate the “suicide” of Ramya (Sindhu Menon) who lives in an upper middle class apartment in Chennai. It looks like an open and shut case as she has left behind a suicide note taking up the responsibility of her death. But Vasu goes emotional and nostalgic on seeing the body of his ex-lover! The story proceeds as flashback scenes are intermixed along with the police investigation into her death. Vasu and Ramya met each other in Tiruchy during their college days and love blossomed at the local bus stop and her sister Divya (Sarnya Mohan) played cupid. But due to opposition from her dad, the marriage never took place. Ramya marries a businessman Bala (Nandha), and they look like leading a happy life till she “commits suicide.” Vasu whose heart still aches for his ex-flame suspects “foul play” as key people in the apartment building end up in watery graves. Finally his investigation leads to some startling facts as he starts seeing the ghost of Ramya! Is he hallucinating or is there a supernatural power play? For all the answers you have to watch the film. But after being initially being wired up you begin to feel weary. Why? After great first half, post interval the film plods, the same scenes are reworked to create dread. Logic and reason takes a backseat and the suspense element is revealed at an early stage. You can see the red herrings repeated and as the film winds down to its finale, there is a sense of déjà vu. However what works for the film is its lead actors, packaging and technical wizardry. Its unfamiliar twists and confusing turns are likely to baffle you along the way. The new star cast is what makes the film watchable. Aathi is a revelation, he has come out with a power packed performance without going overboard and fits the role to a T. Nandha in a negative role shines, especially in scenes where his friend (Srinath in an impressive cameo) brings out his suspicious and doubting nature. Sindhu Menon is lively and does her character with a heart- warming dignity. The music of Thaman is passable and his background score is the backbone of the movie. However it is Manoj Paramahamsa’s camera which is the real hero of the film. As a cameraman he is able to give the entire film the hazy blue look using Cyan color by the removal of red from white light for the first time in Tamil cinema, creating the eerie atmosphere and stillness against the continuous beating of the rains. Eeram is cool and chilling, but would have been better if it was trimmed by atleast 15 minutes. Anyway Shankar can be proud of his new discovery- Arivazhagan, the film is worth a look. Verdict- Good

Krantiveer - The Revolution Movie Review

Krantiveer - The Revolution Movie Review

Krantiveer - The Revolution - Purana frame Nayi Tasveer IndiaGlitz [Saturday, What is it all about? Rata riti hota hai……… Rata meri jaan rata rat a rat, rattling hai mahan rata rat ta rat. Change the world by shouting and breaking the audience parda in the ears that’s what Mehul Kumar the erstwhile entertainer feels. Now he wants his daughter to carry the message of change which our dear Nana did superbly in 1994. The problem is, during 1994 the character of Nana was identifiable in that era of yell-o-yore when Nana ruled with his unique strength of adding his zing, color, flavor to those slogan cinemas like Krantiveer, Tiranga, Yeshwant etc. But this sequel Krantiveer hams and hams right from start till the end. Nana was playful, comic, and serious but this wannabe Bollywood kumari is unbelievably only serious. The Story……Of course Roshni (Jahan Bloch) has inherited not only the courage and sting of her legendary father (Nana Patekar) but also the spirited lingo and the indomitable style. Like him, she too wants to rid the nation of its corpus of corrupt, over-the-hill netas who have no idea - and no desire - of clean governance. She joins a TV channel and becomes a firebrand investigative journalist who is hell bent on exposing any and every scam. And now you don’t need to be an Einstein to guess what happens next. What to look out for? The movie is able to strike one message that youngsters should come forward and take charge of this suffering country otherwise sadly; the movie is mediocre in every department. What Not? The girl is yelling right from the word go and we don’t know why is she so serious while reading the news also. The treatment is old fashioned that won’t go with today’s audience who wants things to be in undertone. The drama, the sting operations, the sleazy politicians, the item song, the greedy head honcho, the mandir masjjd and the transfer of footage from the 26/11 attacks fail to make any impact. Conclusion: Go if you must.

bollywood movie kites review

Ashok Nayak Fri, 21 May 2010

Touted to be the first Bollywood film for the Global audience, Kites marks the grand return of a superstar who has been missing from action for a long time now. Hrithik Roshan returns with a Mexican leading lady Barbara Mori in this Anurag Basu directed film.

Kites begin with a wanted man stranded in the middle of a desert. He is J (Hrithik Roshan), a crook who has married many girls to get them green cards. Natasha (Barbara Mori) is one of them. Cut to the next scene, both have found their partners; J has Gina (Kangana Ranaut), daughter of a wealthy and most influential casino owner and Natasha is engaged to Tony, who is Gina's brother.

Fate has something else in store for J and Natasha, as both falls head over heels in love with each other. What will they choose? Love or money? Stay safe or risk their lives?

Kites, like almost all movies produced by Rakesh Roshan, is a combination of romance, action, comedy and a bit of thrill. But Kites disappoints mainly because of the lack of a proper storyline. The writing is poor, you wait for a twist something as effective as the one in Basu's very own Gangster, and it never comes. You wait for some dialogues in Hindi, but all you get is an English - Spanish film.

The story of J and Natasha is very predictable, the pace is slow, the dialogues are cheesy and the editing not quite up to the mark. However, the action sequences have been brilliantly shot. The choreography and Hrithik's moves are awe-inspiring, certainly one of the highlights of the film.

The performances are outstanding as well. Hrithik is magic on screen in a near-perfect performance. He emotes well, performs the action scenes with ease and his chemistry with Barbara Mori is something to watch out for. Talking of Barbara, she's fantastic and holds her own against Hrithik. One of the best performances by a foreign leading lady making her debut in a Bollywood film, never easy! Nick Brown is surprisingly good. Kangana Ranaut has nothing to do.

To sum up, Kites requires a bit of patience. Watch it without any distractions and you might just about like it.

Raavan movie review

Ashok Nayak Fri, 18 Jun 2010

Raavan directed by Mani Ratnam is a film centered on the antagonist of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. In the film, Beera is Ravana (Abhishek Bachchan), Ragini is Sita (Aishwarya Rai), Dev Pratap Singh is Ram (Vikram), Sanjeevani Kumar is Hanuman (Govinda), Laxmana Pratap Singh is Laxmana (Nikhil Diwedi) and Serena is Surpanakha (Priyamani).

Beera has abducted Ragini, wife of a police officer Dev Pratap Singh and kept her hidden deep inside a forest. The reason? The rape of Beera's sister Serena. Dev in search of Ragini takes the help of Sanjeevani Kumar, a forest police officer, who has Hanuman like qualities. The rest of the film is all about revenge, from both sides.

Raavan is a confusing watch. For one, the script is filled with several flaws. Two, the antagonist is portrayed as a protagonist, due to which you neither hate him nor like him. Three, some of the events that take place in the film are hard to digest, for example the polygraph test, to ascertain if Ragini is 'pure'. What were the writers thinking?

Having watched and admired Mani Ratnam's work over the last several decades, Raavan, his most ambitious film to date, is also very sadly his weakest. Frankly, nothing works. The pace is sluggish, Rahman's music apart from Beera track isn't up to his usual standards, the performances are below average, Vikram has nothing to offer and Abhishek's makeup is awful.

Aishwarya Rai's performance and beauty, Santosh Sivan's cinematography and the crisp to-the-point dialogues act as the only saving graces of this Mani Ratnam film.

Abhishek Bachchan apart from a scene or two, hams. Present in every frame, the film was entirely dependent on his performance, unfortunately he disappoints big time. I, like many, expected much more screen time for Vikram, but strangely he has a very short role. Govinda and Nikhil Diwedi are good. Aishwarya Rai looks ethereally beautiful and performs her role well.

To sum things up, Raavan's weakest link apart from Abhishek Bachchan's performance is Mani Ratnam himself. Very Disappointing.

Metro Big Cinemas

The Art Deco Metro cinema opened in June 1938, primarily to exhibit the MGM movies and gradually became Bollywood's favorite red carpet destination. Over the past seven decades, Metro Cinema has become a landmark on the Mumbai's cityscape and part of city's movie traditions. BIG Cinemas acquired the theatre in 2005 and refurbished it with state of art facilities and opulent interiors which blend today's audience requirements with the theatre's heritage charm and results have been remarkable. Metro BIG Cinemas now houses 6 contemporary screening rooms with a seating capacity for 1491 people including a luxurious Ebony Lounge with recliners, offering moviegoers the finest customer amenities and a dynamic screen presentation, along with a greater choice of films and viewing times. The auditoriums are furnished with wall-to-wall screens, stadium-style seating in plush, high-backed push back sofas and Dolby sound systems.

Actress Ramba gets engaged!

Actress Ramba gets engaged!

Glamour doll Ramba gets engaged with a business man this evening at a star hotel in Chennai. Actress Ramba has been introduced to film industry through a Malayalam film Chakkaram. After that she had acted many tamil, Kannada, malayalam movies like Sundhara Purushan, Ullathai Allitha, Arunaachalam, Naam Yiruvar Namakkiruvar, Ninaithen Vandhai etc., Though she is acting some movies still, she is committed to engage with a business man Indhiran and their marriage is planned for april month.

Asal gets released on Feb 12

Asal gets released on Feb 12

The most awaited flick film of this year Ajith’s “Asal” was initially scheduled to release on Feb 5, now it has been changed and the same has expected to hit on the screens by 12th February. The content of this film has amazing concept, hence the team has decided to release as a big Extravaganza film with many prints as possible.

Hope, this film is definitely going to be a very good treat for Ajith fans. Both the brothers of Sivaji Productions and Director Saran seek for a good opening.