Aisha: The Cupid or Nosey Parker?

Direction: Rajshree Ojha
Story: Devika Bhagat, Ritu Bhatia and Manu Rishi
Cast: Abhay Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Cyrus Sahukar, Arunoday Singh, Ira Dubey, Amrita Puri.
Music: Amit Trivedi

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Synopsis: Unlike the English settings in the world class novel “Emma” by Jane Austen, Aisha is picturized in our very own country capital. This is not a movie of a hero avenging his parents’ death, or rescuing the much sought after heroines of the Hindi film industry. It is in fact a heroine centric movie where Sonam Kapoor appears her best. She comes across as Cupid personified, and aims to get two not so fortunate people together in a way of marriage. Her friends Pinky and Shefali do all but worship her, whereas Arjun always keeps telling Aisha to mind her own business. But, Aisha being Aisha does not pay heed to them, and continues to spend her father’s money as if it were plucking leaves from a tree. Her father’s credit card brought Aisha’s ‘unfortunates’ a make-over, based on which matches were found. This constitutes the initial half of the movie. The second half however is more towards the typical and predictable type of many Hindi movies; the heartbreaks, the realization of love and so on. And like most Bollywood movies, this too does not have any surprising finish.

Review: The glamour in the movie is the first thing that will hit the eye. The attires worn by all the actors involved are a treat to watch, and leaves many with only the wishful dream of affording such designer collection. Designer Kunal Rawal has done an outstanding job in making all look absolutely fab throughout the movie. Although, coming from Kunal it isn’t a surprise at all.

Apart from the glamour one must also pay attention to the slight details that have been cared for by the director Rajshree Ojha. He has mentioned that the original story and today’s Indian culture are quite similar in a way, and it was not difficult for him to adapt that here. He has however failed to hold the whole film in place as there are quite a few drops during the movie. What is called a short duration in the Bollywood movie context, 2 hours could have easily been shortened further. Even though it looks like bits from another famous story “Pride and Prejudice” have been included in the movie’s second half mostly, it could have done well without that too. However, being Rajshree’s first commercial movie he should be given a pat on the back for creating a successful ostentatious cinema. He has at the end of the day been able to bring out the best in the actors.

Although a depiction of a 200 year old classic, a Hindi movie, especially a romantic one is never complete without song and dance. The music director Amit Trivedi has given Aisha songs to lookout for and which have justified appearance; except for a peppy party song which comes towards the end of the movie. All the songs are enjoyable.

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Cinematographer Diego Rodriguez has done a fine job in bringing out the best in the movie. Although the second half of the movie is not very appealing and drags in a few places, but Editor Sreekar Prasad could not have done anything better than what he has done.

The characters in the film are over shadowed by Aisha, which probably was the main objective, but, it is imperative that a few names be mentioned. The first names that come to mind would be Aisha’s friends Pinky played by Ira Dubey, and the “behenji” type girl Shefali played by Amrita Puri, who’s aim is to win the love of her life. Pinky’s character is the opposite of Shefali’s. She is the out-spoken and extrovert girl, whereas Shefali is one who has come to Delhi with hopes of marriage and family. Ira has proved in this flick that she has picked up traits of acting from her mother Lillete Dubey. Acting her part perfectly Ira aka Pinky has managed to steal many movie buff’s hearts. The second strike was made by Amrita aka Shefali. Being born and bred in Mumbai, it was a total makeover to the simple, Punjabi speaking small town girl in the movie. She has done more than justice to her role and could be the one to watch out for in the future. Abhay Deol, or Arjun as he is called in the movie has been seen doing non-stereotype roles till date. His roles have been powerful and acting superb. He has however not been given a chance to showcase his talent and has underperformed in the movie; and maybe for the better. Director Rajshree would not have wanted his lead to be overshadowed by this experienced actor. However, Abhay Deol has never looked better in a movie as he has in this. Good enough to make the female fans go gaga over him.

The overall reaction to the movie is a mixed one, and cannot be differentiated as a hit or a flop. To the soft hearts this movie is a definite appealing one, while the more practical viewers have a different comment. But, it can be safely said that Aisha is a movie which can be watched one weekend evening with your friends and family.
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Salt: All Action No Strong Plot

Direction: Phillip Noyce
Story: Kurt Wimmer, Brian Helgeland
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, Daniel Pearce, Young Orlov, Hunt Block, Andre Braugher.
Music: James Newton Howard
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Synopsis: Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is an employee of the CIA and living a fine life with her arachnologist husband Michael Krause (August Diehl). A defecting Russian spy Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski) reveals the plot to kill visiting Russian President Matveyev (Olek Krupa) in US in a bid to disintegrate the United States of America. He also reveals to the CIA that Evelyn Salt is actually a sleeper Russian agent which turns Evelyn Salt’s life upside down.

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The CIA soon swings into action and starts investigating into the accusation. Salt is unable to reach her husband. She wants to convince the CIA of who she really is and hope that they believe her, or take matters into her own hands. She takes the burden of proving her innocence into her own hands and the CIA starts hunting for her, led doggedly by Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Her only friend appears to be co-worker Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber), who maintains her innocence.

Review: The Cold War days are back as Phillip Noyce takes us back to the days of the espionage. Four years after his last movie Catch a Fire Noyce tries to bank in with Angelina Jolie as a spy. Hats off to Jolie for pull off this role which was written keeping Tom Cruise in mind which he declined to do the movie choosing Knight and Day over it. Only Jolie could have pulled off the character of a Cold War era spy.

The film lacks due to a weak plot which hardly generates any suspense. Noyce who had worked with Angelina Jolie in The Bone Collector tries to create a super charged atmosphere. The movie reaches states of hyperbola and comes crashing down at more than one instance. The relationship between Evelyn and her arachnologist husband is shown in flashbacks which doesn’t seem to be convincing.

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When all these don’t work the director tries to make it into a seductive thriller and with Jolie around he doesn’t find it too difficult. The movie seems too much of a fantasy at time especially with Jolie doing all the running around. She takes down men twice her size, scales buildings with bare hands and feet, leaps from the roofs of speeding vehicles Salt looks a lot like a more serious version of the Charlie’s Angels films, which have no pretense in reality.

If you are an Angelina Jolie fan Salt is not worth missing. She has pulled off another of her brilliant performances in the movie. The action sequences and the cinematography are worth praise in the movie. Phillip Noyce has done a good job with the direction but suffers from the fact that there isn’t much in the story. At 100 minutes the movies is worth a watch but nothing worth an Oscar for.

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Inception: Nolan Delivers Another Hit

Direction: Christopher Nolan
Story: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard,
Music: Hans Zimmer

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Synopsis: Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief. He is the best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. This ability has made Cobb a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.

Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish one last inception which is close to impossible. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. Despite careful planning they have to face a dangerous enemy who is able to predict their move.

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Review: Inception was shrouded in mystery during its production. No-one really knew what it was all about till some thrilling trailers full of stunning visuals. Christopher Nolan comes to Inception riding high on the success of his last movie The Dark Knight. Added to this the presence of Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie and the expectation levels soared high. Filled with action, romance and drama Inception has been one of the most awaited movies of the year.

Nolan has had a great track record hardly having made a dud with and Memento and The Dark Knight being his all time best. Inception doesn’t fault his track record either and is once again a original, gripping piece of film making and storytelling. Breathtaking at moments, Inception is a film that will entertain you as well as make you think. It certainly takes the human imagination to new levels.

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The movie has been rightly titled as Inception a heist movie. It has a bit of love story, a lot of science fiction and definitely a lot of action. The dream worlds are so well imagined by the director that you standup and bow to human imagination. Everything seems so unreal at the same time woos the audience. Christopher Nolan certainly proves the reasons for being in the elite group of helmers.

Apart from Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception does not have a huge star cast. DiCaprio delivers one of his best performances in the movie, so does Marion and Tom Hardy. The film has been shot in six different countries including Japan, England, France, Morocco, the U.S. and Canada to create the different dream worlds. It surely has created a magical dream world which are scarier than the scariest of dreams.

You need to brace yourself to go to the unimaginable when you watch this movie. It is not everyday that you come across an Inception. The tantalizing end leaves plenty of room for discussion and debate. The 148 minutes of runtime seems to fly as the movie holds you on. It is definitely a must watch for everyone. See this movie once and you will never want to have a dream in your life ever!

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The A-Team: Has Failed to Thrill

Direction: Joe Carnahan

Screenplay: Michael Brandt, Derek Hass and Skip Woods

Cast: Liam Nesson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel

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Synopsis: The A-Team belongs to the action film genre. The film opens with the creation of the A team, which after eighty years and eighty successful missions  has become a highly-regarded elite combat unit.

This time the A team supremo Hannibal was contacted by CIA agent Lynch, who needs their help to steal the plates and over a billion dollars of counterfeit currency from Iraqi insurgents. However, the mission backfires when the shipping container carrying the counterfeit plates and Morrison’s  (who was the commanding officer of Hannibal) car was  destroyed by the men of Brock Pike of private security firm Black Forest.

With Morrison gone, who was the only proof that Hannibal and his team was operating for USA, the A-Team members were grossly dishonored, tried and sentenced for ten years in Federal prisons.

Later, Lynch met Hannibal and escaped from prison with his assistance. Hannibal reorganized the team and launched an assault against Pike. However, to their dismay the team learns that the Arab, in reality, is Morrison, who’s working in team with Pike after double-crossing Lynch.

The film ends with Lynch being revealed as the perpetrator of the plan and taken into custody by the CIA.

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/106/1061435/the-a-team-20100115102225910_640w.jpgReview: The A-Team was a adaptation of the 1980′s TV series of the same name. However, according to many of the movie goers, the film failed to live upto the expectation. Though Liam Nesson was the right pick for Hannibal and Bradley Cooper was appropriate as Face with his roguish charm, the others have failed to make a mark in the movie. The inclusion of Jessica Biel was just an eye-candy for the viewers.

As a final note, the movie was a disappointment for many, especially for those who were a fan of the TV series  from which it has been adopted.

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The Losers: Not Many Winning Moments

Direction: Sylvain White

Cast: Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Oscar Jaenada, Chris Evans and Jason Patric

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Synopsis: The Losers is an adaptation of Vertigo a comic and action packed movie.

The story for the film goes like this – a team of Elite U.S.A. special force was sent to target and blow a Bolivian Drug Racket. However, after finding that the children are used as mules for trafficking, the team – Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar,  tried to call off the operation. But the team soon found themselves in the midst of betrayal and double-crossing and are up against a ruthless opponent, known as Max.

After being betrayed, the team makes plans to even the score with Max and are joined by one beautiful and mysterious – Aisha, portrayed by Zoe Saldana, who operates on her own agenda.  The rest of the movie was devoted to the team’s effort to get even with Max.

Review: The Losers was in the category of ‘B movies’ and made on a  decent budget of $25 million with less known stars (the exception was Avatar famed Zoe Saldana). The film grossly lacks in terms of a story but the action scenes were good.

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The movie was very fast moving which is good since the storyline was weak. Also, the actors failed to make a mark, with an exception of Chris Evans, who has struck a right note with some funny sequences.

The Losers, too weak an adaptation to make a mark for itself, has failed to interest the movie goers and earned only $9,406,348 in the USA box office. If you like mindless action and don’t bother too much for a storyline then you may hit the theater for The Losers. Apart from some good moments, the film doesn’t have much to offer.

The screenwriters should have tried little harder to develop a storyline which would have interested more viewers  to watch the film. Overall, the movie has justified the title.

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Toy Story 3: Yet Another Fascinating Adventure of Woddy and Team

Direction: Lee Unkrich

Screenplay: Lee Unkrich , John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton

Cast: Tom Hanks (Woddy), Michael Keaton, Ned Beatty (Lots-of-huggin Bear), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear)

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Synopsis: It has been seen recently that animations are sure hits in Hollywood. After Shrek Forever After, its time for Toy Story 3 to fascinate the  movie going crowd. It is yet another adventure of Woddy and his team.

This time a daycare centre has been chosen as the backdrop of the movie, where Woddy  and the gang ended up after being discarded by their previous owner with Andy, who is now bound for college. The plot soon reveals that their new home is far from being a peaceful place.

The daycare centre toy sanctuary is ruled by Lots-of-huggin Bear (voice over was by Ned Beatty, who has done an outstanding job). Upon arriving at the daycare centre the toys soon find out that it was meant for the toddlers, who are not generally nice to the toys. Also they felt miserable by being bullied by Lotso the bear, who rules the toys sanctuary with an iron fist.

Woddy and his old friends teamed up to escape from the daycare centre. But it has proved to be a difficult job as Lotso after learning about their plan has tightened the security measures. However, Woddy and team successfully escaped to Andy’s home. The film ends on a happy note when Andy bids goodbye after playing for the final time with his toys and the toys are meant to be donated to a little girl named Bonnie.

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Review: The film tried to dwell on the midlife crisis of the toys when their owners have outgrown them and they no longer fit into their changing lifestyle. Pixer has done a good job in maintaining the original handcraft look  for the toys of the initial film.

The actors were appropriate in their jobs of voice over but Ned Beatty deserves a special mentioning. He has done an outstanding job for Lotso bear.

The film ends where a new box of toys enters the daycare centre which contains Zurgs figure, and this carries promises of another addition to this franchise. And, the job that Pixer has done with this last three films, it would be worth waiting for another adventure of Woddy and gang.

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A Chopping Act by Harold Zwart

Direction: Harold Zwart

Story: Robert Mark Kamen

Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Wenwen Hai, Taraji.P.Henson

Music:  James Horner

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Synopsis:  Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) is brought to China by his single mother in hopes of setting up a career here. Already burdened by the pressure of moving to a new city and a new school, Dre has to also cope up with a group of bullies in his school. Amidst all his troubles, Dre gets drawn to a girl from his school called Meiying (Wenwen Han). The situation turns worse when the bullies come to know of Dre’s feelings towards Meiying, and they try to stop him from seeing her. Dre tries to stand up to them, but without any result and ends up being thrashed by them. He finds solace in his building’s maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan). He teaches Dre Kung-fu thereby arming him with the confidence and techniques to face his opponents. The end of the movie pictures a tournament where Dre emerges victorious.

Review: Karate Kid, although a remake of the older version, has certain new angles to offer. The first thing to be noticed in this version is the change of settings. With the earlier movie shot with a backdrop of America, this has the beautiful sceneries of China. This visual treat of course doesn’t come as a surprise given that the cinematographer is none other than Roger Pratt. With an Academy Award under his belt, and movies like Harry Potter in his kitty, Roger Pratt on one hand has given the audience a picturesque view of the Great Wall of China, the mountains and other scenic beauties, and on the other hand shows us the real hubbub of the Beijing city life.

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Since the theme of the movie is based on martial arts, the stunts coordinator Gang Wu definitely deserves a round of applause. The initial techniques used during the training sessions have been done in an unorthodox manner. Unlike its predecessor, this movie lacks the wax in, wax out technique. Instead, it places fresh stunts on your plate. Especially the final tournament sequence is a sight to behold.

The next point to be considered is the appearance of the characters in the film. The makeup crew has done their best work in not blowing up Jackie Chan’s image, and giving him the perfect look for the part. Jackie Chan posed a brand new hairstyle in the movie, with Jaden posing a corn row hairstyle. The makeup effects given in the later part of the movie is also appropriate.

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It is great to see that Jackie has chosen a role fit for his age instead of doing something totally over the top. Although a great movie, it has fetched some angry response from the masses, and has denounced the movie’s concept calling it a racist movie. The views are personal, and not for anyone to judge.

Overall, the fact that this is a remake of the Karate Kid from an earlier time makes the storyline predictable, but, with the new twists added to the movie it make it an enjoyable watch.
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My Name is Khan- Shahrukh’s Yet Another Effort to Break Stereotype

Whether it is Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise in Hollywood, critics have always put superstars in the firing line by tagging them for their “low acting capabilities”. Closer to home in Bollywood, the same has been faced by King Khan repeatedly. But with a string of films like Swades, Chak De India, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and now My Name is Khan, Shahrukh Khan is eager to prove his acting prowess. And for an iconic global superstar like Shahrukh it is not an easy task to break the mould and do things differently. But Shahrukh has been intelligent enough to co-produce and act in MNIK, a film which can be touted as the comeback of legendary Shahrukh-Kajol pair after nine years.

So what makes My Name is Khan, special? Let’s understand one thing at the outset; the movie is an out and out Shahrukh Khan film. And all the characters in the film including Kajol’s have been neatly woven around the protagonist. The storytelling has been pretty simple and linear and Karan Johar has consciously not tried to explore any alternative pattern, perhaps keeping in mind the mass market. My Name is Khan is the story of Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh Khan) who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, a rare form of autism where a person finds difficulty in communicating or expressing his or her feelings. But before we conclude anything, the movie isn’t anything about the disease. The movie is about a human being, who despite his handicap, wins over people because of his innate goodness.

It is about human relationships and it is about why it is required for us to view the world more pragmatically, without generalizing any particular religion for the misdeeds of some people. And that’s where Shahrukh Khan scores hands down for portrayal of a character which he deliberately underplays sans his trademark histrionics. And the movie’s most poignant moment perhaps came when a young Rizwan (played beautifully by Tanay Chedda of Tare Zamin Par and Slumdog Millionare fame) is told by his mother (Zarina Wahab, Karan Johar wins brownie points for casting her) that in this world there are only two sets of people – good or bad and it lies on an individual whether he picks up a lollypop or a baton. This simple, yet brilliant interpretation of life’s basic philosophy and even dilemma for some – has been presented commendably by Karan Johar. After his mother passes, Rizwan leaves for America to unite with his brother Zakir (Jimmy Shergill) and sister in law Haseena ((Sonya Jehan). While working as a salesman for Zakir, Rizwan meets Mandira (Kajol), a divorced Hindu hairdresser and mother of a young son. They fall in love and despite Zakir’s hostile attitude, get married and settle down in Banville, a fictional town. Both Mandira and her son Sameer adopts Rizwan’s surname. Then comes the 9/11 attack and Rizwan Khan’s family meets a tragic fate that creates a rift between Rizwan and Mandira. How Rizwan wins back the trust of his love and also sends out a strong message to the world is the story all about.

Acting apart, My Name is Khan scores highly on almost all the cinematic aspects. Cinematography by Ravi K Chandran is nothing less than outstanding. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have scored a pleasing music. Except a scene or two, Sharmishta Roy has kept up to her reputation of being one of the talented art directors in Bollywood. There are few moments in the films that could have been done away with. But overall Shibani Bhatija’s screenplay is extremely hearty and commendable. Even her dialogues, co-written with Niranjan Iyengar create some beautiful and touching moments in the films.

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Karan Johar’s fourth directorial venture sees him as a much more mature director. He could have taken a bit of risk or two to break away convention. But he chose to travel the safer path. Still My Name is Khan can be very well touted as coming of age film for Karan Johar. Despite some of the minor flaws in the film, kudos to Karan Johar for presenting us a movie that has love as the central theme, albeit in a different format. But at the end it is Mr. Khan who makes the final statement and you wonder about the amazing similarity between the name of the movie and Shahrukh’s performance.

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Idiots: Listen to your Heart!

Looking forward to Rajkumar Hirani’s 2009 presentation did not come as a disappointment. Instead, 3 Idiots brought with it a new mantra to the market, “All is Well”. Based on Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Five Point Someone’, the movie worked magic on the audience as had the “jadu ki jhappi” and “Gandhigiri” done, post the release of the Munnabhai series. Rajkumar Hirani has gone far into the minds of the youth and worked his magic on the parents.

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The story revolves around an engineering college which Viru Shahastrabuddhe, aka Virus heads. Amongst other students, Rancho (Aamir Khan), Farhan (Madhavan) and Raju (Sharman Joshi) are best friends. Rancho is of a revolutionary mind, and does not believe that mugging up of books can lead to acquiring knowledge; and he goes about preaching these thoughts amongst his friends. The story spins around the life of these friends and Virus, and how each of them achieved their dreams.

Beautifully crafted, the story has all the emotions that a movie can expect to have. Although termed comedy, 3 Idiots has a hint of drama, tragedy and a fast paced approach to it. Along with the well spun story line, Shantanu Moitra’s music complimented the whole effect. Except for one instance, the placement of songs was ideal. Choreographer Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves, Avit Dias have done a wonderful job in creating the dance moves.

A round of applause must be given to the dialogue writers Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for coming up with the brilliant piece delivered by Silencer (Omi Vaidya). Who would have thought that minor changes made to a script can produce such hilarious results? Apart from the storyline, the one other focus that the audience has is on the dialogues. The dialogues in this movie have inspired and brought out many buried emotions to the surface amongst the masses. Even by just listening to the dialogues you can go into a fit of laughter, dive into the sea of emotions, or climb the heights of passion.

http://cm1.theinsider.com/thumbnail/400/305/cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/576/4/Aamir_kareena_3_idiots1.jpgThe movie has all positive points in it, and poses certain questions to probably all the caretakers of such institutions. For example, are the teachers in well known institutes so rigid that there is no scope for anything new? Next, how long or how many lives will it take to realize that the system is buckling under the feet? These questions remain unanswered, and probably will be so for a long time to come. Students can only hope for the best during this time, and till then keep watching such well made movies.

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Phoonk 2: All Horror No Fear

Direction: Milind Gadagkar

Story: Milind Gadagkar

Cast: Neeru Bajwa, Ashwini Kalsekar, Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar.

Music: Dharam & Sandeep.

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Synopsis: Phoonk 2 is the latest release in the genre of so called horror films from the bag of Ram Gopal Varma’s production company. In fact one wonders whether Varma seems to have made some nexus with supernatural forces with his futile effort of making horror films one after the other. Phoonk 2 is the sequel of its first part and every effort has been made to make it scarier. However, with all respect to Varma and his director, the film does not seem to scare anyone. Rather than being frightened, the audience perhaps has a feeling of amusement towards the movie’s end.

Review: When you enter the hall to watch Phoonk 2, you may have an uncanny feeling but within a few minutes of the movie, it vanishes. Rather than a plot or some really well made frightening scenes; all that you see are some technical or digitally enhanced sequences with no resemblance to the real world at all. The film also seems to start in an abrupt manner and then goes on dragging itself meaninglessly to end abruptly again. Nevertheless, the director leaves no stones unturned to make you shiver. Black magic, evil forces, blood, gory spirit: you have almost everything but alas all these do not really go well with the audience.

Milind Gadagkar had written the story of the first part and now he takes a step forward and puts on the director’s cap as well. As a novice, he does not put a good show and seems to get confused in the plot construction totally.  Nevertheless, we hope that in the passage of time, his directorial maturity increases.

Madhu, who had died in the prequel, now comes back as an evil spirit in this part to take revenge and casts a spell on Rajiv and Arti’s daughter Raksha. The film begins in the same old way where Rajiv (Sudeep), Aarti (Amruta Khanvilkar) and their children shift to a new home which is haunted. Located amidst dense wilderness, the bungalow seems to be a perfect hang out for evil forces and ghosts.

Trouble starts when Raksha gets a doll in the forest and brings it home. Stranger incidents start taking place: the doll moves its head, the jhoola swings without air and mysterious footsteps are heard. The evil spirit has already entered Aarti’s body and is hungry for revenge. Rajiv, who had been taking all these not too seriously now gets worried and calls a tantrik. In the next half we see a hide and seek game between the spirit and tantrik and suddenly the film ends. A hint of the third sequel I guess.

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Acting wise, Sudeep does a good job in the role of a helpless father and husband. On the other hand, Amruta does justice to her role too. The children do their bit in small roles. Ashwini Kalsekar as the spirit also puts up a more or less commendable performance.

The editing and camera work could have been better. They fail to instill that spine chilling effect and seem let down at most times. Just like comedy, horror too has its own elements and sadly the director fails to utilize them properly.

To sum it, Phoonk 2 is not the type of movie that you should watch to get shivers down your spine. It has all elements to be just a time pass, minus any horror.

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