Dhoom 3: "The Prestige[ous]" movie of India

After watching the latest and most awaited action thriller of India, Dhoom 3, I updated my Facebook status by typing "Dhoom 3: "The Prestige[ous]" movie of India". It was not in the sense that bollywood and Amir Khan fans consider it to be a prestige for India. Rather, I meant that this movie drew its concept from the famous Hollywood flick The Prestige.  

But this version of mine should not be taken in the sense that this movie is a copy-paste crap like other Hindi movies. If we see in the terms of technology, animation and shooting locations, this movie serves to be the best dish for the appetite of entertainment. Needless to say that Amir has stolen the pie of fame (or pie of left fame) from Abhishek and Uday.

The only thing this movie lacks is the suspense behind robbery. But to add to my point, one may argue and ask was the Chicago Police such a big failure that it had to call ACP Jai Dixit and Ali. At last, there is also a hope of Indian touch by introducing some South Indian or Rohit Shetty style or Anti-Newton stunts in the beginning of the movie.

Bollywood Gem 2013: Lootera

Based on O. Henry's short story The Last Leaf, the movie Lootera is another masterpiece of the Indian cinema. The movie depicts the era of 1950s, the era of Zamindari abolition in India, wherein, an archaeologist, visiting a village of W. Bengal, deceives the Zamindar of that village. He robs him but he gets his heart robbed by the only daughter of the Zamindar. Due to certain compulsions he is bound to leave that girl with the only hope of marriage. But, he never returns and unfortunately the girl looses everything at her stake her hope and her father.

He meets that girl when he plans his next robbery of the archaeological heritages. The police is tracing him; his love is holding him. Now what should he do? Should he run away?

This is all about the movie Lootera.

I loved this movie and I love to watch it again. The songs like Ankahee deserve a consistent heed for a true lover of Hindi songs to understand its meaning. Also, everyone should appreciate the direction and performance of the actors like Ranveer and Sonakshi. Probably, their performances give them a drastic edge over the other new-comers like Shahid and Imran.
Again, a commendable job by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap.

Murder 3: Unfortunately no one was murdered on this Valentine

On the poster of the 2013 (supposed to be) crime thriller Murder 3 a layman finds the sentence written "This Valentine, Love will be murdered". He is impressed to see the title and the poster presentation and goes to watch the movie. But what he gets. 

All he gets is no murder, no violence and just a weak suspense. Then what was the need to name this sequel Murder 3?  Was this to befool the Indian audience?

In my opinion, even if this movie was copy of the "The Hidden Face" such movies need to be banned from the Indian box office in the public interest. 

Bullet Raja: Disappointment from Mr. Dhulia

I missed first 10 minutes of the movie but I don't regret it. Its because, I just can't believe that this movie was directed from the director of great movies like Haasil, Pan Singh Tomar and Saaheb Biwi aur Gangster. This movie seems to be a disappointment and just a masaala movie to a great extent. 

However, in an interview, Mr. Dhulia himself said that he selected Saif Ali Khan because he wanted to generate revenue for his movie. But he would compromise with the quality of his movie and goodwill to such an extent, this was beyond my imagination. There were some questions that remained unanswered:

1. What was the need to introduce the martial arts expert Vidyut Jamwal as a crucial player in the whole game?
2. What was the need to kill Jimmy Shergil  for inciting Saif Ali Khan?
3. Was there any need to show a twist like encounter of Raja Mishra?
4. Could this movie be reformed as a good directional project?
5. Could this movie do well even in absence of the star casts like Vidyut, Gulshan Grover and Sonakshi Sinha?
6. Was there the need of dialogues like "jab aayenge toh garmi badhegi"?

I rate this movie 2.5 out of 5. Nothing much it deserves. Believe me. 

Krrish 3: non-sense cheating of Hollywood.

The face behind the bollywood super hero Krrish, i.e., Hritik was in news for last 2 years for his body building process for carving out the shape of his body. This Diwali, it was the opportunity for this hero to show his hard-work. The question remains whether the huge investment by Roshans is worth appreciation.

Some of the movie-buffs have criticised the movie on the count of:

1. Cheesily sentimental and overly explanatory dialog that insults the viewer's sensibility and intelligence.
2. Characters copied from American comics and movies like Avengers. Examples are the character of Kaaya played by Kangna Ranaut and the character shown to have a long tongue, which are allegedly copy of the characters from 'X-Men' series.
3. The name "Maanvar" given to the characters created by Kaal (Vivek Oberoi) was worth laughter. 
4. Excessive indigestible technology and stunts.
5. The song "God Allah aur Bhagwaan" has been criticised as a crap in the movie.

However, people have loved the new dimension given to the Bollywood. The only things that marred the attraction were the highly charged emotional content and immature copying of the Hollywood characters.

D:3 Latest Trailer - Love the way Aamir says "main ghar aa gaya baba"

Looking at this exclusive trailer, everyone finds the evidence of why Aamir is famous as Mr. Perfectionist.

Bold Attempts: Bawandar

Those criticising the government and the police administration of India, might be well aware of what happened with Bhavri Devi of Rajasthan in 1992. The culprits behind the gang-rape of Bhavri Devi are either dead or under the scanner of CBI. 

The whole story of this wrong was given shape of a movie in 2001, named Bawandar. This movie, produced by the famous film producers Gaurang Joshi and Jag Mundhra. Though, this movie landed in the controversy, it won several international accolades like:

1. Audience Choice Award , Bermuda International Film Festival (2001)
2. Political Film Society, USA (PFS) Award - Peace Category (2004)
3. Best Actress (Nandita Das), Santa Monica Film Festival
4. 2001: Zanzibar International Film Festival: Golden Dhow

I salute such filmmakers, who raise the voice for justice through such Bold Attempts.

Madras Cafe: Movie of the year

It was the year 2004, when I was impressed with the performance of Kabir (John Abraham) in the movie Dhoom. Again it was the year 2006, when I was impressed the role of John Abraham in the copyright-infringing flick Zinda.

But his recent performance in the movie Madras Cafe proves his worth and the worth of his production house. In my opinion, this movie deserved a nomination from India for Academy Awards (Oscar). Failing such nomination, I think India has lost its hope of winning accolades at Oscar. It was one of the best movie on the diplomatic realities and the role of RAW.

Also, I can't forget the song Maula Sun Le Re, one of best songs of the year.

From Canvas: Cruise and Wheels

Just like the other hollywood stars, Tom Cruise is also fond of cars. Sometimes, he is found waving hand with Vayron on the red turf, while in earlier movies, he was seen showing love for Porsche car in the Risky Business (1983). To know more about his car connection click here