D-Day: Nikhil Advani's mission becomes possible.

If Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner have gained fame for the Mission: Impossible series, this time Nikhil Advani has became their Indian counterpart. 

This movie, another genuine movie on the working of the Indian intelligence agency RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) has proved to be at par with Madras Cafe. Looking into the performance of the actors, the role of Rishi Kapoor as Goldman (who seem to have been based on the personality of the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim) has been appreciated much. Among all the actors that have played the character of Dawood (though, bollywood movies, except Black Friday, have done away from controversy and risk involved in using name of the don), Rishi Kapoor has performed the best according to his appearance and personality and, of course, his style.

Obviously, Irrfan Khan has given his best to the role of a RAW agent. But other members of the team played by Arjun Rampal, Huma Quraishi and Aakash Dahiya (as Aslam) have not lagged behind in giving their due share of performances.

Action scenes and stunts are awesome, which can lure the lovers of action movies. This movie, though not based on true happenings -as no one has even dared to touch the underworld don- it provides a hint for the Indian policies to nab the culprits who pose threat to the security of India. 

Darr @ the Mall: Fails to evoke fear in minds.

It seems that after 2008, the Indian cinema industry has failed to take a cue from the much appreciated horror movies like 1920 and 13B. No other movie could deliver the same package of thrill, adventure and fear as it did. Even there was much expectation from the recent horror flicks 1920 Evil Returns and Ek Thi Daayan.

There was an expectation that Bollywood will learn something from these failures and the movie released this Friday, Darr @ The Mall will be a ray of hope. But this also seems to have shattered our hopes. 

While I rushed to the cinema hall nearby to grab some thrill and horror, my attempts and expectations seem to have gone futile like other movie buffs. There seem to be some weak links that mar the fear factor in the movie.

For example, the scene wherein the small girl (that was a ghost) revealed the secret behind the fear in the mall. Movie lacks a good climax and background score (unless the background music is like that we enjoyed in first half of Ek Thi Daayan, or 1920 the movie is crap in the name of horror flick). As far as the scenes are concerned, the fear factor should be like that of 1920, which is benchmark in the Indian horror movies. 

At last, the suspense was not properly revealed in the movie(for which I consider 13B as the benchmark). Initial scenes of the movie were quite promising of the quality of the entire movie, but later it fails due to weak presentation.

In a nutshell, the future horror movie producers should take a cue from 1920, 13B and Ek Thi Daayan before branding them a true horror.

Gulaal: right presentation of lust of power

In my opinion, this movie has raised respect for Mr. Kashyap more than what he earned for his 2012 works like Gangs of Wasseypur (both I and II). Watching this movie is like enjoying the ride of a super-bike like Hayabusa or enjoying the luxury of luxury SUVs, as in both cases you are bound to appreciate every part of the engine and along with the exterior and interiors of it.

The artists on the stage and behind the curtains have shown their talent in a very interesting way that you can't ignore. If you are not a fan of Hindi movies, this movie is all set to stir your thoughts.

This movie, starring Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. The film explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived injustices and hypocrisy of the powerful. The film is set in present day Rajasthan, a state in western India. The plot is provided by student politics of the university and a fictitious secessionist movement consisting of former Rajput leaders who have become present day elite.

Production on Gulaal began in 2001, when Anurag Kashyap was listening to songs from Pyaasa and his film Paanch was struggling with censors. Inspired by Mohammad Rafi songs from Pyaasa ("Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai") and Zeenat, ("Haye re duniya") the film is a dedication to Sahir Ludhianvi, the lyricist of the song and all other poets who had a vision of India. The film was also partially based on a story idea by Raj Singh Chaudhary who eventually played the role of Dilip Singh in the film.

Apart from it, you have music given by Piyush Mishra to enjoy in this movie.

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
Stardust Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance – Male	Abhimanyu Singh	Won
	Standout Performance by a Music Director	Piyush Mishra	Won
IIFA Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Abhimanyu Singh	Nominated
	Best Performance in Negative Role	Kay Kay Menon	Nominated

Gangs of Wasseypur: Masterpiece by Mr. Kashyap

The year 2012 proved that Indian artists also do not lag behind in showing the world that we are also among the quality producers of movies across the globe. In fact, Hollywood would not have been jealous this much earlier than after watching a masterpiece of Indian cinema produced by Mr. Anurag Kashyap. Gangs of Wasseypur, unlike what the title suggests, is totally Indian movie. 

Among various movies finding shelter in  my laptop, this movie is one. Also, after the movies like Sholey, every character of this movie is worth appreciation and worth being imitated. Be it Ramadhir Singh, Sardar Khan, Sultan Kureshi or J. P. Singh. If you have come across these names first time through this post, I am sorry to say that you have missed a major part of Bollywood. 

I would suggest you to get the best print of this movie to enjoy it. Also, you would not lag behind appreciating the role of Ramadhir Singh (played by the famous director-producer of Bollywood Mr. Tigmanshu dhulia). He has proved his versatility in Bollywood through this role.  

Notable Roles: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

To write a post about the The Dark Knight (2008 movie) will be best if the focus is on the dominance of the villain of the movie. Truly, speaking, this movie belongs to the Joker (performed by the late Heath Ledger). 

What makes this movie different is that his performance had every attribute of the most cruel, smart, unfaithful, awful and most explosive character. I became his fan after I watched this movie. What catapulted his performance towards perfection was his dedication for this role. You will be surprised to know that he spent 6 weeks in an isolated hotel room without any worldly contact during that period. He just imbibed the whole character of Joker in him.

But I was quite disappointed to know that this Joker guy died in the year of release of the movie, months before its release.

My conclusive statement in this post is that rarely such masterpieces are born in the millennium to have done something most remarkable. With this disappearance of this card of Joker, the whole cinema structure standing on cards has just thrashed.

Here is the proof of what I said:

Why so serious.

Kill the Batman.


This city needs a good class of criminals.
 
Two Face and Joker.