CityLights(2014): Rajkumar Rao leaves his impact as a common man.

The year was 2014, when I heard one of my friends singing a very beautiful song "Muskuraane ki wajjah tum ho..." But I had no idea about this song until I watched it on TV. Obviously, the song had to be beautiful as it was work of a soulful voice of Arijit Singh.

The video promised me of a very touching and sensible movie. So, I finally, decided to watch it. I was surprised to see that it was production of Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt in association with Fox Star Studios for it appeared to be effort of a veteran producer like Anurag Kashyap. But the plot of the movie has already been cooked in 2013 in the name of Metro Manila, a British produced crime-drama film. Even then the direction matters, which was a great effort by Hasnal Mehta. It was Mehta, who made this movie look different from other Bhatt movies like Murder, Jism, Raaz and likes.

The story is about life of a poor farmer and his family, which moves to Mumbai in search for livelihood, who is trapped by tragedy due to his innocence. 

Now, I begin to talk about the actors. The common man of

our story Deepak (Rajkumar Rao) really looks like a common man in the need of livelihood. Rao is versatile, it is proved by his acting in the movie.

Patralekha and Manav Kaul are also good at their parts. But they are overshadowed by Rao in terms of performance. 

Even though this movie is a remake, I am sure that the team behind Metro Manila would be proud to see such masterpiece.

At last, I would appreciate what I noticed that Vishesh Films (production house of Bhatts) has probably, first time acknowledged the fact about an official remake.

Pink: True Colour of Our Society

I have already been fan of Madras Cafe (2013) and Piku (2015), which have three things in common - great actors, interesting plot and great producer director Shoojit Sirkar. I expected more from him this year and I was not disappointed. 

Though, I am quite late to post this review, I had to do it. Pink is the movie that deserves accolades not only nationally but also internationally. This movie is not just a piece of art but a masterpiece uncovering the truth of Indian society and its attitude towards power, women and us taking them guilty for even their loss. 

The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Tapsi Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang and Angad Bedi in lead roles. Tapsi and her friends who share an apartment, are framed in a criminal prosecution for ateempting to murder Angad Bedi and soliciting for prostitution.
However, reality is dark and the arguments of prosecution is even darker. The only ray of hope is defence lawyer Amitabh Bachchan.
I would suggest to watch this movie for those who haven't watched it yet. If you want to ignore hipocricy of our society then it's other thing. Otherwise, one would love to watch the real courtroom drama in this movie. 
There is nothing more to say but more to watch and appreciate this. 

Force 2: Actions, Stunts and Entertainment.

Hello Friends, I am back with my posts on movie review. The recent movie I watched is Abinay Deo directed Force 2. Nobody but its trailer and its theme forced me watch the combined force of John and Sonakshi against the baby villain Tahir. The movie is dedicated to RAW agents who sacrificed their lives knowing no border and no limits to their jurisdiction, but whose sacrifice remains unacknowledged. 

Well, the movie is a complete action pack, John playing a Mumbai based-cop and Sonakshi a RAW agent. Right from the beginning, the movie keeps the audience thrilled and bound to postpone the nature's call. 
Also the audience was waiting for the stunts of John like lifting a Mercedes E 240 (might be John wanted to be sure whether his gym exercises are worth it).

Reasons to watch Force:

Well the reason is not just one. First, Indian audience expects three things from a typical Indian movie- entertainment, entertainment and entertainment (3Es). But this movie is more than 3Es. 

Secondly, the fact shown about service of covert agents of a secret services agency are true to the extent of the clause of plausible deniability of field agents of RAW is concerned. 

One can enjoy the movie without any yawning moments. Stunts were great, though I would not be surprised if it comes that some of them were Hollywood inspired. Even Tahir Raj Bhasin was good in his part.

Lastly, the backbone of an action-thriller is reason for revenge and Force 2 does not lack in that.

Flaws I analysed:

First things first, Sonakshi as a RAW agent was like Trump for President-ship of USA. I mean how can a RAW agent easily jump to the conclusion that one is mole without applying his (here her) mind. John and Sonakshi working together were like a Mumbai based cop surpasses an RAW agent.

Some of the facts shown about working of RAW undermine such agency. 

Stunts shown are entertaining but sometimes these are excess. One such stunt being the grabbing the Mercedes from back.

Those who want just entertainment, they must watch it in the multiplexes. But those who think this movie to be at par with Baby (2015) and Madras Cafe (2013), they are mistaken. This is the movie that tries to prove that John is James Bond in the making.

But the song Rang Laal which comes at the end of the movie gives it a perfect ending. This song is made for a complete Indian patriot.