I do not normally write anything about any particular movie in this blog, the reason being I do not get the technicalities and intricate details in a film with the eyes of a movie-critic. Only once, I deviated from this norm, I blogged about a movie which I did not like at all (Race). To make matters even, I have decided to jot down something about a movie which I liked very much. Another reason is purely personal. I was feeling to write something, anything in fact, today, and movie is the easiest topic which I could think of.
The movie Shaurya, directed by Samar Khan and starring Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon, Javed Jaffrey, Minnisha Lamba and Deepak Dobriyal, tells the story of a soldier in the Indian Army who has killed his commanding officer during a raid, but is silent about his crime. A court-martial has been ordered, and two lawyers, Major Akash Kapoor (Javed Jaffrey) and Major Sidhhant Chowdhury (Rahul Bose), are summoned for the legal matters. Although long-time friends, this time they are opposing each other, since Major Sidhhant is defending the accused Captain Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal).
The case appears to be an open-and-shut one, where the only thing the defence counsel needs to do is to plead guilty and then the sentence would be announced against Javed Khan for violating Army rules and commiting a murder. Here enters the journalist Kavya (Minnisha), who forces the defence counsel to think otherwise; the matter, although it looks simple, may have some depth, which needs investigation. Quite reluctantly, the defence counsel meets Brigadier Rudra Pratap Singh (Kay Kay Menon), who claims himself to be the God of the Army checkpost and when the defence counsel wishes to investigate the "scene of crime", he mocks him for his audacity and sends him back. This inflames the curiosity of Major Sidhhant to such an extent that at court, he pleads "not guilty" for Javed Khan.
From this point on, the film becomes worth-watching. Gradually, it is revealed that the commanding officer whom Captain Javed murdered, used to misuse his power, he used to torture the innocent Muslims of the adjacent village in order to make them "confess about their links with the terrorist groups", and when he was about to kill a small girl- when she was crying after seeing her brother dead in front of her own eyes- Javed had no other option than to kill the evil officer. According to Javed, the true valor of the army uniform lies in protecting the innocent Indians, irrespective of their religion.
It is also revealed that the murdered commanding officer was working under the orders of Brigadier R P Singh. In the last scene, when Major Sidhhant summons the Brigadier in the court room, the Brigadier makes a venomous speech against the Indian Muslims. He wants to uproot the entire community from the country it seems, and the reason for his act lies in the fact that years ago, his wife and daughter were brutally murdered by the Muslim servant of the family. After this tragedy, Brigadier Singh has taken oath against the entire Muslim community and will carry on his job as long as he survives. The film ends in declaring Captain Javed innocent and a new investigation is started against the Brigadier.
Both Rahul Bose and Kay Kay Menon have acted superbly in the film. Rahul Bose seems to be perfectly natural and spontaneous in the role of the open-minded Army lawyer. Kay Kay has appeared only in three scenes in the entire film, but he steals the show. In the courtroom monologue, he bears an astonishing resemblance with Adolf Hitler. Javed Jaffrey did justice to his small role, as did Minnisa Lamba. The young Deepak Dobriyal mostly acted with his eyes, and full credit goes to him as well.
In the year 2008, among the movies which I have watched so far, Shaurya is the best. Although there has been comments that the film has been adapted from the Hollywood flick A Few Good Men (starring Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Demi Moore)- although I have not watched the Hollywood film- but the fact remains that Shaurya is brilliant in its own flavor. Salute to director Samar Khan for making this film.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
An utterly confused RACE
Director-duo Abbas-Mastan has delivered yet another thriller named RACE! But the question is, what is this race all about? All the principal characters are presumably running after money, which was $50 million in the beginning, but ended up to $200 million! The younger brother wants to kill the elder one, not only for money, but also in order to beat him in the race of life.
Too much twists and turns in a plot make it very confusing. This is what happened here. The connections between the men and women are established so abruptly that the viewer is at his wit's end to figure out how or why should it happen. Take for example the case of Rajiv and Sophia-the younger brother and the secretary of the elder one respectively. During two-third part of the movie, they didn't exchange a single dialogue, but then suddenly it is revealed that they were married! The initial plan of Rajiv was to kill Ranvir, his elder brother, and claim the $100 million insurance money, whereas Ranvir planned to wait till Rajiv gets the money, and then kill him in order to claim $200 million!! Nobody cared about the fact that if both are dead, one really and the other as an eye-wash, who will claim the money on their behalf??
In the final scene before intermission, enters RD(Robert D'Costa), an investigating officer, and his assistant Mini. While Robert is busy in eating fruits all through , starting from banana to apple to sugarcane to strawberries, Mini tries to prove her efficiency by asking dumb questions and foolish comments on anything and everything she saw! They reminded me of Karamchand and Kitty. But Karamchand was happy consuming carrots only, while RD does not leave any fruit which comes within his reach. Johnny Lever made one brief appearence, which was supposed to be a comedy-cameo, but unfortunately, it turned out to be an attempt to make you laugh at gunpoint. There is a mercenary as well, who uses his truck as a key weapon whenever he is assigned the job of killing somebody. He fails both times, and in the second time, he gets killed, thereby relieving both himself and me from the pain of watching!
In terms of acting, Saif Ali Khan as Ranvir was cool, while Akshaye Khanna as Rajiv was okay, although he is getting stereotyped by playing the same type of villain in all of Abbas-Mastan's thriller (Naqaab, Humraaz etc). The ladies, Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif respectively as Sonia and Sophia, were full of glamour and all other things except acting. Anil Kapoor as RD and Sameera Reddy as Mini do not make an impact. I felt sad for Anil Kapoor, who delivered such a strong performance in Black and White, was such a waste here.
Over and above, the thriller was so "sleak" that it lacked the required smartness and intelligence. After all, everything cannot be fitted in one pot only by brute force. Dear Abbas and Mastan, enough is enough, Ab bas bhi karo!
Too much twists and turns in a plot make it very confusing. This is what happened here. The connections between the men and women are established so abruptly that the viewer is at his wit's end to figure out how or why should it happen. Take for example the case of Rajiv and Sophia-the younger brother and the secretary of the elder one respectively. During two-third part of the movie, they didn't exchange a single dialogue, but then suddenly it is revealed that they were married! The initial plan of Rajiv was to kill Ranvir, his elder brother, and claim the $100 million insurance money, whereas Ranvir planned to wait till Rajiv gets the money, and then kill him in order to claim $200 million!! Nobody cared about the fact that if both are dead, one really and the other as an eye-wash, who will claim the money on their behalf??
In the final scene before intermission, enters RD(Robert D'Costa), an investigating officer, and his assistant Mini. While Robert is busy in eating fruits all through , starting from banana to apple to sugarcane to strawberries, Mini tries to prove her efficiency by asking dumb questions and foolish comments on anything and everything she saw! They reminded me of Karamchand and Kitty. But Karamchand was happy consuming carrots only, while RD does not leave any fruit which comes within his reach. Johnny Lever made one brief appearence, which was supposed to be a comedy-cameo, but unfortunately, it turned out to be an attempt to make you laugh at gunpoint. There is a mercenary as well, who uses his truck as a key weapon whenever he is assigned the job of killing somebody. He fails both times, and in the second time, he gets killed, thereby relieving both himself and me from the pain of watching!
In terms of acting, Saif Ali Khan as Ranvir was cool, while Akshaye Khanna as Rajiv was okay, although he is getting stereotyped by playing the same type of villain in all of Abbas-Mastan's thriller (Naqaab, Humraaz etc). The ladies, Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif respectively as Sonia and Sophia, were full of glamour and all other things except acting. Anil Kapoor as RD and Sameera Reddy as Mini do not make an impact. I felt sad for Anil Kapoor, who delivered such a strong performance in Black and White, was such a waste here.
Over and above, the thriller was so "sleak" that it lacked the required smartness and intelligence. After all, everything cannot be fitted in one pot only by brute force. Dear Abbas and Mastan, enough is enough, Ab bas bhi karo!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Tare Zameen Par: some other possibilities
Situation 1 : Director : Karan Johar.
Then, Ramshankar Nikumbh would be renamed as Rahul Malhotra, portrayed by Shahrukh Khan, and unlike Aamir, he would be present from the very first scene. The first half would have a couple of melodious songs featuring Rahul and his divorced wife, shown in occasional flashbacks. The dyslexic boy would be renamed as K-k-k-k-iran and Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee would play the roles of the boy's parents.
Situation 2 : Director : Ramgopal Verma Film name : Dukhi Dyslexic
The boy would be troubled by some evil spirit who had suffered from dyslexia. Urmila Matondkar would play the role of the boy's mother, and Manoj Bajpai would be the Tantrik, who would perform some rituals to free the spirit.
Situation 3 : Director : David Dhawan Film name: Dyslexic No. 1
There would be no kids, Govinda would act in a double role......one a doctor, and the other, a man with the maturity of a ten-year old boy. The audience will discover that this man-child is the long-lost brother of the doctor, who got separated in the Kumbh Mela in childhood. Karishma Kapoor and Sushmita Sen would be the love-interests of Dr Govinda and patient Govinda respectively. Kader Khan would be Karishma's father and Shakti Kapoor would be seen as the patient's sidekick.
Situation 4 : Director : Priyadarshan
There would be lot of characters in the film, and actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Mukesh Rishi, Asrani, Suniel Shetty, Sharat Saxena will have significant roles. Akshay Kumar would be in the leading role, and the climax of the film will be in a hospital, where everyone would be running helter and skelter without knowing the actual purpose. Presence of a kid???? No way....here everyone will behave like a kid!!
Situation 5: Director : Any renowned person from the South.
The film would be an one-man show of Rajnikanth, others will come just to fill in.
Situation 6: Director : Steven Spielberg
The film would be nominated for Oscar, and will finally win it.
P.S. : I got some of the above ideas from the rediff website, and expanded it.
Then, Ramshankar Nikumbh would be renamed as Rahul Malhotra, portrayed by Shahrukh Khan, and unlike Aamir, he would be present from the very first scene. The first half would have a couple of melodious songs featuring Rahul and his divorced wife, shown in occasional flashbacks. The dyslexic boy would be renamed as K-k-k-k-iran and Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee would play the roles of the boy's parents.
Situation 2 : Director : Ramgopal Verma Film name : Dukhi Dyslexic
The boy would be troubled by some evil spirit who had suffered from dyslexia. Urmila Matondkar would play the role of the boy's mother, and Manoj Bajpai would be the Tantrik, who would perform some rituals to free the spirit.
Situation 3 : Director : David Dhawan Film name: Dyslexic No. 1
There would be no kids, Govinda would act in a double role......one a doctor, and the other, a man with the maturity of a ten-year old boy. The audience will discover that this man-child is the long-lost brother of the doctor, who got separated in the Kumbh Mela in childhood. Karishma Kapoor and Sushmita Sen would be the love-interests of Dr Govinda and patient Govinda respectively. Kader Khan would be Karishma's father and Shakti Kapoor would be seen as the patient's sidekick.
Situation 4 : Director : Priyadarshan
There would be lot of characters in the film, and actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Mukesh Rishi, Asrani, Suniel Shetty, Sharat Saxena will have significant roles. Akshay Kumar would be in the leading role, and the climax of the film will be in a hospital, where everyone would be running helter and skelter without knowing the actual purpose. Presence of a kid???? No way....here everyone will behave like a kid!!
Situation 5: Director : Any renowned person from the South.
The film would be an one-man show of Rajnikanth, others will come just to fill in.
Situation 6: Director : Steven Spielberg
The film would be nominated for Oscar, and will finally win it.
P.S. : I got some of the above ideas from the rediff website, and expanded it.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Bollywood in 2007
In recent years, Bollywood has produced some excellent movies which has given the viewers ample scope to ponder over the subject addressed in the movie.Drifting away from the usual Masala-type films, the directors are showing the courage to experiment in different ways, and the emergence of a bunch of good actors is helping them to achieve their goals.
I am not at all a film expert, but I like to watch movies. So in this post, I have decided to list some of my favorite movies released in 2007.
Without going into the details, other films which I liked were Life in a Metro, Bhool Bhulaiya, Jab We Met, Blue Umbrella and Shootout at Lokhandwala, where each of them is different from the other.
I hope to see the same trend in 2008 also, the making of films which will not only entertain the viewers, but will also leave an impact on them.
I am not at all a film expert, but I like to watch movies. So in this post, I have decided to list some of my favorite movies released in 2007.
- Tare Zameen Par, released towards the very end of last year(Dec 21) will top the list. Being Aamir Khan's directorial debut, this film is unique in many aspects. The topic is new here, the treatment and presentation is excellent and above all,the performance of young Darsheel Safari as a dyslexic child Ishaan Awasthi is superb. Tisca Chopra, in the role of the child's mother and Sachet Engineer in the role of Ishaan's brother are worth-watching. Regarding Aamir, there is nothing much to say. Being the most versatile actor of the present generation, he excels himself both in acting (yet again) and direction. Some of the scenes of the movie bring tears to the eyes. The song Maa, penned by Prasoon Joshi and sung by Shankar Mahadevan, is one of the finest songs of the year.
- Shahrukh Khan's Chak De India takes the second position in my list. Directed by Shimit Ameen, this film brings out the best of SRK as an actor. He gives his best performance after Swades as the coach of the national women's hockey team of India. “Mujhe na to states ke naam sunai de te hai, na dikhai de te hai, mujhe srif apne mulk ka naam dikhai de te hai “ is one of the various dialogs which takes the film to a separate level. Each of the 15 girls of the team performed brilliantly, and it was difficult to believe that this was the first film for all of them.
- Mani Ratnam has been one of the very few acclaimed directors of the country at present, and his film Guru takes the third spot in my list. A brilliant performance by Abhishek Bachchan, and able support from Aiswarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty and Vidya Balan makes the film a very special one. Loosely based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani, Abhishek portrays his character superbly starting from the youth till the old age. He succeeded in bringing out the various shades of his character effortlessly and undoubtedly, this is his best performance of the year.
- I am an ardent fan of Amitabh since childhood, and the way he came back in the 2000's can be compared only with any fairy tale. The film Cheeni Kum, featuring Mr Bachchan and Tabu gave me an immense pleasure to watch. An unconventional love story between two people aged 64 and 32 respectively, this film depicts one of the finest performances of Mr Bachchan and Tabu. Zohra Sehgal as Bachhan's mother and the cute little Swini Khere simply excels themselves. Paresh Rawal is superb as usual in his small role.
- The film Dus Kahaniyan, directed by six directors, and consisting of ten short films, is already unique in its structure. Some of the stories were simply superb, and the top three stories according to me were Puranmashi, Zahir and Strangers in the night, directed respectively by Meghna Gulzar and Sanjay Gupta (the last two). They brought out the best performances from actors like Manoj Bajpai, Neha Dhupia, Minnisha Lamba, Amrita Singh, Dia Mirza and Mahesh Manjrekar. This type of anthology films is certainly a bit of fresh air in recent Bollywood industry.
Without going into the details, other films which I liked were Life in a Metro, Bhool Bhulaiya, Jab We Met, Blue Umbrella and Shootout at Lokhandwala, where each of them is different from the other.
I hope to see the same trend in 2008 also, the making of films which will not only entertain the viewers, but will also leave an impact on them.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
A bit of fresh air
It has been a long time since I watched new Bengali movies. Except the flics of Rituparno Ghosh, although I did not see his last two creations, I have no idea about other movies since I came here. Back home however, I sometimes used to sit in front of the TV set, but the titles of the movies were so ridiculous ( eg, Baba Keno Chakor, Swami Keno Ashami, Sujon Sokhi, Kulangaar etc) and the content so rubbish, that I could not help but go out of the room in less than 15 minutes. I got so frustrated with mainstream Bengali cinema that I decided not to watch any of those which are released after 1990, or at most, 1995!
Recently however, I have broken my rule, and in the last week, I watched 3 bengali movies, which are each of three different types, and all of them were really a pleasure to watch.
The first one was Teen Ekke Teen. It is a very light-hearted comedy, executed very nicely without making the comedy a slapstick one. Three young ladies, in order to expand their business of pickles (of three tastes: tok, jhal, misty!) , try to get a loan of 10 lakhs from banks and other financial institutions. Being rejected from all of them, the trio plans to rob a bank by themselves in order to aquire the money. The incidents which follow from that point are very hilarious and enjoyable. Sreelekha Mitra, Nilanjana Sharma and Koneenica performed their roles brilliantly, and the corresponding male actors: Saswata Chatterjee, Kushal Chakraborty and Badsha Moitro, gave a very good support. Overall, it was a two-hour funride, filled with lots of funny as well as exciting, serious moments.
The second movie is named Aabar Ashbo Firey, maybe 2 years old, directed by Ravi Ojha. It deals with the old topic of rebirth , but the director handled it in a neat fashion, and the actors performed very nicely as well. Saswata and Koneenica were in the lead roles, while Victor Bannerjee was too good in his negative role. The other actors, namely Rajatabha Datta, Ramaprasad Banick and others consisted of the supporting cast. Although a very long movie of about 3 hours, I never got bored of watching it.
The third, and the last so far, is titled Waarish, directed by Kaushik Ganguly. I have seen a few telefilms directed by him back home, and some of them were simply great. This movie is a serious one, dealing with complex relationships of man and woman, the futile hope of conceiving a child, the indomitable self-confidence of a single mother , the hopelessness and confusion of a reputed school teacher and things of those kinds. Sabyasachi Chakraborty was good, Debashree Roy was wonderful, but Churni Ganguly was simply amazing. The way she portrayed her character was really an experience to watch. Maybe slow sometimes, but I liked watching the movie very much.
All of the above-mentioned movies do not have big names attached to them, yet they are so good. It seems that Bengali cinema is bringing in some fresh air for its audience. Hope it continues, and maybe some day Bengal will regain its position of honor and glory it possesed 20 years ago.
Recently however, I have broken my rule, and in the last week, I watched 3 bengali movies, which are each of three different types, and all of them were really a pleasure to watch.
The first one was Teen Ekke Teen. It is a very light-hearted comedy, executed very nicely without making the comedy a slapstick one. Three young ladies, in order to expand their business of pickles (of three tastes: tok, jhal, misty!) , try to get a loan of 10 lakhs from banks and other financial institutions. Being rejected from all of them, the trio plans to rob a bank by themselves in order to aquire the money. The incidents which follow from that point are very hilarious and enjoyable. Sreelekha Mitra, Nilanjana Sharma and Koneenica performed their roles brilliantly, and the corresponding male actors: Saswata Chatterjee, Kushal Chakraborty and Badsha Moitro, gave a very good support. Overall, it was a two-hour funride, filled with lots of funny as well as exciting, serious moments.
The second movie is named Aabar Ashbo Firey, maybe 2 years old, directed by Ravi Ojha. It deals with the old topic of rebirth , but the director handled it in a neat fashion, and the actors performed very nicely as well. Saswata and Koneenica were in the lead roles, while Victor Bannerjee was too good in his negative role. The other actors, namely Rajatabha Datta, Ramaprasad Banick and others consisted of the supporting cast. Although a very long movie of about 3 hours, I never got bored of watching it.
The third, and the last so far, is titled Waarish, directed by Kaushik Ganguly. I have seen a few telefilms directed by him back home, and some of them were simply great. This movie is a serious one, dealing with complex relationships of man and woman, the futile hope of conceiving a child, the indomitable self-confidence of a single mother , the hopelessness and confusion of a reputed school teacher and things of those kinds. Sabyasachi Chakraborty was good, Debashree Roy was wonderful, but Churni Ganguly was simply amazing. The way she portrayed her character was really an experience to watch. Maybe slow sometimes, but I liked watching the movie very much.
All of the above-mentioned movies do not have big names attached to them, yet they are so good. It seems that Bengali cinema is bringing in some fresh air for its audience. Hope it continues, and maybe some day Bengal will regain its position of honor and glory it possesed 20 years ago.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Farewell to Spring (Semester and Season--both)
Today was the last class day of the Spring semester. Well, the semester has not yet ended officially, the final exams are yet to come. But since I have no finals this semester, the semester has ended for me.
This semester was a real fun. I must say that of all the 6 semesters I have had here so far, this one was the most enjoyable one for me. The entire 16-week tenure got partitioned into two distinct halves, almost equal, and more than that, without my knowledge!
The first 8 weeks went away in preparing for the Qualifying Exams. All the students who have come here in US for higher studies know the importance of Qualifiers, or nicknamed as "Quals". It is like the qualifying matches before the FIFA World cup. Clearing this exam is just like getting the pass to participate in the main event. Actually, this exam marks the beginning of the "research work" people do here, at least officially. I cleared the exam somehow, although I must admit that on the day of the declaration, I experienced the most tensed 3-4 hours of my life so far, watching Amitabh-starrer Sharaabi, with my fingers crossed!!
Since I was supposed to study "hard" for my exam(which I didn't), I was allowed to enrol in only two courses in this semester, although the original requirement is 3. The courses required 2-3 hours of study every week atmost. So, I got into a lot of trouble once my quals were over. Then I planned something new to spend the remaining 8 weeks.
As I have mentioned before, I have been watching a lot of movies since I came here. This time, I decided to watch some Hollywood movies! Those who know me can imagine how weird this idea is! But, I was determined this time. I gathered the names of some notable movies, and started watching them, one by one. To my surprise, I started liking them (only thing is, I need to pay more attention while watching) . For the last one-and-a-half months, I have watched quite a good number of Hollywood movies, and have become an admirer of Tom Hanks and Kevin Spacey! I do not like the action movies, rather the Drama genre attracts me more. I am hoping to gather a better knowledge of Hollywood movies as time goes by.
The Spring season is also bidding farewell it seems, alike the semester. It is raining consistently almost everyday for the last 15 days or so. I think this is the time of monsoon in this area. Rain always makes me nostalgic, walking in the rain without an umbrella was one of my favourite activities back home, which is continuing here as well.
Last, but not the least, every meeting must end with a delicious eating. The classes ended today, and tomorrow we are having Lunch in the department. All is well that ends well.
Bon Apetite!
This semester was a real fun. I must say that of all the 6 semesters I have had here so far, this one was the most enjoyable one for me. The entire 16-week tenure got partitioned into two distinct halves, almost equal, and more than that, without my knowledge!
The first 8 weeks went away in preparing for the Qualifying Exams. All the students who have come here in US for higher studies know the importance of Qualifiers, or nicknamed as "Quals". It is like the qualifying matches before the FIFA World cup. Clearing this exam is just like getting the pass to participate in the main event. Actually, this exam marks the beginning of the "research work" people do here, at least officially. I cleared the exam somehow, although I must admit that on the day of the declaration, I experienced the most tensed 3-4 hours of my life so far, watching Amitabh-starrer Sharaabi, with my fingers crossed!!
Since I was supposed to study "hard" for my exam(which I didn't), I was allowed to enrol in only two courses in this semester, although the original requirement is 3. The courses required 2-3 hours of study every week atmost. So, I got into a lot of trouble once my quals were over. Then I planned something new to spend the remaining 8 weeks.
As I have mentioned before, I have been watching a lot of movies since I came here. This time, I decided to watch some Hollywood movies! Those who know me can imagine how weird this idea is! But, I was determined this time. I gathered the names of some notable movies, and started watching them, one by one. To my surprise, I started liking them (only thing is, I need to pay more attention while watching) . For the last one-and-a-half months, I have watched quite a good number of Hollywood movies, and have become an admirer of Tom Hanks and Kevin Spacey! I do not like the action movies, rather the Drama genre attracts me more. I am hoping to gather a better knowledge of Hollywood movies as time goes by.
The Spring season is also bidding farewell it seems, alike the semester. It is raining consistently almost everyday for the last 15 days or so. I think this is the time of monsoon in this area. Rain always makes me nostalgic, walking in the rain without an umbrella was one of my favourite activities back home, which is continuing here as well.
Last, but not the least, every meeting must end with a delicious eating. The classes ended today, and tomorrow we are having Lunch in the department. All is well that ends well.
Bon Apetite!
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Movie magic
Back home, I used to watch movies rarely, specially in theatres. When I was in college, my friends used to go to movies very often, almost twice a week. But I accompanied them once in 4-5 months. The only notable movie which I watched during my college days in a cinema-hall was Gladiator, and that was a "First Day. First Show". Excellent movie no doubt about it. But I nearly stopped watching hindi movies , specially in cinema-halls.
But once I came here, away from home, I gradually picked up the habit of watching movies, almost regularly, and sometimes heavily! In the weekends I have nothing to do except chatting over phone and watching movies. Getting tired of chatting, I watch a movie, and after watching the movie, to discuss the movie with friends, I go back to chat! This is a vicious loop, I must admit that!
I am so much updated with the present bollywood movies that sometimes, I really feel amazed! I did not know that I possessed such a knack of movies. From DOR to WOH LAMHE, FANAA to TRAFFIC SIGNAL---------I have watched almost all of them, missing only may be a couple! Here, movies can be watched on downloading from the internet, absolutely free. So it is not a problem. If a certain movie is terribly irritating (eg, WOH LAMHE, RISK, THE GAME) , I just go on skipping the details, and complete watching the movie within 10-15 minutes, although these movies were nearly 2 hours long!!
This weekend, I watched a lovely movie: BLACK FRIDAY --------it investigates the reasons and minds behind the MUMBAI BOMB BLAST of 1993. It was a great movie to watch, all the actors performed splendidly. Bollywood probably has never seen a movie like this. It showed the courage of calling the mafias by their own names. Tiger Memon was not mentioned as Panther Demon, as most of the bollywood movies do!!!
I am now looking forward to watch NISHABD, it has aroused a lot of gossips and controversies already. Hope that the movie will not dishearten me.
But once I came here, away from home, I gradually picked up the habit of watching movies, almost regularly, and sometimes heavily! In the weekends I have nothing to do except chatting over phone and watching movies. Getting tired of chatting, I watch a movie, and after watching the movie, to discuss the movie with friends, I go back to chat! This is a vicious loop, I must admit that!
I am so much updated with the present bollywood movies that sometimes, I really feel amazed! I did not know that I possessed such a knack of movies. From DOR to WOH LAMHE, FANAA to TRAFFIC SIGNAL---------I have watched almost all of them, missing only may be a couple! Here, movies can be watched on downloading from the internet, absolutely free. So it is not a problem. If a certain movie is terribly irritating (eg, WOH LAMHE, RISK, THE GAME) , I just go on skipping the details, and complete watching the movie within 10-15 minutes, although these movies were nearly 2 hours long!!
This weekend, I watched a lovely movie: BLACK FRIDAY --------it investigates the reasons and minds behind the MUMBAI BOMB BLAST of 1993. It was a great movie to watch, all the actors performed splendidly. Bollywood probably has never seen a movie like this. It showed the courage of calling the mafias by their own names. Tiger Memon was not mentioned as Panther Demon, as most of the bollywood movies do!!!
I am now looking forward to watch NISHABD, it has aroused a lot of gossips and controversies already. Hope that the movie will not dishearten me.
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