Barfi! Review : Pleases hearts and soul

Ranbir Kapoor has proved it over his acting in 'Rockstar' and he is doing it again here in Barfi, the mute-deaf guy. The story narration and the acting talents have just made the audience and critics move with the groove. Anurag Basu has proved it once again that he is able to touch the hearts of his audience in the best of way possible.  The movie which is marked as no way to the conventional Bollywood cinema, still steals the heart of audience and starts the celebration of life along with Barfi.

Ranbir plays the character 'Murphy' who is deaf and mute and calls himself  'Barfi' as he can't say 'Murphy'. The fun ride starts, without the main character saying a word on screen. This is surely one of the most outstanding performances of recent times and we are not going to ignore the talents of Priyanka Chopra, who plays Jhilmil a physically and mentally challenged person and Ileana D'Cruz, who plays a new town girl. The movie doesn't revolve around the disabilities or exploit the short comings of the actors physical or mental state, watching the movie just makes you ignore the fact that the shortcomings of being mute/deaf/physically challenged doesn't hinder in the celebration of life. Not just the memorable protagonists, even the smaller players specially Roopa Ganguly and Akaash Khuruna and Haradhan Bandhopadhyay, leave a lingering impact.

Ranbir's performance is said to be the prime key and is said to overshadow most of other protagonists, but it would be truly unfair to give the full credits to Ranbir as there has been lot of talent shown by Priyanka who had been criticized for overacting in Agneepath. The debutant Ileana also does a smart job, she plays the character of Shruti who comes to the town to be with her parents. She is attracted to Barfi for the joyous ways in which he leads his life, and Ileana plays the role of a confused girl who finds all the good part of 'Barfi' and misses these qualities in her fiancee. The romance between Ileana and Ranbir is a joy of the movie that we think Anurag has done splendidly.

Anurag Basu, known for his non linear film making has done it once again and made the audience woo to the acts of 'Barfi'. The romantic comedy side also adds to the spice of the movie and the film maker is receiving a warm set of appreciations for his effort with the movie. 

As IANS report "Barfi! celebrates life without dismissing the dark passages and roadblocks that we often encounter as we travel through that craggy road to death." That is what the movie leaves in your heart when you leave the theaters. A must must and must watch movie.

Rakesh Sippy of Raksha Entertainment Pvt Ltd told IANS that Barfi! has "opened pretty well in multiplexes and in other cities". "In fact, the film had around 90 to 100 percent occupancy for the morning shows. It is doing exceptionally well. The film will pick up by word of mouth," he added.

The movie is still running high and is hitting the right tone on box office, however the weekend results will confirm how things went on.

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- Unknown Updated at: Saturday, September 15, 2012

Ek Tha Tiger - Opens up with a humongous 35 Crore!

It is a typical Salman Khan movie to be said the least, if you are expecting something great from Kabir Khan, then stay out, because this is just a action-masala-entertainer. The movie is for the masses and the characterization and the situations just adds to the aura of Salman Khan's action image. So once again this is a very tiny thread of a story which is made into a big movie.

Afterall, it takes only few minutes of action and few more of dances for a Salman Khan movie to be hit - that is how the star carries himself.

Once again, this Salman Khan movie has done the unthinkable and has crossed the first day collection of Rs. 35 Crore! The reports are still unofficial, but the range should be close to this. This is the highest till date for any Bollywood movie. It was Agneepath from Hrithik that did keep the record for close to an year, Rs 21.5 Crore was the collection record for the movie. 

The Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer movie, which was released on nearly 2500 screens on August 15, registered 100% occupancy in both Single screens and multiplexes across the country on the first day. It has garnered unheard of and unimaginable figures in all the circuits.

Taran Adarsh has reported that the movie did make Rs 2 crore in Rajasthan alone where Agneepath had done a business of 1.2 Crore, so the results might be eye popping but the crew is happy about it. But is the critics thinking the same way?

As always, it is a no-brainer and full entertainer, you might have to shut your common sense out before you watch the scenes. The first part of the movie is thrilling and exciting with a well choreographed stunt sequences and romantic songs. The second half however fails to match the first.

One thing positive for the director is that he has evolved from making the realistic movies like 'Kabul Express', 'New York' to a action mass-entertainer. The thin storyline is marked as the greatest fail of the movie. 

PLOT:

Salman Khan plays Tiger, a code name given to him by Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) of India. But the role of an intelligence officer has been manipulated to the core to befit a masala entertainer! 

After a successful mission in Iraq, Tiger is now entrusted with the task of collecting external intelligence by spying on a Trinity College Professor, who has apparently been approached by the ISI for sharing missile technology secrets. 

Tiger flies down to Dublin, the Irish capital, to follow the Professor. And that is where he ends up meeting his ladylove (Zoya) Katrina Kaif, the professor’s residence caretaker. Tiger introduces himself as Manish Chandra, a writer, and seeks her help in getting an appointment with the professor.

Zoya extends all possible help to a shelter-less Manish and befriends him. And that is when seeds of romance are sowed!

Though Tiger knows that he is on a mission and he dare not fall in love, he loses his heart to Zoya, who could act as a catalyst in providing information about the professor. Tiger is constantly reminded of his duties by Gopi (Ranvir Shorey), his colleague, not to lose his heart while on a mission but he does approve of Tiger’s choice of a Bhabhi for him!

Zoya, who also happens to be a dance instructor, invites Tiger for a show and here is where you would find a twist in the tale!

Although you can't expect much of the suspense as it is evident from a mile on what is to happen. But again, it was the same in Dabaang, Wanted and his other releases. But we are sure that this is another Rs.100 Crore movie without any doubts. The action sequences and the dance numbers just are a icing on the cake.

The chemistry between Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan looks amazing and one wont agree if they say they aren't in a relationship!

And as usual in his movies, Salman Khan does take his shirt off! Family audiences beware! And also there are few mini dressed girls once in a while, but we can't deny the fact that movies are changing a lot. The introduction sequence of Salman is amazing as he fights through a team of terrorists in Iraq borders.

Also, for once, Katrina Kaif isn't playing the damsel in distress. She has some great action scenes to herself and matches Salman step for step in some scenes. (katrina confident about kabir - news here)

So this is certainly a one time watch or may be two if you are a die hard fan of Salman!

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, August 16, 2012

7 Reasons why you should watch Jism 2!

Negative is the common word that critics used for the much awaited and anticipated movie Jism 2. The movie lacked everything but sex - it was full with it and unfortunately the formula works only with B-grade movies and have made the makers to put back their thinking caps and work on it. The movie had no essence - the movie was made in the only hope that Sunny Leone would drag in viewers just as she does on her website!

The movie Jism 2 will be better known for wasting the talents of Arunodhay Singh and Randeep Hooda, who just had to play the usual cat and mouse game moving through a lot of love making with Sunny Leone (why wouldn't Arunodhay catch Randeep directly when all is known and clearly stated??!!). The mystery is just simple - Sunny Leone had to fit in and she had to come out with all her body exposed to the vast screen!

We are trying to list the reasons why you should watch the movie even in midst of all those negatives - you may sleep through the movie but if you consider the following reasons you will still have a hope of keeping yourself concious!

1. The first and foremost reason is viewing Sunny Leone on a vast screen - this is one time opportunity that you get to do that otherwise, you will have to install in a plasma screen at your home - too expensive if you as us!

2. The movie is never gonna reach television screens ! Sorry boys, that is how the CBFC works, even Dirty Picture is awaiting a decision and it is far less erotic than Jism 2! So if you want to see the movie its one time opportunity! But as Bhatt's say, the movie has undergone many cuts - we should probably submit a mass petition to Pooja Bhatt to release the full uncut version online (lol) 

3. To know how to cover up a flaky storyline with a cream of skin show! - The movie is nothing but a flaky storyline which is covered up with lot of lust and sex. As TOI review says, the screenplay is like a butterfly hovering over the big waterpools of sex - so if you are a filmmaker and you want to master the art - get to the screens now!

4. The honey trap is not for Randeep its for the audience! Arunodhay shows how to act badly and it is just not the honey trap for the killer played by Randeep Hooda, instead it is the honey trap prepared by the Bhatt's for the vast audience so please fall in to it!

5. To see how barbie doll acts and how she makes love! The movie has a stunned Sunny Leone delivering dialogues - she is as still as a stone through it - but it doesn't take away the beauty. So if you want to see how a barbie doll works in Bollywood then Jism 2 is the perfect movie to see!

6. How a woman portrays her counter part - it is just that Pooja Bhatt never overcame the 'Sunny' side of things, she was still mesmerized by the skin show of Sunny Leone that she forgot that she had a storyline to catch - the whole movie failed on this point. The director had just started exploring Sunny Leone with the movie and if you like to know how a woman portrays Sunny Leone - you should see Jism 2.

7. If you are slow picker of things, if you want to think about more things when you watch movies, then Jism 2 is the perfect spot - its slow and much slower through the storyline. So you can relax to the most - dont fall asleep though, you might miss something! - but its utterly slow for a thriller.

In midst of the controversies the movie has gained enough to be good for the producers. The producers haven't announced the exact figures but the movie is said to have collected 60-70% of its production. We hope to have a figure when we report the next one on Jism 2.

Those who did not find their reasons to watch Jism 2 can watch some of the skin shows here(videos here)

More Stories on Jism 2 here

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- Unknown Updated at: Saturday, August 04, 2012

Jism 2 Review : A cold Response!

Jism 2 hype seems to be lived only till the first few minutes of its screenplay, the lust can't drive the movie to its end and sex alone doesn't make a movie hit! The movie Jism 2 is marked as a weaker story to start with and a wasted dialogues by Sunny Leone. It seems that she would be a turn off after viewing the movie! Randeep's character is pivotal but still is regarded as a wasted talent for the actor of his caliber. 

Jism 2 wanted to portray Sunny Leone as the rebel to the modern society, the story of a porn star who tries to break her bounds and stand out for herself, the story written by Mahesh Bhatt had the power in it but somewhere around the lines it looses in big margin. 

"If you look for the blemishes on the moon, you will only see the blemishes. We have made an erotic film, an adult film. The Censor Board has eliminated 50 per cent of the scenes. But our film is not dependent on that. It has a very powerful story," Bhatt, who has written the screenplay, said.

He was speaking to the comment of having more lusty scenes in the movie than it was required! He said the content of 'Jism 2' is more mature than 'Murder 2', a film Bhatt produced in 2011. "My world view, my thoughts have gone into etching Kabeer's (Randeep Hooda) character," he said. 'Jism 2' hit the theatres on August 3 and stars Arunoday Singh as an intelligence officer. It was directed by Pooja Bhatt.

But even in midst of this critics claim that the movie which was to be an erotica became an erratic one with a weaker screenplay. Glamsham wrote "Till the end, you are wondering what the story is. It goes like this. Izna (Sunny Leone making her debut) is a prostitute. She is asked to help the Intelligence Bureau to kill one of their own officers, Randeep Hooda, who has gone on a killing spree within his department. The reason she has been selected is because at one point in time, she was his lover. I'm not even getting into the screenplay of that episode, of how they meet and how they mate! It's hilarious. "

The movie also narrates the personal vendetta of Izna with Kabeer and how she takes revenge on him for leaving her out in mid of the world or may be prostitution! But again this could have been better with a stronger actress - but Sunny is said to be a doll who is prompted for every dialogue and talks in with no such word as emotion on her face!

So the huge boom has been a let down - although the erotica still drives in youth but just to watch the body show by Sunny Leone!

"Film's central character is a girl who is living on an image created by marketing her anatomy. This woman had to be a part of the porn industry. We were very clear from the very beginning that our protagonist would proudly proclaim - 'I am a porn star'. This was going to be her story and we couldn't compromise on the basic setting. It had to be Sunny," Bhatt said.

"By roping in a regular Bollywood leading lady, we would have had to restrict ourselves to just two-three erotic scenes in order to please audience. That would have been unfair to the subject," he said.

But it seems that just erotica is not the essence of a successful movie and it has been said and said again by the audience. We will see how the weekend responses proceed!

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- Unknown Updated at: Friday, August 03, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises - Causes a stir at imax

Just one day to go from the epic release of 'The Dark Knight Rises' it seems that the crowd is already buzzing into iMax theaters to view the action on the biggest of screens. The movie which is said to be shot with iMax cam is said to be having 1 hour of actions completely shot in iMax and it should be the first on screens. 

With the last of Christopher Nolan-Christian Bale Batman trilogy series - ‘The Dark Knight Rises’(trailers and teasers here) - scheduled for a worldwide release on Friday, movie buffs are travelling from various cities to the capital to catch the mind-blowing action on the big Imax screen.

Director Christopher Nolan, famous for his blockbusters, is said to have shot the latest Batman movie with Imax cameras making it a must-watch on the big screen of 92 ft by 72 ft. There is one hour footage of the action sequences in the Imax format and Hyderabad being the only city apart from Mumbai and Ahmedabad, fans are flocking here. It does not seem to matter that the movie is also being released in several other single screen and multiplexes. The rush is towards Prasads (Rs.250 Imax ticket price) to catch the two hour and forty-five minute movie, which is expected to fill the entire screen space.

The crowds at Hyderabad alone amuses the owners and they have happily expressed their surprise on this. It is said that the movie is being completely booked upto July 28th and they are still collecting bookings for further dates. 

The buzz is not limited to Hyderabad - the report says that more bookings are coming towards Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Nagpur, New Delhi, etc. where the movie showcases in iMax format.

Even in midst of these buzz, the initial review of 'The Dark Knight Rises' seems to be cold - although we are not sure if the reviewers were just movie enthusiasts or a 'batman fans'. Much has been talked about the dim light shootings and unclear shots. A review also says "The film is positively dim, as if shot at dusk in winter by candlelight." 

Review continues to say "The new movie is all about false gods and heroes, revolting peasants, America since the September 11 attacks, and the collapse of the Western economies. It's about mob rule and the need for order, which in this case is represented by the fat blue line of the police.

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/cape-of-good-hope-amid-the-gloom-20120718-22ald.html#ixzz212eORbc1"

So its still the story revolving around the fight between good and bad, but with the touch of more realistic aspects around the world. Although the review does confirm that the movie has been shot to conviction and to general logic. So it might not be so bad but still complains the very dark nature of shots.

We will have to wait on the final review from the response here in our theaters and we are sure Knight wont be that bad!

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, July 19, 2012