KHATTA MEETHA MOVIE REVIEW

Conclusion: ‘Khatta Meetha’ is a promise that fails to deliver up to its potential, only for die hard Akshay fans who religiously watch his every release.

Priyadarshan’s Khatta Meetha might seem like a comedy, but it’s a bit more. It’s actually a satire on the corruption that plagues our system and even forces those with ideals to break down and surrender. The film is a remake of Priyadarshan’s Malayalam original Vellanakalude Nadu, but that’s strictly a statistic because Akshay Kumar is not Mohanlal and one assumes he doesn’t want to be either.

The story is about Sachin Tichkule (Akshay) who desperately tries to be a successful government contractor in a super corrupt system. His father, Ramakant (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) and his brother and in-laws are all successful contractors and they look down upon Sachin’s inability to do anything right. Gehna (Trisha) is the new Municipal Commissioner in charge of Sachin’s contracts and her bitter college romance with him ensures she’s hostile.

In terms of story and writing the film seems a bit undercooked. Most of the plot developments like a murder, failed contracts and even the climax seem forced. Not the humour though, the film is replete with many gags and most of them hit the right note. Look out especially for Rajpal Yadav’s histrionics and Asrani’s hilarious conversations with several people at one go.

Two specific merits of Khatta Meetha are the dialogue that reflect upon the corruption that possesses our nation’s governance and Akshay’s restrained performance. Picture Akshay telling Trisha about the Rs 1 lakh he’s granted for building a crossing, which he has to share with a minister, municipal officers and civic authorities, after which he’s left with a meagre Rs 25,000 to build the bridge. Such reflections of reality in the film, though not comprehensive, are still good enough to make you think. What also helps is Akshay’s timorous body language. He exudes a certain lack of self-confidence that so perfectly captures the irony of RK Laxman’s common man.

Khatta Meetha will give you good cinema mixed with an indecent dose of brash humour. If you choose to overlook the loud Manoj Joshi and Johnny Lever you may find satiation in Akshay, Urvashi Sharma and Neeraj Vora’s performances.

Priyadarshan’s been innovative in making this film and though he’s managed to pull off a large part of this two-and-half-hour film, he has also failed in parts. Watch the film without expectations and you’ll come out a bit upset at the state of affairs but happy.

LAMHAA MOVIE REVIEW

Quick Take: Not the right moment

Director: Rahul Dholaki....

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Anupam Kher and Kunal KapoorRelease

So when the tagline for the film reads ‘untold story of Kashmir’ you go expecting a path-breaking impactful movie, one that you will take home with you way after you’ve left the preview hall. And when the director of the film is someone who gave us Parzania, you want to like the film. Desperately. But after almost an hour of what seems like a docudrama with intriguing camerawork and a forceful background score you start squirming in your seat. This is a film about Kashmir. And yes the history is needed as is the unraveling of how the disturbing and murky system works. But you want the story to charge towards you full throttle at some point. The politics of Kashmir is complicated and not easy to understand. It’s a multi-veined creature with many heads. Tackling even one of those heads can’t be a mean task but if a film fails to hold its audience there is a problem somewhere.Lamhaa has a story that could have been told with less fuss and more coherence. It tells you about how just being on the same side is not enough, it’s how you fight the cause. It deals with the power of mass manipulation and the science of politics. “Kashmir ko ek company banakar rakha hai,” says one guy. Interesting line on which ultimately the film is built.So there’s just so much happening on screen and so little focus that you lose interest in a while. The characters seem propped up valiantly against the beautiful ethereal but disturbing canvas but you don’t really connect to any of them. Not Aziza (Bipasha Basu) who saw her father murdered in front of her, not Aatif (Kunal Kapoor) a reformed militant turned politician or Gul (Sanjay Dutt) a secret agent doubling up as what we are never really sure.Of the performances Bipasha packs a solid punch trying her best with the role and largely succeeding. Kunal Kapoor save for some tepid dialogue delivery has abundant screen presence and manages to hold his own. Sanjay Dutt’s presence is interesting but his role is too sketchy for you to relate beyond a point. Cinematography by Jamie Fowlds is gritty but self indulgent in places. Why should the camera shake unnecessarily when all two people are doing is talking? Music by Mithun is overwhelmingly haunting.Rahul Dholakia sure is trying to say something with Lamhaa but the language of expression is too muddled. It’s a film with its heart in the right place but sometimes to tell your story that simply isn’t good enough.

UDAAN MOVIE REVIEW

Quick Take: Udaan is story-telling at it's best.


Director: Vikramaditya MotwaneCast: Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor


After gaining international recognition at the Cannes Film Festival, Udaan should hopefully succeed in connecting with the Indian masses too. Vikramaditya Motwane should be more than proud about his directorial debut. It may not be a masterstroke but it's nearly there.


Udaan is a poignant coming of age tale of a teenager. Rohan (Rajat Barmecha) is a small-town boy who aspires to be a writer. Though friends support him, his father (Ronit Roy) forbids his son from following his passion and compels him to pursue engineering and work at their steel factory.


Udaan is a deceptively simple film. The movie narrates various teenage experiences and issues that arise due to the generation gap and are easy to identify with. But the strength of Udaan lies in its story telling, which is very real. As are the setting and the overall ambience. However, the realism might be difficult to handle for some. The scenes between the abusive father and his children are quite disturbing and could unsettle the audience. But that’s the whole purpose of the movie.


Courtesy Amit Trivedi the music is another high-point of the movie. Aazaadiyan’s harmonious vocals wrapped in true rock style, take flight mid-way beautifully and set the right mood. The songs have meaningful lyrics, all penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.


Rohan’s character is tailor-made for Rajat Barmecha and he makes most of it. Ronit Roy and Ram Kapoor deliver strong performances as brothers with completely different idiosyncrasies. The director has ensured that no character overshadows Rohan’s presence in the frame, simply because it’s his story.


What may mar the film is its slow pace. Udaan takes its own time to explain its premise. Though you feel for the protagonist as the movie progresses, a few scenes do drag and test your patience.


Udaan borrows something from everyone’s life. Its heart is in the right place. But most importantly, it has a soul and may well make you reflect on your own life and wonder, “I could’ve done this differently.”

MILLENGE MILLENGE MOVIE REVIEW

I’ve been hearing of Milenge Milenge ever since I joined in Media 3years ago. The film cropped up every time anyone spoke of Kareena Kapoor-Shahid Kapoor starrers. A take off on the Hollywood movie Serendipity (2001), Milenge Milenge is cheesy to say the least.

The story is simple; Shahid and Kareena meet on a trip to Bangkok after Shahid gets hold of her diary. He does everything right to impress her until she realises he has read her diary and is not what he makes himself out to be. She walks out on him and their love, leaving behind two clues and for destiny to take over. Because there’s a gap of five years between the start of the movie to its release, it does look dated.

Shahid and Kareena’s costumes are something you wouldn’t catch either of these stylish actors wearing today even on a bad day. Writer Shiraz Ahmed manages to make a hash of a ready screenplay pushing the envelope of being cheesy and corny in the same breath. He fails miserably wherever he has tried to change situations to make them fit into an Indian scenario. He isn’t the only villain of this show though. Enter director Satish Kaushik. He fails to hold you with his old school melodrama and comedy.

The young and contemporary touches the film required are totally absent. And you can easily see that Shahid had still not come into his own as an actor when he shot for the film. He even goes over the top in a few of the scenes — like the one where he has to play a cool college dude.

Kareena however is clearly the best thing about the movie. She is superb throughout but doesn’t manage to carry the film on her own. Apart from Himesh Reshimmya’s rendition of Kuch toh baki hai, no other song stays with you. Overall, the film is predictable and it would be safe to say this movie wouldn’t have worked even if it had released much earlier as planned.

I HATE LOVE STORIES MOVIE REVIEW

WE TAKE TIME to HATE This Story............


Film Hype : 8 Out of 10


Success : 5 out of 10


Box Office FINAL Result : Average....MULTIPLEX Picture..



‘I hate luv storys’ is possibly the simplest and most predictable movie!


The movie does not offer anything remotely authentic or special...


Which side are you on?

Luv, luv Storys?

Or hate luv storys?

When you already know that there are only the two main stars in the movie...

What would you expect from the story... the lead pair excessively hating each other in the beginning...

Then, ‘very gradually’ as the movie progresses, the otherwise unthinkable ‘luv’ develops...


The lead pair has minimal chemistry...

Sonam is good when she is furious and Imran when he is natural as the ‘cool dude’ as opposed to being the guy in ‘luv’.

Sonam is pleasant and along with Imran, the duo literally carries this movie on their shoulders, as there is no story!

The photography is commendable as there are moments when it blends beautifully with colours and backgrounds giving us the simple mercies of a visual treat whilst Sonam and Imran go about their routines...

Women, young and mature may watch this movie for Imran Khan - he looks like the ‘cool guy in the neighbourhood’!

‘I Hate Luv Storys’ the movie drags you with its ‘luv’ story, a story that you always expected!

One song is good and a few striking natural backgrounds in New Zealand are good too!

There are a few moments when you can laugh out loud too... but with the extremely leisurely pace (being very polite) of the movie, you might want to ....

Would you watch this movie?

‘I hate luv storys’ - read - 'I hate this luv (no) story'.

I HATE LOVE STORIES REVIEW

Review By "Aamer"......From Visakhapatnam

RATING FOR THE MOVIE:- 3/5...


Summary of the Story:-

I HATE LOVE STORIES, is a star duded movie with lead pair of Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor who is still in trials of a BIG HIT

The Basic story lies on the Hero Imran who doesn’t like Love and doesn’t believe in love. But Sonam Kapoor loves another guy who is her childhood friend. She believes in Love. She becomes the Art director of a movie in which Imran also works. They both get close in the shooting time of that film and Sonam starts liking him.

Unfortunately, she starts ignoring his fiancée and starts thinking about Imran Khan and proposes him. By that time she finds him a flirt and starts ignoring him. As all hindi movies, atlast Imran proposes her and movie ends with a ‘HAPPY ENDING’ note.

In its best moments are the one liners in the movie

Overall Analysis of the Movie:-

This movie can be said as the blend mixture of many bollywood big hits and the 1^st half of the movie is more entertaining than the 2^nd half. 2^nd half of the movie is much prolonged and people feel that boredom.

2nd negative point in this movie is repetition of songs. Tere bin song has been repeated 3 times in this movie. 1^st half of the movie lives due to the music only.

Overall, I give 3/5 to ‘I HATE LOVE STORY’ and thumbs down for this movie because it couldn’t reach its high expectations. Tough luck for Sonam Kapoor because she still didn’t press the button of “HIT” in the industry.

Imran is Just Ok in his role and justifies with his acting. Costumes were Fantastic and locations were excellent

Overall, ‘I HATE LOVE STORIES’ is an onetime watch for mere time pass….Enjoy…...