Music Review : No One Killed Jessica

Amit Trivedi has build a certain reputation for me and many other people too. He is known to give hardhitting music and with a similar film in the name of "No One Killed Jessica", the expectations just doubles.

The album kicks off with, Aetbaar, sung by Vishal Dadlani, Mame Khan and Robert Omulo Bob. Its a loud pitch song that represents a person who is angry and sad as the person's belief/faith in a particular thing is broken off very badly. The song showcases the state of the person so beautifully with well written lyrics "Jal bhun ke raakh hua aetbaar, ganda majaak hua aetbaar". Special mention to the English part of the song and the starting tune used setting the mood up. In the film this song would probably come(if used) when Jessica's murderer is set free by the court or case is closed. One of my very favs!

Next comes, Yeh Pal, sung by Shilpa Rao. Not sure about its use in the film, but the song is about questioning your current life that has changed due to the latest incidents happened with you. Shilpa Rao specially is at her best in the antara part of the song. "Kya bataayen yeh rang bhari haseen titliyon si kabhi, rengte kechuyon jaisi toh nahi thi", Amitabh Bhattacharya at his innovative best in lyrics. The latter part of the song changes mode completely with a sudden change in pitch of the entire song as it totally goes into a instrumental for last 2 mins. This song has in it to make a mark, but thanks to the major impact of rest songs, this one will go un-noticed.

Aali Re, sung by a huge list of singers i.e Tochi Raina, Biswasjit Chakraborty, Shriram Iyer, Raja Hassan, Anushka Manchanda, Sonu Kakar, Aditi Singh Sharma and Sonika Sharma. This is a complete mad mad mad song. The starting of the song is bound to take you by a surprise, as the girls chorus sings "Dhinchak dhinchak dhinchak dhinchak rapa rap rak chika rak chika". The song as of now seems to be filmed on Rani as her introduction song representing the character traits with lines like "Thori si kameeni, thori namkeeni thori si nasheeli, thori zehreeli hai". The lyrics clearly are written accordingly, which may sound a bit wierd to few but they completely fit as per requirement of this song. Amit has this good habit I would say to go for a particular background theme within a song which he does here at 4th min of song, and its impressive one yet again! Just like the song starts, the girls chorus gives it a similar mad finish "Boom boom patakha de .. arrey dekh arrey dekh". Its quite a experimental track by amit that has come out brilliantly.

Next is, Dilli, sung by Tochi Raina, Shriram Iyer and Aditi Singh Sharma. Again what a stunning start to the song, slow build up and then the fast pacy beats as Aditi Singh gets into the song "da da da da dilli dilli ". Tochi takes over then in this rock kinda feel song with very high beats used all throughout the song. The song is a angry take on Delhi through the eyes of Sabrina in the film probably. I somehow couldnt connect properly with the lyrics of Antara, Amitabh Bhattacharya just overdid here I feel. Leaving asides that, its a very catchy track, you just cant resist the beats used here but make sure the volume of your speaker or headphone is as maximum as you can have. There is another version of this song "hardcore version", though it pretty much sounds same to me unless I am missing out something.

Last one in the album is, Dua Karo, by Meenal Jain, Joi Barua, Raman Mahadevan and Amitabh Bhattacharya. Its a song that is asking to say the things inside your heart, praying for a better future. The song might involve the India Gate candle scene by the looks of it. A very emotional feeling attached with this song specially the lines "guzaare kaise saja ke jaise, din ghamo ke lage arse, sab sajde mein, sajde mein, sajde mein.. dua karo". There is a slight resemblance with Amit's previous work that comes during the song when the tempo of the song goes from soft to high chorus. But as a whole, the song comes out very fresh and hence it evokes that emotional touch this song has in it. Special Mention to Meenal Jain who is very impressive in this track.


My Pick(s) : Aetbaar, Aali Re and Dilli

Overall, No one Killed Jessica is another gem of a album given by Amit Trivedi. It easily surpasses his other 2 works of this year and almost touches his magical work in Dev D. As per me, this album is completely worth it especially if you have liked Amit's work in Dev D and Udaan. To end the review with, unless any new mindblowing album comes out within next 25 days, No one Killed Jessica is the no.1 album of 2010!

Rating : 4.75 Out of 5 

Film Review : Unstoppable

A train engineer shows lazyness and carelessness, to add to it he faces a bad luck at wrong time that results him loosing the control over the train. Now, a train is running without any engineer on it, with brakes not covered, throttle at a position meaning the speed is fast and the train contains lots of toxic chemicals. Either the train needs to be stopped by gaining control over it or it needs to be blasted before it enters a city comprising more than 50,000 ppl who could get affected by the chemicals present in the train.

Usually films like this are majorly about entertainment and edge of the seat kind, thats what this film provides. A hour and 40 mins long, it comes to the main plot quite quickly with the back stories been told side by side but the main preference given to the unstoppable train. 

I personally love watching scenes involving train and to have a complete film on trains is a blessing in disguise. At first, the burning train comes to mind but except for Helicopter scene there is hardly any similarity.

One may argue though that the ending happens too easily, we were willing to see it take more time probably or I should say, it getting bit more tougher to stop the train. 

Denzel Washington and Chris Pine are very good in their performances. Screenplay is good, the way they build 2 stories side by side, one of the unstoppable train on another track and one of these two engineer and conductor who are trying to know each other until they both come to know that the unstoppable train is coming towards them.

 Camera angles are very good and probably gives certain high to the film. 

Overall, the film works because it provides good enough thrilling entertainment that one expects in such a film. 

Rating : 3.50 Out of 5 

Film Review : Allah Ke Banday

Vijay(Sharman Joshi) and Yakub(Faruk Kabir) who are school kids, live in a small village known as "Bhool Bhullaiyya". They earn some money through supplying drugs to places. One day, a incident lands them in Jail where they have to face something they didnt dream of. Their sufferings makes them tough from inside as they come out after 11 years with a mission of getting hold on their village. But, at what cost and whose deaths they are gonna succeed if they would ? Are they wrong in their actions or was the circumstances they go through acceptable? Many such questions are raised in the film.

The main problem the film has that it never hits you for long, there will be many scenes that give a sense that now we are going to see a impactful scene but that doesnt happen. There is a certain lack of power and intensity in the film despite a good idea of Children at War with good performances and writing. 

Maybe the youth could had been edited a bit to increase the scenes in 2nd half and make Vijay's actions justified. Also, there was a certain flaw in writing concerning Usmaan character who takes revenge so late when he could had got it way too early specially the way he does it. 

Faruk Kabir as a debutant director and actor does well. Only that the screenplay could had been made impactful and appealing than it turned out to be. 

Dialogues were good. The signature tune that runs with Yakub's scenes was very good one, it sort of represented his character very well.

Climax was very good and surprising in a way. 

Music was very average, and the good songs arent fully used either. Background score is very good one, though touch loud at some places. 

Scenes like Warden's intentions in Jail, Warden and Vijay in Restaurant, Vijay telling Yakub about love, climax etc makes the film a good watch. 

Among performances, 

Sharman Joshi does a good work. At places, he did look awkward but overall he managed very well. He is even the narrator of the film since the starting to the end.

Faruk Kabir very easily played the role of a high temper person. Though, there was a overdose of style in his mannerisms at times. As a debut, he was good. 

Naseeruddin Shah was flawless in his short role. The restaurant scene was superb one. 

Young Yakub and Vijay children did nice work, Vijay impressed less to me. Yakub was much better.

Atul Kulkarni was a touch over the top in his performance.

Anjana Sukhani was beautiful as always. But her character wasnt written well enough, she falls in love too easily with a person who is way below her standards. 

Overall, Allah Ke Banday suffers due to a less powerful screenplay and offers nothing in terms of entertainment either. Still, its a good watch for some good performances and Faruk Kabir's decent debut as a director.

Rating : 2.70 Out of 5 

Film Review : Break Ke Baad

What Happens when your partner demands some privacy, when your partner asks for a break in a relationship? But the question is, does relationships require space or a break ? Thats what the film is mainly based on.

Abhay Gulati(Imran Khan) and Aaliya Khan(Deepika Padukone), are childhood friends. And as is the case, their friendship turns into love. Aaliya is a girl who does what she feels is right while Abhay is more of reserved and calculated kinda of person who isnt sure what he actually wants. One day Aaliya takes the decision of taking a break from love relationship which Abhay finds wrong. How will Abhay convince Aaliya or will he allow Aaliya to take a break and what if she never comes back? The rest story deals with this.

The opening credits is very innovative but way too lengthy, a point comes when you want the film to start instead of credits going on and on. The references made to old films like Kuch Kuch hota hai or Pehla Nasha song etc were very well done. Infact, to speak of 1st Half was almost upto the mark.

It was the 2nd half that takes the film to a low. The director makes the proceedings look confusing and silly. And the attempted funny sequences by forcing a stupid character(shahana goswami's brother) doesnt help either.

As a debutant, Danish Aslam does fine work. He surely had a good concept in hand, but couldnt do complete justice to it. Screenplay was interesting. Editing could had been better.

Climax was very stupid, there was a chance to give it a totally different ending or even if the regular ending was to go by, the scenes should had been properly written.

Music was well used except for Dhoop ke Makaan which should had been used only once. And there was a clear situation to use Dont worry track which would had given the film some emotional angle.

There are few good sequences in the film like Abhay-Aaliya drunk scene, Aaliya's  Birthday, Aaliya and her mother arguement, Abhay's mother insisting him to move on.

Performances wise,

Imran Khan was pretty average. He himself keeps saying that he isnt that good at acting and that is visible too.   After a good performance in his last film, he sort of dissappoints here. The scene where he uses Punjabi accent sums up his acting in the film.

Deepika Padukone was excellent, probably among her best performances ever. Without a doubt her best this year. There were the usual scenes still there in film where she overacts, but those were very far and few.

Sharmila Tagore is superb, even in a small supporting role. Shahana Goswami is good. Lillette Dubey is very good, specially the pre-climax scene with Imran. Good to see Naveen Nischol in a film probably his first film after Khosla ka Ghosla, he was good as expected.


Overall, Break Ke Baad has very few good moments in the film which mainly come in 1st half only. Watch the film for Deepika Padukone if you are her fan, otherwise its a pretty below average film.


Rating : 2.35 Out of 5 

Film Review : Guzaarish

Ethan(Hrithik) who has been living 14 long years a life of quadriplegic decides to file a petition in court on his death. It comes as a total surprise to the few people who are part of his day-to-day life. Ethan was a magician, whose one magic trick went wrong and as a result the accident happened. How does he justify everyone about his sudden demand, and does he have the right to ask for his death or not .. Guzaarish deals with all these aspects which is known by the name of Youthanesia.

The main thing that could decide how much you like/love the film would be how much you agree with Ethan on his demand and also the way its granted/denied.

The typical aspects of Sanjay Leela Bhansali film can be well seen, as we have the excellent sets and great cinematography. Though, must admit they were at a lesser scale this time around as compared to previous films.

The film's beginning again with a alarm clock's background(seems to be trademark of Bhansali films), has a Charlie Chaplin written song "Smile" that really sets the mood for the film. The pace of the film is steady, mainly on the slower side and at some places extreme slow. But, good editing keeps that factor unnoticeable.

Also, the music is used so differently when you think of Saawariya, maybe its the effect of bashing last time around or the demand of Guzaarish script was to keep songs usage to a minimum.

What actually doesnt work in the film is the presentation of the supporting actors, their characterisation was fine but they werent put onto the film in the way they should have. There was lots of comical situations put up unintentionally, be it Devyani's(Shernaz Patel) conversation with Sophia(Aishwarya Rai) or the combine hug scene in the climax. Even Father Sameul(Sanjay Lafont) was portrayed in a way that it looked he might be a villain. Also, Yaseer Siddiqui's(Ash Chandler) sudden change of heart was hard to accept. Neville D'Souza(Makrand Deshpande) entry at a sudden notice wasnt required at all, SLB could had done away with this character's part in screenplay.

If we do ignore these small flaws, then the main point that comes is, Do we agree with Ethan that he has the right to die, and what are we really wanting, do we want him to live or do we want him to die.. I am sure many will remain confused, which shouldnt happen. This goes mainly to the narration I feel, we are shown points from both parties and there is never a clear feeling given as to which way is right. Or maybe Sanjay says everything through Devyani's one dialogue "Only those people can understand who goes through the suffering, no one else can understand".

There are some sequences in the film that brings a lump to the throat,

• Ethan's reply in the courtroom scene held at his home.
• Ethan's song "What a wonderful world" at the funeral.
• Ethan fighting with the leakage of raindrops in his room, and title song in background. 
• Ethan asking Sophia to walk the steps to him as the lover, and background of Mazo Saiba.


The last two especially should enter the Best Scenes ever column of many people. 
                                                                                                                                                                        As a Director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali falls short of his great work in Saawariya. Yet, he gives lots of good moments in the film and its mainly the way he narrates the story that ends up giving a feel of something is missing. Editing and Cinematography are excellent. Great use of Songs and very good Background score. Good use of thunderstorms at many places. Even the rain falling down is very well used to portray that particular situation in Ethan's life. 


Performances wise, 
                                                                                                                                                               Hrithik Roshan gives a very good performance, though not flawless this time as was the case in Kites. At many places, his dialogue delivery reminds of Koi Mil Gaya. Now, whether that was done deliberately by SLB or it just comes out that way, only SLB can tell. Leaving asides that, Hrithik's performance is really worth a watch. Especially, the scene where he wants to vent his anger out, or the one where he is sitting with a hat on in front of courtroom at his home and you wonder if we are watching Jesus Christ look alike. 
                                                                                                                                                                    Aishwarya Rai is excellent throughout the film, be it as a caretaker of Ethan, or her frustration at Devyani or the anger in the courtroom and the finale Mazo Saiba. And as always, She looked extremely beautiful, probably the most in any of her films this year.
                                                                                                                                                                    Aditya Roy Kapur(Omar Siddiqui) has to be told by someone about his hairstyle which is hard to see now. Infact in the film, there is one scene where he looks so much better and then he goes to his trademark style in final scene. His performance was good though, though he never had any key solo scene in the film. 
                                                                                                                                                              Monikangana Dutta(Estella) had only one dialogue scene, but a important one as far as SLB's narration is concerned. She was quite good. 
                                                                                                                                                                    Shernaz Patel, was very good if you leave the mannerisms that SLB gave her character to have, as they turned out to be quite comical. 
                                                                                                                                                                     Nafisa Ali(Ethan's mother) was superb, her scene in the courtroom especially is worth it. 

Overall, Guzaarish is a film that makes you think about Youthanesia whether you would agree or not with Ethan in the film is a different thing. The film has lots of flaws but its the feel and some great moments that keeps it good till the end. In terms of entertainment, the film has a bit more than Saawariya had. Its Hrithik-Aish performances and  the message that you come out of the theatre "Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, love truely, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile". 


Rating : 3.45 Out of 5 

Film Review : Golmaal3

The film is about 2 families, one consisting of Pritam(Mithun Chakraborty), Madhav(Arshad Warsi), Lucky(Tusshar Kapoor), Laxman(Kunal Khemu) and other one consists of Geeta(Ratna Pathak), Gopal(Ajay Devgan), Daboo(Kareena Kapoor), Laxman(Shreyas Talpade). How they get linked to each other through co-incidences and develop hatred towards each other, but they aren't aware of their parents past which will have a affect on them.

There is too much of one-liners in the film, forced comedy trying hard to make you laugh and it works too if I take into account the people in theatre though not the case with me. The car destroying or boats too is getting a touch too much. The characters of Puppy, Daga and Teja played by Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra and Vrajesh Hirjee were interesting in parts, average writing was the culprit here.

The plus side remains the performances especially Kareena who seems to be in total form here. The songs are nice but they lack that appealing effect, in a way there was no chartbuster song in the album.

Screenplay is good. Direction wise, All the Best was way better entertainment film then this one. Editing was good. Dialogues are poorly written.

Ale and Apna har din are the best used songs in the film. Disco dancer and yaad aa raha hai fail to make a mark while the title is used as credits.

Ajay Devgan is good, the look goes very well on him.. he infact to some extent has less screen presence, still he shines in his part. Kareena Kapoor continues her good run as far as her performances go, the character suited her image a lot or maybe the character was written with her in mind.

Kunal Khemu has this habit of trying to speak funny lines/phrases that end of wierd or very wierd. He was quite good. Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor were fine. Tusshar's role is getting monotonous to some extent I feel, wont be bad to omit him in next series. Arshad Warsi was very good, for a change his role was very well written and properly used too, otherwise he is mostly seen overplaying his character.

Mithun Chakraborty didnt impress me at all. Even his disco dancer looked bad. Ratna Pathak was impressive as always.

Johnny Lever was quite good. Sanjay Mishra's role could had been much better.


Overall, Golmaal3 despite good performances and screenplay fails to deliver just because it simply over-tries to entertain you and bad writing makes the matters worse. But since the film is doing well at boxoffice, Golmaal4 with almost similar treatment would come too. Only thing I can say is, maybe this film is meant for the aam janta, but not the film lovers especially not me atleast.


Rating : 2.40 Out of 5 

Film Review : Action Replayy

Kishen(Akshay Kumar) who is married with Mala(Aishwarya Rai) has a not so happy married life. His son Bunty(Aditya Roy Kapur) wants them to be happy but that is possible only if their past life is changed. With the help of technology i.e time machine, he decides to go back to past and make all the changes. But, what hurdles he will have to face while doing this, he isnt aware of.

The starting part of film is quite slow, first 15 minutes you wait for something to happen as the proceedings look dull. The film gets going once Bunty reaches the old era. 1st half is good but its the 2nd half and the makeover of Kishen that takes the film to a high along with the catchline "Awaaz Neeche" that is bound to get your laughs.

What the film suffers from mostly is the fact that the direction has lots of loopholes. Such loopholes can be ignored in slapstick comedies but not here. For instance, no one questions the dress style of Bunty, how are Kishen and Kundan(Rannvijay Singh) singing without a mike or headphone anything and yet easily listenable. Even its hard to accept that Mala cant find that there is a difference of voice when it comes to singing of Kishen, but that still be ignored when we can see Kundan singing in 2 voices. And then the continuity error with the hairstyle of Bunty that keeps changing with every new scene.

Writing was good though with some flaws. Screenplay was very good and interesting. Editing wasnt upto the mark. Costumes were very good, Aishwarya Rai looked so beautiful.

Music is very well used. Zor ka jhatka comes at a surprising time but rightly placed. Out of rest songs, the medley was the best for me. Comprising of 4 songs, it was superbly choreographed. Also, nakhre was a good watch too.

There are some very good scenes like the climax one or the pre-climax awaaz neeche scene, the pre nakhre and post nakhre scenes, the back-story of kishen told to Bunty, and many more.

Performances wise,

Akshay Kumar does really well. Whether its the old age character, the geek character or the stylish retro character. He looks at ease in all the three. My fav though would be stylish one and yeah add the old one's final scene, that was very good.

Aishwarya Rai is excellent. She is one actress who is constantly bashed for the reasons we all are well aware of. She is wonderful in a role that shows her mean side, specially note her expressions when a new Kishen ignores her.

Aditya Roy Kapur was good, there were few scenes where he gives you a uninteresting image but that goes pretty quickly. Though, I dont really like his hairstyle, quite wierd. Better use the short hairstyle he had in some parts.

Rannvijay Singh suited the negative shade role. He was better then in London Dreams I feel.

Kirron Kher and Om Puri were good in small cameos.

Randhir Kapoor, Neha Dhupia and Rajpal Yadav were fine, they all had very short role.


Overall, Action Replayy is worth to see mainly due to the performances and screenplay that keeps you involved. The film has the dose of entertainment if you leave starting 15 mins aside. Its definately Vipul's weakest film in comparison to Namastey London and London Dreams but as a new film, its definately good watch.


Rating : 3.40 Out of 5 

Shahrukh Khan : Special

Happy Birthday to Shahrukh Khan who turned 45 this Nov2nd. He has always been no.2 all time fav actor of mine, ofcourse no.1 is not Aamir Khan but Amitabh Bachchan. So, here I am going to conduct a different kinda of interview where questions will be asked by me and answered by me only, and every question will be related to Shahrukh. Lets start!


How did your love for Shahrukh Khan started ? 
Hmm, it started during the release of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. I remember how I use to madly watch the film daily, infact 3 times in 3 days I saw it on T.V. Another funny incident is that, one of my school friend told that the film is like dil toh pagal hai due to which I didnt have much craze to see the film. But somehow luckily I made mind to see it when it was coming on T.V and rest is history. Since then not only I have loved watching Shahrukh films but also my love for hindi films or madness for hindi films started.

How was his performance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ?
Very Good, he has always been excellent when it comes to portraying romantic characters and this one comes in top5.. actually no.1 shahrukh's romantic film for me.

What do you like the most about Shahrukh ? 
His dedication towards his acting. He is a very hard-working actor as read in many interviews of various directors. He himself said it too that he loves everything about acting. Most important, he enjoys it as a profession. Also, I love his sense of humour seen at many award functions or talk shows like koffee with karan. I love the fact that he is daring, if anyone says anything wrong about him, he wont keep away from giving a hard reply. In all, he is a perfect person... though smoking is one aspect he could have a control on.

Do you consider yourself a Shahrukh Fan ? Have you made any collections regarding him ? 
I would say that I am a fan of his work. I aint like the normal Shahrukh fans who will start abusing you if you say anything against Srk. I do believe Shahrukh has his shortcomings like he aint good at action roles. I like many other actors too, so its hard to say which actor I am fan of. But still after Amitabh, the name I take is of Shahrukh only. Regarding collections, I havent done anything of that sort. Though, I would love to have a poster of Shahrukh probably a romantic one with Kajol.

People say that Shahrukh is a over-rated actor, he is not versatile.. What you say ?
Its their opinion. Though I cant really respect it because the truth is, he is a versatile actor. You can say that he does romantic roles a lot but then those romantic roles have many different shades. Except for 2-3 times, he has mostly done different roles. Ya, I agree films like Swades, Chak de India etc fall completely in different zone but then that is the case with other actors too. So, people have just made it a excuse to show their hatred towards Shahrukh, nothing else.

You didnt like Don.. If original Don was done by someone else than Amitabh would you still have not liked Shahrukh's Don ?
Yea, I still wont have liked it. Though, I dont think anyone else would had done full justice to old don other than Amitabh. But even if someone did, the point is making a new film with same old story and add to it same songs and dialogues. How can then you expect to like the new film when the same stuff you had really loved with other actor-director combo. Its hard not to make comparisons in such cases. Shahrukh surely made the Don look stylish but new dialogues/situations would had been better. Leaving asides the climax and aaj ki raat song, there was just nothing new and exciting about the film.

Which are the over-rated and under-rated films of Shahrukh ? 
I wont say over-rated. Over rated is a touch rude word but there are films which I feel didnt deserve to be Blockbusters or Super-Hits like Om Shanti Om.. I never liked its 2nd half so it was a good watch and deserved Hit tag at maximum. Then, Dil toh Pagal Hain, it was a good film but the melodrama was bit on the higher side.
Among under-rated films, its Dil Se .. I think its flop film, one of best films I have seen ever, among my personal top10. Then, Kabhi alvida na Kehna is under-rated too, people couldnt understand Dev and Maya characters unfortunately and hence film didnt work. And lastly My name is Khan, this time people had funny excuses to dislike film, some said such message films have come before while some were busy finding comparisons to terrorism films.

Which are your Top5 Shahrukh Films ? 
In order it would be, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Chak de India, Dil Se and Veer Zaara. Rest films are close too.

And your fav Top5 songs filmed on Shahrukh ? 
This one is tough but I will answer it. In order it will be : Tu mere Saamne (Darr), Zara tasveer se tu (Pardes), Chaiyya Chaiyya (Dil Se), Humko humhi se chura lo (Mohabbatein) and Tere liye (Veer Zaara). Also, Special Mention to - Abhi ishq ke imtihaan aur bhi the Background Theme from Dil Se, one of my all time favourite and amazingly used in film at various places.

Which actress looked best with Shahrukh apart from Kajol ? 
Rani probably, films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,Chalte Chalte (me yet to see it,opinion based on photos), Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Preity probably comes next with films like Kal ho na Ho and Veer Zaara. Even Aishwarya was wonderful in Mohabbatein. Also, many debutant actresses have got great start to their career like Mahima,Deepika etc.

How did you find Shahrukh as a host in Kaun Banega Crorepati ?
I hardly saw the shows then, but I did see 1-2 episodes to know how he was. I will say that he was very good but the format dissappointed me like gale milna and all stuff. Also, Shahrukh was too friendly in the sense using "Tu" or "Tum" with elders too which didnt look good on screen.

Which are your Fav alltime three scenes of Shahrukh ? 
Firstly, Dil se Climax scene where Shahrukh asks Manisha to take him with her, brilliantly executed and performed. Second, Pardes climax as here Shahrukh's shows his anger to Amrish Puri who he respects and is like his Dad but is unaware of truth regarding his own son which he shows there. Third, Kuch Kuch hota hai dance scene between Shahrukh and Kajol, it was very romantic and lovely use of title tune in it.

Which was the last Shahrukh film that you loved ? 
My name is Khan. It was very well directed film by Karan, excepted for the final 20 mins that were hurried and not properly told. I specially loved the message of film - There are only 2 kinds of people, good and bad, nothing else, no other division.

Do you think Shahrukh has aged up now to do certain roles ? 
Not really, though his smoking surely is having some effect to his face. Salman and Aamir do look younger then him. But, these artists can use make-up and live a character with ease. Only thing I am waiting to see is, will Shahrukh follow the steps of Amitabh after 15 years and succeed or not in the roles he gets at that age.

What would you like to see in Future from Shahrukh ? 
Probably, few more films like Dil Se, Chak de India to keep the haters impressed! .. And possibly one film atleast on the lines of Darr, its been a while since he did a negative role (Don was remake, so doesnt qualify). Also, I hope his relations gets back to normal with Salman otherwise a film with Salman wont happen in future too.


With that, the interview comes to a end. In the language of Rab ne bana di jodi, "Self Interview" comes to a end.

Happy Birthday to Shahrukh once again! ;)

Film Review : Rakht Charitra - I

Pratap Ravi(Vivek Oberoi) comes to know about his Dad's death. Soon his brother dies in quest for revenge. Now, the honours get on Pratap to revenge against the wrong. How he plans the murders, what reactions he gets as a result. And how he enters politics, all this is what Rakta Charitra - I covers. 

The film boasts of everything that one can expect from a Ram Gopal Verma Film - Loud Music, Wierd camera angles,  Lots of Extreme Close Up Shots etc. Though, have to admit Ramu does limit himself from all this in the film as there are very few scenes where we see the suspense kinda of camera angles. 

There is way too much of violence, blood, killings, but then we were warned in advance not to enter the hall if we are Kabhi khushi kabhi gham lovers. Since I loved that Karan film, I am expected to dislike Rakta Charitra going by Ramu's theory. Unfortunately, not so the case. I quite liked the film. But the major credit would go to the trio of Vivek Oberoi, Abhimanyu Singh and Shatrughan Sinha. 

These 3 actors keep you hooked towards the next scene as the next proceeding in the film would have a effect on one or the other. And all the three are powerful in terms of their expressions, and some dialogues too like "Topic over" trademark Shatrughan Sinha's dialogue in the film. When a director loves taking extreme close up shots, what becomes most important is the expressions and mannerisms of the actors, and here that works quite a lot. 

Having said all this, there is Ramu's usual stuff seen in scenes like camera movement towards Jayalakshmi Reddy in two scenes, one when Gomti comes to her for help and other one when she is cooking in kitchen and Pratap Ravi enters the home. Also, there's a scene where the camera is given a complete 360 degree revolution. Ramu wont stop experimenting with camera. 

Direction wise, it was a good attempt by Ram Gopal Verma. Though, its not his perfection yet. Screenplay was impressive. Dialogues were good, editing was fine. Climax was good, though the person narrating the story was a turn off, someone with better voice should had been used. 

Performances wise, 

Vivek Oberoi was superb, confident and totally into his character. Though his opening scene when he tries to style a bit and then with the actress date made me feel that he might not be that good. But, after that scene, I couldnt notice any problem with his acting. I specially loved his look in the latter half of the film. 

Shatrughan Sinha, though had a small role in this part, probably will have more in next one. Still, he makes his part get noticed, firstly due to his look which even after knowing beforehand that its him I had to see few more scenes to confirm its Shatrughan only. And then, his powerful acting.. he should do more films or roles like this, Amitabh could get a competition then. 

Abhimanyu Singh for sometime in film reminded me of Gulaal, probably because his 1st dialogues comes after quite a delay and the mannerisms, costumes were similar to Gulaal. He portrayed the evil role very well, special reference to scenes between him and Ashwani kalsekar. Only thing I wish though that there was one scene between him and Vivek in the film but script didnt demand that I guess. 

Sushant Singh, Aashish Vidyarthi, Ashwani Kalsekar and Rajendra Gupta were good. Darshan Jariwala was slightly over the top in the only scene he has in film. Srinivas Rao Kota was a bit irritating, he had a funny pose, always tilting towards right while standing. 

Music was below average, except for the title song which also was too loud, the other song used was unbearable. Background Music was good though. 

Overall, when you come out of the theatre, you are bound to think about the film a lot which in a way confirms that the film does succeed, specially the performances of main leads. Though, it wont be liked by those who dont like too much of violence, blood etc. For rest, the film would be a good watch. 

Rating : 3.45 Out of 5 

Oyy [Views]

My 2nd regional film. Took 2 years, to see 2nd one .. Again on a occasion, this time its KarvaChauth. ..

I wont say that I loved it as much as bommarillu. But I enjoyed it a lot, and it was very emotional too.

The story inspired by A walk to Remember. Its about how two people, Siddharth and Sharmili collide having different ways of living, different ways of seeing life. Its about love at first sight for Siddharth and then how he tries to succeed in it.

I only wish the female lead was someone else, she was a let down even though at many places she looked so cute with her spects but the places where she had to look beautiful or something, she lacked it. In a way, I felt she doesnt have the screen presence.

Aneways, Siddharth is the magic man in the film. Great performance, specially the one where he gets very emotional in hospital or the one in the climax.

I didnt like the side angles at all, its required in every film. But here, it was not gelling well with main plot. Abhishek angle was good, but it was stretched specially the scenes at ship were somewhat boring.

The screenplay was good, narration and all was impressive, with good quotient of humour that involves the lead pair. Songs are very well used, and I liked the music a lot too. Songs sung by karthik, kay kay, shreya, sunidhi. Yuvan as music composer is quite good, he composed few songs in Striker too.

The climax is very touchy, also love the 1st song where they establish two different thinking characters. Some great moments, like the 1st meeting of siddharth with sharmili or the plant scene or the night scene .. Or the two places at same time one. And few more ;) ..

Overall, Oyy is worth a watch for Siddharth mainly and the story which is somewhat emotional though not new.

Film Review : Jhootha Hi Sahi

Abbas Tyrewala gave a movie that had everything in it to fall in love last time i.e Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. So, expectations are high, not just for me but for every person who went on that tag to see the film. And surely, most of them would had been dissappointed. For me, yea he didnt live upto the mark set, but still the film has some very good moments despite of the fact that its a very weakly handled film.

The story is of Sid(John Abraham) who lives with his friends and runs a book store. One random day, his number gets mixed with a suicide helpline resulting in no. of calls at night. And he happens to talk with Mishka(Pakhi Tyrewala), turning to save her life. How he starts getting attached to her, coincidently meeting her with some other name and then how he handles his lies to manipulate her, and fall in love. But what will happen when she will come to know that the person she meets and the person she talks on phone are same.

The concept of the film is really good, that always had me wanting to see the film. But the treatment is very poor. You would like a screenplay that holds you for 2 hrs 30 mins, but here thats not the case, and add to it Abbas tries so hard to bring humour at places that appears forced. Jaane Tu worked because it was natural, it had humour where humour could be placed and then there were serious scenes with no jokes around. Here, its hard to find any serious scenes, and if you do find them you dont connect to them easily.

Also, what works against the film is the fact that the story is kept real, whatever happens in the film does happen in real i.e girl loves her bf, parts away as he ditched, then falls in love with new guy, old bf comes back, she goes back forgetting new love and then again back to new love. All this does happen in real but no one will like to see this on screen, a better screenplay may have helped but more than that writing could had been changed removing the angle of Madhavan from the story.

And the faults dont end there, character sketch of Mishka and Aliya(plays sister of Raghu) are extremely poor. You tend to laugh at the reason Aliya gives for her non-marriage, though I feel her reason would have looked pretty fine if she wasnt shown pregnant. While Mishka as I said, her character is hard to show sympathy with due to the fact its way too real. Even the Climax is much overdone, one can say Jaane Tu was filmy too but still you could accept it the way it was filmed, here it went a touch above it with that stupid thing.

The feel of the film and dialogues is very youth eccentric. Editing could had been better to avoid some dull moments that comes in the screenplay.

Still, among all this, there are lots of things that are worth to be liked, Sid's reply to 3rd caller(the writing again was terrible here, why were the callers especially 1st two made to sound like idiots), Sid's meeting with Mishka at book store, constant use of  'Ajeebs' and 'Tauba' by Aliya, 3 rules of dosti, Ankur-Sid scene, and specially the conversation between Sid-Mishka in restaurant.

Songs are pretty well used, I am waiting sounds so pleasant and lovely with such good background kept, very well thought of. Hello Hello is used more in the narration of story, one of my favs. Cry Cry, the conversation song between both is superb. Pam pa ra looks better with film then as audio. Do Nishaaniyaan again narrates a part of story, romantic and little funny too. Call me dil could had been used, but then its already a long film. Maiyya Yashoda was fine, nothing impressive.

Performances wise,

John Abrahim was superb, I would rate this among his top5 performances, pity that despite such good performance the film ended on wrong note. He looked awesome, acted awesome, there were few places where he did go wrong, but itna chalta hai. I specially love when he says "Thora" to Mishka outside dvd store or when he replies to Mishka about his stammer at restaurant.

Pakhi Tyrewala had a average debut. She was way too inconsistent, sometimes in looks she looked or appeared very old, whether its make up person fault or thats how it is. Even in acting, she was overdoing some expressions. Also, there was a lack of chemistry between her and John. She needs to work a lot on herself as a whole for future. She was one of the main weak link of the film.

Raghu Ram was pretty good, except for his Musharraf scene that was overdone, his character was very well written and enacted.

Manasi Scott was nice, Anaitha Nair was wasted, hardly got 2 scenes. Alishka Varde despite poorly written role impresses with her acting and mannerisms.

Prashant Chawla, Omar Khan and Geroge Young were decent.

R.Madhavan was irritating mainly due to worst written character of the film. Except for just one tiny dialogue in climax, there is nothing to like in his role.


Its important that you tend to feel for a character when he/she isnt happy, is going through some rough phase etc but that happens very less in this film. Except for one scene i.e Sid-Ankur one, there is simply nothing, all thanks to the treatment of subject.

Overall, Jhootha hi Sahi fails due to poor writing and screenplay that makes things look silly then real. Abbas joins the list of directors who made a awesome debut film and a average 2nd film. Watch Jhootha hi Sahi only for John's performance and few good scenes here and there.


Rating : 2.55 Out of 5 

Film Review : Knock Out

I havent seen Phone-Booth, so whether the film really copies scenes or dialogues I aint sure at all. Now coming to the film, the story of Knock-out deals with a person(Sanjay Dutt) whose identity is unknown and on one particular day, he decides to make a random call at a phonebooth when Bacchu(Irfan Khan) is there. And then starts a series of orders which if not followed could lead to death of Bacchu. Why, all such acts are done, and where does it eventually lead to, is what the story is about.

The best thing about the film is that its short and the songs are kept away thankfully from the narration. Actually, if one notices, the film's narration very much follows the path of A Wednesday, the only difference being that Knock out is much more a entertainer then a thriller.

Mani Shankar does well as far as direction goes, he is let down by average writing and poor dialogues. Editing is proper. Screenplay is good, there is just one way story and no additional hiccups to lessen the impact.

There are some over the top scenes, like the audience keenly appreciating the tv coverage or clapping. One may argue it as cinematic liberty but it looked kinda of funny to see.

Performances wise,

Sanjay Dutt is good, not at his best though.

Irfan Khan is amazing, even though the hairstyle looks a bit wierd but his acting is bang on. Love the sequence where he dances on the ringtune.

Kangana Ranaut's dialogue delivery is bad in the film, cant understand what went wrong specially when she is having a very good run of form. Leaving that apart, she was fine as she portrayed the role of a journalist desperate for a breaking news.

Sushant Singh was good to start with but his later part was full of overacting. He needs to restrain himself, he has been very good as a actor in past.

Gulshan Grover is fine in small cameo. Apoorva Lakhia is stylish in his debut special apperance.


Overall, Knock Out works only in terms of entertainment that it keeps providing despite some poor writing and funny dialogues, For instance "Not accepted" made to "Note Accepted".  Aneways, its not that bad a movie as it has been made out by everyone, if not in theatre watch it once on T.V.


Rating : 2.75 Out of 5 

Film Review : Aakrosh

Two CBI Officers, Siddhant(Akshay Khanna) and Pratap(Ajay Devgan) are given the case of 3 medical college students who have gone missing. They start their investigation, but the village where those 3 boys were seen last doesnt co-operate with them. The people have a fear that stops them in helping or giving any clue to the officers. To make the matters worse, the police they deal with is highly corrupt, with the charge inspector being Ajatshatru(Paresh Rawal). How, these cbi officers gather proofs and solve this case is what this drama thriller deals with.

The film starts on a serious note, with the credits shown along with the real incidents in form of newspaper news. The story takes its time to get to the culmination, though a drawback here is that we as a audience are certain where it will go except for some twists here and there. But, what we are trying to see is how it reaches there.

Even though the film was told to be a entertainer, one feels that the subject of Honour Killings could had been used more as a message striving film then a thriller, as in the end the film doesnt quite thrills you even though it has quite much entertainment value throughout.

Still, the film works mainly due to the performances of the leads, great action sequences and screenplay that keeps you involved though it does test you at places, because the editing is improper. The entire car chase sequence including the train stunt was excellent, while the Roof chase so much reminded of the "Black Friday" Cop Chase.

Some Dialogues are powerful and worth to be remembered, specially Ajay's take on Confidence and the main one on Diwali.

The pre-climax looked pretty stupid to me, but thankfully the scene it was leading to made the proceedings look good.

Among Performances,

Ajay Devgan, excels in a role that's pretty much tailormade for him. Another film added to the list of very good performances by him.I specially loved the scenes where he shows his anger, or the light sequence where he questions a co officer if Siddhant would had really shooted.

Akshay Khanna, is a touch loud. Also, the camera zooms too much on him which doesnt look good. A decent performance in the end I would say.

Paresh Rawal is excellent as a corrupt policeman. Though, we have seen him do such roles with ease in past, but we would anyday prefer to see him in these roles rather then the comedy ones.

Bipasha Basu is hardly there for few scenes, and she looks out of touch in those scenes too, leaving asides Saude Baazi song where she is excellent.

The rest cast is the typical Priyadarshan regulars, who didnt do anything worth a note.


Saude Baazi is used very badly in the narrative, although one would love to see it purely due to the romantic clips and the melodious music that runs through the song. Isak se meetha is used very well, Sameera Reddy doesnt come close to match Beedi Jalaaliye.


Overall, Aakrosh is good enough one time watch in theatre. Priyadarshan does try to get into a serious cinema  but not able to give full justice to it. Nevertheless, worth a try then those silly comedy films.


Rating : 2.95 Out of 5

Amitabh Bachchan : The Living Legend

Amitabh Bachchan turns 68 today. He has been and will always remain my most favourite Actor. I think there would be very few celebrities who would deny the fact that Amitabh deserves all the praise and love of the nation. To start a career with over 10 flops, and still coming out triumph in such a way, is some achievement.

Even though I have loved him in all genres, my favourite without a doubt would be Angry Young man roles that he did, a tag that he was later recognised with. One of great achievement of Amitabh is, the kinda of roles he is doing at this age. When likes of Jackie, Dharmendra etc are finding it hard to impress the audience on a consistent basis, Amitabh is easily been able to do that, with exceptions of few flop films.

Here are My Top10 Fav Amitabh Films :


Deewar ("Aaj khush toh bahut hoge tum")

Don ("Don ko pakarna mushkil hi nahi namumkin hai")

Agneepath ("Aaj shaam 6 baje maut ke saath apna appintment hai, appintment, english bolta hai, haain")

Trishul ("Main 5 lakh ka sauda karne aaya hoon aur meri jeb mein paanch phooti kodiya bhi nahi hai".)

Zanjeer ("Jab tak baithne ko na kaha jaaye, sharafat se khade raho".)

Kabhie Kabhie ("Guzar rahi hai kuch iss tarah zindagi jaise isse kisi sahaare ki aarzoo na ho".)

Sholay ("Tumhara naam kya hai basanti.")

Aankhein ("Sach, bahut hi ajeeb o gareeb hota hai yeh sach.")

Mohabbatein ("Mujhe badlaav pasand nahi hai Mr Raj Aryan, I dont like changes".)

The Last Lear ("Cut is a director's word. For an actor, there is nothing called Cut.")

Films like Abhimaan, Namak Haraam, Chupke Chupke, Hera Pheri, Shaan, Yaarana, Lawaaris, Namak Halaal, Satte pe Satta, Shakti, Shahenshah, Hum, Paa etc misses out in Top10. Hmm, thats some list!

I can watch Deewar's bridge sequence between Amitabh and Shashi that has the famous dialogue "Mere paas maa hai" or the sequence in Agneepath with Amitabh and Police Comission having dialogue "Vijay dinnanath chauhan poora naam" numerous times, with exactly same positive effect.

My most favourite song ever also happens to be Amitabh Starrer, "Rote huye aate hai sab" from Muqaddar ka Sikandar. Very well used on Amitabh riding bike in that song. Though, main credit goes to singer here.

Leaving asides some bad films that he has done in his career, which every actor does.. Amitabh's work is truly exceptional and add to it his brilliant hindi dialect during interviews or the KBC Hosting. 

I wish that I could be regular in reading his blog posts, and also lots of films that I am yet to see starring him. 

Happy Birthday to the greatest actor from Hindi Films Industry. Keep it going! Looking forward to your hosting at KBC4 tonight... 

Music Review : Jhootha hi Sahi

Cry Cry : Rashid Ali and Shreya Goshal
Very Different composition, a song that takes place as a conversation between lead actor and actress, where John trying to tell Pakhi that we people keep crying over small things, past life and etc etc. Rahman gives the song similar treatment as Tu hi meri dost with Rashid Ali over first major half of song and later Shreya joins in taking it to the end. Also, special mention to the trumpet(if I got it right) used in the song. The song though a fun based, has got a very good feel in it. It easily goes into the cheer you up kinda songs.

Maiya Yashoda (Jamuna Mix and Thames Mix): Javed Ali and Chinmayee
Its hard to review religious songs. Aneways, Both versions are quite similar except for some addtional beats used in thames mix. Chinmayee impresses the most in both songs, her  voice very much suits Pakhi. Its clearly visible when you listen song with Pakhi face as vision. Rahman does well but its not a song that I would remember much in a longer run.

Hello Hello : Karthik 
A very tough song to compose. But nothing is tough when its Rahman the composer you got. The reason its tough is the fact that he uses telephone tunes and rings during the song along with the background instruments and vocals of Karthik, and they all together gel so well. Composing a song having that many variations can so easily go wrong, but not the case here. Only thing that does bug though is the use of "Hello Hello" lyrics a bit too much during the song. Otherwise, Karthik the singer and Rahman the composer impresses immensely here. Also, a mention to the lyrics, "Mujhse zara baatein karo, halki zara raatein karo, suraj ki pehli kirno se meri zindagi ko bharo".

Do Nishaaniyaan : Sonu Nigam
Typical Slow Addictive song from a rahman album. Keep listening it, until you fall in love with it. I would still say that it could had been better in terms of lyrics, though composition is brilliant. Kinda of romance with feelings and emotions through later stanzas. I think this is the "Kahin toh hogi" of Jhootha hi Sahi, which will grow more on you after film.

Pam Pa ra : Shreya Goshal 
Its very rare when a shreya goshal solo track from a big album doesnt create any impact. And add to it the fact that the main background pieces from the 1st theatrical trailer are from this song only. But this song just doesnt impress, no matter how hard you try to. Only thing that I liked was all the background pieces that run throughout the song. The song would most probably be used after 1st phone call of Pakhi to John, when she shares her sorrows. May look better with visuals, as a audio not much.

I will be waiting : Vijay Yesudas
Combine "Tu bole(jaane tu ya jaane na) and Pari(saawariya)" and you get this song. No, I didnt mean that its a copy or inspired from them. Just that, the feel and rhythm of the song goes on the lines of those two songs. Its a touch slow but the mood is setup very well with the arrangements that the slowness never comes across. And then the trademark Rahman's use of just background in the final 1 min of the song without any vocals gives the song a very nice end just the way it started. Yesudas voice is very pleasant to the ears.

Do Nishaaniyan Reprise : Sonu Nigam
Sad version of the song, around 3 min long. Impressive, especially the lyrics "Main kaabil hi kab tha, teri chaahto ka.. hai jaayaz yeh tanhaaiyan". The background setup is exactly same as the original song, except for some additional background to make a emotional effect.Also, a alaap by sonu in the final portion of the song.

Call me Dil : Rashid Ali 
Final song of the album, and guess what, here is the Best Song of the album. Just like "Rehna tu of Delhi6", Call me dil touches your soul. The song has the protaganist i.e John trying to convey that he may be a lier but his heart never lies. The song if used in the narration of the story in film, then would most likely be very emotional. Very good rendition by Rashid Ali, but full credits to Rahman and the lyricist for making this song special. "Pooche dil mera, kyun yeh saza, dil toh nadaan hai" .. If one may recall, Rahman added the title track on special request, which in this case is Call me dil only. So, special thanks to Rahman that he convinced Abbas for this song.


Overall, Jhootha hi Sahi, is not a typical Rahman album yet its a typical Rahman album. It falls short of last Rahman-Abbas combo Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na but as a new fresh album, Jhootha hi Sahi lives upto its reputation. Give it a long try, as the songs takes a while before making you like them a lot.


My Picks : Call me Dil, Cry Cry and Hello Hello.


Rating : 3.85 Out of 5 

Film Review : Crook

Mohit-Emraan pair didnt completely rock last time with Raaz the mystery continues. They were awesome in Awarapan but didnt get audience support then. So, whats up this time around with CROOK.

The story of Crook does deal with Australian attacks on Indians, racists and stuff. But it also has few other plots going, like Jai(Emraan) thoughts on his father, Suraj(Emraan) trying to settle in Australia finding ways to obtain the passport through shortcut formula or Arjan Bahwa having a hatred towards Australians and their culture. 

The starting of Film is good, infact more often then not Emraan Hashmi has best entry scenes. The narration of the film is very good, to manage so many plots simultaneously isnt easy. But, the place where the film lacks is that it just doesnt engage you totally, it keeps you there but always keeps missing out. Except for few scenes, one would end up not loving the sequences, its limited to just a certain liking. Writing needed to be much better then it was. 

What's worth though in the film is the direction skills of Mohit Suri, I for certain have liked his work a lot in past films. Only problem I find in his direction is that he ends up overdoing some scenes, a kind of over sensalising the scene. The interval sequence for eg shows how good a director he is, while the climax which does looks good ends up getting over done. 

There is good chemistry between Emraan and Neha, but the romance doesnt really come out that well. Also, I dont know why one bald guy is repeated in every Vishesh films, he was there in Raaz tmc too. Aneways, every camp have some regulars. 

Dialogues were kinda of okay, there were few very good ones in between, rest were pretty much normal. Editing was good.

The film gives away a very good message in the end that One should always identify the bad side instead of ignoring it. Though, this message was there in Delhi6 too. But, what was good is the way this message comes across. Wish Arjan Bahwa character was properly written then it could had been a deeper impact too. 

Songs are very well used, whether its dreamy "Kya" , or the romance build up through "Tujhko jo paaya". And then, there was "Challa" to bring in a shift to the story. "Tujhi mein" catches the emotional content of the film. Also, background score at some places were worth a note, especially my personal favourite in the climax where "Tujhi mein reprise" version's final few seconds piece is used as the film ends.

Performances wise, 

Emraan Hashmi continues to be good in acting department, leaving asides 2-3 scenes where he could had been better. 

Neha Sharma looked very confident as a debutant, the lipstick style representing Angelina Jolie to some extent worked on her. As a newcomer, she was pretty good. 

Kavin Dave impresses in a cameo, he was there in IHLS too. Though, people will find making fun of him in climax, but its more so due to overdoing emotions by suri then kavin's fault.

Gulshan Grover is hardly there for 1-2 scenes. Arjan Bahwa was touch too loud, infact I would go on to say that he was miscasted in this role. 

Supporting cast i.e Goldie, Nicol and Russel did a nice job. 

Crook may have been weaker in writing but it excels in direction and the message it gives in the end. Wish, it was bit engaging too in the end.

Rating : 2.90 Out of 5 

Film Review : Robot

Important thing, I am not a fan of Rajni at all. Infact for that matter, I dont prefer Kamal Hassan either. Still, I went to see this film due to excellent reviews it was getting. And I was totally satisfied in the end with film or more than satisfied.


The story is about a scientist (Rajni) who makes a look alike Robot, which is very powerful and can be used in a good way for betterment of the country. But his Guru (Danny Denzangpa) has some other evil plans in his mind which if succeeded can destroy the country in a minute. The film takes us through the journey of Robot, who comes into this human world and how it tackles human emotions, makes mistakes, corrected upon by scientist and falls in love too.

One of best thing about Robot is, that its not too much predictable. There are some twists and turns that keeps you guessing, atleast you are given surprises at various stages, whether its the disapproval by Guru scene or the fire sequence or the making of simultaneous robots or the climax getups.

Editing is one aspect that Robot fails, its a extremely long film especially when one can notice places where audience are bored, such scenes should had been removed. Also, too many songs come up at places where they are not required at all.

Special effects were very good, especially the various climax getups shown, all were worth a watch in theatre.Screenplay was good, keeps you guessing, mixing plots of scientist-aish with aish-robot and scientist-robot before danny's role comes in. Also, there was a emotional feeling put in too. The dismantle of robot was quite a emotional scene.

Performances wise,

Rajni and Aish were brilliant. Aish looked stunning. Danny was nice. While the two workers in scientist lab were quite irritating.

Overall, Robot works a big way. It entertains, though you need patience to sit 3 hrs but a good screenplay quite much makes up for that.


Rating : 3.75 Out of 5