Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1949548/
Tum star ho, tumhe actress banne ki koi zaroorat nahi...
Its trailer was very average, the songs didn't live upto the hype some of the friends of Salim-Suleiman built on twitter. Yet, the name 'Madhur Bhandarkar' kept the hopes alive for me who aint fond of Kareena for some obvious reasons. And Heroine fails like how...
Last venture of Madhur was 'Dil Toh Baccha Hai jee', a light comedy.. but with Heroine, he was to get back to his known cinema i.e Fashion, Page 3 , Corporate etc. The problem here is, that he doesn't show anything new to you. Its like I was re-watching Fashion, the story, scenes, actors maybe different, but the main theme and feel of the film never appeals. Once again, there is a girl who is at the top and then due to her own mistakes falls badly, and thereafter its her struggle to regain the top place. The difference in screenplay this time for Madhur is, that the rise to fame aint shown unlike Fashion, here we are taken directly to the point where Mahi Arora (Kareena Kapoor) is at the topmost position in the hindi films industry. To add drama and suspense (if you may say so), he begins the narration in non-linear way.. to be frank, that was not required at all.
There is the predictability factor with the screenplay, the over-use of typical characters we are now accustomed to in Madhur films, the gays, lesbians (yea thats also there this time). Even, Madhur's direction is so weak that I couldn't feel bad for Mahi Arora after the film ends, could just not connect with the ending.
Also, the story is narrated through a journalist, which also in my view was a wrong move. Madhur should had kept Kareena herself narrating it.
Music is pretty ordinary, with only 'Halkat Jawani' sounding good thanx to mainly the beats this song has, plus the choreography was good too. 'Saiyyan' is decent. The less I talk about the title song, the better. While, the background score is another weak point of this film.
Special Mention to 'Manish Malhotra', his costumes for Kareena especially were completely in synch with the film.
Only Kareena Kapoor's performance keeps you going till the end in this long tiring movie. I wonder if she has seen any of previous Madhur films, if yes.. then its quite silly from her side to do a movie that has nothing new to offer. For me, the scene where she creates a controversy to make her film get success at Boxoffice, was the best sequence in the movie. Mahie's character goes through variety of emotions in there, which Kareena captured brilliantly. Also, liked the scenes where she questions herself, whether she is a good actor even or not ? And, her scenes with the director who makes realistic films.. the struggle she faces to adapt to a altogether new kind of cinema was well portrayed by her. Also, special mention to the confidence and attitude she brings in her walk during the interval scene.
Arjun Rampal was decent, in a role that's not properly etched out. He has one key moment still, when he tries to help Mahie, but feels terribly dissappointed by the lack of trust of Mahie and the move she makes on him.
Randeep Hooda is getting one dimensional for my liking, the chewing gum and the casual approach.
Ranvir Shorey was superb in the small cameo, infact that part of the movie involving him was Madhur's best direction in this movie.
Shahana Goswami was fine. Mugdha Godse is totally wasted.
Among the supporting cast, Govind Namdev as the secretary and caretaker of Mahie Arora was very good, also Divya Dutta in a slighltly glam role as she helps Mahie get back to the top. I liked the style in her acting.. And Helen in a special apperance, had some of best dialogues in the movie.
Overall, Heroine is a very mediocre film, it may appeal to you if you are watching this as your 1st madhur bhandarkar movie, otherwise you are bound to get dissappointed only. Being a lover of Aishwarya Rai's acting, I am happy she didn't do this movie.
Verdict : BELOW AVERAGE
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1949548/
Tum star ho, tumhe actress banne ki koi zaroorat nahi...
Its trailer was very average, the songs didn't live upto the hype some of the friends of Salim-Suleiman built on twitter. Yet, the name 'Madhur Bhandarkar' kept the hopes alive for me who aint fond of Kareena for some obvious reasons. And Heroine fails like how...
Last venture of Madhur was 'Dil Toh Baccha Hai jee', a light comedy.. but with Heroine, he was to get back to his known cinema i.e Fashion, Page 3 , Corporate etc. The problem here is, that he doesn't show anything new to you. Its like I was re-watching Fashion, the story, scenes, actors maybe different, but the main theme and feel of the film never appeals. Once again, there is a girl who is at the top and then due to her own mistakes falls badly, and thereafter its her struggle to regain the top place. The difference in screenplay this time for Madhur is, that the rise to fame aint shown unlike Fashion, here we are taken directly to the point where Mahi Arora (Kareena Kapoor) is at the topmost position in the hindi films industry. To add drama and suspense (if you may say so), he begins the narration in non-linear way.. to be frank, that was not required at all.
There is the predictability factor with the screenplay, the over-use of typical characters we are now accustomed to in Madhur films, the gays, lesbians (yea thats also there this time). Even, Madhur's direction is so weak that I couldn't feel bad for Mahi Arora after the film ends, could just not connect with the ending.
Also, the story is narrated through a journalist, which also in my view was a wrong move. Madhur should had kept Kareena herself narrating it.
Music is pretty ordinary, with only 'Halkat Jawani' sounding good thanx to mainly the beats this song has, plus the choreography was good too. 'Saiyyan' is decent. The less I talk about the title song, the better. While, the background score is another weak point of this film.
Special Mention to 'Manish Malhotra', his costumes for Kareena especially were completely in synch with the film.
Only Kareena Kapoor's performance keeps you going till the end in this long tiring movie. I wonder if she has seen any of previous Madhur films, if yes.. then its quite silly from her side to do a movie that has nothing new to offer. For me, the scene where she creates a controversy to make her film get success at Boxoffice, was the best sequence in the movie. Mahie's character goes through variety of emotions in there, which Kareena captured brilliantly. Also, liked the scenes where she questions herself, whether she is a good actor even or not ? And, her scenes with the director who makes realistic films.. the struggle she faces to adapt to a altogether new kind of cinema was well portrayed by her. Also, special mention to the confidence and attitude she brings in her walk during the interval scene.
Arjun Rampal was decent, in a role that's not properly etched out. He has one key moment still, when he tries to help Mahie, but feels terribly dissappointed by the lack of trust of Mahie and the move she makes on him.
Randeep Hooda is getting one dimensional for my liking, the chewing gum and the casual approach.
Ranvir Shorey was superb in the small cameo, infact that part of the movie involving him was Madhur's best direction in this movie.
Shahana Goswami was fine. Mugdha Godse is totally wasted.
Among the supporting cast, Govind Namdev as the secretary and caretaker of Mahie Arora was very good, also Divya Dutta in a slighltly glam role as she helps Mahie get back to the top. I liked the style in her acting.. And Helen in a special apperance, had some of best dialogues in the movie.
Overall, Heroine is a very mediocre film, it may appeal to you if you are watching this as your 1st madhur bhandarkar movie, otherwise you are bound to get dissappointed only. Being a lover of Aishwarya Rai's acting, I am happy she didn't do this movie.
Verdict : BELOW AVERAGE
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