Film Review : Kaminey

Achi filme do tarah ki hoti hai

Ek jo achi hoti hai

aur ek jo bahut achi hoti hai ..

Kaminey comes into the latter category ..

The story of Kaminey is taken from a idea of Cajetan Boy and presented to us in a superb way, the mad world of kamineys where killing also takes place as a joke. Charlie(Shahid) and Guddu(Shahid) are poles apart from each other, one speaks f instead of s and other stammers. Sweety(Priyanka) is pregnant and tellls Guddu that she is sister of politician Bhope Bhau(Amol Gupte) and Guddu could be in trouble. Where as a Charlie has mistakenly stolen a Guitar which contains drugs worth 10 crore. Police and gang are after Charlie while Bhope Bhau is after Guddu, what will happen when lives of both brothers collide with each other, and how will they get out of this mess, is what Kaminey deals with.

Kaminey is one of those films that doesnt take 10-15 mins to settle in, it charges on you from the 1st dialogue of the film itself that introduces the film title "Kaminey".

The background score of the film keeps you on the edge of the seat, be it dhan te nan, some rd burman tracks or the finale track that isnt present in the audio album even.

There are so many characters in the film who keep you interested in their own different ways.

1st Half of the film is super paced while the 2nd Half slows down a touch and also keeps backtracking time and again to old scenes making references to the current scene.

Climax is good, though it could had been even better.

Shahid Gives a wonderful performance both as Charlie and Guddu, and the credit should go to Vishal Bharadwaj for extracting so much out of him. You couldnt even find a single scene where he faltered, atleast I couldnt.

Priyanka Chopra is continuing the good form she has built since Fashion, though at times she sounds like a cry baby in the film. She even has many scenes with Marathi language, hard to understand though what she says in it.

Amol Gupte was superb, couldnt imagine that it was his debut performance.

Micheal(dont knw his real name), but before the film itself, I was madly waiting to see his role along with Charlie. And he didnt dissappoint me.Bacha hai faala, Tope bhau bope bhau tope tope bhau . He is simply marvellous for me in each and every scene he has got in the film. Ae sharadmuni.

Lolo and Lebe, police inspectors are mean and yet comical. Ae gaana ga na koi

Tashi, the great, is superb too . Business is Business and Power is Power.

Its hard to leave out anyone from the film.

Its one of those films where the violence is mixed with black humour, people are getting killed and still you are going to laugh at those scenes as thats how much Kaminey the people are.

If there is anything that I didnt like much was the Picturisation of Kaminey title song, I feel it deserved something better, and specially the lines kabhi hum kaminey nikle kabhi doosre kaminey could had been used somewhere atleast, may be 2 ppl killing each other and putting the line in remix format in the background or some other way .

Also, as a audience one has to adjust with the world of Guddu and Sweety, because their scenes slow down the screenplay and the moment Charlie scenes come, you expect something to happen.

My favourite scenes from the film ..

All Dhan te nan background scenes,rd burman track backgrounds specially the one where Charlie is extremely happy for the chota fhortcut choosen by him.Michael scenes,spiderman i am spiderman. Dada scenes, kargil war ki heroine,ak47 ki chacheri behan. And many more .......

For me the full credit to everything that has come out of this film goes to only one man i.e Vishal Bharadwaj, firstly the way he has fetched out great performances from each artist present in the film and then the way he has executed the idea of Cajetan boy, wont have been a easy experience at all, even Vishal told in a interview, he wont ever make Kaminey type film again.

One thing is sure though, that Kaminey demands attention, the twists comes suddenly and if you miss a scene, you could miss something. Also, you need to bear some bengali,marathi and angola(though its subtitles comes written). Bengali is still easy to get, I atleast got a bit of it. Marathi was tough.

There is still so much to write, but then I would end up giving out the film away totally.

Overall, Kaminey is a film that you shouldnt miss at all, only and only if you are a Cinema lover...

Direction : 4.75 Out of 5

Screenplay : 4.75 Out of 5

Satisfaction of Genre : 4.75 Out of 5

Dialogues : 4 Out of 5

Cinematography : 4 Out of 5

Choreography : 3.75 Out of 5

Entertainment Value : 4 Out of 5

Performances : 4.5 Out of 5

Story : 4.5 Out of 5

Background Music : 4.5 Out of 5

Music : 4.50 Out of 5

Film Rating : 4.50 Out of 5 (Unforgettable)

Recommendation : If you prefer a Violent film with black humour, then do watch it, you would like it for sure.

Too Much Love for a Celebrity!

I have seen some people madly worship their favourite celebrities. Sometimes its irritating to see such stuff. I mean a person keeps speaking about only one person, always giving importance only to one person as if only one celebrity exists in the world.

For eg : If a person loves Shaan, whenever a new album will release, the person will be like 2 shaan songs, and if no shaan songs then why no shaan songs. I mean if your fav singer isnt among the album singers that shouldnt mean that the album is not worth a listen. Hard to understand such behaviour. Take the instance of Shahrukh Khan, some friends love them to such large extent that they arent willing to see other actor films at all.

When I ask them, why didn't you see this and this film, their reply comes why waste time on them, hum toh seedha shahrukh ki hi films dekhenge. I wonder what should I call them, Srk freaks or Bollywood Freaks. Even if they are srk freaks, they are in a way going to see srk film which means they are going to see shahrukh's acting in the film. If they can appreciate his acting skills then why not try to appreciate other actors and their films too, ofcourse only good ones. Just to get a glimpse of srk, you go to see the film is childish.

Even I so many times watch film because of my fav but my reasons are different, I go there expecting those favs to deliver in terms of their work not to see a glimpse of their looks and all, for that google is always there.

There are certain occasions when this extra or baised love makes me dislike that celebrity for a certain time which shouldnt happen.

I always believe you should never show off too much for a celebrity and same way not show off too much hatredness for a celebrity. Show it in a way that others appreciate it instead of making others get irritated. ;)

I dont know if all this happens with anyone else or not, but it certainly happens with me time and again. And I am yet to find a way to get out of all this as daily I get to see all this happening in some way or other.

Hasta la Vista!

Imagination of Songs Picturisation. ..

Whenever new songs release, we imagine the way songs would be picturised in the film. If the starcast is good then we imagine them along with putting ourselves also in the situation and if the starcast is not well known, we keep it just to ourselves. I dont know if everyone does it or not, but I do it. Sometimes, doing this creates expectations which might not meet when the film releases and the actual picturisation of the song appears. And then you are stuck with your own thought picturisation against the used one in the film.

My eg would be Jannat song, title track Jannat jahan where I had imagined that the song will show the actor getting mad over his success in earning money which was there in the film but the madness wasnt to the extent I had expected in my imaginations.

Now, love aaj kal songs, just thinking how the songs would be used, on which saif would be picturised etc etc. I think its quite natural, the more u think about a song, the more chances you would be able to connect to the song provided the song is good. Infact, speaking personally, I feel if you imagine situation of the song only then you are fully involved with the song. Though, opinions may differ here ;)

I think its fun doing it, the liking for a song simply doubles by just thinking of the background that song should have, how the song's emotion should come out through video.

If you havent done it till now, try once for a new album, you would love it. ;)

New Album - How to rate it!

I wonder how many times should we hear a full album before rating it. For Instance, Tashan comes in mind which I initially found average but after I heard it 8-10 times, I ended giving it 3.25 out of 5. And now Jashn, where I found 2 songs mediocre and 1 song nice but when I heard it again n again I started loving them.

Also, one major aspect is the timing of song with your own mood. If you are in a good mood then you might not be able to love the sad songs that much as you could had in a low mood. So, does it mean one needs to be in sad mood while listening new sad songs? :O .

Now, there is a romantic song in the album which I found average initially but when I heard it at night in earphones, it had a deep effect on me . So, this makes me think that along with own mood, two more aspects are important. One is at what time you are listening what genre of song and other is the quality of the song.

I always feel romantic songs perfect time is after 12 midnight. The peaceful time, with no disturbance, and the amazing feel that comes with the song cant be described. First time, when I had noticed this was with Tumhe apna banane ki kasam khayi song on radio and I even remember the time, it was 12:45 am .

Also, When you hear the songs on Earphones, the quality is much better than with speakers and you end up connecting with songs more easily.

So, a album has so many aspects yet I doubt how many of music freaks would do so much. They would just give the songs 2-3 chances and then give their verdict out without thinking that they heard the songs in wrong mood or the quality was poor or the timing of listenings songs wasnt right etc etc.

Atleast I am not one of them, thats the reason I keep delaying my Music reviews as until I feel fully satisfied that this song has got its full due, I cant rate the album. And so many times it has happened that my Music Rating for a album goes high when the film releases due to the picturisation of the songs that adds additional points towards the liking of the song, though I wonder if the rating of the album should be increased for that or not.

Aneways, thats it ... Will be rating 3 music albums sooner. ;)

Hasta la Vista!

Music Review : Kal Kissne Dekha

Aalam Guzarne ko - 5/5

Excellently sung by sonu nigam,very good lyrics and nice background score too.Love the part where sonu renders "tere bin raazi nahi".Romantic and sonu lovers should like this song.

Tere Bina lagta Nahi - 2.85/5

Nice song, lyrics could had been more better, Wajid sings it very well though but the song doesnt make impact, I think film ke saath it would go more well

Soniye Billori - 2.35/5

Sonu shouldnt had sung it, its Sukhwinder song I feel. Though he does well too but the song doesnt come out well.Suzy Q hardly has good lines in the song to get noticed. Composition is also okish.

Bin Tere Mar Jawan Main - 3/5

Just 1.30 min song, only good thing abt the song is the rendition by Shreya Goshal. Lyrics are nice not exceptional while Composition is good.Overall, a good song that could had been more better.

Kal Kissne Dekha - 2.65/5

Shaan's voice is way too loose during 1st para of song that gives such wrong impression of song,also the composition somehow resembles another song,which one that I cant figure out yet.. Shaan does pretty well in next 2 para's.Composition is again not good enough to impress.

Aasmaan Jhuk Gaya - 2.70/5

This time its composition that is weak in 1st para,but it manages to sustain quite well in latter part of song. Shaan impresses more to me in this song while Shreya is good too.

Kal Kissne Dekha(Romantic) - 2.40/5

Around 2 min song only, okish song at best.

Jashn Hai Josh Hai - 1.75/5

Below avg song.. Seems alisha chinoi will remain to be known by her kajra re song only, nothing impressive her in this song, infact neeraj sridhar n wajid sound better then her despite the fact that they get mic for hardly 30-40 secs.

Background Score - 2.5/5

Impressive in Aalam guzarne ko only,while good in parts in rest songs

Lyrics - 2.65/5

Again very good in aalam song while nice in tere bina lagta nahi

Vocals - 3.35/5

Sonu impresses in Aalam,Shaan is very good in Aasmaan while good in parts in Kal kissne dekha While Shreya impresses even in a 1.30 min song.Wajid is good in parts.

My Picks : Aalam Guzarne ko and Tere Bina Lagta Nahi

Recommendation : Probably,not a album to buy CD as Except for Sonu's Aalam,there is no potential song that could remain with you forever.

Music Rating : 2.75/5

Film Review : 13B

Iss Thriller ko na dekha Toh Kya DEKHA ?

I somehow didnt went with high expectations,call it coincidence or what,but mostly such times the film turns out to be really good and same happened here .

Before I get into further details, First and Most Important Thing - 13B is not a Horror Film but a Suspense Thriller.

13B is a story about a family that has just shifted to a new building on the 13th floor.Manohar(Madhavan) with his wife(Neetu Chandra), mom(Poonam Dhillon),brother and sister start to live a new life adjusting to the environment. But Manohar starts to experience some strange things happening in his house,like lift not running,milk getting spoilt every time and etc etc. One day he comes to know how the events are connected to a serial that comes on T.V. Now, whats the relation of that serial with Manohar's life. How will Manohar find it out, and will he be able to stop the events that are about to happen or not is what 13B deals with.

13B works a lot for the special fact that you are simply engaged with the film,especially the 2nd half when the suspense and thriller part increases even more. Its very hard until the actual climax to tell what will really happen.

Madhavan gives a superb performance, indeed he was right in his interview,he chooses performances that would leave a mark as this one would be remembered.The expressions of disbelief,shock,helplessness are so well portrayed by him.

Neetu Chandra is very good too,though she hardly has a role in the film,but her chemistry is awesome with Madhavan.

Poonam Dhillon is good and nice to see her in a film.

Deepak Dobriyal does a great work yet again in a inspector role.

Sachin Khedekar is good in his small role.

Direction is superb.Screenplay is very good.Background Score is excellent and Good Camera work too.

Songs could had been done without,especially Aasma odh kar which was a misfit, though I personally love the song for Chitra n Shankar's rendition. Sab khairiyat and Bade se shehar mein were properly used.

Some of my fav scenes were,the lift scenes,the dog entry in house scene,interval scene,entry of dobriyal and many many more,cant write all as you should watch them first.

Its hard to find the weaknesses of the film,except for misuse of Aasma odh kar song, may be lift scenes were done one too many though I personally didnt mind it as it was a build up required for the story.

Also, the suspense part is solid and you wont feel at all that your 2 hrs were wasted, Oops sorry 2 hrs 28 mins(Right taran adarsh).

Overall, 13B needs to be seen as soon as possible, stay away from any reviews, even this one until u see it urself. If you know the suspense before, the real magic of the film would be destroyed. So, Watch it as you would surely love it if you prefer Thrillers and ofcourse Madhavan fans have all reasons to cheer for after all its a performance to watch for .

Ratings :

Direction : 4 Out of 5

Screenplay : 3.75 Out of 5

Dialogues : 3 Out of 5

Cinematography : 3 Out of 5

Choreography : 2.5 Out of 5

Entertainment Value : 3 Out of 5

Performances : 4.5 Out of 5

Story : 4.25 Out of 5

Music : 3 Out of 5

Film Rating : 3.85/5

Recommendation : If you love watching Thrillers, then Dont Miss this one as chances are you would like it.

Film Review : Dhoondhte Reh Jayoge

Spoofs ko Dhoondhte Reh Jaayoge!

I went to see the film as felt the spoofs would be interesting as shown in the promos and ofcourse an article revealed that around 14 different films would be shown as spoof. So, it would be a good interesting watch. Hmm, does it really succeed in doing it ?

Talking of the story, Raj Chopra(Paresh Rawal) has taken lots of money from some investors in his previous flop films which he is yet to return and Raj tries to get dates from Aryan Kapoor(Sonu Sood) who is a good actor but going through crisis too. Then, we have Anand Pawar(Kunal Khemu) who is a chartered accountant and believes in becoming rich by hardwork and not frauds,quite opposite of Raj Chopra. One day, Anand Pawar decides to go on the track of fraud as his girlfriend Neha (Soha Ali Khan) warns him that she would go to her homeplace. Anand gives a scheme to Raj chopra of making a Super flop film and yet earning a profit of 100 crores. How this scheme is implemented and does they really succeed in it or not is what the rest of film deals with...

The thing that goes against the film is that the spoof part comes way too late and there arent too much of spoof that you see,matter of 10-15 mins at max. Instead the film goes other way,developing the story how a flop film is tried to be made,getting flop singers,writers,directors and a new heroine to let the film not become a hit at any cost.

Songs arent great either,though Kunal makes nice moves in his entry song. Title track is used very welll as background. Rest arent worth mentioning.

Paresh Rawal gives another superb performance and this time I didnt feel the repititiveness at all in his act.

Asrani also was better than last films.

Kunal Khemu was good,in promos I didnt quite like him but in film felt he was much better.

Sonu Sood gave another good performance, a actor who is on high since Jodha Akbar.

Soha Ali Khan was good though this film wont do much to her image as an actress.

Johnny Lever was superb in some scenes and okish in some.

Direction is okish.Its good that film is just 2 hr 10 mins long,never makes you bored.

Climax is good,lagaan se jodha akbar tak .

In the end, its just that you are left desiring for lots of spoofs that arent in large amount at all. The Gadar one and Lagaan one were probably the best ones. And ofcourse, use of Himesh "Bolo bolo huzoor" as sambha was good one.

Overall, Dhoondhte Reh Jaayoge needs to be seen with a thing in mind that its not a complete film based on spoofs at all as there is a story build up that leads to the finale involving all the spoofs on some of the well known films. Even still, it would be at best a timepass film, one time watch film.

Ratings :

Direction : 2.65 Out of 5

Screenplay : 3.25 Out of 5

Dialogues : 3 Out of 5

Cinematography : 2.5 Out of 5

Choreography : 2.65 Out of 5

Entertainment Value : 3.5 Out of 5

Performances : 3 Out of 5

Story : 2.25 Out of 5

Music : 1.75 Out of 5

Film Rating : 2.45/5