Film Review:- Swades

Swades

Starcast:-

·         Shahrukh Khan as Mohan bhargav

·         Gayatri Joshi as as Geeta

·         Kishori Ballal as Kaveri Amma

·         Rajesh Vivek as Nivaaran

·         Makrand Deshpande as Fakir

·         Lekh Tandon as Dadaji

·         Daya Shankar Pandey as Melaram

·         Bachan Pachehra as Haridas

·         Vishnudutt Gaur as Vishnudutt

·         Farrukh Jaffar as Panch Fatima Bi

·         Visshwa Badola as Panch Munishwar

·         Bhim Vakani as Panch Narayan

·         Dilip Ambekar as Panch Hariya

·         Raja Awasthi as Panch Gungadin

·         Rahul Vohra as Vinod

·         Rajesh Balwani as Rahul

·         Peter Rawley as John Stockton

·         Smit Sheth as Chiku

Written and directed by- Ashutosh Gowarikar

Story:- Story starts in NASA USA. NRI scientist Mohan Bhargava(Shahrukh Khan) is working in NASA as a Project Manager for the space development. He plans a two week off from the NASA to finish some uncomplete work and to meet his mother after a 10 years gap in his city Charanpur in India. He lands in Delhi and he starts his journey in the small village of charanpur. As he lands in the charanpur he meets his mother Kaveri Amma and Geeta. He finds the fact that this city is still not developed in the full pledge. He also finds some old practices carried out in the city while should not be carried out. Along with it, the village is facing the problem of electricity unavailability. He later prepares a plan to make the village self-sufficient in the electricity and remove all the old practices which are been carried out in the village. But this process is not too easy. He uses his all skills to spread the awareness of education and the practical things.

Story and screenplay are solid which is totally real. There is not any reel fact shown in the film. Director has won many hearts by showing the real India. He also emphasizes the brain reversing fact that many talented people outside India are ready to come back to their home. But for this, they should be provided with all the equal opportunities and correct environment to work.

Shahrukh Khan:- Here he has won unconditionally. We cannot imagine Shahrukh Khan can wear formal shirts and regular jeans and he can face the camera. This is a totally different SRK in the film. He is not as SRk from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kal ho na ho. He is the simple man working in NASA. But on the other corner of the mind, he is waiting to return to India. Some old practices in the village disturb him and make him sad. He has made everyone cry in the scene when he sits in the train and one small 9-year boy runs on the platform for selling the water at 5rs per glass. To show the real emotions you should be real from the heart. Shahrukh Khan has nailed it. He should move off from the roles like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Happy New year. His acting abilities are yet not fully utilized.

Gayatri Joshi:- She is good. Though this is her first film she appears to be much perfect. In terms of acting, she doesn’t have to do much.

Kishori Ballal:- She plays a perfect role of village grandmother.

Other  characters:- Just Ok

Music:- A.R.Rahman….Each and every song flatters everyone often again. Especially song…Ye jo des hai tera….This will make every NRI return to India.

Don’t miss this classic movie. Such movies are rarely made.

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Film Review;- Sarkar

Sarkar

Released year:- 2005

Starcast:-

·          Amitabh Bachchan as Subhash Nagre (Sarkar)

·         Abhishek Bachchan as Shankar Nagre

·         Kay Kay Menon as Vishnu Nagre

·         Katrina Kaif as Pooja

·         Tanisha Mukherjee as Avantika

·         Anupam Kher as Motilal Khurana

·         Supriya Pathak as Pushpa Nagre

·         Rukhsaar Rehman as Amrita (Vishnu's wife)

·         Ishrat Ali as Khansaab

·         Raju Mavani as Vishram Bhagat

·         Zakir Hussain as Rashid

·         Kota Srinivasa Rao as Selvar Mani

·         Ravi Kale as Chander

Screenplay:- Ramgopal Varma

Director:- Ramgopal Varma

Written by:-Manish Gupta

Story:- Sarkar is an Indian Political crime thriller movie. It is inspired by the movie Godfather. It is about the crown man called Subhash Nagare in Mumbai. He is work-shipped as Sarkar by his unlimited followers. He is the man who is aggressive in helping the people via Hook or Crook and the term Saam Daam Dand Bhed. He is living with his family in the big villa with his two sons. His one son is psyco man who keeps on misusing his name. His other son is in the USA. At the times Sarkar gets trapped in the unknown case and his son arrives in the Mumbai to meet him. This case changes the life of Sarkar and his son.

This movie resembles the one tiger man who ruled Mumbai for more than 50+ years. RGV….much words can speak about him. He is a man who believes in the much different ways of film making. His ways of film making are much more different. He uses the Technology and camera techniques in much smarter ways. They are much closer to real situations. Starting scene speaks all about the RGV rules of filmmaking where we see one man is sitting in the front of Sarkar who is emoting his pain to Sarkar for the justice. Here we see much of the scene is completed in the voice over terms where on the other side while narrating the voice over the entire area where the Sarkar is living is covered. This is a much different way of film making which keeps the audience involved in a story from the starting of the film. Dialogues inside the film add much more punching power. No one can use the Camera angles techniques in a much smartest way the RGV does.

Big B:- No words….He doesn’t even need the dialogues to do the scene. He can even do it via powerful use of body-language and his eyes. Its pleasure to watch him at the age of 70 to portrait this powerful role.

Abhishek Bachchan:- Despite the son of Big B, he has proved himself in front of his father. It's not easy to act and prove himself in front of the superstar power of Big.B.

Zakir Hussain:-This man is the hidden diamond. His character Rashid…is as Badass as the Sarkar

Kota Rao(Silvermani):- The antagonist character adds value to the climax of the film. He is the one who bloodthirsty of Sarkar.

Katrina:- She is wasted

Ravi Kale:- Brillant

KK Memon:- Excellent…He plays the role of the frustrated son of Sarkar.

Music is not too good in the movie. Many times one line’’ Govinda…Govinda” keeps on playing in the background. I didn’t understand why is it played?

For the terms of Script…Cinematography and the ultra direction style of RGV I will recommend to watch the film again and again. I also recommend all the writers to purchase this movie and learn from each and every scene of the movie.

It is one of the masterpiece of RGV

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Film Review:-Ye jawani hai diwani

Starcast:-

1.       Ranbir Kapoor as Bunny

2.       Deepika Padukone as Naina Talwar.

3.       Aditya Roy Kapoor as Avinash Arora(Avi)

4.       Kalki Koechlin as Aditi

5.       Kunal Roy Kapoor as Taran

6.       Evelyn Sharma as Lara

7.       Farooq Sheikh as Bunnys Father

8.       Rana Daggubati as Cameo

9.       Madhuri Dixit as Mohini a dancer

Producer:- Karan Johar

Written by:- Hussain Dalal

Director:- Ayan Mukherjee

Story:- Straight forward Scholar Naina Talwar(Deepika) is a medical student. She is a typical girl who keeps on studying the entire day and night. On another hand her friend Aditi(Kalki) is a bold and fun loving girl who keeps on enjoying her life with her friends. She keeps on going to the entire various locations and Naina is unable to go. Naina gets irritated from her studies and she plans a trip to the Manali. On the other hand, her four friends decide to go to the unplanned adventure trip to the Manali. Naina and her four friends meet together on the journey. But Naina is too much of simple kind of a girl and her friends are jolly guys. Naina joins the hands with her friends and they proceed to the Manali. During this trip to the Manali, they enjoy nature and surroundings.  This trip is life changing to the Naina and her 4 friends. Along with it, they discover some personal aspects of their personal and professional life which changes everyone’s life.

The entire story is fresh, energetic and dynamic. Yet it is a typical formula which is used in most of Karan Johar movies. It is about friendship, love, Indian Family Weddings and entire relationship misunderstandings which are caused by the friends and the family. The film speaks about all the desires to be completed at a young age. Initial song Ghagra gives the boost to the story. Later the entire Manali nature and the surrounding will mesmerize you especially the scene between them Deepika and Ranbir Kapoor. Director tries to explain that life can pass too fast if you don’t enjoy your present time. Your life should not be fixed in a typical pattern. It should be filled with various varieties. Your life should be mad and unstoppable. You should jump; cry; laugh; enjoy your passion; travel but while doing the same things you should not stop. Yet the story formula is typical Dharma Productions style but it is presented in a much real way by the director in which he has succeeded to grab the audience to keep watching this film again and again.

The cinematography is terrific. We enjoy the Manali…Rajasthan….France…and much more cities from outside India.

Songs are the USP of the Dharma production films. Each song adds the total joy and enjoyment in the story and in the film

Ranbir Kapoor…. He is talented. He plays the role of a boy who wants to enjoy his life on his terms. He is not much to live life in a typical pattern. He is brilliant

Deepika….Dimple queen looks dame cute in the scholar specks. She plays the role of a simple girl who wants to enjoy her life in a much simple way.

Aditya Roy Kapoor… He plays the role of a drunken man who has a dream to start the restaurant. He is ok

Kalki:- She is the bold and a badass girl who doesn’t care enough about the world.

Anyways….This film will surely bring the smile and the enjoyment on your face.

3 stars from my side.

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Gully Boy

Gully Boy:- Endless Emotion…

Starcast:

·         Ranveer Singh as Murad Ahmed / Gully Boy

·         Alia Bhatt as Safeena Firdausi

·         Kalki Koechlin as Sky

·         Siddhant Chaturvedi as MC Sher

·         Vijay Raaz as Aftab Shakir Ahmed

·         Vijay Varma as Moeen Arif

·         Amruta Subhash as Razia Ahmed

·         Ikhlaque Khan as Nasir, Safeena's father

·         Sheeba Chaddha as Hamida, Safeena's mother

·         Rahul Piske as Chintoo

·         Jyoti Subhash as Dadi

·         Nakul Roshan Sahdev as Salman

·         Shruti Chauhan as Maya

·         Vijay Maurya as Ateeq, Murad's uncle

·         Srishti Shrivastava as Albina Dadarkar

·         Malika Singh as Suhani

·         Tina Bhatia as Parveen

·         Rahil Gilani as Rishi

·         Abdul Quadir Amin as Shah Rule

·         Svar Kamble as Suhail

·         Chaitnya Sharma as MC Checkmate

·         Jasleen Royal as Juhi

·         Michaela Tanwar as Gemma

·         Mohan Kapoor as Mr. Narain

·         Kubra Sait as Scarlett

Director:- Zoya Akhtar

Producer:-Farhan Akhtar; Ritesh Sidhwani; Zoya Akhtar

Script:- Zoya Akhtar; Reema Kagti

‘’ Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's monopoly.’’

This thought was given by one of the big industrial men in India. The same thought is been shared from the movie

The  story starts in the Dharavi Mumbai. Murad (Ranveer Singh) 22 years boy is living in extremely poor conditions. Despite the conditions, he dreams to be the Rap musician of the country. Being passionate about Rap music he starts his journey to be a Rap musician. But this journey is not so much easy for him. He is supported by his friend MC Sher( Siddhanth Chaturvedi) and his GF Safina( Allia Bhatt) and his mother Razia( Amruta Subhash).

Recently there are a lot of films are releasing with less content. Audience (Including me) are literally irritated by the remake movies and the films equipped with the same story which had been similar to some of the old and some of Hollywood movies. But this movie is the pure bliss to everyone. Conditions in the Dharavi...The daily routine of the small family of Murad….his dreams at the age of 22….his perceptions about the world and the dreams…his thoughts about the music and the world…Social conditions in the Dharavi and slums…everything is been well placed and well framed in the flow.

Zoya Akhtar….Farhan Akhtar…Javed Akhtar…No one can beat these three people in terms of the words…writing and storytelling and filming. Entire story and film are perfectly maintained in the flow. They are the masters in the filming…writing and storytelling. Some of the dialogues in the movie get the big whistles and clapping which reflect the hard-hitting reality of the practical life. Zoya Akhtar stays real with the story.

Ranveer Singh….. He is on the top gear now. Maybe he will be next perfectionist

Aalia bhatt….She is pure bliss. She has an extremely hard-hitting role in the story. Her romance with Ranvir Singh….All singles will love it. She is a talent powerhouse.

Siddhanth Chaturvedi and Amruta Subhash and Other Actors:- Pure Talent

Music:- I recommend listening to it now and then.

Music and songs add the trigger in the story. Especially the Song’’ Duri’’ shows the hard-hitting reality in the urban areas and the last song “ Apna Time aayega’’…

Let the fire inside you burns more than the fire outside you.

Hence don’t miss such a beautiful Triggered Emotion.

8 stars

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Film Review:- Ek Unad Diwas

Movie name:- Ek Unad Diwas

Cast:-1.Ashok Saraf

           2.Ila Bhate

           3.Ravindra Berde

Director:- Vijay Patkar       

In today's modern and competing world everyone is eager to earn his name. Everyone is busy with their work. We see in daily life everyone is running like a Tiger to fulfil their daily physical needs. Each and every activity is nowadays time bounded. We have to work on time; eat on time; run on time; earn on time; sleep on time….etc. In this daily running race, we have forgotten that there is life beyond this running race. What will happen in case we don’t run with the time for the one day? What will happen if we distract our time bounded daily routine?.....

The story starts somewhere in Mumbai. Vishwas( Ashok Saraf) is the successful businessman. He is living with his son and Wife. He is a time-bounded man. He is a time-locked man. He runs on the time or time makes him run. He sleeps on the time. He is bounded with the time system. He wishes others should too run on the time and follow the time. He is soo time bounded that he even doesn’t care to celebrate his birthday occasion. On his birthday occasion his family plans to celebrate his birthday but he ignores the plan. He keeps on following his time-bounded routine. His life changes on his birthday occasion when he meets his childhood friend in a surprising manner on the streets of Mumbai. His friend is the person whose salary is less than the salary offered to the driver of Mr.Vishwas. He is not too much money man as like a Vishwas. But his meet changes the life of Vishwas? Who is that friend? Why the life of Vishwas is changing? Who is the Family of Vishwas.?

The story is completely based in the Life of Mumbai. It starts with the occasion when Vishwas is about to celebrate his birthday. Here Ashok Saraf has nailed his performance. He has captured the expressions of the self-obsessed and Time-locked businessman in the perfect manner. He is the man who even teaches his son about the table manners in the home. Ashok Saraf has nailed the acting. He is perfectly suited in the role of the self-obsessed man. But being a workaholic he is fond of the old classical music. Ila Bhate and other co-actors have strongly supported the entire star cast. Interesting moment in the story comes when the Millionare man Vishwas walks for the first time on the streets of Mumbai.

Viju khote plays the role of hyper-obsessed businessman. Rest of the story is grabbed by the man who can even act through his Eyelid and the Eyes. He is the school of acting and expressions in the Marathi Industry. He has beautifully played  the role of the man who is self-obsessed;time-bounded who later on changes to the man who is living and enjoying his each and evert moment. Story potreys  the message that our life is beyond the time and 9.00-6.00 duty office. We should always enjoy the days and time we have in our hand.

Recommanded  to each and every person who are time-wrapped.

5 stars

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