KAMINEY REVIEWED

Kamniney is a paradigm shift from the usual poitboiler bollywood movies,which goads the viewer to never drop his thinking cap throughout the 2 odd hours it thrills, yet it retains the basic premise of an Indian movie.

BRIEF PLOT
Shahid Kapur plays a double role. And both his roles have speaking impediments. One of the character he enacts is the simpleton Guddu who stammers and has lines drawn for his career path. On the other hand Charlie also played by Shahid has a lisp. They are brothers but separated 3 years ago in the wake of their father's demise. Guddu gets into trouble when he marries the sister(Priyanka Chopra) of an aspiring Mumbai politician who wanted her to marry a builder's son so that in return he wouldve got the funds for his political arousal. But when the brother discovers that his sister has married Guddu he commences his journey to nab him. Charlie on the other hand is a ragamuffin and a vagabond who bets on horse races. His miseries begin when he loses his money in a bet and tries to get hold of the winner of his lost money. Some police officers are involved in a drug racket whose member is the one with the prize money. Following the series of events the lives of the 2 brothers intersperse and story out of story emanates.

POSITIVES
1.From the outset itself, the foundation for the adrenaline pumping movie is laid.The wellspring is quite different from usual action thrillers.

2.Shahid Kapur is over the top and absolutely breathtaking and does wonderful justice to both his characters whom he through his impeccable acting makes 2 distinct characters look completely different almost as though they were played by different actors. How he has metamorphosed into an actor worth a lead role is a story youll know after seeing this movie. This is truly a filip for his career.

3.Shahid fans will be delighted to see his well chiselled and toned body. He flexes his muscles on more than one occasion so the viewer gets a wholesome sneak into his curves.

4. For Shahid selection of this sort of a movie after a dud and completely different movie like Kismat Konnection is truly commendable. He has got a well written script by a thinking director.

5.Priyanka Chopra sans a great deal of screentime impresses immensely and is truly the reigning queen of bollywood. The scenes where she cries look astonishingly real.

6. The cinematography is done like a hollywood movie with camera angles and sequences hitherto unseen in a bollywood movie. The starting and ending of the movie make you feel that Indian cinema has arrived on the scene.

7.The songs are not anything remotely like dancing and prancing about trees and beautiful flowers. They are so intelligently and astutely executed that you wonder where was the Vishal Bhardwaj all this while?

8.The side charcters are inimtable and seem to add colours to a well contemplated script.

9. After a very very long while has a movie come , the dialogues of which form the essence of it and adorn it so that the viewer takes along certain scenes to home and with uncanny ease remembers the parts of a complicated storyline.

10. There is no time frittered away in a move away from the habit of hindi movies ie vivid explanation of certain unnecessary scenes. Kaminey is to the point and some food for thought is left for the viewer also, an idea of story narration seen only in hollywood films.

NEGATIVES
1. The film complicates matters by piling one story over the other in a speck of time leaving the viewer literally no time to comprehend what the previous sequence meant. Its only at the end that the epiphany dawns upon the viewer and its only then that the "not understood pieces and scenes" in the mind start to fall in their place.

2.The movie is not meant for the undiscerning viewer as he would find it nonsensical and will not be able to comprehend the goings on throughout.

3.Screenplay becomes too fast for the viewer to understand the pace of things.


In toto this movie will delight the viewer who wants to see a tangible change in an Indian movie with distinct features which rankle the cerebra.

A great piece of work and a magnum opus of Vishal BHardwaj and Shahid Kapur. The film does live upto its hoopla and din and leaves a mark on the mind even some while after watching it.

ILL GO WITH 4 OUT OF 5 FOR THIS ONE. Id say go to the cinemas and take out some of your time from your busy schedule to see the transformation this movie brings to BOLLYWOOD.

LOVE AAJ KAL REVIEWED

Love Aajkal disappoints the viewer with the same conviction as its trailers evoke curiosity and eagerness to see a good film. No points for guessing how it shapes up in the end.

BRIEF PLOT
There are 2 stories in the film.The irony is that both of them are parallel to each other in a distinct way. Saif and Deepika are a happy couple till one day they realise that they ought to part ways owing to their respective professional askance.They separate so amicably that it looks more like a patch up.Enters Rishi Kapoor who tells Saif that in him he sees himself of yore.He also tells him he also had a similar story like Saif but he choose to face the hardships rather than resort to escapism like Saif was doing. At first Saifs laughs Rishi's saga away But as time passes he realizes how difficult it becomes for gim to stay away from Deepika who harbours feelings akin to this . How all this happens and how they patch up again forms the rest of the story.

POSITIVIES
1.Though Saif overdoes his scenes many times but still he is the essence of the movie.
2.Rishi Kapoor is his usual pragmatic self. His histrionics too good.
3.The climax is happy for those who like elation ridden denouements.
4.The jokes are funny to an extent.
5.The story is simple.
6.Saif Ali Khan does justice to his role as the young Rishi Kapoor. He is brilliant at times.

NEGATIVES
1.Deepika Padukone has started to try but her acting can still be lucidly dubbed as hamming.
2.Saif Ali Khan over acts a la SRK.
3.There are too many scenes which defy logic.The director needs to justify how people can So easiy break up on someone and how they can comeback in their lives many seasons later? How easily at marriage parties, the bride exchanges messages on her mobiles? How a young Rishi Kapoor can elope with a girl on her marriage day?
How easily Deepika Padukone's husband played by Rahul Khanna allows her to spend time aloof and how easily he lets her go to talk to her "friend" in the name of "sab accha nahi ho raha hai". All these issues are inexplicable and in real life these things dont happen so easily and smoothly as is shown. Too much has been left on our hearts to believe. The film is a food for hear rather than thought.
4.Rishi Kapoor couldve been utilized more.
5.Locations like London and San Fransisco are completely squandered and their beauty not showcased in any manner whatsoever. Even Delhi is frittered away.
6. The songs are wasted.

It is an innocuous film as far as adult content is concerned. But on the other hand it has nothing in it that you can sit with your family and enjoy the movie.

All in all a one time watch wont make you feel huilty but this is a certain disappointment from the director who came up with a rib tickler like Jab We Met when he donned the director's hat last.

ILL GO WITH 2.5 ON 5. WATCH AT A THEATER OR IF AFTER READING MY REVIEW YOU ARE BOGGED DOWN. DONT HESITATE TO TAKE THE MOVIE IN PEN DRIVE FROM ME.

	Love Aaj Kal

NEW YOrK REVIEWED

If seen seeking comparisons with other movies of the same ilk ie dealing with the same issues---terrorism and unreasonable detention of Indians and Pakistanis in the wake of 9/11 attacks,the film might disappoint you.It is true the film doesnt highlight important aspects and shows all this in a very glamorous manner but this aspect of it can be overlooked.

THE BRIEF PLOT

The movie begins with Omar(Neil Mukesh).being arrested for possession of arms in his taxy. He is then detained by the FBI and is interrogated as to if he is a terrorist and what connections does he have with Sam(John Abraham who is an alleged JIHADI. Neil then starts to delve into the past.He starts to tell the investigation cop Roashan (Irrfan Khan) on repetaed prodding that he was a student of Delhi who came to New York university to complete his masters when in the unknown college environment Maya (Katrina Kaif) comforted him and introduced him to the attention seeker Sam(John Abraham).Slowly the friendship of the trio of John, Neil and Katrina reached new levels after blossoming in the college environment.Then he divulges that he fell in love with Katrina but he backtracked and went away after the college years as it broke his heart that Katrina liked John.On hearing this Irrfan Khan lets Neil go on the pretext that he will spy on John who is on a mission to devastate the country. What happens next is the continuation..............

Positive points
1.The film has entertainment in superficial amounts which is a captivating aspect.

2. For ladies or John Abraham fans rather, there is his torso that is on display again and again as he leaves no scene unturned err sorry no stone unturned to flex and flaunt his chiselled body. He acts also superbly.

3.Neil Nitin Mukesh is wonderful and is such a great talent that he affects and inadvertently coaxes Katrina Kaif to "act".

4. A part of the story is true.

5.The best feature of the movie is Irrfan Khan . One has to admit that amongst the current crop of actors he stands out in the "acting" front. He makes it looks os natural that the viewer is compelled to extol him. Flawless hysteria. He is or rather will be a legend of Bollywood era of today.

6.Director Kabir Khan's research work and in depth explanation of each event.

7.The action sequences in the movie are really appreciable.

8. Certain turn of events make the movie rapturous and adrenaline pumping.

The Negative points

Far and few between but nevertheless there are some:

1.Katrina still isnt upto the mark and her diction has gone from bad to worse only to jolt her millions of fans who think that with every movie her hindi is improving.Id like to state a sequence which is shown on tv also where in she is holding a gun and says in her heavily accented hindi "kaaaaoon ho tum?". instead of looking touching this scene looks laughable.

2.Certain scenes are dragged unnecessarily.

A GOOD MOVIE WHICH MUSNT BE MISSED AND CAN BE VIEWED WITH THE FAMILY ALSO. WATCH IT FOR THE COSTS THE DIRECTOR HAS PUT IN.

ILL GO WITH 3.5 ON 5 FOR THIS ACTION MOVIE. ALL PROTAGONISTS ARE SUPERB SPEARHEADED BY IRRFAN KHAN!!!!!

3. The music is not soothing.

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99 Reviewed

99 comes as a soothing relief after the self imposed sabbatical of cinema houses which had caused a bollywood movie draught. It may not be clubbed with the best of rip roaring hindi cinema but its storyline is captivating and characters fit into their roles like free size garments in this era of XL AND XXL size fitting or misfitting rather.

THE PLOT
Kunal Khemu and Cyrus Broacha are two fake sim card makers,illegally licensed software providers and run a small scale business of similar ilk in countryside Mumbai from a dilapidated room. But this business gets caught when they come across a customer who names them to the police.The two then are caught by a Mumbai don who makes them pay for leaving his car in shambles in trying to steal it. Owing to lack of funds to return to him they plan to side with him and do "hafta wasooli" under his aegis.They are then sent to Delhi forcefully to retrieve money from Boman Iraani who is an insolvent cricket betting enthusiast with loads of money to return to loads of people. What ensues when these three meet forms a glorious rest of the movie...................

THE POSITIVES
1. The film doesnt run short of plus points even though it lacks a strong storyline yet it has a captivating plot which keeps the viewer at the edge of the seat and that too not without a smile and leaves wondering as to what is going to happen next. Not a single moment in this movie is what can be called as vapid.
2.The acting by all the protagonists is pleasing and Boman Irani stands out.
3.Kunal Khemu looks fantastic with his toned up body even though he has to improve on his acting skills.
4.The villains in the movie are so endearing that you fail to hate them. They seem to catch all the attention despite other interesting characters.
5.Reality is filled in this movie like cream in a pastry. The reasearch work done to make it is just exemplary and hats off to the producer director for coming out against odds to release this movie against the strike in the industry.
6.Some sequences like the one in the end when Kunal Khemu runs in Pallika bazaar just stands out in chasing ones.
7.Vinod Khanna is at his acting best.

THE NEGATIVES
Fortunately this movie has very few of it.
1.Soha Ali Khan is good but not good enough and her role seems to have been wasted.
2.Delhi hasnt been accentuated enough.
3.Songs are good but not fit to the occasion.
4.Boman Iraani's ending part is not convincing and explained in detail.

All in all a great movie ful time pass and a must watch this season. It looks like Oye Lucky Lucky Oye this is a film with non stop entertainment. A great time pass replete with action and worth the money.

I WILL GO WITH 3 OUT OF 5 FOR THIS RELENTLESS ENTHRALL GO WATCH IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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8x10 tasveer reviewed

8x10 tasveer is not the apt title for this vapid "thriller" which lulls the viewer to sleep and compound abhorrence with each scene as it unravels. if i were to be given the job of naming this movie ill go with 12x12. because as they say "is film ke barah baj gaye hain"

i wont go with my format for reviewing movies for this one since it doesnt even fall under a muvee which should be reviewed or rather viewed.i wont be describing positives and negatives but for this sorry movie only the latter holds valid so the former is ruled out. o no no no i m sorry it has a positive. it has a runtime of 2 hours. it gets over after sometime. phew!!!

akshay kumar has this bizarre quality(can it be called a quality?)of navigating into photographs but this virtue of his has a limitation(see the reality) he can only do dis for a minute. everytime he does so he pummels into unconsciousness.he helps people by this good gift of his but one day when he comes to know that his father whom he had bitter relations had died, he decides to look into the murder (out of a tiny place he had for him in his heart) which is being touted as a heart attack. i wont say that what he does to unravel the mystery forms the next part of the story but ill say that is left for the viewer to decipher(pity the viewer so much contemplation he has been coaxed to do). teachers must love this movie because it encourages one to scratch the brain not once but several times suring its course.

the movie has akshay doing what he does best---- action.the location ie canada which isnt even shown properly. just the usual home scene and occasional sea is projected as if screaming to the viewer go see for yourself why do we take the headache. ayesha takia needed a solid performance before her marriage to farahan azmi but fails in her endeavour and that too miserably. she vowed to never shed clothes and compensate that with her acting. with a very sterotyped attire in just about every movie she does, she becomes all the more hard to see making herself an eyesore despite augmenting her assets and going under the knife for umpteen number of reasons. (sorry for veering too much on all this and not the movie but after seeing this movie one is exhorted to imitate it ie go beyond the topic or beat about the bush). back to the review. sharmila tagore was better suited judging reality shows and holding the censor board chairmanship than act in such movies just to appease close friends. a movie so moroose coming from the director of iqbal,dor, et al. he might have though that his muse ms ayesha takia wud save this film but to his chagrin things take place otherwise. anant mahadevan is wasted as chacha ji. the little bit of "comedy" (note the inverted commas please) tried by javed jaffery goes down the drain. his role was also better as boogie woogie judge. he should refrain from muvees altogether than doing such stuff. one wondeers where this movie is heading to after seeing one hour or so.(sorry did i say see. plz read it as tolerate). i dont know how some faction of the common masses liked this film. either they are die hard akki fans who does live upto his action image or are pure blind to whatever he does. whether cc2c or tasveer they will bear it all in the name of akki fanaticism. it comes as no surprise that this movie was the last movie released before the producers strike. the mood in the industry sums up this nonsensical movie. it is one of the worst infact is the worst thriller i have seen. all hamming an no pure enacting makes dis a dull boy;infant rather.

got bored of reading the review? that was exactly how i felt watching this hogwash.ill pay through my pocket to see deshdrohi but not this. at least through former some amount of mirth will be a reason to see but tasveer leaves no reason to be viewed.
warning : avoid this movie(that is an understatement).
ill go with 0.5/5 for this disgusting piece of cinema. akshay has truly succumbed to foolish cinema in the name of earning quick moolah.

for anyone who thinks that i am wrong or harsh in dis review please read the detailed story below dis post.

detailed plot of 8x10 tasveer

akshay kumar who potrays the role of jai is shown to work in an orgainization called EPS or environment protection service. he is quite popular in his workplace as he is quite adept at nabbing the violators and perpetyrators of environment laws. he knows the place at the tips of his fingers. he also helps people find their beloved as he can move into photographs by looking at them for some time. but whenever he does so his condition becomes comatose. he then gets to know about the demise of his father. he is told that the reason of his death was a severe heart attack due to which he drowned in the sea whilst on a boat alongwith his close friends and wife. so the reason seems plausible to him and he consents and agrees to his death. but he is told by javed jaffari who is a sleuth called "happy with an i". he brings about intermittent and sporadic laughter in the muvee. but akshay is told dat jaffery is a former toronto police officer who ran away from his place so as a consequence akshay shoos jaffery away. but when akshay cums across a picture taken at the time of his father's death he comes to know that something is fishy. he then goes through the picture again and again over the next few days and cums to know that he was killed as a part of a bigger conspiracy connived by many of his fathers' friends to channelise the bequeathed money of his father who had noted in his will that he will give all his money to akshay.he then sees some one mixing high blood pressure pilss in his father's champagne then akshay goes to various friends of his father who he thinks might be involved. strange events follow. one of the friends whom he sees as the killer gets killed at his home when he finds his body hanging from a ceiling at his room. the fathers' oder frenz appear to be thjen trying to kill akshay as he is a danger looming large at them and who threatens to unveil them. then he comes to suspect that his mother was also involved as she is shown romancing with a friend of his father and earlier failed to give nod for her husband's death. then some attempts to kill him are made which his wife ayesha takia condemns. she tells akshay to stop getting into pictures and behave eclectically. then he takes help of javed jaffrey's ex who is a qualified nurse. she tyells him that his goin into pictures may threaten his life and that he needed adrenalin injections after each of his journeys into d pics.he is told by a soothsayer that he will be dead if a picture which he is moving in gets abandoned and that if he stays for more than 1 minute in d pic he will certainly die. he continues his tryst with moving in the pictures by staring at them for a few seconds.he comes to know that there is a killer who killed his fathers' friend whom he finalized earilier as a prime suspect and he also comes to realise that his mother who will be signing on the will which is to ratify her approval to transfer all d money she has got as part of her husband's will has a threat to her life. he jets to his home where his mother is and finds someone in the house who kills her mother. he runs after the suspect but to no avail. he again stares at the picture taken minutes before his father's demise and this time he does it for more than 1 minute. he discovers his face in the lower compartment of the ship while his father is drowning after he has drunk the beer mixed with blood pressure pills. then a person is shown who comes to akshay who is in unconscious state and into the photo. he is the serial killer. he puts the photo on fire as he knew that if the photo thru which akshay is going thru is abandoned he will die immediately. then we are shown that there is a second akshay called jeet. he cums out to be the estranged brother of him who 1st akshay ie jai had by mistake pushed atop a rock in deir childhood. the second akshay we are told hatched whole of this story alongwid ayesha takia who was wid akshay 1 all dis while.the second akshay tells dat he is avenging all dis due to the childhood incident. den javed jaffrey rings the bell and he discovers that there are 2 akshays in d room both calling them as akshay 1. but when he discovers who the real akshay is ayesha takia kills him. den akshay 2 and takia celebrate as all d money has been transferred to akshay 1's account whom he will impersonate in order to take the money. he then takes akshay 1 to the same ship where hsi father was killed. he throws a comatose akshay 1 to the sea. but from somewhere akshay 1 gets a second wind and swims back to the ship and secretly cums to kill both takia and the villainious akshay. den happy ending is shown.