"We are Family" Review

RATING OF THE MOVIE :- 2.5/5.. This movie is for Ladies and married people.. STRICTLY not for Uth....FULL SENTI....

Overall Analysis of the Movie:-

It's all about loving your family: A famous quote by Karan Johar that gave enough fodder for teasing and spoofing his emotional stance!

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Quite natural, then, for Johar to adapt Hollywood's Stepmom into a Hindi multi-starrer and naming it We are Family.

The characters live in Australia, yet constantly speak impeccable Hindi. It's a spooky world where little girls are gifted tiaras and wands, and the boys (wearing glasses, naturally) are presented books and telescopes. The demarcation is clear; and the story cements itself as an old-fashioned, sexist one.

We see divorced couple Aman (Arjun Rampal, half-awake) and Maya (Kajol) at their child's school annual day. Their little girl Anjali (cute as a biutton, Diya Sonecha), in the middle of the act on stage, spots her mom in the audience and says 'Mama, hiii!'. It’s a touching moment, and the film has a few more.

Aman's character is a mixed one: He's clearly not a hands-on dad, preferring to meet his three children over the weekends. He also insensitively chooses little Anjali's birthday to introduce his new girlfriend Shreya (Kareena Kapoor) to the family.

So while you dislike him for a display of insensitivity to everyone in his life, you admire his faithful friendship towards his ex-wife, even as he drops everything to be with her when she's diagnosed with a terminal illness. Maya then hits upon the idea of warming up her kids to Shreya whom they hate, so she can take over as their replacement mom.

But the dialogue is a let-down. Each character keeps saying, "Tum aisa nahin kar sakti, you can't die," to Maya, as if it were a choice.

And then, when Maya is convincing Shreya to give taking care of the kids a shot, Shreya shoots back, "Main ek career-woman hoon, mom-type nahin." It’s a ridiculous bit of dialogue; outdated and one that an entire span of working mothers will wonder over.

Again, the whole trip about the urgency of finding a substitute mother is strange when they have their father hale- and-hearty. It again reinforces the cliche that you need another woman to pack the kids' lunch and pick them up from school, and the father, however he may love the kids, just can't manage.

The reason why Karan Johar choose an average film made 12 years ago, among several path-breaking Hollywood films, is clear. It has amble potential to bring out the tears.

And this film is an unabashed attempt at extracting your sniffs and sobs, and sometimes the effort at doing so is too apparent.

The manipulation shows in scenes like the one where the kids are ushered in to see their mother, all tubes and pipes, on a hospital bed. The strategy works; you do cry but not whole-heartedly, more as a reflex response to the sobbing faces onscreen. In fact, you might let out a tired laugh when the effort goes overboard.

The drone about the teen child who everyone keeps saying will be the "most beautiful bride in the world" is bizarre. Their obsession with this 13-year-old's marriage takes a new height when the film chooses to fold with it, where we see an aged Rampal, and an exactly-the-same Kareena (in this biased Bollywood trend where women simply don't age; another example: 3 Idiots) at the wedding of this girl.

The Kareena-Kajol combo is explosive, and the high-point of the film. Their altercations are delicious; one wishes there were more such complexities instead of the syrupy gloop. You care about Maya's character in the first place (the only character that really makes an impact) because no one can exude a warmth, and smile as expressively, emotionally, widely, and honestly as Kajol. Kareena’s character is a bit wobbly with inconsistencies. But the actress is in full form, brimming with fire. Arjun Rampal gives a damp performance.

Debut director Siddharth Malhotra serves us old wine in a new, expensive bottle. It's evident in the characterisation, the dated dialogue, and the choice of the heavy-duty background score where you hear a woman's alaap for the most part; a mainstay in our saas-bahu soaps. If you’ve been pining for an old-fashioned tear-jerker, this one's for you.

DABANGG Review

Rating of the Movie: 3.5/5

Salman Khan is like a wild stallion, when let loose he’ll run over the entire film making a mess of it but when reined in he’ll take you on a ride of a life time.

Many of his famous ‘wanted’ or rather unwanted antics often leave the multiplex audience cold. So, as you walk into Dabnagg, you tend to be little circumspective of his Chulbul act doing rounds on TV, but barely a reel into the film and this philistine rascal charms the pants off you.

Here, I said it. I loved Chulbul Pandey. No matter how hard I resisted, he just made me submit to his impish streak. But I bet you won’t be able to help as well when you’ll see his ‘emosional’ story.

With his daddy gone, little Chulbul had to put up with Prajapati Pandey (Vinod Khanna) whom his mother Naini (Dimple Kapadia) married. Prajapati always loved Makhi or Makhanchan (Arbaaz Khan) more than his stepson. So bitter Chulbul one day shreds his horoscope, filial ties along with all the multiplex sensibilities we are so accustomed to now a days.

Enter the inspector Chulbul aka Robin hood Pandey, who finds refuge in beating up the bad eggs and sharing the booty with his mates and other needy folks. His coffers are full; he virtually rules Lalganj but a village belle Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha) turns our man of steel into a love sick puppy, ergo you see him wooing his lady love incessantly in the first half.

Then there is a local youth leader Cheddi Singh (Sonu Sood) whom Chulbul has rubbed the wrong way.

Singh finds a way to get back at him through estranged Makhi and the latter ends up being a pawn in his hands. Just in time, Makhi finds the truth but till then enough goons get razed to death, stunt director S. Vijayan style and Pandey has had his revenge, Salman style.

I know there are going to be detractors for Dabangg‘s script and its hackneyed plot but you’ll have to see the film in its context.

Dabangg is easy-on-grey-cells sort of film but it works better than Akki’s latest outings or for that matter even Salman’s previous films. And the men responsible for it are director Abhinav Kashyap and the writer Dileep Shukla. They make Salman mouth the mealiest one-liners and to his credit the superstar carries them off pretty well.

Sonakshi Sinha has a classic old-time charm to her which makes her stand out among the plastic-silicon-size zero brigade of the tinsletown. She holds her own against Salman Khan in a Salman Khan film and that is suffice for this newbie to feel like a comer.

Abrbaaz, Dimple and Vinod Khanna are good in their roles. Mahi Gill’s cameo is pleasant but the real credit goes to Chulbul Pnadey’s spares, who assist this loud and kitschy character with their colloquial wit.

Sonu Sood shows a lot of promise. Mahesh Manjrekar still sounds like an inebriated Marathi Manoos in a UP village. But what the hey, you forget the minor glitches when you see Malaika, all in her elements, gyrating on an item number.

Dabangg is an out and out entertainer, a great watch for Salman fans but a must watch for those who are not his admirers. After all, how many times you get to see him not playing oh-so-Salman-Khan.

KOMARAM PULI Review

RATING FOR THE MOVIE:- 2.7/5...

Summary of the Story:-

This movie is basically about police(S.J Suryah) who goes missing due to the villian(Manoj Bajpai). S.J Suryah's wife prays to got for justice and it gives birth to " KOMARAM PULI". Puli is a police officer and he comes out with his team named "Puli Team" and starts doing justice to the people who approach him. In this way the whole story is about Komaram Puli taking up Manoj bajpai's case and how he ends up taking revenge.


Overall Analysis of the Movie :-

Movie starts with some useless classless graphics and goes on just like that. The plus points of this movie is (a) Dialogues (b)Songs and (C) Pawan Kalyan. The negative points are the poor screenplay and direction. The Love story in between was very much boring. Nikisha Patel was not up to the mark in the movie. Background Music was adequate.

Overall, the movie is a Big letdown for fans and all the people who had high expectations... I felt that "S.J.Suryah" is a Big Villian in the movie. Its just a one time watch...Thumbs down to Komaram Puli...

Gayam - 2 Review....

RATING FOR THE MOVIE:- 3/5...

Summary of the Story:-

This movie is basically about a guy named "DURGA(JAGAPATHI BABU)" who is assumed to be dead in the Gayam Part 1 of the movie. Jagapathi babu appears as a good husband named "RAM" in this movie and Tanekela Bharani and Kota Prasad (Kota Srinivas rao's son)go to Bangkok in an intention that he is Durga and not Ram. Some twists and turns in the movie made it and interesting part and rest of the movie is all about how Jagapathi Babu kills his enemies in the movie.


Overall Analysis of the Movie :-

The music of the movie was a bit slow and was not good in the 1st half and the background was adequate in the 2nd half. All the actors did a much great job and i felt that this movie is a right come back for "Jagapathi Babu". 1st half of the movie was good in parts where the romantic side of the movie is a bit boring. 2nd half of the movie is good as Jagapathi Babu turns from "Ram" to "Durga".

Overall, ‘Gayam 2' is a Ok - OK type movie and its a good time passer for the people who like serious flicks..Thumps up for Jagapathi Babu's acting in this movie and this movie can be watched once for time pass...