Tuesday, March 25, 2008 | 
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(Bollywood, Hollywood, Movies, Music)
There was another big round of movies over long Holi weekend. Was great splash over Holi on Saturday.
Watched Race on Friday. Wasn’t too hard to get ticket for house-full show. It got the twists which keeps to struck to your seats and forces you to keep your eyes open in whole movie. I think even Abbas-Mastan wouldn’t have ever thought before that they will be making such a twisted movie. Nice movie told in short and not having very good story especially when I can catch the story suspense part within 30 seconds of its occurrence. Music as well as the background music effects in this movie were good.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Life is Beautiful (6/10) - Really it is if you dare to overlook the woes of wars. (Wanted to watch it because I had overheard once someone saying that this was the one most justified movie to win Oscar.)
Pink Panther (1963) (5/10) - Wasn’t too funny. The later version of movie is funnier.
Super Star (6/10) - Luck plays a big role, according to such movies but you should still keep trying for better.
The Pursuit of Happyness (3/10) - A crap like by so many people who think that happiness comes with money. Warning - It is a very very serious movie.
Seven (7/10) - One shouldn’t be too brittle to stick to rules but should keep trying to make others follow them in easier way. At least I came to know about the seven sins although now the number has increased. Following from old version -
Sins:
Virtues:
New Sins:
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 | | |
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Black & White
A movie raising concerns about national security and giving proud feeling of being Indian! Concept is wonderful but direction wasn’t up to the mark. I couldn’t figure out why it happens that whenever I go to watch out a movie with Pavan, it comes out to be patriotic. Last time, it was Rang De Basanti exactly one year back.
Rating: 7/10
Sweet November
As sweet as one can expect when you do something good to others without expecting anything in return. Long time and I haven’t come across such people! Not a digestible end but they happen and I know…
Rating: 9/10
Notting Hill
Heard a lot about it but didn’t find it sweater or more logical than Sweet November.
Rating: 6/10
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Saturday, February 23, 2008 | | |
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I got attracted to this topic as this was running as the most searched term over Google India for complete day today. Indians are crazy about movies, man. And the Google news result brings most comprehensive result on the top for Filmfare Awards term which once again, raises my confidence in this Search Engine. Just look at this Hindustan times article…what can be briefer description than this -
Aamir, Shah Rukh, Kareena win Filmfare awards
Superstar Aamir Khan on Saturday night won the Filmfare Best Director Award for Taare Zameen Par, which was also adjudged the best film, while Shah Rukh Khan (Chak De! India) and Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met) won the awards for the Best Leading Actors in the male and female categories respectively.
The Critics’ Award for Best Film went to Shimit Amin’s Chak De! India. The film also won the Best Cinematography Award. In the Critics’ Award series, Tabu was named the best actress for Cheeni Kum and child artist Darsheel Safari (Taare Zammen Par) was named the Best Actor.
Rishi Kapoor got a standing ovation as he won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
While the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) went to Irrfan Khan for Life In A Metro, the Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) award went to Konkana Sen Sharma for the same film.
AR Rahman bagged the award for best music in Guru and also for the best background score.
While Shaan (Jabse Tere Naina from Saawariya) was named the best male singer, Shreya Ghoshal (Barso Re from Guru) was adjudged the best female singer.
The Best Lyrics Award was won by Prasoon Joshi (Ma from Taare Zameen Par).
The Best Story Award went to Amol Gupte for Taare Zameen Par, the award for the best screenplay went to Anurag Basu for Life In A Metro, and Imtiaz Ali was honoured for the best dialogue (Jab We Met).
Deepila Padukone of Om Shanti Om won the Fresh Face of the Year Award as well as the Best Female Debutante, while the Best Male Debutant Award went to Ranbir Kapoor (Saawariya).
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Saturday, February 23, 2008 | | |
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These are the 2 new movies which I have watched recently.
Thirteen days is about the story of ceasing the Cuban missile attack by Russia in 1962 during presidential period of John F. Kennedy. A good movie on negotiation (got reminded of Proof of Life in concept).
The only problem which I find with American movies on political or army background is that they show-off much more than they are capable of and this appears indigestible most of the times. This is one of the reasons that my favorite choice among English movies is either Sci-Fi, Romance or Comedy.
Rating: 5/10
Mithya is another version of Don. Think about the real Don getting murdered and the duplicate Don actually forgetting his past - the most complex approach one can think of. Movie looked better than even the original Don or the one by Farhan Akhtar but the end was disappointing which could had been shot better, may be not happy ending but better death. Ranvir Shorey is emerging as very fine actor.
Rating: 7/10
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