Movie Review : Kismat Konnection

The Last Friday saw the release of Kismat Konnection, the first shahid kapur movie post his break up. And the question which loomed over everyone’s mind was will it suffer the same fate as the first kareena post breakup movie(read Tashan) or will the veteran Aziz mirza prove to be a lucky charm for both shahid and vidya balan(read behenji)?

As usual the story first. Raj (shahid) is a brilliant student during college but after five years he’s still unable to be recognized in the world of architechture.He’s a victim of bad luck to an extent that a person dies before he has a meeting with Raj. He finally gets a chance to prove his talent but the chance seems fading away and raj decides to go to an astrologist cum consultant Hasina Banu Jaan (Juhi Chawla) who suggests him to find a lucky charm for himself. After various fights wid Priya (Vidya), a stranger he met in the parking lot, he realizes she’s the lucky charm and has to always keep her besides him so that everything fells in place. Priya is a typical anti-mall activist, the mall which is to be constructed at the cost of dispensary run by her and her BF.Raj and his friend Hemant (vishal) are trying their luck to get the contract for the mall but at the same time need vidya balan besides her. As the story unfolds Vidya balan comes to know about his Bf’s other affair and shahid falls in love wid her. What follows next is a typical Hindi movie.

Though parts of the movie have been borrowed from a couple of English flicks, the story has been given a creative input by the veteran director. The movie which is desperately attempted to be an entertainer, fails to impress only at a few moments and comedy at most parts seems slap- stick. Performance wise shahid does a decent job, obviously below expectations after the sensation Jab We Met performance. Vidya balan doesn seem to do justice to the role (and still seems to be struggling with her awful wardrobes) and the casting crew surely cud hv done a better job. Vishal stands out as the only person wid a comic performance but rightfully seems out of touch. The amazing actors-Om Puri and Juhi Chawla deserved better roles but surely are able to do justice to the instructions being given by the Director. The movie which has been entirely shot in Canada fails completely in terms of cinematography and screen play. The direction is fine but surely the expectations from Mirza are great and this movie doesn live up to his standards. The only savior seems to be the music .The music which has been on the chart busters since the release consist of some exceptional numbers including atif aslam’s Bakhuda.Though a couple of songs are either untimely or unwanted the music still remains to be the best part of the movie.

To Go Or Not- A typical Hindi film which is a time pass for all those who do not have anything better to do. And not advised to be watched after Dark Knight. KK is too weak to even stand in front of the Batman Flick.

My Rating: 1.75/5

Movie Review:Hancock

Yes It’s another Will smith movie and after the grand opening world wide its here in India. The boring weekend which actually saw the release of couple of English flicks and the not so good crap Mehbooba was expected to lighten up by this “different” superhero flicks. And so r the expectations from the most powerful man in Hollywood. The movie however doesn live up to its expectations and result in a let down for me.


The story is simple and has been tried to be complicated at times along the lines “fate doesn decide everything” and “all’s not physics”. Hancock (will smith) is an alcohol addict superhero, actually just a man with super powers whom the people don’t consider to be a hero becoz of his attitude and way of working. He doesn care about what people think of him and lives his life in a disgraceful manner. He continues saving life of people along with destroying millions of public infrastructure. One fine day he runs into Ray (Jason Bateman), A PR agent who has Charlize Theron as his hubby.He is determined to change Hancock’s public image and convinces Hancock to play along with him. Hancock goes to jail and does learn the art of decency and actually becomes a people-loving superhero until he meets one of his kinds. He comes to know about his centuries long life and the movie moves into a sloppy climax.

The good part of the movie is that it’s not another comic book superhero tale. It depicts superhero in a new form. Will smith is able to bring life into the character but gets monotonous at times. There r moments of fun but they r really restricted and cheesy. Acting is just about fine from rest of the characters. The movie is good if compared to the desi ones but doesn live up to the Hollywood expectations with a useless story line which gets into a literal crap in the second half. The movie especially the second half doesn get right into ur head and all u wish is the movie to end and it does end abruptly with a useless climax. The direction and the screenplay are not that good to watch out for and all in all it appears to be a useless flick with will smith only being the reason to watch out for.

To Go or Not-All the superhero lovers shud go and watch .A tp(timepass) for the rest and I TRULY suggest to give a Hindi version(I haven’t seen) a try coz it appears to have better comic dialogues than the original flick.

My rating-1.5/5

Movie Review :Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Yes its finally here. The first non Aamir khan starrer Aamir khan production introducing his nephew Imran Khan is finally out and so is the verdict. The movie promises to provide the freshness to the youth who have been on the complaining end for not getting a Worth seeing love story for so long. The movie which was feared to face stiff competition from Love story 2050 seems to be the winner no only bcoz the latter one came out to be as dud but also becoz of the way Jaane Tu.... is portrayed. The movie which seems to move in a roller coaster way gives a new look to a simple yet sweet love story.

As usual the story first. Jai(Imran) and Aditi(Genelia) are best friends among the group of 6. They both value their friendship more than anything else with a unique pair of a non-violent sweet Jai and Violent, aggressive and tough Aditi. Aditi is a daughter of a rich parents and sister of a non working lonely brother Amit while Jai is the son of late Amar Singh Rathod(Naseerudin Shah) , the king of Ranjhor and Savitri(Ratna pathak) who doesn want his son to be like his father and argues everyday with the portrait of her dead husband. Their closeness makes everyone think that they are in love but they strongly deny it. They even decide to setup dates for each other. Jai finds Meghna and their love starts to bloom but Aditi starts to feel insecure and is still unsure why is that.Aditi also finds someone a tough guy in the form of Sushant but is still unhappy and doesn realize that she's in love with Jai.Meanwhile Jai's father wishes that his son completes the three conditions reqd. to be a true Rathod. What happens when they both finally realize this and whether they finally confess about it or not is what u all have to watch for.

Now the main part of the verdict. The story is a simple one but the way it’s shown brings a whole lot of freshness in it .The whole bunch of debutants provide the youthness to the movie. Imran delivers an honest performance and provides some mind blowing scenes along with some not so good ones. Genelia seems good in the first half but lacks the brilliance in emotional scenes but will surely improve and seems to have a good future in the industry. The rest of the gang is brilliant and the best part is the chemistry amongst them. The jai-Aditi chemistry is mind blowing. One of the best performances of the movie is given by the real life couple Naseerudin and Ratna. They provide some mind blowing scenes and lift the movie whenever it seems sinking.Another person to look out for is Prateik Babbar who plays Aditi's brother and delivers a mind blowing performance with some outstanding expressions. The other guest appearances are good and the one to look out for are that of the khan brothers who have been equipped with some awesome lines. The dialogues are good (expected from Abbas tyrewala) and the direction is fine despite some amateurish clichés. The movie provides some really great moments which make u smile and give u moments which make u feel sleepy .The movie is definitely youth oriented and does succeed to keep u smiling for most part of it .The music is good and it makes complete sense with the sequence of events. Good job Mr. Rahman! The problem comes in the story and some monotonous sequence of events .The movie doesn seem to be well edited and the direction seems to let the movie down in between. Despite some good performances, u r made to see some “debutant” type actings and are made to compromise since most of the characters are not so established in the industry. Another problem is the climax. Though it seems to end on a funny note but it’s the typical Airport cliché sequence and could have been improved .The cinematography is not great either. The movie is definitely not for all genres and is strictly a NO for the emotional cinema liking people. All in all it’s a one time watchable cute –fresh love story with some good debut performances.


To Go Or Not-A must watch for the people in affair and for most of the youth. One time watchable for the rest.U won’t be disappointed with it


My rating- 3.0/5

Movie Review : Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic

The week saw the release of the much awaited-low publicized Kunal Kohli’s third film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic. The director decided to bring the hit Saif –Rani Duo back together after their superhit film Hum Tum and despite the disastrous Ta Ra Rum Pum. The movie which has been inspired by a couple of English flicks is a just another attempt to redefine magic and associate it with kids.

The story first. It starts with a business man Ranbir (Saif), convicted of killing a couple while driving his BMW and the court passing a landmark judgement instructing him to take care of the four children who have been orphaned due to that. The four kids along with a dog and a hamster start living with Ranbir seeking revenge. They try to disrupt his living in every aspect of his life. After a few fights and the both parties asking god for help, GOD (Rishi Kapoor) sends his favourite Pari Geeta (Rani) to help kids and Ranbir unite. She takes the job as a nanny and then begins the tutorial. Using her magic she is able to make each kid but the eldest to realize that Ranbir is seriously sorry for his deeds. Along with that she makes Ranbir realize the way and importance of loving kids. Saif’s girlfriend Mallaika (Amisha patel) is shown as a dumbo and given a glamourous look. The eldest of the kids Vashishtha (Akshat) is still not able to forgive Ranbir but finally does crack up. Ranbir starts loving Geeta but Geeta is a Pari and cannot live on earth forever. What happens then u’ll have to watch for!!
The first half is a disaster. It is only magic and no story. The half is driven only by the animations and special affects for the kids. The director shows a desperate effort to please every section of the society. A hot bikini song “lazy lamhe” seems to be a weak minded effort since the movie was expected to be a family entertainer. The story is not good and the viewer is supposed to leave his brains at home. It seems a must watch for kids with the kind of teachings the movie gives. The director seems helpless incorporating the emotional scenes for the adults. The desperation seems more evident with the mention of project tiger, Indo-pak war and references to freedom struggle. The main stress has been given to special affects and not on the shots and screenplay. The direction seems below the kunal kohli standard. Acting wise Saif has done an exceptional job with limited dialogues and more expressions. The kids adapt to their role brilliantly. The jwm inspired character GEETA (from geet) fails to live up to the expectations with an over magnified role. She suits to the character but is not able to do complete justice to it .Amisha patel looks a complete dumbo in the movie with the excessive glamourous look. The other characters do a fine job but a blooper seems to have occurred with the dog and hamster disappearing as soon as rani’s entry (probably meneka Gandhi took them away).The music has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio and is not amongst their best.The best song "pyaar ke liye" has been used excessively and is completely unwanted. The only version where the song seems appropriate is the time when the full song is played.In addition to that the other tracks I wont mind giving my ear to are "nihaal ho gayi" and the raunchy "lazy lamhe".The rest sound tracks are crap and unwanted.What again impresses more from the songs are the "Prasoon joshi lyrics". The first half is magic and second half is pyaar.All in all it sums up to an average –must watch kids film.

To go or not- let’s face it. It’s childish. A must watch for kids and jobless adults who have a liking for special effects. For the rest it’s an average movie and is not recommended strongly for the youth

Rating -2.5/5