Love Aaj Kal : Review

Short : Good movie. Excellent screenplay, editing and direction. Old story. Fun filled and exhilarating. Good ROI :)

Long :The movie depicts two facets of love, both portrayed by Saif. 'Kal' ka love, is typical old movie ishtyle love which surprises with its clear headed direction. It is an old story portrayed differently and still wins hearts.

'Aaj' ka love is equally breathtaking. Saif and Deepika do justice to their roles though there was scope for improvement. Direction, screenplay and editing cover up for it. In the end, you think you know what's gonna happen but then it suddenly changes track and makes you say, Wow! In short, it is a fun filled joy-ride. Amazing locations in London, San Francisco and specially Delhi, make you wonder how beautiful this world is!

Go watch it. It is definitely worth the money. :)

Live Your Dream - Rock On!

I usually read movie reviews in TOI. I was already impressed with the four star rating the movie got there. Under the positive frame of mind, I went to watch it yesterday and simply loved it. It's a refreshingly different story for a bollywood flick. Farhan Akhtar's 'Dosti' touch made the movie one of the best in recent times. Farhan Akhtar played each role with perfection be it actor as the lead, singer or pseudo director. Hats off to you man !


First half of the movie builds the story revolving around a music band portraying their happier times. It can be slightly long for those who don't sit there with a positive frame of mind. Otherwise it's a good first half which doesn't loose focus. Second half displaying the story of reunion of the band for their last concert together (as one of them was dying). And their last concert was surely something!! Climax could not have been better. They never lamented over death of their beloved band mate unnecessary as is portrayed in all other hindi flicks. It was one of the best endings of a bollywood flick dealing with an emotional story ever.

Now summarising why I loved the movie:

(1) Absolutely original story at least for bollywood alone.

(2) Wonderful music - the best part of the movie. You will love the magic of the music of 'MAGIK'. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, you are adorable.

(3) Farhan Akhtar is best when handling scripts based on friendship. He is definitely upto the task. Wonderful execution!

(4) I loved the ending. I hope you also will find it different and good.

(5) Farhan Akhtar outclassed even Arjun Rampal in acting department and was equally good at singing too. Kudos to the multi-talented man !

(6) A different way of taking you to flashback. I liked the change.

(7) Movie makes you feel good about bollywood. It gives you a sense that bollywood has come of age.

(8) Movie gives you a wonderful message to live your dreams, always pursue your dreams. So true ! You will definitely relate it with yourself if you didn't pursue yours.

(9) Movie is simply good!

My Ratings: 3.50/5 (deducting 0.50 point because I didn't find the reason for the split of the band too adequate.)

Tashan: A Review

Category: Movie Review
Movie: Tashan
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor
Run Length: 155 Minutes

Rating: 2/5
Verdict: Go to theater, if you are desperate because of the star cast. There exists no other reason.

I didn't spend much to watch the movie. The debut director has written dialogues/scripts for a few critically acclaimed movies like guru and the action packed dhoom series. One expects a decent show from such writers/directors. Movie tashan makes first impression with its flashy star cast. Within first few minutes you realize that it's not worth it. Script is not strong. Experiment with 'Hinglish' dialogues of bhaiyyaji(Anil Kapoor) fails miserably. His dialogues were difficult to comprehend at times and meaningless always. When director could have exploited the real life chemistry of saif-kareena in reel life, he surprisingly didn't. Saif is not impressive in his supportive role to Akshay Kumar, who is the only high point of the movie - as impressive in his 'kanpuria sooter' role as always. Any well figured girl looks ravishing in two piece, Kareena is no exception !

Plot demanded quite a number of action scenes. Most of them have been designed to be visibly good with no brain being involved whatsoever. Well ! Tashan means ..style..and this movie has none.

Reasons to watch: star-cast, akshay kumar, slimmer kareena
Reasons to avoid: Bad script, bad performances from kareena, anil, bad action sequences and so on......


Watched it...what do you think ?