Vikram and Harris Jayaraj are back! After rendering hits like SAMURAI, SAMY and the most recent ANNIYAN, the two come together for his next biggie, BHEEMAA. Also comprising of actors Trisha, Prakash Raj, and Raghuvaran, the movie had been delayed several times due to the overrated Rajni film, Sivaji. Now it looks like it will be a Deepavali release this fall. With lyricists comprising of Pa. Vijay, Thaamarai, Yugibharati, and Na Muthukumar, the album is sure to be chock full of melodious tunes. Take a look.
Ore Mugamo consists of singers Krish (of "June Pona" - Unnale Unnale fame) and of course, the Naresh "Roobaroo/Paathshala" Iyer. An interesting melody that starts off slow and ends up becoming a very good piece of music. Not a regular tune that we've observed with Jayaraj in the past.
Mudhal Mazhai is simply superb! Why you ask? Well for starters, it's rhythm is beautifully maintained throughout the whole song. Secondly, we have the legendary Hariharan and graceful Malathi who croon behind the track. Thirdly, the song is so tempting that it's recommended that you hit the "repeat" button on your CD player because it's worth listening too again and again.
The title Ranga Rangamma may imply a village track background. When in reality, it's really a track that's percussion full of good stuff. If you thought Vijay Jesudas got the bitter end of the stick in Sivaji the Boss (his track was the best of the album, but got jipped for time compared to Udit Narayan's version) then you should listen to him in full potential with this track. Joining him is Hindi pop singer, Kailash Kher. What's even suprising is that for an Bollywood singer, he impresses for his tamil debut with his flawless tamil diction. Swarnalaya also supports for feminity.
Siru Paaravaiyaale is also another asset to the album. Singers Karthik and Harini are known voices in the industry. As always, Karthik provides the kid-hearted self as the male vocals while Harini does the same. The highlight of the track is probably the assigned instrumentals inbetween the verses. The whole track is full of excitement and fun-filled melody.
Ragasiya Kanavugal brings the "Vaaji Vaaji" duo back again. Yes, I'm talking about Hariharan and Madhushree. The two of them do what's best in this track and I'm going to stop there.
Enadhuyirae is the final track of the album. The only thing that seperates the vocals from the female voices (Sadhana Sargam, Somya Raoh, Chinmayee) is the debutant singer Nikhil Matthew. Probably one of the gems of the album next to Kannum Kannum Nokia and Sami da...
Like I had said before, BHEEMAA is chock full of beautiful tunes that should not be missed. Mudhal Mazhai, Siri Paravaaiille, Ragasiya, and the rest of the songs are something that go beyond the orthadox that we were used to hearing from Jayaraj all the time. This time, Bheemaa's tunes sends the Jayaraj detractors idilli to their face. Move over Sivaji, Bheemaa is here!
Rating: ****1/2
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Movie Review - Kireedom (2007) [TAMIL]
Remaking a Malayalam classic into another language isn't very easy. The remake version of the original may sometimes succeed or it may sometimes flop badly. Like Joesph's Vijay's success with GILLI [2004] from OKKADU [2003] but flops with AADI [2006] from ATHANOKKADE [2005]. Hence why production houses often dub the originals rather than remake them.
Director A.L Vijay gets it right with KIREEDOM. By changing the subtlety from the Malayalam version into Tamil, he's not only given some commercial factors into the film but some outstanding performances. In a nutshell, KIREEDOM works big time. The film would've ended up becoming something hard-hitting hadn't been worth for the climax change (Post July 28th release).
Rajkiran plays a police inspector who dreams of making his son Sakthivel [Ajith Kumar] a police officer. Once Sakthi receives the letter of appointment from the Head of the Police department, Sakthivel and his father train to overcome all obstacles and at the same time, share a strong bond between father and son. In the process, Sakthivel meets Divya [Trisha] and she falls for him. Meanville, Rajkiran encounters an MLA son and arrests him for notable consequences but then gets entangled with rowdy don Vardhanrajan [Debutant Ajay]. In the process, Sakthivel resorts to violence after watching the devastation of his father by the rowdy don. How he recuperates with it soon follows.
As mentioned earlier, the tamil remake does a splendid job of pacing and balancing the acting and showcasing the chain of events. The only downside of the film is the abrupt climax done by request of Ajith fans. I pity them for the climax would've made me rate the film even higher.
Music by GV Prakash is outstanding. All the songs linger in your mind but Kannavellam and Kaneer Thullaye stand out the most. In fact, these songs are much better than the bash of musical dysfunction that was Sivaji. Camera by Tirru is brilliant while the writing by Lolithdas and Muthukumar show effficiency.
Hats off to Rajkiran and Ajith for the outstanding performances as father and son roles. Watch for Ajith in the pre-interval/ second half as he scores in full rate. Trisha excells in her part. Moreover, she's gorgeous. Ajay as the villian is strictly okay. Vivek, Santhanam, and V.M.C Haneefa tickle your funny bone to an extent.
On the whole, KIREEDOM is a family entertainer. Box-office wise, the film has acclaimed hit-status and should grow even bigger. Strongly recommended.
Rating: ****/5
Director A.L Vijay gets it right with KIREEDOM. By changing the subtlety from the Malayalam version into Tamil, he's not only given some commercial factors into the film but some outstanding performances. In a nutshell, KIREEDOM works big time. The film would've ended up becoming something hard-hitting hadn't been worth for the climax change (Post July 28th release).
Rajkiran plays a police inspector who dreams of making his son Sakthivel [Ajith Kumar] a police officer. Once Sakthi receives the letter of appointment from the Head of the Police department, Sakthivel and his father train to overcome all obstacles and at the same time, share a strong bond between father and son. In the process, Sakthivel meets Divya [Trisha] and she falls for him. Meanville, Rajkiran encounters an MLA son and arrests him for notable consequences but then gets entangled with rowdy don Vardhanrajan [Debutant Ajay]. In the process, Sakthivel resorts to violence after watching the devastation of his father by the rowdy don. How he recuperates with it soon follows.
As mentioned earlier, the tamil remake does a splendid job of pacing and balancing the acting and showcasing the chain of events. The only downside of the film is the abrupt climax done by request of Ajith fans. I pity them for the climax would've made me rate the film even higher.
Music by GV Prakash is outstanding. All the songs linger in your mind but Kannavellam and Kaneer Thullaye stand out the most. In fact, these songs are much better than the bash of musical dysfunction that was Sivaji. Camera by Tirru is brilliant while the writing by Lolithdas and Muthukumar show effficiency.
Hats off to Rajkiran and Ajith for the outstanding performances as father and son roles. Watch for Ajith in the pre-interval/ second half as he scores in full rate. Trisha excells in her part. Moreover, she's gorgeous. Ajay as the villian is strictly okay. Vivek, Santhanam, and V.M.C Haneefa tickle your funny bone to an extent.
On the whole, KIREEDOM is a family entertainer. Box-office wise, the film has acclaimed hit-status and should grow even bigger. Strongly recommended.
Rating: ****/5
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Movie Review - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) [ENGLISH]
Normally I never do reviews for English movies but I insisted on reviewing this "hyped" up sequel to the last 4 (The first two being gems and the 3rd being bad. 4th was good.) Warner Bros brings us the 900 page book onto the silver screen.
HARRY POTTER gets some stuff right and the rest well, not so right. The pacing in the whole film probably one of the biggest problem with the film. 30 minutes into the film and you're left to either snooze off the rest of the film or to become restless because the film is testing your patience.
Another problem with HARRY POTTER is that the film gets too dark and some of the dialogue is hard to understand or digest (mainly Rupert Grint/Ron's lines.) In a nutshell, HARRY POTTER doesn't live up to the book standards or the popcorn standards of entertainment at all. It just makes you wanna leave the theater immediately.
No need to go into plot detail since it's based off the book. But as far as Acting goes, it's a Dan Radcliffe show all the way. In fact, it would be right to state that all the kids have grown up right from the SORCERER'S STONE. But the actress who really surprises you is the character of Umbridge. She does her part fantastic as per the book's characterization. However, several parts from the book were chopped off to fit the movie within 2:30 hours of duration. I would imagine seeing them in deleted scenes perhaps?
On the whole, HARRY POTTER 5 is critically dull and ambiguous but it will face a tough B.O competition to the supreme TRANSFORMERS, which is already raking more money as we speak and to the August releaes: RUSH HOUR 3, BOURNE ULTIMACY, and more.
Rating: **1/2
HARRY POTTER gets some stuff right and the rest well, not so right. The pacing in the whole film probably one of the biggest problem with the film. 30 minutes into the film and you're left to either snooze off the rest of the film or to become restless because the film is testing your patience.
Another problem with HARRY POTTER is that the film gets too dark and some of the dialogue is hard to understand or digest (mainly Rupert Grint/Ron's lines.) In a nutshell, HARRY POTTER doesn't live up to the book standards or the popcorn standards of entertainment at all. It just makes you wanna leave the theater immediately.
No need to go into plot detail since it's based off the book. But as far as Acting goes, it's a Dan Radcliffe show all the way. In fact, it would be right to state that all the kids have grown up right from the SORCERER'S STONE. But the actress who really surprises you is the character of Umbridge. She does her part fantastic as per the book's characterization. However, several parts from the book were chopped off to fit the movie within 2:30 hours of duration. I would imagine seeing them in deleted scenes perhaps?
On the whole, HARRY POTTER 5 is critically dull and ambiguous but it will face a tough B.O competition to the supreme TRANSFORMERS, which is already raking more money as we speak and to the August releaes: RUSH HOUR 3, BOURNE ULTIMACY, and more.
Rating: **1/2
Monday, July 2, 2007
Music Review - Kireedom (2007) [TAMIL]
After the much hyped "Sivaji - the boss" has finally released, the fans can now heave a sigh of relief and await their "thala's" next. Kireedom is a said remake of the Mohanan-Lolithdas 1989 Malayalam hit by the same name. With the treatment given by director A.Vijay,an associate of Priyadarshan, one hopes to give Ajith a much needed hit after that disaster that was Aalwar. But lets put that aside and focus on the music composed by G.V Prakash Kumar, better known as ARR's nephew who gave us VEYIL earlier this year. Kumar manages to salvate you his mesmerizing music that you would want to listen to all the songs (Vilayaadu is an exception but more on that later.)
"Vizhiyl" kicks off the start of the album with a nice background score and instrumental interlude. With singers Sonu Nigam and Swetha behind the voices, you are immediately sold for the song. Multiple hearings are a must for this track completely. This love duet is undoubtedly, G.V's uncle's early works in play. Also, Snnu has a better diction/prounciation than Udit "Sahana" Naryanan.
"Kannavelam" by Karthik and malayalam singer, Jayachandran give their soothing voices in this next soft melody. A situational number more or less but as I heard multiple hearings of this exact number, I started to enjoy it more than the first track. It's really catchy, especially Jayachandran's lines.
"Akkam Pakam" by Sadhana Sargam is another song in contrast to "Vizhiyl". Full credit goes for her tamil diction and prounciation. A rare thing that most northies can't do well (Yes Udit "Sahara" Narayan, I'm talking about you definetly.") Anyways, another addicting track with shades of ARR and Harris Jeyaraj. Another must hear.
They say all good things come with a stand-out. And I'm really taling about "Vilaiyaadu". Shankar Mahadevan has a good voice for kuthu/introduction numbers but did the album really need one? I understand that it's an Ajith film and to them [fans], an introduction song is truely a must. Like Rajni fans who insisit on SPB for Rajni's voice and whatnot. Anyways, the song is the usual hearings you hear in every Ajith movie, but honestly, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
"Kaneer Thuliye" by Vijay Yesudas makes up for the sore thumb that was in the last track. Though there are heavy shades of "Ae Ajnabi" from "Dil Se", the track shows Yesudas's versatality just like his father did in the past. Yesudas may have been jynxed with "Sahara" in Sivaji - ths boss, but this song truely makes up for the loss that was Sivaji. ARR's loss is G.V's gain indeed. The last song is a theme music compsed by Prakash Kumar himself. Something that should be looked forward to during the movie.
All in all. G.V Prakash deserves full marks for the awesome album that is Kireedom. A step up over his uncle, one hopes that he continues to give good music like this. Aside from "Vilayaadu", the album's worth picking up indeed!
Rating: ****1/2
"Vizhiyl" kicks off the start of the album with a nice background score and instrumental interlude. With singers Sonu Nigam and Swetha behind the voices, you are immediately sold for the song. Multiple hearings are a must for this track completely. This love duet is undoubtedly, G.V's uncle's early works in play. Also, Snnu has a better diction/prounciation than Udit "Sahana" Naryanan.
"Kannavelam" by Karthik and malayalam singer, Jayachandran give their soothing voices in this next soft melody. A situational number more or less but as I heard multiple hearings of this exact number, I started to enjoy it more than the first track. It's really catchy, especially Jayachandran's lines.
"Akkam Pakam" by Sadhana Sargam is another song in contrast to "Vizhiyl". Full credit goes for her tamil diction and prounciation. A rare thing that most northies can't do well (Yes Udit "Sahara" Narayan, I'm talking about you definetly.") Anyways, another addicting track with shades of ARR and Harris Jeyaraj. Another must hear.
They say all good things come with a stand-out. And I'm really taling about "Vilaiyaadu". Shankar Mahadevan has a good voice for kuthu/introduction numbers but did the album really need one? I understand that it's an Ajith film and to them [fans], an introduction song is truely a must. Like Rajni fans who insisit on SPB for Rajni's voice and whatnot. Anyways, the song is the usual hearings you hear in every Ajith movie, but honestly, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
"Kaneer Thuliye" by Vijay Yesudas makes up for the sore thumb that was in the last track. Though there are heavy shades of "Ae Ajnabi" from "Dil Se", the track shows Yesudas's versatality just like his father did in the past. Yesudas may have been jynxed with "Sahara" in Sivaji - ths boss, but this song truely makes up for the loss that was Sivaji. ARR's loss is G.V's gain indeed. The last song is a theme music compsed by Prakash Kumar himself. Something that should be looked forward to during the movie.
All in all. G.V Prakash deserves full marks for the awesome album that is Kireedom. A step up over his uncle, one hopes that he continues to give good music like this. Aside from "Vilayaadu", the album's worth picking up indeed!
Rating: ****1/2
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Movie Review: Sivaji - the boss (2007) [TAMIL]
The much awaited movie directed by S.Shankar, who gave us hit movies since the early 90s [Gentlemen, Kadhalan, Indian, Muthalvan, Nayak, Boys and Anniyan]. With a mammoth star cast like Superstar Rajni Kanth, Vivek and telugu heroine, Shriya Saran, you would expect the producers [AVM Saravanan, M.S Guhan] to give the audience a winner or rather another "Chandramukhi" [Currently celebrating it's 804 day and whatnot.]
Unfortunately, Sivaji is purely for the masala goers. There's no story or plot that's "Shankar" that is rather told in an interesting way like his last Blockbuster, "Anniyan". When you rope in a star who's identity is known to his fans by his mannerisims, you then conclude that the story itself took a backseat and instead, Shankar whipped up something from the archives which in the end, ended up becoming a Varalaaru, or rather a poorly-told masala. Heck, even Chandramukhi [which I disliked] was probably a latter better of Rajni film than this one.
The story: Sivaji is an NRI, who returns from the states to open up a hospital and whatnot. With a comic sidekick, [Vivek], they encounter financers, including the villian [Telugu star, Suman]. Along the way, he falls form tamizhselvi [Shriya] who intially doesn't fall for the hero but later marries him despite the astrologic predictions of his death. The rest of the film deals with him acquiring black money and turning it into white money and the usual "bad guys finish last" formula.
Let's talk about what worked and what didn't work. The story dervives from several films, A.R Murgadoss's STALIN, K.V Anand's KANA KANDEIN, Shankar's own GENTLEMAN, INDIAN, MUTHALVAN, Shahrukh's ONE 2 KA FOUR, and K.S Ravikumar's PADIYAPPA. You would think that after delays of releasing the film and keeping the film's premise under secrecy would've paid off right? To say that Anniyan did the copying from Gentleman, Indian and Muthalvan is an understatement. Anniyan was unique in screenplay because it was about society's reform. Sivaji's just rehashing the done-to-death plot in a cliched fashion. Same goes for the revenge theme.
Another problem with Sivaji was the amateurish treatment. Namely the following:
I) The romance between Tamizhselvi and Sivaji
II) The emphasizing of the Jadagam of Sivaji's presumed future
III) The stunt scene at the movie theater.
IV) The songs improper placement.
V) While Vivek's in form again after a long time, he tended to get irritating later on. Some of his unwanted jokes could've been cut.
VI) Shriya's costumes. Ironically enough, Sivaji wants a tamizh like bride that's all normal and dresses normally, yet the songs seem to show a different side...
VII) The "bald" treatment.
VIII) Rajni's parents.
Some of the sequences work well:
I)Some Rajni references in a comical style was a good tribute to the star.
II)MMS Sivaji receives in jail.
III)The mimicry scene. Bringing in Mayilsamy, Chinni Jayanth and Dhamu was a nice touch.
IV) Suman's scenes.
Technically, Sivaji is brilliant. Camera by K.V Anand is superb. The graphics team deserves accolades for the overally look. The editing though [Anthony], could've been a bit more tighter. Art by Thotta Tharani gives a methaphoric design to the film. Choreography by Lawerance and Prabhu Deva could use some more work.
Music by A.R Rahman disappoints. Barring Sahara and Baleilakka, the rest of the numbers pass muster. The background score is a tad better than the soundtrack itself.
Rajni isn't an Morgan Freeman or Amrish Puri, but he just does what he does best that's about it. Shriya Saran is wasted and gets limited scope. Moreover, she needs a crash-course in acting. Suman excells and is a revelation. Vivek is in form again but his comic-timing is unwanted in some places. Manivannan and the supporting cast make their prescence felt. Nayantara [sp. appearance in Baleilakka] needs to lose the flab.
Overall, Sivaji is gloss and glitter minus the screenplay. Commerically and from a fan's perspective, the film will prosper because it's a Rajni film.
Rating: **1/2
Unfortunately, Sivaji is purely for the masala goers. There's no story or plot that's "Shankar" that is rather told in an interesting way like his last Blockbuster, "Anniyan". When you rope in a star who's identity is known to his fans by his mannerisims, you then conclude that the story itself took a backseat and instead, Shankar whipped up something from the archives which in the end, ended up becoming a Varalaaru, or rather a poorly-told masala. Heck, even Chandramukhi [which I disliked] was probably a latter better of Rajni film than this one.
The story: Sivaji is an NRI, who returns from the states to open up a hospital and whatnot. With a comic sidekick, [Vivek], they encounter financers, including the villian [Telugu star, Suman]. Along the way, he falls form tamizhselvi [Shriya] who intially doesn't fall for the hero but later marries him despite the astrologic predictions of his death. The rest of the film deals with him acquiring black money and turning it into white money and the usual "bad guys finish last" formula.
Let's talk about what worked and what didn't work. The story dervives from several films, A.R Murgadoss's STALIN, K.V Anand's KANA KANDEIN, Shankar's own GENTLEMAN, INDIAN, MUTHALVAN, Shahrukh's ONE 2 KA FOUR, and K.S Ravikumar's PADIYAPPA. You would think that after delays of releasing the film and keeping the film's premise under secrecy would've paid off right? To say that Anniyan did the copying from Gentleman, Indian and Muthalvan is an understatement. Anniyan was unique in screenplay because it was about society's reform. Sivaji's just rehashing the done-to-death plot in a cliched fashion. Same goes for the revenge theme.
Another problem with Sivaji was the amateurish treatment. Namely the following:
I) The romance between Tamizhselvi and Sivaji
II) The emphasizing of the Jadagam of Sivaji's presumed future
III) The stunt scene at the movie theater.
IV) The songs improper placement.
V) While Vivek's in form again after a long time, he tended to get irritating later on. Some of his unwanted jokes could've been cut.
VI) Shriya's costumes. Ironically enough, Sivaji wants a tamizh like bride that's all normal and dresses normally, yet the songs seem to show a different side...
VII) The "bald" treatment.
VIII) Rajni's parents.
Some of the sequences work well:
I)Some Rajni references in a comical style was a good tribute to the star.
II)MMS Sivaji receives in jail.
III)The mimicry scene. Bringing in Mayilsamy, Chinni Jayanth and Dhamu was a nice touch.
IV) Suman's scenes.
Technically, Sivaji is brilliant. Camera by K.V Anand is superb. The graphics team deserves accolades for the overally look. The editing though [Anthony], could've been a bit more tighter. Art by Thotta Tharani gives a methaphoric design to the film. Choreography by Lawerance and Prabhu Deva could use some more work.
Music by A.R Rahman disappoints. Barring Sahara and Baleilakka, the rest of the numbers pass muster. The background score is a tad better than the soundtrack itself.
Rajni isn't an Morgan Freeman or Amrish Puri, but he just does what he does best that's about it. Shriya Saran is wasted and gets limited scope. Moreover, she needs a crash-course in acting. Suman excells and is a revelation. Vivek is in form again but his comic-timing is unwanted in some places. Manivannan and the supporting cast make their prescence felt. Nayantara [sp. appearance in Baleilakka] needs to lose the flab.
Overall, Sivaji is gloss and glitter minus the screenplay. Commerically and from a fan's perspective, the film will prosper because it's a Rajni film.
Rating: **1/2
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Movie Review - Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2007)
It's a rare treat these days to get such different themes of movies instead of the same old "dishoom-dishoom" or the typical "Yash Chopra triangle or rather repeated Switz locales". That statement best describes Saket Choudhary's debut film "Pyaar ke side effects". With a cast comprising Art hero, Rahul Bose and "Mayya Mayya" Malika Sherawat, and more, the film boasts of good performances better than the nightmare that was "Bheja Fry".
We are introduced to a couple [Bose and Sherawat], who question each other's comittment to marriage. It's when Bose starts to go haywire and come up with a paniking like answer in order to pay attention to the cricket match than his own girlfriend. Bose then narrates to us his flashback to a wedding where Trisha is getting married (duh). Bose himself is an RJ for that same wedding and decides to take a break from all the rapping and whatnot. But when he leaves the wedding, he finds that the bride too escaped from her wedding as she didn't feel ready for comittment. Years later, Bose itnroduces us to his friends, his wise sister, brother-in-law, roommate who can't get a date and Trisha's evil friend (ala Dracula). The rest of the film deals with what a typical American romantic comedy goes with.
While the lead actors were great, the plot was resemblent to some videshi movies seen countless number of times. But the scripting and plot is different and suited for a desi audience at least in my humble opinion. The only con I had with the film is that second fiddle heroine (baby doll or something), she was god damn awful. Her lips and wooden face was unbearable to watch.
Otherwise, have a ball and watch the film. You won't be disappointed.
Rating: ***
We are introduced to a couple [Bose and Sherawat], who question each other's comittment to marriage. It's when Bose starts to go haywire and come up with a paniking like answer in order to pay attention to the cricket match than his own girlfriend. Bose then narrates to us his flashback to a wedding where Trisha is getting married (duh). Bose himself is an RJ for that same wedding and decides to take a break from all the rapping and whatnot. But when he leaves the wedding, he finds that the bride too escaped from her wedding as she didn't feel ready for comittment. Years later, Bose itnroduces us to his friends, his wise sister, brother-in-law, roommate who can't get a date and Trisha's evil friend (ala Dracula). The rest of the film deals with what a typical American romantic comedy goes with.
While the lead actors were great, the plot was resemblent to some videshi movies seen countless number of times. But the scripting and plot is different and suited for a desi audience at least in my humble opinion. The only con I had with the film is that second fiddle heroine (baby doll or something), she was god damn awful. Her lips and wooden face was unbearable to watch.
Otherwise, have a ball and watch the film. You won't be disappointed.
Rating: ***
Movie Review - Bheja Fry (2007)
Summer's finally here (well for those in the US at least.) With great pleasure, I took the time to rent out some of the films released earlier this year and I got a chance to view them. One of the few is the flop-turned-hit, "Bheja Fry." Naturally, you wonder what's the film got to do with cooking or better yet the cooking item itself? Well for starters, the film has no relation to the eatery nor it has to do with cooking. It's in fact a comedy. Not a Priyadarshan type comedy but infact a simple comedy that lasts nearly 95 minutes.
The story goes like this: Ranjeet Thadlani [Rajat Kapoor] is a music exec who wants to launch new singers. At the same time, he has some on and off martial problems with his wife [Sarika]. He hears off a devoted and talented singer by the name of Bharat Bhushan [Vinay Pathak] and invites him over for dinner. That same day, Sarika leaves him in the dust and Ranjeet stresses every might of bringing her back to his arms. By going through frustrating moments with the obnoxious Bharat, his rivals come friends [Milind Soman and newcomer Bhaivaravi respectively] and of course, the income tax officer, [Ranveer Shorey].
The plot and characterization starts off well but by the time the lead female leaves, the moments with Pathak and Kapoor respectively increased the comical moments and his tension, but in other parts of the film, you tend to feel tired and frustrated by Pathak that you end up sympathizing with Ranjeet himself! At other times, the humor feels forced and the end product isn't very funny, it's unfunny.
Music isn't really much to say aside from 2 songs [One played in the movie, the other in the credits]. Acting wise, Pathak excells, Kapoor gels, but Sarika flops. Soman and the others past muster.
Overall, the film's a strong timepass. Watch with no frustration.
Rating: **1/2
The story goes like this: Ranjeet Thadlani [Rajat Kapoor] is a music exec who wants to launch new singers. At the same time, he has some on and off martial problems with his wife [Sarika]. He hears off a devoted and talented singer by the name of Bharat Bhushan [Vinay Pathak] and invites him over for dinner. That same day, Sarika leaves him in the dust and Ranjeet stresses every might of bringing her back to his arms. By going through frustrating moments with the obnoxious Bharat, his rivals come friends [Milind Soman and newcomer Bhaivaravi respectively] and of course, the income tax officer, [Ranveer Shorey].
The plot and characterization starts off well but by the time the lead female leaves, the moments with Pathak and Kapoor respectively increased the comical moments and his tension, but in other parts of the film, you tend to feel tired and frustrated by Pathak that you end up sympathizing with Ranjeet himself! At other times, the humor feels forced and the end product isn't very funny, it's unfunny.
Music isn't really much to say aside from 2 songs [One played in the movie, the other in the credits]. Acting wise, Pathak excells, Kapoor gels, but Sarika flops. Soman and the others past muster.
Overall, the film's a strong timepass. Watch with no frustration.
Rating: **1/2
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