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Headache Yuvraj

Its a pathetic movie

I bet it must have been a big flop even if this have been made during “Ramayana Yug”

lets compare

Yaadein is 5 times better and Om Jai Jagdish is 10 times better than this

though i have not seen Apne but i am sure that portrayal of “Bhai Bhai ka pyar” must have been better in this movie. As per one of my fellow viewer, Apne is 100 times better than Yuvraj.

Don’t go by these critics who has got some bribe or may be threat to write positive about this movie.

there is nothing to talk about the movie.

My head is aching and i am writing this blog entry for social service and to warn my fellow friends about the torture given by this movie.

It starts with poorly written and badly acted “ghatia, sare & basi” dialogues between Katrina & Salman

You feel like pulling your hairs during few dialogues

Continue with family drama of few good & few bad guys in a joint family

Plot is a mixture of 100’s of movies made during 80s about the strength & flaws of Joint Family

Climax was so ill and full of idiocy that the poor & idiot villain, Mama of brothers, can’t get a good quality poison in Austria. After having it in his Asthma dose, Anil Kapoor survive for a full song which he himself sings. On top of it, Boman Irani, a cardiologist cure a poisoned man through heart surgery.

hahahaha

hehehhehe

hoohohhoohoh :)

woo hoo woo hoo wo ho :(

Why the hell i agreed to see the first day show of Subhash Ghai’s movie after a terrible experience of Yaadein

Most pathetic movie of this year

You can laugh on dialogues delivered by hero in Deshdrohi but you can only feel pity on Salman & Katrina for doing this movie

Looks like Boman Irani is in hurry to make more & more money for his future generations during his last days. Otherwise he can’t accept the roles like this.

Guys don’t go & watch this even if somebody is treating you

Even Boom is a better movie than this disaster

there are 2-3 god songs, nice and scenic locations (but we have Google Image search)

1or 2 well acted & touching scene

worst is Subhash & his choreographer fully destroyed the gorgeous Katrina

anybody remember “Jee Karda” from ‘Singh is King’

Flaws Flaws and Flaws

there is no end

Beware and think 1000000…….. before watching this

November 22, 2008 Posted by Gaurav S | Movies, Weekend | , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Hilarious Dostana

Continuing with the recently renewed habit of first day movie shows, today we saw ‘Dostana’

Its a laugh riot for the full first half and fun in the second half.

I don’t remember when did i laugh so much?

hummmm… I think when i saw Hera Pheri in 2000

My stomach was aching!! :D

Its a typical Karan Johar movie, story developed around friendship & love.

More about friendship than love but here we have a gay twist to make you gay (read merry :) )

I am not going to reveal the plot guys. Go and feel yourself ;)

I guarantee, if you are the one who watch movies for entertainment then you will love it.

Don’t look for any message or sensibility about gay and their rights.

Everybody was laughing like anything.

it was nice watching this movie. You realize, how few decisions and circumstances land you in friendship & relationship which you will cherish for the life time? Yes they do fade when people move to different places, separate demographically & new people and friends arrive in your life. But , i think everybody relish those memories (one except it or not ;) )

few scenes were very touching like

- John confess to Abhi & Priyanka about his affection for the friendship among them

- when John & Abhi realize Priyanka’s presence in their life

- the full climax scene and reaction of the lead actors on the situation

few funny scenes like:

- Abhi’s mom discovery about the Gay relationship

- Welcoming of John by Abhi’s mom

- Abhi’s Venice Story and the dancing scene on the tune of ‘Biri Jala Le‘ , these two scenes are real hilarious :D

as his previous productions Karan successfully able to strike a chord somewhere about Love Friendship and relationships :)

While driving back to home, John’s talk about his friendship & childhood dreams remind me of similar thoughts of mine. It was around few months after passing out of my Engg College. I used to curse myself for not studying enough for engg entrance exam and land up at that place. During my days of struggle, I used to feel sad about few failed dreams of mine :( . But after looking at few guys around, i said to myself that these guys are my best presents from the college, the friends, who are like family now.

Love You Guys :)

November 15, 2008 Posted by Gaurav S | Movies, Weekend | , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Feel Good in the sadness around

with all the insecurity on the streets including Dalal Street/Wall Street :)
bombs on streets/markets
financial institutions going bankrupt, lay off in companies
expectation of less hike or no hike :(

arey koi hai jo kuch acchi news de ?

sad to say :( Nobody!!
we have a very literate & intellectual but politically weak Prime Minster
a home minister who was not elected by the people of his own constituency but the lady thought he can be a good Home Minister ;)
This is a cruel joke (loop hole?) of Indian Democracy and Its Constitution that India can have PM & Home Minister who are not elected by its people. What kind of democracy is this?

Anyway!! In between all this turmoil and sadness, off late i had finished my movie backlog and managed to sneak into few of the acclaimed once :)

Khuda ke Liye
The Kite Runner
A Wednesday

and Bachna Ae Haseeno

I accept the last one is not eligible to include in great ones but yes it has something to add in this entry
:)

These movies amuse you and give you, your piece of smile, wet eyes with full of emotion, cruel truths and realities of life, remind you of your good/bad memories

Khuda ke liye reminds me my child hood days
After the evening tea on a cot, in the open sky with sound of Aajan from the nearby Mosque.
Sight of my friends coming out of the Mosque with Holy Book in their hands.
Savian (Sweet Vermicelli) on Mithi Id at the place of My Grand Pa’s close friend.
all was so amusing!!

The best part of the movie is its climax which shows two people simultaneously executing holy call for Namaj in the Mosque. Who owns The God? People who love His people or the people who kills His people that too in His name?

I was born and lived for around nine or ten years in a Muslim neighborhood
had few bum chum friends in the community. Did i miss ‘minority’?
Ohh!! I never realized its minority until i have grown up and start reading the word in newspapers & Magazines
I asked my self how much i know about day to day living of my friend across the street? And the answer is very less. Sad but true !! After 60 years of independence Muslim are still not in main stream and for this they have to blame themselves

A Wednesday shows the desperation of common man (plot looks unreal & impossible) Naseer Sa’ab was at his best in both the movies, following videos shows his speech and explanation in deleted scenes of Khuda Ke Liye

Scene 1 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=44qHsZm0_Ew
Scene 2 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=nIJxWNMGzc4

Scene 3 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=A-rXZpQGuno

The Kite Runner proves my believe that good/bad memory or trauma is difficult to erase from your mind what ever you are doing and where ever you are!!
Amir’s character in Kite Runner display the pain of his bad memory from child hood
Pain of the haunting memory of the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan
His love & affection for his friendly & supporting child hood uncle
His dad’s love for his home country
everything was touching

Female protagonists (Bipasha Basu & Minissha Lamba) in Bachna Ae Haseeno (BAH) depict the same trauma. Its a typical nonsense Bollywood love movie but amuse you and strike a chord somewhere. You can relate with the characters in some or the other way  :)

In the end, it was nice watching the creative cinema (excluding BAH).

September 28, 2008 Posted by Gaurav S | Movies | | 5 Comments