Desi Boyz - Entertaining

Desi Boyz – I was mentally prepared to watch some extreme senseless madness, crass humor, glorification of male strippers and of course the hot combination of Akshay Kumar ,Chitrangada Singh, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone but to be honest I was actually quite surprised with a movie which is not bad when I compare it to the umpteenth masala flicks that gets churned out of Bollywood week after w...eek, must say the last two months of the year 2011 would turn out the best for Bollywood like the first two months of year 2011 (Jan and Feb 2011 did have some good Hindi movie releases for sure).
This one is a complete feel good comedy far away from reality of course but then what the hell that’s what movies are supposed to do take you away from the humdrum and reality of life
Akshay Kumar was really good in terms of acting apart from looking super good it was really great to see him in a good form after a long time.
John Abraham is super hot and acting is ok too
Deepika Padukone awesome just love this Bangalore girl
Chitrangada Singh please come in movies often she is fabulous
Last but not the least welcome Director Rohit Dhawan its all in the family I guess (he is son of director – David Dhawan)
Music is hummable so I would recommend this one rest assured you will not get bored for sure and won’t demand your money back

Chalo Dilli - Real good story and fantastic performance now thats what I call a good hindi movie :)

Here comes another good Hindi movie of 2011 actually since March 2011 there was a total drought in the Hindi Movie releases I mean yes there were releases but all style and lacked substance big time but then like April Showers this one comes as a breather and a real good one at that.

So the plot of the story yes kind of resembles 'Due Date'(2010) & PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES(1987) but thats it the whole treatment of the movie is completely Indian and something we all can relate to and i so completely loved this one.

This is a real fun story about two people from two complete different walks of life getting stuck in a journey created due to unavoidable circumstances and discovering many things in general about life which they had not realized earlier and this whole discovery during this interesting journey makes this movie worth every watch for sure.

There are some terrific true to life moments in this movie which kind of sets you thinking.

All in all a real good movie recommended for sure...

Patiala House - Yes Akshay Kumar is back in form but the first half sucks and the subject is kind of outdated...

In today's age and time when the world is a global village the subject of this movie is way too outdated maybe 30 years back this same subject would have been revolutionizing but not now for sure.

So here's an outdated story where the dad(rishi kapoor) does not allow his son(akshay kumar) to pursue his career in cricket due to his whimsical fancies and the son succumbs and becomes a silent sufferer till some talkative attractive babe(anushka sharma) shakes him up after 17 years again to pursue his dream and do what he is born for and after some family drama and hide n seek stupid game he does achieve and there is peace of course with everyone trying to ride over that one person's dare and achieving there goals as well.

Yes its better late than never but come on you don't sit in a supermarket store for 17 years when your dreams are damn clear you fight for it and chase it and show the world which includes your parents what you are capable of or forget the world just show it to yourself your best abilities and when you are truly happy the people around you are happy too and that is the universal truth.

The first half of the movie is really boring with the proceedings of the movie going really nowhere except for the spunk of anushka sharma's character like the way she pushes akshay kumars timid character ,the second half of the movie is definitely better and the proceedings kind of hold your interest yes there is emotional drama and there are heartwarming scenes as well but I sincerely doubt if this movie will do well though for Akshay's sake i hope it does.

Performance wise I loved Rishi Kapoor and Akshay Kumar - he should do acting of these sorts more...Anushka Sharma was of course was a pleasure to watch,Dimple did not have much to do,like Tinu Anand in his brief role.

Honestly i would say you can wait for this one in the TV/DVD to come out....

De Dana Dan

The great entertainers are back thats the tagline but trust me it does anything but entertaining....
Story wise well if one insists about it,the gist of it, at least in the first act, tells of two men Nitin (Akshay Kumar) and Ram (Suneil Shetty) who are both drowned by their debts and stuck in jobs with no prospects. Their respective girlfriends Anjani (Katrina Kaif) and Manpreet (Sameera Reddy) happen to be from wealthy backgrounds, and their parents see it as material benefit should they be wedding other well to do folks and starts the introduction of mishmash of 27 lunatic characters in the movie..

Both men now become desperate in not wanting to lose their lady love, and crack up the most insane of plots involving kidnapping, which soon spiralled out of control to involve an Indian ambassador, their girlfriends parents, a sneaky hotel employee, a bumbling hit-man, a mafia Don, a corrupt practices police inspector (though his rank is only that of sergeant), a mistress, and plenty of mistaken identities to make everyone beat around the bush in the most absurd manner, leaving you the audience having to open your eyes and ears to link everyone's relationship, motivation and intentions, both real, perceived and deliberately under deceit.

The last scene too fell prey to the largest bugbear of the movie, and that's where scenes were dragged out longer than its welcome not that other sequences in the movie were welcome but the end takes the cake it became unbearable to say the least..

Hoping Priyadarshan's comedy would be a laugh riot but honestly it was nowhere close to even satisfactory...Avoid it...

8*10 Tasveer

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Much contrary to what the critics have to say Nagesh Kukunoor's latest fare 8*10 tasveer is definitely a well made interesting thriller which keeps one glued to the seat till the end.
8 x 10 Tasveer is the story of Jai (Akshay Kumar) who is a forest ranger in Canada. Living with his girlfriend Sheila (Ayesha Takia) he has nothing to do with his father Jatin’s (Benjamin Gilani) multi million dollar business. However, one day his father dies on his boat. This surprises many as Jatin was a strong swimmer and often traveled on his boat.
Now Jai has an ability to see into people’s past after seeing their latest picture. He has helped many find their lost relatives like that. Detective Happi (Jaaved Jaaferi) arrives on the scene claiming to be a man who has benefited a lot from Jatin’s help. He tells Jai that according to him, Jatin has been murdered and his death is not as simple as it seems. Jai too on the other hand is quite restless and has this recurring dream which shows his father asking him for Jai’s help.
And that’s what leads Jai into a search to discover the truth behind his father’s death. The picture taken just before his father’s death shows Jatin, Jatin’s brother Sunder (Anant Mahdevan), Jatin’s lawyer Anil (Girish Karnad) and Adit (Rushad Rana). Jai begins to suspect each of them as the murderer. But every time he sets about trying to find out who the killer is, the person in question gets killed. Just when Jai thinks he has found his father’s real killer, there is yet another twist in the tale.

8 x 10 Tasveer is a brilliantly made film. From the script to the direction, Nagesh Kukunoor has done every job with perfect precision. The script leaves you at the edge of your seat and the ending is something that you would never expect.

In terms of acting Akshay has carried out each scene with perfection and this is definitely one of his best performances till date.This is Ayesha Takia's better performances for sure. She shows many shades in her character and each is pulled off well. Sharmila Tagore plays the mother’s role with ease. The rest of the cast have done an equally good job but since the film does revolve largely around Akshay, it his performance that stays with you well after the film.

All in all 8 x 10 Tasveer is a very well made film and worth a watch for sure