SARKAR RAJ REVIEW

Film: SARKAR RAJRating: 3/5Banner: K Sera Sera & Adlabs Films LtdCast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govind Namdeo, Tanisha Mukherjee, Victor Banerjee, Supriya Pathak, Sayaji Shinde, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Upyendra Limaye, Rajesh Shringapure and othersArt: Sunil NigvekarAction: Allan AmeenCinematography: Amit RoyEditor: Amit Parmar & Nipun Ashok GuptaWritten By: Prashanth PandeyBackground Score: Amar MohileMusic: Bappi-TutulProducers: Ram Gopal Varma & Praveen Nischol Director: Ram Gopal :STORY:
An excellent tale, the story continues from the Nagre household with the only difference that Shankar Nagre (Abhishek Bachchan) has taken the reins of power but always under the watchful eye of Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan). Things change when Anita (Aishwarya Rai) enters the scene, she happens to be the CEO of Sheppard Power plant and comes up with a proposal of a power plant for which she requires the support of the masses. The deep thinking Shankar sees a lot of promise and growth opportunities for the people around and is impressed with the idea but it is not the same opinion expressed from Subhash. However, Shankar manages to convince Sarkar and both Shankar, Anita set out on a mission visiting various villages in Maharashtra to gain mass support. They find their share of opposition from Somji (Rajesh Shringapure) one of the local lads in the village. However, in his quest for the welfare of his people what Shankar fails to realize is that all this is actually a snare which is getting deeper and deeper as the movement thickens. Is he in a position to wriggle out of the situation before it is too late? Does Sarkar come to the rescue of Shankar? All this forms the rest of the story.
Presentation:Ramgopal Varma has come back with a vengeance, it is without doubt that his handling of the subject and the powerful presentation of the story is par excellence. Even the narration aspect takes you to a real high and with some mind blowing background score added with some deftly handled editing, the technical part of the film has surpassed even the prequel. The script was written with a tight grip and it has blended very well with some master screenplay. The cinematography has been able to capture the emotions at its best intensity and the locations were captured very well and so was the presentation of the characters. Amitabh has yet again proved that he is still the ruling icon to portray enigmatic roles and has come up with a powerhouse performance. Equally good was Abhishek who competed with his dad at every frame and gave a good show. Aishwarya has overshadowed her pretty looks with some classy performance and her peak performance comes while performing the sentimental scenes. The supporting cast were not to be left behind as they gave a tough opposition to the lead cast, Sayaji Shinde was superb, Govind Namdeo was too good, Rajesh was excellent, Upyendra Limaye was a show stealer, Dilip Prabhawalkar was a revelation. Tanishaa looked apt in the household role and Supriya Pathak gave a memorable performance. The others were good in their own aspects.
Conclusion:The movie has been made with such precision that those who have not seen the prequel can also connect to the sequel. This is not just a political thriller but also an equally emotional tale of feelings and relationships. Both the first and second half of the film was spaced out with equal pace and inertia and there is not a single dull moment throughout its running. Though the story line was simple and straight, the way it has been carried from start to finish was highly mastered and the film could well be joining the league of super hits in the time to come. The pace of the movie might come across as mild but it sets you in the right mood to go through the various emotions.

review of U ME AUR HUM

First, the story of U Me Aur Hum

U Me Aur Hum is divided into 2 parts. The first half is basically a simple love story on how Ajay (Ajay Devgan) woos Piya (Kajol). The second half tells us that marriage is not just sharing happy moments together but being there for each other at the time of distress. It’s also about fullfilling eachother’s dreams and promises made to eachother.

On a cruise, Ajay falls head over heals in love with Piya at the first sight. Although his first impression was disastrous, Ajay doesn’t give up and tries everything possible to woo Piya. And by hook or crook he succeeds in paving his way to her heart. The two soon develop a strong and special bond of love but not for long. Lies and deceit puts an end to their newly blossomed yet strong relationship.

But love brings them together again and despite the failing relationships of their friends, the two tie the nuptial knot. Soon their marriage becomes the ideal marriage for their friends to look upon and learn. Call it fate or anything; their successful married life starts to tumble and they face a lot of emotional crisis. What leads to the fall in their successful marriage? Will they get back to each other and live happily ever after?

U Me Aur Hum Review

For a directorial debut, Ajay Devgan has done a good job. The story of a boy falling head over heels in love at first sight with bits of humor and a few songs, make for a entertaining first half. While the first half is a light entertainer, the second half is an intense drama, handled equally well by Devgan. But the problem with the second half is the length, the movie drags endlessly in the second half. Atleast 15 mins from the movie could have been easily edited off for better impact. The writing could have been better too, you hardly feel for the lovers when they part. Also the supporting characters are highly irritating, especially in the first half.

Scenes from U Me Aur Hum that stand out (Possible Spoilers)

- Typical Bollywood-istyle romance in the first half.
- The baby drowing scene in the second half - Brilliant!
- When Ajay finds Piya, lost on the middle of the road, right in front of her house!
- When Ajay confronts Piya in the second half.

The music by Vishal Bharadwaj is very good. The title track ‘U Me Aur Hum’ and the dance number ‘Jee Le’ stands out.. Background score in the second half is great. The cinematography is brilliant.

Its Kajol who stands out yet again with a brilliant performance. Always lively on screen, fantastic expressions, great smile. Kajol is the soul of U Me Aur Hum. Ajay Devgan known for his hard hitting roles, is good in a romantic role, although a bit off in highly emotional scenes. Karan Khanna in a comic role, is irritating. Isha Sharwani looks gorgeous, performs well. Sumeet Raghavan is a great actor also the only supporting character worth-a-mention. Divya Dutta is average, looks plumpy. Sachin Khedekar is good.

Overall, U Me Aur Hum is a good movie but not without it share of flaws. The latter part of the second half tends to get boring. But its Kajol’s brilliance that makes U Me Aur Hum worth a watch. At the all important box-office, the advance booking is good but Krazzy 4 will be a tough competitor. Item numbers by Hrithik, SRK and also the fact that audiences usually prefer comedies these days could go against U Me Aur Hum.

review of the english movie 10000B.C

For generations historians have wondered how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. It has been one of the great mysteries of civilization. Well, director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) has solved it for us all. They had mammoths to help them. Mammoths. Kind of like big, furry pack mules. Wait until The History Channel hears about this!!!

I'd better give you the synopsis before I go any further down the grocery list of badness...10,000 BC is the story of D'Leh (Steven Strait), a young mammoth hunter in the snowy mountains. He and his tribe are in trouble as the fuzzy guys are disappearing. He falls in love with Evolet (Camilla Belle), an unusually blue-eyed girl his tribe adopts after her family is killed. (I say unusually blue-eyed, not because the rest of them have brown eyes, which they do. I say it because they're the worst blue contacts I've ever seen! What, there weren't aaaany blue-eyed actresses in Hollywood?) When Evolet and a few others are kidnapped by a band of warlords, D'Leh, his mentor Tic Tic (Cliff Curtis)...yes, a grown man named Tic Tic, and D'Leh's young "sidekick" (in the most Anime sense of the word) Baku (Nathaneal Baring) cross the world to save them. Along the way they must fight "terror birds", (I did NOT make that up. "Terror birds" is straight from the production notes) saber tooth muppets...I mean, tigers, and elements of all kinds. They are joined by other tribes who have lost people to the slave raiders, and together they march on to "Egypt" to free their people from a tyrannical god in chiffon...

Let me begin with the creatures. First the "terror birds". If you can't think up a better name for the production notes, what does that say about your ability to write a script? I'm just saying... They are like giant turkey/ostriches from a Sci-Fi Channel Original Movie. You've seen 'em. You know what I mean. Badly rendered giant turkey heads popping up from the grasslands does not promote a sense of realism. Is this how we get around not being able to use dinosaurs? Might as well throw them in too! What the hell? Then there are the mammoths. Really pretty hair, which is saying a lot since most of the actors had god awful wigs. But half the time it looked like they were in a different movie. Ever watch a sitcom and the characters go out for a drive? The background is so bad that you wonder why they didn't just spring for the tinted windows? Yeah. And the muppet cat. Look, if you're going to make a movie that centers around CGI creatures, could you at least pretend to care if the cat looks fake? He's a saber tooth tiger! He's on half the posters! I am taking a deep breath and counting to 10...

Didn't work. Ok, so here's another question. How is it that ancient man, (with his fantastically dirty dreads) can cross snowy mountains, lush grasslands, and the deserts of Egypt, with little food and water, and have a perfectly groomed goatee? I don't imagine they brought their mammoth bone chin-scrapers for their adventures in facial hair on the trip. And perfectly waxed chest. I always thought our ancestors were kind of hairy...silly me. And speaking of crossing the known world...it seems a bit much to assume that slave raiders would go to that much effort for like 5 people from a teeny tiny tribe waaay up in the mountains. Didn't they have to cross terror bird territory? I know there are pyramids to build and all, but really. The local tribes just seem more convenient. (I'm not even going to begin to go into the stereotypical African tribes in bamboo hats hiding in the grass.) And no one noticed that they were stealing mammoths? How did they get the mammoths past the terror birds? I guess they could have been local Egyptian mammoths, what, with the giant fur coats!

Visually, I guess they tried. I read that they spent months on the mammoth hair. And it was really pretty, all blowing in the wind. The locales were lovely too. They gave us so many sweeping shots of them that I had no choice but to notice. But don't audiences already know the trick of shooting a night scene during the day with filters? We can see the shadows, and the sun bouncing off the heads of the actors lucky enough not to be wearing a dead cat up there. And in the screening I saw, there were at least 3 instances of weird purple static...maybe I just got lucky. The performances were the only thing I can really say I liked. Steven Strait is someone to watch. The poor guy had to lose 30 lbs of muscle for the role. He did some nice work with what was, well, a mammoth poop script. And Cliff Curtis (Whale Riders, Once Were Warriors) does a fine job as "good-hearted mentor of young hero" dude. At least they got paid.

I really wanted to like this one. I didn't expect historical accuracy. I totally get that 10,000 BC isn't when the pyramids were built. I get that it's a nice round number and 2630 BC isn't a good movie title. I know it is supposed to be an epic story about love and heroes. Emmerich had something with a lot of potential here. He just really should have let someone else write it. And seriously Roland, mammoths building the pyramids? I think there's a theory about aliens building them. You do better with aliens.

review of sekhar kammulas DOLLAR DREAMS

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