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Azhar – Movie Review

May 20, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(3 / 5)

The movie is based on the real life story of former Indian Cricket Captain Azharuddin’s life but molded and scripted to make it more of an entertainer and movie oriented script. He is the most controversial sports man in the history of India yet along with various highest records in his game. And he is the one who was embroiled in the first ever match fixing scandal the country witnessed. Director Tony D’Souza did a fantastic job to present the story mixing the flashbacks and screening current times without confusing the audience.

Imran Hashmi, I guess he fitted himself very well into the jersey of Azhar and again proved his acting skills perfectly. We can’t comment over the all-time serious debate about whether Azharuddin was guilty or not as our honorable court closed the case stating unsustainable evidence and lifted the lifetime ban for playing cricket from Azharuddin. Well, the story portrayed in the movie is little cinematic and hard to digest in one go. I believe it is really moulded to make it more sensible and much presentable. Anyway I am nobody to comment over this issue.

Prachi Desai is playing the role of Azharuddin’s first wife Naureen and Nargis Fakhri is playing the role of Sangeeta Bijlani his second wife. One of the most talked controversial relationship in cricket world and Bollywood. Lara Dutta is playing the role of opposition lawyer and a brilliant acting from the defense lawyer role played by Kunaal Roy Kapoor. Well the movie itself created a controversy and lots of people are not happy with it. Naming it few like, Ravi Shastri role played by Gautam Gulati, shown as he was cheating his wife. Manoj Prabhakar shown as a person Manoj without surname as the sole responsible person for team India’s loss in one match. Sangeeta Bijlani is also not much happy about the way she is portrayed in the movie.

Well, it is a onetime watch and to know about the reality of Azhar’s life if whatever shown is truth.

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Traffic – Movie Review

May 20, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(3.5 / 5)

A movie based on the real incident happened at Chennai to bring human heart organ from one location to another location by road in a stipulated time in the middle of peak traffic for a heart transplant surgery. In the movie it is portrayed as Mumbai to Pune, starring Manoj Bajpayee as lead along with Jimmy Shergill and many more. The saddest thing about this movie is Director Rajesh Pillai who brilliantly executed the movie and Jishnu in a supporting role, both are no more in this world to see the movie released. Rajesh Pillai was suffering from liver cirrhosis and Jishnu Raghwan passed away due to throat and lung cancer.

Movie is a must watch for seeing the brilliant actor Manoj Bajpyee doing the best in the role of traffic constable who did a fantastic job of driving the SUV to transport the human organ to the hospital despite of various hurdles he reached before time and accomplished an impossible mission. Movie is an emotional thriller where somebody is in a trauma because of losing their son and on other side, another parents are praying for life of their daughter. The phase of mental pressure and emotions is beautifully shown in the movie where a father ordered to stop the ventilator of his son for rescuing a girl child by donating his heart to that girl. Even if any parent knows that it is impossible to save their child from any trauma still it is hard to take a decision like this.

On the other side movie is portraying the dedication and hard work of police to accomplish a mission for humanity. Jimmy Shergil as Traffic Police Commissioner did justice to his role. Divya Dutta as girl’s mother and the brilliant actor Sachin Khedekar nailed their role with excellence. Movie is little lagging and slow till interval but the second half will make over those with some nice twists of story.

A must watch movie to experience some thrill.

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Baaghi – Movie Review

May 20, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(1.5 / 5)

The movie is like you are watching somebody playing a video game the player is fighting with villains to save the princess and to reach princess you need to cross various stages and to go through rigorous training too. Tiger Shroff, this time with a little beard to give some rigid look or to hide his chocolaty look failed completely to deliver the intensity and skills required for this kind of role. Mere presenting a skinny body with some flexible actions doesn’t mean you did a fantastic performance. No doubt he has shown some outstanding fight actions and gymnastic skills throughout the movie. The dialogue delivery was so poor that it will really make you laugh saying what the f**k man…

The bubbly Shraddha Kapoor this time made it over and felt irritating by the over performed dialogues and expressions. Meanwhile Sudheer Babu Posani, the villain made it exactly right with his brilliant performance and the muscular look. He overshadowed Tiger Shroff with his acting and looks. You can also find Sunil Grover in the movie with not so much funny role.

The best part of the movie is the Chief Commandos Mentor, Chief Commando Trainer, Founder, Brand Ambassdor, Headmaster-Inventor- Revolutionary Orator- Kallaripayattu Guru, Gurakkal, Great GrandMaster and Inventor ,CCQB Expert, WORLD’S BEST COMMANDO & WORLD’S BEST COMMANDO TRAINER since 2008 till date, Grand Master Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj is playing the role of Kalaripayatu Acharayan in the movie. For all your information, the stunts shown in the movie by Acharyan are done by himself, without any harness or animations.

Other reason to watch movie is some glimpse of God’s own country Kerala and to gain knowledge about the ancient fight art Kalaripaytuu of our country.

You can see the movie only for Grand Master Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj.

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FAN – Movie Review

May 20, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(3 / 5)

A very hard worked script and brilliant, outstanding acting from Shahrukh Khan as Aryan Khanna and Gaurav Chandna. The movie is all about a next door guy who resembles like superstar Aryan Khanna and his obsession towards the star took him to other heights. Aryan Khanna the superstar is inspired from the real life story of Shahrukh Khan and played by Shahrukh as situations matched with his current life.

Brad Pitt’s makeup man Greg Cannom, the multi Oscar nominated makeup man did the fantastic transformation of Shahrukh to Gaurav Chandna. Along with that a little VFX effects on nose to look thin and different from Shahrukh. Movie is all about the obsession towards the star, to so extreme that the fan starts living in a fantasy world of superstar and when he win a trophy in his local society dance program oriented by his star’s performances he decided to visit Mumbai on Aryan Khanna’s birthday to present him the same trophy.

Due to heavy crowd and security he was not able to meet him and disappointed Gaurav took a next level step to meet Aryan, which made the star unhappy and evil came out in the movie after this point. I personally believe there was too much negativity in the movie till the end and that was the lacking point which made the movie little low even after brilliant performances by all the cast. The happy go Gaurav disappeared very fast before the interval and the evil side irritated somewhat throughout the show.

Well it is a onetime watch to see brilliant acting from Shahrukh Khan.

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Ki & Ka – Movie Review

April 2, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(3 / 5) #KiandKa

A different story and concept from Director R Balki. To describe in one line, I can say it is a light and soothing love story with a different attitude of our regular life assumptions. On the go, movie is quite entertaining in the manner of cast, romance and regular Bollywood masala. Kareena Kapoor Khan looking beautiful and completely justifying her role in the movie. Somewhat it is not a hero or heroine oriented movie, I guess, both are leading the movie in different aspects as portrayed by the story itself.

Arjun Kapoor the charming guy, he is day by day turning into new heights by delivering characters like in 2 States and now this one. I guess he is the perfect person for this role and nobody can replace him in this movie. Talking more about the movie, it is all about the reciprocal of duties towards life between a male and female we follow as a standard in the society. It is giving a message against the stereotypes of the society, it should be an individual’s passion and choice to do or chose the way you want to live your life. I felt the lacking point is the emotional quotient. No doubt movie is delivering a great message to society about the choice of freedom in life. Equality of men and women, Women empowerment. The ego and insecurity which without any reason spoil your relationship and life.

As an audience I never attached emotionally with the movie due to low quotient of the charismatic intrusion to the brain of us. Somewhat this may be the best part for few people as it is totally light on your mind. Nothing will remain back on you while walking out of the theater other than a smile which speaks up you enjoyed the movie with the fantastic cast and screenplay.

You can see Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in the movie in a special appearance which is really adding some good points to the whole presentation. Swaroop Sampat is back on screen as mother of Kareena after long, an actress in various movies like Naram Garam, Miss India contest in 1979 and represented India at Miss Universe 1979 and wife of great actor Paresh Rawal.

Well, it is a must watch to experience something light and different in the screen with some good message to the society.

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Rocky Handsome – Movie Review

March 27, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(2.5 / 5)

A movie with insane fight moves as per Bollywood standards along with a massive “Hulk figure” John Abraham. The initial fifteen minutes of movie is slow and lagging and the screenplay is dark. It may bore you and disappoint you till almost first half. Movie will pace up very nicely after the interval and the real thriller series begins after interval.

Director Nishikant Kamat lacked somewhere in the first half, he himself is acting as the villain in the movie in a bald look. All the actors like John, Nishikant, Sharad Kelkar gave their best as was required for the role but I guess somewhere the screenplay and direction went wrong in the overall presentation. The plot was good, casting was accurate. The story lagged while showing the flash back, the effort to connect the present to past became little boring and almost predictable.

The seven-year-old kid Diya Chalwat, I can say she had the best performance in the movie with so much real emotions and expressions. Talking about the story it is all about a vengeful man chasing for the culprit madly for his 7-year-old baby friend who had been kidnapped for some reason. Movie roles around the past of John and the journey of rescuing the girl from kidnappers. John Abraham was really looking huge with awesome and outstanding physique and fighting scenes. Shruti Hassan is there in a cameo role as John’s wife with not at all needed song in the first half.

Overall, watch it for John Abraham, awesome fighting scenes and the brilliant Diya Chalwat…

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Kapoor & Son’s (Since 1921) – Movie Review

March 26, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(4 / 5)

If you really want to see a family drama, then this is the pick for you. Very beautifully carved characters with awesome chemistry and appearances. Movie is all about understandings and misunderstandings amongst a family consisting parents, two sons and a grandpa.

The scenes are set in a beautiful village somewhere near hilly areas of tamilnadu. Beautiful landscapes and charismatic set added an extra treat to audiences’ eyes to get relaxed in between the nasty quarrels of family. A not so perfect couple having two sons who jelled together really well, hiding an emotional twist over ones mind which becomes chilly or sweet sometimes. A grandpa with naughty and evergreen nature will really make you laugh on his cheesy dialogues.

It is rishi kapoor hidden behind a brilliant makeup, making him look really old and different in the role. Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak, two brilliant actors, playing as parents of the family are outstanding in their roles. They are gonna remain in your mind for long even after the movie. Fawad Khan with his awesome looks and some hidden twist in his role rocked the screen with his brilliant performance. Alia Bhatt, as always, a cute and pretty girl with bindaas nature and attitude. Siddhart Malhotra as younger son of family coupled with Alia did well and brought himself into realistic acting like what he did on Finding Fanny.

Overall it is a treat to your family to understand that nobody is perfect and it is the understanding and little adjustments which can make your life crispy and crazy.

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Tera Suroor – Movie Review

March 17, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(1 / 5)

A torture from Himesh Reshammiya and Farah Karimaee which can really make you mad and cry loud out in the cinema hall or you must have a very high tolerance level like me to see the movie till the end. And if, even after reading the above line, you are going to watch the movie then I will suggest to go for a holiday post that to make you relax or a meditation session to get rid of the frustration of movie.

Talking about movie there is nothing other than some sleeky and not needed intense looks of Himesh. From start to end you can see Himesh in various intense looks and showing off his skinny body and abs with some larger than life action not suiting over the metro sexual look of Himesh in the movie. Actress Farah is just used as a beautiful face without much dialogue and role. Other irritating thing is, there is a villan with the name Anirudh Pandit but till the last scene there is no face for him. May be the film makers thought that this will create a thrill over audience, but sorry it actually irritated us.

Irony is that when I was at Box office for ticket of Tera Suroor the ticket vendor, people around were looking at me in a manner that as if, I have asked for something which is not acceptable in society. Due to embarrassment I asked in a lower voice for ticket but that bloody vendor re-confirmed the movie and show time in his loud speaker, making me really embarrassed. After all these things, in the cinema I got a little relief when I saw there were three more fools like me to watch the show. So it was a total of four people in the hall.

Please don’t watch the movie at all, it may lead you to Brain Malfunction.

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Aligarh – Movie Review

March 17, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(3 / 5)

A movie based on true story of a professor of Aligarh University who was homosexual and due to his sexual orientation he was assaulted and dismissed from the university. It is a classic kind of movie which portrays the feelings of a homosexual person, how the society is biased towards them, how they can’t reveal their desires in society, they are not allowed to live life freely after revealing the truth that they are homosexual, how our society is not much matured to understand the fact about homosexuality.

Story is all about Dr. Shrinivas Ramachandra Siras, a Marathi professor and chairman of Modern Indian Languages Aligarh University, who was sting by a local TV Channel in his private time at home inside University Campus, where he was sharing his moments with his friend a rickshaw puller. The TV Journalist not only filmed them in awkward moment but also beats them and forced to pose in dirty and embarrassing positions for the camera. Later on another Journalist approached him and managed to bring out the truth out. A lawyer who fought against Delhi High Court and win over Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code where homosexuality is legalized in India stood for Dr. Siras and finally he got the justice. But unfortunately, professor chose some other way to end up all his problems.

Talking about Manoj Bajpayee, his intense and realistic acting is exactly what is expected from such an awesome legend of acting. He nailed the character by his unique way of presentation. Rajkumar Rao as journalist also contributed an excellent part from his side. He is becoming king of realistic acting like Irfan Khan.

Watch to realize the pain of a homosexual person in our society.

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Jai Gangaajal – Movie Review

March 17, 2016 prejithpillai Leave a comment

(3.5 / 5)

A power packed performance from Priyanka Chopra and Prakash Jha, actor and director of the movie. Somewhat I felt Prakash Jha over shadowed Priyanka Chopra with his excellent and outstanding performance. It doesn’t mean that Priyanka is something less, she has become a new level in the race of Indian Actresses. Achievements one after another is taking her to the top of the world. Our usual male heroic icon is always the lead in every Bollywood movie, but actresses like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukon, Vidya Balan and many more are setting an example that women can also be an iconic hero in the movie and can take the movies to next level.

The story is all about the Police Force and crime rooted in Central part of India with the toppings of corruption and dirty politics. Story is taking us towards a message that, Police will reform themselves as required as per situation and one day as always the truth will succeed over the evil. A village where Manav Kaul as local MLA and Ninad Kamat as his brother ruled the whole constitution by their power and money. Harassing poor villagers to sell their farms in cheap rates to build factories and industries leading to various cruelties and murders. Priyanka rise up there as an honest and powerful police officer and fight against these evils by bringing the corrupt officers to the correct way.