Woh Lamhe : by Mohit Suri

Woh Lamhe gives an insight into the life of a top-notch actress , her anguish and happiness , her aspirations and expectations, her madness and cravings, her achivements and the downfalls.

Loosely and supposedly based on the life of Parveen Babi , Kangna Raut does an exceptional job in moulding herself and digging into the high-nosed character of a superstar.

Shiny Ahuja is a wannabe director , with the intention of signing Kangana for his movie. His plan of action is a success in terms of attracting the actress by breaking her self-esteem and high-headed blues.

The story - telling is compelling and the schizophrenia diagnosis leaves the audience gasping for more. There in lies the emotional power of the script backed up by stupendous music.

Take a bow Pritam ... I am his fan since Gangster and this music album can be touted as the finest soundtrack in a long long time!!!

Songs worth mentioning :

• Bin tere
• Kya mujhe pyar hai
• Chal Chale
• Tu jo nahin

The chemistry between Kangana and Shiny sparkles and makes the film worth watching. Go for it , even if u have missed it like I did in 2006 :)

Rating : 4.0/5.0

Taare Zameen Par : by Aamir Khan

देखो इन्हें यह है ओस की बूँदें ,
पंत्तों कि गोद में आसमान से कूदें ,
अन्गादाई ले फिर करवट बदल के,
नाज़ुक से मोती हँस दे फिसल कर,

खो ना जाये यह,
तारे ज़मीन पर.............

Aamir Khan's directorial debut , makes me feel privilaged to be writing this post and applauding the man for his sincerity in handling the subject with such aplomb.

Darsheel Saraf plays Ishan Awasthi , an 8 year old kid carrying the aspirations n' expectations of his family , inspite of his disorder of deciphering the alphabets in his school notebook - aka 'Dyslexia' .

Taare Zameen Par delves into the psyche of a kid who is caught in the whirlpool of learning , competing and excel in today's competitive race.

Darsheel has potrayed this character with such conviction never seen before in a child artist let alone the stalwarts.

Moments worth mentioning :

• Ishan's imagination going wild to solve a simple mathematics test question .. it has been explained with intricate details of what's going on in the kid's head.


• Ishaan's forced admission into a boarding school , the emotional upheaval is shot brilliantly.


• Introduction of the temporary Art Teacher played splendidly by Aamir.


• Father's self-pity for not showering enough love to his kid.


• The penultimate reels reach emotional crescendo , having me moist - eyed !!

The music of the film gels with the script beautifully making it journey rather a reel drama ,credited to Shankar Ehsaan and Loy.

Darsheel is a powerhouse of a performer , his expressions do most of the talking in the film , deserves an ovation .

This is the film after a long long time , has made me cry to the hilt ...... ( Sadma was the last one)

Mr. Aamir ... its reverbrating ..... the APPLAUSE

Rating : 5.0/5.0

Welcome : by Anees Bazmee

Just Another Whacky No-Brainer Movie ......

Anil Kapoor takes the cake with cherry on top as Majnu Bhai vis-a-vis Abstract Painter :)

Akshay Kumar / Katrina Kaif as the romantic pair are just about ok

Nana Patekar as Shetty Bhai does what he is good at , hamming loud n clear

Paresh Rawal as the eccentric doctor does run-off-the-mill theatrics.

Malika is in a blink-n-you-miss-her role

Music is hummable particularly the song "Kiya Kiya"

Feroz Khan is intolerable

Story - Mad House Fable

Rating : 3.0/5.0

Dus Kahaniyaan : by S,M,H,A,R

10 Stories at a price of a single movie ticket .. is it paisa vasool??

Yes to a certain level , Sanjay Gupta with his production association with Sanjay Dutt brings through an amalgamation of real - life - drama tales with a sting in their tails!!

The 5 directors as with their initials mentioned in the title above have done a praiseworthy job.


NoteWorthy Tales :

1) Matrimony : Mandira Bedi and Arbaaz Khan potray a relationship pradigm common to the couples these dayz..

2) Zahir : Manoj Bajpai and Diya Mirza shock us with a simple yet complex mis-representation of betrayal.

3) Rice Plate : A story made by Rohit , passes on a message applicable to each n every today's individual . Shabana Azmi is superlative as south indian brahmin woman.

4)Strangers in the Night : Best of the lot leaving the audience dumbfounded at the end of the narration , a tete-a-tete between Neha Dhupia and Mahesh Manjrekar.

Rest of the lot made little sense , should have been more like a bolt from the blue!!!!! .. good effort nevertheless.

Rating : 3.5/5.0

Khoya Khoya Chand : by Sudhir Mishra

Khoya Khoya Chand is a tribute to the nuances of the film world in the era of 60's.

Nikhat is a small town girl with the aspirations of making it big in the film industry. Soha Ali Khan as aspiring heroine carries the film on her shoulders in her first solo film.

Shiny Ahuja as the struggling writer does justice to his talents , though he needs to fine-tune his expressions. Love erupts between two adolescent people part of this big bad world of films.

This movie touches on the subject of casting coups , publicity , nepotism , betrayal and plagiarism.

Music is so-so . Soha does a commendable job and displays her full prowess. Rajat Kapoor and Vinay Pathak excel in their parts.

Sudhir Mishra is a proven director and has done a good effort , though a lot is left to be desired.

Rating : 2.0/5.0

Aaja Nachle : by Anil Mehta

DANCE

Its a spiritual art , its an outlet to express , do it like no one's watching..

Madhuri epitomizes dance

Aaja Nachle is all about celebration of energy,passion,vigour,madness of

dancing.

The facts above are true ..... but on celluloid the result is disappointing

Madhuri after a long hiatus has done a decent job , but her americanization has done her no good.

The plot is all about saving a theater in a small village called Shamli , and Diya takes the task of putting a fine show with amateur people proving Art wins over luxuries such as shopping malls.

The supporting cast is passe' , wasting talents like Konkana Sen in no-brain-roles.The music is ordinary , only the title song ringing some bells.

The final hours of the movie , were unbearable reminding me of a dud musical drama Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom

This Gorgeous foot tapper gives the current crop run for their money even at the age of mid-40's.

Madhuri deserved a gala welcome ,though I'm longing for her next with waited breaths.

Rating: 2.0/5.0

Casablanca : by Michael Curtiz

Casablanca is touted as one of the all-time gr8 movies , which made me lap it up this weekend!

And it truly deserves cheers for the absolute love re·quit·al potrayed by Humphrey Bogart aka Rick Blaine in the film.

The movie is set at the time of World War 2 , a place called Casablanca part of unoccupied France. People here are craving to move to Lisbon and subsequently to US on a visa almost impossible to get.

Rick's bar has the scene set for the search for missing visa documents and the reunion of his lost love .The chemistry between the lovers is supereme , making this film bollywoodesque to the hilt.


"They had a date with fate in Casablanca!!" tagline is perfect culmination to the movie where Rick has to choose..........
Rating : 5.0/5.0

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal : by Vivek Agnihotri

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal ... breaches into a chartered territory of sports theme a la' Chak De India.

The setup just moves to desi Southall in UK ... where in a bunch of Asian no - go - getters are faced with the crisis of saving their football club.

Arshad Warsi leading the team motivates the group with the help of Boman Irani as the banished coach to lift the league cup. The characterization is poor , a female physio (Bipasha needs acting classes) for a men's team in love with not-so-down-to-earth John playing for a foreign club.

The film is all about the triumph of spirit and passes a strong message against Racism towards Asian in UK and other parts of the world.

Performances are nothing to cheer about , music is just ok ,although the director did a good job at the climax.

The impact of Chak De has been unprecendented , making this a sour experience.

Rating : 2.0/5.0