Slumdog Millionaire : by Danny Boyle

Slumdog Millionaire has created a furore worldwide and I was keen to analyze it frame by frame.

The film starts with a young kid being interrogated by a local indian cop played by Irffan Khan with the charges of cheating in the desi version of the show 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' .

Dev Patel is the notorious contestant aka Jamal , and there starts a peek into his childhood meandring through to  where he stands today on the brink of winning millions!!

Danny Boyle the director has made a fitting tribute to Bollywoodesque style of filmmaking ranging from Gangsters to Rags to Riches screenplay often seen in films like Satya , Salaam Bombay and yesteryears Deewar.

It truly binds the audience in a tizzy to see the journey of the two slum kids , Jamal and Salim , joined by Latika , the third musketeer.

To go Ga-Ga over AR Rahman  , which we have been doing for years since his debut Roja , is a cliche' , he was destined to be at the big stage , and I am not surprised at all!!

Scene Stealers : 

• Jamal and Salim's constant effort for the moolah
• Q and A  - 1 to 10
• Rivetting opening song ' O Saya ' 

Food for thought : Cut to 2001 ..

Lagaan , directed by Danny Boyle bags 10 oscars at the Academy Awards Nite in Kodak theater.

The fictitious newspaper headline makes me feel sad , but we can swallow the pill ...

... In celebration of a fairy tale quality ,and a magical gritty experience.

Rating : 4.0/5.0

Chandni Chowk to China : by Nikhil Advani

Chandni Chowk to China ...

Crappiest Movie of the Decade ...

Akshay Kumar ... For God's Sake ..

Show some versatility

Stay Away even if you get free tickets

Rating : I'm at loss of numbers 

Ghajini : by A. R. Murugadoss

Aamir Khan is one heck of an exceptional actor ..

This is an understatement  ... and Ghajini proves it!

This film is a re-hash of my favourite Hollywood flick Memento , the director AR Murugadoss remaking it in Hindi after his Tamil version.

It is a story of an entrepreneur who is besotted by an innocent , kind-hearted and a bubbly girl played by Asin. 

The turn of events lead to Kalpana ( Asin ) being brutally murdered , and Aamir Khan losing his memory , ailed by the predicament of short-term memory loss.

The protagonist memorizes stuff using a Polaroid camera and sticky notes and tattoos all over his body. 

Enter , Jiah Khan , a medical student who leads Aamir to vengeance.

Aamir Khan's dedication to his art is mind-boggling , creating a body structure which accentuates the climatic action sequences to the hilt.

Asin plays Kaplana with self-confidence , Jiah Khan is ordinary . Ghajini played by Pradeep Rawat ( Famous for his role in Lagaan as the Sikh Bowler)  is simply oustanding.

In a nutshell , Ghajini is a power-packed film , Aamir makes it happen.

Rating : 4.5/5.0