Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Movie Review: Lacks Romance And Comedy!

It has two good looking actors, some pretty locations, cool-looking costumes, a few good songs and also some funny moments but the problem is that's all that's there in Punit Malhotra's Gori Tere Pyaar Mein!.

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan look good together in the film. And we all know that getting the right actors is one of the most important requirements when one is making a rom-com. Another important aspect is to get the right look but since it's a Dharma Production that is obviously taken care of.

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Imran Khan plays Sriram Venkat, a selfish city boy who can't think beyond himself. His worried parents want him to settle down, so the next best bet is to push him into an arranged marriage and hoping that may set his life on track. Sriram is introduced to Vasudha (Shradha Kapoor) who he likes at first sight but she doesn't want him to say yes to the arranged proposal because she loves someone else. Sriram starts narrating his ex girlfriend, Dia's (Kareena Kapoor Khan) story to her.

Dia wants to contribute to the world, she is an active social worker and that's the only thing on her mind all the time. After bumping into her when she is in action, they both start seeing each other. Obviously since they are totally different from each other, there is bound to be a conflict. Sorry to break your heart but all the fun parts are only before the interval.

Post interval Dia has moved to a village where she helps villagers and is satisfied with her simple village life, Sriram obviously wants her back and hence he goes all the way to the village. Dia won't leave till a bridge is constructed over a river that links the village to the more developed parts, so far the villagers have been using a make-shift bridge made of rope.

Obviously rom-coms shouldn't be taken very seriously, so I won't do that either and to be fair, this one does entertain in parts. Kareena Kapoor Khan steals the show, her character is well written and she keeps you entertained throughout by doing her job convincingly. Imran suits the role, he has tried hard and it has worked to a certain extent. He plays the city boy very well but it's tough for him to pull off the over the top herogiri.

Overall, the music by Vishal - Shekhar is average. Tooh, Dhat Tere Ki and Chingam Chabake are catchy numbers and must add that Dhat Tere Ki is indeed very well shot.

This is Punit's second attempt at a rom-com and he gets a few things right and a few wrong, making Gori Tere Pyaar Mein an average entertainer.

Singh Saab The Great Movie Review: Sunny Deol Stills In Form

The jodi of actor Sunny Deol and director Anil Sharma is back for a fourth time with Singh Saab The Great and the duo has tried to give the audience an earnest film. Though the story could have been tighter, Sunny paaji’s action avatar makes up for it..

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

Director Anil Sharma and Sunny Deol have delivered three hit films together so far – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and Apne. And we can safely say that they are back with a bang with Singh Saab The Great. The movie is about an honest collector Saranjit Singh Talwar (Sunny Deol) who believes in doing the right thing and does so till he is transferred to Bhadori – a small town in Uttar Pradesh. This is when Bhoodev Singh (Prakash Raj), the baddie in the film, comes into the picture. While Saranjit believes in the power of truth, Bhoodev thinks the ultimate power is money. Like any politician, Bhoodev is corrupt, powerful and does every wrong thing possible. But Saranjit gets in his way each time to make things tough for him. In their fight, it is Saranjit’s wife (Uravashi Rautela) who bears the brunt of the enmity and dies. Things take a turn for the worse when the Bhadori collector is accused of bribery and is jailed. Seven years later Saranjit, with a help of his cop friend manages to get out of jail and changes his identity. Now he is known as Singh Saab, whose motto is not ‘badla’, but ‘badlav’. But does he manage to change society and most importantly, Bhoodev Singh? Watch the film to find out.

What’s good about Singh Saab The Great?

Without a doubt, it has to be Sunny Deol’s performance. Even though he is in his late ‘50s, Sunny still manages to do action sequences amazingly well. His dhai kilo ka haath yet again entertains us…and how! He is one actor who actually makes action stunts look believable. Another highlight of the film is its dialogue. An angry Sunny mouthing dhansoo lines like ‘Bali hamesha bakre ki di jaati hai, sher ki nahi’ is a treat to watch. And though the story could have been more crisp, I enjoyed watching it coz there is different atmosphere when you enter a Sunny Deol film. It’s like watching a cricket match. Every time Mr Deol fights or says a dhamaakedar line, the audience goes crazy and claps and whistles. That’s what made my experience enjoyable. Besides Sunny, Prakash Raj has delivered a solid performance. In fact, he gives worthy takkar to the ultimate action hero. His scenes with Sunny Deol are to watch out for. They make a perfect hero-villain jodi!

Amrita Rao as a journalist does well. Urvashi Rautela has nothing much to do in the film and after a point you forget why she is there at all…and then she is dead. Johny Lever makes you laugh in places.

What’s bad about Singh Saab The Great?

The most important thing: the story. While Anil Sharma’s concept is good, he fails to execute it properly. Also, the love angle between Sunny and Urvashi doesn’t fit into the plot seamlessly. The film gets boring in between, though never when Sunny is in the frame. Apart from the title track sung by Sonu Nigam and his sister Teesha Nigam, none of the other songs are too appealing. There is an item number too, but the only thing which makes that tolerable is Sunny Deol and Prakash Raj’s dancing. It fun to watch them, trust us!

Verdict

Singh Saab The Great is a typical Sunny Deol film and if you are a fan of the actor, you wouldn’t mind watching it. If you want to watch a film with your family that isn’t a remake, is full of action and has plenty of drama, this one is perfect.

PS: It was nice to see so many old people in the theatre. A rare sight these days, considering the kinds of films that are being made, hai na?

Boss Movie Review: Akshay Kumar's Action Comedy Fails To Entertain As Expected!

The ultimate Khiladi of B-town carries the occasionally entertaining movie on his strong shoulders. Watch Boss if you must, only for Akki's histrionics, his spot-on comic timing and above all, his impossible-to-replicate action moves ...

It is easy to guess from the promos that Akshay Kumar in and as Boss can do practically anything - from bludgeoning an army of thugs effortlessly to jumping off a two storey building like a seasoned Parkour expert (which he is in real life) and from balancing on a tilted SUV to inviting a Bollywood starlet to his private party only to leave her wanting for 'more'!

What you must know is that while doing these odd (aka: strange) jobs the action-hero does breaks into a sweat. And as the droplets of his labour stream down his sculpted face and land slow-mo on the barren ground under his feet - hold on to your thoughts - they actually sprout plants from nowhere! And the Khiladi proudly calls them 'power-plants' to declare the might of his blood and sweat. That's Boss for you! But there is a condition attached to watching this film: you are not allowed to use your brains beyond a point and ask what's wrong with the makers of this movie - after all, Boss is always right. Sadly, the film isn't.

It is astonishingly difficult to believe that after treating us to his ever-improving acting skills in movies like Hera Pheri, Khakee, Bhool Bhulaiyya, OMG! Oh My God and more recently, Special 26 Akki is still seduced, hopelessly and insanely, by any opportunity to show off his action chops, even if there is very little plot and no acting to be done. There's no denying that Kumar is a true entertainer and he delivers that in Anthony D'Souza's Boss. The 46-year-old superstar is the soul of the film, even if the shabbily written, insanely melodramatic and overly formulaic plot offers him little scope to show intelligence.

Boss is a mindless, illogical masala film that entertains in parts, especially in its goofy one-liners. But it is a cliched story, with the characters painted either black or white without a hint of grey. D'Souza tries too hard to make the drama emotional by hastily shoving in a couple of melodramatic sequences. On the plus side, this one gives Akshay a free hand to indulge in what he has been doing for close to two decades now - relentless maar dhaad with his trademark scornful smile, throughout the movie. Cheesy lines like 'Apun ko kya hai, apun ko to sirf paani nikalna hai' and 'Boss is always right' are repeated ad nauseum From 'jogging trucks' to 'bum mein bomb', the director pushes the comedy quotient to the limit, and you will giggle and cringe with disgust at the same time.

The plot (if any)

Danny Denzongpa (Big Boss) a transporter don takes a temperamental teenage lad Surya under his wing when the latter saves him from a murderous attack. The teenager has a dark history - he has acquired the bad reputation of bashing up people at the slightest provocation and killed his schoolmate. Surya's morally upright father (Mithun Chakraborty) disowns him. Fifteen years later the boy grows into the skull-crushing, bone-breaking mafioso who takes on contracts to kill people, though only the baddies.

Surya is the last man standing in the land of Kurukshetra and he can beat the guts off thousands of men with solid punches and high-flying kicks. Not too far away, in the city of Delhi, a young man Shiv (Shiv Pandit) falls in love with Ankita (Aditi Rao Hydari), the sister of a ruthlessly cynical cop (Ronit Roy). Boss is contracted to kill Shiv, but learns that the lad is his long-lost younger brother. What follows is a zany action-fest that goes on and on until a high-blown action climax that will leave you exhausted and dizzy.

Performances

Akshay Kumar's antics and action prowess save the movie. Ronit Roy's ruthlessly demonic character seems an extended version of the mean father he played in Vikramaditya Motwane's critically acclaimed Udaan - Ronit has made a sincere attempt to do justice to the role, but the police uniform and the gun toting cop-act fail to mask the hangover of his previous award-winning performance. Mithun Chakraborty's morally upright father fails to move you. In fact, his talks on family values ​​and moral upbringing become too much of bhaashan. Shiv Pandit doesn't get much to do as the young brother of Akki, while Aditi Rao Hydari merely looks pretty in this male-dominated landscape.

All in all, Boss is a cliched action comedy that entertains in parts as Akshay Kumar tries to steer through the muddle with his star skill!

"Besharam" Movie Review - Ranbir Failed To Save Film

Ranbir Kapoor is often hailed as the next big thing in Bollywood — a young star who knows what he is doing, chooses his scripts with care and delivers top-notch performances nearly all the time. If that is the case, Kapoor must have had a very bad day at work to say yes to “Besharam”.

Abhinav Kashyap’s second film as director is crude, packed with toilet humour, and has no semblance of a plot. “Besharam” is a case study in lazy filmmaking, one that lowers the bar on good taste just to make money at the Bollywood box office. It insults the viewer’s intelligence and is an example of the Hindi film industry’s reluctance to let go of hackneyed storylines that were all the rage two decades ago.

Kapoor plays Babli, the protagonist in this Indian version of Robin Hood. He is a thief who steals swanky cars, sells them and donates the proceeds to the orphanage where he was raised. His talent catches the attention of a gangster (Jaaved Jaffrey) who hires him.

But one day, Babli unwittingly steals and delivers the car of the girl he loves. Once he realizes this, there is only one thing to be done. Steal the car right back. Tara (Pallavi Sharda), who spends half the time delivering holier-than-thou speeches about how Babli should give up a life of crime, agrees and accompanies him on this mission.

There is also a subplot about a squabbling couple (Ranbir’s real-life parents Rishi and Neetu Kapoor), who are in the police, and have made unsuccessful attempts at catching Babli during his earlier capers. Even this does not work, mainly because Kashyap saddles them with vulgar dialogue and a series of gross-out sequences involving actor Rishi Kapoor — including a defecation scene.

Watch: Trailer of Besharam 

Kashyap doesn’t even attempt to inject any creativity into this flimsy plotline, relying on toilet humour and mediocre songs to stretch the running time to two-and-a-half hours. The dialogue is pedestrian, as are the performances.

Ranbir Kapoor does not look too convinced himself about the film or its outrageous plot. He’s no Salman Khan or Akshay Kumar. Those two actors could have pulled off “Besharam’s” slapstick genre but Kapoor can’t and that’s the film’s main failing. Unless you like the feeling of being hit on the head repeatedly with a hammer, avoid this one.

Super Model Movie Review - Veena Malik Fails To Entertain

The dark world of showbiz has elements of struggle, competition, and politics in it. We have witnessed the insight of this sparkling world in Madhur Bhandarakar’s Fashion and Heroine.

Director Navin Batra too takes an interest in this world of glamour and glitz but here he makes it more fictional by inducing murder and suspense.

The story kicks off with a liquor tycoon Mr. Dev Walia (Harsh Chhaya) who wants to launch and endorse a new brand of wine and is in search of a beautiful model. He ropes in a photographer (Asmit Patel) and assigns him the job.

Ashmit organises a bikini calendar shoot contest for it in Fiji island where Veena Malik along with other four models compete to win the title.

Watch: Super Model Official Trailer

Things take an ugly shape when all models are mysteriously murdered one by one and fingers are pointed towards Veena Malik. But is she really a murderer that is how the story deals further.

Every girl has a secret desire to make it big in the glamorous world of showbiz, this is what Jackie Shroff narrates in the beginning of the whole drama. We make our mind that main protagonist here will be the model participating in the show and will crossover all the bloody limits to win over it.

But while witnessing this tiresome event we assure you that you would cross any limit to take an exit from the theatres.

Super Model from is neither a near to perfect suspense drama nor a portrayal of fashion show. The screenplay is so restless that you tend to yawn at every scene.

Veena Malik Freaky Look In Super Model

Except the bikini photoshoot of the models, which delivers a gentle breeze there is nothing you would love to admire.

Apart from that, Veena Malik and Asmit Patel, who get a perfect platform after Bigg Boss, share some intimate scenes in the flick.

The other characters here are caricatures whose screen appearances seem like a montage.

Performance wise Veena Malik takes the lead. In sleazy photo shoot, the actress excels while is acting department she is good. Asmit Patel performs impassive acting goes boredom.

Ignore this one.

Super Model Diolog Promo

'Fukrey' Review: Clasp Your Sides And Laugh Till You Drop!

Two good-for-nothing school-goers. One ‘artist’ with a flair for music. One simpleton whose sole aim in life is to get himself a seat in a good college so that this jilted lover can ease his heart. 

When destiny intertwines the paths of four of these ‘fukras’, resulting in an inextricable mess, one must come to the other’s aid. The madcap ride that ensues is termed ‘Fukrey’.

Released under the banner of Excel Entertainment – Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani being the faces that the public see – ‘Fukrey’ is one hell of a laughter ride. In this age of cheesy and cheap comedy which the Hindi film industry is now so (in)famous for churning out, this one – ‘Fukrey’ – despite shouting out ‘Going Cheap June 14’, is thankfully not so. The film is packed with neat amounts of laughter-inducing funny moments and one does not have his/her attention wander off for even a fraction of a second.

Hunny (Pulkit Samrat) and Dileep aka Chucha (Varun Sharma) are two youngsters who have been to every corner of the city and done every wrong deed imaginable (and unimaginable). The duo of Chucha and Hunny are gifted with a unique potential – the former dreams and the latter forms a lottery combination with the dream – resulting in the two winning easy money. Lali (Manjot Singh), a Sardar to the hilt, comes in contact with these two to get himself a seat in a good college. 

Meanwhile, Zafar’s (Ali Fazal) music genius is never properly understood by the industry-wallahs. In the midst of it all, the frustrated youngster sees his father collapsing to paralysis but isn’t able to get together the money to get him treated in a private hospital. The need for money brings the four to Bhooli Panjaban (Richa Chadha), a goondiwho, according to what the film says, “... cheel hai; coffin ki aakhri keel hai” (she’s an eagle; the last nail in a coffin). A comedy of errors takes place when this myriad group comes together – dragging Neetu (Vishakha Singh), Zafar’s ex-girlfriend and Lali’s tuition teacher, and Priya (Priya Anand), Hunny’s love-interest, along.

Director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba is bang on with this comedy. The cast, comprised mostly of first- or second-timers in movies, is a warm, congenial one. Vipul Vig and Lamba’s story is a fresh one but the bylanes of Delhi and the goons do remind one of ‘Delhi Belly’ at points. ‘Fukrey’ is a fun-ride, has many moments which will make one roll laughing in their seats.

When it comes to acting, the entire cast makes for a refreshing breath of air. While Pulkit Samrat and Varun Sharma make for a thoroughly entertaining watch, Manjot Singh adds the spice to this recipe. Ali Fazal infuses life into his character and performs well as brooding musician, lost in love and depressed at the condition of his family. 

Priya Anand seems in her skin after ‘English Vinglish’, but will need brushing up of her acting. Vishakha Singh is deeply commendable. As far as Richa Chadha is concerned – if in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ this woman had wowed as Sardar Khan’s strong, feisty widow, she’s unforgettable as Bhooli Panjaban here.

All said and done, there are a few points in the narrative when the story loses its pace, but regains the tautness very quickly, thankfully. The music is enjoyable with numbers ranging from peppy to soulful. The essence of Delhi – from the narrow bylanes where Hunny and Varun spend their evenings cycling and staring at women to Lali’s sweet shop have been captured beautifully.

Watch ‘Fukrey’ if you crave for generous dollops of laughter to colour your weekend up… Go cheap! Three and a half stars for Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s handiwork!

Watch :Fukrey - Official Theatrical Trailer

    

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Movie Review: Ranbir Kapoor’s Charm & Deepika Padukone’s Awesome Screen Presence Is A Lethal Combo!

Ayan Mukerji’s take on four friends and their lives may not be the best portrayal of friendship and love, but it’s not the ‘we slam it then and there’ kinda film either...

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani starts with Ranbir Kapoor shaking his leg energetically with Madhuri Dixit to the beats of the fast paced Ghagra number. And the best quality about the Kapoor kid is that he doesn’t shy away from indulging in goofy antics onscreen. And that adds to the already ‘fixed deep into his system’ charm.

Deepika Padukone is raising her bar with every film. She portrays a geek in this one, the kind of girl every guy doesn’t simply flirt with but falls in love with too, as Ranbir Kapoor says in his romantic baritone in one of the scenes. And this studious chick is the typical and stylish Dharma Production nerd who looks good in her bespectacled avatar with blow-dried hair and feminine outfits. She’s like a Hindi film hero – who along with knowing the lyrics of Chumma Chumma by heart, can also give a sweet little monologue on the fundamentals of Biology.

Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur are Ranbir’s cool and supportive friends who are almost like his backbone; RK uses them not just for some hardcore fun but also relies on them like a family. Kalki’s punkish, unpredictable, impulsive avatar is interesting to watch, and Ms Padukone who gradually ends up becoming her best bud in the film, beautifully describes her mercurial nature - from the way she at times thinks she’s an artist to her ludicrous notions of fighting 10 men all by herself – Koechlin’s character is beautifully etched out. Aditya on the other hand is simply…duh! The moment he opens his mouth, you feel like asking him to hone something – that’s his acting skills.

So the film is about Ranbir Kapoor – the flower child, and Deepika Padukone – the girl who desires a conventional life (shaadi, husband, kids, stability…blah blah!). How these two diametrically opposite characters unite and have the time of their lives with some ‘completely crazy in the head’ friends is what the film is all about.

Bunny and Naina’s eyes meet for the first time…err…the second time actually (and properly) in a train as they both head towards Manali. For Ranbir, it’s just another adventure but for the academic worm Deepika to ditch her usual routine of burning the midnight oil and her ‘high-fundoo’ tomes is a bold step. She basks in love and transforms (not completely but to the point of realising that making friends and having fun is as important as mugging up human anatomy). But just when she is about to confess her love to Ranbu after a fun-filled trip, she hears RK’s got a scholarship in Chicago. Later the charming Bunny whose dream is to fly, explore every nook and cranny of the world, revels in the sunshine of Europe and explores the streets of Paris.

But in the journey to find his passion, the Kapoor kid loses touch with his friends only to reunite with them years after at Kalki’s wedding. Yes, the hippie finally decides to marry someone else despite having feelings for Aditya in the past. And the movie conveys that love can happen twice. And as in Ranbir’s case, you can also be a late bloomer.

Will Ranbir come back to his daal-chawal kinda boring life; is it possible for a traveler like him to cut off his constantly fluttering wings? Well, you will have to watch the film for that.

There are moments in this movie that take you back to your college days. And even though the story is nothing out of the ordinary, not an exceptional concept, there are hardly any boring moments either. The signature Ayan Mukerji style may be missing, but the ‘Mumbaiyaness’ which was a strong flavour in Wake Up Sid, wafts through in this as well. The movie is like a pleasant book you would like to curl up with and read on a cold monsoon evening with hot chai and pakodas. Nothing serious or arty-farty about it, just have fun!