Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Khuda Kay Liye



An amazing movie. It's a very intense and thought-provoking movie. The issue of terrorism and religion has been very delicately dealt with. The direction, star-cast, screenplay etc. etc. is really beyond what words can describe. Watch it to know more about it. Btw, if it may add some value, I would like to mention that I myself have watched this movie twice on 2 consecutive days!

Bhoothnath



I wonder why Big B even plays such horrendous roles! Is he trying to compensate for the all the money that Junior B is unable to rake in? The only good point of this movie is the cute little boy who has acted decently well. Juhi Chawla and SRK were nothing but support characters, but who nontheless did justice to their roles. But what's wrong with Mr. Bachchan? What inspired him to play a Bhoot of all characters :). And well this was no ordinary bhoot- he had a lot of powers, he could magically move around things and had the capacity to vanish into thin air and make himself visible only to a select few as and when he desired. He seems to develop a special attachment to the little boy, seeing in him his own grandson. Although he had in the past scared away all the earlier residents of the house (which actually had belonged to him) who had come to live there after his death, he wanted the young boy and his family to stay on. The movie ends with the ghost finally being given "Mukti" by performing "Shraddh" but for some reason he still appears in front of the kid to amuse him :) Overall it is a once watch movie, with nothing particularly noteable to make it a must-watch.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

U Me Aur Hum



A much awaited movie marking the comeback of sorts of Kajol and Ajay Devgan together. It honestly failed to create the magic that it promised, but nevertheless is a movie worth a watch. The first half of the movie is spent with Ajay trying to woo his lady love - Kajol - who plays hard to win. No prizes for guessing that he wins and they finally get married. Now comes the difficult part - the stage of keeping together a relationship which is almost on the verge of falling apart. Kajol is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and that makes it really difficult for Ajay since she keeps forgetting everything. Added to it is that they have a baby to take care of which Kajol proves incapable of doing. The decision whether to keep Kajol under professional care in an asylum or to keep her at home tears apart Ajay. The movies marks the triumph of love and the keeping of a promise of togetherness, under the most trying circumstances. Certainly not a bad movie to watch.