Race

There wasn't another movie of which I have heard such mixed reactions from people. There were people who absolutely hated this movie to ones who liked it. I fall in the latter category. Admitted that the plot wasn't original, but then which Bollywood movie is? Accepted that the comedy was a little cheap at times, but how many Bollywood comedies fall under the A1 category? The overall packaging was done keeping entertainment in mind and no doubt it has succeeded in the same. An Abbas-Mustan movie cannot come without its shares of thrills and suspense, but I guess the twists and turns in this movies was just too much which keeps you guessing all the while as to who is the one who is running the show all the while. Added to this were fast horses and even faster cars, steamy scenes, sexy ladies, hot hero(es?? :)), to serve an absolutely spicy movie. The movie is so fast paced that before you can say Jack Robinson, on comes another twist and the climax is something which is totally unexpected (and unreal too- but again which Bollywood movies isn't?). A total Masaledar movie but then again not everyone likes such movies is what I have discovered!!!

Jodhaa Akbar

Well, my first and foremost caution to one and all would be you 'd better know good Urdu, unless you wanna end up being like me- totally lost amidst the ocean of heavy words in an un-understood language. Secondly, the movie is too dragging- I really wonder whether the emperors of those days really had so much time and patience to win over their lady love slowly and steadily with lots of music, dance and poetry thrown in. In addition there is always the scheming saas of all Indian sagas, albeit this was not the real mom-in-law, but the one that brought up Akbar as a baby. Despite all the boredom of the snail-paced progress, and the complex dose of language-test endurance, the movie is worth a one-time watch if you have all the time in the world, and particularly so if you are in a light mood to absorb the fan-fare, grandeur and elaborate rituals of the olden days' kings and the not so infrequent battles being fought. Was Akbar really as generous as has been portrayed in the movie? Well, I leave it to the historians to debate and answer.

Enchanted

A fairy tale like movie with a happily ever after ending :) though with a twist in the tale. It begins with an animation which is rather cute with plenty of music and songs thrown in. The animation describes a wicked step-mother queen who doesn't want his son to fall in love and get married for the fear of losing her throne. She punishes the young prince's lady love on the wedding day, by throwing her into the land of human-beings (NY- this is where the animation part ends) where the young girl learns many a human traits and emotions the hard way. What happen subsequently is rather unusual with her falling in love with a common being on earth. There has been many a use of fairy tale events like Cinderella's shoe and Snow White's poisonous apple in the story. Over all quite a sweet musical movie with an unexpected turn of events.

Sunday

Time time time!!! kab milega ki main likhu :) ??

Halla Bol

Will write when I get some time :)

Welcome

No clue why the movie is called Welcome :). Also, I believe there's no point in going on and describing the storyline as it's not worth narrating, but the movie is definitely worth watching at least once! It's a laugh riot, although it can't be described as an A grade comedy. The actors have definitely performed well and they leave you in splits. It's a good way to de-stress yourself after a hectic week through "laughter-therapy":)

Taare Zameen Par

This is a really touching movie, moving most of the movie-goers to tears. Taare Zameen Pe is a movie about a dyslexic child and how he copes with his problems. It also tells us how to deal with it and finally points out the fact- which most of us donot notice- that every child is special in his or her own way and it's just the myopic view of the world which fails to identify it.

Ishaan is a Std. 3 kid who somehow manages to earn the wrath of all his teachers and he always ends up failing in all the subjects with red marks all over his books and papers. His parents are quite concerned and perplexed with his situation and send him to a boarding school for improvement, which doesn't happen until a new art teacher played by Aamir Khan turns up. He goes on to identify the kid's problem and tries to help him learn in innovative ways. He also brings out the kid's true talent which is painting and organises a competition which Ishaan wins and thus helps to boost his morale and develop self-confidence.

A very sensitive issue that has been tackled in a very mature fashion, bringing out how the society ridicules a slow learner without trying to understand the root cause for such behaviour. Truely, after watching this movie, hopefully each one will be able to appreciate the fact that 'Every child is special'.