tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53884412011-11-28T05:33:35.345+05:30Movie Reviews of Hindi filmsYashdeep Patilnoreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388441.post-86442370606851387802007-09-22T11:35:00.000+05:302007-09-23T15:55:38.893+05:30

Let me go out on a limb right at the start and say that I loved this movie to bits. To think that it will find universal appeal will be foolish.SummaryThe story is based in a hot, drought-hit sleepy town called Lakhot in Rajasthan.Satyaveer Singh Randhawa (Abhay Deol in a great understated performance) is a junior engineer who is on suspension; charged with taking bribes.He lives a mundane life

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What was I thinking when I ventured into the movie theater, taking with me two colleagues (who I knew would skin me alive, boil my remains and pour salt all over me; all on the next day itself, if the movie was anything less than entertaining) and sauntering in with a nonchalant look on my face. My fears were confirmed in the first scene itself, when my partners in crime started looking

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How do I start with this one... I had apprehensions about this movie right from the start when the promos started appearing. A single joke repeated time and again in all the promos didn't sound too promising; and all my fears were realized when I was forced to watch this movie.SummaryThe movie starts with a bizarrely dressed Amitabh Bachchan singing the title song at a London railway station. His

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Went over to see this movie due to some obligations. Had zero expectations from it, and it lived up to them.SummaryRajveer Singh (Saif Ali Khan looking a little haggard and not as fit as usual) is a pit-crew worker in a racing team. Harry (Jaaved Jaaferi, reliable as ever) is a team manager for a racing team; Speeding Saddles, and he discovers Saif's driving skills on a taxi ride across the

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Let me admit at the start that even though this is a low budget movie, I had high expectations from it as it is directed by a former assistant of Rajat Kapoor (whose films I like), and most of my expectations were fulfilled.SummaryInspired in a large part from a French movie, (Le Dîner de cons), the movie is about Ranjeet Thadani (Rajat Kapoor suave as ever) who owns a music company, 'Soundman

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Went over to see Shaka Laka Boom Boom, and must say this is probably the first Suneel Darshan movie I didn't hate as much as his Raja Hindustani not that that is much of a compliment.SummaryA faithful rip-off of Milos Forman's Amadeus, SLBB is the story of AJ (an aged Bobby Deol), who is a popular singer/composer based in NY. He has had 5 consecutive chart-topping albums, and is working on his

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Went in for this movie on a whim, as I had always thought Vipul Shah to be a director who could at the very least try to pump sense into overdramatized stories.SummaryAs the tagline states, it's a Funjabi (eeks) boy meets a British brat story. So far so humdrum. Jasmeet Kaur (Jazz for her friends and Katrina for us) is a girl born to expatriates who considers herself more British than Indian. Her

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Let me clarify before I start with this review; that I had gone with zero expectations for this movie. I was expecting a rehash of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi which I had hated.The movie commenced and I got a few thrills from the stylish and non-traditional execution of scenes by debutant director Shirish Kunder.Story in briefSuhan (Salman Khan) receives a notice for paying alimony and is supposed to

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I was finally shaken up out of my lethargy to post a review of a movie I consider the biggest disappointment of this year.Farhan Akhtar, who did a brilliant job in Dil Chahta Hai and Lakshya has been one of my most favorite directors and storytellers. Though I am not a fan of SRK, one cannot deny that he has a huge following and can carry off arrogance really well.With the two of them coming

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Main Hoon Na My review of Main Hoon Na can be viewed here.

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Bardaasht My review of Bardaasht can be viewed here.

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Krishna Cottage My review of Krishna Cottage can be viewed here.

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Murder My review of Murder can be viewed here.

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Meenaxi My review of Meenaxi can be viewed here.

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Woh My review of Woh can be viewed here.

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Muskaan My review of Muskaan can be viewed here.

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Boxoffice Analysis Hi Guys, since there have been no releases for this week and the last, I have written an article on my opinions about this year's movies, and why most of them didn't work (How could I avoid jumping on to the analysis bandwagon) . Check it out here. Also, sorry for posting my id wrongly last time around. It is yashdeeppatil@hotmail.com . I got a great response in the last round,

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Update Sorry friends. I was indisposed for the last week and a half and was unable to provide an update. I will be back this week onwards, with renewed vigour. Hope you liked the old reviews of Boom et al, which were certainly better than my present lot. I plan to get my reviews back to those standards at least. I would love to hear from all you guys who have stumbled onto this blog, and

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Ab Tak 56 My review of Ab Tak 56 can be viewed here.

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Kismat My review of Kismat can be viewed here.

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Tum My review of Tum can be viewed here.

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Rudraksh My review of Rudraksh can be viewed here.

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I proud to be an Indian My review of I proud to be an Indian can be viewed here.

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Jaago My review of Jaago can be viewed here.

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Maqbool Rating-8/10 A loose adaptation of Macbeth, this is one of the few arthouse films which are not arthouse because they have low entertainment value, but because of the realistic treatment and unusual storyline coupled with the slow pace with which the drama unfolds. Synopsis: Loosely based on Macbeth, the film tells the story of Maqbool (Irrfan Khan) who is the favoured lieutenant of

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Paap My review of Paap can be viewed here.

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Aetbaar My review of Aetbaar can be viewed here.

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Khakee My review of Khakee can be viewed here.

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Ek Hasina Thi My review of Ek Hasina Thi can be viewed here.

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Chameli My review of Chameli can be viewed here.

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Plan My review of Plan can be viewed here.

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LOC - Kargil My review of LOC-Kargil can be viewed here.

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Munnabhai MBBS My review of Munnabhai MBBS can be viewed here.

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Tehzeeb My review of Tehzeeb can be viewed here.

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Aanch My review of Aanch can be viewed here.

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Kal Ho Na Ho My review of Kal Ho Na Ho can be viewed here.

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Janasheen My review of Janasheen can be viewed here.

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Out of Control My review of Out of Control can be viewed here.

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Jodi Kya Banai - Wah Wah Ramji My review of Jodi Kya Banai - Wah Wah Ramji can be viewed here.

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Waisa Bhi Hota Hai My review of Waisa Bhi Hota Hai can be viewed here.

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Ek Din - 24 Ghante My review of Ek Din - 24 Ghante can be viewed here.

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Kagaar My review of Kagaar can be viewed here.

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Raja Bhaiya My review of Raja Bhaiya can be viewed here.

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Sssshhh My review of Sssshhh can be viewed here.

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Inteha My review for Inteha can be viewed here.

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Pinjar My review for Pinjar can be viewed here.

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Samay My review for Samay can be viewed here.

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MMDBCH My review of Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon can be seen here.

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Khel My review for Khel can be viewed here.

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Baghban My review for Baghban can be viewed here.

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Hi, My reviews can be seen henceforth at RadioSargam. Please do visit the reviews for Zameen and Mumbai Matinee on the site. Thanks for your continued patronage.

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Mumbai Matinee Saw Mumbai Matinee on the first day of its release. Have you ever had the feeling of seeing a movie which started out in a great way, was endearing for most of the part, but the aftertaste due to a poor last quarter left you with very ambiguous feelings. Yeah... I know! You will say you stopped counting at movie no. 1023. Synopsis Debashis/Debu Chatterjee (Rahul Bose as usual

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Boom Saw Boom on the first day of its release. I wish I had heeded the advice of the many people who had seen it on pirated VCDs and lived to tell the tale. Synopsis Boom, as everyone and their second cousin know, is the story of 3 models Anu Gaekwad(Madhu Sapre, looking like something the cat dragged in on a bad day), Sheila Bardez (Padma Laxmi looking delectable half the time, and for the

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Calcutta Mail Saw Calcutta Mail on the first day of its release.My friend was insisting on Kuch Naa Kaho, but I cannot resist the temptation of seeing a thriller on the first day of its release. I came back with mixed feelings. Synopsis Calcutta Mail is the story of a Avinash (Anil Kapoor giving a good performance, as is expected of him) who arrives in the city of Calcutta in search of a Lakhan

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GangaaJal Saw GangaaJal on the first day of its release. A trite screenplay which reminds you so much of the other angry cop in Bihar movie (Shool). Synopsis Gangaajal is the story of an honest IPS officer Amit Kumar (Ajay Devgan in another one of his intense performances. Lighten up lad, you seem to be bogged down with the singlehanded responsibility of attaining world peace) who gets posted as

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Qayamat Saw Qayamat on the first day of its release. I hadn't seen a movie last week, and it felt like I was stepping into a movie theater after ages. My friend Harish commented after seeing the tag line "City under threat"; quote I hope it does not turn into "Audience under threat" unqote. Thankfully, that was not the case. Synopsis A lift off from 'The Rock' with a lot of Hindi potboiler

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Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Saw MPKDH on the 2nd day of its release as I had some commitments on Friday. Wished I had got some non-cancellable plans for the whole week, which would have made this review unnecessary. Synopsis As has been widely advertised, this is a remake of Rajhsree's Chitchor, and the promos of this film reveal the entire plot anyway. Sanjana (Kareena Kapoor grating on the

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Supari Saw Supari on the 2nd day of its release as I was busy seeing Jhankaar Beats (read review below) on the first day. I had a splitting headache for one and a half day after seeing Supari. Synopsis Aryan (Uday Chopra working outside a Yashraj banner for the first time), Papad (Rahul Dev, he is growing old), Chicken (Purab Kohli, that irritating guy from Channel V) and Mushy (Akash Saigal,

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Jhankaar Beats Saw Jhankaar Beats on the first day of its release. As I wanted it to see it before Supari. Half an hour before the show started, I was one of just 4 guys out there at the theater. I had made up my mind to smile and bear through it. Boy, was I rewarded; it definitely is one of the funniest Hindi movie I have seen in recent times. Synopsis Jhankaar Beats is about two friends,

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Chalte Chalte Saw Chalte Chalte on the first day of its release. Hey, Shahrukh normally makes tolerable movies, and I love movies directed by Aziz Mirza. Seems like I was proved wrong. Synopsis Chalte Chalte is a story about two people with very different backgrounds falling in love with each other (Oh my!!! How very original!). Raj Mathur (Shahrukh Khan in his umpteenth film as a character

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Khwahish Saw Khwahish on the first day of its release. This time not due to any personal likes, but because I had lots of requests pouring in for its review. Hmm... the perils of the trade I am in. I would consider Khwahish an occupational hazard for a movie reviewer. Synopsis Khwahish pretends to be a modern day look at a couple in love, and their trials and tribulations after marriage. The

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Bhoot Had to see Bhoot on the first day of its release. I didn't want anyone to spoil my suspense, as they did in the case of "Kaun". Bhoot certainly has its share of chills and thrills. Synopsis Bhoot is a supernatural thriller set in Mumbai City. Vishal (Ajay Devgan, looking dapper), a stock analyst is in search of a flat. He likes a flat on the 12th floor of a building. The catch is, the

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Andaaz Saw the movie Andaaz on the first day of its release. Crazy movie. Gets on my list of the worst ever films made in Bollywood. Synopsis This movie is about the friendship between Raj (Akshay Kumar) and Kaajal (Lara Dutta). They are childhood friends, and Raj has a psychological problem with his legs, whereby he thinks he cannot walk without braces that he acquired after a childhood

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Armaan Saw the movie Armaan on the first day of its release. Well... consider it not to be too disappointing, but not too great either. Debutant director Honey Irani disappoints, as the expectations from her were sky high. The movie is set in a hospital that looks like a guest house in some hillstation like Simla. Seems like they went through a lot of efforts to make the jargon sound right. Got a

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Ishq Vishk Saw this movie day before yesterday. Nice movie, though a little crass in some places. Debutant director Ken Ghosh seems to have a big hangover from his music video days. The college sets seem out of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Not that I am complaining. Just waiting for the day when I would actually get to see a realistic college in a movie. Either the college sets are too drab, or too good

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