Gattu

*ing : Mohd Samad, Jayanta Das, Ritika Handa, Harshit
Director : Rajan Khosla

Tagline : Laga Le Pech


Gattu is a heartwarming film about an orphan in a small town of india, Roorikie. When you have a dream , the only thing you would require to achieve it is through desire and passion. Gattu tells the story of a street kid who achieves the impossible.

A street kid, Gattu , takes up the challenge of defeating a local champ Kaali in the kite-flying competition. To compete from a high level,he infiltrates a school terrace by impersonating as the student and also makes new friends.

Directed by Rajan Khosla , Gattu is a welcome change as it brings back the childhood memories of kite-flying , being mischievous in school , playing pranks on your teacher. The film duration is 75 mins and every frame is amazing to watch. The kite-flying scene is eye-catching ( on the same par with Kite Runner). Cinematography is good. Dialogues are nice. Editing is crispy. Screenplay is gripping. Hats off to Rajan Khosla for choosing a different subject based in North India. Mohd Samad was perfect for the role of street-smart , mischievous, good-at-heart Gattu. He emotes so well through his eye and is amazing to watch him act.

An honest attempt, made on a shoe-string budget, with beautiful picturisation.
Rating :
****

The princess diary

*ing : Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo
Director : Garry Marshall


Tagline : She rocks. She rules. She reigns.

A fun story - if entirely unoriginal - about an awkward and unpopular 15 year old San Francisco girl (Anne Hathaway) who discovers out of the blue that she is the heir to the throne of the small, fictional European principality of Genovia, and has to deal with all the adjustments that requires.

It's typically Disney-esque. There's nothing here that would cause you to blush even a little bit as you watch this with your 8 year old. The strongest language used is "shut up" - and it was quickly explained to the Queen that in America "shut up" doesn't necessarily mean "be quiet;" it might just mean "wow!"

There's a strong cast. Hathaway put on a very good performance in the lead role of Mia, moving from shy and awkward teenager, to sudden celebrity causing her to have to deal with being popular not for who she is but for what she is, to - finally - elegant princess. Julie Andrews was - well - Julie Andrews. She didn't miss a beat in her portrayal of Queen Clarisse, and Hector Elizondo handled the role of Joseph - Mia's driver and bodyguard - with great style.

It's a fun movie. Nothing heavy, nothing that will cause you to think too much. Just nice.

Rating :
***

Himmatwala

*ing : Ajay Devgn, Tamannah, Paresh Rawal
Director : Sajid Khan

Tagline : 29th March 2013...The 80's will be back!

How in the world can make such a bad film ? how ? not even someone who has 3 hit films in past (all of them were bad). Yet, how can anyone make such atrocious film. Well, ask Sajid Khan
I felt like breaking my laptop while watching the film (last time I had the same feeling when I was watching tees maar khan , incidently made by Sajid’s sister Farah. )
I used to think he is a smart and funny guy. He hosted hugely popular show ‘Kehne mai kya harz hai’ on sony tv and was my favorite when I was growing up. Dint know he wud end up being such a bad bad director. Also, he is sooo pompous and full of himself, that he already claims that my film will be biggest hit of the year even before it is released.
Himmatwala is a remake of a film made in 1983 which was remake of some southindian film. I don’t even want to get in details bt must say, pls burn the cd or dvd of film if u come across any.

Rating
½

Fast & Furious 6

*ing : Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Gal Gadot
Director : Justin Lin

Tagline: All roads lead to this



As the Fast & Furious franchise continues with it's simple enjoyments of fast cars, well oiled muscles and sexy ladies. This film does meet expectations, and is your typical faster and bigger sequel.

This time the story follows Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and the gang. Who are this time not being chased but being recruited by Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). To bring down international criminal Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) who is aided by once thought of dead Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez).

What is good about the film is Director's, Justin Lin's decision to keep the film in a action-oriented direction. With a slight nods to it's street racing past. But focusing on 80's big muscle, big explosions nostalgia. Also the continuing use of practical effects over CGI backgrounds and locations. Make the film look all the more impressive. The action is over the top and a little silly but i did very much enjoy it. The only poor bit being a moment where Vin Diesel's character saves someone life taking the ridiculousness a bit to far.

This is a fun film, so just turn off your brain and enjoy the ride and be prepared for a very decent post credit sequence hopefully setting up a possibly very exciting Fast 7.

Rating :
***

Coupling (Season one)

*ing : Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander
Created by : Steven Moffat

Tagline : The naughty new comedy about nothing...but SEX!


The lives and loves of three Britsh men and women. Sort of like a British version of "Friends". But with more sex, and sex and sex. There is no plot line in the first season. All the episodes consists of men talking their sexual issues and women doing same. Men wants to do women and women wants to do men. Wish it was funnier though.

Rating :
***

Trance

*ing : James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson
Director : Danny Boyle

Tagline :


I have liked Danny Boyle and his movies. So, clearly I was kicked to watch Trance. I like James McAvoy, I think he's a really good & charismatic actor. (probably the best James Bond England never had. ) And Vincent Cassel, in my opinion, always delivers. The movie pumps you up with an intriguing storyline, flashy & artsy camera shots & angles, thrilling scenes backed up with a really good musical score. James McAvoy plays an auctioneer who is to hand over an expensive Goya painting to Vincent Cassel, doesn't do so, gets a knock on the head and as a result is unable to remember what he did with it. Cassel and his cronies then force McAvoy to undergo hypnosis from Rosario Dawson to try to refresh his memory. Once this is all in place the twists and turns start coming thick and fast, with much of the film taking place in McAvoy's mind, but what follows is often totally unexpected.

The experience of the movie for the viewer is similar in many ways to riding a roller coaster blindfolded. You know roughly what is going to happen, but not when it happens. You know there will be twists and turns and loops and drops, but you you don't know exactly what they will be. You feel exhilarated, scared and intrigued. Often all at once.

There is action, drama, great acting, suspense, intricate plot twists, intriguing characters, sex, violence, humour and rich dialogue all rolled into one wholly satisfying and enjoyable ride. What more can you want from a film? Oh and the score and cinematography never falls short of beautiful.

Rating :
*** & ½

Aurangzeb

*ing : Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Rishi Kapoor
Director : Atul Sabharwal

Tagline: Son. Brother. Successor. Emperor.

I have to say that I enjoyed Aurangzeb. May be cause its story, or the fact it was based in gurgoan, a city I lived in for last 6 years, and even tho I don’t like many things abt it, I cant help bt to be attached to it.
The film does show the murky world of gurgaon which is a concrete jungle, run by land sharks and builders and rich spoilt brats. Beneath it, there is a also a drama about family of corrupt cops, and family of biggest builders in city and wat in common they both have. Film has good cast which includes Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, PrithviRaj, Swara Bhasker etc.
If only film had better music and was marketed well, it cud hv done better business at box office.
Rating :
***