WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN

Genre                    Romance/Comedy/Drama

Release Date         9th September

Director                Ali Abbas Zafar

Duration                140 minutes

Cast                      Katrina Kaif,Imran Khan,Ali Zafar,Parikshit Sahani,Kanwaljit,John Abraham(Cameo)

Pluses                   Lead pair chemistry is sparkling,Katrina looks good (Only looks good again!),Imran is honest performer,Music is chart buster,climax is good too

Minuses                Needs at least 20 minutes of editing,too many songs in first half,plot is photocopied from 'Pardes'

Verdict                 2.5/5 (watch it if you like feel good cinema Yash Raj style)

Box Office Prediction       It will collect big numbers at ticket window as lead pair is hot and treatment is fresh but release of 'Mausam' will restrict its business in 2nd week,65 crore nett looks probable

CONTAGION

Genre                    Drama

Release Date         9th September

Director                Steven Soderbergh

Duration                105 minutes

Cast                      Jude Law,Kate Winselet,Matt Damon,Gywneth Paltrow

Pluses                   Extraordinary plot,classy treatment,award winning performances,awesome product

Minuses                Nothing except takes time to settle after initial 15 minutes

Verdict                 4/5 (watch it if you want to experience what's the magic of cinema,a must watch)

Box Office Prediction       It will collect in the range of 10-12 crore nett as it is a selected release

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

Genre                    Romance

Release Date         9th September

Director                Will Gluck

Duration                109 minutes

Cast                      Justin Timberlake,Mila Kunis,Patricia Clarkson

Pluses                   Lead pair performs well,climax is good

Minuses                Predictable plot,story drags after first hour,comic scenes do not evoke laughs

Verdict                 1.5/5 (watch it if you want to see one more routine hollywod rom-com)

Box Office Prediction       It will collect between 5-7 crore nett

WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

BBUDDAH HOGA TERA BAAP

Genre                  Action-Drama

Release Date       30th June

Director               Poori Jaganath

Duration              120 minutes

Cast                    Amitabh Bachchan,Hema Malini,Sonu Sood,Raveena Tandon,Sonal Chauhan,Prakash Raj

Pluses                  Its all about Big B and his magical persona,editing is superb,title song rocks,high points are Amitabh's entry and climax

Minuses               old script,too many unnecessary subplots,average music

Verdict                3/5 (watch it if you grown up on Amitabh's films and revisit his magic)

DELHI BELLY

Genre                  Comedy-Thriller

Release Date       30th June

Director               Abhinay Deo

Duration              103 minutes

Cast                    Imran Khan,Vir Das,Kunal Roy Kapur,Shehnaz Treasurywala

Pluses                  Imran and Vir are superb,awesome background score,tight script,smart comic moments

Minuses               too much of 'on face moments' and adult jokes plus language,at places film tries too hard to be like Hollywood's 'Snatch' or 'Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels',Aamir's song in climax is irritating

Verdict                3.5/5 (watch it if you love adult jokes and 'wannabe cool - young' movies)

TRANSFORMERS 3 - DARK OF THE MOON

Genre                  Action/Adventure

Release Date       29th June

Director               Michael Bay

Duration              155 minutes

Cast                    Shia LabBeouf,Josh Duhamel,John Turturro,Tyrese Gibson,Patrick Dempsey,Rosie Huntignton-Whiteley

Pluses                  Amazing thrills,even better storyline,top notch performances from lead cast

Minuses               too long in running time so needs editing at places,one can't help but miss Megan Fox(British model Rosie is no match!)

Verdict                3.5/5 (watch it to experience magic of 3D and great animation)

PROMISING 'SMALL' FILMS OF 2011-Part 1

2010 saw success of small budget films directed by debutant directors and starring newcomers i.e. 'Udaan','Tere Bin Laaden','Phans Gaye Re Obama','Band Baaja Baraat' and 'Do Dooni Chaar' and in two months of 2011,shining performance of 'Tanu Weds Manu' and 'Yeh Saali Zindagi' again proved the old saying right that 'Content is king'.
Lets see first part of few more small budget promising ventures of 2011 which can surprise us.

THAT GIRL IN YELLOW BOOTS

Genre                  Thriller

Release Date       June 2011

Director              Anurag Kashyap

Cast                    Kalki Koechin,Naseerudin Shah

Plot                     A racy emotional thriller where Ruth(Kalki) is searching for her father whom she hardly know about but can not forget.Desperation drives her to work at massage parlor without permit.Mumbai,a city that feeds on her misery,a love that eludes her,a mystery that will wreck her but she must encounter.And everyone wants a 'piece' of her.

Watch out for      Impeccable record of director,slick storyline,idea looks great on paper

Prediction            4/5 (watch out for first 'realistic' thriller in bollywood )

I AM

Genre                  Social Drama

Release Date       22nd April,2011

Director              Onir

Cast                    Nandita Das,Manisha Koirala,Juhi Chawla,Sanjay Suri

Plot                     Film consists of four different stories Omar,Abhimanyu,Megha and Afia and these stories deal with social issues like displacement,homophobia,betrayal and child abuse.

Watch out for      cameo by ace directors Anurag Basu and Anurag Kashyap,won few awards at major festivals,first film fully financed via social media

Prediction            4/5 (don't miss it if you want to see new social topics on celluloid)

HAPPI

Genre                  Comedy

Release Date       15th April,2011

Director              Bhavna Talwar

Cast                    Pankaj Kapoor

Plot                     It tells the story of a man who comes to a big city and surprised and surprised with the manner people live life here.With no time to spend with their family,friends and hardly any time to smile,they are in a constant rush,something that ends up amusing Happi further.

Watch out for      This actor-director duo gave us gem like 'Dharma' couple of years back. Charlie Chaplin inspired humor in Pankaj Kapoor style-can't wait for it

Prediction            4/5 (most under utilized powerhouse performer Pankaj Kappor in main lead is good enough reason to watch it )

PAAN SINGH TOMAR

Genre                  Biographical Drama

Release Date       June-July 2011

Director              Tigmanshu Dhulia

Cast                    Irfaan Khan,Mahie Gill,Vipin Sharma

Plot                     From a small town in Madhya Pradesh,Paan Singh joing Bengal Enginner to escape poverty.He then takes up running and wins steeplechase event at Indian National Games for seven years in a row.Then he gives up running and joins army as Subedar and goes on to become a rebel who wrecks havoc in Chambal Valley.

Watch out for      based on real life character Paan Singh,this one looks a sure winner as Irfaan fits the bill and dependable director Tigmanshu who gave us truly spectacular 'Haasil' which made Irfaan into 'something'

Prediction            4.5/5 (watch out for Irfaan in a role of lifetime )

DELHI BELLY

Genre                  Comedy

Release Date       1st July,2011

Director              Abhinay Deo

Cast                    Imran Khan,Kunal Roy Kapoor,VirDas,Shenaz Treasurywala

Plot                     it is said to be a sex comedy which deals in a funny manner with typical sensibilities in Delhi about certain day to day things

Watch out for      produced by Aamir Khan Productions which means it will be different and meaningful for sure

Prediction            3.5/5 (watch it to relive realistic comedies of bygone era like' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' )

(watch out this space for second part of this series next week)