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

KUCCH LUV JAISAA

Genre                  Drama

Release Date       27th May

Director               Barnali Ray Shukla

Duration              125 minutes

Cast                    Shefali Shah,Rahul Bose

Pluses                  Good idea

Minuses               third rate writing,uninspired performances

Verdict                1/5 (watch it if you don't have anything else to do)

READY

Genre                  Comedy/Romance

Release Date       3rd June

Director               Aneez Bazmee

Duration              140 minutes

Cast                    Salman Khan,Asin,Paresh Rawal

Pluses                  Hit music,Salman is uninhibited and rocks

Minuses               pedestal script,poor editing

Verdict                2.5/5 (watch it if you are a Salman fan)

A STRANGE LOVE STORY

Genre                  Horror

Release Date       3rd June

Director               Tarique Khan,Sahil Seth

Duration              120 Minutes

Cast                    Riya Sen,Eddie Seth,Ashutosh Rana

Pluses                  nothing

Minuses               everything

Verdict                0/5 (watch it if you have a flair for 'C' grade flicks)

SHAITAAN

Genre                  Drama/Thriller

Release Date       10th June

Director               Bijoy Nambiar

Duration              127 minutes

Cast                    Shiv Pandit,Rajiv Khandelwal,Kalki Koechin,Pawan Mehrotra,Kirti Kulhari,Gulshan Devaia,Rajat Kapoor

Pluses                  Great performances,neat direction

Minuses               too loud background score,patchy editing,disappointing climax

Verdict                2.5/5 (watch it if you haven't watched better Hollywood flicks on same theme i.e. The Machinist)

LOVE EXPRESS

Genre                  Drama/Romance

Release Date       10th June

Director               Sunny Bhambani

Duration              80 minutes

Cast                    Sahil Mehta,Mannat Ravi,Om Puri

Pluses                  Hardly anything

Minuses               everything from writing to direction to acting

Verdict                0.5/5 (watch it if you want to donate money to Subhash Ghai,the producer of the film)

WEST IS WEST

Genre                  Comedy/Drama

Release Date       10th June

Director               Andy De Emmony

Duration              153 minutes

Cast                    Om Puri,Aqib Khan,Ila Arun,Vijay Raaz,Linda Bassett

Pluses                  Good performances from lead cast,direction and writing is top notch

Minuses               bad editing,slow pace

Verdict                3.5/5 (watch it if you  liked the prequel or you have a flair for touching comedies)

MOST AWAITED FILMS OF 2011

DON 2

Genre                  Thriller

Release Date       23 December,2011 (Christmas)

Director               Farhan Akhtar

Cast                    Shahrukh Khan,Priyanka Chopra,Lara Dutta,Hrithik Roshan,Om Puri

Plot                     After taking over underworld in first part of 'Don',now Don wishes to capture europe

X Factor             SRK always exceeds himself when he is playing villain/anti hero since his early days('Baazigar','Darr','Anjaam' and 'Don'),Farhan has a knack of making stylish and surprising film(nobody can deny the mind blowing ending of earlier'Don' or urban treatment of 'Dil Chata Hai'))

Prediction            4/5 (Shahrukh in anti hero role then at least nett business of 200 crores assured)

My Love Story 

Genre                  Action/Romance

Release Date       31ST August,2011

Director               Siddique

Cast                    Salman KhanKareena Kapoor,Mahesh Manjrekar

Plot                     Remake of Malayalam hit 'Bodyguard' and Tamil hit 'Kavalan',this tells a story of a man who has  a strange habit of following somebody as bodyguard whom he admires 

X Factor             Salman in deadly combination of action and romance in full bollywood 'ishtyle' and oomph factor of Kareena with music of Pritam

Prediction            3.5/5(riding high on success of 'Dabangg' and 'Wanted',it presents him again in a 'avatar' loved by all,150 crore nett at least and beyond that you never know how big when Salman is there)

RA.One

Genre                  Sci-Fi

Release Date       26 October,2011 (Diwali)

Director               Anubhav Sinha

Cast                    Shahrukh Khan,Kareena Kapoor,Arjun Rampal

Plot                     Superhero G.One tries to save world from RA.One to prove his bravery to his child

X Factor             First Sci-Fi flick of SRK,trailor looks sleek,special effects are never seen before in Bollywood,already earned 40 crores from satellite right-highest ever for a Hindi film

Prediction            3.5/5 (this will be our own desi Sci-Fi film having international quality,may be set the tone for future and should touch 175 crores mark in nett business)

ROCKSTAR

Genre                  Musical Drama

Release Date       8th July,2011 (Christmas)

Director               Imtiaz Ali

Cast                    Ranbir Kapoor,Nargis Fakiri

Plot                     The journey of a musician and upheavals in his life 

X Factor             Tremendous record of Imtiaz (his last was 'Love Aaj Kal' and before that 'Jab We Met') and his command over storytelling and romance,Ranbir's good record in romantic films('Bachna Ae Haseeno','Wake Up Sid' and 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Ki Kahani')

Prediction            4/5 (dream combo of Ranbir - Imtiaz plus smoking hotie Nargis Fakiri,it looks set for 100 crore plus nett business )

LADIES Vs. RICKY BAHL

Genre                  Romantic Comedy

Release Date       9th December,2011

Director               Maneesh Sharma

Cast                    Ranveer Singh,Anushka Sharma,Parineeti Chopra,Dipannita Sharma,Aditi Sharma

Plot                     A fun filled rom-com where smooth and charming conman keeps playing with girls but finally meets his match

X Factor             Full team of surprise hit 'Band Baaja Baraat'(Ranveer,Anushka,writer Habib Faisal,music duo Salim-Suleiman,director Maneesh and producers Yash Raj) is back

Prediction            4/5 (plot looks simple but expect wonders from the pen of Habib and fresh performances from its cast and you will find this one around 80 crore nett mark at box office)

and few other not so hot but can surprise...

READY             Salman Khan - Asin starrer and directed by Aneez Bazmee full of romance,action and comedy set to release on 3rd June

MAUSAM        Directorial debut of Pankaj Kapoor starring Shahid and Sonam looks heavy on drama and tells story of air force pilot

BARFEE           Directed by Anurag Basu,starring Ranbir,Priyanka and south hotie Ileana revolves around a hospital,nurse and patient

JOKER             3-D flick directed by Shrish Kunder starring Akshay and Sonakshi looks a fun filled outing       

THANK YOU   Starring Akshay Kumar,Bobby Deol and Suneil Shetty,Directed by Aneez Bazmee,this looks to repeat success of 'No Entry' having almost similar storyline