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

LADIES Vs. RICKY BAHL   (not bad)

Genre                  Drama/Comedy/Romance

Release Date       9th December

Director               Manish Sharma

Duration               minutes

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

Pluses                 Lead pair is awesome in performance as well as chemistry,Parineeti is mind blowing and fresh,music lifts the mood,beautiful locales

Minuses              Takes time to heat up,later part of 2nd half drags,story is too predictable            

Verdict               3/5 (watch it for sparkling chemistry of lead pair)
Box Office Predictions                              18-23 cr nett should be the opening weekend
Watch out for                                           Anushka looks sizzling in black bikni and Parineeti is revelation in a typical delhi girl character,Ranveer flaunts his well toned body for good effect

LANKA             (good attempt)

Genre                  Drama/Thriller

Release Date       9th December

Director               Maqbool Khan

Duration              110 minutes

Cast                    Manoj Bajpayee,Arjan Bajwa,Tia Bajpai,Yashpal Sharma,Manish Chaudhary

Pluses                 Manoj Bajpayee is decnt,Arjan is outstanding,Writing by Shashank  is engaging,direction keeps you hooked

Minuses              Political nexus theme is unnecessary,Tia Bajpai is irritating

Verdict               2.5/5 (watch it if you like 'regular' off beat cinema)
Box Office Predictions 3 cr nett lifetime

YE STUPID PYAAR    (really stupid)

Genre                  Romance/Drama

Release Date       9th December

Director               Rakesh Jain

Duration              125 minutes

Cast                    Jatin Khurana,Nupur Patwardhan,Akansha Shivhare

Pluses                 I failed to find any!

Minuses              Everything from writing to direction to acting is stupid

Verdict               0.5/5 (watch it on your own risk)
Box Office Predictions 50 lakhs nett lifetime,a box office disaster

Mix bag this weekend-WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

MUJHSE FRAAANDSHIP KAROGE   (cool as cucumber)

Genre                    Comedy/Romance

Release Date         14th October

Director                Nupur Asthana

Duration                100 minutes

Cast                     Saqib Salim,Nishant Dahiya,Saba Azad,Tara D'Souza

Pluses                   Consistent script,crisp editing,light hearted treatment and never gets melodramatic,well dealt climax,chart buster youth music

Minuses                A bit predictable at places,dialogues are 'too cool'

Verdict                 3.5/5 (watch it for fresh treatment and good performances from newcomers) 

Box Office Prediction       It should at least collect 12-15 crore nett

MY FRIEND PINTO   (sheer waste of talents)

Genre                    Comedy/Drama

Release Date         14th October

Director                Raghav Dar

Duration                144 minutes

Cast                     Prateek Babbar,Kalki Koechin,Divya Dutta,Makrand Deshpande

Pluses                   A few laughs here and there

Minuses                Prateek is irritating in this role and Kalki has 18 minute screen time only,Makrand and Divya irritates too

Verdict                 1.5/5 (watch it to experience the utmost misuse of good actors) 

Box Office Prediction       It will collect around 3 crore nett

AAZAAN             (action without content)

Genre                    Action/Drama/Thriller

Release Date         14th October

Director                Prashant Chaddha

Duration                140 minutes

Cast                     Sachin Joshi,Candice Boucher,Dilip Thil,Ravi Kissen,Arya Babbar

Pluses                   Breathtaking action sequences and beautiful locales,couple of songs are good

Minuses                Bad performances from all,pathetic script,direction is uninspiring

Verdict                 2/5 (watch it if action film buff and want to see where 65 crore were wasted) 

Box Office Prediction       If it crosses 10 crore nett in India,it will be an achievement

MOD                   (slow paced poetry)

Genre                    Romance

Release Date         14th October

Director                Nagesh Kukunoor

Duration                126 minutes

Cast                     Ayesha Takia,Rannvijay Singh,Raghuvir Yadav,Tanvi Azmi

Pluses                   Ayesha and Rannvijay are outstanding,shot tastefully

Minuses                Treatment is too slow and 'suspense' is messed up big time by director

Verdict                 2.5/5 (watch it if you have enough patience for slow paced good storytelling) 

Box Office Prediction      3 to 5 crore nett will be the maximum collection

JO DOOBA SO PAAR  (real but not fresh)

Genre                    ComedyDrama/Romance

Release Date         14th October

Director                Praveen Kumar

Duration                97 minutes

Cast                     Anand Tiwari,Vinay Pathak,Sadia Siddquie,Rajat Kapoor

Pluses                   Typical multiplex film which has real feel,Anand is impressive and Vinay is as usual good

Minuses               Weak story,too cliche treatment,boring second hour

Verdict                 1.5/5 (watch it if like small town flair in cinema) 

Box Office Prediction       1 crore nett will be tough

(Hollywood releases of this week will be reviewed tomorrow)

Bittoo Sharma Janakpuri Ishtyle!

We are fed up with star sons and daughters and their capabilities of delivering flops in heaps (remember 'Raavan' and 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey' from Abhishek; 'Kites' and 'Guzaarish' from Hrithik). But as there is always brighter side of things, we got a debutant, a star in making with Yash Raj's latest offering 'Band Baaja Baraat'. Name of prospect is Ranveer Singh.

I don't remember many stances when a newcomer (that too from non filmy background) act with such an authority and ease. It is after long time that Yash Raj Films is launching male lead. Due credit should also be given to debutant director Manish Sharma who gave Ranveer a character with lot of scope to perform. And well done Yah Raj films for giving a chance to worthy newcomer under their reputed banner.

Ranveer shows great chemistry with Anushka and fits the bill of a boy from Saharanpur studying in DU. He never goes overboard and sticks to antics of his character. He excels equally in emotional shots (my favorite, the scene where he admits his love in climax of the movie) and comic scenes, a rarity in today's breed of actors. Not only he acts well but he is a good dancer and has impeccable dialogue delivery. He looks one of those from Janakpuri.

Surely a talent to look out in future!