Flying High

Gela Udat - Nothing short of a cinematic experience on stage!

It has everything from drama to comedy and dance to fight sequences. Story is average but superhero Siddharth Jadhav never lets the spirit drop! Like he says in the play, "Ekach fight - vatavaran tight!" The guy's enthusiasm and energy are at an altogether different level. The rest of the cast is apt. 

Overall, a typical Kedar Shinde comedy. 3.5/5. The extra 0.5 for the effort put into creating live cinema on stage! 

Prison-break!

Sarbjit - A good one time watch if you are into biopics. Omung Kumar seems to have found his niche.

The story is free flowing with a plethora of emotions - be it love, angst, melancholy, sadness, patriotism, hate - name it and its there somewhere in the movie. 

Performances are rock solid - Randeep Hooda aces it; Aishwarya Rai is pretty convincing; Richa Chaddha is restrained but holds on to the character. 

Overall, pretty good. 3/5 from me. 

Every Second Counts

Traffic - A good attempt but not as gripping as it should have been.

Since the story was simplistic and predictable, the onus of success was entirely on the actors. Performances are strictly OK but nothing extraordinary. Personally felt Manoj Bajpai didn't fit the part. Jimmy Shergill may soon take up police duty for real considering so much experience on his resume! 

Overall its a decent one time watch. 

To Infinity and Beyond!

The Man Who Knew Infinity - an inspiring story of chasing one's dreams.

Especially loved the performance by Jeremy Irons - the guy who played Hardy. Dev Patel is also up to the mark and a huge improvement over Slumdog Millionaire.

With a crisp narrative, good acting, and an insight into the life of one of the most brilliant Indian minds - Srinivasa Ramanujan, this movie is a good watch.

Top Class!

Nil Battey Sannata - a simplistic, feel-good, performance-oriented film.

Swara Bhaskar is a natural! All the young actors are pretty good. Ratna Pathak Shah and Sanjay Suri pitch in perfectly. 

Overall, a commendable effort and definitely worth a dekko! 

Fanatical And Narcissistic!

#FAN - Fanatical And Narcissistic

#FAN - Faltu And Nonsensical

The beginning was nostalgic- reminded of our days as kids when we collected our hero's photos and posters and used to be crazy for SRK. 

After the first 15-20 mins, the movie is totally bokwaas! What spews is crazy behaviour which lacks the finesse of Anjaam, Darr and such others. The "fight" sequences seem to drag on forever, just like SRK's series of crappy movies. 

With these kind of films, #SRK, you may soon lose a fan!! 

Now only an AC (Amazing Comeback) can save our hero! 😐

Picture-perfect Family Drama!

Kapoor & Sons - a functional tale of a dysfunctional family!

The family is typical - a doting grandpa with a funny side, fighting parents, and 2 sons - 1 perfect and the other not so much. Throw in an uncle, aunt, cousins, friends and girlfriends and you got yourself a full house!

To summarize the plot, Grandpa has an heart attack and estranged siblings return to their family home in Coonoor. What unfolds is family drama, with its ups and downs, secrets, betrayals, jealousies, so on and so forth. All grandpa wants is a perfect photograph of a happy family - Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)!  The rest of the movie is a journey of how the characters finally fulfill grandpa's wish.

Rishi Kapoor rocks his grandpa act, with his adorable looks and near-perfect comic timing. Fawad Khan is effortless and extremely lovable as the "perfect bachcha". Siddharth Malhotra plays the second fiddle efficiently. Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak Shah are good as the fighting parents. Alia Bhatt has a sidelined part but blends in perfectly. Supporting cast is also apt.

All in all, the movie is a good one time watch, with great characterization, engaging story line, fine performances, and minimal loopholes.