Sab Badhiya Hai

#SuiDhaaga - Another one to join the ‘slice of life’ genre.

Its a simplistic film with tight performances.

The story moves at a steady pace and the length is just about perfect.

Varun Dhawan does well as the simple guy Mauji; Anushka Sharma is pretty good as the non-glamorous Mamta; rest of the team is also apt.

Some parts are kinda over-the-top and unrealistic; but then this is “mad in India”- utna chalta hai!

Overall, definitely worth a dekko. “Sab badhiya hai!” 😬 3.75⭐️ from me.

Sanju Aa Gaya Mamu...

#Sanju - Rajkumar Hirani has hit a sixer yet again!

The biopic flows at a steady pace and depicts the upheaval in Baba’s life perfectly. The narrative is crisp and just when things get extra-serious, you are served a Hirani style mood lightener!

Ranbir Kapoor is just amazing with the body language, look and style perfected to the T. No words to describe his fab performance. Worth a special mention is Vicky Kaushal as the best friend. The other cast is also apt - be it Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Dia Mirza or Anushka Sharma. Anjan Shrivastav is extremely hilarious in his 2 minute cameo.

A perfect blend of a very interesting story, dialogue, acting, direction and so on, there is hardly any room to find flaws. The only mood dampner for me was the English subtitles where Pani puri was translated as Waffles, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi as Mary Poppins and Shivaji as Santa Claus!

That forgiven, its definitely worth a dekko mamu! 4.5⭐️ from me.

P.S. Please consider room for the maker’s creative liberty and take the film with a pinch of salt.

Euro Trip

Kabhi #SochaNaTha ki #AhistaAhista #JabWeMet #ImtiazAli, he, an erstwhile #Rockstar, who was #LovedUntilAajKal, would make a #Tamasha of himself by spewing a #Cocktail of European locations by coming up with a disaster called #JabHarryMetSejal!

There is not much in the story or the film as a whole.

SRK looks old. Anushka Ben has tried to put forth her Gujju best but thats just not enough.

The only good part was the locales - it was like a ghar baithe Europe ghoomiye kinda thing.

Initially I felt sad that we missed the beginning of the film but by the end of it I was missing home, my bed and everything outside the theater!

1.5⭐️ from me. 1 for showing me the best of Europe and 0.5 for my bachi kuchi loyalty for SRK.

Unspirited

#Phillauri - "Sau Saal Pehle Mujhe Tumse Pyaar Tha, Aaj Bhi Hai Aur Kal Bhi Rahega.."- that's pretty much the gist of the film!

The story is okay-ish and the performances average. There are few funny moments but the rest is mundane.

Music is decent with a couple of hummable tunes.

A typical Punjabi filmy wedding with a dash of spookiness, this is an average one time watch!

2.5⭐️

A Disaster Has (been) Made!!

#ADHM - A Disaster Has (been) Made
But
#ADHM - Anushka Does Her Maximum (to save the day)
Simple question to Mr. KJo - What were you thinking???

A pathetic mashup of several of his earlier films, this one lacks a plot, theme, feel, and whatever else that is required to make a fairly decent movie.
Arey bhai, "Pyar Dosti Hai" yeh toh Kuch Kuch Hota Hai se pata hai. Ab kya naya bataya 3 ghante waste karke? 😤

Ranbir is just about ok, Aishwarya not required, Fawad is for the cuteness while Lisa for dumbness. The only saving grace is Anushka Sharma - she's actually good!!

All in all, iss mein se kuch aur appreciate karna, ae dil hai mushkil!

The Eid King ;-)

Is it just me or has Salman "bro" transformed into a docile version of his earlier self? With ‪#‎Sultan‬, he seems to have completely given up on his nonsensical, tad cheap, mannerisms and comedy! Has the era of a matured bhaijaan finally dawned?

That said, its a decent one-time watch movie. Lot of muscle and masala with standard set of ingredients - romance, action, milna, bichadna so on and so forth! And of course ek signature dance step to banta hi hai! The theme song is catchy.  

All in all 3/5. Personally, I enjoyed Bajrangi Bhaijaan, with all its melodrama, more than this one!