Powerful

#TheGhaziAttack - A film which makes its mark without any "A-list stars".

The story is crisp; narrative flows smoothly without any dips; acting is top-notch - be it Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni or Rana Dagubatti, each character is aptly cast. Taapsee Pannu is just there - with no scope to show her acting prowess! The ladies in the film (total 5 i think) seem to be there just to fulfil womens' quota. ;-)

Some parts are dramatic and totally masala-movie-esque but overall, a good movie. Definitely worth a dekko.

3.5 ⭐️

Jolly Good!

#JollyLLB2 - Thankfully a pretty decent watch after 2 disasters over last 2 weekends.

Although he is neither #Raees nor #Kaabil, the Jolly fellow ensures entertainment all the way through! :-)

Superb performance by Saurabh Shukla, ably supported by Annu Kapoor. Akshay Kumar is kinda unfit for the character but does not lose grip. Kumud Mishra is underutilized and so is Huma Qureshi.

The dialogues are quirky and the tact with which the seasoned actors deliver them make them even better!

Overall a good one time watch. Hard to find too many flaws.

4/5 ⭐️ from me.

Very Poor!

#Raees - 4 dialogues sum it all.

1. Hamare liye koi dhanda chota nahi hota aur dhande se bada koi dharam nahi hota - Thats why we have made this crappy movie

2. Baniye ka dimag aur miya bhai ki daring - Thats why we have cast SRK with a bimbette like Mahira Khan and still managed some chemistry

3. Din aur raat logo ke hote honge. Shero ka zamana hota hai - (Jo beet chuka hai). SRK seems to stand for "Should Restrict Krap" these days.

And finally, "battery nahi bolneka" - battery dead bolneka!

Barely 2.25 ⭐️ from me.

Feel like increasing 0.5 points for #Kaabil just for being better than this one!

Kaabil

#Kaabil - Felt like a ride back into the 80s/90s where movies had a typical formula - boy meets girl and falls in love; tragedy/tyranny strikes and revenge is sought; throw in some decent music and a dance number and masala movie taiyyar!

Kaabil is just that!

An okay-ish reminder of those days.

Overall a decent one time watch. 2.5⭐️ from me.

Whatever!

#TeeSadhyaKayKarte-After the initial half an hour, it was more like "tee kahihi karude. Me ithe kay kartey??"🙄

Just a so-so movie after having undergone the nagging promos for more than a month!

Concept/Story was kinda relatable but everything else was just about average.
The music is hummable.
The child actors seemed the most at ease.

Overall, nothing special, especially coming from a guy with a very good body of work which holds a high benchmark!
In fact, I think I saw some people actually "sada dreaming" instead of watching the film! 😬.

Just about 2.5⭐️ from me.

Dangal

#Dangal - The much hyped bollywood churn-out of this weekend turned out to be an extremely lengthy but inspirational saga.

The story was obvious but still had its moments - the struggle, resistance, grit, patriotism- all packed into one 3+ hour screenplay!

May be it was the sultan effect but somehow the wrestling bouts got boring after a point.

The performances are excellent and so is the flow of the narrative.

The length could have easily been managed in 2-2.5hrs.

The moral of the story basically was ki subah ka bhoola shaam ko ghar aa jaye toh usey Geeta Phoogat kehte hai!

Overall it was quite flawless but the concept was repetitive and boring after a point. 3.5⭐️

Kahaani 2

#Kahani2- yet another mediocre sequel.

The story was lucid, broaching upon a very serious subject. However, the approach was a bit too "hit in the face" and so were some of the scenes and dialogues. A little subtlety would have gone a long way.

Vidya Balan was effortless as usual, Arjun Rampal kinda restrained, with lot of character actors from the first Kahani supporting ably. Jugal Hansraj was a (un)pleasant surprise. I would have loved to see Bob Biswas and Rana again but alas!

Overall not bad. 3⭐️