Rocky - Movie Review

Old wine in new bottle. That's the appropriate way to describe Rocky. Since time immemorial, we've watched heroes going on a killing spree to avenge the murder of their beloved. Fighting for the rights. Revolting against injustice. That's the essence of Rocky. Nothing has changed, only the faces have.

The problem with Rocky is that it doesn't even try to step out of the set rules of cinema. It's a typical masala film with loads of songs, generous doses of action scenes, a good dose of London... except an innovative plotline. In fact, the viewer can actually predict the story fifteen minutes into the film.

To sum up, watching Rocky is like revisiting the cinema of 1970s and 1980s, which, unfortunately, is a big yawn today.

Rocky [Zayed Khan], the rebel, hates anything and everything that is wrong... the system... the people, who take things lying down without raising a finger... Rocky cannot accept the indifference towards injustice and the rebel in him revolts. This attitude creates irreconcilable differences between him and his father and their relationship is fraught with friction.

Though his father loves his son, he emphatically disagrees with Rocky's philosophy of life and advises him not to invite trouble unnecessarily by interfering in matters that doesn't concern him, as this could put his life in grave danger. But the defiant Rocky feels, the irresponsible attitude of people is destroying the social fabric of the country.

The family manages to still laugh it off until one day Rocky gets into 'shark infested waters' Anthony [Rajat Bedi].

Rocky's world is shattered when his beloved [Isha Sharvani] is killed right in front of his eyes. He is blamed for everything. His parents take him to London. But the truth is, you cannot run from reality forever. And Rocky returns to avenge the death.

It's difficult to find anything novel in Rocky. You've seen it a zillion times before. In fact, amidst the modern packaging lies an outdated script and an equally outdated execution. This is all the more surprising since director Suresh Krissna has helmed several interesting projects in Hindi and regional films.

Barring a few well executed stunts, there's nothing you carry home. Also, the music comes up at unwanted points. There's a song, whether or not the situation warrants it.

Suresh Krissna's direction is mechanical. This film, in fact, just doesn't look like the work of the accomplished director. Ditto for the script. Himesh Reshammiya's music is sounding the same these days. Barring 'Junoon Junoon' and 'Laagi Ghhute Na', the remaining tracks are plain mediocre. Action scenes are well executed at places.

Zayed does well in stunts, although the role doesn't offer him scope to display histrionics. Isha Sharvani dances exceptionally well, but doesn't get the opportunity to go beyond the mandatory part. Minissha doesn't get scope either, but she does reasonably well. Rajat Bedi is as usual. Suresh Menon tries hard to evoke mirth. Smita Jaykar and Ashwin Kaushal are okay.

On the whole, Rocky is an outdated concept with nothing except action to fall back upon. At the box-office, an also-ran.

Woh Lamhe - Movie Review

Parveen Babi. The very mention of the name conjures images of a star who made news when alive and who hit headlines when she met with an isolated, solitary demise.

Her relationship with Mahesh Bhatt at their prime was fodder for gossip mills then. The party circuit as well as the studios reverberated with tales of this relationship. But not many knew how stormy this relationship was. Bhatt unravels yet another chapter of his life -- his relationship with Babi in Woh Lamhe...

While Bhatt maintains that the story is based on factual incidents, you take it on face-value for the simple reason because what transpired between two individuals behind closed doors is something only they know. At the same time, if Bhatt claims that Woh Lamhe… is a true account from start to end, no work of fiction, then there are certain sequences that do raise your doubts vis-à-vis Bhatt's claims.

As a cinematic experience, Woh Lamhe… is an intense love story, a bit complicated, but deftly executed nonetheless by talented Mohit Suri. Mohit's strength lies in the fact that he narrates the troubled side of a popular star with rare understanding, handling the character with kid gloves and making it come alive on screen.

Watch Woh Lamhe… not for any other reason but to carry home a sad segment of a popular star's life, a glamour queen who called the shots in the 1970s and early 1980s. It's a lump in the throat experience!

In the glitzy entertainment capital of Mumbai as dusk descends, famous actress Sana Azim [Kangana] slashes her wrists in a hotel room, in an attempt to kill herself. When this news reaches film-maker Aditya Garewal [Shiny Ahuja], he is devastated. Aditya has been searching for Sana, who was intensely involved with Aditya and who had mysteriously disappeared from his life without any explanation, three years ago, only to surface now in what could be the last moments of her life.

As Aditya waits outside the ICU in a death watch situation, praying to be reunited with her, he is hurled back into the perfumed days and champagne nights of his memory, wherein Sana played the role of both, lover and mentor to a struggling Aditya.

Everything was perfect, except for an enemy which lurked in the shadows, waiting to destroy their love. When Aditya realizes that the only way he can save Sana from total devastation is to take her away from Bollywood and the vested interests that threaten to destroy her completely, he runs away with Sana putting his career on the line. Those moments lived in the sanctuary of their love are like an oasis in the desert. Until one day, suddenly, she disappears, leaving him with unanswered questions. Why did she leave at the very acme of their love, when there seemed to be hope? What pushed her to attempt suicide? Will Aditya finally be able to piece together the puzzle that has been haunting him and almost destroyed him? And most important of all, will he be reunited with his love?

A film like Woh Lamhe… is very difficult to make. It's not one of those love stories where lovers meet, separate and reunite in the end. This one's far more complicated and that's a major responsibility on Mohit Suri's young shoulders. It would've been easier for Bhatt to open pages of his life's diary and narrate the story himself since Woh Lamhe… happens to be a chapter from his life after all. But it's tough for someone who didn't go through the pain or was not even remotely connected to present the turbulent phase in a relationship. That's precisely why Woh Lamhe... works because Mohit Suri narrates the story in the most convincing manner.

While Woh Lamhe… works in entirety, a few poignant moments do make you sit up. Take the sequence at the party [when Kangana throws her undergarment at Shiny] and her rape by Shaad thereafter. It's a spine chilling moment. The conflict between Kangana's mother and Shiny at the hospital [discussing alternate therapy: shock treatment] is another powerful sequence. The birthday sequence in the second hour is the ideal way to lead to the culmination, where Kangana realizes that she needs help and walks out.

Any blemishes? Not really, except that the slow pacing at times does irritate you. Also, one doesn't know what really happens to Kangana after she runs away from Goa. Some info on that front, even verbose, would've only made the concluding reels stronger.

Mohit Suri takes giant strides as a storyteller. If Zeher and Kalyug reiterated the fact that Mohit knows his job well, he climbs the ladder with Woh Lamhe…, which is undoubtedly his finest effort so far. Mohit gets abundant support from Shagufta Rafique's script. The chronology of events never gives you time to blink an eyelid. Dialogues too are wonderful and when required, pithy.

Pritam's music is soft and easy on your ear drums. 'Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai' is already a rage, but there are morel harmonious compositions as well. Cinematography [Bobby Singh] is excellent. The D.O.P. lends the right colors to the story.

Woh Lamhe… rests on two power-packed performances: Kangana and Shiny. Kangana gets the role of a lifetime in her second film itself and the actor sinks her teeth into it and delivers an astounding performance. If you've ever interacted with Parveen Babi, even briefly, you'd see a replica of the glamorous star in Kangana. Her styling is also excellent.

If you think there's not much space for any other actor since Woh Lamhe… is primarily a Kangana film, watch Shiny's performance here. Yes, he impressed us in H.K.A. and Gangster, but this one's the most difficult part he's got so far and his performance only accentuates the proceedings.

Debutante Shaad Randhawa springs a pleasant surprise in a negative role. The length of his character may not be substantial enough, but his performance more than makes up for it. Another talent from Vishesh Films to watch out for!

Masumeh as Rani, Kangana's 'hallucination', is first-rate. Her look and her dark makeup ignite the screen every time she appears. Purab Kohli is competent. The actresses enacting the role of Kangana's mother and also Shiny's friend [Salomi] are tremendous too. Sandeep Sikand as Hamida, Kangana's makeup man, is good.

On the whole, WOH LAMHE... is a well-made emotional film that lingers in your memory even after it's over. There are many lamhe in Woh Lamhe… that you carry in your heart and that's why the film works for the moviegoer. At the box-office, this one has the power to go from strength to strength, show-wise and day-wise. Business at multiplexes should be bountiful.

Aishwarya Rai: Back with a BANG!!

Aishwarya Rai surely knows how to surprise her fans. After a hiatus of two years (except the Kajra Re item number in Bunty and Babli), the doe-eyed beauty is back with a bang.

Come November and the talented actress would be seen in two strikingly different avtaars in Dhoom II and Umrao Jaan. Interestingly, Aishwarya’s look in Umrao Jaan is completely opposite of her suave and slick avtaar in Dhoom II. If she’s looking like a million bucks in the exquisitely designed costumes as Umrao, she’s at her sizzling best in the skimpily clad outfits in Dhoom II.

Aishwarya Rai in a still from Umrao Jaan.

In J P Dutta’s Umrao Jaan Ada, Ash plays Amiran, a character that was put to life by the gorgeous Rekha way back in the 80s. Set against the royal backdrop of the 19th Century Lucknow, Umrao Jaan is Aishwarya’s first major release after Bunty aur Babli (in which she had swept the nation with her jhatkas in the Kajra Re song).

Besides that, Aishwarya desperately needs a major hit to be back at the numero uno position. Undoubtedly, Ash has all her hopes pinned at Umrao Jaan. And with the first posters just coming up, Aishwarya’s prayers might be answered. Dressed elegantly as an ambitious courtesan, Aishwarya looks stunningly beautiful in Umrao Jaan.

Contrary to this, in Dhoom II Aishwarya plays Hrithik’s moll, a spunky and hip girl. Recently, Ash was in the news because of the amount of weight that she had lost to fit into the skimpy outfits that she was asked to flaunt in the movie. And if rumour mills are to be believed Aishwarya has left no stone unturned to look her dazzling best in the film.

Another interesting thing is that both the films have Abhishekh Bachchan. If he’s romancing her in Umrao Jaan, he’d be seen chasing her in Dhoom II, in which Aishwarya plays a grey character.

The two will be together again for Mani Ratnam’s Guru (slated to release in December) and Sarkar II. But will they create the Kajra Re magic again? We’ll probably have to wait and watch.

The Oscar Race!!!

OSCAR RUN: Vidhu Vinod Chopra will send Lage Raho Munnabhai to Oscars as an independent entry.

Mumbai: After the selection of Rang de Basanti as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars, the makers of Lage Raho Munnabhai are now routing for the film at the Oscars as an independent entry.

Going by the global appeal of the film as it deals with non-violence, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has decided to send Lage Raho Munnabhai to the Oscars as an independent entry in the US.

Ken Naz of Eros International, US, is in the process of preparing the relevant documents to apply for the film's entry at the Oscars.

"The record number of fan mails that we have received worldwide have supported our belief and inspired us to go ahead and send the film to the Academy as an independent entry," Chopra said.

What is an independent Entry?

A film that has been released in the United States is eligible as an independent entry to the Oscars.

Since Lage Raho Munnabhai was released all across the US, it is eligible of being sent as an independent entry. If selected, it would be able to compete in all the categories unlike Rang de Basanti, which stands in the race for the Best Foreign Film category only.

Last year, Morning Raaga was sent as an independent entry while Paheli was India's official entry to the Oscars.

Lage Raho Munnabhai, which is a sequel to Munnabhai MBBS, stars Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan.

Torrent Terminology

availability
(also distributed copies) The number of full copies of the file available to the client. Each seed adds 1.0 to this number, as they have one complete copy of the file. A connected peer with a fraction of the file available adds that fraction to the availability, if no other peer has this part of the file. (ie. a peer with 65.3% of the file downloaded increases the availability by 0.653. However, if two peers both have the same portion of the file downloaded - say 50% - and there is only one seeder, the availability is 1.5).

choked
Describes a peer to whom the client refuses to send file pieces. A client chokes another client in several situations:

* The second client is a seed, in which case it does not want any pieces (ie. it is completely uninterested)
* The client is already uploading at its full capacity (ie. the value for max_uploads has been reached)

interested
Describes a downloader who wishes to obtain pieces of a file the client has. For example, the uploading client would flag a downloading client as 'interested' if that client did not possess a piece that it did, and wished to obtain it.

leech
A leech is usually a peer who has a negative effect on the swarm by having a very poor share ratio - in other words, downloading much more than they upload. Most leeches are users on asymmetric internet connections and do not leave their BitTorrent client open to seed the file after their download has completed. However, some leeches intentionally avoid uploading by using modified clients or excessively limiting their upload speed. The term leech, however, can be used simply to describe a peer - or any client that does not have 100% of the data.

peer
A peer is one instance of a BitTorrent client running on a computer on the Internet to which other clients connect and transfer data. Usually a peer does not have the complete file, but only parts of it. However, in the colloquial definition, "peer" can be used to refer to any participant in the swarm (in this case, it's synonymous with "client").

scrape
This is when a client sends a request to the tracking server for information about the statistics of the torrent, such as with whom to share the file and how well those other users are sharing.

seeder
A seeder is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeders there are, the better the chances are for completion of the file.

snubbed
An uploading client is flagged as snubbed if the downloading client has not received any data from it in over 60 seconds.

superseed
When a file is new, much time can be wasted because the seeding client might send the same file piece to many different peers, while other pieces have not yet been downloaded at all. Some clients, like ABC, Azureus, BitTornado, TorrentStorm, and µTorrent have a "superseed" mode, where they try to only send out pieces that have never been sent out before, making the initial propagation of the file much faster. This is generally used only for a new torrent, or one which must be re-seeded because no other seeds are available.

swarm
Together, all peers (including seeders) sharing a torrent are called a swarm. For example, six ordinary peers and two seeders make a swarm of eight.

torrent
A torrent can mean either a .torrent metadata file or all files described by it, depending on context. The torrent file contains metadata about all the files it makes downloadable, including their names and sizes and checksums of all pieces in the torrent. It also contains the address of a tracker that coordinates communication between the peers in the swarm.

tracker
A tracker is a server that keeps track of which seeds and peers are in the swarm. Clients report information to the tracker periodically and in exchange receive information about other clients to which they can connect. The tracker is not directly involved in the data transfer and does not have a copy of the file.

Torrents....

Torrents

Creating and publishing torrents

To share a file or group of files through BitTorrent, clients first create a “torrent”. This is a small file which contains metadata about the files to be shared, and about the host computer that coordinates the file distribution. The exact information contained in the torrent file depends on the version of the BitTorrent protocol. However, a torrent file always has the suffix .torrent. Torrent files contain an “announce” section, which specifies the URL of the tracker, and an “info” section which contains (suggested) names for the files, their lengths, the piece length used, and a SHA-1 hash code for each piece, which clients should use to verify the integrity of the data they receive. Clients who have finished downloading the file may also choose to act as seeders, providing a complete copy of the file. After the torrent file is created, a link to it is placed on a website or elsewhere, and it is registered with a tracker. BitTorrent trackers maintain lists of the clients currently participating in the torrent. The computer with the initial copy of the file is referred to as the initial seeder.

Google Video

This is the information on Google videos posted in the google website... Read it to find out what to expect from Google Video!!

1. What is Google Video?
   
   Our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google Video lets you search a growing archive of televised content -- everything from sports events to dinosaur documentaries to news programs. In addition to televised content, we'll also host video from anyone who wants to upload content to us.
   
   
2. What is the Google Video upload program?
   
   The upload program lets you submit videos electronically to Google Video, as long as you own the necessary rights (including copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, and any other relevant rights for your content). Just sign up for an account and use our upload tool to send your videos to Google.
   
   To make sure that your video is submitted properly, please read below about preferred file formats and our approval process. Videos may not go live if they're not approved or if we're unable to accept the format.
   
   
3. When will my videos be on Google Video?
   
   Before going live, your video has to go through a number of steps which you can track through your account. After uploading your video to us, you must enter information about your video, including its title and description. The video will then be verified to ensure that it meets our technical requirements, and may undergo initial review for compliance with our policy guidelines. After verification, your video will be made available for users to search, preview, purchase, and play. To make it clear what step your video is in, you will see the following messages in the status column for each video:
   
   • Enter video information
   • Submission complete
   • Video is verified
   • Video is live
   
   Should your video fail to meet our technical criteria or policies, you can rest assured that we'll notify you through your account.
   
   At any time after you upload your video to Google, you'll have the opportunity to add more videos, update the information about each video, or remove your video from the program.
   
   
4. What types of videos are you accepting?
   
   We accept any type of video content, with these restrictions:
   • You must own all necessary rights to the content, including copyrights to both the video and the audio.
   • You must be able to upload the video to us electronically.
   • The video must not contain pornographic or obscene material or other content that violates our policy guidelines.
   
   The content may be reviewed prior to being made available online.
   
   
5. Will users be able to play my videos?
   
   If you’re willing to let users view your videos for free, then your video should be available on the website as soon as it goes through our verification and approval process.
   
   If you assign a price to your video or submit a video in an undesirable file format, it may take longer for your video to be included on Google Video. In some cases, we may not be able to publish your video on Google Video if it's in a different format. Please review our preferred file formats, our technical requirements and our policy guidelines.
   
   You can keep up-to-date on the status of the uploaded videos by visiting the Google Video Upload page. From this page, you can sign in to your account to keep track of your video status.
   
   
6. What does the triangle icon next to the snippets mean in the search results?
   
   The triangle icon means a video is available for playback for free.
   
   
7. Can I charge for playback of my video?
   
   Yes. Or you can allow users to play your video for free. This is totally up to you and your video distribution goals. As the content owner, you decide whether you'd like to give away your video for free or charge a price that you set for it. If you do charge a price, Google will take a small revenue share to cover some of our costs. If our costs to play your video on Google are extraordinary, we may charge users a fee (if you've specified zero as the price for your video) or take a larger revenue share of the price (if you've set a price greater than zero for your video) to cover some of these costs. For example, if you upload a high definition file that's 500 MB and it becomes extremely popular, we might charge users a fee instead of giving it to them for free or ask you for a higher percentage of the revenue from the price of the video. Please be assured, however, that we'll let you know before we add a price or charge a higher revenue share for your video.
   
   For now, Google Video will only make your video available to users if you elected not to charge a price for users to play your video.

A few scenarios of how people are using Megaupload:

A few scenarios of how people are using Megaupload:

Mary, while travelling, can scan her expense receipts and credit card slips, zip them, and upload them to Megaupload. She can then send an e-mail or call her secretary to download the file so her expense report can be submitted and can be reimbursed before she returns in a few weeks. Images of receipts such as car rentals, airlines tickets, and hotel receipts were printed out and attached to the expense report by her secretary. Mary received her reimbursement check sooner and as an added bonus, the nosy mail admin at the company didn't get a chance to preview her attachments to see where she has been.

John, while on vacation in a foreign country, want to temporarily store his photographs. He can upload his photographs to Megaupload and then download the hundreds of photos he shot without having to worry about his e-mail inbox filling up or the photos being lost before he gets home. He can even send the link to friends so they can have a look before he gets back home. The alternative is to upload the digital photos to a picture upload site, but he may find the pictures were deleted if they were considered by them to be inappropriate even if they were password protected.

Bruce, the mortgage banker, routinely uses Megaupload all the time for sending confidential home loan documents to his clients even though he is security paranoid. Bruce knows e-mail isn't safe, so he has always put his documents in a password protected zip file, but he ran into many other problems with e-mail. Sometimes, the clients children deleted the e-mail before the parents got home, the e-mail was too big for their inbox, or the client didn't want his family to know he was refinancing the house to build a pool for the family as a surprise. Bruce worked a simple and easy process to fix his problems. He would zip the files like always, but upload them to Megaupload instead of an e-mail attachment. Then, depending on the client, he would send an e-mail or call them that evening to confidentially give them the Megaupload link to their documents. Bruce no longer has to wait until the client gets home to verify the documents were delivered before he goes home. Bruce now leaves work on time every day but can still serve customers after hours.

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Who uses Megaupload?

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MegaUpload Premium Link Generator

MegaUpload Premium link Generator is a very useful tool for bypassing speed limit or waiting time. You can download multiply files with full speed just like Premium user

Just put MegaUpload download links and hit the “Submit Link to Maker” button

Hack to Disable Country Download Slots Limit in MegaUpload

Now there is a simple trick to get rid of “All the slots Assigned to your Country are in use, Try again later” message.

• Go to Google Translate Tool
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• And Translate it from English to German.

• Hit the translate button and wait for the download page to load.
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How to get Free RapidShare Premium Accounts!!

Periopically Rapidshare releases free Premium Accounts to its users. This account will be valid for 2 days and will not be deleted after those 2 days. You can extend your account month by month for free by uploading files and collecting premium-points. You get points as soon as someone downloads your files. So here are some methods which will help you grab a premium Account.

Method 1: RapidCheck is a tool that checks whether any free accounts are available at rapidshare.de. It stays at system tray area and checks for free acounts at speciefied intervals. When free acounts detected, you will be notified by the program with an information baloon tooltip. Then you can directly go to free account registration page by clicking the tooltip.

Click here to download RapidCheck installer.

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Method II: Use Rapidshare Free Account Notifier to get free accounts as soon as they are released

Main features:

• Checks availability of free Premium RapidShare Accounts
• Manual Check
• Programmable timer
• Starts with Windows
• Runs in system tray
• Popups balloon/plays sound/opens RS page when there are free accounts
• Proxy support
• Extreme fast (uses GZIP)

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RapidShare Tips and Tools

RapidLeecher v 4.5 Beta

RapidLeecher is the ultimate, easy to use and free software to leech links from file share service Rapidshare, you just paste the link and your download will automatically get downloaded to your desktop with maximum speeds and minimal user interaction. The free software also has support for using proxy servers so that you can download many files at the same time (using different proxy).

1. Automated Downloading.
2. Auto start and system tray support.
3. Clipboard monitoring.
4. Silent operation mode, will sit and wait for links in system tray.
5. Proxy Support for simultaneous downloads and unlimited downloading.
6. Inbuilt Downloader with detailed static?s.
7. Full installer and uninstaller.
8. Simple utility.
9. Pleasant, easy to use interface.
10. Constantly Updated.
11. Adware & Spyware Free.
12. Support is provided for users with quick BUG FIXES
13. Best of All its FREE & SAFE.

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RapidShare DeCoder 0.2

Rapid DeCoder is java decoder. Works great on Rapid Share website, just disable JavaScript in your browser, open source code
and copy everything in unescape(’?) to this utilitie and click decode.It will show you real path to the file. You can also
use this for any website that has this similar encryption.

Requirements: .NET Framework

Download
ZIP-Password: www.webxposed.de

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RapidShare Link Grab Helper

Download
Password: webxposed.de

• Paste your RapidShare link
• Choose your proxy (one proxy for each file if you want multiple download) or leave blank (as set in your IE)
• Click on Grab
• Type the 3 letters in the blank space.
• Wait till you See Ticket Reserved under the Crap$hare Direct Link
• Click send it to flashget
• Now there?s a lot of free proxys you can find,make a google search
• Repeat steps for another link but use a new Proxy
• Now wait again until you see ticket reserved and send it to flashget

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RapidShare ByPasser

This tool can be used to get the actual download links from a rapidshare download link. This means no download limits . First time users may find Rapidshare Decoder to be more helpful but this is very powerful in the hands of the experienced.
You can create a batch file to automate the whole process so it actually turns out to be easier and extremely powerful. Read the readme.txt for more info.

Features :
1. Actual links are automatically copied to clipboard so Flashget detects it automatically.
2. For rapidshare split files just copy all links into the text file and it decodes them one after another and gives it to Flashget so you have to do it only once .
3. It also works with myTempDir.

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Review of Pyar Ke Side Effect

Converstation between me and a Pirate... This guy downloaded the movie and was asking me about the movie.... Heres our converstation... makes a nice review of the movie!!! Enjoy...

[20:33] Pirate: sahi ... download done !
[20:33] Pirate: superfast !
[20:33] uban: ya
[20:39] Pirate: hmm .. print ka band baja hua hai ..
[20:39] Pirate: but interesting lag rahi hai movie
[20:40] uban: hahah
[20:40] uban: pata hain
[20:40] uban: ya but the movie is not very good... but not bad either
[20:40] uban: the interesting thing is the combination of lead actors
[20:40] Pirate: hmm ... tere blog pe review padh lein kya ?
[20:41] uban: iss ka dala nahin
[20:41] uban:
[20:41] uban: wasie demand hain
[20:41] Pirate: ya .. one dumb and one smart .. good combo
[20:41] uban: to phir
[20:41] uban: dalnaa parega
[20:41] uban: haha
[20:41] uban: the smart one acts as the dumb one in this movie
[20:42] uban: and the dumb one is just the side effect
[20:42] Pirate: ic ! ...
[20:42] uban: wow kya review hain
[20:42] uban: iss bar khud ka review chipka deta hoon
[20:42] uban:
[20:42] Pirate: thats bcoz .. the smart one needs to act dumb ..the other person doesn't needs to act ... just be natural ..
[20:42] uban: hahha
[20:42] uban: yeh bhi aacha line hain
[20:43] uban: chap deta hoon
[20:43] Pirate: chipka de isko bhi apni site pe ..

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Khosla Ka Ghosla - K2G!! The Plot

Khosla Ka Ghosla

Cast: Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabbas, Tara Sharma
Director: Dibakar Banerjee

Kamal Kishore Khosla (Anupam Kher), is a simple man by nature with simple desires who always brings a smile on the most serious of situations.

His only dream in life is to build his own house on a plot of land which he intends to buy - a plot where he would build his small little 'ghosla' (meaning a nest).

To his horror he realises that the plot he thought of buying had already been booked by a land shark (Boman Irani).

And this man is sure about the fact that the only way Khosla gets his 'ghosla' is if he pays up a large sum of money.

Not only does Khosla sees his dream shattered, but also finds that his life savings is dwindling. That's because his own son now wants to settle down in America and wants dad to pay up.

What's more, Khosla's dream of staying with his entire family of children and grandchildren in the house of his choice now seems to be an impossible dream.

All attempts at getting back his property fall on deaf ears. Will it be possible for him to gain all that he has lost?

His colleagues decide to help him. But before he can agree to go ahead Khosla must make sure that they genuinely want to help or do they have a plan of their own?

A hilarious comedy in the making, the film focuses on relationships, trust and togetherness.

Dibakar Banerjee makes his directorial debut with this film which was screened at the Cannes film festival earlier this year.

Lage raho Munna Bhai - Character Sketch

Sanjay Dutt as Murli Prasad Sharma aka Munnabhai

Munna is a tough Bombay goon with a heart of gold. He confronts every situation with his unique street-wise attitude and humor. But even Munna's successful 'dadagiri' methods are tested when love takes him for an unexpected historical tour.

Arshad Warsi as Circuit

Circuit is Munna's best friend and trusted one-man army. His loyalty to Munna is unquestionable. What Munna wants, Circuit gets… be it settling disputes, giving romantic advice or sourcing hakka-noodles at midnight. Circuit is a tapori Lakshman to Munna's tapori Ram.

Vidya Balan as Jhanvi

Jhanvi is a Radio Jockey and her effervescent greeting of “Good Morrrrning Mumbai” on her radio show makes Munna's heart skip many beats. Beautiful and vivacious, Jhanvi is bowled over by Munna's rustic charm. She trusts his implicitly, even believes that he is a professor of History. And that is where all the trouble starts!

Boman Irani as Lucky Singh

Lucky Singh is a loud and rich Punjabi builder. A colorful character, Lucky's priorities in life are money and family, and he is willing to go to any length for both. When he's not multiplying his money, Lucky is busy adding to his vast collection of doctored photographs, which have him standing next to the likes of George Bush et all. Has he ever been to the US? Of course not!!

Jimmy Shergill as Victor D'Souza

A young man who struggles to make it big, Victor commits one grave mistake that ruins him completely. Munna encourages Victor to take the brave step of starting afresh and makes the young man realize that life is full of second chances.

Dia Mirza as Simran

Lucky Singh's daughter, Simran is the love of her father's life, who challenges traditional ideas with her independent views. She shows Lucky that there is more to life than money.

Storyline

Munnabhai, our local Bombay goon, and his reliable buddy Circuit are back! And this time they promise double the fun then what they gave you last time. Munna is in love… with the voice of popula Radio Jockey Jhanvi. Her effervescen greeting of “Good Morrrrning Mumbai” on her daily radio show makes Munna's heart skip a beat each time he listens to her.

Life is beautiful for Munna - his 'dadagiri' business is flourishing and he listens besottedly to the radio for hours every day as he dreams of marrying Jhanvi… There is just one 'minor' problem. Jhanvi thinks Munna is a 'Professor of History'. And in all her innocence, Jhanvi even invites Munna to give a history lecture to her family.

Poor Munna! What should he do?! What can he do?! As Munna tries to sort out this 'minor' entanglement in his otherwise perfect life, Circuit comes up with a bright solution. And then, the most unusual thing occurs in Munna's life…

What happens when the 'Present' meets the 'Past'? What happens when out very own 'Professor of History' encounters a 'Figure from History'? Come, join Munna and Circuit on an unexpected historical tour….

Lage raho Munna Bhai - Review by Taran Adarsh

Munna and Circuit are back! The lovable goons embark on their new adventure with LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. The first part [MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S.] was a mesmeric experience and it's indeed a tough task to come up with a worthy sequel/follow-up. Will LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI meet the monumental expectations? Will Munna and Circuit's escapades and antics in LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI supersede the adventures and frolics in MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S.?

Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and director Rajkumar Hirani have a tough job on hand and a major responsibility on shoulders. But there's good news… Like its predecessor, LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is a sparkling example of qualitative cinema. LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI not only entertains, it also enlightens. LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is forward-thinking, but also makes you recall your roots. It promises lots of laughs and also a heartwarming message.

Director Rajkumar Hirani strikes a fine balance between humor and emotions. The comic portions are executed with panache, the drama is attention-grabbing and the emotional quotient is strong enough to turn you moist-eyed. The marriage of humor and emotions as also technique and content is what drives LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI to the winning post.

There are movies aplenty, but very few remain etched in your memory and possess recall value. LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is one of those films. Indisputably and undeniably, this Munna-Circuit outing is worth the price of the ticket and more. All you want to tell Chopra and Hirani is, Lage raho with the Munna-Circuit series!

Munna [Sanjay Dutt] is in love with the voice of popular Radio Jockey Jhanvi [Vidya Balan]. Her effervescent greeting of 'Good Morrrrning Mumbai' on her daily radio show makes Munna's heart skip a beat each time he listens to her. Life is beautiful for Munna. His 'dadagiri' business is flourishing and he listens besottedly to the radio for hours every day, he dreams of marrying Jhanvi. There is just one minor problem: Jhanvi thinks Munna is a 'Professor of History'.

And in all her innocence, Jhanvi even invites Munna to give a history lecture to her family. Poor Munna! What should he do? As Munna tries to sort out this minor entanglement in his otherwise perfect life, Circuit [Arshad Warsi] comes up with a bright solution. And then, the most unusual thing occurs in Munna's life. He comes face to face with Mahatma Gandhi.

LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is one of the best-constructed, funniest and most clever comedies to grace motion picture screens in recent years. It's pretty evident that Hirani and his team of writers [screenplay-dialogues: Hirani and Abhijat Joshi, screenplay associate: Vidhu Vinod Chopra] have invested ample time on this script. LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI doesn't bear any similarity to any released film [Hindi or Hollywood] and that's such a welcome relief. In fact, the USP of the film are portions between Mahatma Gandhi and Munna, which is a brilliant stroke from the writing as well as execution point of view.

But there are minor aberrations in this otherwise smooth journey. Munna's transition to a radio jockey and playing the role of a counselor seems a little far-fetched. However, one must add that despite this oddity, the sequences between Sanju and Jimmy-Parikshit Sahni and also with Dia Mirza subsequently keep you glued to the screen, not as much for the writing, but due to Hirani's master execution.

Similarly, the focus in the post-interval portions suddenly shifts to the love story between Munna and Jhanvi and you sorely miss the maddening conversation between Munna and Circuit. Again, the romantic portions are well executed, so you don't really mind this glitch.

Hirani's command over humor, drama and emotions is exemplary. Note the sequence when Munna slaps Circuit and tenders an apology after Mahatma Gandhi tells him to; it brings tears to your eyes instantly. The sequences between Munna and Circuit are, of course, the mainstay of the enterprise. Some of the sequences -- Munna readying to participate in the radio-quiz, Munna-Jhanvi's meet in the college campus or Munna-Circuit landing up behind bars -- are hilarious. Moreover, the entire track between the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and Munna is exceptional. To his credit, Hirani treats the second installment of the Munnabhai series with as much flourish as he treated the first.

Shantanu Moitra's music is soothing. 'Samjho Ho Hi Gaya' and 'Bole To Bole Kaisi Hogi Hai… Lage Raho Munna Bhai' are the best tracks, but what elevates the tunes is their picturization. Both the numbers are full of vibrant colors and imaginatively filmed. 'Pal Pal Har Pal' also comes at the right place and even its filming is eye-catching. Cinematography [Muraleedharan C.K.] is first-rate. Dialogues are wonderful and those between Munna-Circuit abound in wit and hilarity.

The characters populating LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI are strongly written and effectively portrayed. Sanjay Dutt lives the character of Munna. He gets the best of lines and delivers them with relish. His is a wonderful, larger-than-life performance and he knows just how to present Munna best. Watching Sanju's tour de force is one of LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI's chief pleasures.

Arshad Warsi is superb. There are very few actors who have an unmatched timing for comic scenes and Arshad ranks prominently in the list. Even a smirk or an exclamation makes you flex your facial muscles. There's no denying that Arshad matches up to Sanju at every level, in every sequence. Boman Irani proves yet again that he's an actor with an infinite range. He's at crossroads with Munna in the second installment as well; this time he plays the conniving person who wants to usurp a mansion. He's excellent.

Vidya Balan is only getting better with every release. If she was confident in her debut film PARINEETA, she acts like a complete pro in her second outing. Also, she looks extremely photogenic in a glam role. Jimmy Shergill has a brief part and he does it well. Ditto for Dia Mirza; she's perfect. Abhishek Bachchan, in a cameo, adds to the star quotient.

Dilip Prabhavalkar [in the role of Mahatma Gandhi] is up to the mark. However, the makeup could've been better. The six senior citizens are lovable, especially the actor enacting the role of a Parsi gentleman. Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Parikshit Sahni and Saurabh Shukla are appropriate.

On the whole, LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is a sparkling follow up to MUNNABHAI M.B.B.S. Its strength lies not just in Munna and Circuit's chemistry, but also reliving the teachings of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. Qualitatively, it's a worthy sequel and not to be missed and even at the box-office, LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI will march towards the winning post in the next few days.

Lage raho Munna Bhai - Review

Raj kumar Hirani does it again. Engages us with a heartwarming episode of Munna and Circuit- with Mahatma Gandhi reintroduced to the Indian psyche. This time round Dr Asthana[Boman Irani] turns into Lucky Singh.

Another character which will be remembered but not as much as the earlier one. His fetish for being photographed with celebrities notwithstanding he's a weaker character compared to Dr Asthana. Vidya Balan has little to do but she does it beautifully so that her face remains etched in memory. Sunjay Dutt as the goofy Munna out to woo Jahnavi the Radio jockey remains true to the Munnabhai spirit.

He takes his job of" "lecturing" on Mahatma Gandhi so seriously that in the absence of a shortcut he starts studying the Mahatma so vehemently that the mahatma comes alive for him and guides him through the vissicitudes of his life with the Gandhian spirit.

This is done so seamlessly that you don't question the happening at all. A gullible but sincere Munna is the right vehicle for visitations. And Circuit, as his unfailing Jeeves is just the right satellite to egg him on in his Gandhain beliefs.

Here it is Circuit{Arshad warsi] who runs away with the accolades for portraying a fazed but wanting- to -believe -character with a smoothness that takes your breath away. This time round Circuit has the more difficult role to play.

His need to be always on hand when Munna wants him, to always agree with his friend makes him quickly jump into situations he knows nothing about and his expressions portray bewilderment and belief, wanting to agree but not knowing how to do it when all he has is love for his friend Munna but no clue as to where is the "Bapu" that his friend seems to see all the time is done with a finesse that almost sits ill on a tapori.

Hirani's concept of Gandhigiri is sound, if a little irreverent sounding. And some of the funniest scenes come from the effortless tussle between Munna's inherent violent lifestyle and Gandhi's inherently non violent one. While Munna continues to achieve his goals through his violence he is sincere in accepting Gandhi's non violent advice even if it needs a little push through his own violent approach to be effective.

Hirani shows that while he is not advocating Gandhian philosophy in today's world, it definitely ahd something to it and can be applied even today hence the lovely number"Bande main tha dum Vande Mataram!" Cameos from Jimmy shergill and Dia Mirza are okay.In fact the Jimmy Shergill wasn't necessary at all and added to the drag value of the film.

If the film had any flaw at all and the flaw may be in my view only it was that there was a self congratulatory tone running through the film almost like"we've done it again even before the film is done. The film is a full fledged entertainer and no questions asked. Maybe Karan Johar can take a few tips from Hirani on how not to make a confused film.

Naksha - Review

The general impression about NAKSHA is, it’s a rip-off of an Indiana Jones film. The Harrison Ford trilogy, which entertained millions of moviegoers worldwide in 1980s, is said to be the original source for Sachin Bajaj’s directorial debut.

That could be true! NAKSHA belongs to the Indiana Jones variety, but Bajaj combines Indian mythology with adventure and comes up with a new recipe altogether. And the outcome is as invigorating and revitalizing as a cup of hot coffee.

Frankly, a film like NAKSHA transports you to your adolescent years, when browsing the adventure novels and comics was your favorite pastime. It’s the form of cinema that we’d forgotten in the hurly-burly world of meaningless entertainers. Dream merchants are either busy wooing the NRIs or multiplex junta. What happens to the masses then, who yearn for a desi film with loads of entertainment?

Adventure movies have been attempted in Bollywood earlier and NAKSHA is not the first of its kind in India. But NAKSHA comes at a time when adventure movies are as good as extinct in Bollywood. And that is its USP. The voyage -- in dense forests, high mountains and deep ravines -- as also the death-defying stunts compel you to pinch yourself, are you really watching a Hindi film? Stylishly executed with loads of money spent on attaining the results, NAKSHA comes across as a thoroughly enjoyable joyride. Sure, it has its lows, but the highs are so omnipotent that you can’t help but let the kid in you get captivated by this adventure.

Most importantly, NAKSHA heralds the birth of a supremely talented storyteller Sachin Bajaj, who, aided by his two lieutenants, writers Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani, tells you a story that has ample old-world charm, but is yet modern and believable. To sum up, the pre-release expectations from NAKSHA may be low, but the film surprises you once the adventure begins. It’s not only high on gloss, but also entertainment.

For centuries men have been in quest of the secrets of our past. Hidden treasures, fables, myths, all have driven generations to dedicate their life in such pursuits. The greed of glory and power or the thirst of knowledge, whatever the reason may be… lives have been lost but some secrets have remained secrets! NAKSHA starts with the search of one such man, an archeologist named Professor Kapil Malhotra [Trilok Malhotra], who prefers to die with the ancient map, rather than let it fall into the hands of evil [Jackie Shroff]. Years later, his son Vicky [Vivek Oberoi], aided by a copy of the same map that he comes across by chance, leaves on a journey to discover what it was that his father dedicated his life in searching.

The re-emergence of this quest attracts the evil forces again, as Vicky is abducted by the villain’s henchmen. Help comes in the guise of Vicky’s elder step-brother Veer [Sunny Deol], who is sent there by Vicky’s mother [Navni Parihaar] to get her son back. Vicky is grateful to be rescued, but not too happy about his brother’s mission to take him back. Now starts a tug of war between the two brothers. Along this journey, they encounter one more ally in Ria [Sameera Reddy]. Pursued by the villain and his forces of darkness, this trio sets off on the journey to unravel the mystery behind the map.

Do they succeed in this quest? Are some secrets meant to remain hidden in the mists of time? Or do they see the light of day? NAKSHA has bits of all the three Indiana Jones movies, but it come close to the first in the series -- RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK [Indiana Jones must retrieve the mythic Lost Ark before it gets into the hands of Adolf Hitler]. In this film, Vivek decides to unravel the mystery of the nakshabefore it falls in the villain’s hands. NAKSHA gathers momentum fifteen minutes after it takes off, when Vivek, unexpectedly, lays his hand on the naksha. But the film gets interesting once Sunny makes a dramatic entry in an action scene. In fact, Sunny’s introduction is a highpoint of the enterprise and the masses, especially in the North and the heartland of India, will greet it with claps and whistles.

There are highpoints galore: Sunny’s fight with the midgets, Sunny-Vivek and the jeep stunt, the raft portion, Jackie’s first encounter with Sunny-Vivek-Sameera and the jump from a cliff [awesome!] and the climax. In fact, the penultimate reels are simply breath-taking and the spectacular sets only elevate the impact. If the action scenes are without doubt the soul of the film, the director and his team of writers balance the proceedings with several light moments that make you flex your facial muscles. The snoring sequence or Vivek’s conversation with the chief of the midgets [Lilliput] are two examples to illustrate the point. Also, the mythology aspect is beautifully woven in the script and the animation [in the post-interval portions] gives the film a different texture.

There are loose ends, but they’re trivial. The erotic song in the second hour looks completely unwarranted. Was it added to provide some relief from the drama? It stands out like a sore thumb, even though its picturization is very stylish. Also, the special effects, in the last few reels, could be better. Sachin Bajaj handles two departments -- writing and direction -- with aplomb. The film has style, but there’s substance too. This is amongst the finest directorial debuts of 2006. NAKSHA is also writers Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani’s most accomplished work so far. Their fundas are clear: Give the audience an adventure flick and pad it up with adrenaline pumping moments.

Allan Amin’s action sequences deserve distinction marks. The action co-ordinator comes up with stunts that truly match international standards. Pritam’s music is racy and at least two numbers deserve special mention -- ‘U & I’ and ‘Shake It’. The sets [Nitish Roy] are imaginative and visually striking. Vijay Arora’s camerawork is extra-ordinary. The aerial shots as well as the indoor work [sets] are splendid. Background score is topnotch.

It’s good to see Sunny in form after a long, long time. The role doesn’t demand histrionics, but star power. His presence alone elevates a sequence to a different level, but it’s the death-defying stunts that he pulls off without much of an effort that’ll win his fans back. In fact, NAKSHA should prove to be a turning point in the actor’s career.

Vivek is decent, but he tends to go over the top in a few light scenes with Sunny. Although his performance is just right, the fact cannot be denied that Vivek is a cold proposition at the box-office and that could affect the initial prospects of the film. Cast in a negative role, Jackie plays the part with utmost conviction. Sameera is alright. Suhasini Mulay and Navni Parihaar have little to do. Ditto for Lilliput. Mridula Chandrashekhar is okay.

On the whole, NAKSHA is a solid entertainer that comes at a time when there’s a genuine vacuum of mass-appealing films. This pulse-throbbing adventure film is aimed at the masses, who should love it for its interesting plot, gripping screenplay and excellent action. At the box-office, NAKSHA should work big time in places like Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar as also in the interiors. Business will be ordinary at mutiplexes [due to the strong LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI wave, especially at Mumbai, Delhi and other metros], but single screens should be fantastic. Go for this adventure!

Shiva - Review

Fifteen years ago, the one-man-army theme used to be much in vogue. By recreating the 'expected' experience from the past Shiva comes up with a reasonably unexpected thrill of what used to be the expected not so long ago. Remember Amitabh Bachchan making long, lingering strides into the villain's den in Zanjeer to reduce his adversaries to pulp?

Welcome to the world of 'pulp friction'. The stakes are high. Saving the country, no less. Each time our super-cop walks into the feverish frames, the soundtrack comes alive chanting his oath for induction into the police force. Ilaiyaraja's background music is flushed with ominous chants and wails. Blood-curdling? Sometimes. Mostly , just creating a specific ambience for the hero to make leonine leaps over time and space.

This police story has plenty of force, most of it generated from the way Varma cuts the old-as-the-hills material into a newly- rejuvenated shape. The editing(Nipun Gupta & Amit Parmar) is first…rather, fist-rate. Sound of slapping cheeks and cracking bones rent the soundtrack creating a reverberating sensation of retaliatory violence meant to combat malignant violence.

The action is swiftly and smoothly vindictive. ….Shiva in the den, Shiva in the departmental store, Shiva on a construction site , Shiva in a middleclass food-joint(run by cine-buff Ninad Kamath who does take -offs on Sanjay Dutt, Rajnikanth and what have you) … The one-man-show-off idea gets its definition mainly from the fist.

Interestingly you seldom see Shiva combating evil with the gun. Bare hands are used to slap his adversaries to a groveling mass of terror…that's the way it works. The quieter moments shared with the journalist-gilrfriend Sandhya(Nisha Kothari, lips full of quivering indignation) are relatively less effective. Each time the courtship happens you wait with an indulgent smile to let the high-octane action begin. Interestingly the encounters with the main Arun Gawle-inspired gangster-turned-politician villain Bappu(Upendra Limaye) are all done-to-bludgeoning death , revived by Varma's excellent command over the language of seething implosive rage(seen earlier to great advantage in his best works Satya, Company and Sarkar).

Mohit Ahlawat speaks little, fight frequently. His forte is reticent retribution. The real heroes are the action directors (twin brothers Ram & Lakman who also play parts in the film). The stunts are purely 1980s , with loads of new-millennium attitude thrown in. You won't think much of the world-weary story. But there's a kind of old-world charm about this street-smart bone-cruncher which hits you in the solar-plexus with its message of a cleansing chemical.. At the end of it, you aren't looking at Shiva bringing down the crime graph in the city. You're looking instead at Varma's clenched narrative that sweeps across the concrete jungle in overt gestures of ruthless vindication.

The performers include Ramu's usual suspects like Zakir Husain(Corrupt cop), and Shereveer Vakil(Ruthless goon). Dilip Prabhavalkar, lately a hit as Gandhiji in Lage Raho Munnabhai will shock you as a corrupt Home Minister. Actors often do that. They change characters . But the real shocker is the old-fashioned narrative. You've seen the cop doing his deadly justice –act to death. That doesn't stop Ram Gopal Varma for socking it in our face one more time. With velocity.

Pyar Ke Side Effects - Review

Once in while, a film makes you smile. Not because of what it strives to be, but for it sheer sassiness and temerity. Going into the new-age movie mantra of urban relationships, Pyaar Ke Side Effects(PKSE) comes up with a winsome twosome who love some, lose some….and emerge out of the battle of the sexes healed and….quite wholesome! Sid, that's Rahul Bose, meets Trisha, a.k.a Mallika The Sherawat, in extremely trying circumstances. She's trying to escape an undesirable marriage(to stuffed –shirt Jas Arora) . He's trying….just trying. Being a deejay at 30 is like being a teenager at 40. Or being Mallika Sherawat, attractive and sexy without taking your clothes off.

A bit bewildering but constantly engaging in its blizzard of bacchanalia (hats off to dialogue writer Victor Acharya for words that ring true and still sound like catch lines on the bumper sticker of sports car) PKSE is possibly that one romantic comedy in Hindi which could equal Hollywood's Harry-meets-Sally formula portraying the man-sharp-woman-sharper gender skirmish.

Debutant director Saket Chaudhary sees the battles of the sexes entirely from the male viewpoint. Whether it's Sid with Trisha , or Sid's brother-in-law (Aamir Bashir) struggling to keep his moody wife from swooping down on him at the smallest pretext…this slick flick knows the grope -trick of keeping relationships afloat in today's times of stress and competitiveness. Some of the sequences, designed to elicit laughter, get there bang-on. It's been a while since a romantic liaison got you giggling, and not just because the repartees are so sassy, but because the love pair is so endearing in their state of despair.

Check out the fluster and bluster of Sid's first love-making sequence when she leaves him in a state of cute coitus interruptus…or that hilarious narration by Sid's brother-in-law where the poor guy tells Sid about his spousal fight the night before. Like Sujoy Ghosh's Jhankar Beats(a film to which PKSE bears a moody resemblance) the narrative weaves in and out of suburban mores without getting judgemental about the people who move in and out of relationships , not knowing why they got into it or out of it.

Sid's encounter with his fiancee's tyrannical father(Sharat Saxena) may outwardly remind you of Meet The Parents . But seen within the larger picture Saket Choudhary has scripted an urban legend that is slave to no ready reference point. The narrative is manoeuvred by a vivacious impulse , navigating the destiny of the central couple's affair through a series of funny and intelligent encounters. Finally the effectuality of the romantic comedy depends on the chemistry between the lead pair. The tried-and-tested Rahul Bose re-invents his considerable comic talents to play a man more cornered than conned by love. Sid would rather watch a cricket match than discuss love with his girlfriend. But shhhhh! Rahul Bose is delectably in tune with his character's befuddlement, often capturing the game-show spirit of the man-woman battle with an intuitive insouciance.

Mallika is a delightful surprise. Fully clothed (thank GOD!) she's a temptress and a virgin, a tease and an ingénue all at once. Where was this side of the voluptuous actress hidden so far? The supporting cast, specially Ranveer Shorey as the underwear-challenged slob adds considerably to the fluid charm of the central romance. Manoj Soni's camera lets the lovers be on Omang Kumar's ritzy but credible sets. Editor Hemal Kothari cuts into the guffaws with a tongue-in-cheek flourish. Specially diverting and effective is Rahul's constant talking into the camera, a Brechtian device recently used by Akshaye Khanna in Aap Ki Khatir. Has Bollywood discovered Brecht as its butter? Or are we reading too much into the psycho-babble of a man who needs to share his fears about the fair sex with us?

Main hoon Main hoon Main hoon DON!!!

As we are inching towards October 2006, the well-orchestrated hype around ‘Don’ is reaching heights while generating a mass hysteria in its target belt, that is India, South East Asia, UAE, UK, USA and other parts of the world. The last that we have heard from Shahrukh Khan about the movie will surely raise pulse beats to his die-hard fans.

SRK asks his fans to not to miss the beginning and the end of the film. He further says that the film is not exactly a remake of the 1977 blockbuster and it is quite different from the original one. More interestingly it is learnt that director Farhan Akhtar has shot two climaxes for the film, which other than the King Khan also stars Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor as lead actors.

The Diwali-Eid mega release ‘Don-The Chase Begins Again’ is hitting the theatre leaving an immense pressure on the director-hero duo. The older as well as the new generation who have seen the film for umpteenth times are eagerly waiting to see if Farhan Akhtar and Shahrukh Khan can recreate the magic on the silver screen again. They want to see whether the script matches up to the original one or not. Fans are breathtakingly waiting to see Shahrukh Khansuccessfully manages to fit into the big boot of the original Don.

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