Dev D: Should not flatter to deceive

Dev D, a movie that stars Abhay Deol, is a romantic drama directed by Anurag Kashyap, who is known across the world for ‘Black Friday’. The producer of the movie is Ronnie Screwvala. It is going to be released under the banner of UTV Spot Boy and the movie from the drama genre is set to be released on February 6, 2009.

Dev D essays the journey of a contemporary Dev Das, (remember the famous Sarat Chandra Novel), played by Abhay Deol, who hits drugs and depression. Dev gets further into the abyss of narcotics and alcohol after losing out on her Paro (Kalki Koechlin). This should not be confused with some village damsel. Her Paro is a stunner. Next, he partially gets revived from an escort by profession reminding of Chandramukhi, played by Mahi Gill. The story is a study into the multifaceted psyche of a human being.

Dev D is Anurag Kashyap’ desperate attempt to hog the limelight again, especially after his pseudo-arty venture called No Smoking bombed at the box office. It has Abhay Deol in the lead and is being considered a continuation of his good work of late similar to the ones in ‘Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local’ and ‘Oye Lucky Oye’. Shilpa Rao, Toshi, Joi Barua and Supriya give vocal rendition for Amit Trivedi’s fabulous music.

Dev D should do good business as and when it comes because Ghazni and Rab Ne…would by then be faded owing to a lingered presence.

We would be waiting to see how Anurag’s walk down the intriguing lanes of psyche be recieved. We would also love to travel with him and hope he does not lose the plot on the quest of being too classy. Here is hoping that Dev D does not flatter to deceive.

Casts:
Abhay Deol,  Dev
Kalki Koechlin, Chanda
Mahie Gill,  Paro
Parakh Madan,
Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Producer:
Ronnie Screwvala

Director:
Anurag Kashyap

Singers: Labh Jajua,  Bony Chakravarthy,
Amit Trivedi,  Aditi Singh Sharma,  Toshi,  Shruti Pathak,  Shilpa Rao,

Music Director:
Amit Trivedi

Tracks:

Aankh Micholi
Dev Chanda Themes 2
Dhol Yaara Dhol
Dil Mein Jaagi
Duniya
Ek Hulchul Si
Emosanal Attyachar
Attyachar – Rock Version
Hikknaal
Dev Chanda Themes 1
Mahi Mennu
Mahi Mennu – Sad Version
Nayan Tarse
Payaaliya
Pardesi
Ranjhana
Saali Khushi
Yehi Meri Zindagi

Bad Luck Govind: The power of positivism amidst misfortunes

Varun khanna’s “Bad Luck Govind” has just been released across the nation (on January 10, 2009) and its providing a bit of comic warmth to the bomb-wary people. The movie stars Gaurav Kapoor, Parmeet Sethi, Hrishita Bhatt, Vrajesh Hirjee, Govind Namdeo and Zakir Hussain. The movie is being co-produced by the director along with Himanshu Shah, Chirag Arora and Tarun Arora. Mixed Blood Cinema and Artesian Media take over as production houses for the movie.

“Bad luck Govind” is about Govind. Govind is perhaps the most unlucky person walking on the planet. The movie travels with him from Delhi to Mumbai where his fate is being threaded to the fate of underworld dons, bookmakers and a charming nurse. It also traces his realization about the positive forces of earth that keeps the romance called life alive.

Direction of Varun Khanna, who made his debut in 2006 with ‘Beyond Honor’ as a writer and director, tends towards the display of extraordinary adventures of an ordinary man and he comes out well to establish such a vision in Bad luck Govind. Gaurav Kapur plays Govind and the Channel V vee-jay seems to have come of age with his portrayal of a helpless soul visibly playing at strange odds with himself.

It is too early to talk about the revenue that Bad luck Govind would generate or if it would access the international arena but presently, it needs to be really liked by the audience here in India to stand up to the genre of ‘Aamir’ and ‘King Khan’ starrers.

Overall, Bad luck Govind seems a nice effort to unravel the power of optimism and the need to stick to it amidst faithless chaos and continuous misfortune.

Cast: Gaurav Kapoor, Hrishita Bhatt, Govind Namdeo, Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh;

Director: Varun Khanna

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa- A funny and funky sequel

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a nice adventurous animation movie that kids from across the globe have been waiting for a longtime. The film is a sequel of 2005 film Madagascar written by Etan Cohen and directed by Eric Darnell. It is produced by Dreamworks Animation Film and was released on November 7, 2008. The interesting characters of the movie are Alex (Lion), Gloria (hippo), Marty (Zebra) and Melman (Giraffe).

What else can be more relaxing than a cartoon film with so many funny characters? The story starts with the four principle characters, Alex, Gloria, Marty and Melman, make a crash landing in a game reserve of Africa during an adventure journey. Here, they found their own species. This coincidence makes Alex meet his long lost father. Marty meets lots of Zebras and Gloria falls in love with a Hippo that make Melman feel jealous. Now, it is up to you to discover whether Africa is the better place for those four then Central Park, which is their actual home.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa revolves around the theme of togetherness and friendship. The funny dialogues and expressions of cartoon characters are absolutely amusing. The colors of the movie are rich and you can observe its wonderful cinematography quite clearly. The team hired has succeeded in giving a perfect look of the African wild life in the movie.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has been nominated twice and doing a great business of $342,837,394 worldwide, since its release.

So in this confusing world, if you are tired of watching the action, romantic and dramatic movies, just give Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa a try. For kids, it is must see. So go and get your tickets booked for you and your kids in a theatre showing the movie near you.

Ghajini: Another new look for Aamir Khan

This year another Bollywood Blockbuster is coming alongside Christmas and New Year. Aamir Khan’s new film Ghajini is no less than an event, as the star has continued to maintain his standard of variety and versatility in this movie. The most looked-for and discussed movie of the year is out now in theaters and winning hearts across the globe. A.R. Murugadoss launches his directorial debut with confidence having a right blend of incisive script and screenplay.

Ghajini is in fact the Hindi version of the colossal hit Tamil film Ghajini. However, the remake has its climax different from the original one. Much hype has been created before its release. It has lived up to the expectation and already earned super hit status across the globe.

As Aamir always sway with a different genre in all of his projects, it is also followed in Ghajini, which is basically a revenge saga. Unlike traditional revenge based movies, this one presents a bundle of emotions and thrill. The movie depicts a unique tale of a person suffering from short-term Memory Loss. Sanjay (Aamir Khan) is resolute to avenge the merciless death of his girl friend Kalpana (Asin). The only hurdle in this is his stumbling memory loss after every fifteen minutes. The only thing sticks to his mind is the death of Kalpana and murderers name Ghajini (Pradeep Rawat). Things he uses to fight his amnesia are Polaroid Camera and his cell phone beeping every fifteen minutes.
Screenplay of Ghajini is excellent, as it follows two sequences, flashback and present life. The whole movie grips you in such a manner that you can’t even put your eyes off the screen for a moment. Aamir Khan is at the height of his performance in this fantabulous film, whereas debutante Asin supports him with her over the top performance in this spellbound flick. However, performance of Jiah Khan, who made her debut alongside Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd, is average.

Ghajini is a treat to watch and great fun for the universal audience. Go ahead and watch this head-spinning venture. You will surely nominate it, as a new dawn in Hindi Cinema.

Casts: Aamir Khan
Asin
Jiah Khan
Pradeep Rawat
Riyaz Khan

Director: A.R. Murugadoss

Producer: Allu Aravind , Madhu Varma

Written by: A.R. Murugadoss

Music Director: A R Rahman

Ghajini Songs:

Guzarish

Aye Bachchoo

Kaise Mujhe

Behka

Lattoo Lattoo

Kaise Mujhe (Instrumenta)

Jumbo: Fun is here for kids all over

It is so obvious that kids were waiting for Jumbo for a long time. They cannot receive a better Christmas gift then this fantastic adventure movie, in which some of the big stars like Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Gulshan Grover, Rajpal Yadav and Dimple Kapadia have given their voice. The implausible movie is produced by Percept Picture Company and hit the theaters on Christmas Day (December 25, 2008).

The film is actually about the journey of a blue elephant named Jumbo (voice given by Akshay Kumar), who is extremely mischievous. He has no news of his lost father and his curiosity tends him to leave his herd. At the same time, he also falls in love with Sonia (voice given by Lara Dutta). The character of the bird Dildar (voice given by Rajpal Yadav) that conveys news to Jumbo is completely funny and is sure to make you die of laughter. Bakhtavar (voice given by Gulshan Grover) is a bad character of the film. He kills Jumbo’s father. To find out how the cute little baby elephant became a warrior, you should check out Jumbo.

The soundtrack “Everything is gonna be alright” filmed on Akshay Kumar is nice and would surely make kids to dance on their feet. The best feature of the whole movie is that it is released in holidays, which would keep your kids busy. The story of the movie is not only fun, but it has a moral that would teach your kids family values and importance of love.

Jumbo is a complete family entertainment package that you must check out. The movie gives a nice message to young generation while making them laugh and dance at the same time. So find out your nearest multiplex and book your show to see that valuable smile on your kid’s face.

Casts:

Akshay Kumar – Voice over of Jumbo

Lara Dutta – Voice over of Sonia

Rajpal Yadav – Voice over of Dildaar

Dimple Kapadia – Voice over of Devi

Gulshan Grover – Voice over of Bakhtava

High School Musical 3: Senior Year- Another romantic high school musical

The High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a romantic comedy and third sequel of High school musical film. The film is produced by Bill Bordon and directed by Kenny Ortega. The star cast of the movie includes Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.

Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) can’t even think of separation, as they love each other a lot. However, the end of their college session is a problem. They express their fears, love and emotions through a spring musical performance. They are very confused that how they are going to keep alive their romance when they have to fulfill their dreams at the same time. After that whatever happens in their life and finally what destiny decides for this sweet couple, you have to watch the movie to know all that.

The unbeatable dance performance of star cast and well-choreographed dance numbers of High School Musical 3: Senior Year would not let you move from your seat. The writer and director has succeeded in maintaining the relation among all three parts of High School Musical. This Disney creation has enough drama, comedy and romance elements that one can’t even think of missing out on this film. The teacher student relationship and college atmosphere is very well shown in the movie. There is so much to explore, like fabulous dance, trendy costumes and rocking sound tracks.

This musical film is rocking has stirred the box office in the very first week itself by earning $42 million in North America and $40 million abroad.

The movie is of quite short duration, only 100 minutes and the matchless music quality and chemistry of the couple has made it a blockbuster. So without wasting any time get the tickets for you and your special someone and get back to your college memories.

Chandni Chowk to China: Story of two opposite civilization

Chandni Chowk to China has a perfect blend of action and comedy. This bollywood flick is directed by Nikhil Adwani, produced by Ramesh Sippy Entertainment & Orion Pictures and distributed worldwide by Warner Brothers Pictures. It is written by Rajat Arora. It is the first Bollywood film, which is shot in China. The film is about the journey of an ordinary cook from a very simple life of Chandni Chowk to Shanghai. The cast of the movie includes Akshay kumar, Deepika Padukon, Ranvir Shorey and Mithun Chakraborty. This much-awaited movie will be hitting the theaters on January 16, 2009.

The story starts from Chandni Chowk where Siddhu’s (Akshay Kumar) life revolves around cutting vegetables at a roadside food stall. He sees his dream come true when two strangers from China, who take him to the country claiming that he is an incarnation of an ancient Chinese warrior. However, Siddhu is unknown of the fact that he is being dragged in the village of notorious smuggler Hojo. He doesn’t get anything, which he actually anticipates while starting off for the journey. After getting traumatized by Hojo, now the only motive of Siddhu is to become a kung-fu expert and beat him.

The music in Chandni Chowk to China given by Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy is as usual superb, as it has been a sellout everywhere it was released. The breathtaking stunts of action hero Akshay Kumar will also be worth watching. Deepika Padukon is looking like a real Chinese beauty in the movie and Akshay Kumar has very well performed the role of a cook. He has done one of the best comic roles till date.

Chandni Chowk to China is a family movie that you cannot avoid watching. So, check out the list of theatres where it will be releasing and get the tickets for you and your loved ones as soon as possible.

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, Gordon Liu 

Director: Nikhil Advani 

Producer: Rohan Sippy , Ramesh Sippy , Mukesh Talreja 

Written by: Sirdhar Raghvan , Rajat Arora

 

Music Track:

S.I.D.H.U
Chandni Chowk To China
India Se Aaya Tera Dost
Tere Naina
Chak Lein De
C C 2 C
Chandni Chowk To China [Remix]
Chak Lein De [Remix]

Yuvvraaj: It will take you on a ride of an emotional rollercoaster

Subhash Ghai along with his production house, Mukta Arts, have come up with yet another Bollywood venture, Yuvvraaj. The movie hit the theaters on November 21, 2008 and has been written, produced and directed by Shubash Ghai, one of the greatest Indian show makers of all-time having the credit of making Karz (1980), Hero (1983), Saudagar (1991), Karma (1986), Yaadein (2001), Taal (1999) and Pardes (1997). The music of the movie was released by T-Series Pvt Ltd.

Yuvvraaj stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif for the first time, since Partner (2007), where the latter played opposite to Govinda. The movie also co-stars Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani and Mithun Chakraborty. This movie is the story of Deven (played by Salman Khan) trying to become a billionaire and getting Anoushka (Katrina Kaif) and at the same time, giving life to his father’s dream of a united family.
Deven is a struggling singer. He signs an agreement with Dr. Banton (played by Boman Irani), his girl friend Anoushka’s father, to become a billionaire within 40 days. For acquiring this wealth, he goes on an emotional rollercoaster ride of joy and pain with both his brothers: Gyanesh Yuvraaj Singh (played by Anil Kapoor), who becomes the soul owner of the property after his father’s death, and Danny Yuvvraaj Singh (played by Zayed Khan).

Music of the movie is another magical creation from A. R. Rehman. ‘Meri Dost’ and ‘Shano Shano’ have already made an impact on the scene. Again, the direction of the movie will take you on a ride till you reach its end, which has been under severe criticism by most reviewers.

The movie had a good opening. But with the backup of a banner such as Mukta Arts along with Subhash’s Ghai’s storyline and A. R. Rehman’s stunning music and a star-studded cast, everyone will be expecting another 2008 blockbuster in the form of Yuvvraaj.

Casts : Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif,
Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Aushima Sawhney, Boman Irani

Director : Subhash Ghai

Producer : Subhash Ghai

Music : A R Rahman

TrackList:

01. Main Hoon Yuvvraaj

02. Tu Meri Dost Hain

03. Shano Shano

04. Tu Muskura

05. Mastam Mastam

06. Zindagi

07. Dil Ka Rishta

08. Manmohini Morey

09. Shano Remix