Golmaal Returns: Sequel to 2006 blockbuster Golmaal- Movies and Music Review

Golmaal Returns, a sequel to Golmaal (2006), is a Bollywood film that will be released on October 29, 2008. Rohit Shetty, who also directed its sequel, is the Director of this movie. Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor have reprised their roles from the earlier version. However, Shreyas Talpade is the new entry in the movie. He will be playing the character that was originally done by Sharman Joshi. Apart from Shreyas, the film also has Kareena Kapoor, Celina Jaitley, Anjana Sukhani and Amrita Arora as new addition to its cast. Golman Returns is a remake of ‘Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar’.

Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor are appearing together in a movie for the first time, since pairing in 2006 blockbuster ‘Omkara’. Though the movie was supposed to be shot in Dubai, its shooting was primarily done in Goa.

Golmaal Returns is about a husband Gopal (Ajay Devgan) trying to convince his wife Ekta (Kareena Kapoor), who is a die hard fan of Ekta Kapoor’s Saas-Bahu serials, that he is not into any extramarital affair. For convincing Ekta, Gopal comes up with a lie, which leads him into more trouble with every moment.

Pritam, who is amongst the leading musicians in the current lot, has composed the songs of Golmaal Returns. The music of ‘Tu Saala Kaam Se Gaya’ and ‘Meow’ has made full justice to Pritam’s style, for which he is popular across the globe. The movie is produced by Dhillin Mehta and Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd will be distributing it across the country.

The Diwali release of ‘Golmaal Returns’ might not work for Rohit Shetty, as the week will also see the arrival of the most anticipated movie, Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Fashion’, to the scene. However, its multi-starrer cast, which includes Ajay Devgan & Kareena Kapoor, can work its magic on the global audience, similar to its previous sequel.

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Celina Jaitley, Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade

Director: Rohit Shetty,  

Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty

Lyrics: Sameer

Fashion: Uncovering the dark side of the Fashion world: Movies and Music Review

Fashion is one of the most the theaters on October 29, 2008. Madhur Bhandarkar, who also came up with ‘Page 3′ and ‘Corporate’, has written and directed the movie. It has the ravishing Priyanka Chopra playing the lead role, with Kangana Ranaut, Arjan Bajwa, Mugdha Godse, Samir Soni and Arbaaz Khan forming the rest of the cast. Under the production of Ronnie Screwvala and UTV Motion Pictures’ banner, Fashion has been scheduled to release on the next day to Diwali, which might give this movie a great opening.Madhur Bhandarkar is known for directing off-beat movies based on issues, which are having an impact on the modern society. Similar to Page 3, Fashion is targeting the entertainment world, especially the fashion industry. He is looking forward to unveil the dark side in the life of girls, who are desperate to be supermodels.

Fashion is about Megha Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) and her dreams of becoming a top supermodel. On her way, she comes across two other top models, Shonali (Kangana Ranaut) & Janet (Mugdha Godse), who are completely different from one another. The story hangs around these 3 characters and how life makes it difficult for them in achieving their goals. Through them, Madhur Bhandarkar has tried to reveal the compromises you have to give for being a supermodel.

You are surely going to love Salim Sulaiman’s music in Fashion. Songs, which include ‘Fashion ka Jalwa’ & ‘Mar Jaawan’, are already topping most music charts across the country.

I am sure that a Madhur Bhandarkar fan will not be disappointed with Fashion, as this 135 minutes movie will give him everything that he expects from the director. Even, characters of Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut have been tipped to be the best that they ever played.

So, enjoy Diwali by witnessing another epic cinema from Madhur Bhandarkar (Fashion) in your nearest multiplex!

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Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Mugdha Godse, Kangna Ranaut, Arbaaz Khan, Harsh Chhaya, Madhur Bhandarkar, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Neil Nitin Mukesh

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

Producer: Ronnie Screwvala

Music: Salim-Sulaiman

Screenplay: Madhur Bhandarkar, ajay monga, Anuradha Tiwari

Lyrics: Irfan Siddique, Sandeep Nath

Story Writer: Ajay monga

Karz: Remake of an 80s classic-Movie Music and songs Review

Himesh Reshammiya is back again with his new venture ‘Karz’, remake of the 1980 Subhash Ghai’s blockbuster of the same name. Directed by Satish Kaushik and released under the banner of T-Series Limited, the movie is all set to have a worldwide release on October 17, 2008. Himesh Reshammiya will be acting alongside Anna Kumar and Urmila Mantodkar (playing the role of a vamp) in the movie.

Karz is a story of Ravi Verma, who gets murdered by his wife Kamini (Urmila Mantodkar) on the day of their marriage. Ravi is reborn as young Monty Oberoi (Himesh Reshammiya), who is a popular singer and heartthrob of the nation. Images from his previous life continue to haunt Monty, even when he is fully awake. He decides to revisit the place, where the incident took place, only to uncover an old murder mystery and save Ravi’s family from Kamini’s wrath.

Himesh has a huge task in hand of doing justice to the role played by Rishi Kapoor, which was highly praised by critics more than a couple of decades back. Again, it will be difficult for him to recreate the same magic through his music and voice that the combination of Laxmikant Pyarelal and Kishore Kumar had on the global audience. Even the concept of reincarnation might not receive the same response from the audience, as it did in the early 80s. Henceforth, Director Satish Kaushik along with Producers Bhushan & Inder Kumar has their tasks cut out for them. All eyes would also be on Anna Kumar, daughter of Producer Inder Kumar, who will be making her debut in the movie as the lead, opposite to Himesh. She will be playing the role of Tina Munim from the 80s classic.

With the release of the movie only a week away, everyone will be having their fingers crossed for its box office report. With one flop already under his belt in Aap Ka Saroor, Himesh will be hoping that this film gives him the needed launching pad for his acting career.

 

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Star Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Himesh Reshammiya, Gulshan Grover, Danny Denzongpa, Rohini Hattangadi, Shweta Kumar, Bakhtiyaar Irani, Dino Morea, Raj Babbar, Asrani, Himani Shivpuri

Director : Satish Kaushik

Producer : Krishan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar

Singers : Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan, Harshdeep Kaur, Tulsi Kumar, Shreya Ghosal

Music : Himesh Reshammiya

Songs

Lut Jaaon Lut Jaaon

Hari Om

Tandoori Nights

Soniye Je Tere

Dhoom Tere Ishq Ki

Sisak Sisak Ke

Tere Bin Chain Na Aave

Masha Allah

Ek Haseena Thi

Hello: Movies and Music Review

Hello: Great Concept, Poor Performances

Hello, produced and directed by Atul Agnihotri, hit the theaters on October 10, 2008. The film based on the bestseller from Chetan Bhagat ‘One night @ the Call Center’ was one of the eagerly awaited films of the year.

‘Hello’ has Sharman Joshi, Sohail Khan, Gul Panag, Isha Koppikar, Sharat Saxena and Amrita Arora playing the lead roles. There is also the presence of Arbaaz Khan, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in small cameos. After watching the movies, critics believed that none of characters were able to have the same impact, as the book had on the mind of the readers.
The story of ‘Hello’ is purely based on what happens during a night at the call center. After a performance, Salman Khan (in his own name) is confronted by a mysterious lady (Katrina), who wants to tell him an exciting story only if he promises to make a film on it. On his agreement, she tells him the story of six call center executives: Shyam (Sharman), Varun (Sohail), Priyanka (Gul), Radhika (Amrita), Esha (Isha) and Military Uncle (Sharat) and how they receive a phone call from God on a rainy night that changes their life forever. All this happens after each of their personal lives have already been devastated by a storm.

Although the concept of the movie was good, yet it missed out on some breakthrough performances. None of the characters were able to portray the true image of the characters, as they were penned by Chetan Bhagat. Again, the music of ‘Hello’ from Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Sajid and Wajid didn’t perform well as per expectation. Barring some funny instances, the movie lacked good dialogues.
Just a day after its release, ‘Hello’ is yet to receive a positive response from the audience. Only time will tell, if the movie is going to receive similar accolades as the book.

Starring: Sohail Khan, Sharman Joshi, Isha Kopikar, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora, Dilip Tahil, Suresh Menon, Sharat Saxena, Arbaaz Khan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif

Music: Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Sajid, Wajid

Director: Atul Agnihotri

Producer: Atul Agnihotri

Written by: Chetan Bhagat

Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan , Daler Mehndi, Zubeen Garg, Sadhana Sargam, Wajid , Suzie. Q, Ishq Bector, Herchelle , Merlin , Tim , Shafqat Amanat Ali, Sonu Nigam

Hello Songs

Bang Bang Bang
Caravan
Hello Party Mix
Hello Title Track
Karle Baby Dance Wance
Mitwa Re
Rab Ka Banda
Dil Mere Tu Deewana Hai
Dil Mere Tu Deewana Hai - Ii
Har Subah Buhat Yaad Aata Hai

Kidnap Movie Music and songs Review

Sanjay Gadhvi has always enthralled the audience with music which is sure to make your foot tap involuntarily. Movies like Dhoom and Dhoom2 has proven his expertise already.

The new movie Kidnap is the latest creation and he utilizes Pritam in this movie too. Although this picture apparently does not have any scope for peppy songs but the director surprises us again with some lively songs.

The song by the name “Mit Jaaye” which has created quite a stir is composed by Sanjay and Sandeep Vyas. It is typical of Sanjay Gupta film which has techno and western feel to the sound. The song is efficiently sung by Sandeep Vyas and is sure to find its fan. An alternate rock version is also likeable.

Pritam again proves his expertise with the song Hey Ya. It’s typically racy and brimming with attitude due to the electronic touch to the song. The song is picturized on the gorgeous Minishaa Lamba and is well complemented by the voice of Suzy Q. It is potentially a chart buster. There is a house remix which is foot tapping.

Adnan Sami adds to the sound with the tune Han Ji which is reminiscent of old Sanjay Dutt numbers. Though it is not much hyped but is soothing to the ear.

Meri Ek Ada Shola has an Arabian feel to itself which makes it catchy. The song is a result of the joint effort by Sukhvinder Singh, Akriti Kakkar and Sunidhi Chauhan. This one has been the sole item number which has been rumored to have been picturized on the sizzling Malaika Arora Khan and Amrita Arora.

The pace is of the soundtracks is checked by the sensuous number Mausam sung by Shreya Ghosal. This is a soft number and will gradually gain acceptance.

In totality the music is acceptable to the ear and you will be thoroughly entertained.

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Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Writer: Shibani Bathija
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minissha Lamba, Vidya Malvade, Malaika Arora
Music: Pritam

Kidnap Track List:
Hey Ya
Hey Ya (House Mix)
Haan Ji
Mausam
Mit Jaaye
Mit Jaaye (Rock Version)
Meri Ek Ada Shola

Drona The Warrior Movies and Music Review

Review: Both music and the plot of the movie Drona is very unconventional. The protagonist of the story, played by Abhishek Bachchan(Drona) is disturbed by nightmares, that only exaggerates his problems slowly revealing what destiny has in store for him. The entire movie not only rushes the adrenaline levels high, but comes with romance, thrill and action amalgamated rightly to make lethal combination. Priyanka Chopra plays the role of Sonia who helps Drona ( Abhishek Bachchan ) to unveil the secrets and the trysts. Kay Kay Menon, Jaya Bachchan and Akhilendra Mishra are in lead roles and the movie comes out of the bag of renowned director- Goldie Behl.

The music of the movie has been successful in creating similar ripples as the trailers are. The title track, which has been sung by Dhruv Ghanekar, who is also the music director of the venture. The tough task while composing the music was to fit it with the theme. Sunidhi Chauhan has given the same track a complete makeover, courtesy the complete clubbing feel that has been made a part of it.

In all Drona is a movie with a loose key commercial value but as per the trailers the performance are something that would drag a lot of people to multiplexes.

Description :

Director : Goldie Behl
Music - Dhruv Ghanekar
Cast : Abhishek Bachan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon, Jaya Bachan
Music Director : Justin-Uday
Distributor - Eros International
Banner : Rose Movies
Singers : Roop Kumar Rathod, Sunidhi Chauhan, Dhruv Ghanekar, Shaan, Sadhna Sargam,

Drona Track List :

Drona
Bandagi
Drona Redux
Khushi
Nanhe Nanhe
Oop Cha
Oop Cha -fare-play Mix

Welcome To Sajjanpur (2008) Music and Movie Reviews

Mahadev is one of the few educated young men from Sajjanpur. His ambition is to be a novelist but finds it easier to make a living by writing letters sitting next to the post office. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him popular with the largely non-literate population of the town. Aware of this power, he soon uses his talent to manipulate people with amusing and sometimes not such amusing results.

With this as the narrative frame, Welcome to Sajjanpur shows in an entertaining, musical and comic way, characters and events that are at once hilarious and poignant. A delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village.

Hari Puttar (2008) Music Movie songs Reviews

“He is only a kid…” is something that is heard ever too often. But when a kid displays the valour and wit that is no child’s play and the presence of mind that belies his age, it certainly is no kidding matter. Hari Puttar is the awe-inspiring story of one such kid.
Hari Prasad Dhoonda (Zain Khan) or Hari Puttar, as he is fondly called, is a bright 10 year old who has recently moved from India to the U.K. with his parents (Sarika and Zakir Khan). His father, Prof. Dhoonda is assigned to work on a secret project with the Defense Forces at a remote location in the U.K. He has access to confidential information that is stored on a chip and safely kept at his house.
Within days of their arrival in London, Hari’s aunt (Lilette Dubey) and uncle DK (Jackie Shroff) visit the Dhoonda residence with their own as well DK’s boss’ children. Suddenly, the house is filled with the effervescence of no less than ten kids. At this point, everything goes for a spin for Hari Puttar. Not only is he thrown out of his room to accommodate the girls, he is also ragged and ridiculed by all the other kids for being too naïve. Hari Puttar suddenly feels unwanted, undermined and unappreciated.

To top it, even as DK arranges a vacation for the entire family, one night before they take off, Hari’s mother sends him off to the attic bedroom as a punishment for no big fault of his. As luck would have it, the next morning, the whole family leaves in a tearing hurry, forgetting that they have left something integral behind - Namely Hari and his little cousin Tuk Tuk (Swini Khara). But this realization does not dawn until they are halfway
into their journey.
When Hari and Tuk Tuk discover that they have the large house to themselves, they begin to enjoy the sudden freedom.
Meantime, an infamous don, Kali Mirchi, assigns two bumbling burglars (Saurabh Shukla & Vijay Raaz) to steal the secret formula chip from Hari’s house. Hari accidentally discovers the mission of the burglars and is determined to save the secret formula from being exposed.
The so called naïve Hari Puttar embarks on a journey of great adventure and suddenly discovers the self-confidence, creativity and gumption that he did not know he possessed…With his innovative plans , determined wit, and with able support from Tuk Tuk, Hari Puttar manages to not only save the secret chip but also captures the two unsuspecting thugs.
Hari’s mother in the meanwhile, desperate to get back to Hari goes through her own adventure to reach back home… And when she does, she finds that she had left behind a son …and had come back to a little hero.