Dostana Test of Friendship over Love yet again
Review:
The decked up promos, for this post Diwali release from Dharma productions, has been catching many eyes, with highly sought after star cast. The banners showing Priyanka Chopra in a swimsuit, John Abraham with his V-shaped structure and Abhishek Bachchan in his cool style have turned many heads, even before the movie had been released.
Producer Karan Johar, along with father Yash Johar, could hope for the lucky charm of Abhishek and John to jump start the movie yet again, after pairing up successfully in Dhoom, although as rivals. 2008 has not been pretty smooth for Priyanka till now, but having back to back releases with Dostana and Fashion, maybe the cards would turn and break the jinx of AB and Priyanka’s 2008 slumber.
Coming from the makers of blockbuster films like Kal Ho Na Ho and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, the movie was certain to have friendship and love involved, throughout its genre, with the contemporary twist of “Gay” aspect. Based in Miami, the story revolves around Kunal (John Abraham) and Sameer (Abhishek Bachchan) trying to find a place to live in.
Being sent out by the landlady, who does not want her niece Neha (Priyanka Chopra) to be corrupted, by these young men, both the men agree to be ‘gays’. The story takes quite a turn when hot and ravishing Neha is spotted by these boys, who have to compete out her boss (Bobby Deol), to win her over to their side.
The entire journey of fun, friendship, secret love has been carried along pretty well with the great music and playback by the greats like Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan and Vishal Dadlani. However, we must not forget young gunner Shreya Ghosal and young genius Amanat Ali. Overall, the movie promises to be nice event to be part of, where the cast seems to be scorching the already “hot” Miami Beach.
Cast & Credit
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty, Bobby Deol
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Producer: Karan Johar , Manoj Mittra , Prashant Shah
Written by: Tarun Mansukhani
Music Director: Vishal Dadlani , Shekhar Ravjiani
Dostatna Track List :
Khabar Nahi by Shreya Ghoshal
Jaane Kyun by Vishal Dadlani
Kuch Kum by Shaan
Maa Da Laadla by Saleem
Desi Girl by Sunidhi Chauhan
Shut Up & Bounce by Sunidhi Chauhan
Heroes: Why should you not join the Indian Army?
‘Heroes’, which was originally set to be released on June 6, 2008, hit the theaters on October 24, 2008, as a part of a ‘Diwali’ movie extravaganza. Samir Karnik, who directed Vivek Oberoi & Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Kyun! Ho gaya na’, is the director of the movie. The film stars Sohail Khan, Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Mithun Chakraborty, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Dino Morea, Amrita Arora and Vatsal Seth. Aseem Arora has written the story of this 20 crore- budget movie, which is going to be released under the banner of Eros Entertainment in India.
Originally ‘Heroes’ was titled ‘Mera Bharat Mahaan’ (My India is Great). However, the title was changed at a later stage to its current name, as the producer and director wanted to avoid making it sound like a patriotic flick.
‘Heroes’ revolves round a student group, who are studying together in a film-making college. They (Sohail Khan & Vatsal Seth) are sent away for filming a documentary. The topic, which they choose for their documentary, is ‘Why should you not join the Indian Army’. For their project, they go on a long road trip (From Delhi to Chandigarh & then Manali to Ladakh). On the way, they try figuring out the reason why each and every vehicle passing by is having ‘Mera Bharat Mahaan’ as its logo. Again, they come across several characters related to the Indian Army (in one way or the other) during their journey. All of these characters have a major impact on the life of these two students.
The music of this film has been composed by Sajid-Wajid & Monty. Lyrics (written by Sameer, Rahul B. Seth and Jalees Sherwani) of most of its song, especially ‘Mannata’, have been highly appreciated by everyone.
‘Heroes’ has been one of the most awaited arrivals of the festive season. With a star-studded cast, Samir Karnik will be looking forward to grab the attention of the global audience.
Movie Cast: Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Sunny Deol, Mithun Chakraborty, Bobby Deol, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Seth, Dino Moreo, Riya Sen, Amrita Arora and Monish Behl
Director: Samir Karnik
Producer: Samir Karnik , Bharat Shah , Vikas Kapoor
Written by: Samir Karnik , Aseem Arora