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Tuesday Talkies – Disney’s Khoobsurat

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Khoobsurat meaning beautiful in English, is an Indian movie directed by Shashank Ghosh and co produced by Disney. Film stars vivacious Sonam Kapoor and dashing Fawad Khan in lead roles along with Ratna Pathak Shah, Kirron kher and Aamir Raza Hussain.

Disney’s association with the movie is quite evident as the whole movie is based on a Prince and princess theme, love with no boundaries, and obviously dreams coming true. What else do you need in a Disney movie? Wait…. we were talking about a Bollywood movie, right?

So, we gotta have an over loud Mother (Maa), a strict hitlerish Raani (Queen), and a good for nothing husband of hers. Then to top it all we will need a loud mouth, over vivacious, remember Kareena in ‘Jab We Met‘ kind of female protagonist, who never think twice (not even once), before going out of bounds in interfering with other persons life and sharing her intrusive suggestions. Who else can portray this spirited girl, other than our loud mouth Sonam Kapoor?

She does look pretty convincing in her role, and damn she is beautiful. But my eyes were glued on someone else, whole time. ❤ Fawad Khan. He looks so…..so… 😉

with that Princely charm, he sure steal the heart. Fawad Khan is a Pakistani actor, singer and model, who has debuted in Bollywood cinema with Khoobsurat. While watching the movie, I kept on having that feeling, like I have seen him before, but where. :O Now, I remembered, I have seen him in one other film, ‘Khuda Kay Liye‘, I really liked him in that movie too.

Coming to the story, Sonam is a physiotherapist, working for Indian Cricket Team. She got assigned to a new project; to heal a paralyzed Raja in Rajasthan, India. She soon realize that it’s the strict rule imposed by the Rani (Ratna Pathak Shah), which are making the whole palace gloomy and unfit for Raja’s recovery. She took the matter into her clumsy hands and tried to stir up everything in the royal palace. Little did she know that her life is going to change too, as she falls for the workaholic Prince.

This movie is a loose remake/inspiration from the 1980’s movie of Rekha and Hrishikesh Mukherjee with the same name, Khoobsurat. That was a classic and one of my favorite movie, but this one also does not disappoint much. Although it is nowhere near, classic Khoobsurat; but it sure is watchable and if you are in your sweet sixteen, for sure you will love this one. It’s a cute romantic Disney movie, and will work in that genre.

What doesn’t work for me, is the fact that it’s too much cliche. Nothing new in the plot. We have seen so many movies like this one. All the actors are good, specially Ratna Pathak, who is marvelous. Kirorn Kher, is getting stereotyped in loud Punjabi Mothers role. Sonam and Fawad look good together and have acted well too. I must say though that Fawad don’t get many dialogues to deliver in front of our chatter box Sonam. But no complaints. 🙂

Overall, a nice movie, if you are just looking for some light hearted romantic flick.

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Frolic Friday – When Deepika’s Cleavage became National Point of Interest

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By now, I think everyone is aware of the controversy surrounding Deppika Padukone’s Cleavage (Gosh no matter what way you write about it… it looks dirty) 😛

Still, for those who don’t know… poor innocent souls…. devoid of any drama in their lives…. here are the details.

You know how this Media is. It can make you and it can break you. It will respect you and it will also disgust you. Same happen with Depika Padukone, our very own, top Indian Film actress, when TOI Entertainment did this to her.

Yup! It’s a very awkward angle for a photograph and to top it all, writing something like “OMG: Deepika Padukone‘s Cleavage Show”, no that’s just too much gross. Obviously it disgusted our very own topmost Bollywood Actress, Deepika, who also replied in her tweets, “YES!I am a Woman.I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a problem!!??” Well said, dear.

When Deepika's Cleavage became National Point of Interest — Deepika’s Reaction to TOI Tweet

Coming to TOI, yes, this is a new low, even for you. It was unnecessary and disgraceful. More importantly, she was on a public platform, promoting her film, and was wearing a damn Saaree, very gracefully. If you or your cameraman will go over the way, this time actually too much over her, to get a top angle so you can catch a glimpse of her cleavage…. Boss, you are pathetic. 😦

You made the matter worse, when you actually make it quite prominent for everybody to look out for her cleavage in these pics, by stating out loud terms like ‘OMG’ and ‘Cleavage Show’. When I saw those pics, I didn’t actually find it offending as there was nothing new, which we have not seen (yes, I am a pervert, and I saw that pic) 😐 Deepika has shown much more in her films and photo-shoots, but the moment you write it as ‘Cleavage Show’, you lost all the credibility. Note to TOI – even if you somehow got an awkward looking picture of a celebrity (Actually exposing some things, not to be exposed), please, do not use derogatory language too. Infact, do not post such pics. Grow Up!!!!

Coming to Deepika – Bravo girl for speaking out and taking a stand. You did the right thing. We as woman should never take it lightly when it comes to maintaining respect and dignity. Not only woman, but actually all the species.

My only question to you – Do you remember these following words, “If I am a public figure and if someone has captured me then I feel I should have been a little careful.” ???

What?? You got amnesia now?

Remember the time when media clicked pics of Katrina Kaif, in bikini, while she was holidaying on a private beach in Spain, with her boyfriend/close friend. Yes, the same time, you said, that celebrities are public figures and they should not cry out foul everytime someone click their pictures. 😛

Why clicking a picture of Katrina in bikini is okay, while yours in a Saaree is not?
Why clicking a picture of Katrina on a private trip is okay, while yours on a public platform not?
Why clicking a picture of Katrina when she is with her boyfriend in her own personal space is okay, while yours when you are promoting your film with media present in full gloom, is not?
Why clicking a picture of Katrina when she is not aware of any cameraman is okay, while yours when you are fully aware of that your pics are taken, is not?

Your’s cleavage is a cleavage, and Katrina has what, a Taj Mahal there, for everyone to take pic of? 😡

My stand, it was gross and disgraceful for the media to highlight a woman’s (not necessarily Deepika’s or any celebrity’s) cleavage, or any private part. It’s not good journalism, or an appropriate news.

Some are saying, why we can drool over Shahrukh’s abs and not on Deepika’s cleavage? Simple dearie, Shahrukh’s abs is not his private body part (I am not saying it’s public though) 😛 try to focus your camera on his groin. Let’s see how much he appreciates that? Also, remember the hue and cry everyone made on Aamir Khan’s suggestive poster of his upcoming film PK. I loved it BTW. ❤ I love Aamir, clothes or no clothes. 😉

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Tuesday Talkies – Ankhon Dekhi

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Aankhon Dekhi by Rajat Kapoor — Ankhon Dekhi by Rajat Kapoor

There are rare breed of movies, which can make you laugh, cry and think, at the same time. Ankhon Dekhi is one such marvelous movie by Rajat Kapoor. BTW I am a fan of Rajat Kapoor’s work, be it acting screenplay writing or Directing. I love his real life portrayal of characters.

Ankhon Dekhi is a hindi film, written and directed by Rajat Kapoor. Film stars Sanjay Mishra and Rajat Kapoor in lead roles along with Seema Pahwa of Humlog fame. Ankhon Dekhi, as it’s name suggests is based on a belief to believe only what your eyes can see.

Sanjay Mishra is head of the family, who lives in a joint family along with her younger brother Rajat Kapoor’s family. Both the families are living happily (sort of), managing their lower middle class problems and shortcomings by each passing day, until they came to know that the daughter of the family has fallen in love with a boy of ill reputation. Rita, who is daughter of Sanjay Mishra, loves Ajju, who as per everyone in the neighborhood, is a flirt and not a good fellow. Needless to say, family opposes this union and locks Rita in her room. While, dear chacha Rajat Kapoor decides to literally take matter into his own hands, and went to Ajju’s place to thrash him a little.

When they meet a whimpering Ajju, standing in the corner of his room with fear running down his spine, they realize that Ajju is not that bad as they have heard about him, instead he is a sweet fellow, who loves their daughter dearly, and is serious about marrying her. Sanjay, the father, almost realize that he was about to ruin the future of his beloved daughter based on a hearsay. He soon take a pledge to believe only what he sees with his eyes.

Easy said than done. He loos his job, as he can not convince his client a place is good or bad for vacationing, if he himself has not seen it. Pretty convincing…. right?

He is ridiculed and mocked by everyone, till everyone started seeing the sense in his belief. He soon is stormed with daily visitors from the whole neighborhood who wants to debate with him, and just pick his mind actually.

He once went to a zoo to see in actual if a Tiger roars or just meow…. how could he believe a tiger roars, if he hasn’t seen it with his own eyes? Point!!!

I love the whole idea, and treatment of the film. Most beautiful thing about this film is that it liven up that old Delhi and lower middle class culture, those family values and heart breaks when families grow apart of each other. You will start seeing that ache that pain through these characters eyes. The feeling of losing your loved ones to selfish independence.

Each character is justified, so apt that they don’t even look characters anymore; they are the story. One thing that I wish could have been better with the movie is a tight editing. Sometimes, movie seems to go off track, or just look loose to you. Every scene has a meaning to it, but sometimes the flow from one to another is missing. Maybe, you need to have two part of this movie to fully capture the true essence of it. I wish!!!

End will leave you devastated, but it was so beautiful, like setting someone free. Free like a bird. Would love to see what comes next from Rajat Kapoor’s nest….

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Tuesday Talkies – Guardians Of The Galaxy

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Everyone love Comics, and when they are as life-sized as ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy‘, you don’t have any other option left, other than love.

Comic Book - Guardians Of The Galaxy — Comic Book – Guardians Of The Galaxy

I watched ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy‘, this weekend. Actually I was planning to watch ‘Expendables’, but instead went ahead with ‘Guardians..’. As luck would have it, my kids loved it more than I do. Specially Otu, as he is fond of Raccoons…. are you listening Bradley cooper, my son loved your work in the movie, and he is the one who is always hard to please. 😛

Rocket Raccoon in Guardians Of The Galaxy

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy‘, is based on the superhero comic of Marvel Comics by the same name. This movie is produced by Marvel Studios and directed by James Gunn, who has also written the screenplay. This movie stars, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel as Groot, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket. They all make a team of superheroes coming from different backgrounds and having mixed ambitions.

Story revolves around, Peter Quill, who after the death of his mother got abducted by a set of alien thieves/space pirates. Peter grew out to be a thief himself, stealing an Orb, to sell it in the space market for profits. But, that Orb was not some ordinary Orb. It had the power to destroy every planet and give immense power to its beholder. This is why the main villain of the movie, Ronan, is also after the same Orb. Needless to say, Peter made a lot of enemies in the process, who all are contending to get an hold on that Orb.

Peter along with Saldana, Rocket and Groot, got imprisoned by the Nova Corps, where the group meet Drax the Destroyer, who wants to take revenge of his family murder from Ronan. They all form a team, a team of Superheroes to save the Orb, actually to sell it to highest bidder, and stop Ronan from destroying the Planets. 😎 Saldana who was earlier a part of Ronan’s evil empire, has come a long way from her sister Nebula and Ronan’s immoral ways. She wants to stop Ronan at all cost. So, she persuade the superhero team to break out of prison and go to Knowhere, where they can sell the Orb.

Rocket who is a genetically engineered Raccoon, and is also a bounty hunter, devise a plan for the team to get out of prison and go to Knowhere. His tree friend, Groot, who is all heart and muscles too, assist Rocket the Raccoon, in this plan.

Rocket and Groot in Guardians Of The Galaxy

I don’t want to spoil the story much, so go watch out the movie to find out what happened to the Orb, and our superheroes? Did they make out of the prison, and what happen to evil Ronan’s plans?

What I like most about this movie, is off-course, cute Peter Quill. He is not a superhero kind of superhero, but rather a cute guy with all his boyish charm and cool dance moves, showing his skills on grooving to 70’s songs. He is less of brain and more driven by impulse. Yes, he is lovable. A silly superhero with all the good looks.

Our Superheroes in Guardians Of The Galaxy

I am not much impressed with our green beauty, Saldana. She seems cold and lacking emotions, but fast and fiery. I loved Groot and Vin Diesel voice too.

Vin Diesel with Groot - Guardians Of The Galaxy — Vin Diesel with Groot – Guardians Of The Galaxy

He is a kind hearted soul who delivers his lines, ‘I am Groot‘, with so much passion that you fall in love with him every time, he opened his rooty branched mouth. I loved him.

Groot in Guardians Of The Galaxy, with his Superhero Team

Rocket the Raccoon is funny, having some of the best one liners in the movie. He is the cool dude of the movie, who is always making Drax the Destroyer, run after him. It a good fun to see both of them in a single frame.

Overall, this superhero comic movie is not as extraordinarily as Avengers, but it does has it’s moments, where it will make you laugh, and when you will come out of the show, you will come with a grin on your face. 😀

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Tuesday Talkies – Kick Movie – An Exuberant Documentary on Salman, by Salman

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Kick - Salman Khan's Movie — Kick – Salman Khan‘s Movie

A Salman Khan’s movie should never ever be reviewed or criticized. Salman khan is above all criticism and opinions. He do what he likes, whether it fits in a scale of normality or not. So, you can either get a Kick out of this movie or would just plainly Kick it away, but you can never ignore a Salman Khan’s Movie.

In Kick, Salman has proved once again, that there is no logic in his movies, if there is anything that you can expect from his movies, then, that is – Salman, Salman, and only Salman Khan.

Kick, is a remake of a hit Telugu movie by the same name. I was too much surprised to learn this fact, as, if you see there are almost four writers who are credited for the screenplay of Kick. Surprising is that, first thing that it is a remake, so you already have a story in your hand, second, if you see the movie, then there is no story. 🙄

What were those four writers doing by the way?

I could have written about the story of movie, but as you have seen in my earlier comment, that Kick, do not have any well defined story, so I can not even write spoilers alert for this post. 😛

when you are watching this movie, at some point you will realize that it is actually a documentary. Yes, a documentary, just made on a big budget and grandeur scale.

It’s a documentary on Salman Khan’s real life. 😉

I’ll tell you why….

Girls in Salman's Movie — Girls in Salman’s Movie

First point, Girls —– Just like Salman’s real life, here too you will find girls swooning over him, no matter he is playing hero, or Devil. They love him, adore him; be his mother, his girlfriend, friend’s girlfriend, or some random aunty ji. He will break their hearts, left them in middle, break up without even giving a reason, and still girls will wait for him. Girls are so madly in love, that even when they are talking to their to be husbands, they are talking about Salman, and their doomed love story. Sigh!!!!

All the Enemies Love Him —- Nobody hates him in this movie, not even super cop, Randeep Hooda, who is after Salman to catch him. A super cop, calling a thief, Partner. Yes, you will see this, only in Salman’s movie. Our super villain of this movie, Nawazuddin, also likes him. Want to witness the power of love and harmony, watch this movie. To top it all, even Salman’s father in law, don’t hate him. Infact, he dreads him. 🙂

Salman is a Robinhood – Salman was always our desi robinhood, who will snatch from the riches and help the poor. In this movie, he has just played himself. He was shown stealing from the very riches, and helping the poor, sick orphan kids, by giving money for their treatment. He is an Angel…. oops!!! he calls himself Devil. 😕

Salman Loves Kids —- Salman may or may not marry in his real life, but one this is for sure, that he do not need kids of his own to show his fatherly feelings. He is a favorite amongst kids, and this movie proves it to the hilt. He is helping sick kids, in providing them money for their surgeries. How can you not love someone, who is helping, orphan sick kids. 😛

Heart of Gold —- you may have heard about this term, every-time, when you have heard about Salman in real life. This movie is solely based on this phenomenon that Salman has a heart of gold. Every scene in the movie, is sketched just to emphasize how much big that heart of gold is.

Salman and his Dancing Parties —- I remember seeing an old video of Salman Khan’s party, where he was dancing with a liquor bottle. In this movie, you will find him, same way dancing along with his friends, enjoying every beat of music. He even says, we celebrate in defeat too. Classy!!! That is totally Salman’s philosophy.