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Not every small budget, multiplex movie manages to impress. Considering its star cast, ‘Bolo Ram’ had managed to raise expectations of movie fans but sadly, things were far from impressive. How could you justify assembling together stalwarts like Naseruddin Shah, Om Puri and Padmini Kolhapure (her comeback vehicle) and making something like this? Movie fails on all counts whether, its screenplay, script, predictable twists and even songs. Movie was tagged as a thriller but trust me, in first 20 minutes you are sure to figure out what turn movie will take.

 The movie fares badly on its screenplay and lack of character development. The characters are half baked and yes, not at all established. Well, the story revolves around lead character Ram played by newcomer Rishi who is in a state of shock. The reason? Well, he has been charged with murder of his mother (Padmini Kolhapure). Om Puri plays the role of an investigating officer who has been assigned the job of getting the truth out of our lead character who in turn is seriously struggling with some serious psychotic disorder.

 Comes, Psychiatrist Dr. Ns. Negi played by veteran Naseruddin Shah on request of Inspector and tries to determine the cause of Raam’s state of mind and the reason for his silence. As movie progresses, you start losing the interest and proceeding becomes monotonous. The last nail in the coffin comes from the climax where you are literally forced to wonder, ‘what was that, Really’? All in all, avoid if you can and better stay at home.

I awaited Veer eagerly but it is a big disappointment. Most of us thought that after the success of 3 idiots, Veer will the next hit in queue but Salman Khan and even his star power fails to do so. VEER is about a warrior and at the same time, it’s a love story too but the story or should I say the screenplay of Veer is so poor that you really cannot sit through the whole film. Most people who were coming out of the theatres had similar views.

The story goes like this: As the British enslave India with their Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs give away their kingdom to the foreigners but for the brave Pindaris, take a oath to fight till their last breath to save their motherland. One such brave and strong Pindaris is Veer which is played by Salman Khan. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he has to fight the King of Madavgarha. He falls in love with princess Yashodhara played by Zarine Khan, daughter of his enemy. The story becomes weak when it shifts to London. The climax is so long drawn that the ending looks absurd. At times the story looks fake that you feel you are living in a world of coincidence! Salman Khan has been credited with ‘storywriter’ but honestly this is where the film lacks. Had the story been tighter, crisper with some tweeking, Veer would have worked! Director Anil Sharma may have made Gadar which is one of the biggest hit of modern times but the fact remains that Veer has appalled the audience who were expecting from the director something better!

Hard core Salman fans may help the movie to recover its exhorbitant costs (100 crores) but on the whole this one is a big disappointment especially after so much time, effort and money has gone into making a period film.

Seems like this movie failed to dance at the box office. Most critics have given it a one or two star rating which goes to show that this one hour 58 minute movie does not work for the audience despite its fresh pairing – Genelia D’Souza and Shahid Kapoor. Chance pe Dance is a story of a struggler who comes to Mumbai from a small town to become an actor. This may remind us of Zoya Akhtar’s Luch by Chance or Ramgopal Varma’s Naach but apart from the concept, the movie in no way bears any resemblance. However, this concept has been repeatedly used in a number of movies and thus one lacks freshness in the subject. Shahid is no doubt really good as far as his acting is concerned but if a film quintessentially lacks in its story then the audience will not be attracted to the movie.

It was said that dance was the main attraction in Chance Pe Dance but the story has so many loose ends that it was difficult to hold on to your attention in spite of Shahid’s moves and groves. There is no doubt to the fact that Shahid is an exceptional dancer and that he has really put in a lot of effort in his performance but Shahid alone too was unable to hold on to the audience’s attention. Genelia was given no importance except for looking good. She no doubt looks good but I wished to see her act. Since Genelia is the support system for Shahid in the movie, the makers could have evolved Genelia into a very strong character! After Kaminey and Dil Bole Hadippa, Chance pe Dance was an important film for Shahid but unfortunately this film has not done well at the box office.

This film tells the story of a talented and passionate guy named Sameer [Shahid Kapoor]. With a positive attitude, Sameer juggles various jobs to keep him afloat while pursuing his one dream to get a break on the big screen. In his quest, Sameer has a lot of ups and down, hopes and disappointments. Sameer fights every hurdle that comes his way because achieving your biggest dream is never easy is what he believes in. In this journey, he is helped by a spirited choreographer Tina [Genelia D’Souza] and eventually, Sameer realizes that sometimes life gives you that one chance.

The problem with Chance Pe Dance is its writing, which is tacky and bland at the same time. In today’s times, when every film-maker is striving so hard to narrate a new story, this film harps on the same-old clichéd, stuff that you’ve watched again and again.

These days, Hindi movies are churning out different flavors. It has literally become a trend to make Hindi movies based on real life events. This is definitely a welcome sign. If reports are to be believed then, a movie is being made on notorious Jessica murder case. Tentatively titled, ‘No One Killed Jessica’, movie is being produced by UTV Spotboy. It will be a non-fictional drama. Movie will be directed by Rajkumar Gupta of Amir fame.

 Movie will star two powerful actresses of bollywood, Vidya Balan and Rani Mukherjee. While the earlier will play the role of Jessica’s sister, Sabrina Lall whereas later will play role of a journalist. Seems like an interesting movie in making.

 Lately, Rani didn’t actually have a very fruitful box office record thanks to duds like ‘Laaga Chunari Mein Daag’, ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’ and ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’. It is also being rumored that she has opted out of Yash Raj Banner and seeking to make new beginning with outside banners. We all know Rani’s talent and together with Vidya, this pair can prove to be a real hit.

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 Recently, 56^th National Film Awards for 2008 were announced. Hindi movies have performed significantly well in different awards categories. Seems, Madhur Bhandarkar has some happy relations with National Film Awards. This time again, the lead actresses of his hit movie Fashion, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Raut have fashioned their way to National Awards. While the Priyanka has won the National Award for Best Actress while Kangana Ranaut got the Best Supporting Actress.

Let’s have a look at the awards.

Best Hindi Film: Rock On

Best Supporting actor: Arjun Rampal (for Rock On)

Best Debut Film: A Wednesday

Best Child Actor: Shams Patel (for Thanks Maa)

Best Popular Film: Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

Best Film on Social Issues: Jogwa

Best Animation Film: Roadside Romeo

Best Editing: Firaaq

Best Costume Designer: Neeta Lulla (for Jodha Akbar)

Best Special Effects: Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Choreography: Jodha Akbar

Best Male Singer: Hariharan (for Antaheen)

Best Non-Feature Film: AFSPA 1958

Best Actor: Upendra Limaye (for Marathi film Jogwa)

Best Film: Antaheen (Bengali film)

Best Female Singer: Shreya Ghoshal (for Antaheen)

Best Film on Family Values: Little Zizou (English, Gujarati)

Indian cinema has produced all genres of classic films since its inception. One of the crowning genres of bollywood is comedy films. The comedy movies make people laugh, forgetting all their worries for at least three hours. Some comedy films also contain socially relevant messages. The screenplay of comedy movies are usually light hearted and it seeks to entertain and provide enjoyment to people of all classes. Strangely, some of the biggest tragedies act as best source of comedy situations. There are several day to day situations or usual frustrations in our life that later on act as source of fun and merriment. It is also true that making people laugh is a huge challenge so producing quality comedy movies that can make people laugh is no mean achievement. Let’s talk about some of the all time great comedy movies made in bollywood.

One movie that distinctly comes to my mind is ‘Chalti ka naam gadi’. By all means, this movie was a true classic comedy. Directed by Satyen Bose, movie had wonderful songs and starred three real brothers Ashok Kumar, Anup kumar and Kishore Kumar. Movie was primarily a situational comedy and is still considered as a benchmark in Hindi comedy movies.

Talking about great Hindi comedies, who can forget ‘Golmal’, directed by one of the finest directors Indian movie industry has ever seen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Movie is immensely witty and lead stars Utpal Dutt and Amol Palekar simply make it an unforgettable experience. A must watch if you truly want to experience best of Hindi cinema.

‘Padosan’ is an all time great Hindi comedy. This was a movie that had all the elements of typical Hindi cinema; comedy, romance, melodrama and wonderful music. Movie has many hilarious scenes and is strongly recommended for comedy fans.

The last in the list would definitely be ‘Chupke chupke’, another masterpiece by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It had impressive star cast of Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya, and Om Prakash. A true classic, it has to be seen to truly understand the nuances of subtle comedy. There are many more classics that we will talk about in upcoming posts.