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Hari Puttar across the web

September 28th, 2008 · Add your comment

Here are some Reviews of Hari Puttar across the web.

…If you’re one of those who is long done with cheap imitations of super hit Hollywood blockbusters, then you better stay away as this one’s certainly not for you! The only thing that will come to your mind if you chance upon to catch this one would be - for how long will we be subject to stupid remakes and rehashes of Hollywood diasporas. …
Spicezee Bureau [ Zee News ]
Hari Puttar across the web
… The set-up is contrived. Even though approximately thirty percent of the film is a direct lift, the directors still manage to mess up every scene. To make it seem like its different, instead of a single child being left behind, a boy and a girl are left behind. It is beyond comprehension as to how in a family of ten children, the littlest, the ones most doted on, can be forgotten at home. If the Home Alone series managed to make everything believable, this film makes even the plausible look impossible…
Sanskriti Media [ Aol.com ]
Hari Puttar across the web
…The directors of this show could not put the entertainment element aptly in this movie, which was required to make it a big entertaining kiddie film. Result: A mammoth lackluster at the box office…a poor upshot in every sense of the word. Wonder…what happened to the directors when they passed this script to make the movie on..? Did they not know that today’s kid is much smarter to figure out what is good or what is bad..? …
Iqbal Goher [ Radio Sargam ]
Hari Puttar across the web
…Movie studios are big on protecting their intellectual property, which is certainly understandable — but sometimes they come down too hard. Take this new case. Warner Bros. is suing to stop the Indian release of a domestic film called Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors. Why? Because Hari Puttar is close to Harry Potter…
Eugene Novikov [ Cinematical ]
Hari Puttar across the web
… Hari Puttar is getting released this week after much controversy because of its name similarity with .. yes you guessed it right Harry Potter . Based on the promos Hari Puttar scripts looks to be a bad copy of Home Alone , earlier Bollywood werer copying scripts but showing some creatvitiy in name and tagline now they are copying everything. Creativity is going down the drain day by day…
Veresh [ Crux of Bollywood ]
Hari Puttar across the web


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Kidnap

September 25th, 2008 · Add your comment

From the makers of Dhoom & Dhoom-2, Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan & Minissha Lamba get together in the super thriller Kidnap.

Kidnap

Here is what Sanjay Gadhvi has to say about the cast:

In the search to cast this film appropriately, Sanjay Dutt was the only actor that Shibani and I could think of to play the part of Vikrant Raina. Had he refused the film, there would be no Kidnap.
For the role of Kabir I was clear in my mind that I wanted a very young looking actor … almost a boy.
It took me 3 seconds to decide on Imran Khan for the part, when I saw him for the first time. And as I see Kidnap take its final shape, I see that I was not wrong at all.

“Does committing a crime make you a criminal?” forms the theme of the film.

Kidnap

Synopsis:

Vikrant Raina’s only child, Sonia has been kidnapped. The kidnapper(Kabir) does not demand a ransom; instead he wants to play a game.
The game requires Raina to be on the run and complete a series of tasks. If Raina completes every task successfully his daughter lives, but if he leaves even one task incomplete …
What will Raina do in a world where all his money and power mean nothing

Kidnap

Unlike the non-violent, cho-chweet character that Imran played in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Kidnap showcases his “violent streak” :-) Playing a negative role in his second movie, Imran shows us that the new generation of Bollywood dares to be different.
Going by the trailers, I think he is going to woo the audiences yet again.

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Drona: A preview

September 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well after Hollywood, it’s time for Bollywood to have their own set of superheroes. First it was Krrish and now its Drona.

Drona: A preview

Produced by Abhishek Bachchan’s childhood friend Goldie Behl, it was bound to have Abhishek Bachchan as the lead actor, thanks to a childhood pact they had made! Drona stars Priyanka Chopra opposite Abhishek, with Kay Kay Menon in the villainous role. Jaya Bachchan will play Abhishek’s onscreen mother for the first time.

Drona: A preview

This semi-fantasy, partly realistic movie joins the league of the Hollywood movies such as Indiana Jones, Bullet proof Monk and others, as the characters display their supernatural powers. Abhishek plays Drona aka Aditya who is brought up by Foster parents due to security concerns. While Priyanka is the warrior Sonia, Drona’s closest aide and the one responsible for making him aware of his true identity.

Drona: A preview

As Drona is all set to join the league of ’special effects’ movies, the entire Drona team is geared up to promote this venture. Goldie Behl along with Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, is going all out to promote it. Some comments made by Jaya Bachchan though have not gone down well with some communities. Drona too, like many other films is surrounded by controversies.

It is set to release in the 1st week of October. Hope Abhishek rocks the box office yet again.

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Welcome to Sajjanpur Online Reviews

September 21st, 2008 · Add your comment

Welcome to Sajjanpur Online Reviews

…The entire cast has acted really well. Ravi Kissen and Rajeshwari make a mark in their cameo. Divya Dutta is extremely believable as the independent, scooter driving Vindhya. Yashpal Sharma adds another feather to his cap; you hate him as he commits crimes and walks away freely. As the crying-through-her-nose mother, Ila Arun is hilarious and excellent….
Realbollywood team [ realbollywood.com ]

…Welcome to Sajjanpur totally rests upon Shreyas Talpade’s shoulders. The actor’s comic timing is getting better with each film and it’s his performance that makes up for the film’s many flaws. Seen in almost every frame of the film Shreyas is the hero of the enterprise in every sense of the word. The ’stand out’ Shreyas moment would be his spoof on SRK’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ‘Maa’ speech…
Anand Vaishnav [ Buzz18 ]

…Welcome to Shyam Benegal’s world of enchanting social comment. Every character in this village of the damned, the doomed and remarkably redeemed is a stereotype. And yet, miraculously, every character is an individual, eccentric, quirky, blemished and yet so full of vitality vigour and energy that you wonder which came first…life, or life as seen through the eyes of Benegal’s camera of innocence,….
bjp author [ bjp.com ]
..Appositely mirthful, surprisingly sweet, Welcome to Sajjanpur is one more trenchant piece of work from ace auteur Shyam Benegal. This flick isn’t as appealing as worthy to be entitled ‘The most dramatic comedy milieu’. It’s not just about penning script inclusive of drollery aspects, but has something to a greater extent. Shyam Benegal depicts the present scenario of certain places of coetaneous rural Indian. ..
Indiaglitz team [ Indiaglitz ]
…Like a master craftsmen, Benegal not only introduces you to the sundry characters — the child widow, the abandoned wife, the harried mother, the corrupt neta, the romantic compounder — he also helps you connect with them. You almost wish the postmaster’s love story reaches a happy end, even as you hope the seductive widow finds her soulmate. It’s simple, uncomplicated storytelling that leaves a smile on your face. ….
Nikhat Kazmi [ Indiatimes ]
…Films like Welcome to Sajjanpur are tricky to form an opinion about. They have got so much going for them, but, nonetheless, aren’t above fault. Lack of perfection aside, Shyam Benegal’s new film doesn’t belong to any genre in entirety. It’s assuredly funny, unexpectedly grim and sufficiently preachy to be a full-blown satire…..
Sukanya Verma [ Rediff ]


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This Friday: Hulla, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Deception, You Don’t Mess With the Zohan

September 18th, 2008 · Add your comment

Hulla
This Friday: Hulla,  Saas Bahu Aur Sensex,  Welcome To Sajjanpur,  Deception,  You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Cast:
Chandrachood Karnik, Dinesh Thakkerr, Sushil Parashar, Naseer Abdullah, Raja Hudda, Sonamuni Jayant, Vaibhav Mathur, Aanshika Srivastava, Smita Oak, Bhagyashree Desai, Sushant Singh, Rajat Kapoor

Direction:
Jaideep Varma

Synopsis:
Raj an aggressive sub-broker in a prosperous broking firm and Abha a marketing professional are a couple in their early-thirties. They move into a new 2-bedroom flat in a Mumbai suburb expecting peace and quiet. Life is sweet as their promising careers now seem to be nicely complemented by domestic stability.

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Saas Bahu Aur Sensex
This Friday: Hulla,  Saas Bahu Aur Sensex,  Welcome To Sajjanpur,  Deception,  You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Cast:
Ankur Khanna, Farooque Shaikh, Masumeh Makhija, Lillete Dubey, Sharon Prabhakar, Mukta Barve, Seema Azmi, Shahnaz Anand, Chirjyot Singh, Kiran Yadnopavit, Farrokh Mehta, Kartik Ramachandran, Vidyadhar Karmakar
Direction:
Shona Urvashi

Synopsis:
With her mother suddenly divorcing her father and leaving their comfortable home in Kolkata, Nitya finds herself in the new environs of Navi (new) Mumbai.
Finding her bearings, in a new city, letting go of her ambition to study in the USA for her MBA, and to begin work at a call centre is tough.

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Welcome To Sajjanpur
This Friday: Hulla,  Saas Bahu Aur Sensex,  Welcome To Sajjanpur,  Deception,  You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Cast:
Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Divya Dutta, Yashpal Sharma, Rajeshwari Sachdeo, Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun
Direction:
Shyam Benegal

Synopsis:

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.

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Deception
This Friday: Hulla,  Saas Bahu Aur Sensex,  Welcome To Sajjanpur,  Deception,  You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Cast:
Andie MacDowell , Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen, Paul Spencer, Chad Power, Monica Mikala
Direction:
Graeme Clifford

Synopsis:

A woman tries to discover the truth behind her husband’s alleged death in a plane crash in Mexico.

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You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
This Friday: Hulla,  Saas Bahu Aur Sensex,  Welcome To Sajjanpur,  Deception,  You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Cast:
Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, John Turturro, Mariah Carey, Sayed Badreya, Lainie Kazan, Shelley Berman
Direction:
Dennis Dugan

Synopsis:

Zohan, a top Israeli commando, fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream: becoming a hairstylist in New York. Though he wants to put his life of counter-terrorism behind him, he quickly finds that it is not so easy to escape one’s roots. As enemies old and new try to take him out, they will all come to learn the same thing: you don’t mess with the Zohan.

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