Review of Aatma - Not at all scary

Review of Aatma

Direction - Suparn Verma

Produced - Kumar Mangat Pathak,Abhishek Pathak

Written by -Suparn Verma

Starring -Bipasha Basu ,Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Doyle Dhawan

Music  - Sangeet Haldipur ,Siddharth Haldipur

Release date- 22 March 2013

Review  - Aatma is another one from basket of 'Horror' movies.The story is of not so happily married couple 'Maya' (Bipasha Basu' ) and Abhay (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). They hav a cute little daughter Nia (Doyel Dhawan). Abhay is women beater pscyotic upper middle class ' Shaqki husband, who tortures Maya with his abusive behaviour. But loves his daughter very much, actually obesses with her.Just the day of their divorce settlement that separated him from his only child., Abhay dies in an accident and returns as vengeful ‘Ghost/Atma' to take away his daughter from this mother.

This is when strange events happens to occur in Nia's Life The Aatma kills people who ever tries to trouble or even annoy his daughter Nia remotely.Nia’s classmate and teacher die in mysterious circumstances. Maya also starred having nightmares of Abhay'. Eventually, she discovers that Nia has been talking to someone imaginary (whom she claims is her father).Her fears come true when  he herself saw Abhay’s ‘Aatma’ that’s haunting them , he threatens her as he wants to take Nia back with him.

As far As Performances are concerned, Bips was good and convincing as a mother fightuing for her daughter's life.Nawaz was not at all scary as a ghost but as a abusive husband was indeed effective.The little kid did a very good job.Among the supporting cast, Shernaz Patel  as Bipasha's Mother stands out.

The Story doesnt have anything new to serve, we can very well make out its not otiginal and a straight copy from hollywood as well as bollywood movies, As the director is well known for his borrowing skills. After all, ‘ Confidence ‘and ‘The Unknown’ were the base that guided his previous two movies.The director fails to give some thrills or suspense in its script, the story is quite predictable.

The Background score is below average, not like 'Bhoot ' which was successfull to scare audiences with its single door bell sound. The VFX effects are quite shoddy.

Rating - 1 out of 5

Verdict - Not even a one time watch, Nothing  new to offer .Just go if you have enough time and money with good company.It could have been able to attract auduences if released with 3D effects. But its much better than the recent horror release 3G.

Review of Rangrezz

Director: Priyadarshan 

Producer: Vashu Bhagnani

Cast : Jackky Bhagnani, Priya Anand, Rajpal Yadav,Amitosh Nagpal, Vijay Verma and Others
Lyrics : Sameer
Music : Sajid-Wajid
Released Date: March 21, 2013

Review :- 

This Priyadarshan movie is a remake of Tamil movie 'Naadodigal'. The  story is about three friends Rishi (jackky), Winu (amitosh), Pakkya (vijay) who can do anything for each other. These 3 friends decide to do whatever it takes to unite one of their old friend 'Joy' with the girl he is in love .The story gradually takes a turn for the worst,  and the couple for whom they were even ready to risk their lives just wanted to be together for having fun and Sex , and Now cant even see each other's face.For the effort to unite them the three of them had to loose important things. Rishi's Job as an Police officer was at stake, his Grandma got killed in the fist.The other one Winnu had to amputate his leg and Pakkya goes deaf. What happens after that change inn attitude of Joy and his Girl friend and how these 3 friends tackle the betray is  the rest of the story. Nice message given at the climax for new generation love birds.

The Script is good and screenplay is good in tits and bits.The Music is good, can have some of its song in playlist.The Action sequences are above average but stretched a bit. Some scenes are illogical and even the actors hammed in them. 

As far as performances are concerned  Jackie did just fine, was unable to add a flare of himself as a action hero in it.He was actually looking Jr Uday Chopra. But he definitely grew as an actor as compared to his  last release Ajab Gazabb Love,   Priya Anand was chirpy and was successful in adding some light moments in the movie. The other performance is would definitely like to mentioned is of the Vijay Verma who was outstanding in the entire movie.He completely stole the show with his performance .

Rajpal Yadav was as usual hilarious in his part.

Rating - 2.5 out of 5.

Verdict -  The movie title doesnt links with the movie.The first half is intense and fast but the second half drags , you can take a long loo break in it.Just a One time watch.The Tamil movie was much much better than this.if possible download and watch that one with subtitles.In short its a mix bag of entertainment or we can say perfect example of 'Why not to Remake a good movie'

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1. Which present day popular actor was Farex’s first baby model?

2. When the US company first decided to launch Pepsi in India which Padmashree and Ms Universe Best National Costume winner were roped in for their first commercial?

3. Remember that old Vicks ‘gale mein khich khich ad’? (The one which begins with.. aur phir bhediye ne memne se kahaa) Identify both the actors in the ad.

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5. Which international figure modelled for Rapidex English speaking books saying not knowing English couldn’t prevent anyone from reaching the top?

6. This brand derived its name from the cocaine and caffeine which were ingredients in its product when it was first launched. Which brand?

7. What is common to Jalal Agha, Saeed Jaffrey, Ashok Kumar and Shammi Kapoor?

8. Which world famous director created an ad for ICI paints?

9. Which was the first Indian commercial to win at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival?

10. Which ad won India an unprecedented two Golden Lions at Cannes in 2009?

Amitabh Bachhan Bollywood Quiz

If you thinks you are Big Big Big..Big B's Fan.. Try your hands on it.. 



1. Who gave Amitabh his name? What are Amitabh and Ajitabh’s pet names?

2. What are the names of the Bachchan bungalows in Mumbai and Delhi? Which home was renamed and what was the original name?

3. Years ago, in the days of Bofors, an anguished Bachchan penned a poem which was published in a magazine of repute. Give me the name of the poem and the magazine it was published in.

4. Before Brand Bachchan was launched via ABCL, he was turned into a comic book character. Name the superhero based on Bachchan.

5. Name the movie where Amitabh’s parents, Harivanshrai and Teji Bachchan played a ‘blink and you would miss it’ role.

6. What was the name of the audio company launched by ABCL which released his album of pop/remixed songs? The name of the album? And the composer who did the remixes for him?

7. Before he made it big as a hero, he tried his hand at a talent hunt organized by film magazine ‘Madhuri’. He lost the contest. But who was the winner that year?

8. Amitabh just loved a tune called ‘Yeke yeke’ by

Europe’s first African pop star, Morey Kante, so much, that he coaxed his director to use the music in his movie? Which movie am I talking about?

9. ’Karim Abdul’ stopped working with Amitabh after a great journey together, because AB refused to do a guest appearance in his film he was making. Who is this Karim Abdul?

10. Name the movies where Amitabh is called Vijay? And 3 movies where his name is Vijay Verma.

Good luck!

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Review of Jolly L.L.B

Review of Jolly L.L.B

Release date – 15'th March 2013 

One Line which describes the film –Poor Man's Vishwanath . 

Best  Dialogues –

 “Aksar suna hai kanoon ke haath bahut lambe hote. Ghanta lambe hote hain! Thakosle hain sab…bakwaas! Kanoon ki baat karta hai saala.”

Genre –  Drama / Comedy
 
Story - Subhash Kapoor

Music – Krsna (Tanu Weds Manu fame)

Producer -  Naren Kumar

Direction - Subhash Kapoor

Cast -  Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani

Review - 

The movie tried to strike on  the loopholes in the legal system through which the rich and the privileged so called people with connections manage to roam free without guilt after committing terrible crimes.

The story revolves around struggling lawyer Jolly (Arshad) who came to Delhi to try out his luck .

Jolly wants to become famous & Rich , and wanted a case that can provice him with much wanted media attention.

Movie revolves round the case of 6 pavement dweller who got killed while sleeping on footpath by a rich drunk boy.

Jolly takes achange and grabs this case but the challenge is that he is pitted against the most powerful and highly influential lawyer  on the opposite side ie r Mr Rajpal , brilliantly  played by Boman Irani. 

First have is quite slow, with some unnecessary songs.

The second have is full with twist n turns & court room drama.

The dialogues were wise and sensible. Performance of Arshad Warsi is good but not great while Boman Irani has played his character quiet naturally. Amrita Rao has nothing much to do. 

But the performance I liked the most is of Sourabh Shukla a s eccentric Justice Tripathi. he is the one who steals attraction even more than the main characters.

The actors are tailor made for the roles and one comes out of the movie with a feel good factor. The director proves that an engrossing film can be made without the so called superstars and glamour dolls.Its a hard hitting film and does expose the rot in the system that has now set in.The end gives some hope of good prevailing over evil.

Music - Below Average

Rating - 3 Out of 5

Verdict - One time watch, Probablility of having World TV premier soon

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Here’s a heady mix of easy and not-so-easy questions on advertisements we have grown up watching:

1. Which popular director featured in a commercial for a well-known adhesive brand?

2. Which popular playback singer made her singing debut with a Farex jingle?

3. This model went on to do a music video for Himesh Reshammiya and then bagged her debut with a choreographer turned director. Who are we talking about?

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5. This  on-screen brother-sister pair sold Complan and then both joined films. Who are they?

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Bollywood Quiz

1. He has essayed major parts in films about a royal court singer, a blind singer and a street singer. He has also given playback for these three roles. Who is he?
2. This script writer didn’t write this film where Amitabh Bachchan played a small, yet powerful role. But strangely, Amitabh’s character was named after his father. Who is the script writer and which is the film I am referring to?
3. What is common to the actors: Jackie Shroff, Motilal, Uttam Kumar?
4. These were two hits – one starring Amitabh Bachchan and the other with Shahrukh Khan in the lead. Strangely, their on screen characters had the same name. Which are these films? (Bonus question: The same onscreen name has been used by today’s immensely successful actor in four of his films- one of which was a great musical murder mystery- a hit which launched his career. Who is this actor?)
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6. Remember the famous Mausi scene in Sholay where Amitabh carries his friend’s proposal for Hema Malini to Leela Mishra. What was the inspiration behind that scene?
7. She dared to sing a ghazal which was originally rendered by Mohd Rafi. She is very active on the internet, has written biographies on the net of Salma Agha and Zeenat Aman and even has a search engine named after her. Who is she?
8. Amitabh Bachchan often faces flak for his association with Amar Singh. But did you know that he has even played a character called Amar Singh? Well, not exactly, but I slyly dropped the middle name of this onscreen character! Which film?
9. He acted in two films of the same name, one year apart. In the earlier version, he played the harmonium in the heroine’s house. And in the later version, he played the main lead. Interestingly he also gave playback for both versions of the film. And worse, even sang for the Tamil version of this film with awful pronunciation almost sounding obscene. Who is the actor and which film are we talking about?
10. What is common to the actresses: Lara Dutta, Aishwarya Rai, Rekha’s step mother and Rama Dasgupta?

Guess the Bollywood stars

Q1 :     Q2 :  Q3 :   A very good actor and dancer ....... ?  Q4 :   Lady with great looks and personality......?  Q5 :   He is the superstar .........?  Q6 :   Her father is a badminton player....... ?  Q7 :

Hatke Bollywood Quiz

• 1.Most people don’t know this, but I have done a television ad for Liberty shoes. I looked really ugly in it. All I did was to wear my Puma t-shirt and football shorts and jump. They are the first sports shoes made in India and I was their first model. The second ad I did a Pan Paragkind of product, but it never really took off in the market.”
  Whose words?
• 2.
  KulbushanPandit joined the Bombay police force and became an Inspector at the Mahim Police Station in the 1940s. Given his irreverence to senior officers, he knew that he did not stand much of a chance of quickly rising through the ranks. So he made a drastic career change. By what name do we know him better?
• 3. AnuradhaMenon is an Indian television actress and theatre artist. After she became famous as X, AnuradhaMenon also got some film offers, but she considers theatre as her priority.
  She has performed in many notable plays including Zen Katha and Sammy! (both directed by LilleteDubey). In the two-act award-winning play Sammy!, she played an ensemble of roles, including Sarojini Naidu .
  
  How do we better know AnuradhaMenon?
• 4. This word was first used during World War II to refer to bombs. This word was Air Force slang to refer to large bombs weighing as much as 8000 pounds. These bombs were so powerful hat they were capable of destroying an entire city, hence the term. What term comes out of this?
• 5. The opening sequence showed a Hammer and Sickle symbol reflecting the producers company. However, since this movie was nominated for the Oscars during the cold war anti-communist period, the sequence had to be edited out.
  Which movie?
• 6. In the movie, Bombay to Goa (directed by Mehmood), there was one character who slept all through the movie (despite of all the chaos happening). Which character?
• 7. The film begins with a disclaimer, stating that it is not a sequel to any film made before. But is it really possible to watch the new experience forgetting all about the first part?.
  Well, the producer and director thought that you should forget the past and see this movie with a new perspective.It has been rated as an Educational Film by the CBFC because it deals with the issue of Global Warming. Name the Film.
• 8. I once changed my religion to become a Muslim and changed my name to Karim Abdul.
  
• 9. AmitabhBachchan, MithunChakraborty, KamalHasan, Jeetendra, WaheedaRehman, HemaMalini,Tanuja, Sharmila Tagore, ShabanaAzmi, DeepaSahi, Om Puri, Dina Pathak, Mallika Sarabhai, Mario Miranda, MrinalSen, Bhimsen Joshi, M Balamuralikrishna, LataMangeshkar, NarendraHirwani, S Venkataraghavan, PrakashPadukone, ArunLal, PK Banerjee, SyedKirmani, MeenakshiSheshadri appeared in it.
  What am I talking about?
• 
  

Guess the Bollywood songs !

1) Hinglish rapper in courtyard, mother at door, suggest, O white girl, a means of entry into your house.

2) Five thousand kilograms, Tamilian asking, "Is this the coal derivative they use to make roads?"

3) A crocodile is no force on a tea-hut

4) I, Kaalia The Crow's reptilian nemesis, go in the lakelike depth of your Persian sweet fruit drink-like eyes

5) Greetings, Peter Pan's Gult nemesis, greetings, Peter Pan's Gult nemesis, greetings, greetings.

6) Slide cot, looks like Will Smith's wife.

7) My Kiran Kumar's dad's partner, carry on loving. Youth is mad, beautiful, stubborn neighbour, internet service provider, God, beautiful.

8) Fishy airport, Shivraj Kumar, Upendra, Chinese leader result of addition, two thirds of band that covered Troggs song in 1994.

9) Salutation, male teacher on kind of linux in hand, silk, Jungle Book python, room, consignment, oh thirteen what say!

10) Here there Do Re world in your Smita Patil husband is.


HINT : -

For example, here's one: "Spring has awoken from its slumber, I have seen this weather for the first time". If you fancy yourself to be (like me) a Bollywood expert on 80s movies, it would have taken you less than a minute to guess that he was referring to the  song picturized on the cute Meenakshi Seshadri that goes "Nindiya se jaagi bahaar/ Aisa mausam dekha pehli baar"

Guess Song from Pictures

Each picture has a Hindi song hidden in it,.. find it. 











 








 





 

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