Review of Galiyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela

One Word which describes the film – Eye Catching Colourful 

Genre – Romance / Drama

Screenplay -Sanjay Leela Bhansali , Siddharth-Garima
Rutvik Oza
Music – Monty Sharma , Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Producer- Sanjay Leela Bhansali , Chetan Deolekar , Kishore Lulla , 
Sandeep Singh

Direction - Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Cast - Ranveer Singh , Deepika Padukone , Richa Chadda ,
Supriya Pathak , Gulshan Devaiah

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to create larger than life sets which give you the feeling of entering into a fairy land . As the characters are introduced which are very jolly , are singing and dancing at every given opportunity you start enjoying the ride. The story catches speed and when you are expecting it to gain more momentum it fizzles out and climaxes in a very disappointing way.

After directing films like Sawariya and Guzarish which failed miserably at the box office this time Bhansali decided to play safe . He took a simple story, added some double meaning dialogues , a sizzling heroine who kisses strangers and an item number for which reportedly Priyanka Chopra was paid 6 crores.
The film has great performances by  Ranbeer Singh , Deepika , Supriya Pathak and Richa Chaddha and it could have made history if instead of just focusing on how to make a hit , Bhansali had focused on the story and script. There were so many loopholes in the story that we kept wondering what was happening or kept matching the film with already seen films like ' Issaq ' and 'Ishaqjaade '.
  
Bhansali's films are known for their melodious songs but except ' lahu munh lag gaya ' none of the songs fail to make any impact.
Priyanka Chopra's sizzling item song 'Ram chahe Leela may have got 5 million hits on  You tube  but in the film it looked  out of place and an unnecessary addition to an already stretched story.

In a line apart from the grand colorful sets and mesmerizing castle this adaptation of Romeo and Juliet offers nothing which you haven't seen before.

Best Dialogues  –
Ram -'Guroor mei doob ke samundar ko kya pata tha rann ban jayega.'
Leela -'Jigar pe mat jaa, trigger dabaa doongi.'
Dhankor Baa - 'Goli aur gussa sahi waqt par kharch karna chahiye.' 
Rasila - 'Bada badtameez, besharam, khudgarz hota hai par pyaar toh aisa hi hota hai.'  

Verdict - Can be seen in theaters. Love birds will love this Gujrati Romeo -Juliet.

Rating - 3 out of 5

Movie Review -The Lunchbox

Movie Review -The Lunchbox

Release date – 20'th September 2013

One Word which describes the film – Wistful

Best Dialogue  – 'Kabhi kabhi galat train bhi sahi jagah pahuncha deti hai '

Genre – Romance 

Writer- Ritesh Batra

Music – Max Richter

Producer - Anurag Kashyap , Guneet Monga , Karan Johar , Siddharth Roy Kapur

Direction - Ritesh Batra

Cast - Irrfan Khan , Nimrat Kaur , Nawazuddin Siddiqui

  

Budget - 10 crores

The film is an Indian version of the 1998 hit Hollywood film ' You've Got Mail '. 
In the film the heroine says a line , 'People are always telling you that change is a good thing .But all they're really saying is that something you didn't want to happen at all ,has happened.' 
This film is also about changes . A man who is about to retire and a lonely housewife exchange small notes through a lunchbox and develop a strong bond . The woman is young and is ready to take steps which can totally change her life but the man who is old enough to be her father has his doubts.

The direction of the film is it's finest point. It's really commendable that how with just 3 characters and a voice the director manages to present a story which makes the audience identify with the characters. We feel the fear of an about to retire man who was so engrossed in his work and daily life that he never realised that he has grown old. We feel sad for the housewife whose husband has lost interest in her and pays more attention to his cell phone . 

Irrfan Khan has played the role of a much older man with such ease that you forget the actor , you only see him as Mr. Fernandez .
Nimrat Kaur gives strong competition to Irrfan and it's difficult to decide who has given a better performance.
Nawazuddin is an amazing actor and though he has a vital role in the film ,this story isn't about him.

After a totally detailed sketch of Mumbai dabba system and local trains the abrupt climax was a bit disappointing . 

Verdict - In a line the film is about how sometimes the small things can bring a big change in your life and it's better to take risks at time than to lead a mundane life .

RANK - 4 out 0f 5

Review of Besharam

Review of Besharam

Release date – 2'nd October 2013


Best Dialogue  – ' Ye khoon kharaba apna style nahi ,ye to sirf apna talent batana tha. '

Genre – Comedy / Romance

  

Writer-Abhinav Kashyap , Rajeev Barnwal

Music –Lalit Pandit

Producer- Himanshu Mehra , Sanjeev Gupta

Direction -Abhinav Kashyap

Cast - Rishi Kapoor , Neetu Singh ,  Ranbir Kapoor , Pallavi Sharda ,
 Javed Jaffrey 

  

Budget - 80 crores (including print and publicity)

When a film has a startcast of Ranbir Kapoor ( whose last films were  Rockstar ,Barfi!  &  Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ) and Rishi Kapoor who gave powerful performances in  D-Day , Aurangzeb and  Shuddh Desi Romance  you start expecting a lot from it. 
What the film actually delivers , is a story taken straight away from old films , poorly written screenplay and dialogues, too many songs and dances, weak characters and a lead pair who share zero chemistry .   

Abhinav Kashyap who made his directorial debut in 2010 through Dabangg has totally antagonized the audience with his second film .The full blame for this nonsense in the name of action/romance /comedy lies on his shoulder as not only he wrote the story he also wasted talented actors like Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh in roles where they had nothing to do.
Ranbeer Kapoor, who is the current heart throb is made to wear cheap clothes ,use lame lines and act like a buffoon in most of the film. Even Kashyap's girlfriend and leading lady of the film , Pallavi got no preferential treatment. Though she is a manager who drives a Mercedes she wears ' Globus' kind of clothes( bought during sale period) and has no dialogues or chance to show her acting skills . 

The tag line of the film is 'Na samman ka moh , na apman ka bhay'. Sorry, Mr Kashyap but this film has nothing for which you will receive a single word of praise or appreciation. 

The film was released in 3600 screens and because of Ranbeer Kapoor's popularity it made an opening day collection of 20 crores .Ranbir Kapoor must have realised  that he made a blunder in choosing to act in this film as he took no interest in promoting the film in Mumbai or any other cities.

In a line, the 3 Kapoors together have given such a 3'rd class film that in future I would rather watch a movie starring the 3 Bachchans (Sarkar Raj) or 3 Deols (Apne) .

Verdict - Avoid it , even Ranbir Kapoor's Fans should avoid it. Wait for  its TV premier.

Rank -  2 Out of 5