Pictured of Bollywood Celeb when they are Old !

. Farhan Akhtar

2. Saif Ali Khan

3. Shahrukh Khan

4. Arjun Rampal

5. Sonam Kapoor

6. Kareena Kapoor

7. Deepika Padukone

8. Aishwarya Rai Bacchan

9. Priyanka Chopra

10. Akshay Kumar

11. John Abraham

12. Kangana Ranaut

13. Ranveer Singh

14. Ranbir Kapoor

15. Katrina Kaif

16. Anushka Sharma

17. Salman Khan

18. Amitabh Bacchan

The one and only exception. 

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

Bollywood Picture Quiz

Connect the following Images.. Something is common in these Movies ..

Review - Bombay Talkies

Movie Review: Bombay Talkies

This pizza has four slices, the toppings on each of them is a tad different from the others. You never seem fulfilled with only one slice and always look forward to the next one. Each one has been cooked specially for you by different chefs and each chef has his own peculiarity to deliver. It completely depends on you which slice you like the most but be sure that you would hate none.

What happens when four film makers like Dibakar Bannerjee, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar come together to celebrate 100 years of Bollywood? All they do is to make sure that you become a part of that celebration. When I walked into the movie hall, I had high expectation from the movie. And when the high expectations are met with brilliant narration, the experience is no less that exhilarating.

Karan Johar knits a beautiful and sensitive narration of a bunch of urbanes finding eventual solace in realities that they find hard to face. He does an absolute stunning job in the genre of relationships and the music deftly carries the movie forward. Dibakar Bannerjee’s movie starts with his trademark colloquialism and then takes us through the pangs of reality through the lens of a person who earns a living by selling eggs but is unintentionally drawn into a tiny sequence of a movie film. Nawazuddin Siddiqui delivers a stellar performance. Bannerjee’s hold on his characters and sheer simplicity makes an outstanding impression.

Straight after an intermission, you are drawn into the kids’ world through Zoya Akhtar’s deft lenses. She manages to carry the essence of the life of teenagers and through simplicity even manages to convince her audience. But then I was expecting a lot more. I found its essence pretty much bizarre for the comprehension of most of us. Simply because hardly anyone of us would have thought the way she makes her characters think, even in childhood.

Anurag Kashyap’s movie is a powerhouse, right from the beginning till the end you are always with the story, in fact inside it almost. You can feel the character he builds, who to fulfil his father’s ultimate wish undertakes a journey to meet the movie legend Amitabh Bachhan to make him eat the ‘murabba’ which his father intends to eat bit by bit all through the rest of his life, hence becoming Mr. Bacchan’s ‘Shabri’. It may seem a little too simplistic but it keeps on building and the ending leaves you absolutely spellbound with a smirk on the side of your lips.

The trailer of the movie claimed that the movie would be ‘celebrating the emotion of Bollywood’ ….and without doubts, it does justice to every single syllable of the epithet.

Source- http://www.jammag.com/

Review - Ek thi Daayan - New Era Daayan .

Director: Kannan Iyer.
Star-Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Huma Qureshi, 
Konkona Sen Sharma
Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Producer: Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Vishal Bhardwaj
Genre: Musical Thriller
Release Date: April 18, 2013





Review - 

This Horror thriller movie is from the kitty of Indian cinema's creative minds  ie  Vishal Bharadwaj and Ekta Kapoor. We already had a glimpse of 'Dayaan' in Bhardwaj's Movie 'Makadi', but ETD  finally found a pride of place where Chudail  actually deserves to be – horror film genre. The movie is based on short stories of Mukul Sharma (Konkana's real life father).
Story revolves around, Bobo(Emraan Hashmi) , a magician , his hallucination n past experiences with 'Dayaan' and 3 womaniya's  (Kalki Koechlin, Huma Qureshi, Konkona Sen Sharma) who glued audiences in Playing 'Guess the Daayan'. 
I will not reveal the story as it will take out the gist of the movie and will spoil total movie watching experience.
The first half is all about Bobo's childhood ,to where the audiences are taken through a hypnosis session on Bobo. This portion of the movie is awesome, Mukul Sharma's story brings  the daayan to our very own city of Mumbai, into our building.The production team has done a wonderful job with the sets.There is a creepy lizard shown in it, which is really scary , at least for people like me who have a phobia for reptiles. The story evolves with concepts like The 'Ulta pair' of indian Chudail ,Long lusturous 'choti' ,No. 666,and kid eating 'Dayaan' which glued the audiences in the first half.
The second half is not much exciting,  the script is predictive but with little twist as the director wants the movie to end. Though the first half gave a  new perspective to horror movie lovers but again the latte half got trapped with the stereotype.But at least the director didn't show the cliches 'Tantric Baba' kind of end in it, that's what makes it refreshing than any other jadoo-tona witch movie.ETD manages to maintain a great balance
The casting is good, Emraan is good in his character, above average with no overacting .He played undertone and generous enough to let the ladies play their roles.The one who shines apart among the three ladies is Konkana Sen Sharma, with her unconventional beauty n looks.She is successful to scare the audiences.She did a wonderful job.She has delivered several hard-hitting performances in past of her movies but ETD shall be one of her most memorable performances for sure! The other actors like Kalki and Huma Qureshi have also did their parts quite well.Nothing much to do for Kalki in it and got overpowered by the other two actresses but did her part well. And not to forget the two Kids (essayed by Sara Arjun as Misha and Vishesh Tiwari as the young Bobo and his sister) are worth mentioning, they did their part wonderfully and  are really gems for their age. Pavan Malhotra (Emraan’s father) is natural as always.
Music is not so effective except for one or two songs, 'Yaaram'' and ''Kaali Kaali'' are gems. but the background score is well made perfectly fit to a horror movie giving  goose bumps and chills.
The direction is good. Kanan Iyer as a first time director should take a bow as he emerges as a promising director with his strong hold on script.
Rating - 3 out of 5
Verdict - Definitely a much needed change in horror genre movie,Light hearted horror lovers go for it.             If not anything else,Just go for Konkana Sen's performance.For best experience watch in it theaters.

Bollywood Quiz

A very simple Quiz.
There are two lists. List A contains Amitabh Bachan's movies. List B contains the English movies from which they were copied or rather inspired. All you have to do is match the two lists. Unfortunately i am pretty clueless for now about points and gifting, so maybe from next game onwards. 

List A 1) Main Azad Hoon 
2) Satte Pe Satta 
3) Agneepath 
4) Hum Kisise Kum Nahin 
5) Black 
6) Ek Ajnabee 
7) Sharaabi 
8) Hum Kaun Hai? 
9) Kaante 
10) Aks 


List B 
A) Fallen 
B) Meet John Doe 
C) Reservoir Dogs 
D) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 
E) Man on Fire 
F) Arthur 
G) Scarface 
H) Analyze This 
I) The Miracle Worker 
J) The Others 

So here goes and happy matching. 

Bollywood Quiz

Most of the questions in this Quiz are workable, and can be guessed if you have some knowledge of Hindi movies. Kindly avoid Googling  , as much as you can. Try to work out from the clues in the Question. 

1) Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, was directed by Milan Luthria, and was a tribute to the 70's era of Bollywood. Milan's father himself was a famous director of yesteryears. He actually came to the industry, wanting to be a playback singer, started out as an assistant director to Guru Dutt, and later on became a director. Interestingly Luthria's first movie Kacche Dhage , takes it's title from a movie of the same name that was directed by his father, starring Vinod Khanna and Kabir Bedi. Who am i referring to? 

2) Hari Kumar Goswami was a big time fan of Dilip Kumar. So much that when he entered movies, he choose his screen name after the name of Dilip Kumar's character in the movie Shabnam. His dream of working with his idol came true, when he was cast opposite him in Aadmi. Later on Dilip Kumar acted under his direction in a blockbuster movie of the 80's. Who is this actor?

3) This 70's Hindi thriller was based on the Hollywood movie Desperate Hourswhich had Humphrey Bogart in the lead. It had Sunil Dutt, Danny and Ranjeet as 3 dangerous criminals who take Raj Kumar hostage in his own home. Just name the movie. 

4) He had his screen test along with Rajesh Khanna , and also played a minor role in Aaradhana. He acted in a host of Punjabi movies that did not do much for him as an actor. The script for his first movie was rejected by many producers, before N.N.Sippy backed it. The movie went on to become a run away success, and it was a major break for the lead actor, who till then played mostly negative roles. He also has this Hitchcock like tendency to make a small appearance in the movies he directs. Name him. 

5) Shammi Kapoor made his debut as a director with this 70's remake of Billy Wilder's classic Irma Le Deuce. This movie had Sanjeev Kumar and Zeenat Aman in the lead roles, and was based on a love story between a constable and a prostitute. However the movie did not do too well. 

6) Manoj Kumar's landmark movie Roti, Kapada aur Makaan was one of the biggest hits of the 70's set against the turbulent times of that decade. The title of this movie would be the slogan of a famous political leader of that time. ( Hint: Daughter of the East). 

7) Danny Denzongpa was originally slated to play the role of Gabbar Singh in Sholay, which was later immortalized by Amjad Khan. Danny rejected the role, due to his commitment with a Feroze Khan movie, and the rest as they say is history. Which movie i am referring to? 

8) Sreeram Raghavan's Johnny Gaddar , a tribute to the 70's Hindi movie thrillers, takes it's title from a reference to Vijay Anand's Johnny Mera Naam. However the basic plot of the movie, as also some of the key scenes, are heavily influenced by this 1971 thriller that had Amitabh Bachan in a key role. Which movie i am referring to? 

Review - Sona Spa

REVIEW - SONA SPA

Director: Makarand Deshpande
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Writer: Makarand Deshpande

Producer: Madan Paliwal

Cast & Crew: Naseeruddin Shah, Aahana Kumrah, Shruti Vyas, Pooja Pradhan , Vineet Sharma, Romi Jaispal and Nivedita Bhattacharya

Release Date: Mar 22, 2013




Review -  The story revolves around Sona Spa , a place where people hire someone else to sleep for themselves.These sleep workers sleep, for Rs. 2,500 per hour, and dream — this takes us to the regions of men’s lives, urges and fantasies.so while the client continue with his routine,  sleep worker sleeps for him and he feel rejuvenated and fresh?

Rucha (Shruti Vyas) and Ritu (Aahana Kumrah) both newcomers join Sona Spa in the hope of sleeping for their dear ones!  Rucha wants to sleep for her wealthy father who doesn’t get sleep since her mother’s death and is dance bar zombie and Ritu wants to sleep for her sister who’s equally traumatized after her mother and brother’s death. Rucha’s client includes Mr. Choksi (Romi Jaispal), a rich man who doesn’t get sleep while Ritu’s client is an undercover cop.

Sona Spa has a senior sleeper as well, Meenakshi (Nivedita Bhattacharya). A former prostitute, she no longer sleepswith her clients, but sleeps for them.

The first half deals with the dreams and fantasies of the clients of sona spa, Mr Choksi's sexual fantasies, his illicit extramarital affairs and violent scenes.It has some abusive dialouges and a couple of scenes with cross-dressing.

The second half deals with the two , Rucha and Ritu having metamorphosed phase and deals with their personal life problems due to the clients dreams troubling them.

The movie is pretty much shown in the trailer.Nothing new apart from it.The story has some  interesting premise but the director was not able to fetch audience interest. 

As far as the actor’s performances are concerned, Naseeruddin Shah As Baba Dayanand hardly had any much to do, he is televised avatar .Aahana Kumrah did a brilliant job and gave full justice to her role. Nivedita Bhattacharya as Minakshi had some good dialogues and she too leaves a mark as an actress.Overall, the Actors picked by Makarand Despande had given some matured level of acting, I hope these so called big star of bollywood can perform at-least 20% of what these new comers had done. Hatsoff to the casting.

Makarand Deshpande as a director and writer disappointed.Cinematography is worse.

For all those who expected an 'Hatke' film, sorry people, the film is far from even being a thriller and is merely a sleazy fest and will disturb your movie watching appetite  After hearing of the play’s success one hoped the film would repeat history but maybe not.

Best Dialogue -“Hum neend ka business karte hai, Hum neend ka business karte hai”

Rating - 1 out of 5

Verdict - Ignorance is Bliss.Better to sleep for yourself and save your time and money.

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!

PS - All Correct Answers will win a Surprise gift :)

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?)
5. Daughter of a politician, she was an unlikely Hindi film actress. She looked stunning in sarees on television, when few knew that she had hurriedly wrapped the garment around a pair of jeans! Her son made his debut in one of last year’s hit films. Who is she?
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?