Dhoom-3 Movie Review

Movie: Dhoom-3
Cast : Abishek bacchan, Amir khan, Uday Chopra, Sabin Shrestha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Tabrett Bethell
Director : vijaya krishna Acharya
Production: Adithya Chopra
Genere: Action
Languages: Hindi,Telugu
Release Date : 20^Th Dec,2013
Movie Rating :2.5/5
verdict : No good story. Two twists , good dance, over action.., Finally ... Ok Ok types!

Entry of Lead cast :

Aamir Khan makes his entry by running vertically down a building, with currency notes flying everywhere and a background score that sounds like “We want chocolate we want chocolate”.

Abhishek Bachchan makes his entry by breaking through a concrete wall in an auto rickshaw, then jumps over rooftops in the auto and then does Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 2 bike stunts with the auto.

Katrina Kaif makes her entry by doing a Marky Mark-“Good Vibrations”-style, five-minute-long aerobics workout (and/or striptease) as an impromptu audition for The Great Indian Circus in Chicago. 

Production

(India) A Yash Raj Films release and presentation. Produced by Aditya Chopra. Executive producers, Aashish Singh, Sanjay Shivalkar

Crew:
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. Screenplay, Acharya, Prakash Bharadwaj; story, Acharya, Aditya Chopra. Camera ( ), Sudeep Chatterjee;  editor, Ritesh Soni; music, Pritam Chakraborty; background score, Julius Packiam; lyrics, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Kausar Munir, Sameer Anjaan; production designer, Sumit Basu; art director, Adri Siriwatt; costume designers, Manoshi Nath, Rushi Sharma, Anaita Shroff; makeup designer, Zsofia Otvos; sound, Debasish Mishra; sound designer, Ganesh Gangadharan; re-recording mixer, Anuj Mathur; visual effects supervisor, Joel Hynek; special effects coordinator, Joe Digaetano; choreographer, Vaibhavi Merchant; tap choreographer, Dein Perry; action directors, Conrad E. Palmisano, Sham Kaushal; stunt coordinator, Oliver Keller; casting, Shanoo Sharma.

Story:

An engaging tale the story is set on the backdrop of Chicago and a bank is getting looted by a thief leaving a clown’s mask. He is Sahir (aamir) who has a circus show and he also has a vengeance behind this act. From India come the duo of ACP Jai Dixit (abhishek) and Ali (uday chopra) to catch the thief. Meanwhile, Sahir is joined by the beautiful Aaliya (katrina) in his circus acts. Whether Jai and Ali are able to catch Sahir or not forms the rest of the story.

Performances:

It is best to reveal as little as possible about Aamir’s character. To say the least, Aamir Khan is sincere in whatever he does. He plays every shade of his role with smoothness, ease and perfection.

Katrina Kaif is beautiful in every frame. She is perfect with her acts and the dance. Sadly, her role isn’t written with more meat or emotion.

Abhishek Bachchan is as good as Jai Dixit as he has always been.

And no curt words for Uday Chopra. God bless him for all the comic relief he provides. Without him, Dhoom would be a brooding and distastefully somber.

Technical Departments:

The director has come up with a regular storyline and while the presentation was rich, the narrative was quite absorbing. The dialogues were well written. The script was average but the screenplay made the whole difference. The background score was gripping and three songs were worth watching. Cinematography was exceptional.

Editing was crisp. Costumes were stylish and well designed to suit the royalty while the art department was fabulous. Aamir Khan has taken the film to a new level with his performance, Katrina was stunningly sexy and eye catching, Abhishek was good, Uday Chopra brought few smiles. Not much for the foreign actors. Jackie was brief but made his presence felt.

Dhoom-3 Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 22:34

Talash Movie Review

Film: Talaash
Director: Reema Kagti
Cast: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherji, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Producer: Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani
Release Date: November 30,2012

RATING :3.5/5

Story:

Talaash starts off with a delectably picturised opening credit sequence that shows Mumbai in the dead of the night, set to the jazzy Muskaanein jhoothi hai. The sequence is captured beautifully by KU Mohanan (whose work on Aushim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely was among its redeeming qualities) in an attractive dark tint, a feature that remains admirably consistent throughout the film.

In Talaash, Reema Katgi has shown the dark side of Mumbai which hides behind its glamor. The movie opens with a car accident in which actor Armaan (Vivan Bhatena) dies and Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Khan) is the one to investigate the case. But soon he realises that there is more to the accident than what meets the eye.

On the other hand,  Surjan is fighting his own demons of the past. Surjan and his wife Roshni (Rani Mukherjee) lost their only child in an accident. Since then, the couple hardly communicates. Though Roshni undergoes therapy to accept the reality, Surjan spends restless, sleepless nights and becomes workaholic to avoid thinking about his son’s death.While investigating Armaan’s case Surjan comes across various people including a sex worker Rosie (Kareena Kapoor), who may have the missing link to the jigsaw puzzle.

Performances:

While the script is indeed the hero of the film, the cast brilliantly adds to the charm. Aamir Khan, as usual, has done perfect justice to his role. He has been successful in balancing the character of a helpless father and an honest cop while a deglamorised Rani Mukherji convincingly plays the role of a devastated mother and a caring wife. And Undoubtedly, Kareena Kapoor is at her seductive best in the movie. She looks beautiful despite her gaudy outfits.

The other shining star of Talaash is Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who is commendable in the role of a limping pimp.Reema Katgi and Zoya Akhtar have written a gripping story though we will not say that the movie is flawless. However, Kagti will keep you hooked and guessing till the end which
in itself is no small accomplishment! However, the actual brilliance of Talaash comes in its climax that shall leave you spellbound.

Anand Subaya’s editing is crisp and the the cinematography of Talaash is woth a praise as it brilliantly captures the red-light areas of Mumbai.

Music:

Ram Sampath’s music is wonderful, even though the background score sounds a tad like the Taj Group of Hotels’ signature music. The other thing that could have been completely avoided in the film is the railway station scene picturised on one of the key characters in the film, which sees him “do a Mazhar Khan”. It is very reminiscent of the classic Mazhar Khan scene in Ramesh Sippy’s Shaan (1980) in which he, as a cripple, paddles his way through the city on a flat board with wheels. This “borrowed sequence” just takes away from the film’s own pace and contemporary style. Other than that, Talaash is a markedly exciting film, possibly one of 2012’s best.

Final Word: Reema Kagti’s search for a loyal audience for her kind of cinema ends with Talaash, which seems poised to make some serious cash at the box office as a sure fire winner. Her debut film, Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd (2007) established her as someone to watch out for, and now, Talaash confirms the expectations weren’t off the mark in the least.Talaash is a delight to watch, because of the surprises it throws at you and by the power-packed performances by its cast. Though the first half of Talaash is a bit slow but still it’s enthralling, absorbing and engaging.

TIP OF MOVIE : It is as we used to say in the old days, a total paisa vasool.

By Team SAKV&N ®

Talash Movie Review

By: Unknown on: 19:23