khoya khoya ...

Am Back...after a hiatus...

The last few weeks have been hectic, yet not interesting. I've, with some difficulty, managed to catch up on almost all the films that are playing in town. Some of them were utter trash- 10 kahaaniyaan and Om Shanti Om.

Goal was okay. So was Saawariya. Khoya Khoya Chand was good. Kingdom was interesting. Aaja Nachle is worth a repeat watch.

10 kahaaniyaan is a movie that should not have released. Except the story of Amrita Singh & Minisha Lamba, and the one with Mandira Bedi, no other story was worth watching. This film is not even a remedy for an insomniac.

Om Shanti Om was crap. Deepika Padukone looks deadly and the scene of SRK imitating Rajnikant was good. Otherwise, it was bad. Getting some stars to come in for guest appearances does not act as a camouflage for flawed direction. Recognising the crew in the climax, however, was a good idea.

Goal was a time-pass. Bipasha Basu has been under utilized. The "Billo Rani" song is mast.

Saawariya was okay, and not as bad as people say it is. It is slow, but, the effort to make each scene aesthetically appealing shows. It no doubt, is the best music album of the year. The new comers are both good.

Khoya Khoya Chand takes you straight to the 50's and 60's. Sheer indulgence of a director who brings that era in front of your eyes. I found it to be a more complex story than Zubeida, but its equally lovable. Contrary to what people say, I think Shiney Ahuja and Soha were both good in the movie. The character of Vinay Pathak reminded me strongly of a classmate from my post grad days ;-)

Kingdom was a good time pass... Amazing editing and screenplay... I liked the climax of the film...when Fox reveals what he tells the heroine when he sees her crying...

The pick of these was definitely Aaja Nachle... Madhuri Dixit can still electrify a screen after all these years and a couple of kids... The film has a very positive feel about it...The song "Oh re Piya" keeps playing in my mind...amazing song...The one dialogue I loved is when Madhuri tells Konkona.. "agar kaam samajhke karo, toh mushkil hai... agar pyar samjhke karo, toh... kuch bhi nahi...