Review: MANORAMA- SIX FEET UNDER

Waaow...! This  is some  real grasping stuff..! Hats off to the script-writer.

On one  hand, i was feelling pitty that I had  watched  race 2 , as  it failed  badly to even surprise me  to the slight, while  years  back, movies  like this are made, that leave  you completely awestruck.!

At first it felt as  if  the movie was going bit slow, but never  seemed a  bore. And  whenever  there

is any writer  stuff  involved , it makes  be  that little  extra interested  in it. And it was totally amazing, to see one  of  my favourite and a  very versatile actor, Abhay deol being cast as a writer, and  that too with that essence of philosophy in him. Just loved  him.!

The dialogues in the movie , though not punchy as  like  crappy shit of Dabbang, are  really good.

And the  picturisation is just fabulous. The scene where  he lays  stranded  in the  sand, after being hit badly and  robbed  by the two gundaas made  me capture  a screen shot of it.And  mentioning of dacoits, it makes  me  mention another  name that turned  out  to be a surprise  yet again. Nawazuddin siddique. Not having any major  role, yet he  never fails to make  his  screen presence  count, and  was  really surprised to see  him in his  typical –Faizalish ,so called ‘dominating’ character in the movie. The guy is a grasper.!

 A few scenes that contain hidden, philosophical messages  or  indirect indications  add  to the gist of the movie.  Vinay pathak has  performed  his role  of brother –in-law quite  fairly and  has  given great justice  to his role and  dialogues.  Gul panag too was  a sweet fit  as  Nimi, with typical house wife dressing and  the typical wifish nature that really sometimes  beats the  shit out of any husbands temperament. Just felt that, the Rohtak trip was  made  a  bit too long, and  Nimi’s  absence could  have  been reduced  by a bit.

 And  well, the rest of  the  journey tastes  best when served  undisclosed. :p

However , the movie was  greatly directed, and  was  bit surprised when such a  movie  didn’t get neither  any fame among people nor  box  office  collections. And it just frustrates  me  more  at times that why are  people still being engaged  just to sheer crap, that is neither  a  fairytale to amaze  you, nor  any great acting.. And  thats what works  as  the  killing pill, for  such brilliant scripting  and acting heads.  And once  again, full marks  to Abhay deol’s script selection.  A very subtle  script and so was the acting. Just loved  the dialogues  that he  said in the  background, though its credit goes  completely to the  writers, but Abhay’s  voice  and style  of delivering was  what added  to the  philosophy and  grasp to them.  As its said  in the film, “thodi si saavdhaani, zindagi bhar asaani”. Likewise  goes  with Abhay, a  little  care in choosing the scripts, and a  lifelong satisfaction to the self of having done a great deed and  justice  to his profession.! 

All in all a  beautifully woven story and script. And a  must watch...!!

My Rating : 4.23/5

By the 70mm Faizal Khan - Sidharaj Jadeja

TALAASH - Double Movie Review:


Though i knew  the consequence  or suspense  whatever u say, i was  gripped  to it right  from the very first second,!! In ordinary genres  we  can call it to be  a suspense thriller, or  maybe  even a  slight hinge  of fear.! But for  me  it was  some  real extraordinary grasping stuff.! And  i felt  maybe  sometimes  when you know what you are to expect makes  you watch it all the more  carefully and with  all the more  curiosity.!

Being a  policeman, sometimes  does  take  a  test of your patience, your  thinking power. How much do you fight to make  your  brain distinguish between whats real and whats not.. whats  luring you and  what seems  the unpleasant truth.!! Suri did really lie  between a  situation just jamming up even more ..
And well, for  me  the  most intriguing part was  the  guilt  that was  being shown by amir  as  a  father.!The  scene where  the  boat gets  turned upside down, and  amir  runs  through and  takes  a  leaping dive into the lake was just awesome..!
But what was  more  influencive  was the  time  when Amir  thinks  of different things  he could  have  said to his son, when he was  going for playing with his  friend. ! Each and  evry other  possible scenario makes  him drown deeper  into his  guilt, his  carelessness(which he feels it was) as a  father. And  isn’t it true, that seldom after we witness  some  particular  consequences we  think “if i had  done  this” and  repent on it.!
But losing a son is something heavier , something more  fearfull and  maybe  something more “phobic” . Some incidents  make  us  become phobic  of them.! The scene where Rani shares  with her  friend, that Amir  doesn’t even want to listen about having   a second  child, completely moved  me  and  made  me  ponder a little  deeper to how  much guilty a  person can feel.! And  the greater deal is to live  “a-normal-life” accepting it..! Amir’s tears  were totally a  simple  strong gesture  how  much guilt he had in him, how  much did a  single  decision haunt him each and every night that would  make  him sleepless.!  And  the case  of armaan kapoor too was  similar.! 
If we are  guilty of something and  our  conscious doesn’t allow  us  to accept it, then it surely will itself  find  a  way and  come to us for expiation.! 
And  as  the tagline rightly says, and  what even i have  experienced  most of the times personally,
whenever a  question rises , the  answer does  lie  within us...!!
Truly the  movie did take away a tagline that i had  in mind(wont mention it here :p)
The  way the concept of human trafficking and  women exploitation was  shown was  just brilliant.!
Amidst lakhs  of  daily “customers” , who cares  if a single  parcel goes  missing?? Afterall they do write *terms & conditions applied ,right?
Call girls  or prostitutes are never out of choice, its because  they “run out of choices”! 
Its a  huge  and damn complex  matter ,which is quite  above  my head at present, but nevertheless the  ruthless and  brutality with them was  shown greatly. And  like armaan kapoor, if a guilt does  stay in you, i can give  my word, that you never really can live calmly unless  you do get  a  way to quench your  regret, you get a ‘paschatap’. Then be  it just even a  true realisation or at times  maybe  some  bigger  deal. But also one thing that is sure is.. once  you’ve  realised  and  asked  for its  forgiveness  truly..(you are  bound to be  forgiven) and you experience  a divine satisfaction with yourself which becomes  soothing than anything...! Which was shown with utter serenity in the end  sequence  of Amir  sitting  alone  and  reading karan’s  letter !

No need to say fabulous perfoemances  by the entire  starcast.! Great direction..! not extraordinary but pretty fair job with music too...! And,, oh yes  i forgot.. To all who were/are  saying Talaas is  not a worth watch.. just STFU!!!

And as  for me , films  are  something that stretch out of the cinema screen, i review  this flick in a  bit deeper touch.. 

rating : 4.25/5

(just felt one  goof, when kejriwal watches  the news  channel at the airport , they said  “salman kapoor" & i feel it more  strongly coz even @hardik raychanda  felt the  same :p :D... hain main kya ji salman kapoor?? )


By the 70mm idiot - Raju (Sidharaj Jadeja)

Dear aamir,

Since long, I wanted to revive the 70mm blog, and what better than starting from your film.

We have seen you being cop once in Baazi, then in Sarfarosh and now as Suri in Talaash. Sir, you are awesome. What I liked here was your portrayal of suri the person. The kind of person suri was - really fearless cop but neck deep in guilty and sad by heart. Doesn’t speak his heart to any one but strangely with a ______. Wah!!! I would like to salute you for the bravura performance, but above that I would like to salute Reema Kagti for such a tremendous script and direction. Say my hii to her.

Rani as your co-star was fantastic. She shown the grace of the character, one cant even imagine losing her/his child at very young age. You and Rani shown it brilliantly. Kariena as your co-star was convincing too. Nawazuddin Sidique was fantastic as tahemur. Rajkumar Yadav and others did good too. But it was either your or a Reema Kagti film.

I don’t wonder why it didn’t earn more than crappy Dabangg or Singham (sorry yaar, I know sallu is your friend, we love him too, but the film was surely crappy), coz all mass want is masaala, and this was quite a serious stuff. Unlike 3 idiots, this was not for class and mass both, but was strictly for class and hence it would just cross 100 crores, not more than that.

Anurag Kashyap’s dialogues were fabulous.

“tum comedy achhi kar leti ho, lekin problem ye hai ke mujhe jaldi hasi nahi aati..”

“galat mat samajna, main sirf baatein karna chahta hun” – “saab aisa kahoge to galat to lagega hi na..”

Loved the details by Reema Kagti, but sir I believe, if Anurag Kashyap might have directed this movie, it might have much more height.

4.25 cheers for you and reema.

By the 70mm idiot - Rancho (Hardik Raychanda)