Producer Shailendra Singh
Director Nagesh Kukunoor
Music Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Neeraj ,Bohemia
Writer Nagesh Kukunoor
Lyrics Sameer, Irfan Siddique, Bohemia
Release Date 03-Apr-2009
Movie Report ::8 X 10 Tasveer is a suspense and thriller movie directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Nagesh has entered in to a zone with his new flick Tasveer. It's really surprising to watch Nagesh Kukunoor taking up a new avatar of treating an unparalleled script - 'Murder-Mystery'. He takes off with a perfect narration all throughout the show and naturally holds onto a perfect climax. Jai Puri (Akshay Kumar) is a forest ranger in Canada. For over a year he is having a live in relationship with Sheela (Ayesha Takia) and staying separately from his parents Jatin (Benjamin Gilani) and Savitri (Sharmila Tagore) because he doesn't approve of his father's business dealings. Jai is blessed with supernatural powers with which he can look at any photograph and can actually go right into that moment when it was actually clicked, thus helping many who come to him for help when the police have failed. He now has the unenviable task of venturing into a photograph, clicked just moments before his father could die, to find out whether it was murder or natural death. His journey to unravel the mystery keeps you on the edge of your seat. Performance wise, Akshay Kumar deserves a bow for taking the risk to be a part of such an unusual project. He has done a serious role in this film. Javed Jaffery impresses with his acting as a cop. Ayesha Takia is Ok. She looks beautiful. Grirish Karnad has a small role. Anant Mahadevan and Rushad Rana are good as well. Sharmila Tagore is off course a mature actress, she has really done a good job. On the whole, 8 X 10 Tasveer, is fairly a nice film. Kukunoor shows tremendous progress as a technician and has done just the perfect casting for all the parts. His interval point is simply superb as it wipes out all the predictions you are making up till then. Good chance for hardcore Akshay's fans to watch him in a serious role.Ek The Power Of One::RECENT WEEKS TOP COLLECTION WORLDWIDE::Movie Report
Ek The Power Of One directed by Sangeeth Sivan is a remake of successful Telugu film Athadu. The film revolves around the story of a criminal who is reformed after having love and affection from a simple and loving family. The film has a perfect mix of action, here-and-there humors, lots of sentiments, a long-time love story and an inexcusable traitor.
Nandu (Bobby) and Shekhar (Pradeep Kharab) are childhood pals who have taken to crime and contract killing at a very young age. They get mentored by a goon Sawtya (Jackie Shroff) during their growing up years. Now as grown ups, Nandu becomes the most dreaded assassin in town and Shekhar his accomplice who always helps him in getting away from the scene of crime within minutes.
Opposition leader Anna Mhatre [Sachin Khedekar] hires Nandu to assassinate him, while he is addressing a rally for his election campaign. But just before Nandu is able to lock his target, another shot is fired, leading to the cold blooded murder of Anna Mhatre. Nandu is shocked; he manages to make an escape by leaping onto a running train.
On the train Nandu meets Puran [Akshay Kapoor], a simple boy from Punjab who is returning back to his homeland after a long gap. Puran, in his excitement of returning to his family after so long, narrates his side of the story to Nandu.
Just then Police arrives and in the commotion that ensues mistakenly shoot Puran. Nandu yet again succeeds in fleeing the scene. He heads straight to Puran's house but is mistaken as Puran by his family. Unable to reveal the sad truth, Nandu starts staying in their house impersonating Puran. There he encounters Puran's childhood love Preet (Shriya). He takes it upon himself to solve all the problems that Puran's family is facing. But his happiness is short-lived as a quirky but intelligent CBI officer Nandkumar Rane (Nana) hot on trail to nab Anna Mhatre's assassin lands up in Hoshiyaarpur at Puran's doorsteps. Will Nandu be able to come out of the crisis?
Performance wise, Bobby Deol has nade an excellent comeback with this film. Nana Patekar is just incredible as a cop. Both Bobby and Nana have brilliant timing. Shriya has a convincing approach. Pradeep has done well as Bobby's friend. Jackie Shroff is fine with his character.
On the whole, The film is aimed at the masses but could have been a better one had some loose end taken care of and the narrative kept tight. But it is not a bad film and may work well for you if you literally have nothing else to do and go in without any expectations. At box office the film will doa fair business. Good to watch for hardcore Bobby and Nana's Fans.
AA DEKHEN ZARA Movie Preview ::
| Producer | Viki Rajani |
| Director | Jehangir Surti |
| Music | Pritam, Gourov Dasgupta |
| Writer | Shantanu Ray Chhibber, Sheershak Anand |
| Lyrics | Irshad Kamil, Syed Gulrez, Anand Bakshi, Sheershak Anand, Avishek, Ravi |
| Release Date | 27-Mar-2009
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Eros Pictures Pvt. Ltd's fast-paced romantic musical thriller AA DEKHEN ZARA is scheduled for 27th March release. Directed by debutante director Jehangir Surti the film stars JOHNNY GADDAR fame Neil Nitin Mukesh and the sultry siren Bipasha Basu. Other cast includes Rahul Dev and Sophie Choudhary.
The music of the film is scored by Pritam and Gourav Dasgupta.
The title song 'Aa Dekhe Zara' of the film is a modern day remix version of the popular dance number of 80's from the Sanjay Dutt and Tina Munim starrer film ROCKY.
Summary:
Aa Dekhen Zara is a film directed by Jehangir Surti. This is a sci-fi thriller film. This film goes far-fetched with powerful characterizations and substantial screenplay, though it stumbles at few points. Jehangir had a nice concept for this film that starts well but fades away after the first hour.
Ray Acharya (Neil) is a down on luck wildlife photographer. As things start going from bad to worse, he inherits his grandfather’s (Biswajeet) special camera which changes things overnight for him. The camera has the special ability to reveal the future through the photographs taken from it. Ray starts using it for his own materialistic benefits and starts enjoying life.
He manages to get a girlfriend, Simi (Bipasha) who works as a DJ in a night club. But then his special gift becomes a threat for India’s enemies and the issue of national security looms large. As they say with great power comes great responsibility and in Ray's case, also great danger. He must now face up to the dark side of reality and win not only against the evil forces, but also against fate.
Ray has to keep the camera safe from the evil forces headed by one Captain (Rahul Dev). How Ray handles it all and what shocking revelation he has to face during the climax forms the rest of the film.
One thing is worth mentioning that despite of several flaws and loopholes in the script the film manages to keep you on the edge of your seat, not because of the characters or story but because you get hooked to know about the futuristic events shown by this magical camera.
Acting wise, Neil Nithin Mukesh is best as Ray. Bipasha Basu's performance is superb. She looks gorgeous on screen. Rahul Dev is top notch. He has delivered a mind blowing performance.
On the whole, Aa Dekhen Zara is a film with good concept which had all the chances to do well but the weak script and screenplay make it an average film. Otherwise the chemistry between Bipasha and Neil is superb. They have excellent timings. But the film lacks the stamina to run steadily.
VIDESH ::
Videsh - Heaven on Earth is a beautiful film directed by a renowned director Deepa Mehta. The film has a beautiful concept and a very nice story. The film is a mixture of spousal abuse, submissive daughter-in-law, violent husband, cruel in-laws, packaged with mythological elements.
From a small town in Punjab, the happy-go-lucky girl Chand (Preity), strangely enough, is sent all alone to Canada, to marry Rocky (Vansh) whom she has never met. There her husband Rocky and his very traditional family await her arrival. Everything is new to Chand everything is unfamiliar including the quiet and shy Rocky who she meets for the first time at the Arrivals level of Pearson Airport. The jobless mamma's boy & Chand's husband Rocky (Vansh Bharadwaj) is highly frustrated person who has no sexual interest in his wife
or rather no human feelings at all, except anger, which erupts in physical violence.
Chand approaches her new life and her new land with equanimity and grace, and at times the wide-eyed optimism of hope-her first snowfall is a tiny miracle of beauty, and the roar of Niagara Falls creates the excitement of new beginnings. Chand soon realizes life as a non-resident Indian is not all it's made out to be.
Disheartened Chand who brings along her mom's narrated poems and folktales seeks solace in reciting her mom's narrated myths of the holy snake 'Sheshnaag' (who is considered to take form of any individual). Rocky and his mom's insulting behaviour increases with Rocky often brutally beating Chand up. But then one night, her ''snake god'' from her backyard comes to life and enters her bedroom in the form of her husband Rocky.
Trapped in a world she cannot comprehend and unable to please her husband, Chand is desperate. Hope comes in the form of Rosa (Yanna McIntosh), a tough and savvy Jamaican woman who works alongside Chand in a factory where immigrant women from all over the world clean and press dirty hotel laundry. Rosa sees past the make-up that covers Chand's bruised face. Realizing Chand has nowhere to turn, Rosa gives her a magical root advising her "to put it in whatever the bastard drinks." The root is supposed to seduce the one who takes it, making them fall hopelessly in love with the person who gives it to them. Chand's attempts with the magic root lead to surreal incidents and her life gradually begins to mirror an Indian fable involving a King Cobra. As the lines between fantasy and reality converge, Chand and Rocky come face to face with each other and themselves.
The basic plot is interesting but Deepa Mehta has made a complete mess of it. The snail-paced movie has mystifying black and white portions. Too many close shots also don't work in film's favour, at times it irks you.
Performance wise, Priety Zinta steals the show. She has done a fabulous job in this film. Her expression and emoptions are top notch. She has played her character magnificiently. Hats off to Priety for this film. Rest of the cast is fine.
SIKANDER Movie PreviewSIKANDAR is a co-production between BIG Pictures with filmmaker Sudhir Mishra's production house - CineRaas Ltd. The film is ready to thrill the audiences worldwide in theaters on 27th March 2009. Piyush Jha, who has earlier directed comedies like KING OF BOLLYWOOD and CHALO AMERICA, has written and directed this suspense thriller which has an undercurrent of terrorism to it. The film stars Parzaan Dastur, the adorable little Sardar from the film KUCHH KUCHH HOTA HAI, now in his teens, Ayesha Kapur of BLACK fame as she makes her come back as a lead actress this time along with R. Madhavan, Sanjay Suri and Arunoday Singh in key roles. The music of the film has been scored by Sandesh Shandiliya, Justin-Uday and Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy where the lyrics have been contributed by Prasoon Joshi, Neelesh Misra and Kumaar. The filmhas been majorly shot in Kashmir, India. SIKANDAR is a film about ayoung boy who has a dream to play football for the National team. It's about his aspirations and challenges and how his life unfolds when one fine day he finds a GUN on his way to school and what follows. SIKANDAR is a suspense thriller, which also deals with the exploitation and manipulation of innocent people in a place which has witnessed decades of violence and insurgency. According to the director the Film deals with violence, but the central theme of the film is that of peace. The film does not have a jingoistic or partisan point of view, and does nottake sides, except the side of humanity. The film is unapologetically culturally specific, reflecting the sense of social anxiety and alienation of the people of Kashmir. But, it is only as successful as it is rooted in showing complex characters, and telling a complete story that transcends geography.
Synopsis:Sikandar Raza is a 14 year old schoolboy in Kashmir. Ever since his parents were killed by militants 10 years back, he has lived with his aunt and uncle, in a small town in Kashmir. All Sikandar's desires revolve around the happiness of his foster parents, and getting the ball into the goal on the football field. One day, on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his newly made school friend, the 14 year old Nasreen, Sikandar picks up the gun, and thus begins a journey into the darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes Sikandar's conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the gun. However, all is not what it seems. Sikandar gets embroiled further and further in situations beyond his control, and people get killed. At first it seems that the happenings occurring alongside Sikandar's predicament are not connected. But, as layer upon layer unravels, it becomes clear that Sikandar is the innocent victim in a game being played out between the militants, the army, the peace bartering politicians and the religious heads of the little Kashmiri town. The pieces of the puzzle come together at the very end, leading to a shocking revelation.
Cast: Sikandar Raza (Parzaan Dastur)- Sikandar is a boy aged 14. Ever since his parents were killed by militants 10 years back he has lived with his aunt and uncle, in a small town in Kashmir. All Sikandar's desires revolve around the happiness of his foster parents, and getting the ball into the goal on the football field. His dreams head for a naught, as he gets embroiled in situations beyond his control.
Nasreen (Ayesha Kapur)- Nasreen is girl aged 14. She befriends Sikandar, who is drawn to her because of her quite, yet strong manner. Nasreen is meager with words, but her liquid brown eyes flash with a passion that speaks volumes, and convey that there is more to her than meets the eye. Nasreen develops a bond with Sikandar, and as Sikandar gets won over by his dark side, she becomes his hapless conscience keeper.
Lt. Colonel Rajesh P. Rao (R. Madhavan) - Lt. Colonel Rao is the army commander of the area. On one hand, he uses force to bring peace, while on the other, he believes in giving people second chances. His years in Kashmir have given him the ability to see beyond the obvious. However, his job is made difficult because he has to steer through the under-currents, of the political and religious kind .
Mukhtaar Mattoo (Sanjay Suri)- Mukhtaar Mattoo is a reformed militantleader aged 38. He now heads a political party called the Kashmir Peace Party (KPP). His benevolent manner is a soothing balm to many a volatile situation. He constantly attempts to broker peace between the various power centers; namely the militants, the army and the religious leaders. But, sometimes his actions are of a nebulous nature. Zahgeer Quadir
(Arunoday Singh) - Zahgeer Quadir is a militant leader aged 27. He is a feared and respected Area Commander of the Kashmir Azaadi (Freedom) Force. Zahgeer is battle hardened, yet the sadness of a lost childhood weighs heavily on him. His position is being undermined by the peace efforts of the Kashmir Peace Front. Added to that, his supporters are dwindling in numbers.
8x10 TASVEER
Producer Shailendra Singh
Director Nagesh Kukunoor
Music Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, Neeraj ,Bohemia
Writer Nagesh Kukunoor
Lyrics Sameer, Irfan Siddique, Bohemia
Release Date 03-Apr-2009
Movie Report ::
8 X 10 Tasveer is a suspense and thriller movie directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Nagesh has entered in to a zone with his new flick Tasveer. It's really surprising to watch Nagesh Kukunoor taking up a new avatar of treating an unparalleled script - 'Murder-Mystery'. He takes off with a perfect narration all throughout the show and naturally holds onto a perfect climax.
Jai Puri (Akshay Kumar) is a forest ranger in Canada. For over a year he is having a live in relationship with Sheela (Ayesha Takia) and staying separately from his parents Jatin (Benjamin Gilani) and Savitri (Sharmila Tagore) because he doesn't approve of his father's business dealings. Jai is blessed with supernatural powers with which he can look at any photograph and can actually go right into that moment when it was actually clicked, thus helping many who come to him for help when the police have failed.
He now has the unenviable task of venturing into a photograph, clicked just moments before his father could die, to find out whether it was murder or natural death. His journey to unravel the mystery keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Performance wise, Akshay Kumar deserves a bow for taking the risk to be a part of such an unusual project. He has done a serious role in this film. Javed Jaffery impresses with his acting as a cop. Ayesha Takia is Ok. She looks beautiful. Grirish Karnad has a small role. Anant Mahadevan and Rushad Rana are good as well. Sharmila Tagore is off course a mature actress, she has really done a good job.
On the whole, 8 X 10 Tasveer, is fairly a nice film. Kukunoor shows tremendous progress as a technician and has done just the perfect casting for all the parts. His interval point is simply superb as it wipes out all the predictions you are making up till then. Good chance for hardcore Akshay's fans to watch him in a serious role.
BARAH AANA Preview : :| Director | Raja Menon |
| Producer | Raja Menon, Raj Yerasi, Giulia Achilli |
| Starring | Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Violante Placido, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Jayati Bhatia , Benjamin Gilani, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwa |
Bandra West Pictures' upcoming film BARAH AANA is all set to release on 13th March 2009. Written and directed by Raja Menon BARAH AANA, a comedy of real life, a lighthearted drama, revolves around a driver, watchman and waiter who accidentally stumble into a crime and then realize it's not a bad business. Featuring a talented ensemble cast of Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Violante Placido Tannishtha Chatterjee, Jayati Bhatia, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwa and Benjamin Gilani BARAH AANA is based on an original script. The music of the film is composed by Shri.RELEASES on 20th march ..
Synopsis :BARAH AANA is a comedy of real life, set in today's Mumbai. The story revolves around three unlikely friends: a driver (NaseeruddinShah), a watchman (Vijay Raaz), and a waiter (Arjun Mathur). The driver is an older man, stoic but dependable. The watchman, in his 30s, is a pushover at work but otherwise mischievous. The waiter is a young, swaggering chap, brimming with ambition. Living together, their different attitudes make for interesting banter. At some point, misfortune befalls the watchman and, due to a series of chance events, he stumbles into a crime. Striking upon a seemingly low-risk way to make good money, and discovering a new sense of self-confidence, he tries to entice the others to join him in a series of such crimes. Cat and mouse games ensue between the three as personalities change, but events soon spiral out of control, leading them in a direction none of them had wanted to take...
GULAAL movie PreviewA Zee Limelight production GULAAL is directed by maverick director Anurag Kashyap (Director of BLACK FRIDAY, NO SMOKING and DEV D). GULAAL which is closest to Anurag Kashyap's heart took shape long back in 2001. It is inspired by a song from PYAASA, 'Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai'. The film is a dedication to all the poets who had a vision of India. GULAAL is set in Rajpur a fictional city of Rajasthan, where a member of the erstwhile royal family stakes claim to the land of Rajasthan and wants to go back to the days of royalty. He wants Rajputana back from the Government of India and challenges the very idea of democracy. His history backs him, his people too, but the power corrupts him... Similar to a Shakespearean fable of desire, lost identities, love, greed, violence, murder, deceit, power and innocence, it is a film inspired by poetry; the forgotten male, macho world of power, corruption and greed, where women are just means to an end while nobody can be trusted. It's a film that brings back poetry to cinema, songs that inspire us, shake us; sometimes a thriller, a drama, but poignant, shocking and provocative. It's a film about the conflict created as a modern India tries to break the shackles of its past. The film which releases on 13th March sees Kay Kay Menon playing the role of one of the key protagonists called Dukey Bana who masterminds a Rajputana movement in order to have a separate state ruled by Rajputs.
Music and lyrics by Piyush Mishra , the film also stars Aditya Srivastav, Piyush Mishra, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Ayesha Mohan, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Mahi Gill, Pankaj Jha, Jessie Randhawa and Mukesh Bhatt in principal roles. Synopsis: The film is about an innocent student Dileep who comes to Jaipur to study, accompanied by his faithful servant Bhanwar. Here he comes in contact with Rananjay Singh "Ransa" (contemporary intelligent, sensitive young man who refuses to abide traditions; his ideologies clash with his father's, the local raja), Jadwal (with old school of thought he is the college goon who rags Dileep); Anuja (professor ragged with Dileep; despair brings both together and a strong emotional bond develops between them) Dukey Bana (powerful local figure who leads an army of radical Rajputs struggling to get Rajputana back from the Government of India challenging the very idea of democracy); Kiran (uses Dileep for power and personal interest).
Against a backdrop of local political intrigue, the film begins with a Rajput conglomerate gaining strengthen as Dukey Bana and a few ex-Royals convince a reluctant Ransa to contest for the college elections on behalf of the Rajputana party; Ransa and Kiran battle it for General Secretary's post. The rivalry between the two gangs intensifies and Ransa is forced to withdraw, which he resists. Eventually this leads to his murder by Karan (Kiran's brother and Rasna's illegitimate sibling). Using the sympathy wave, Dileep is compelled to contest elections in Ransa's place and made to win. After losing the elections Kiran tries winning Dileep trust, gets close to him and pretends to fall in love. As he tries to fit into the shoes of the General Secretary an insecure Dileep gets emotionally dependent on Kiran and distance grows between him and Anuja. Dileep finds himself trapped in political maneuvers and realizes that this is not what he had wanted. It dawns to him that he is being used by Dukey; when Dileep confronts Dukey, he is faced with a horrifying truth! Dukey Bana is masterminding a Rajputana movement, to have a separate state ruled by Rajputs. In a gamut of Red faces (Gulaal is put over the faces to mask their true identity), Dileep sees the
truth behind Dukey and his actions. So Dileep decides to resign from the post of the General Secretary. Dileep resign and Kiran takes charge. As soon as in power, she refuses to meet Dileep and tries to get close to Dukey using her feminine charm. A lovelorn and rejected Dileep gets more and more frustrated, abusive and violent in desperation. This behavior creates a distance between Dileep and the people who truly love and understand him. Blinded by his love for Kiran, Dileep goes into frenzy becoming a sorry and inevitable victim of circumstances. The whole madness around Dileep intensifies; sense of conspiracy and feeling of a fake unrequited love push him to the edge... GULAAL races to an unforgettable climax... out of the faces painted in Gulaal, a face is revealed... the face of the new leader...
DEV D Movie review : :After enticing the nation with its path breaking music, catching everyone's eye with innovative marketing and delivering well on the critics expectations, DEV D is now captivating the heart of its audiences and ringing in moolah at the Box Office. The first week numbers are in and the film has garnered an overwhelming record at the box office for the period starting 6th February till 12th February, the film has grossed a whopping of Rs. 13 crores at the box office and is still running strong.A good small budget movie rakes in an average of Rs. 6 crores and this is for the third time in a row that a film from the spot boy palette that has done so exceptionally well. "However, more than anything else I had complete faith on
anu's work and the concept of the film.
SUMMARY::
Dev [Abhay Deol] is sent away to London for studies but he never loses touch with his childhood friend Paro [Mahi Gill]. Dev and Paro are devilishly in love with each other. They do chat and share photographs. Back from the London after years, Paro, who is now even more in love with Dev than she ever was, cannot take her eyes off him. They try to meet in odd places with her Dad always showing up at the wrong time. Being a good looker, and always chirpy, there's loose talk about Paro; of her being the conquest of someone else. Dev believes what he hears and snubs her. In fact, he insults her telling her she can't even dream of coming into his family.
Paro moves on and marries off to someone else and Dev goes into severe depression. Not one to take on responsibilities for his acts, Dev digs deep into drugs and alcohol for salvation. He stays away from home, but his finances still come from a doting father................
