Saturday, February 16, 2008

Jodhaa Akbar

i went for this movie despite mediocre movie review...and despite the frightening length of the movie of 3 and half hours....ya i know m a movie freak....

anyways abt the movie....
well the plot is not so simple...dont know how much was reality n how much fictional....
plot is king bharmal of amer doesnt wish to give the kingdom or a part of it to the son of his elder brother sujamal (played by sonu sood) who is elder n more deserving than his own son...this leads sujamal to seek help from other king to help overthrow king bharmal..

this other king happens to be akbar's brother in law who decides to help sujalmal only if after being crowned king sujamal will help him to overthrow akbar...

bharmal wants protection for his empire n so he proposes the marriage of his daughter jodhaa to akbar....
to strengthen the ties with rajputs emperor akbar agrees to marry jodha daughter of rajput king bharmal of amer....

well jodha is not happy abt the situation that her opinion is not asked in this matter n that the marriage is purely a political alliance...but for the sake of the people of her kingdom n ensure their protection she agrees to marry...provided her conditions r met with...they being she shd not be converted to islam n be allowed to follow her hindu traditions and a temple be made in palace for lord krishna...


obviously akbar agrees....after their wedding jodhaa refuses to let akbar near her as she doesnt love him....again akbar agrees....n so starts love story...love story is cute like any other love story where the guy n girl try to impress each other n try to make each other happy....
but life is not so simple....
the dai (who has raised akbar) is a possessive female and cant bear if anyone else becomes more important to him....not even jodhaa...so she creates misunderstanding between two...puts jodhaa in trap n akbar in his blind faith in dai sends jodhaa back to maika....

well the dai is caught quite easily n misunderstanding is resolved...but now akbar has to win jodha's love all over again....which he manages to do as he becomes a people's king....and makes amends in the policies to help common man....
but there is still trouble in paradise as akbar's brother in law tries to murder him so that he can rule over entire empire....
well now jodhaa nurses him back to health with her prayers n love...

then finally as all seems goin well there is final war with his brother in law which of course akbar wins...n alls well in paradise...on the way of course akbar's brother in law kills sujamal as he refuses to fight on his side...

a long story....

as for the actors......hrithik as akbar is good jus it takes some time to settle in...
ash too is good as jodhaa....sonu sood is good too...rest all actors also good...

good direction...but mistakes like child actors have black eyes shd have beem taken care of...many nice sequences (its a treat to watch hrithik's sword practice scene)...the one with elephant is also cool....nice romantic sequences too...nice choreography in the marhaba song....

cud have been edited quite a lot..cud have easily been a three hour movie...songs r too long...couple of them cud have been edited completely....war scenes too long...sword fight scenes too long..
LENGTH ....thats the only problem of the movie...

sets by nitin desai r grand..costumes r good...
movie appears nice colourful...
watch the movie for the grand splendor of moghul forts n palaces...leaves u wondering how it must have been in reality...to know the lifestyle of the royals...

at the core of it this is a simple love story of a man and a woman who r bound to each other and finally fall in love with each other n make their marriage work despite all odds

GO FOR IT if u have enough free time....

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Bhool Bhulaiya

as the name suggests u will be in bhool bhulaiya once the movie begins... comedy is good...
u will keep laughing thru out the movie at both the comedy and horror of the movie
as for the actors akshay kumar is too good...shiney ahuja is cool as prince (looks like a prince too).. paresh rawal is good...rajpal yadav is wasted in his role as pujari..vidya balan is ok ok....
for a while the story keeps u guessing about who wud be the main culprit n why whatever is happening is happening...
but when the story unfolds it disappoints u....its jus not gripping enough to retain your interest
unnecessary placement of songs jus for the sake of putting some songs...

ok for once watch if u have nothing better to do...

Friday, February 8, 2008

AAJA NACHLE....

welcome back Mrs.Madhuri Dixit-Nene
go to see this movie if u love dhak dhak girl n miss her on screen presence...
she is too good...jus as in good old days...i dont have to say but great dances....
her screen presence is too good...she is there in practically every frame but u jus dont get tired of her...she is a feast to eyes...her dialogues her smile her dances..everything is a feast after a long long time....
yes she looks 42 yrs old...she looks like mother of two...but thats what she is isnt it...
she doesnt need to look like a girl in her twenties wen she is not....

well abt the movie...story is a bit run of mill...not really new story...but dialogues by jaideep sahni (of chak de fame) r funny.... how NRIs behave wen they come to india after a long time is shown perfectly ...

madhuri is well supported by her co actors vinay pathak (loved him in boring govt professor role)..konkona sen sharma (tom boy), kunal kapoor (gunda) ,ranvir shorey ,divya dutta,irfan khan, jugal hansraj (plays gujju stock broker) ,the girl who played her daughter n of course last but not least akshaye khanna....

direction is fine...not something really great but doesnt make u feel as if there r major blunders except one...madhuri's ward robe cud have been much better...some of her clothes were outright silly...dances were choreographed by vaibhavi merchant..she needs a mention for a job well done..
loved the laila majnu musical...beautiful words..n beautiful everything..

the length of the movie is jus fine...u dont get bored or feel wen is it gonna get over...

over all a good fun filled family entertainer...
hope to c u soon madhuri