Gang of Ghosts Movie Review

Cast: Sharman Joshi, Mahie Gill, Parambrata Chatterjee, Jackie Shroff and Anupam Kher

Direction: Satish Kaushik

Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes

Story by: Anik Dutta

Genres: Comedy, Drama

 Release Date: March 21, 2014

Story: A damaged house is home for a gaggle of ghosts with their own idiosyncrasies. once a builder threatens to bring it down, the spirits flip mean.

Review: Satish Kaushik's Gang of Ghosts may be a remake of the Bengali social irony, Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012). So as such, the plot that comments on however land-grabbing sharks in cities like metropolis have torn down stunning bungalows and respiration areas to accommodate ugly malls and trendy monstrosities is convincing.

The narrative in-film vogue is diverting, told because it is by a budding author (Sharman Joshi, continuously good) to associate aspiring producer (Parambrata Chatterjee, fresh). The ghosts — Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff, Rajpal Yadav, Mahie Gill, Meera Chopra, Asrani and Saurabh Shukla -- have some lovely (often irritating) character traits.

Yet, the ghosts' makes an attempt to mess with each other and even their have to be compelled to serenade the alcoholic thespian (Mahie) feels funny at first. If you feel indulgent, you will even guffaw at filmi references to Ragini (MMS), Ram Gopal Varma and Makarand (pronounced Maa Hindu deity rand). however the jokes get too sidey and also the jest is impermanent . In fact, once proceedings ar interrupted with associate unspirited item song by the dusky Paoli Dam, during a hotspot referred to as Bhoot Bar, wherever solely ghosts ar invited, you wish to shoot some a lot of individuals dead.

Post-interval, the $64000 plot of a baron (Rajesh Khattar) United Nations agency has noninheritable the controversial property with the intention of turning it into a mall is introduced. and also the ghosts vow to hunt revenge. however their hare-brained commit to bring the baron right down to his knees is therefore amateur, that it fails to amuse.

Clearly, manufacturers like Kaushik, United Nations agency had a formidable box workplace record within the '90s remake South Indian films, have to be compelled to borrow modern technique and storytelling techniques to stay the ever-evolving viewer engaged. within the case of GOG, the sole ones United Nations agency appear to possess had a blast ar the actors - Mahie, Anupam, Saurabh and Jackie, all of United Nations agency ham.

Student of the Year Movie Review

Opened: Oct. 19, 2012

Cast: Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Ronit Roy

Director: Karan Johar

Screenwriters: Rensil DeSilva, Niranjan Iyengar

Producers: Hiroo Johar, Gauri Khan

Executive producer: Marijke deSouza

Director of photography: Ayananka Bose

Production designer: Amrita Mahal Nakai

Costume designer: Manish Malhotra

Choreographers: Farah Khan, Vaibhavi Merchant, Remo D’Souza

Editor: Deepa Bhatia

Music: Vishal-Shekhar

Not rated, 146 minutes.

Filmmaker Karan Johar is known for his turgid love stories and huge, crowd-pleasing dance numbers. His formula up till now, though not taken very seriously by critics, has been hugely successful with audiences; his last four films have starred Bollywood’s top megastar, Shah Rukh Khan, and though his last film with the star, My Name Is Khan (2010), explored the serious issue of racial discrimination, Johar is still largely known as a frothy filmmaker.
Released Oct. 19,Student of the Year capitalized on Johar’s marquee value to overcome shaky performances, derivative, sub-par music and blatant emotional fakery to woo a respectable audience.

With this film, Johar has taken the unusual step of casting all unknowns in the three major roles in what is ultimately a coming-of-age story.

Rohan (Varun Dhawan) and Abhimanyu (Siddharth Malhotra), students at St. Teresa’s College in the hills of Dehra Dun, battle it out for the love of Shanaya (Alia Bhatt) and success, and their rivalry reaches a climax at a grueling “Student of the Year” competition in which they not only have to ace a difficult academic test but also compete in a triathlon.
Dhawan and Bhatt are related to filmmakers known for pleasing the masses and infuriating critics (Varun is the son of comedy king David Dhawan, while Alia is the daughter of Jism 2 producer Mahesh Bhatt). Siddharth Malhotra is a former assistant director to Johar.

Nepotism, a practice set in stone in Hindi cinema, isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Some of the best talent in Hindi cinema is represented by the sons and daughters (and increasingly, nieces, nephews and grandchildren) of industry stalwarts, with celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Kajol, Karisma Kapoor and Aamir Khan genuinely deserving of their fame and success.

But although Student of the Year’s production values and story are solid, the film’s lead performances are uneven.

Malhotra has a lithe sex appeal and Dhawan shows promise as a dancer. But Bhatt is a washout. Not only is she inelegant in the dance numbers, but her expressions are limited; and the digital retouching of her face throughout the film is a distraction. In fact, her entire character — ostensibly the reason for the boys’ love triangle — is really superfluous, since the boys will work out their battle on the sports field anyway.

Which leads to the real problem with this film: Johar coyly skates around the topic, but this bi-curious film doesn’t have the pride to just come out.
The women in the film are either catty, ruthless or vacuous. The men hug and ask each other, “You aren’t gay, are you?” “You aren’t going to kiss me, are you?”

There are innumerable, loving close-up shots of so much male eye-candy here that it borders on parody: rippling abs, shaved chests and armpits; men hoisting their taut, wet bodies out of swimming pools or working out in a gym in a slow-motion montage.

One scene, shot on location in Koh Samui, Thailand, shows Malhotra and Bhatt emerging from the ocean in ultra-slow motion, Johar’s camera capturing every drop of seawater as it courses slowly down their smooth, brown skin: queer Bollywood’s version of a Bond Girl.
Rishi Kapoor is a talented actor of g
reat range, but here he embarrasses himself in the role of college headmaster Vashisht, overplaying a simpering “unmarried” man with a penchant for wearing pink and purple polka-dotted neckties and rhinestone lapel pins. Vashist’s unrequited crush for a buff (but married) 40-something college coach (Ronit Roy) is a subplot with a sad ending: Vashisht dies alone.

Dekh Tamasha Dekh Hindi Movie Review

Dekh Tamasha Dekh Movie Review

Cast: Satish Kaushik, Vinay Jain, Ganesh Yadav, Santosh Juvekar, Tanvi Azmi

Direction: Feroz Abbas Khan

Genre: Drama

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Story: The spiritual identity of a poor, dead man fuels conflagration debates, political powwows, communal commotion and curfew in an exceedingly village - known for its ignitible spiritual sensitivity.

Review: Actor Satish Kaushik's large clean body - with a belly of prodigious proportions - soused in an exceedingly mud-bath, is one amongst several horrific-hilarious moments during this socio-political wit that is galvanized by a real incident. Here's however the tamasha unfolds. A taangewala (he's Hamid for Muslims and Kishen for Hindus) is killed once a large cut-out of a neta accidentally falls on him. Suddenly, from associate inglorious no one he turns into a sought-after natural object. The Hindus insist he ought to be cremated, the Muslims wish him buried. Court demands proof of birth, death, marriage, even circumcision. Alas, there is none!

Slogans like "Nahin bangle, nahin gaadi, humko American state do Kishan ki body", uproariously heighten the intolerance amidst aam military junta. there is conjointly associate timeserving heavyweight newspaper publisher Mutthaseth (Kaushik), the Editor, Kulkarni, concealing the $64000 stories (and his journalism ethics) for shallow sensation and a parody of different curious characters during this sarcastic dramedy.

From the director of the National Award winner 'Gandhi, My Father' and extremely acclaimed play 'Tumhari Amrita', 'DTD' is worrying, stimulating and with humor tragic. It deals with our society's self-contradictory ideas of spiritual identity and humanity. It dramatically reflects our nation's mindless beliefs in political info while not a perspective and media's typically misplaced priorities. There area unit showing intelligence written scenes (courtroom debate), some good dialogues and smart performances (Kaushik, Azmi, Yadav).

However, the film typically rolls out sort of a play or a social comment with staged events (often over-stretched) that end in associate abrupt narrative. The stark portrayal of bare-faced reality (devoid of background music) with a forged of commoners - provides it a docu-drama flavour. 'DTD' is 'grave' alright, however offers mirth in good doses.