Murder 3 Movie Update Review

The ‘Murder’ series produced by Vishesh films is one of the most successful franchises in Bollywood. The last two editions were huge hits where the star cast was led by the Bhatt camp’s blue eyed boy Emraan Hashmi. In a major change, Randeep Hooda has replaced Emraan in this edition of ‘Murder 3’ which has been generating a buzz since it was announced. Randeep is cast opposite Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren and the movie finally had a wide release today. The movie also marks the directorial debut of Vishesh Bhatt and let’s see how it is.

Story :

The movie starts off with Vikram(Randeep Hooda) and Roshni(Aditi Rao Hydari) as a happy couple based in South Africa. Soon, Vikram gets a good job offer in India and moves bag and baggage to Mumbai with Roshni. The couple move into a huge bungalow in Mumbai and re-start their lives and very soon Roshni finds out that Vikram is cheating on her and leaves him for good.

Vikram is distraught and files a missing person complaint with the cops and starts searching for her. As time passes by and with no clue on Roshni, Vikram slowly moves on with his life. He soon meets Nisha(Sara Loren) and they start dating and quickly enough start living together in Vikram’s house. Soon Nisha starts hearing weird sounds from the bathroom which terrifies her and makes her suspicious of Vikram.

Nisha is totally stressed out and starts bugging Vikram to know more of these spooky incidents, but is cold-shouldered by Vikram who ignores her. What is actually happening in the house? Why is Vikram silent on the whole issue and where is Roshni missing ? That forms the rest of the ‘Murder 3’.

Plus Points :

The script is the major advantage of this film. Though the story idea is inspired from a Hollywood film, it has been nicely adapted to the Indian nativity. Aditi Rao Hydari gets a meaty role to bite into and she does complete justice to the character with her acting skills. Randeep Hooda does not have much to do in the film and is apt for his character. New find, Sara Loren, makes a decent debut and looks ravishing.

The whole suspense element and the complete second half is quite interesting. Right when you think the first half has nothing to offer, and is yet another routine horror flick from the Bhatt’s, you are in for a huge twist. The film starts to move at a brisk pace and the thrilling moments will make you enjoy the film completely.

Negative Points :

Audience who come expecting a interesting murder mystery and some steamy scenes which the Muder brand associated with, are in for a huge disappointment. Murder 3 does not have any murder mystery or the so called steamy scenes, and most importantly there is no Emraan Hashmi in it.

Murder 3 is a intelligently made thriller, which has its ups and downs. Cinematic liberties have been taken in plenty, as there are many scenes which are clueless. First half of the film is quite routine and has the routine horror elements.

One gets the complete idea of the story once the suspense in revealed. Songs are a big let-down in Murder 3 and do not have a high recall value when compared to the earlier two films. Randeep Hooda’s characterization lacks justice and is used only for major scenes and that’s where you miss the comforting presence of Emraan Hashmi in the film.

Technical Aspects :

Murder 3 has decent technical effects. Dialogues are quite OK and have been well written. Lyrics of the song ‘Teri Har Nazaar’ are romantically written and has allows been shot well. The editing is quite average since many of the horror scenes seem to have rushed feeling that don’t convey the urgency of the scene.

Screenplay of the movie is good, and is particularly well drafted in the second half. Camera work is decent as the whole look of the movie has a decent feel. One can say that Vishesh Bhatt has chosen a decent subject and handled it quite well. Though the first half is slow, Vishesh raises the plot quiet interestingly.

He narrates important scenes in the second half quite beautifully. He has tried to mix all three elements such as horror, thrill and suspense in Murder 3 and has come out decently successful.

Verdict :

On the whole, Murder 3 is one film which has its highs and lows. An interesting suspense line and some thrilling moments are some positives. On the flip side, lack of a Murder mystery as the posters suggest, and a quiet predictable story are some negatives. Finally, if you erase the effect of Murder and Murder 2 from your mind, then Murder 2 is quite a decent watch..

Movie Rating...............3.5/5

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Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story Movie Review

After a long gap, the Maya Dolas of the hit film, ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’, Vivek Oberoi is back with yet another Bhai role in ‘Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story’. With Neha Sharma cast opposite Vivek, this film was promoted extensively and has finally hit the screens today. Let’s see how it is.
Story :
The story kicks off with Simran (Neha Sharma) shifting to a smaller house in Mumbai after she loses her job at a big telecom company. Simran immediately stumbles upon her neighbor Jayantabhai (Vivek Oberoi) who is a small time gangster who works for a local gang of the neighborhood.
As days pass by Jayanta Bhai starts liking Simran and the two get along really well and help each other in times of distress. The twist in the tale arises when Jayanta Bhai’s gangster background comes in between his love for Simran. Whether or not they find love in each other or will their different professions pull them apart? That forms the rest of the story.
Positive Points :
Vivek Oberoi in a lover-bhai’s avatar is confident and brings some weight to his character. His comic timing is good as he gives a good performance throughout the film. Neha Sharma looks beautiful and ups the glamour quotient of the whole film. Being a romantic comedy, the movie has ample romance and decent comedy. The story narration is simple and is good in only bits and pieces.
Negative Points :
Director Vinnil Markan fails to bind the story together as the film seems out of place in many areas. The story is dull and restrains the actors from giving a stronger performance. Though Vivek is projected as the Bhai, there is a lack of bhaigiri in the film. Though Neha Sharma looks cute as Simran, her acting skills leave much to be desired.
The other supporting characters decide to give over-the-top performances and the film moves at a very fast pace leaving many incomplete scenes throughout. Also a few sequences in the second half are meaningless. Strong character actors like Nassir and Zakir Hussain are wasted in small roles.
Technical Aspects :
Dialogues in the film are funny and depict the typical tapori language of local Mumbaikars. Vinnil manages to do his best in the humor quotient and takes out the funny side of Vivek. Songs are decent enough especially the one sung by Atif Aslam. Director Vinnil does an average job in the direction department. He loses the plot as many scenes do not have any connection. The screenplay of the movie is very poor as the complete second half goes for a toss.
Verdict :
On the whole, Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story does not have Vivek’s romantic avatar of Saathiya or the angry Maya Dolas of Shootout At Lokhandwala. Neha Sharma’s glamorous looks and some decent comedy are some positives. On the flip side, a weak script and a weaker direction spoil the fun of this movie. Finally, if you are a diehard fan of Vivek Oberoi and are adamant to see Neha Sharma’s gorgeous looks, you can attempt this one.

Movie Rating................2.5/5

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Vikram's David Movie Review

Vikram and Jiva have teamed up together for the movie ‘David’. Both the heroes have a decent market in Telugu and the movie has been dubbed for release here. The film has been directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Tabu, Lara Dutta and Nasser have played key roles in the movie. The film deals with the lives of two Davids. Is the film good? Let us find out?

Story :

This a tale of two Davids, who do not have any connection whatsoever. One story is set in 1999 and this David (Jiva) is a guitarist. He comes from a middle class family and his father (Nasser) is a compassionate church father. David gets an unexpected offer that has the potential to transform his career and his life. At this point of time, local MLA Malathi Devi (Rohini Hattangadi) instigates some riots for her own selfish gains. David loses everything in the process. What does David do after this? Does he realise his dream of becoming a famous musician? That forms the story of the first David.

The second David (Vikram) is a fisherman from Goa and his story is set in 2010. His fiancee elopes with someone else just before marriage and a heartbroken David turns to alcohol for relief. His friends Frennie (Tabu) and Peter try their best to console him but to no avail. David comes across Peter’s girlfriend Roma (Isha Sharvani) and unexpectedly falls in love with her. He finds himself in a huge dilemma since it is now love vs friendship for him. What does this David do? That is his story.

David 1 and David 2 run into each other in the end. Why do they meet? That is the story of this film ‘David’.

Plus Points :

Vikram’s characterization is partly funny and partly tragic. He has excelled in showcasing these two emotions well. Jiva has also performed very well as a young guitarist.

Nasser and Tabu have turned in classy performances. Isha Sharwani looks very glamorous and she has performed well as a deaf and dumb heroine. The ‘shivam’ song, which keeps cropping up in the background’ is pretty good. The film’s short run time of 2 hours is definitely a blessing in disguise.

Minus Points :

The movie’s pace is very slow and there is not much depth in the plot. There are many loopholes and the director was not able to effectively get his point across. The two Davids meet in the end, but that scene fails to make any impact whatsoever on the viewers because of the way in which it was handled.

Some of the scenes from Jiva’s story look quite silly. Especially the attacks on the MLA and the local Don.

The film is very low on entertainment quotient. If you go in expecting some good comedy, grand locales and rich visuals, you will be sorely disappointed. There are some blunders in dubbing and these errors make the scenes look very bad.

The romantic track between Vikram and Isha Sharwani could have been better. The film suffers from a lot of Tamil nativity.

Technical Aspects :

Cinematography by Ratnavelu and PS Vinod is good. Srikar Prasad’s editing could have been better. Production values are just about ok. Music is not upto the mark but the background score is effective.

Bejoy Nambiar fails as a director with this film. He could not convey his intentions effectively and crisply.

Verdict :

David is a film that falls flat on many counts. A slow pace, lack of entertainment for the casual movie lover and a generally unappealing narrative make this film tough to watch. Vikram and Jiva have turned in good performances but they are not enough to rescue this movie.

Movie Rating..............2.75/5

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Chammak Challo Movie Review

Neelakanta has made a mark for himself as a genre director with films like ‘Missamma’ and ‘Show’. He has attempted to come up with a commercial romantic flick this time around with ‘Chammak Challo’. The film has Varun Sandesh, Sanchita Padukone and Catherine Tresa in lead roles. Kiran Varanasi has scored the music. Let us see how the film is
Story :
Kishore (Srinivas Avasarala) is a wannabe filmmaker who is on the lookout for a fresh new love story. He runs into professor Apparao Aggarwal (Shayaji Shinde) during a morning jog and comes to know about the love story of Shyam (Varun Sandesh) and Anshu (Sanchitha Padukone).
Apparao Aggarwal is a Professor of Communications. Shyam and Anshu happen to be his students. Apparao encourages them to fall in love and even tries his best to ignite some sparks between Shyam and Anshu. You see, Mr. Apparao’s izzat has taken a beating and he wants to exact revenge by making them fall in love!!
As is the norm, Shyam and Anshu soon fall in love and get engaged. But fate throws in a cruel twist in the form of Sunaina (Catherine Tresa), a super hot and vivacious young lady. All hell breaks loose when Shyam develops feelings for Sunaina.
What happens next? Will Shyam marry Sunaina or Anshu? And will Kishore get that unique love story he so desperately needs? That forms the story of ‘Chammak Challo’
Plus Points:
Catherine Tresa looks very hot in the movie and she has the potential to be a superstar in future if she plays her cards right. She bears a passing resemblance to Sonali Bendre in this movie. Shayaji Shinde tries his best to entertain viewers with his antics and high energy levels. Srinivas Avasarala is neat.
The stout and dark guy with a funny accent, who acted as the classmate of Varun Sandesh and Sanchitha Padukone, did a great job. Vennela Kishore brings a few laughs with a brief cameo.
Minus Points :
Sanchita Padukone just does not make the cut as a lead actress. She has neither the acting skills nor the glamour required for job. Varun Sandesh is getting repetitive in his performances and his look in this movie is not too appealing. When I asked around, the biggest grouse people had with him in this movie was his hairstyle.
The movie’s pace is terribly slow and there are a lot of irritating scenes in the movie, like the one where Varun Sandesh and Sanchita Padukone sit and gaze at stars. Poor dialogues make such scenes even more unbearable than they actually are.
The motive behind Shayaji Shinde’s obsessive desire to get Varun and Sanchita together is very superficial. The romantic track between Varun and Sanchita never really takes off emotionally. The conflict and the subsequent patch up scenes also fail to connect emotionally, primarily because of poor dialogues and superficial execution.
Music is the lifeblood of a romantic film. Sadly, it is not impressive here. The songs have not been shot well either and their placement in the film leaves a lot to be desired too.
Most people will not be able to digest Brahmaji as Varun Sandesh’s father. He is too young and smart to be slotted into such roles.
Technical Aspects :
Ranganath Gogineni’s cinematography is very average. Nagi Reddy’s editing could have been a lot better. A more liberal use of the scissors would have helped the movie’s pace considerably. Dialogues are very bad.
Kiran Varanasi’s music is not impressive. Neelakanta’s direction is below par. One gets the feeling that he tried to make a statement by attempting a ‘different’ love story with ‘commercial elements’.
Verdict :
‘Chammak Challo’ is a very slow and poorly executed romantic drama. Catherine Tresa’s glamour and Shayaji Shinde’s energy levels salvage the film marginally. On the whole, this film is yet another disappointment from Neelakanta.


Rating........1.5/5

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ABCD Movie Latest Review

Dance based films have been a regular feature in Bollywood for quite some time now. Films like Disco Dancer, Dil To Pagal Hai and Aaja Nachle have been decent entertainers in the past. Continuing with the trend, choreographer turned director Remo Dzouza has now come up with India’s first 3D film on dance. Starring a host of choreographers like Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya and Salman Yousuf Khan, ABCD has finally released today. Let’s see how it is.

Story:

The movie starts off with Jahangir (Kay Kay Menon) replacing his long time choreographer Vishnu (Prabhu Deva) with an international Dance teacher in his famous dance institute. For Vishnu, whose life is only about dance is heart-broken after he is kicked out of the institute. He plans to leave Mumbai, but is stopped by his friend Gopi (Ganesh Acharya).

Both of them plan to set up their own dance institute with a few local dancers, who also turn out to be personal rivals. Rest of the story is as to how Vishnu and Gopi form their own dance group, and take on the mighty Jahangir and his professional dancing team.

Positive Points:

ABCD is a total dance film as you get to see some of the best dances that Bollywood films ever had. The dance sequences are so exhilarating that you won’t be able take your eyes off the screen. All the dances have been executed and shot exceptionally well. Prabhu Deva is the main stay of the movie and gives the other dancers a run for their money. He is simply superb in the Muqabila theme song and acting wise makes an decent effort.

Ganesh Acharya is a find of ABCD and is specially good with his comedy timing. Kay Kay Menon is at his usual best and scores high with his flawless performance. Dharmesh, Salman Yusuf Khan and Punit Pathak burn the screens on fire with their stunning dance moves. Even though it is a dance film, emotional and dramatic scenes create an decent impact.

Negative Points:

Prabhu Deva’s Hindi accent is a big turn off in the film. A dubbed voice could have worked big time for his character. The second half is very slow as many scenes have been dragged out. Some emotional scenes could have been easily chopped off. The movie loses its plot right from the start of the second half.

Some of the dance sequences have an Hollywood impact and some times get repetitive. The 3D effect in most of the songs seems unnecessary as it creates a disturbing effect to the whole flow.

Technical aspects:

All the tracks by Sachin-Jigar are a great addition to the film. Psycho re which is played at the end of the film, should have been an addition in the movie. The song features some ace dancers like Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Saroj Khan and none other than the director Remo D’Souza himself.

Cinematography is first-rate with most of the minute dance sequences are captured exceptionally well. The 3D effect is just OK and is good only for few scenes. Dialogues are simple and the editing is neat. Screen play of ABCD, is a big let down as many scenes are out of place. Remo D Souza’s direction is quite OK as he manages to get a story out of a dance based film. He deserves a special pat for bringing out some of the finest talents on one platform.

Verdict:

On the whole, ABCD is one film which has a total A to Z of dancing. A never before seen dance sequences and some out standing choreography are sure shot plus points. On the flip side, a boring and dragged out second half kills the flow of the film. Finally, ABCD will be loved immensely by dance lovers, and is a OK watch for regular movie goers.

Movie Rating...3/5

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Special Chabbis Movie Update Review

Gimme raid, said the fake CBI officers who in a daredevil swoop-down on a well-known jewellery outlet in Mumbai in 1983 escaped with loot worth lakhs. If done today, it would have been a heist worth crores.

But that's the devilish beauty of Neeraj Pandey's second feature film. Though set in a world where lakhs were a large fortune, he gives us a caper-thriller worth crores. The period detailing of the 1980s - the cars, hotel lobbies, clothes, hairstyle and most importantly, the attitude to wealth acquisition (scams were unknown back then, scandals were as far as the financials over-reachers went) - they all add a lustre of underscored believability to the proceedings.

Morality is a prime casualty in the tale.

Get this. There are two sets of CBI officers on duty in this deviously-plotted tale of daredevilry and drama in real time. The real and the fake teams are respectively helmed by Manoj Bajpayee and Akshay Kumar. Both put in impressively understated performances. But since Akshay Kumar is a bigger star than Bajpayee, he gets a bonus romantic track with the unimpressive Kajal Aggarwal.

The high energy-level in the plot - how high, just check out Manoj's introductory chase sequence across Connaught Place, it leaves you panting for breath - comes entirely from the way the quartet in the core group plans its various pseudo-CBI raids across the country from Kolkata to Mumbai, bringing to the plot a meticulousness that doesn't interfere with the entertainment quotient. After a point, you don't care about the headlines. It's all about the deadlines.

The goings-on resonate in rapid-fire speed, imparting the kind of urgency to the proceedings that "Oceans 11" would have achieved if it wasn't a caper devoid of a moral centre, or "Race 2" were it not devoid of a soul.

"Special 26" achieves a rare synthesis of real-life credibility and cinematic flamboyance. Pandey's perception of cinematic licence is liberating. The real-life incident involving the CBI scam, which shook the nation, is given a sensuous spin that culminates in a completely unexpected and spectacular culmination.

Cinema, Pandey tells us, is not only about being true to life. It is also about making life seem more engaging than it actually is. This is where the director's ability to punctuate socio-political anomalies with edge-of-the-seat excitement comes into full play.

The mix of fact and fiction was earlier applied by Pandey to the theme of terrorism and the wounded individual in "A Wednesday". No character who goes so audaciously against the law in "Special 26" seems particularly wounded or terrorised. You suspect they are all in it for fun.

The characters are not in search of a moral payoff and we are not eager to find it for them.

Pandey weaves vivid vignettes into the main heist-format from each of the four protagonist's personal lives. One of them played with compelling gusto by Kishore Kadam washes his wife's clothes at home when he is not away carrying out fake CBI raids with his comrades. Another, played equally effectively by Rajesh Verma, lives in a sprawling joint family where everyone is caught sleeping while he sneaks out to do his clandestine thing with his pals. These moments define the individual and the crime.

Anupam Kher has a sizeable part as Akshay's right-hand man. A nondescript family man with an unending brood of children, Anupam's Sharmaji could've been the reluctant terrorist Naseeruddin Shah in Pandey's "A Wednesday". Thankfully, Sharmaji decided to protest against his inconspicuous life with some serious con-jobs and not something more ... er, explosive.

Another reined-in but riveting performance comes from Jimmy Sheirgil as a conflicted cop who must redeem himself before the final reel. And what a resounding redemption!Jimmy, who has lately shaped into one of our finer actors, imparts a secret life to his duty-bound cop's role without being given leisurely space to do so.

Manoj is in many ways the film's main protagonist. In fact, he gets the kind of breathtaking breathless introductory chase sequence that Akshay would normally secure for himself. Curiously, Manoj underplays his part in a film where the performances are purposely italicised. In just a couple of shots with his screen wife, we get a full measure of Manoj's idealistic character.

Whether it's the lucid and long-limbed writing or the performances or maybe a yummy yoking of both, one doesn't know. But the narrative's over-all mood is one of urgent crises-point reached with minimum fuss and optimum energy. Pandey adds considerably to his narrative's credible climate by shooting on real locations, wherever the pseudo-raids take our 'hero' and his three unlikely associates.

Akshay as the mainstay of the governmental masquerade moves away from his by-now patent and predictable comic moves to deliver a surprisingly subtle unassuming performance. His Ajay Singh is a bit of a loner, a bit of an enigma. The only character he bonds with is Sharmaji. Anupam and Akshay bring a very understated father-son feeling to their bonding.

Feelings are frequently hammered into place in the no-nonsense plot by a background score by Sanjoy Chowdhary. It was the same in Pandey's "A Wednesday" where the characters' silences were loudly interpreted and interrupted by the background score.

"Special 26" is not a film that favours soft creative options. It takes the heist-story audaciously through a complicated maze of morality without getting snarled in sermons and messages. This is a film that engages you while letting the protagonists cross mischievously from one side of the line of morality to the other.

Special mention in this special caper must be made of the editing by Sree Narayan Singh, which allows every character (even the small and cute cop's role played by Divya Dutta) to breathe as individuals, and the unassuming but illuminating cinematography by Bobby Singh that takes us to the cities of the raid without pausing to define the location.

Bobby died months ago. But then this film wouldn't let him die.

Movie Rating....2.75/5

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