Bewakoofiyaan Movie Review By Gautam Batra & Roma Heer
Roma Heer: Nupur Asthana is back after her much appreciated film Mujhse Fraandship Karoge, this time with better starcast & parent of Y Films; YRF & ofcourse bigger film Bewakoofiyaan. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor &Rishi Kapoor and in the season where almost all the rom-coms are getting thumbs down from audience, this one is expected to end the jinx. But, does film really presents something different or it comes as like regular stuff we are used to. Lets discuss. Over to you,Gautam!
Gautam Batra: I may appear too rude to say that but Bewakoofiyaan is just like a regular rom-com that has nothing novel to watch. Also, the little uniqueness & recession thing that it has in its plot may appear good to only a section of audience but rest of the audience may get an average fair.
Roma Heer: What is the plot of Bewakoofiyaan?
Gautam Batra: Mohit (Ayushmann) & Mayra (Sonam) are in love with each other but Sonam’s Dad VK Sehgal (Rishi Kapoor) doesn’t approves Mohit because he earns less than Mayra. Mohit starts trying to impress VK Sehgal but his life goes haywire when his company is hit by recession & he loses his job.
Mayra lies her father that Mohit still has job who is now completely dependent on her income. On the other hand Mayra’s father is doing complete enquiry of Mohit to find one fault in him & reject his marriage with his daughter.
What happens then? Does VK Sehgal ever know about the lie of Mayra & Mohit. If yes then what he do? Does Mohit gets a job in between and gets married to Mayra? and if not is he happy living a life on Mayra’s income? Watch out the film to know.
Roma Heer: Story looks okeyish but I am curious to know is there any Bewakoofi done in Screenplay?
Gautam Batra: Habib Faisal’s story had potential but screenplay doesn’t matches the expectations from a romantic comedy. First of all, in the story there is scope of lot of emotions & comedy but sadly the screenplay lacks the feel. No doubt the film is successful in giving you warmth at many points but at some points it really lacks the fire. For example, at points when Mayra sacrifices for Mohit and spends majority of her income on his expenditures, the heart of audience doesn’t comes out with emotions as it is required to be. I don’t mean that emotions at those points don’t work completely but the overall impact is less than required.
The other major drawback of screenplay is, it has very little dose of humor which plays a significant role in rom-com. There are some funny situations in film but they are all about giggling & smiling. There is hardly any scene where you can laugh out loud. Plus at many points including the ending you feel the film could’ve more freshness to look better.
Dialogues by Leepakshi Ellawadi are very good.
Roma Heer: How was Direction & Performances?
Gautam Batra: Nupur Asthana’s Direction is very good. She has bring out the best she could’ve from this story.
Ayushmann Khurrana as Mohit Chaddha gives a power packed performance. He looks smart & handsome plus never disappoints in acting area. His dialogue delivery has the right spark & he looks perfect in the film.
Sonam Kapoor is good as Mayra but she needs to better herself now as an actor.
Rishi Kapoor is excellent as VK Sehgal – The arrogant yet soft hearted father of Mayra. He lives upto his role & delivers quite good number of laughters specially in second half.
Others are also nice.
Checkout The Trailer:
Roma Heer: What will you say about Music & Technical Aspects?
Gautam Batra: Raghu Dixit’s Music is average with songs providing little value to film.Hitesh Sonik’s Background Score is good. Lyrics by Anvita Dutt & Habib Faisal are quite good. Neha Parti’s cinematography is very good.
Roma Heer: What will be your Final Verdict & Rating of the film?
Gautam Batra: Bewakoofiyaan has little flavor to woo audience and it will left majority of the audience displeased. Go for Ayushmann Khurrana & Rishi Kapoor’sperformance if you really want to watch the film.
Rating: 2.5 / 5
Source: http://www.wassupbollywood.com
I don’t call myself a Superstar now – Shahrukh Khan
At a recent Fashion Event organized by Hindustan Times, most noticeable stars of Bollywood made their presence felt. Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut were few of them.
Shahrukh Khan who was looking quite handsome in his recent ‘Happy New Year’ look revealed that he doesn’t calls him Superstar now as he is more of a hardworking actor. And during this hardwork he sometimes forget that he is a Superstar. Talking about people who make him remember this, he says “Its sweet of those people remembering i used to say that earlier. I was younger than but I am wiser, I am older and I am more hard working now. I wouldn’t say that now that I am Superstar”.
When asked about who is most stylish in Bollywood, Being Diplomatic he said, All the ladies now and models are extremely stylish.
However it was not only SRK who had to answer this Question. Stars like Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Anil Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana also named the celebs in Bollywood whom they consider most stylish. Checkout Below in the video:
Source: http://www.wassupbollywood.com
Sunny Leone in the steamy HOT kiss scene from RaginiMMS2!
Queen shows very good jump in weekend
Queen opened to low response but film picked up very fastly on Saturday. On Sunday again the film saw good jump taking the weekend business to a better total. The film has shown very good trending in weekend, so much so that its Sunday business was more than Gulaab Gang which opened to much better response and also had growing weekend.
Queen has collected 10.45 crore approx in its weekend which is good if we consider the opening but still below par considering the release size. The film has long way to go and it needs super steady weekdays and second weekend to achieve good sum.
Friday – 2.10 crore
Saturday – 3.55 crore
Sunday – 4.77 crore
First Weekend Business – 10.42 crore
Source: http://www.wassupbollywood.com/
Gulaab Gang remains below the mark in weekend
Gulaab Gang was the best release among all the new Bollywood releases but sadly film failed to make the mark as per its size. Due to release date confusion film couldn’t open to expected levels and due to lack of encouraging word of mouth it failed to pickup to required levels.
Although film jumped on both Saturday & Sunday but it was not enough to strength up the overall business. The film has collected 11.25 crore nett approx in first weekend which is not satisfactory.
All the eyes will be on weekdays now. If the film can be super steady and can collect 20 crore atleast by the end of week, the result can be considered fair.
Friday – 2.85 crore
Saturday – 3.80 crore
Sunday – 4.56 crore
First Weekend Business – 11.21 crore
Source: http://www.wassupbollywood.com
Total Siyapaa First Weekend Business
Total Siyapaa has proved to be a Disaster as the business was on the lines of Darr @ The Mall. The film opened to strange response of 1.26 crore nett and showed irrelevant jump on Saturday. On Sunday also the film couldn’t show a required pickup and thus emerged a huge disaster.
The film collected 4.37 crore nett in first weekend which is just 1 crore more than Darr @ The Mall.
Trending of the film suggests that film will not go far and even 10 crore lifetime looks out of the question.
Friday – 1.26 crore
Saturday – 1.49 crore
Sunday – 1.62 crore
First Weekend Business – 4.37 crore
Source: http://www.wassupbollywood.com/
Total Siyapaa fails to make any headway on Saturday
Total Siyapaa started on a disastrous note and failed to show any remarkable growth on Saturday. The film was just 20% up from the poor levels of opening as it collected 1.49 crore nett on Saturday.
The film has collected 2.75 crore nett in two days which is a very poor figure. The weekend is likely to be in 4.5 – 4.75 crore range.
Source: http://www.wassupbollywood.com
Total Siyapaa Movie Review By Taran Adarsh
Cross-border love stories raise eyebrows. Always. Especially when it involves India and Pakistan. Recall Raj Kapoor’s dream project HENNA [1991; directed by his son Randhir Kapoor], J.P. Dutta’s REFUGEE [2000], Anil Sharma’s GADAR [2001], Yash Chopra’s VEER-ZAARA [2004]… more recently, Kabir Khan’s EK THA TIGER [2012] centred around an Indian spy falling in love with a Pakistani spy. While the above-named movies reconstructed the ordeal faced by the lovers on account of cross-border romance, Eshvar Nivas’ TOTAL SIYAPAA takes a different route altogether. The director peppers the plot with humor and amusing episodes while depicting the chaos that engulf the lives of the much-in-love couple [Pakistani boy, Indian girl].
First things first! TOTAL SIYAPAA is based on ONLY HUMAN [SERES QUERIDOS], a Spanish film. The nationalities have been changed [to make it more relatable], while the premise has been modified [albeit slightly] to suit the Indian sensibilities. Also, unlike the above-mentioned Hindi films, this one’s set in London. So, there! The question is, does the cross-border romance strike a chord? Or does the storyteller miss the opportunity to drive home a point?
Let’s enlighten you about the premise first! Aman [Ali Zafar], of Pakistani origin, falls in love with Asha [Yami Gautam], of Indian origin. He visits her parents’ [Anupam Kher, Kirron Kher] home to seek permission to marry her. However, his plans to impress the family fall flat when the mother discovers that he is a Pakistani. A series of unfortunate events befall the good-hearted but hapless Pakistani boy, leading to outrageous situations.
Neeraj Pandey, one of the producers of TOTAL SIYAPAA, as well as Eshvar Nivas, the director of the film, are synonymous with serious films that have an undercurrent of tension [although Eshvar has attempted some light entertainers in the past]. The emphasis is to narrate a love story involving an Indian and Pakistani and the script offers ample scope to pack in crazy, absurd and bizarre situations to keep you in splits, but the screenplay doesn’t milk the concept to the optimum.
While the promos of the film prepare you for a laugh-riot, what unfurls on screen doesn’t keep you in splits through and through. Initially, yes, the humor works, especially when Ali meets his prospective mother-in-law Kirron Kher, but thereafter, a few sporadic instances apart, several episodes fall flat. Instances: The track involving the English cop fails to evoke laughter… The entire track involving Yami’s hyper brother and the Pakistani neighbour doesn’t work… The kanjoos bro-in-law’s sequences are far from amusing. On the brighter side, the sequences involving Ali and Kirron Kher are hilarious. Additionally, the sequence involving Anupam Kher and the call girl, though corny, makes you laugh. However, what could’ve been a funny take on cross-border romance remains, at best, an ordinary fare.
Since Neeraj Pandey is credited with adapting the Spanish film, you expect him to deliver a spirited tale replete with laugh-inducing situations, eccentric characters and unfortunate coincidences, but the writing appeals intermittently. It would’ve been great to see the peripheral characters [father, brother, sister, bro-in-law, grandpa] contribute to the wacky goings-on, but the screenplay limits their growth. The curse of the second half, which plagues most Hindi films, looms large here too. There’s not much scope for director Eshvar Nivas in such a scenario, although he handles a couple of sequences with poise. The soundtrack [Ali Zafar holds the additional responsibility of scoring the music] is decent. ‘Palat Meri Jaan’ and ‘Nahi Maloom’ are catchy compositions.
TOTAL SIYAPAA would’ve tottered completely had the makers cast names with no flair for comedy. Ali Zafar has the charisma and talent to carry off the part. He’s likeable as the hapless lover stuck in a crazy situation. Yami Gautam is easy on the eye and leaves an impact. But it is Kirron Kher who steals the show with an over the top act. She is terrific. Anupam Kher is fun to watch, but gets limited footage. Vishwa Mohan Badola, the septuagenarian, is under-utilized. Sara Khan [Yami’s sister] is perfect, while Anuj Pandit Sharma [Yami’s brother] hams. Sagar Arya [Yami’s bro-in-law] is wooden.
On the whole, TOTAL SIYAPAA appeals in bits and spurts. You expect a laugh-riot, but what comes across on screen is half-baked.
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Gulaab Gang Movie Review By Taran Adarsh
The much-talked-about, much-in-news, mired in controversy movie hits the screens in India. Finally!
A few weeks ago, a documentary called GULABI GANG released at select screens of India. Now Soumik Sen’s GULAAB GANG, which throws light on women dressed in pink saris, fighting against the injustice meted out to women in the heartland of India, opens at cineplexes after courting controversy. What also makes the film interesting is its interesting casting [and on-screen face-off] — Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Juhi Chawla.
Let’s enlighten you about the premise of GULAAB GANG, before I move ahead. Somewhere between vigilante and activist, a group of women takes up varied issues — domestic violence, dowry, rape, electricity, education, et al. The plot thickens when Rajjo [Madhuri Dixit-Nene], their leader, locks horns with a conniving and shrewd politician Sumitra [Juhi Chawla], who uses everyone to her advantage.
Although GULAAB GANG raises a strong voice against years of patriarchal pain and suffering — one might assume it tilts towards arthouse cinema — the fact of the matter is, Soumik presents the classic conflict between good and evil like any other masala film, replete with high-voltage drama, song-and-dance routine and of course, action sequences. This time, the protagonist as well as the antagonist are women, the story is set in the hinterland, the issues they tackle pertain to women… while men are merely peripheral characters here. Also, unlike some films set in the hinterland, Soumik abstains from using cuss words/colorful lingo to belittle the oppressors here.
GULAAB GANG sheds light on the plight of women in a particular region, but the message resonates beyond the boundaries of the region it attempts to illustrate. The screenplay packs a couple of nail-biting episodes, which skilfully highlights the vulnerability of women in rural India. The fight against merciless husbands, crooked politicians and government machinery and the conventional and regressive attitude comes across effectively on varied occasions. In short, a number of sequences sting with honesty!
However, you can’t turn a blind eye to the blemishes either. Not much happens in the first hour of GULAAB GANG [the writing lacks meat!], after Soumik introduces us to the pivotal characters. Lack of conflict or face-off is also one of the reasons why the first hour never really impresses. Also, Soumik could’ve avoided the usage of songs [the synchronized steps and the reference to ‘Ek Do Teen’ in a sequence look out of place], since the focus in a film like GULAAB GANG is on drama primarily. Fortunately, GULAAB GANG is back on tracks in the post-interval portions. The simmering tension between Madhuri and Juhi is captured wonderfully. Besides, a couple of dramatic sequences leave a hammer-strong impact. In addition, the chameleon-like opportunistic character of Juhi catches your eye in the second hour.
A big reason the film never feels contrived is its tremendous cast, especially Madhuri and Juhi. It’s a pleasure to watch Madhuri essay the role of Rajjo with flourish. In her three-decade-long career, the actress has worked in practically all genres of cinema, but GULAAB GANG gives her the platform to explore not just the dramatics, but action too. She enacts the part of a righteous woman with supreme understanding and deserves brownie points for a terrific portrayal. Matching Madhuri with a pitch-perfect portrayal is Juhi, who defiantly ventures into an alley she has never sauntered into in her career earlier. The actress displays the evil side without resorting to loud theatrics or attempting to overpower her co-star. You’d love to hate Juhi here, for she lives up to the character of a shrewd plotter and an acute schemer.
Other performances are finely pitched as well and topping the list is Divya Jagdale, who stays in your memory much after the screening has concluded. Priyanka Bose is first-rate. Tannishtha Chatterjee is wonderful.
On the whole, GULAAB GANG is well-intentioned with several powerful moments, especially towards the second half. The game of power and politics is well captured too. Additionally, the bravura performances of Madhuri and Juhi add immense weightage to the film. Watch it!
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