2008 Bollywood Movie Analysis in leisure time
This year the Hindi film industry has seen a varied flavors of movies: from comedy to sensible,from remake to animation, from artistic to copy, from class to crass. So before we reach the final quarter of this year and a whole lot of movies release, I thought of mentioning some of these that were not worth a miss.
We saw movies like Janne tu ya jaane na and Rock On targeted at the younger audience. Movies that were entertaining and did a fair business. Then the typical commercial movies like Singh is King and Kismat Konnection that received a warm welcome in small cities as well as the metropolis. Those hungry for some action on the screen got it in Mission Istanbul and Race. We also saw movies like Sarkar Raj and Aamir which were appreciated by a certain genre of people. Below I list 5 of my favorites from the 2008 releases, some of them may go totally unappreciated but will always remain praiseworthy:
Here are some Bollywood Movie Analysis in 2008
Bachna Ae Haseeno Movie Review
Bachna Ae Haseeno: An extravagant-turns-boring affair!
One of the much awaited film finally arrives. Has all the ingredients intact - great locations, good cinematography, soothing music. It has fair performances too. But the ’script’ strikes again! Or, the lack of it.
The story revolves around Raj- a Casanova who dumps two girls and finally falls in love with a girl who dumps him. When he suffers, he plans to go apologize to the two girls for all the wrong he has done. How he does it and what he receives at the end of it forms the second half of the movie.
The main idea reminds me of “do good things and good things will happen to you” from the American sitcom ‘My Name Is Earl’. The story also resembles Tamil flick ‘Autograph’. Had the whole movie been comic or melodramatic like them, it would have still entertained. A badly-written script spoils it all.
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Kismat Konnection Movie Review
Kismat Konnection's kismat fails to shine
The story starts with a regular day in a not so lucky guy Raj’s life. He meets his ladylove Priya and things start improving. How his life changes and he meets success forms the crux of the story. And how it is narrated to us becomes nearly a nightmare for us.
Predictable at most of the times, it still keeps us glued to the seat for the first one hour. Will the underworld goon threaten Raj’s life for the money he lended? What would happen when the truth is revealed to Priya that she was just his lucky charm? Will Raj meet success if Priya marries her fiance and leaves him?
The next one hour you just wait and wait for the movie to end. Post-interval it gets so slow that you stop emphatising with the lead protagonist and you even stop caring about what happens next.
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Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Na Movie Review
This is one movie I was dying to watch thanks to the trailers and was disappointed with the movie reviews. So started watching it with no expectations. And here’s what I think.
The movie starts the usual youth-centered college life fun and masti way. Instantly , I felt that it has been blended after watching 10-15 low-budget-yet-classy South Indian movies. I mean we have already seen that scene where the girl is rescued from goondas by declaring she has AIDS, the lead girl being a little crack by mourning her pet, girl boy are best friends and scream when elders want to marry them off and later realize their feelings. There were similarities and there were traces of friendship scenes from DCH, RDB and the likes. Aditi song even reminded me of ‘musu musu hasi’ from Pyar mein kabhi kabhi. Nonetheless, the story was interesting and entertaining. Slowly, it got gripping. It was predictable, yet at times surprising.
The story of Aditi and Jay is being narrated to a new friend by a bunch of friends. And this is how the story unfolds. Every moment is entertaining and keeps you glued- curious to know the rest.
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Seeking your own ‘Office Space’ : Movie Review
Yes, this is the movie that I would recommend for anyone who has seen the corporate world, because it talks about how we feel and how it is– the ‘job’ i mean. I bet anyone who sees it finds it familiar to the experience we have at our work place. Let me count them for you.
Office Space - Movie Review
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