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Race 2 (2013)

Race 2

[6/10 · 25 January 2013]

Email from Ramesh Taurani

To Abbas - Mustan,

Ingredients for a Sequel :

Race 2 rolls with the same series of songs, mean the genre of songs, created by Pritam in 2008 viz; Pehli Nazar Mein as Be Intehaan, Party On my Mind as Khwab Dekhe and Allah Duhai Hai being the sole track for the Movie. Action scenes ( as in the prequel, acclaimed by the audience ), some Bedroom scenes which are reproduced again. Alan Amin with his insane jumps. Mix everything together and half bake it. Serve the 2008 blockbuster - sequel chilled.

You wanna get entertained ? Uh-oh again, don't chalk up with the census and demography as we have been doing for some recent past action movies. Abbas - Mustan Burmawalla - the thriller duo, known for Baazigar, Aitraaz and their past suspense thriller drama - Race. The prequel of Race 2 had a decent plot in which one could apply one's brains. Race 2 had a decent prequel plot, where this movie gives a lay back to its franchise. Ramesh Taurani wouldn't go for a sequel then again. Indulging your mind to apply in the plot can be as having food with NO Salt and here the film will make you feel exhausted. Though they have a large canvas to display their flick - sequel but still they aren't bolstered with a good writing though. Stops being Original and overuse the scenes created earlier and displays them as any of the average Bollywood Movie. Its case is similar to Dabangg, the swearing remark of the second half hits hard as you just seduction & nothing else.

The story begins from where it was left in 08, Ranveer ( Saif Ali Khan ) and Sonia ( Bipasha Basu ) are living their life perfectly. But to their dismay, Sonia is killed under some mysterious traps and conditions and Ranveer now becomes furious and starts hunting for the killer. Inspector Robert D'Costa ( Anil Kapoor ) assists him to get some clues, as now he is the manager of classy club where he permits Ranveer to stay in. Sameera Reddy being replaced by Amisha Patel is jaw - droppingly hot, and as usual Anil tries to make love with his P.A ( Fruits not to be missed ! ). Ho - Hum Ranveer arrives Turkey and faces the heavy Armaan Malik after Robert D'Costa follows his sturdy investigation. Armaan accompanied by his love interest Elena ( Deepika Padukone ) tries to Betray Saif, as Katrina did in the prequel. Ranveer punches his touts his most famous dialogue " Race hamesha meri thi aur meri hi rahegi... Kyunki main is Race ka sabse puranaa Khiladi hoon. " Ranveer goes with his topless fight with Armaan, some necking scenes in the latter part awfully leading to terrible dismay of the audience.

Hell Yeah, Race 2 has a good cast, lots of smoking' cars and a palette that may please your eyes to the fullest. All in all, the latter part of the film, including the climax, pulls down the movie drastically. One thing you can do is, wait for the telecast of the Super - Hit Race at your T.V's. Er..Feast for Saif Ali Khan Fans, while a one - time watch for the rest of the public.

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013)

Reveal the mysterious Gulabi Bhains

[7/10 · 12 January 2013]

So the most crowd pleasing title Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola having a distinctive casting, offbeat music and the film which grabbed most of the attention towards, Vishal Bhardwaj after his terrible 7 Khoon Maaf returns with this original story of MKBKM. Bhardwaj has always tried to be original towards his plot, think of Kaminey where the film worked with critics along with the masses too. Bhardwaj is a kind of director who gets adjusted to his surroundings vividly. Bhardwaj's music is unique having a typical title track, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola starring Imran Khan ( Matru ), Anushka Sharma ( Bijlee ) and Pankaj Kapoor ( Mandola ). Though this casting is different from anyone's point of view but worked brilliantly at this piece of cinema.

The plot displays unrefined rural locales of Haryana where a kinky, odd industrialist Harry Mandola ( Pankaj Kapoor ). The village is named after his surname Mandola. He himself, known as Mandola most oftenly, is a personality with acuteness in his thinking regarding money, serious, cunning and slick. Mandola wanted his area to be announced as an economic ward obliged to which he forces the native residents who had their farmlands, to sell and leave the village. But Politician Chaudhari Devi ( Shabana Azmi ) who appeals him into thwarting off the villagers. Mandola's MONEY while Chaudhari Devi's POWER can only unite when their offspring's get married to each other. In the midst of all, Mandola's Man Friday Matru ( Imran Khan ) who has nothing to do with these situations enters them, tends to bring some drastic change against land extortion and defends the villagers.

The scenery is captured beautifully, though it is unrefined, raw but that's the beauty of this film. Bhardwaj puts the best comical scenes between the breathtaking star Pankaj Kapoor and Imran Khan, who just sets the cinema on the right track. Imran Khan gets the mood for watching such a type of genre while Pankaj traps everyone in his histrionics. The Director then ( itself in the first half ) tries to bring a mysterious character Gulabi Bhains ( Mao ) but the balloon burst right before the interval leaving nothing to forecast in the second half. Practicality is what Vishal Bhardwaj tends to assure in 'Matri Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' and it forces him to choose for a midway which was more apt towards deep red before pink. The abusive manner doesn't consent an impact pretty much like the odd and unusual presence of Gulabi bains (Buffalo). The song 'Jiski kheti uski zameen, hatt lootne wale' conjointly imitates the same emotions.

All in all to be a Vishal Bhardwaj's film you expect some twists in the second half but the plot is empty making everyone go predictably right and have a banausic continuity. The man who stands alone in the film is Pankaj Kapoor with his stupendous drama. He just fills the glass which was emptied by the storyline to the way it had to be. Pankaj Kapoor's drama win right from the very first shot where he is in his drunken amazement scowling some Haryanvi dialogues. Shabana Azmi gets an easy role but stills does as if she has somnambulism problem.Anushka is good, peppy and cheerful.

Pankaj Kapoor saves this film with his acclaimed acting but still Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola departs you displeasedly. In all the second half is sluggish and most foreseeable without any twist and turns.

Dabangg 2 (2012)

Dabangg 2 : Slapdash Directorial Cut !

[6/10 · 1 January 2013]

As someone who is a big Sallu fan, who liked and loved Dabangg [ 2010 ], and was thoroughly infuriated by Ek Tha Tiger [ 2012 ], just had one question while entering the new Sallu film that how much amendment would Dabangg 2 have ? The comeback, unfortunately, Dabangg 2 is not so entertaining ( it is but in parts ).

Director Arbaaz Khan prefers to hold saucy and fresh dialogues to hide the flaws. But this doesn't help till end because it becomes too repetitive and dreary to pay attention at. The action scenes are insane and look like as if they are produced when technology was not on tap. Arbaaz as his directorial debut, just happens to be clumsy. Too, the movie is lanky without Malaika Arora Khan's waist ! Plus when you wait for something or the other too happen or bounce at you, unluckily, that does happen but the progress is too delayed and makes the sub-plots becomes unsatisfactory. Too, Sallu needs to be in the right shape if he schemes to do any action films hereby.

Further Investigation outcomes are situations when the pregnant wife is being rolling down the temple stairs and her brother-in-law is being held back by the mobsters. This is the most common shot ever seen in any of the B - grade movies making the film look hazy and of 80's type. The film is totally Bollywoodized when the plot revolves around the usual standard story - A Hero, his Wife, A Villain and his gang of henchmen all spiced up together to make the Masala Movie of the Year.

Arbaaz comes and disappears at his own will, while Sonakshi Sinha ( Rajjo ) - goddy goody wife, has a larger role to play in the sequel as now she is married to Chulbul ( Salman Khan ). Prakash Raj is the man to be felt bad for. Sallu needs a more powerful jeopardy evildoer to make the former look stronger. Prakash Raj has nothing so promising to contribute for this flick. As being consistent in the South Indian films he hereby fails to be a strong menacing antagonist.

As in Singham, Prakash Raj ( Bachha Singh ) is a goon entering in politics for the first time and tries to stabilize his reputation by not walking under any kind of controversies. Chulbul Pandey ( Salman Khan ) gets free from doubts and does not let Bachha with his corrupt business. As in first Chulbul was a corrupt officer but now Chulbul has turned honest at his duties and enters the scene for saving a school boy who is abducted by goons ( Bachha's mobsters ) and is in need to be set free from the goons. Chulbul bangs with his gun fights and a swelled out tummy, rescues the little boy saving the day. He then doing his Robinhoodgiri later takes the reward from the school boy ka Paisewaala Baap and donates it to the charity funds. Then comes the Dabangg Reloaded song sung by Sukhwinder Singh again.

Further enters the mean-looking villain Prakash Raj with his brother Genda Bhai ( Deepak Dobriyal ) to harass Sallu's father ( Vinod Khanna ). Regardless of the threat to his family members Chulbul tries to be Dabangg and faces the Genda henchmen firmly. Genda dies and so Bachha gets enraged and let go his political career to take revenge for his brother's death. Bachha tries to terrorize Chulbul's pregnant wife Rajjo and then happens the Templewaala scene where Rajjo loses her baby and Arbaaz ( Makhi ) survives a bullet. Sallu comes running and clears the situation and avenges to kill Bachha Singh. The climax ends. Oh ! Forgot to mention one important thing - Sallu's shirt coming off and now the villain is defeated.

Funny scenes evolves from Chulbul's dialogue with his fellow Police Hawaldaars and his chubby words for the goons. Sonakshi does it well but Arbaaz disappoints showing that it was very much challenging for him to do two tasks at a time ( Director & Actor ). Sallu standing with the Hawaldaars - this could have been done solely in an effort to make him look more cheeky and cool, but doesn't work quite well. On the contrary, the Hawaldaars make the movie look a typical Bhojpuri film which lets you down.

Quite interestingly the songs replace or intends to be the replica of the first film. Tere Mast Mast Do Nain as Dagabaaz Re, Munni as Fevicol, Saanson Ne as Chori Kiyaa, Pandeyjee Seeti as Humka Peeni Hai and Dabangg being partly the same as first. This showcases the lack of creativeness here in this film.

Dabangg 2 might get you a knock but may not win the hearts of audience as Dabangg did in 2010. Might suggest you to watch the first part instead of this one because of lack of good story writing and a Baddie.

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