Review: Mausam

Verdict: eh..let down
"K" Rating: 2.2

Watch: Theater/DVD

Mausam is a love story of a Punjabi boy Harry and an Kashmiri Pandit  girl Aayat which spans 3 continents over 7 years. A journey from the first crush of a village boy to the mature longing of an Air force pilot. Mausam has an old world charm, elegance about it which is a little out of pace with today's audience. 

The film marks the directorial debut of Pankaj Kapoor, the story is penned by him aswell. Pankaj Kapoor is an accomplished actor/comedian and we hope after this movie he sticks to just that. The storyline is flawed and weak, to the point actors potential seems wasted. Its a clear case of trying to stuff too much in the plot. Too many world events packed in the 7 year span, along with the extraneous last half hour makes the movie unnecessarily lengthy and dragging.  The characterization of Aayat from bilanes of Punjab, to Ballet classes in Scotland, back to Ahmadabad seems unrealistic.

Shahid Kapoor is brilliant in Mausam, he delivers a stellar performance and looks spectacular. He is THE reason to watch this film. It would not be an understatement to say he carries the movie forward on his shoulders. Sonam Kapoor surprises you with her capacity to portray a wide canvas of emotions with innocence. Anupam Kher is wasted in the film.

Music by Pritam is goes from some good soulful numbers, dance tracks to "less said the better" numbers. Two songs which stand out are "Sajh Dhaj Ke" and "Rabba Mein To Mar Gaya". 

Two big reasons to watch this movie are - Shahid Kapoor and the effulgent, picturesque cinematography  by Binod Pradhan. It does not live up the the hype it created but definitely worth a watch [at least on DVD].

Promo: Mausam

Starring Sahid Kapoor & Soonam Kapoor,  this "seasons" much hyped and talked about film's promo is out. This is Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut  with his son, in a love story where Airforce  is the backdrop. Here is a the theatrical trailor!

Koffee with Karan: PC-Shahid

One of Bollywoods most controversial couples sipping Koffee with Karan. If there is any "act in actress"...figure out if these 2 are in a relationship!Watch PC blush at Shahrukh Khan's name!

Interesting Promos!

Due to the high influx of movies hitting the theaters every Friday in recent weeks, we are inundated with film promos. Here are two promos which caught my eye.

3 idiots - Starring Amir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sherman Joshi directed by Rajkumar Hirani and Produces by Vidhu Vinod Chopra this is the most awaited film of the year. Based on the book "5 point someone" by Chetan Bhagat it tells the story of 3 engineering students at a big name school. This is a definate watch! the promo was just released with London Dreams.

Rocket Singh - Salesman of the year: Starring Ranbir Kappor plaing a sadarji directed by none other then Shemit Amin (Chade Fame) and produced under Yash Raj Banner this movie is up for release on Dec 11. The initial promo's are unlike any other promos one has seen in recent times. Marketing people receive kudoos as they seem to be doing true justice to the tag line of "Salesman of the year". We have yet to see how the movie will be, but the promos are definitely "different" and appeal to the common man aka masses- hence we have hope from the movie aswell.

Chance Pe Dance- Stars none other then Shahid Kapoor opposite Genelia D'souza directed by ad-filmmaker Ken Gosh (Ishk Vishk) and is produced by Ronnie Screwvala. Looking at the promo it will be a must watch for the youth. The movie seems to have it all -Ken Gosh's trademark stunning visuals coupled with Shahid's dancing and Genelia's liveliness. After looking at the promo one realises why Farah Khan asked the south beauty to say the tongue twister "kaccha papad pucca papad" on her show Tere Mere Beach Mein. It is releasing in January of 2010 but promises to be worth the wait! The movie appears to focus majorly on dance and Shahid looks all shaped up for it!(Trailor brings mind images of movies like Save the Last Dance/ Step-up?).

Here are the trailers which are making the rounds in the theater and creating the buzz.