Review: Bodyguard

Verdict: Great!

"K" Rating: 3.0

Watch: Theater

Bodyguard is the Hindi remake of south superhit film of the same name, made earlier in Tamil/Telegu/Malyalam.Remake wise its a definite step up from the recent remakes.

The movie was falsely marketed as an action film - it is essentially a beautiful love story. The action sequences makeup only for about 0.5 hrs of the entire movie. Karishma Kapoor's voice over for Kareena adds interesting "tadka" to the screenplay. Kareena Kapoor is excellent in the movie and portrays a gamut of emotions skillfully. Salmaan - the more said, the little it is - he plays the role of the innocent, clear hearted yet strong Bodyguard to the hilt with plenty of style and panache. Hazel and Aditya Pancholi were a surprise onscreen.Katrina Kaif looks stunning and adds oodles of oomph to the title track, dancing with Salmaan.

What makes it Sizzle: the film works 3 big reasons:

1. Salman Khan - he looks better each day and in top form.

2. Amazing chemistry between Kareena & Salmaan - reminds one of the original romatic Salmaan.

   Scene with Kareena & Salmaan at the nightclub creates magic.

3. Kudos to the twist in the film - it adds a new spin to age old/predictable stories. We live in a real world where trust,honesty and integrity are becoming rare by the day. Siddique should be lauded for just attempting - we EOB, hope that other filmmakers also pay heed.

What makes it Fizzle:

1. It is a south remake - hence some sequences seem alien and humour unfit for the North audience - case in point Tsumani character.

2. Lack of realism - yes, there are parts in the inherent storyline which are very unrealistic. But we live in a world with movies like Golmaal/Dhamaal et al, hence can be forgiven in the larger picture.

Music by Himmesh Reshmmya is already ruling the charts. "Tere Meri" and "I Love You" are great.

Its a full on Hindi masala flick, watch to enjoy!

Promo: Rockstar

The promo of Imtiaz Ali's much awaited directorial venture with Ranbir Kapoor - RockStar is here! The story of  one man's journey to being a Rockstar, of meteoric rise and fall -all beginning with love.  Promo looks promising, newbie Nargis Fakri reminds one of Katrina Kaif's early days. Music by AR should be something to watch out for.

RaOne: Chammak Challo

Here is the 1:31 official Promo of the much awaited song Chammak Challo sung by Akon for King Khan's upcoming film RaOne.

Promo: Dirty Picture

Balaji Telefilm's film Dirty Picture is based on the south siren Silk Smitha. Soap Queen Ekta Kapoor better known for her Vamp & Values based TV Soaps, has Sleaze & S** as the USP for her films, gives her history [ LSD/ Rajini MMS/ Dirty Picture]. Witty Dialogues, Emraan Hashmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Tushar Kapoor and Vidya Balan make for a potential good watch- check out the naughty promo!

India's Most Desirable: Lady Gaga

Being a fan of Simi Grewal's talk shows, I was super excited when she returned to the television world with "Simi Selects India's Most Desirable". To me the show - novel to the Indian audience was about India's most eligible, thats why I raised my eyebrow when she announced the "Lady Gaga Special". I am not a big fan of Gaga and thought Simi was being opportunistic by jumping on Gaga's promotions for her impending India visit in October 2011. Having said, Simi's talk with Stepfani Germanotta on her journey to becoming Lady Gaga is moving. A girl at heart who has been wounded and not afraid to show who she is. Simi made me change my prescriptive on Lady Gaga by humanizing he.rLove her or Hate her - but can't just ignore her.This talk show makes it to my Must Watch interviews:

Review: Singham

Verdict: Great!

"K" Rating: 3.0

Watch: Theater

Singham - the hindi remake of the superhit Tamil film of the same name is a revelation.The film works as it is against the popular trend of south remakes of hard core action films. It does not have boorish language not any gruesome violence - making the film have a widespread appeal.

Singham does boast some over-the-top action sequences which defy laws of nature, and has some cheesy one-liners.l The storyline is tight and plays up village ethics and value systems as apposed to the convoluted city ideals. Language tends to be a problem as the movie as heavy usage Marathi - playing up the Maratha bravery image.

Prakash Jha is stellar as the egoistic comic villain. He never fails to deliver and surprise the audience going by his recent  line up of films.Aarti Aggarwal's role does not give her much scope to perform, however she looks beautiful and befits her character well.

Music by the Marathi duo Ajay-Atul complements the movie. Sheya Ghoshal's "Saathiya" and title track "Singham" are memorable. 

Overall this film has a mass appeal - it shall roar both in single screens and multiplexes, especially since no other movie is in sight for 2 weeks.Watch it - you'd be surprised, its a new take to action films.