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3 Idiots (2009)
Loosely inspired by FPS? - I think not ..
Watched this movie yesterday - after hearing about the great box office reports, and insistent friends who were pretty vocal about calling it the movie of the decade. Its a hilarious movie, laugh-out-loud funny, and some scenes leave the tummy hurting. There's enough zing for mainstream cinema - which probably explains its amazing business in a couple of weeks of release. While Aamir is fantastic and totally believable as an engineering student (Defying his real age) and everything else about the movie is great, it's the attention to detail that got me hooked enough to decide giving it a second viewing. The plot is reasonably well thought out while originally "adapted" from Chetan's book. There are a lot of great things going for the movie - but i was sort of surprised to not see Chetan Bhagat's name anywhere on the credits. After getting out of the screening, got online to figure out what the deal was - and got wind of the huge controversy brewing. As nice a movie as this adaptation is - it is still an adaptation, and having seen the movie, and given the book a second read to get my facts right - i can honestly state that a lot more than half the movie is a lift from the book, so the claim that the screenplay is original does take something away from the whole experience (The film makers claim that the end rolling credits have Chetan Bhagat's name is pretty funny - because frankly, how many stick around to watch the rolling credits!?) Note: I am in no way related to or have any affiliations with Chetan Bhagat. This is just my opinion after having read the book, and watched the movie - to make sense of the lack of credit where its due.
Kurbaan (2009)
A complete waste of time
I was inclined to give this one just 1 star, but then bumped it to a 3 because of the technical elements of the movie (it looks good) and the music (which while not stupendous, is at least pleasant sounding) The movie itself is a complete waste of one's time, and for anyone with reasonable sensibilities - will leave them fuming at the end of it all. The seeming absence of reason and logic by the characters in the movie and the downright shocking stereotyping of characters, let the movie down completely. Before watching the movie - i'd read reviews on the internet from reputed publications that commend the tight script and great direction, but all of that just looks like an effective PR machinery and a flexible marketing budget at play.
If you do want to have a pleasant evening, and one that doesn't involve an onset of irritability and general bodily discomfort - then please avoid watching this one.
Apaharan (2005)
Kidnapping as an industry ...
A very tautly made film that is gripping for the most part. Excellent script with some very clever tongue-in-cheek humor adds to lighten the mood up in what is an otherwise desolate journey into the extremely sad state of affairs in that particular province. The end was a bit of an anti-climax, but i guess that was needed to let people walk out of the movie hall with at least some sense of justice having prevailed, although i am sure that the reality is far more bitter. Would have been great if Mr. Jha had shown the kind of ending that really comes of these tales, where the criminal mastermind convinced about his work being God's work, continues on with the carnage, without having any punishment for his "sins" in either life or death ... isn't that how it always happens.
The movie makes you think and definitely is worth a watch for someone who wants to watch a movie to be able to appreciate acting, screenplay and logic, rather than item number, bare skin, blood, foreign locales and hams ..