UDTA PUNJAB

UDTA PUNJAB: is a 2016 Indian crime drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik.

PLOT: Four parallel tracks, that of a

1.Punjabi rockstar Tommy Singh (Shahid) is a London-bred Punjabi musician who lives a luxurious lifestyle assisted by his successful music career. & is popular for his adrenaline-pumping songs that both were written with the help of and are about intoxication.

2. A Bihari migrant Pinky Kumari aka Mary Jane (Alia) was an exceptional hockey player, who, because of lack of financial support, landed up becoming a labourer. And since then, she is trying to find her place under the sun in Punjab.

3. a corrupt cop Sartaj (Diljit) who is quite happy to turn a blind eye to the drug traffic, till one day it comes too close home. and

4.a doctor Preet Sahni (Kareena) who runs a rehab clinic, addresses the insurgence of the drug menace in Punjab.Sartaj joins Preet in her crusade against drugs and exposing the drug mafias.

Their lives are sometimes linked to one another but usually not.

What happens when Tommy Singh and Pinky Kumari cross each other's path, and does Dr.Preet Sahani and Inspector Sartaj Singh succeed in their crusade of exposing the drug mafias of Punjab, is what forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCES:Alia Bhattis,show stealer,goes totally de-glam for her role.She delivers the performance of a life time. From accent to body language, she has got almost all of it right.Shahid Kapoor and his never-before-attempted 'rockstar' look had created a huge buzz, curiosity and excitement amongst his fans. He manages to pull off his role well while bringing in much needed humour in this otherwise serious film.Kareena Kapoor Khan is good in her part.Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh, who makes an impressive debut in Bollywood.

MUSIC: Composed by Amit Trivedi. couple of hummable tracks like 'Chitta Ve','Ud-Daa Punjab','Ikk Kudi','Da Da Dasse' are there.

The film's screenplay (Sudip Sharma, Abhishek Chaubey) jumps through multiple stories at the same time making it complicated.The film's dialogues are mainly in Punjabi and audiences who don't speak the language may find a bit of disconnect.As the film progresses however, it does seem to slip in parts, especially in the second half. In an attempt to narrate multiple parallel stories, Abhishek Chaubey struggles to keep it engaging in the latter half of the film.

Overall,Udta Punjab is surely watchable for the performances by the leading actors & for also its music.

DO LAFZON KI KAHANI

DO LAFZON KI KAHANI: is a 2016 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Deepak Tijori starring Randeep Hooda, Kajal Aggarwal, Mamik, Anil George. It is a remake of the 2011 Korean movie Always.

PLOT: Former martial arts expert Sooraj (Randeep Hooda) lives a tough life, doing odd jobs but a haunting nightmare doesn't allow him to live peacefully. As he continues to live his monotonous way of life, he meets the lively but blind Jenny Mathias (Kajal Aggarwal) and her innocence woos Sooraj who dreams of starting life afresh. As love blooms between the two,he comes to know that the reason for her blindness is he himself, he decides to have her operated.Then Sooraj decides to resume his life as a boxer which he had once left behind due to a past that lead him to jail sentence.Now Sooraj has only one aim in life, to give Jenny her eyesight back. He is ready to go to any lengths for it, even if it means losing a match and losing his life too.

PERFORMANCES: Randeep looks highly disinterested and struggles through his part. Randeep however needs to be applauded for all the work that he seems to have put in for the fight sequences in the film. He surely has worked on his body, look and action really well. Kajal Aggarwal, who has given girl next door performances,looks beautiful & justifies her role.

MUSIC: Composed by Babli Haque, Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari and Arjuna Harjai.Songs like 'Jeena Marna','Ankhiyaan' and 'Kuch To Hai' setting the tone right for the film.

The script (Girish Dhamija) of the film is highly clichéd and predictable.The pace of the film is slow as the love story develops throughout the first half of the film.But there are a few scenes between Randeep and Kajal that melt your heart.

Cinematography by Mohana Krishna is decent. However, a special mention to the action team of the film, which has done a brilliant job in choreographing some fabulous MMA sequences in the film

Overall,Do Lafzon Ki kahani is one time watch for Kajal Agarwal's performance.

TE3N

TE3N: is an Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Ribhu Dasgupta starring Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Padmavati Rao.It is a remake of the 2013 South Korean film Montage.

PLOT: John Biswas (Amitabh Bachchan) goes to the police station every day to check if there's anything new on his dead granddaughter.Police officer Sarita Sarkar(Vidya Balan) asks John Uncle to stop wasting time at the police station.Angela was kidnapped & murdered eight years ago. The criminal was never caught. Main investigating officer Martin Das(Nawazuddin Siddiqui) tries his best in solving the case but the guilt of being unsuccessful makes him converted to a priest.8 years after that tragic incident There is another kidnapping, a boy named Ronnie, and everything about it echoes of similarity with the kidnapping of Angela. Further investigation reveals that the modus operandi for kidnapping Ronnie is the same as that of Angela. Inspector Sarita Sarkar requests Martin for his assistance. Martin supports partially by providing clues and Sarita along with John start investigating the case. Does John Roy fulfil the promise that he had made to himself ie justice to Angela, do Father Martin and Inspector Sarita Sarkar become successful in nabbing the culprit and what is the shocking revelation in the end is what forms the rest of the story.

PERFORMANCES: TE3N boasts of three powerhouse performers in the form of Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan. Besides being proficient as ever, Amitabh Bachchan is totally 'in his character' and in top form. Nawazuddin Siddiqui comes a close second with his cop-turned-father act, but lands up being underutilized.Vidya in her extended cameo does land up doing a decent job.Her voice modulations are pitch perfect and she displays an intelligence that's rare on screen.This time Sabyasachi has failed to impress.

MUSIC: Composed by Clinton Cerejo.Music is not at all impressive & feel like it is used forcibly.

Very good plot,well directed.cinematography & editing are very good.Kolkata has been projected beautifully.

Overall,Te3n is well made thriller & it is must watch.It catches you by the neck and keeps you engrossed till the end credits. Amitabh’s superlative form is just one of the incentives to watch it.

N.B: Please do not compare this film with 'Kahaani'.Though both the movies have some common elements but 2 films are completely different with each other.

HOUSEFULL 3

HOUSEFULL 3: is a 2016 Indian comedy film co-written and directed by Sajid-Farhad starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandes, Lisa Haydon, Nragis Fakhri, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Chunkey Pandey. It is the third installment in the Housefull film series.

PLOT: An Indian businessman Batuk Patel (Boman Irani) has built an empire in London. His daughters – lovingly named Ganga Patel (Jaqueline Fernandez), Jamuna Patel (Lisa Haydon) and Saraswati Patel (Nargis Fakhri).Despite being the lucky father to three beautiful and dutiful grown up daughters, Batook Patel just does not want them to get married, for reasons best known to him. All the three also have a boyfriend each in the form of Sandy (Akshay Kumar) a footballer with split personality disorder, rapper Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan) and a car racer Teddy (Riteish Deshmukh).Lured by Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswati's strong financial background, when Sandy, Bunty and Teddy convince the girls to marry them, all the three girls reject their proposals citing an astrologer's prediction.Amidst all this, enters the dreaded Mumbai don Urja Nagre (Jackie Shroff), who has a secret agenda of his own.

What was the reason for Batook Patel of not getting 'his' three daughters married, what is Urja Nagre's big secret, what was the astrologer's prediction that prevented the three girls from getting married to their respective boyfriends and how will the three boyfriends manage to marry their respective girlfriends, is what forms the rest of the film's story.

PERFORMANCES: As the film is a multi-starrer, the spotlight just does not rest on any one individual's laurels. Not new to such genre of films, Akshay Kumar is totally 'at home' in this film. Right from his impeccable comedy timing, his romantic scenes or action scenes, he delivers and how. Riteish Deshmukh, again an old and experienced hand with such a genre, seems to be on the home turf with this film. He does not disappoint the viewers with his comedy timing and delivery of punches and one liners. Abhishek Bachchan, a newcomer to the 'HOUSEFULL' series does try and put a decent act, although his character fails to convince the audience about his profession of being a rapper.On the other hand, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri and Lisa Haydon look gorgeous and provide the much needed glam quotient to the film.Even though the veteran actor Boman Irani has been stereotyped in such over the top roles in many films by now, he still manages to bring something new to the table and lands up impressing. Jackie Shroff is okay.

MUSIC: Composed by Sohail Sen, Mika Singh, Sharib-Toshi, Tanishk Bagchi, Milind Gaba.Tracks like 'Pyar Ki',"Fake Ishq" and 'Taang Uthake' are decent track.

While the film's first half is funny with humorous one liners, the film's second half tends to lose plot.The film's cinematography (Vikas Sivaraman) is hugely superlative, with London and its plush locations captured and presented beautifully on the silver screen.

Dialogues are well written & have comic elements.

Overall, Housefull 3 is totally mindless comedy .Its watchable for time pass & for fans of the Housefull franchise.

PHOBIA

PHOBIA: is a 2016 Indian psychological thriller film, directed by Pavan Kirpalani starring Radhika Apte, Satyadeep Mishra, Ankur Vikal, Yashaswini Dayama.

PLOT: Mehak (Radhika Apte) is a vastly talented Artiste. She meets with an unfortunate mishap that traumatises her to a great extent. It is discovered that she is afflicted with agoraphobia. It is a phobia where the patient is paranoid about going in public places, especially marketplace. Shaan (Satyadeep Mishra), a close friend takes the responsibility of Mehak and takes her to a friend's house. Mehak was having issues with her sister and her family due to her panic attacks. Mehak had issues with Shaan too.At the new apartment, Mehak befriends Nikki (Yashaswini Dayama), a college-going girl who lives in the neighbourhood. Her other neighbour Manu (Ankur Vikal).Mehak develops serious allegations against Manu and what follows is a series of mishaps.How she is consumed by the fear of actual and anticipated situations which permeates her whole being and her struggle to cope with it, forms the crux of this film.

PERFORMANCES: Phobia rides on the blazing talent of Radhika Apte. She’s in practically every frame but you never tire of watching her.Her fears and how she deals with imaginary situations, are real and palpable, making you sit on the edge of your seat.Satyadeep Mishra is terrific as the guy who's grappling between being a friend and a lover.Ankur Vikal does full justice to his role.

Director Pawan Kripalani does an excellent job with the script and manages to deliver a fairly unique experience. The first half is taut and gripping but the script does sag into the second half and resolves with a climax that might be too abstract for mainstream taste. Jayakrishna Gummadi's cinematography is engaging and surprising at many a juncture.There are moments when you think the story is falling into typical horror traps but ‘Phobia’ stays mostly its own film.

Overall,Phobia is a very good film & its a must watch....

VEERAPPAN

VEERAPPAN: is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is based on the real-life Indian bandit Veerappan and the events leading to Operation Cocoon, a mission to capture and kill him.[1][2][3][4] The film stars Sandeep Bharadwaj, Sachiin J Joshi, Usha Jadhav, and Lisa Ray.

PLOT: Different task forces couldn’t kill or capture Veerappan (Sandeep Bhardwaj) in more than 15 years.He is responsible for killing 184 people (97 of them are police officials & forest officers),

900 elephants.So the project has been handed over to a cop Kanan(Sachin J Joshi).He involves Shriya (Lisa Ray),a policeman's widow who willingly becomes a part of the operation against Veerappan, an untrained civilian, in a highly confidential plan to eliminate Veerappan.Does Kannan single handedly become successful in nabbing Veerappan when thousands of his fellow officers have failed and perished what forms the rest of the story.

PERFORMANCES: Sandeep Bharadwaj looks extremely convincing and looks like the real Veerappan. Right from the mannerisms, expressions, body language and finer nuances, he scores from the word go.He acted also very well.Sachiin J Joshi excels in his role of a STF officer who lives with the sole aim of nabbing Veerappan. He exhibits aggression, angst, anger and helplessness in the most convincing manner, with a body language to match. While Usha Jadhav as Veerappan's wife Muthulaxmi does a decent job with her character, Lisa Ray, who initially seems to be struggling with emotions, gradually becomes at ease with it.

MUSIC: composed by Sharib-Toshi & Jeet Ganguly."Khallas" song from the film Company has been remade & reused here.Its superlative background music (John Stewart Eduri) complements the film.

This time Director RGV lands up with his own style of story telling & becomes quite succesful. A special mention here goes to the veteran make-up artist Vikram Gaikwad for being responsible for the magical transformation of Sandeep Bharadwaj into Veerappan.Movie has pace.Camera work is good.The film script (R.D. Tailang), is convincing and believable.The climax of the film is enjoyable, as much as the ultimate elimination scene of Veerappan.

Overall,Veerappan is surely watchable movie.