ZULFIQAR

ZULFIQAR : is a 2016 Indian Bengali language crime drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Dev, Jisshu Sengupta, Parambrata Chatterjee, Ankush, Nusrat Jahan, Paoli, Rahul, June, Kanchan Mullick .The film is based on adaptation of two of William Shakespeare’s tragedies: Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.

PLOT: Zulfiqar Ahmed (Prosenjit Chatterjee), who happens to be a Robin Hood like figure and the most prominent member of The Syndicate - a powerful organization which oversees most of the happenings in the heart of the city. Basheer Khan (Kaushik Sen), a member of The Syndicate is a nationalist, a gangster and the best friend of Zulfiqar, who does not support terrorism.Kashinath Kundu (Jisshu Sengupta) is the wily and scheaming guy of The Syndicate, who have an ambition for power. Planting false evidence, Kashinath Kundu (Cassius) manages to convince Baseer that Zulfiqar was the real mastermind behind letting LeT terrorists inside the premises Bengal.Kashinath also convince some memebers of the syndicate except Tony(Parambrata) & Marcuz(Dev).Basheer Khan with other conspirators, including Qasim (Aryann Roy), Kashinath Kundu, Kaushik Sinha (Sujan Mukhopadhyay) Mithilesh (Prasun Gayen) kill Zulfiqar to end his rule once and for all.

Now,Zulfiqar's nephew Akhar(Ankush),Tony & Marcuz are on a mission to take revenge.Corrupt police officer Laltu Das(Rahul Banerjee) is also by there side.

Rest of the movie is all about revenge tale.

PERFORMANCES: Prosenjit is good as usual.Jisshu & Kaushik Sen did a fabulous job.Rahul Banerjee is good.Dev is better than his typical tollywoody acting.Ankush is okay.Param & Paoli are total wasted. Nusrat is very hot.

MUSIC: composed by Anupam Roy and its not upto the mark category."Ek Purono Masjide" & "Ami Aajkal Bhalo Achi" are better than the other songs.

The film could have told a good story of brotherhood, hatred, love, friendship, betrayal and rise and fall of the members of Syndicate but somehow, the fake accents, the inclusion of love songs and the melodrama spoils most of the film.

Overall,Zulfiqar is mediocre film & its not in a worth watching category.

M.S. DHONI: THE UNTOLD STORY

M.S. DHONI: THE UNTOLD STORY : is a 2016 Indian biographical sports film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey starring Sushant Singh Rajput Disha Patani, Kiara Advani,Bhumika Chawla,Rajesh Sharma and Anupam Kher. It based on the life of Indian cricketer and the current ODI and T20I captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

PLOT: MS Dhoni, who grows up with his passion of playing football. It is during one such match when his sports teacher Mr.Banerjee(Rajesh Sharma) spots his impeccable talent in goalkeeping. On his insistence, an initially reluctant Dhoni, then starts playing cricket. When Dhoni realises that he is only keeping wickets and not getting an opportunity to bat, he ‘creates an opportunity’ and starts smashing the ball in all directions, thus, impressing one and all. Things, then, start gradually moving forward for Dhoni, who, after playing for a handful of government organisations, lands up becoming a TC (Ticket Collector) at Kharagpur station and starts playing for the railways. As days pass, his job tires him physically and mentally, leaving him limited time for cricket practice. When frustration reaches its peak in Dhoni’s mind, he quits his railway job and comes back home, something that extremely annoys his father (Anupam Kher). Amidst all this, when Dhoni gets a call from the selectors to play for India, he does not play well on the ground, despite that being his first ever international match. He however gets insipired on meeting Priyanka (Disha Patani) who boosts up his morale and Dhoni regains his form. Just when life starts blooming for Dhoni, both, professionally and personally, an unexpected tragedy buoys him down miserably. Around this time, Dhoni happens to meet Sakshi (Kiara Advani). What is the calamity that stuns Dhoni, what happens to the blooming romance between Priyanka and Dhoni, what role does Sakshi play in his life and under what circumstances does MS Dhoni lead India to its historic win at the World Cup, is what forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCES: Sushant Singh Rajput, who is ‘MS Dhoni personified’ in every frame of the film.There are times when you actually land up feeling that Sushant Singh Rajput has transformed into M.S. Dhoni.All in all, this movie will surely be classified as Sushant Singh Rajput’s career best role. While Disha Patani makes a sparking debut with the film, Kiara Advani is average. Bhumika Chawla is decent and makes a comeback in Bollywood with this film. Veteran Anupam Kher does an exceptional role in the film.

MUSIC: composed by Amaal Mallik, Rochak Kohli.Some tracks like "Kaun Tujhe","Phir Kabhi","Besabriyaan" are good.

The film's screenplay (Neeraj Pandey, Dilip Jha) is extremely well-crafted and inspiring, which keeps the viewers engaged right from the word go. Besides doing complete justice to the life and lifestyle of M.S. Dhoni, the screenplay also helps in successfully mirroring his rise from a small town man to an international star.The film’s cinematographer (Santosh Thundiyil) has done a fine job.

There are many scenes that really touch your heart and stir the emotions.

Overall, MS Dhoni:The Untold Story is a must watch

MIRZYA

MIRZYA: is a 2016 Indian Hindi language epic fantasy romantic thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra starring Harshvardhan Kapoor,Saiyami Kher,Anuj Choudhry, Om Puri, Art Malik, K. K. Raina, and Anjali Patil.he basic premise of the film is inspired by the Punjabi folklore of Mirza Sahiban

PLOT: Munish(Harshvardhan) and Suchitra(Saiyami) are classmates at Gowardhan High School in Jodhpur.They are inseperable. Mohnish carries Suchi's school bag for her everyday to school and she in turn covers up for him in school.One day Munish uses Suchitra's notebook because he has not done his own homework. When the Master realises that Suchi has not done her homework, he canes her.Munish cannot bear the sight of his classmate getting caned.he same night, Munish sneaks into Suchi's home and steals her father, Art Malik's(a Policeman) gun. Next day he shoots the school teacher who caned Suchi before others get to school.The boy is sent to a juvenile correction facility.When he is inside, Suchitra's father sends her away to London for higher studies. After a short stay at the correction home, Munish escapes.Years later, Suchitra returns to India and is now on the verge of getting engaged to Prince Karan(Anuj). Her father is happy with her new relationship.Incidentally, Munish (who now lives a ‘changed life’ as Adil Mirza) works in the horse stable of Prince Karan and starts teaching horse riding to Suchi. Munish recognizes her but does not reveal his true identity to her till she guesses who he is. The two fall in love again, but things are very different now as compared to their childhood. Does Munish confess his love to Suchi, does Suchi go ahead with her marriage with Prince Karan and does Munish and Suchi gather the courage to stand up against the world to fight for their love, is what forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCES: Harshvardhan is total mess.HIs looks,body language,dialogue delivery are poor. He has to work hard on his acting.Saiyami is decent and seems quite comfortable (in front of the camera) as a newcomer.Raj Chaudhary is decent in his part of a Rajasthani Prince. The veteran actor Om Puri, who is seen only in the film’s opening sequence, gradually disappears as the film progresses. He makes his ‘presence felt’ only through his voiceovers.

MUSIC: composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.It seems forced into the film and is not at all impressive.Amongst the entire lot,the only tracks that stand out in the album is the title song (whose repeated playing becomes irritating eventually).

The film boasts of excellent cinematography (Paweł Dyllus). It’s his magical work that makes the film nothing short of a visual delight. He has very enchantingly captured the folklore of Mirza and Sahibaan.

When the promos of MIRZYA were released, it gave the audience a stunning visual experience of a love story set in two different eras. The film, sadly, just does not live upto the expectations that one has from a Rakeysh Mehra film. The film's screenplay (Gulzar) is bizarre, confusing and extremely slow paced, It is really saddening that to see a cinematic genius of Gulzar’s calibre and stature could go so very tremendously wrong with a classic love story. The film’s dialogues (Gulzar) are very average and leave absolutely no impact on the audience.

Overall, Mirzya is a huge disappointment.

RAAZ REBOOT

RAAZ REBOOT: is a 2016 Indian supernatural horror film written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. It features Emraan Hashmi,Gaurav Arora and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles. The film is the fourth instalment in the horror film series, Raaz.

PLOT: On January 1, 2016. Rehaan (Gaurav Arora) and Shaina (Kriti Kharbanda) return to Romania after a few years of their marriage. Apparently they lived there when they were unmarried. But when Rehaan got an offer as a Venture Capitalist for the East European Finance Company, Shaina was insistent that he take up the job. Rehaan was reluctant, since he had a secret to hide.On the very first day, while unpacking her luggage,Shaina starts witnessing eerie and weird things happening in her house. when she tries to explain all this to Rehaan, he rubbishes Shaina's claims of the presence of evil spirit in their house. That's the time when a depressed and longing for love Shaina comes across the fashion photographer Aditya Shrivastava (Emraan Hashmi). Aditya, not only understands her situation, but also offers help in overcoming the evil happenings in her life. One day, when Rehaan goes outstation for work, Aditya meets Shaina to tell her a shocking secret that leaves Shaina totally helpless and shocked. Does Aditya actually tell Shaina the reason behind the evil spirit attacking her, why is he helping Shaina in an unknown land and does Shaina and how is Rehaan related to all this, is what forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCES: Hashmi manages to do total justice to his character and brings in the much needed pace in the narrative.Gaurav Arora delivers a convincing performance in the film. Kriti Kharbanda. Armed with an endearing screen presence and strong performance in the film.

MUSIC: composed by Jeet Gannguly.The songs like "Lo Maan Liya" ,"Raaz Aankhein Teri" & "Yaad Hai Na" are well composedand sung by Arijit Singh.

Story is okay.Script successfully manages to keep the audiences engaged and hooked to the film till the end but the horror sequences are unimpressive & very common.This is the biggest let down of the film.

Overall,Raaz Reboot is one time watch only.