'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is the story of two young couples who fall into a complicated quadrangle that leads to a lovely mess.
‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ promises to be a very sleek and stylish movie revolving around four young characters played by Abhishek Bachchan , Preity Zinta , Lara Dutta and Bobby Deol .
Abhishek Bachchan plays Rikki Thukral – a hardcore Punjabi, who is born in Bhatinda, living in London. Preity is Alvira Khan – more Brit than the Queen herself, however with Lahori blood in her veins.
Lara Dutta is Anaida – Rikki’s fiancé. Bobby plays Steve – the fiancé of Alvira and a lawyer by profession.
The scene is set at a busy London station at which a delayed train is coming from Birmingham and two strangers – Rikki and Alvira – are waiting for the train.
Crowded café. One table to share. Two hours to kill. Both Rikki and Alvira are engaged and have come to pick up their fiancés who are coming by the same train. To kill time, they end up telling each other their “how I met my fiancé” stories.
Rikki met his fiancé Anaida at The Ritz (Paris), the same night that Princess Diana and Dodi walked out of the hotel and into the paparazzi. As Rikki says, “When two lovers die, another two are a born”. They dance... they sing... they're in love!
Alvira, a princess by nature discovers her prince at Madame Tussaud’s. When a gigantic wax model of Superman falls from the ceiling, Alvira is a sitting target. But Steve the Prince saves her life but steals her heart! They also sing, they also dance and they also fall in love.
Stories unfold, time passes and the two strangers start enjoying each other. That Alvira is a Pakistani Brit and Rikki originally from India...that Rikki is crooked, earthy, and rakish: dabbler in various businesses, that Alvira is prim-n-proper, wannabe blue-blood, stiff upper-lip: Asst. Manager at House of Fraser’s...none of these details matter. They have gotten alarmingly attracted to each other!
Their brief encounter has created a complicated quadrangle. Rikki and Alvira have gotten themselves and Steve and Anaida into a lovely mess. To get out of it both of Rikki and Alvira bend over backward, thinking quickly on their feet, dancing around each other’s emotions like playing musical chairs with love.
‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ also has Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan in a marginal role. Initially, Shaad Ali had approached Big B for a trendy sutradhaar's song that was shot in London. Later, the superstar’s cameo was extended and he shot for the continuation of the same song that will feature at the movie’s end. The title song ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ shows Bachchan dressed in an overcoat, jeans, a black hat (with a feather) and playing a guitar.
After making successful films like Saathiya and Bunty Aur Babli , director Shaad Ali comes up with this musical entertainer. Unlike his previous films that were set in rural India or cities, ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ is mostly set in England and France.
Preity pairs with her good friend Bobby in this film after a very long gap since ‘Soldier’. ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ brings Abhishek and Bobby together on the silver screen for the first time. Earlier, John Abraham was approached for the role that eventually went to Bobby. Preity and Lara share screen space for the first time in ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’.
Meticulous attention has been paid to the styling of the movie’s main actors. Abhishek will be seen sporting a different hairdo (long tresses) and sharply tweaked moustache. Even his dresses (designed by Aki Narula ) are very trendy and colourful.
Bobby will also don different looks in the film. Some scenes have him in straight black hair. Others have him sporting long, blondish hair. Even the film’s leading ladies, Preity and Lara, are looking stunning in the promos.
‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ is produced by Aditya Chopra . The film’s music is composed by Shankar Ehsan Loy while lyrics are by Gulzar . Vaibhavi Merchant has done choreography for the movie’s songs.
A Yashraj Films presentation, ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ has been shot in London, Paris and Agra. It is slated to release on June 15

Yatra

The story of Yatra could've developed into a fascinating screenplay, but writer/editor/director Goutam Ghose interprets it in an offbeat manner, which makes the goings-on difficult to decipher for an average moviegoer.
Dasrath Joglekar [Nana Patekar], a celebrated writer, travels to Delhi to receive the prestigious Literary Award. During the journey he meets a young filmmaker Mohan [Nakul Vaid], an ardent fan of Dasrath's writing and the encounter brings back memories from the past.

Both of them travel back in time, remembering characters from Dasrath's celebrated novel 'Janaza', reconstructing the true story of the novel protagonist, Lajvanti [Rekha], from their own perspective. After the gala award ceremony in New Delhi, Dasrath disappears from his hotel. Tension mounts in his family [comprising of wife Deepti Naval and two kids].

Memories from the past and passion bring Dasrath to Mehendi Galli, where people flock to listen to mujras. But everything has changed with time. Lajvanti has become Lisa, presenting popular film songs to entertain a new clientele. Dasrath's sudden appearance is a great surprise for Lajvanti. The character of his novel 'Janaza' comes alive in an unexpected juncture.

On paper, the plotline sounds interesting, but when translated on celluloid, it lacks the power to enchant you. The screenplay doesn't work because it seems unfinished and also, Ghose's execution is abstract.

From the writing point of view, the relationship between Nana and Rekha hasn't been carefully developed. Nana is shown meeting Rekha at a very crucial stage of the story [she has been raped]. An unexplainable bond develops between the two that makes you conclude that they have feelings for each other.

now... i cant explain the whole movie.....sit with popcorn and watch this excellent movie....

Hat Trick

David[Danny] loves cricket and will do anything to play and watch this sport. He is a fun loving and easy going guy. However one day David gets ill and is admitted to a hospital where he meets Dr.Satyajeet Chavan[Patekar] who is the complete opposite of him. Dr.Chavan is always in a foul temper, hates cricket, doesn’t smile and doesn’t know how to have fun in life. David makes it his mission to teach the doc how to love cricket and have some fun in life.

The second story revolves around Saby[Kunal Kapoor] and his beautiful wife Kashmira[Rimmi Sen]. Saby is a die hard cricket fan and has given up everything including his wife to watch the cricket matches. Kashmira is jealous that cricket has taken her husband away from her and their ensuing bickering takes place. However later its Saby’s turn to be jealous when he sees his young wife get attracted to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Finally the third story has some serious content, Hemu Patel[My Fav Paresh]; another cricket maniac who illegally lives in Britain is trying his best to get the much desired British citizenship.
Hemu is not happy with the kind of life that he leads in London; he faces several problems like racism and the fight to live in a country that does not recognize him or want him. Cricket is a part of these men’s lives and it is incorporated in each of the stories.

Bheja Fry

The young, innovative Sagar Ballary, amongst a host of debutant directors, makes his entry this Friday with the comedy “Bheja Fry”.

Ballary has teamed up with some of Bollywood’s finest actors, Sarika, Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey, for his first venture.

The film’s plot is simple. It revolves around a rich, arrogant businessman and his adventures with a roly-poly income tax officer.

The story goes something like this:

Ranjeet Thadani (Rajat) is a bored, arrogant music company executive who lives his upper class existence by attending “talent dinners” hosted by him and his friends. His life revolves around this stress busting fun but his wife Sheetal (Sarika) hates her husband’s habit of poking fun at innocent people.

Sheetal, who is a singer, decides that leaving him will only let him know what she has been trying to do for two years. She leaves his house.

The same day Ranjeet meets income tax officer Bharat Bhushan (Vinay) during a stress busting party. Bharat, a likeable, warm little fellow, is undeniably a big time goof up. His obsession for singing gets him trapped in Ranjeet’s house.

He tries to help Ranjeet get his wife back who left him. The result is utter chaos let loose by Bharat, who cannot do a single thing without messing it up further.

Enters Asif Merchant (Ranvir), a tax inspector who is also Bharat’s best friend. He is as egoistic as Ranjeet and is always looking to put the other person down. He comes to help Ranjeet at the behest of his friend Bharat, only to discover his worst nightmare come true!

Anant Ghosal (Milind Soman), a music director, is an old friend of Ranjeet. He enters the scene to help Ranjeet find his missing wife.

Ranvir and Vinay had earlier teamed up in the hilarious “Khosla Ka Ghosla”. The duo is expected to repeat the same magic in “Bheja Fry” too.

Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar

The film opens up with chocolate boy Rohan (Ruslaan), the male lead of the film, catching a little more than the usual forty winks. As he wakes up just on time to scuttle away on his bicycle to school, en route his close friend Sudhir joins in.

Enter Ayesha (Hazel), a bright young fresher on her first trip to school who ends up having this bizarre first time experience with Rohan, while the latter is bunking class uses her as a shield to protect himself from the seething school principle. The meet ups thereafter are full of drama as they realize that their mothers are school pals. After all the wisecracks and leg pulling at each others expense, the two fall in love.

The crux of the story is to be determined when an upset Ayesha moves to France with her aunt after a tussle over Rohan's ego and sleep patterns. How does Rohan react to the situation and would he be able to meet his Lady Love ever again? Would umpteen hurdles and the far thrown distance from the Eiffel Tower cement an end to their relationship?

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local

One cannot classify Ek Chalis Ki Last Local in any particular genre. There are light moments, hilarious moments, tense moments, dramatic moments, mad moments... Debutante director Sanjay Khanduri tries to pack in everything in those 2 + hours. No issues with that, but what could've been conveyed in a concise format of 1.30 / 1.45 hours is stretched to 2 + hours for no reason. A number of sequences are stretched for no reason, thereby diluting the impact.

Yet, there's no denying that Ek Chalis Ki Last Local is engrossing at most points. Only if the debutante director and his editor would've used the scissors more judiciously! Ek Chalis Ki Last Local is about two people who miss the last local train at 1.40 a.m. to Vikhroli and have full two-and-a-half hours before the next local will arrive. The tale revolves around Nilesh [Abhay Deol], a call center executive, and how missing the last train home proves to be a significant episode in his life.

Nilesh bumps into Madhu [Neha Dhupia], who has also missed her train on the same station and because there is an auto strike, the duo finds themselves getting together and soon seated in a desi bar for some time pass before their next train.

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local unravels in the most natural manner. The characters are straight out of life and the situations they land into are identifiable by those living in a metropolis, especially Mumbai. But the film doesn't catch your attention from the very start. The goings-on get exciting when Abhay and Neha enter a bar and Abhay starts gambling to make a fast buck.

A few portions episodes in the story raise the bar, like the gambling sequence and also when Neha lands up at Snehal Dabhi's house to pay off the ransom amount. Also, the sequences involving Deepak Shirke and Abhay Deol may appear crass, but are bound to raise laughs.

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local doesn't have any flaws as such, barring the fact that its theme is very Mumbai-centric and also its length is unwarranted. The film should be trimmed by at least 20 minutes to make the goings-on crisper. A few scenes tend to get repetitive. A few are stretched endlessly. A few were just not required. The ending too goes on and on. Ideally, the film should've ended the moment Abhay lays his hands on the booty in Deepak Shirke's house.

Director Sanjay Khanduri has the trappings of a fine storyteller. He has handled a number of sequences with dexterity and not once do you feel that is his debut film. Cinematography is consistent. The background score is jarring.

Abhay Deol comes up with an honest performance yet again. Actually, he carries the middle class look very well. Neha Dhupia proves herself in latter reels, when her true identity is exposed. Virendra Saxena is okay. His lady accomplice is fantastic. Ashok Samarth as the cop is excellent. Snehal Dabhi as the eunuch is tremendous. The actor enacting the role of Ponappa is first-rate. Deepak Shirke is incredible.

On the whole, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local is a decent fare that stands out for a few individualistic episodes in the narrative. At the box-office, the film caters to the multiplex audience mainly, especially big city multiplexes. Business in Mumbai multiplexes should be better due to its Mumbaiya flavour.

Salaam-E-Ishq

Starring: Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Govinda, Akshaye Khanna, John Abraham, Sohail Khan, Juhi Chawla, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Ayesha Takia, Shannon Esra, Anjani Sukhani, Isha Koppikar
Director: Nikhil Advani
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Producer: Sunil Manchanda, Mukesh Talreja, Nikhil Advani

Vinay (Anil Kapoor) and Seema (Juhi Chawla) are a happily married middle-aged couple with a couple of kids in tow. Theirs is the idealistic marriage that many desire. However, as with all good things, thorns afflict this beautiful bed of roses, and it takes a sacrifice or two to bring the family back together. Vinay may have it all, the stunning wife, the fantastic job, and the loving children, but he becomes bored and desires more. Vinay meets Anjali (Anjana Sukhani) and in her he sees what he is missing. This extra-marital affair, as expected, causes problems in his marriage. But all is well if it ends well. Tehzeeb [Vidya Balan] wakes up in the morning to find a small diamond pendant by her bedside. It's an anniversary gift from her romantic husband Ashu [John Abraham]. Things take a turn when Tehzeeb is involved in a tragic train accident. She loses memory! Raju [Govinda], a cabbie, meets his 'dream girl' Stephanie [Shanon Esra], who's come looking for Rohit [Kushal Punjabi], her boyfriend, in India. Rohit decides to marry an Indian girl of his parents' choice, while Stephanie gradually falls in love with Raju. Vinay [Anil Kapoor] leads a perfect life. He has a loving wife Seema [Juhi Chawla] and two kids. Also, a perfect job in London. But things change when he bumps into Anjali [Anjana Sukhani]. Anjali comes from a world that Vinay only dreams of. Vinay's life undergoes a tumultuous change. Kamini [Priyanka Chopra], an item girl in Bollywood, aspires for the coveted heroine's role in a Karan Johar film. She devises a plot to change her image by announcing that she's into a serious relationship with a fictitious character Rahul. Suddenly, Rahul [Salman Khan] enters the scene from nowhere! Shiven [Akshaye Khanna], the most eligible bachelor in New Delhi, is engaged to get married in the next 10 days. But he develops cold feet. He wants to break off the engagement. And he does so by hurting his fiancé Gia [Ayesha Takia] in the bargain. Gradually, he begins to realize that he is incomplete without Gia. Ramdayal [Sohail Khan] is a middle class Haryanvi, married to Phoolwati [Isha Koppikar]. No matter how and where Ramdayal tries to fulfill that burning desire, something goes wrong. Of the twelve important characters and the sundry supporting ones, Govinda [suits the role and also does well], Akshaye Khanna [exceptional], John Abraham [dependable], Vidya Balan [wonderful], Shanon Esra [pleasant surprise] and Juhi Chawla [credible] leave a mark. After the impressive score in "Don", the troika of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa come up with another imposing offering in "Salaam-e-Ishq", a film that deals with "six different couples, 12 different lives and one common problem - love". Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy were undoubtedly the leading composers of 2006 ("Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" being the other score) and "Salaam-e-Ishq" proves that they are one of the best in business in Bollywood right now. Akshaye, John and Vidya emerge as the clear winners in this star-studded fare. Akshaye is mind-blowing. Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla rely on their own sensibilities and experience as actors to deliver touching performances.Priyanka Chopra showcases her flair for comedy. Salman Khan's services are surprisingly underused. Govinda gets a good deal of footage and does an adequate job. Shannon Esra has an attractive screen presence, but cannot act. All up where does that leave SALAAM-E-ISHQ? Well like I said the movie is a disappointment.

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