Monday, July 15, 2013

Other celebrated 'Baddies' of Bollywood

While the terrific trio - Pran - Amjad - Amrish enjoyed a very long innings as baddies, Bollywood had many more 'menacing' men who made the screen heroes and heroines lives miserable.

Danny in BR Chopra's Dhund as Thakur Ranjit Singh, a rich, wheel-chaired abusive man sent shivers down the spine. Says Mahesh Bhatt, "That scene where Danny flungs the plate at his screen wife is still memorable."

Then we saw the emergence of a flamboyant, rich, erudite 'smuggler' played by Ajit, who Brought That stylish charm to his roles while scheming in his 'Loin's den' with Mona darling.

Ajit's closest contender would probably be Shakaal, the evil smuggler in Ramesh Sippy's Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha starrer Shaan. Unlike Most other villains, Shakaal was bald and I Constantly Played With his pate making it look far more menacing.

In the second half of the 80's we saw the emergence of one of cinema s most hated villains, Dr Dang in Subhash Ghai's Karma Anupam Kher That Made an overnight sensation.

Then of course, there was Prem Chopra, who apparently started the trend of sexual molestation, illicit relationship on screen Which was followed by 'sleazy, side-kick' Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor. Prem Chopra's best was seen in Upkaar, Do Raaste, Kati Patang, Do Anjaane, Dostana and many more.

In the recent past villainy Attempted Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena in the remake of Agneepath.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Sixteen - Movie Reviews

Cast:        Wamiqa Gabbi, Izabelle Leite, Mehak Manwani, Keith Sequeira, Highphill Mathews
Direction:  Raj Purohit
Genre:      Drama
Duration:  2 hours 10 minutes

Story: If you are appalled by the Behaviour and how 'advanced the kids are these days' Sixteen is for you.

Review: Access to internet, social networking, smart phones and pocket hefty money have Resulted in kids getting an early exposure to unknowingly shape Things That Their Lives and Their determined future. The more Their parents preach or protect them, the more They revolt and crave for that sense of unwarranted freedom. Can the change in the value system ruin the lives of These teenagers or can they still take the right decisions?

Unlike Most films made ​​on youngsters, refreshingly Sixteen is actual and extremely relevant in modern times. Thankfully, there are no standard teenage-film cliches like youngsters taking to drugs or other addictions, misbehavior, rebellious attitude towards parents, etc..

Purohit That wisely addresses the issues deserve to be mentioned. Peer pressure, relationship issues, sex, unplanned pregnancy, academic pressure, suicide, MMS scandals, surfing adult content on the net in Spite of being under 18 ... almost all significant issues are maturely handled and presented. Nowhere do you feel too much is being served at one go. Although sluggish pace is what dampens the impact, as the filmmaker slips into an artistic mode every now and then.
Casting is perfect. All the newcomers act well. Gabbi Wamiqa as Tanisha is impressive, Izabelle Leite is Effective in Spite of her voice being dubbed, Keith Sequeira lends that much needed subtlety to the story.

However, the film has its limitations. It Focuses on the dilemmas of the rich kids, catering to urbane youth Malthus.
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