Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 32

Disappointing week

Day 32. 1.2.2013, Mumbai

Iss hafte hindi, angrezi, regional, subtitles, multi languages shot, purani nayi, saari filmein milakar 10 releases hain.

Aakhir who samay aa gaya jab humari Hindi filmon mein English aur English filmon mein Hindi baatein hai. Iske saath saath subject –location aur character ke hisab se alag alag bhashaein/ dialect/ diction aur accents bhi nazar aate hain.

Gateway Films produced aur Bejoy Nambiar directed David – ek naam ki teen zindagiyon ki kahaniyaan hain.

David no 1: Vinay Nirmani Mumbai ki chawl mein rehta hain aur sangitkar bannna chahta hain magar kismet use rajneeti ka mohra bana deti hain.

David no 2: Vikram Goa ka sabse badnam bewda hain jo purra din massage parlour mein pada rehta hain.  Vikram apni sapnon ki rani se shaadi karna chahta hain magar God ki kuch aur hi marzi hain.

David no 3: London ke bohat hi amir musalman pariwar mein pala bada Catholic ladka hain. Neil ka sapna apne abba ki tarha bada ganster banna hain.

Plot acha hain aur performances us se bhi bahtar magar teen zindagiyon ko jodte jodte kahani bhatak jaati hain.

Iss kuch bikhri aur kuch adhi adhuri David ko ek bahtareen idea aur anginat cinematic moments ke liye Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 2.5 stars.

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Subhash Dawar produced aur Mahesh Kodiyal directed Maai ek aur buzurg maa baap ke saath bachon ke avyavhar ki kahani hain.

Maai ko Alzeimers hain aur iska assar purre pariwar par padta hain. Unhe dekh bhaal ki zaroorat hain aur kissi ke paas waqt nahi hain.

Film ka sabse bada aakarshan film ki casting hain. Maai ki bhumika mein Asha Bhosle.  Iske pehle bhi bohat saare singers ne bade parde par kaam kiya hain magar lyricist Kaifi Azmi ke baad Asha Bhosle doosri senior newcomer hain jinhone 80 saal ki ummar mein as an actor debut kiya hain.

 Film ka sandesh nek hain – senior citizen - girl child jaise aham mudde uthati hain. Kahani kii achi neeyat ke bawajood  film upar upar se lagti hain –gehrayee tak nahi pohachti.

Asha Bhosle – Padmini Kolhapur aur Ram Kapoor ke liye Maai ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 2.5 stars.

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Kumar Singh ki Listen Aamaya ek retired photographer aur library Café owner Leela ki prem Geeta aur Avinash kahani hain.

Jayant yaane Faroque Shaikh ki patni aur beti bohat saal pehle ek accident mein mar chuke hain. Leela yane deepti Naval ka pati aur Aamaya ka pita 12 saal pehle guzar gaye hain.

Jayant aur Leela café mein milte hain aur ek doosre ke dost ban jaate hain. Dono chahte hain ke wo saath rahe aur duniya ghume magar Aamaya ko batane mein jhijhak te hain.

Aisi filmein 80s ke dashak ke art aur parallel cinema mein bohat mashoor thi magar tabki bani filmein bhi kabhi itni slow nahi thi.

Listen Aamaya ko bohat hi natural dialogues aur Deepti -Faroque ki extra-ordinary chemistry ke liye Big Entertainment ratings milte hain 2 stars.

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Kamal Haasan ki Vishwaropam peechle kuch hafton  se surkhiyon mein rahi. Aawal toh ye bata de ke film mein itne vivaad – protest jaisi kuch bhi nahi hain.

Kahani teen kirdaaron ki hain – Kathak master Vishwanath jo bohat acha bawarchi bhi hain. Tofique jo  kayde se namaz padhne wala musalman hain aur pathan Kashmiri jo Afghan mein terrorist hain.

Sach toh ye hain ke charon kirdar ke peeche ek hi chehra hain – FBI Agent Kamal Haasan – jo teen ghante ki film mein ek hazar jaan baaz actions karte hain.

Film mein sainkdo bombs aur sainkdo humle hote hain – kuch America mein – aur kuch Afghanistan mein.

Vishwaroopam kabhi  flashbacks aur kabhi flash forwards mein dhoom dhadake aur maara maari mein kabhi aage aage kabhi peeche chalti hain.

Teen ghante ke baad bhi aap ko kaun –kisko- kyon  maar raha hain samajh mein nahi aata hain.

Vishwaropam ko itni saari kathinaiyon ka samna karne ke liye Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 1.5 stars.

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