Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 73

Good performances but no fear or color

22.3.2013, Mumbai

Iss hafte 2 badi releases hain – Pehli horror – Aatmaa – doosri social –Rangrez.

Pehle baat karte hain Aatma ki - horror Genre mein - pariwarik aur samajik kahani hain jahan oppressor - ghar ke bahar nahi - ghar ke andar hain.

Film ki premise - casting – performances aur sandesh -abtak ki Ram Gopal Varma aur Vikram Bhatt ki horror filmon se bilkul alag hain.

Aatmaa darana ke saath - kuch aham muddein - jaise marital rape -child possession aur excessive violence uthati hain...

Film ka plus film ke supporting performances aur lead cast -Bipasha Basu aur khas taurpe – Nawauzzudin Siddiqui!!

Film ka minus – story ka restricted plot - locations aur sabse badi baat - no surprises at all!

Aatmaa ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 3 stars !

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Priyadarshan ki Rangrezz peechle dus salon ki filmon ki tarha - ek aur teen doston ki kahani hain.

Rangrezz - Rishi -Pakkya aur Vinod ke sapne- aur unki zindagi ke uttar chadhav ki kahani hain.

Concept purana hain – magar kuch naya bhi – film mein ek enthusiasm, energy aur saath hi mein samaj ko badalne ki chetan hain.

Film ka plus - Jacki Bhagnani aur saare naye kalakar. – film ka minus film ka abrupt aur clumsy climax.

Director Priyardarshan ki khasiyat unke characters hote hain – iss baar bhi – aur hamesha ki tarha sb kuch inconsistent hota hain –woh bhi iss baar hain.

Rangrezz ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 3 stars.

Bhawana Somaaya/ www.bhawanasomaaya.com