BOX OFFICE par hit ya pit!!!

Namaskar - Cinema Review mein - main Bhawana Somaaya - aapka swagat karti hoon.

Iss hafte ka episode thoda alag hain -

Iss hafte - hum nayi releases ke bajaye… Ab tak ki quarterly releases ka assessment karenge…

January 2012 se March 2012 tak - kareeban 24 filmein release hui - 2 big budget - 6 middle budget aur 16 small budget filmein...

Bade budget ki filmon mein se - sirf 1 chali - Agneepath…

Medium budget filmon mein se - sirf 2 chali - London Paris New York aur Kahaani...

Aur chotti filmon mein se bhi- sirf 1 chali - Paan Singh Tomaar…

Jinn filmon se umeed thi - unhone disappoint kiya - Aur jinse koi umeed nahi thi - unhone surprise kiya!

Saal ki shuruat - Hindi filmon ke liye hamesha unlucky saabit hui hai - Aur iss saal ki pehli victim bani - Abbas Mastan ki - Players. 

Players Hollywood film The Italian Job ki remake thi - aur lambe arsse se - in the making thi…

Wajah jo bhi ho - iss baar - thriller ke badshah Abbas Mastan ka jadoo theatre mein nahi chala…

Interesting baat yeh hain - ki film television par chal gayi!

Chaalis Chauraasi se koi commercial umeed nahi thi… Magar jahan Naseerudin Shah, KayKay Menon aur Atul Kulkarni jaise maharathi ek saath ho - Wahan ache cinema ki umeed swabhavik hai.

Chaalis Chauraasi ne ye saabit kiya ki ek achi film ke liye - Sirf ache actors hi nahi - ek achi script bhi utni hi zaroori hain.

Karan Johar ne apne banner ki sabse powerful script - Agneepath ka remake banaya…

Film mein paani ki tarha paisa bahaya - Aur saare actors ne jamke - film ka promotion kiya.

Sab ne milkar itna hulla machaya - ki release ke pehle hi - film super hit saabit ho gayi!

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February mein 12 filmein release hui - aur ek bhi nahi chali.

Imran Khan aur Kareena Kapoor pehli baar ek saath - Ek Main aur Ek Tu mein aaye - Aur wo bhi Valentine ke shukrawar ko - Magar baat nahi bani.

Kuch ne kaha - kyon ki film Jab We Met jaisi thi - Aur kuch ne kaha - jodi mein chemistry nahi thi…

Sach to ye hai - ki audience kaunsi film - kab aur kyon - reject karti hai… Iska jawab - kissi filmmaker ya writer ke paas nahi hai.

Ek Tha Deewana mein - Prateik Babbar ko ek aur chance diya gaya…Magar Prateik abhi tak shayad single hero ke liye taiyaar nahi hai!

Tanu weds Manu ke baad - Madhavan se performance aur success - dono ki umeed rehti hai…

Magar Bipasha Basu ke saath - Jodi Breakers interesting subject hote hue - film engaging nahi thi - Ya phir ache music ki kammi thi...

Genelia D'souza ka - Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya - iss saal ka abtak ka - sabse refreshing performance raha.

Aur untitled film Prashnachin - jisse Youtube par sabse zyada hits mile - Ab tak ki sabse innovative film rahi.

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March ka mahina mahatva purna raha - Do non starrer filmein - London Paris New York aur Chaar Din Ki Chandani ne audience ko bandh kar rakha…

Aur saath hi - do inspirational stories - jisse box office par bilkul umeed nahi thi - baazi palat di!

Ek hi mahine mein - pehle Paan Singh Tomaar - aur phir Kahaani ne - ye saabit kar diya - ki content is the king!

Ek accha director - aur achi script ke saath - ek acha actor - Film ko bulandiyon par pohancha sakta hai !!

Tigmanshu Dhulia, Irfaan Khan, Vidya Balan aur Sujoy Ghosh ne ek saath - Quality Cinema - ka ailaan kar diya!

Aane wale hafton mein - do filmon ka besabri se intezar hai…

Pehli - Saif Ali Khan ki - Agent Vinod directed by Sriram Raghavan - jismein Saif ne - apni jaan laga di hai. Kya Sriram Saif ki - aur hamari umeedon par khare

utrenge..?

Doosri - Vishesh Films se ek aur thriller - Blood Money...Kya Mahesh - Mukesh Bhatt ek aur musical thriller mein hume jakad payenge…?

Aane wali filmon ka trend kaisa rahega..? Kya audience drama ke mood mein hogi…Romance ke mood mein…ya phir thriller aur inspirational ke..?

Main bataungi aapko - dekhte rahiye - Cinema Review. 

Agle hafte phir mulaqat hogi - tab tak ke liye mujhe dijiye ijazat - Namaskar.

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Story to remember...

Namaskar - Cinema Review mein - main Bhawana Somaaya - aapka swagat karti hoon…

Iss hafte do releases hain - ek thriller Kahaani aur doosri romantic comedy Chaar Din Ki

Chandani.

Pehle baat karte hai Chaar Din Ki Chandani ki - Producer director Samir Karnik ne peechle saal - 3 Deols ki  - Yamla Pagla Deewana di thi.

Iss baar Samir Karnik 2 Singh pariwar ki kahani laaye hai.

Pehla Singh - Rajasthan wala - jahan Anupam Kher ka rajwada hai aur wo apne aapko His Highess kehte hai.

Doosra Singh - sardaron wala - jahan Om Puri Amritsar mein baste hai - aur baaki Punjabiyon ki tarha gaaliyon ke bagair baat nahi karte.

Aur ye dono Singh ko milate hai unke hi bachche - yaane Tusshar Kapoor aur Kulraj Randhawa.

Tusshar London se Rajasthan apni eklauti behan ki shaadi ke liye aata hai…

Aur kyon ki Kulraj ne aaj tak - koi royal wedding nahi dekhi hai - wo bhi Tusshar ke

saath saath Rajasthan aati hai.

Film iss char din ki chandani ki kahani hai…

Film ka first half - mele ke giant wheel ki tarha - bohat fast aur entertaining hai aur interval tak aap has haskar pagal ho jaoge.

Post interval - film mein drop aata hai - magar Sandesh Shandaliya ka music, Bosco Ceasar ki choreography aur film ka climax - aapko jakkadkar rakhte hai.

Chaar Din Ki Chandani routine comedy se hatkar - class, caste jaise samajik muddon par

vivaad karti hai- wo bhi bhashan ki tarha nahi - film ke sur mein!

Film ki likhawat - saare performances -Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Anita Raaj in a come back appearance, Tusshar Kapoor aur Kulraj Randhawa - hilarious hai.

Film mein Yash Raj Films ki Chandani ka titletrack istimaal kiya gaya hai -

Aur Kulraj - nayi adakara hote hue - Sridevi ke taqqar mein naachi hai.

Itna hi nahi - climax mein - Seeta aur Geeta ki Hema Malini ki tarha - Kulraj ne action

sequences bhi kiyye hai.

1960 mein ek film bani thi Ek Phool Chaar Kaante -jismein - Sunil Dutt Waheeda Rehman ko paane ke liye - unke chachaon ke dil jeetne padte hai.

Ismein - Tusshar Kapoor ke chaar bhai hai - Kulraj ko - Tusshar ko pane ke pehle - charon se sambhal ke rehna padta hai.

Chaar Din Ki Chandani ko milte hai 3 stars.

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Ab baat karte hai - doosri film - yaane Viacom 18 produced aur Sujoy Ghosh directed Kahaani ki.

Ek pregnant aurat - Kolkatta Airport se bahar nikalti hai...

Ek haath mein paani ki bottle - doosra haath trolley ko khichte hue - wo taxi rokti hai!

Taxi driver hairan hai kyon ki usually log - airport se seedha hotel - ya ghar jaate hai…

Magar ye passenger - directly police station jaati hai. Usse complain likhwani hai - apne lapatta pati ki.

Naam -Vidya Bagchi.

Profession -softwear engineer.

Rahne ka shehar - London.

Kolkatta aane ki wajah - pati Arnab Bagchi ki talash.

Details - Arnab assignment ke liye Kolkatta aaye the - Kuch hafte regular contact mein

rehne ke baad - wo achanak gayab ho jate hain.!

Ab Vidya wo saari jagah - aur logon se milna chahti hai - jisse Arnab ka wasta tha.

Isliyye Police Station se Guest House - jahan wo thehre the... National Data Centre -

Jahan wo kaam karte the… Arnab ke door ke Kaku ke ghar aur bharose mand khabbri…

Magar kahin se - Arnab ki koi khabar nahi - koi record nahi!

Film ka premise interesting hai - phir bhi - ek hadh ke baad - protagonist ka mission -

aur state of mind - repetitive ho jaata hai !

Kuch sawalon ke jawab nahi milte...Aur kuch gutti nahi sulajhti...

Mere hisab se film ka asli hero - film ke technicians' hai…

Sabse pehle cameraman Setu - jinhone humme Bengal ki khushbu aur mitti ka parichay

karwaya…

Jiss expertise se unhone Gawhati ki tang sadkein - aur Kolkatta ki bheed bharri

gulliyon - ke beech film ko shoot kiya hai wo qabile taarif hai !

Zyadatar outdoor shoots hai - aur wo bhi public places mein - jaise market - metro -

tram depot - puja pandaal - aur yehi film ki highlight hai!

Iske alava - film ka art direction - action - background score - Amitabh Bachchan ka voice over - song rendition 'Ekla chalo re…..' Chotte se chotte kirdar ka performance spectacular hai!

Parineeta se Dirty Picture - ke lambe safar ke baad - Vidya Balan - Maa Durga ki

tarha aati hai - barasti hai - aur karya samapt hone par - chali jaati hai !

Aisi mushqil film sochneke liye aur banana ke liye - main producer Jayantilal Gadha - aur writer director 

Sujoy Ghosh ko main salaam karti hoon.

Kahaani ko milte hai 3.5 stars

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Paan Singh Tomar wins the race!!

Namaskar - Cinema Review mein - main Bhawana Somaaya - aapka swagat karti hoon…

Iss hafte chaar releases hain - Aur charon bilkul hi alag temperament aur genre ki hai.

Will You Marry Me aur Diary of a Butterfly independent productions hai - pehli comedy aur doosri social.

London Paris New York aur Paan Singh Tomar established production houses ki peshgi hai - pehli romance aur doosri drama...

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Pehle baat karte hai Will You Marry Me ki –

Writer Hyder Najmi aur director Aditya Datt ki ye film teen bachelors ki kahani hai. 

Inmein se ek hai Rajeev Khandelval - jo pyaar se zyada paise ko ahmiyat deta hai.

Rajeev ke kehne par uske dost - ek kitty mein shamil hote hai…

Shart ye hai - ki unmein se jo aakhir mein single rahega - saare paise ussi ko milenge!

Kahani mein twist tab aata hai - jab unmein se ek dost ko pyaar ho jata hai - aur wo shaadi karne ki thaan leta hai.

Ab bachein - Rajeev Khandelval aur Shreyas Talpade - aur dono ko - ek hi ladki se pyaar hota hai.

Film single mindedly youth targeted hai - magar afsos ki - Shreyas Talpade aur Rajeev Khandelval jaise behtareen kalakar ke hote hue bhi - baat nahi banti.

Producer Krishan Chaudhery aur Vipin Jain ke sawaal - Will You Marry Me ka mera jawab hai – No, Never!!

Will You Marry Me ko milte hai 1.5 */ stars.

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Diary Of a Butterfly ek aur sitaron ki duniya ki kahani hai - jahan ek aur chotte shehar ki ladki - phir sapnon ki duniya - yaane Mumbai nagri aati hai - naam kamati hai - behakti hai - sambhalti hai - aur phir behakti hai.

Aisi kahaniyaan - humne bohat bade super stars ke saath - bohat baar dekhi hai…

Cinema hall jakar - Uddita Goswami - yaane Gul ki ye boring Diary dekhna - unbearable hai.

Diary of a Butterfly ko milta hai 1* star.

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Rose Movies ki - London Paris New York - teen shehar - 8 saal - aur ek jode ki kahani hai.

Lalitha aur Nikhil - London airport par milte hai - aur ajnabi hote hue - purra din London ki sadkon par - saath saath ghumte hai.

Phir Lalitha politics padhne New York chali jaati hai... aur Nikhil - wahin rehkar - filmmaking padhta hai.

Dono ek saal baad - New York mein milne ka wada karte hai - magar nahi milte!

Jab achanak milte hai - to jhagadte hai - aur ek doosre se door chale jaate hai.

Kuch saal baad - dono phirse milte hai - aur iss baar- wo purri raat - Paris ki sadkon par ghumte rehte hai.

Film 20s ke generation ko focus karti hai - jinhe apna career banana hai - aur sache pyaar ko bhi talshna hai.

Unke nazariye se dekha jaye - to kaam bohat bada aur kathinn hai!!

Unka kaam aasan banate hai - director Anu Menon aur dialogue writer Ritu Bhatia - jo unhe baar baar milate hai - aur ehsaas dilate hai - ki unko ek doosre se pyaar hai.

Isliye wo Hum Tum ke Rani aur Saif ki tarha alag alag shehar mein milte hai - aur DDLJ ke Kajol aur Shah Rukh ki tarha church mein bachkani harkate karte hai.

Ye alag baat hai ki na hi unke 8 saal ke rishte mein koi therav hai - aur na hi ek doosre se bichadne ka koi khas tanav.

Balke aisa lagta hai jaise Ali Zafar  aur Aditi Hyder sirf costumes - hairstyles - ghar - aur shehar - badalkar milte hai aur ek imaginary relationship se niraash rehte hai.

Film mein character - ya plot ko lekar koi twist-ya-turn nahi hai aur nahi koi surprise hai -

sivay climax ke - jab hero apne pyaar  ka izhaar karta hai !

Hindi cinema mein shayad pehli baar - kissi hero ne aise dialogue bole hai - aur censor ne pass kiye hai !!

Ali Zafar ka music aur awaaz melodious hai - aur Samir Arya ki cinematography bahtareen.

Aditi - Ali ki jodi refreshing hai magar dono dramatic scenes mein phhikke padte hai.

London New York Paris ko milte hai 2.5**/ stars.

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Aur aakhir mein - iss hafte ki sabse shaandaar film - Paan Singh Tomar.

Abhi kuch mahino pehle - director Tigmanshu Dhulia ne humme bohat hi mazedaar period film di thi - Saheb Biwi aur Gangster.

Ab itne kumm samay mein Tigmanshu UTV ke saath - ek aur path breaking film laaye hai - jo national athlete Paan Singh ke jeevan par adharit hai.

Saheb Biwi aur Ganster ki tarha ye film ka premise, treatment, story telling aur characterization bilkul hi nirala hai.

Kaise ek chotte gaon ka sadharan ladka fauji banta hai - aur kyon ki wo khaneka shaukeen hai - sirf pet bhar khaneke liye - sports mein dakhila leta hai.

Ek acche guru - kudrati stamina aur maan ki lagan se Paan Singh National Games mein daudta hai - lagatar saat saal jitta hai - aur apna hi record todta hai!

Aam taurpe aisi inspirational filmein one dimensional bankar reh jaati hai…

Magar Paan Singh ki kahani - sirf ek honhar athlete ki kahani na hote hue - ek adarshwadi shisya - dilchasp pati - zimmedar baap - dildaar saathi aur khuddar insaan ki kahani hai.

Writer director- apne protagonist ke dwara - humme unke gaon aur pariwar ka parichay karwata hai.

Jab Paan Singh army mein hai to anushasan nibhata hai aur jab sports mein hai to junoon dikhata hai…

Kaise ek national champion baagi banta hai - aur kyon uska dil baar baar tootne ke bawajood - wo aakhir tak haar nahi manta!

Film ka narrative segmented flashbacks mein hai - aur bohat hi interesting hai.

Opening shot se lekar interval tak - film absolutely flawless aur brilliant hai.

Film ka second half - jab Paan Singh dacait banjata hai - predictable ho jata hai.

Samaaj - police - crime - politics aur is case mein - sports mein badhte hue anyay ki baat karti hai.

Abhishek Ray ka sangeet aur Tigmanshu Dhulia ke one line avadhi dialogues - dil ko chu lete hain.

Sainkdo scenes shristi se jude hue hai…

Jab Paan Singh muthi mein reit bhar ke badalte rutu ka elaan karta hai…

Ya phir jab saare dacait - chandni raat mein - rifle odhein Chambal ki ghatiyon mein soo jaate hain.

Ismein koi shaque nahi ki Paan Sigh  Irfaan Khan ki zindagi ka sabse important role hai - aur Irfaan ne usse purri imandari se nibhaya hai.

Woh Chhitte ki tarha daudta hai - aur bache ki tarha muskurata hai.

Jab wo Fauji hai - shayyar nazar aata hai - aur jab wo Champion hai - aashiq nazar aata hai.

Film mein chotte motte nuqs hai jisse aap maaf kar sakte ho magar Irfaan ke performance mein koi nuqs nahi - aur aap ko Paan Singh se yakinan mohabbat ho jaati hai.

Paan Sigh Tommar ko milte hai 4**** stars.

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Season of Love

Namaskar - Cinema Review mein - main Bhawana Somaaya - aapka swagat karti hoon.

Iss hafte do releases hain - aur dono romantic comedies.

Prasar Visions Ltd. ki Jodi Breakers - aise ladke ki kahani hai - jo apne divorce ke baad...Ye thaan leta hai - ki wo har dukhi shadi-shuda jode ka happy divorce dilwayega...Aur wo bhi alimony ke bagair!

Siddharth - apne clients ko Nano Bar mein milta hai - aur unhe shaadi ke bandhan se mukt karwata hai.Woh apne naye profession se behad khush hai...Aur uske clients - usse bhi zyada!

Ek din - ussi Bar mein Siddharth ki mulaqat Sanjana se hoti hai...Aur dono partners ban

jaate hai.

Film ka first half - stupid jokes- blondes- beaches aur bikini mein chala jaata

hai….

Dher saare careless clients ke baad - Siddharth Sanjana ke paas ek serious case aata hai...

Aur Jodi Breakers ek decision lete hai…!

Iss baar - wo shaadi todenge nahi - balke jodenge!!

Business tycoon Mark - apni mashuqa Maggie ko chod apni biwi ke paas wapas aata hai.

Madhavan - Bipasha iss baat ko Greece mein gaana gaake celebrate karte hai.

Film Mumbai se Greece - aur Greece se Goa - ek hi baat ko lekar ghumti rehti hai.

Madhavan - jo chutkiyon mein kam banata tha - confession ke liye climax ka intezar karta hai.

Film ka pace bohat hi dheema hai - aur screenplay mein bohat saare contradictions...

Dipannita Sharma ko pehle Milind Sonam ki mashuqa bataya gaya - baad mein biwi.

Mrinalini Sharma bhi Milind ki biwi hai - to kya Milind ki do biwiyaan hai aur kyon?

Dipannita pregnant hai magar kabhi uska pet dikhta hai - toh kabhi nahi.

Zyadatar dialogues double meaning mein hai - aur kuch scenes itne outrageous hai - jaise hero ka OT mein dakhil hokar doctors ke saath vivaad karna - jo medical profession ki tauheen hai!

Film ki favour mein main kahungi ki idea, casting aur locations refreshing

hai...

Kuch sequences nirale hai - jaise jab dono kiss karte hai - Ya client ke saath - unki nahi - apni baat karte hai.

Iss ke bawajood film mein bohat kuch missing hai…

Helen film ki surprise packet hai.

Dukh ki baat ye hai ke wo as always - typecast hai.

Madhavan zaroorat se zyada scruffy lagta hai -Bipasha Basu sundar bhi hai aur sincere bhi...

Dono competent hai magar sorry- jodi nahi banti.

Jodi Breaker ko milte hai 2.5 stars.

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Tips Music films ki Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya

Harayana mein rehene wale Bhatti - aur unki beti ki kahani hai.

Bhatti ka auto rikshaw ka business hai. Bhatti ki beti Miny - yani Genelia Dsouza khush mijaz aur khule dil ki ladki hai.

Viren - yani Riteish Deshmukh - Bhatti ke yahan rikshaw chalata hai.

Bhatti ko Viren pasand nahi - isliye koi na koi bahane se usse tang karte rehata hai.

Miny ko Sunny pasand nahi - isliye maan hi maan bhagne ka plan banati rehati hai.

Mangni ke din - Viren ka Bhatti se jhagda hota hai. Miny mauke ka faida uttha kar Viren ke saath ghar se bhaag jaati hai.

Iss lambe safar ke dauran - dono mein pyar ho jata hai. Kahani jaani pehchani hai. Aisi love story humne bahut baar dekhi hai.

Film mein regular dose of drama hai - kidnap hai - extortion hai - aur dher sara pyaar.

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya ko special banati hai -  Riteish Genelia ki magical jodi.

Dono dil kholkar haste hain - nachte gaate hain... Film ki lead pair - film ki khaas baat hai.

Dirctor Mandeep Kumar ki Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya sirf unke liye wasool hai.

Riteish Genelia - parde ke uppar - aur parde ke peeche - made for each other hai.

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya ko milte hai 2.5 stars.

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