Bhoolbhulaiya

Its different..

That may sound cliched, but indeed this movie is slightly different from your usual run of the mill stuff..for starters you have Priyadarshan whos carved a niche with his comic films, attempting something hes never done, taking a leaf out of ram gopal vermas thriller/horror genre..

A remake of 1984 malayalam hit, Bhoolbhulaiya has everything that you would ask for in a thriller. Storys about Shiney Ahuja and Vidya Balan coming back to India to set up their home in their ancestral haveli. Only thing the entire village is of the beleif that the Haveli is haunted. The film then takes us through a sequence of bizarre events which start occuring once the couple moves in.

To uncover the truth behind the incidents shiney calls his friend Akshay Kumar who is a phychiatrist. Akshay then goes about his job to find the actual reason and who is behind all this.

The premise is quite interesting in the sense that there are very few films being made on the supernatural subject. The pace of the film is alright with some great build up to the chain of events.. It is eerie at times, and does have its frightfull moments. Although the length of the film could have been taken care off.

Of the cast Shiney has done an okay job, though hes gone overboard in some scenes. Vidya as usual is dependable. Watch out the penultimate scene of the film. Shes brilliant. And last but not the least. Akshay Kumar is such a releif. He is simply superb, just effortlessly going through his scenes with generous dose of humor.

Full marks to Priyadarshan for remaking this and letting us know that he not only excels in comedy, he can do a fab job with this genre as well.

In short paisa wasool..

Review : Johnny Gaddar

A Taut Thriller

Riveting..if one was to describe this movie in one word. After ages one has got to see a thriller so fascinating. Its not exactly a whodunnit as the identity of the killer is known from frame one, so in that sense you could term it a howdunnit..

Its a simple story of a heist planned by a bunch of masterminds that goes awry. Spearheaded by Dharmendra, the gang is out to make quick bucks, but one member of the gang has other ideas.
The movie borrowes its basic premise from yesteryears Amitabh starrer Parwana.

Neil Mukesh, grandson of legendary singer Mukesh has made a smashing debut as the sauve killer. Never has a star son been as under hyped as Neil Mukesh has, maybe that might have worked in his favor as he is not bound by any image. Here is an actor that we are going to see a lot in the years to come..hes staying here all right. Vinay Pathak and Zakir Hussain are as effortless as ever.Dharmendra is in top form as well, though one wished he was given less lines in english to speak. Ashwini Kalsekar is a complete natural. Watch out for the scene where her husband dies. Rimi Sen does precious little.

Sriram Raghvan had done a decent job with his debut film Ek Hasina Thi, and has gone few notches higher with Johnny Gaddar. He is a welcome addition to bollywood which is otherwise infested with the bhansalis n chopras of the world. Hes kept a good pace throughout the film and the narrative is quite smooth. There are no theatrics, just edge of the seat thriller. He keeps you glued to the seat.

Kudos for a refreshing change like this.