Shorgul~ Too much chaos, not enough anarchy!

Release date- 1st July 2016

One Word which describes the film- Chaotic

Best Dialogue- 'Hamara beta mara hai, vivek nahi. Hum apn bete ki laash par rajneeti nahi hone denge.'

Genre-Political Drama

Music- Lalit Pandit

Producer- Swatantra Vijay Singh, Vyas Verma

Story- Jitendra Tiwari, Khalid Azmi, Raj Verma, Shashie Vermaa

Direction-Pranav Kumar Singh, Jitendra Tiwari

Cast- Ashutosh Rana, Jimmy Shergill, Suha Gezen, Sanjay Suri, Narendra Jha, Eijaz Khan, Sanjay Suri, Hiten Tejwani

Budget- 5 Crores approximately

The film is loosely based on the Muzaffarnagar communal riots of 2013. It is set against the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh showing religious clashes, political rivalry and how innocent people become pawns under the influence of corrupt political/religious leaders. Many characters are inspired from real life leaders to give authenticity to the story like CM Mithilesh (Akhilesh Yadav), MLA Ranjeet Om (Sangeet Som) and Home Minister Alam Khan(Azam Khan).
The film started with an item song followed by some powerful exchange of dialogues between Jimmy Shergill and Asutosh Rana. 
Asutosh Rana is the honest and idealistic Chaudhry who is respected by all and thinks of the welfare of everyone irrespective of their caste or community. He keeps guiding his people, 'Zameen ho ya Zameer, ye mazhabi nahi hote aur Om jaise log dono ko hi mazhab ke rang mai rang dete hai'. Even when tragedy strikes his family he doesn't lose his cool and tries to calm the restless mob. He tells the police inspector handling the case,'Hamne hamesha nyay ka saath diya hai, aj bhi denge.Lekin aapse bhi yahi ummeed hai'.
Jimmy Shergil is the power hungry corrupt politician who wants to win the upcoming election by hook or crook. He has no morals and has a complete team of 'yes men' who blindly follow his commands. Even when he is flying a kite he relates the activity with politics , 'Aasmaan par patang uski raaj karti hai jise waqt par dheel dena aur kheenchna ata hai'. When his worker tells him that as many of their party workers have been arrested they will have a problem in creating unrest he says,"Shanti ko ashanti mein badlne ke liye bheed ki nahi....sirf ek pathar ki jarurat hai".
To counter a corrupt Hindu poiltician there is a Muslim leader who brainwashes the crowd by giving provocative speeches like,'Hum to marte hai to bhi do gaz zameen lekar marte hai aur ye to jal ke hawa mai fana ho jate hai'.
In between this fight for chair and power there is a small love story which becomes a spark for starting a fire which is fueled by the selfish interests of some leaders and spreads like a jungle fire. 
The film was earlier called 'Zainab' but it was changed to 'Shorgul' which also can not be called an apt title for the film. The film is just a sequence of events which lead to a riot and how when a riot spreads everyone loses in some way or the other. The film was entertaining when it started but soon all the characters started dying and the film became more of a documentary.
The release of the film was postponed twice because of the outrage it created. It's released in around 700 screens but because of low buzz and odd show timings the audience stayed away. Sultan is releasing on 6th July, so the film will just have a 5 days week.
In a line, the film has tried to present how riots start along with superficially touching controversial issues like land acquisition in the name of making temples, beef ban and Gowdhara riots, because of which the film has very less entertainment value.
Can be seen if you like this genre. Time-pass  

Love Games~ Bad Boys need love too!

Release date- 8th April 2016

One Word which describes the film- Raunchy

Best Dialogue- “Karte raho pyar use, I don’t care, par jab bhi main tumhe mere pas bulau to aate rehna”

Genre- Erotic Thriller

Music- Sangeet-Siddharth

Producer- Mukesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar

Story & Direction-Vikram Bhatt

Cast- Patralekha, Tara Alisha Berry, Gaurav Arora,
Hiten Tejwani

Budget- 10-15 Crores

The inherent appeal of an erotic thriller is in the fact that it's bold and sensational and is designed with the intention of titillating the audience and taking them to a dangerous world of fantasy and desires. Since years Hollywood is making big money through erotic thrillers, Fatal Attraction (1987) Basic Instinct (1992), Cruel  Intentions (1999),  Unfaithful (2002) etc. 
So basically this genre is not about script or screenplay. It's about the scenes which come to your mind when you recall the film. Basic Instinct is synonymous with the famous interrogation scene where Sharon Stone uncrosses and crosses her legs.

This urban erotica starts and ends with this line~
'Roses are red, violets are blue..sex can be dangerous, but love can be too.'
Patralekha plays the role of a scheming nymphomaniac who is addicted to winning, cocaine and love games. She plays the femme fatale who is out to seduce all and sundry, provided they are rich enough to attend Page 3 parties. She seems comfortable in all the scenes and snorts cocaine like a pro. What she lacks in the dialogue delivery department she makes up with her glamour and body language.
Gaurav Arora is a ramp model who is making his debut with this film. He is the rich guy who is Patralekha's partner in crime in every way. He has a great body and manages to give a decent performance. 
Tara Alisha Berry looks cute and pretty but has few scenes to show her acting capabilities.

A month back before the you tube trailer release, Mahesh Bhatt  tweeted, 'Catch your breath for a second and look what is about to hit you!' The film has certain scenes which have shock value but they end before the audience can get any real voyeuristic pleasure.

Following the current trend, Vikram Bhatt promoted the film a lot on Twitter even saying that it's inspired from his life story. He created a hashtag for it #LoveGamesGyaan. In fact some of the gyaan given by him on Twitter is wittier than some scenes in the film. 

1. Roses are red, violets are blue, you might think it's love, but it's lust using you.

2. Roses are red, violets are blue, if she says sex was 'different', dude you have a lot of work to do!

3. Roses are red, violets are blue, behind every gorgeous woman, there is a bored man too!

4. Roses are red, violets are blue, if you screw trouble, trouble will screw you.

5. Roses are red, violets are blue, there is always a kinky fantasy, she is hiding from you.

6. Roses are red, violets are blue, when you find the angel, the bitch will follow too.

7. Roses are red, violets are blue, doing her and thinking of him, you've some coming out to do!

8. Roses are red, violets are blue, if she says she's 'tied up', it could mean literally too.

9. Roses are red, violets are blue, you'll rarely have the hots, on who has the hots for you!

10. Roses are red, violets are blue, if she's cheating on him, she'll cheat on you!

Reportedly, the Censor Board had a problem with the many cuss words, long kissing scenes and a few drug-addiction scenes and therefore had asked for 18 cuts but finally approved the film with an Adults only certificate.

Music by the duo Sangeet- Siddhart is melodious and almost all the songs have repeat value. There are seven English songs used as background tracks, the lyrics of which are penned by none other than Vikram Bhatt. 
The film earned just 1 crore on Friday which is dismal considering the publicity on social networking sites and TV promos. The film may barely manage to recover it's budget.

In a line it's surely not one of the best erotic thrillers one may come across but if you like this genre you will not be bored.

Time-pass.