Welcome to Karachi- A tedious journey

Release date - 29'th May 2015

One Word which describes the film - Directionless

Best Dialogue - 
Jackky- Ye tune delivery karna kisse sikhaa ?
Arshad- Rajiv Hirani se !

Genre - Comedy/Political Satire

Music -Rochak Kohli, Jeet Ganguly, Komail Shayan (KK), Amjad Nadeem

Producer - Vashu Bhagnani

Story-Vrajesh Hirjee

Direction -Ashish R Mohan

Cast -Arshad Warsi, Jackky Bhagnani, Lauren Gottilieb

Budget- 30 crores approximately

Two guys in a drunken stupor decide to go to America by boat. Their boat is caught in a storm and the cruel waves of the ocean bring them to Karachi. In one scene they are dancing with bikini babes and in the next they are in midst of bomb explosion and gun shots. As if this was not enough they are mistaken as terrorists and are taken to the Taliban. 
The story aimlessly drifts from hospitals to fake passport offices to terrorists' camps to Al Qaeda to clubs to parliament sessions. There are many scenes which make us laugh but they are lost in the non ending journey of the protagonists.

Jackyy is shown as a dim wit Gujarati guy who doesn't realize the gravity of the situation. He talks with a terrorist in a very jovial manner.   

Jackky : Uncle mera ek garba karte hue video hai , aap Youtube mai dekho 

Pakistani: Youtube Pakistan me ban hai.

Jackky : Skype

Pakistani: Ban 

Jackky : Whatsapp

Pakistani: Ban 

Jackky :Toh uncle aap ke ghar pe 3G hai kya? Main toh bol raha hoon katwa lo. Bahut paise bachenge

Arshad Warsi's character is older and wiser but at times he is shown doing equally stupid things. His comic timing is perfect but just humorous scenes can not save a film which has a weak screenplay and poor dialogues. 

Lauren is mainly in the film for the item songs and to provide some glamour in the otherwise drab film.

We have heard that, 'A life without a vision is a journey without destination.' So what was the filmmakers purpose in making this film? If they wanted to show that Karachi is a really unsafe place where one's life is under constant threat then initially they did manage to create some tension in the minds of the viewers but soon it was lost in between the crowd of junior artists and item songs. 
   

In a line, even though the film has some funny moments, the overall Karachi journey is not entertaining enough to be seen in theaters.

Avoidable. Can be seen on TV

Review of Rangrezz

Release date – 22'nd March 2013

One Line which describes the film – "To Love is to give, To lust is to take ."

Best  Dialogue – 'madad to kar denge pehle unse pooch lo ki mandap  sajega ya kamra bhi chalega '

Genre – Romance / Thriller 
 
Story - Samuthirakani

Music – Sajid-Wajid ,Sundar C Babu

Producer -  Vashu Bhagnani

Direction - Priyadarshan

Cast - Jackky Bhagnani , Priya Anand , Rajpal Yadav , Amitosh Nagpal

Budget – 20 crores approximately ( 5 crores for the Gangam style song ) 

I have always  admired Vashu Bhagnani's dedication to make a super hit for his son . After two flops  Kal Kissne Dekha (2009) and  Ajab Gazabb Love (2012) ,and a semi hit  F.A.L.T.U (2011) he is back with Rangrezz . 

To make this film a hit he spent almost 5 crores to get the rights of Gangam Style even when the song fits nowhere in the story. 

The story revolves around three friends who attempt to unite their friend with his lover against the wishes of all families involved, and at heavy cost to themselves . Each one has their own dreams but they are ready to risk their lives for their friends . 
The posters highlighted that the film is based on  friendship , betrayal and revenge . After an hour we were wondering on who would betray whom but the betrayal came from such an  unexpected  source that like the lead actors we also felt very cheated. 
This is the first time Jacky has played an intense character and he has managed to give a good performance . Other actors also have done   justice to their roles but as the story lacks wit and fails to hold the attention of the  audience their efforts seem wasted.
The woman who played the character of fomer MP reminded me a lot of Lillete Dubey . Google revealed that she was actually her sister, Lushin Dubey .

In a line though the message given is good that -

 'You have to learn that sometimes it isn't love it's just a feeling and you overreacted' 

but the way in which innocent people were made to suffer in the story  was not at all justifiable or entertaining .

Time-pass .