Review of Mere Dad Ki Maruti

Release date – 15'th March 2013

One Word which describes the film – Humorous

Best  Dialogue – 
Tiger, Bill Clinton sabka 'The End' 
ladkiyon ki wajah se hi hua hai  

Genre – Comedy 
 
Story - Shreyansh Agarwal

Music – Sachin Gupta

Producer -  Ashish Patil , Y Films

Direction - Ashima Chibber

Cast - Ram Kapoor ,  Saqib Saleem , Rhea Chakraborty , Prabal Panjabi , Ravi Kishan

Budget – 7-8  crores 

Mere Dad Ki Maruti is the third film after  Luv Ka The End  and  Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge  by Y -Films .Y films is a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films launched on April 1, 2011 by Aditya Chopra, which concentrates on introducing fresh talent. 

The strong friendship of Saqib Salim and Prabal Panjabi ( who were last seen in Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge ) is the highlight of the film . The full film is like a roller-coaster ride where even during the most testing times the duo stick to each other . In some scenes Prabal Panjabi has even managed to outshine Saqib Salim.

Rhea as Jasleen is the perfect picture of the current generation .She likes to be called Jazz-lin and is the self proclaimed Chandigarh ki Shakira . She uses words like hashtag thanks bye and K which show her addiction to Twitter .Most of the time she is shown in micro shorts and high heels. After Cocktail , Matu Ki Bijli Ka Mandola  and Murder 3 guess micro shorts have become the dress code for all heroines under 30.

Ram Kapoor as the loud Punjabi dad is just perfect . He wears a Louis Vuitton suit and a Rado watch but serves local whiskey to the wedding guests filled in imported bottles . 

Ravi Kishan has a small role but his dressing style and especially his eyes remind you of Mithun Chakravarty .

In a line it's a fully entertaining film with not even a single dull moment .

Must watch .Can be seen with friends or family .

Rank- 6 (Out of the 18 films I have seen in 2013 ) 

Review of Zila Ghaziabad

Release date – 1'st March 2013

One Word which describes the film – Gory 

Best  Dialogue – 

"Angrezi main bolne se jhooth sach nahi ban jata "

Genre – Action / Thriller 
 
Story - Anand Kumar

Music – Amjad Nadeem

Producer -  Vinod Bachan , Showman International

Direction - Anand Kumar

Cast - Sanjay Dutt , Arshad Warsi , Vivek Oberoi , Ravi Kishan , Paresh Rawal

Budget –  40 crores approximately

The film is based on the true story of a gang war between two powerful rival groups of  Satbir Gurjar and Mahender fauji, which finished only when a police cop Pritam Singh arrived at the scenario.

The film starts with a sequence in which a train is being successfully robbed by a gang of robbers led by  Fauji . Arshad Warsi as the cruel , heartless wanted criminal  for whom killing people is easier than breathing, is the life and soul of the film. His character with the Aviators , gamcha and kohl rimmed eye looks like a real gangster.

Vivek Oberoi as the guy who returns to his zila after completing his education is above average.Though his love angle with 2-3 songs ,slows the speed  of the film and could have been edited. 

Sanjay Dutt's   introduction is done with the dialogue ' jitne criminals ke against case nahi hai utni uske against enquiries chal rahi hai ' . He makes his appearance near interval and has some good dialogues .He is shown as a ruthless inspector who believes in planning and scheming to beat the criminals .  He listens to Madhuri Dixit's songs and dances with item girls when he is in mood . 

After witnessing Paresh Rawal's  excellent acting in OMG his character in this film disappoints.
Ravi Kishan 's character is not well developed and he is shown totally dependent on Fauji or other politicians .The film is full of actresses like Charmee Kaur , Minissha Lamba , Divya Dutta and  Zarina Wahab who have nothing much to do. Then there is Asutosh Rana with just one memorable dialogue 'Hum konsa Salman Khan hai ki commitment karke piche nai hatt sakte.'  We also get to see Chandrachur Singh in a 5 min role.

The film is actually not bad but most of it reminds us of scenes we have seen in earlier films like Gardish  ,  Omkara  , Dabangg and other 80's films where the hero seeks revenge for the injustice done to him and his family. 

In a line this Zila is shown as a land full of bloodshed and a city of injustice where half of the film's budget must have been spent on bullets and bottles of blood ,I mean tomato ketchup .

People who like Arshad Warsi and mindless action can watch it. 

Caution- Loud sounds can be injurious to ear drums ! 

Rank - 9 (Out of the 14 films I have seen in 2013)