Befikre- Emotion in motion

Release date- 9th December 2016

One Word which describes the film- Raunchy

Best Dialogue-
Dharam-"Palatne nahi wala hai."
Shyra- "Palatne ka wait to 90's mein karte the log. I was just checking out his ass."

Genre- Rom-com

Music- Vishal- Shekhar

Producer- Aditya Chopra

Story/ Screenplay/ Direction- Aditya Chopra

Cast- Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor 

Budget- 70 Crores ( Including P & A) 

Aditya Chopra made his directorial debut in 1995 with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which till now continues to run in Maratha Mandir, Mumbai. He followed with Mohabbatein (2008) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008).

Befikre is his most daring and will surely turn out to be the least profitable venture.
Since the first poster of Befikre came out on 9th April, we were in no doubt on what the film was about. Aditya Chopra continued to tantalize us every month with similar posters and thus creating a good buzz among the youth for the film. The trailer was equally 'youth-friendly' with both the stars smooching at every opportunity and roaming around in bare minimums.

The film started with the song 'Labon ka Karobaar' where everyone is daring enough to kiss their loved ones. The story is about Dharam, who comes to Paris to work as a stand-up comedian in his friend's restaurant. Shyra is a carefree girl who works as a tour guide and on weekends helps her parents run their restaurant. They meet at a party and sparks fly.
The whole film is shot in Paris and beautifully captures the charm of the city.

Ranveer Singh is known for his energy and Aditya Chopra said in an interview that he wrote the character with Ranveer in mind. He's funny, he's naughty and throughout the film manages to entertain us.

Vaani Kapoor made her debut through YRF's Shuddh Desi Romance in 2013. She was in a total 'desi' look in the film. How, Aditya Chopra envisioned her as the hot and bold 'Shyra' is beyond imagination. In her washboard abs and firangi accent she looks like a mixture of Katrina Kaif and Nargis Fakhri. Her unconventional looks and brazen character is a little shocking in the start but by the end of the film we get used to her, even loving her chemistry with Dharam as they indulge in a sensuous dance.

Aditya Chopra has made a film, keeping a certain age group in mind, youngsters who are not ready to commit or are afraid of being in a relationship, and they are loving the film. There are several references to DDLJ in the film, showing Aditya's love for his first project. Dharam's character is a lot like "Bittoo" of Band Baja Baraat.
The film has earned almost 50 Crores in a week which is a good figure but considering the names and marketing involved, not very impressive. Dangal is going to release next week and so the film may end around 80-85 Crores.

Music is average and none of the song is melodious enough to be heard on loop.

In a line, there are love stories and then there are stories with lots of love making scenes and Befikre surely falls in the second category.
Time-pass. Can be seen in theaters for Ranveer Singh's energy.

Sultan~ The Uncrowned Box Office King

Release date- 6th July 2016

One Word which describes the film- Uplifting

Best Dialogue- "Asli pehalwan ki pehchaan akhade mein nahi, zindagi mein hove hai... taki jab zindagi tumhe patke toh tum phir khade ho aur aaisa daanv maro ki zindagi chitt ho jaye."

Genre- Sports/ Drama

Music- Vishal-Shekhar

Producer- Aditya Chopra

Story & Direction- Ali Abbas Zafar

Cast- Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Amit Sadh

Budget- 75-80 Crores approximately

Sultan Ali Khan is a simple hearted man who falls in love with a wrestler and enters wrestling to win her heart. How his life changes after that is what the film is about.

Salman Khan makes a grand entry in black underwear, over a perfectly muscular body and gives his opponent a 'dhobi pachaad' which makes us clap and whistle. After that the story becomes slow until he receives a slap from the love of his life. We again see some action followed by some drama and some really bad choreographed dances by Farha Khan.
Salman is surely not obsessed by how he looks in the film as in most of the scenes he looks old and worn out. His character is real, who cries, goes through heart break and still when the time comes collects all his strength to fight a new battle handled to him by life.
So there is this cute guy who innocently tells a girl, 'Manne lage hai ki angrezi mein ladki jaldi pate hai. I love you bolo aur uske baad seedha kiss hove hai', and in the same note later tells the girl's father, 'ShahRukh ka mazak mat udao, manne bahut pasand hai, jab wo ladki ki ankh mein dalke dekhe hai na to andhi ladki bhi pat jaave hai'.
His change in looks in the second half is drastic but still in many scenes we get a glimpse of the simple guy who made us smile with his innocent remarks.

Anushka Sharma as Aarfa gives tough competition to Salman in the wrestling and acting departments. There is a love story between them but there are no great dialogues to express the intensity of their feelings for each other. We get to see them together in between songs but without dialogues they fail to establish their chemistry in our minds.

There were rumors of Sylvester Stallone and later of Sanjay Dutt playing the role of Sultan's coach but the role is finally played by Randeep Hooda and how well has he has portrayed the character. The story becomes fast and pacy with his entry. When he says,'I don't train dead people', we see a new life coming in Sultan's eyes too. He's a true coach urging his student to first give his best and then a little more. His words,'Woh dus maarenge aur tu ek maarega ... us ek mein dus ka vazan hoga',  echos  in Sultan's mind and makes him fight with new energy and vigor.

Salman Khan's films are known for his one-liners but here the title song is it's life and soul.
'Khoon mein tere mitti, Mitti mein tera khoon Upar Allah niche dharti, Beech mein tera junoon' Aye Sultan!

'Jag Ghoomiya', a melodious romantic number was supposed to be sung by Arijit Singh
but after his much publicized tiff with Salman Khan his version was removed from the film
and in its place we get to hear the song sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan which was not
at all soulful.

The film has released in 4350 screens and with almost 85% occupancy rate and a 5
day weekend the film can have the highest weekend earning record of almost 
150-170 Crores. The film was expected to make new records of 350-400 Crores but 
because of an average story line and lack of powerful dialogues it'll be a task for the film to
even touch the 300 Crore mark. Madaari and Great Grand Masti releasing on 15th July
will also effect the business of Sultan, once the initial euphoria of it's release has ended.

In a line, the film is about how at times you just have to die a little inside
to be reborn and rise again from the ashes like the Phoenix.

Good one time watch. Paisa-wasool.