Review of Fukrey

Release date –14'th June 2013

One Word which describes the film – Disappointing

Best  Dialogue – ' Bholi chidiya nai cheel hai, coffin mein aakhiri keel hai.'

Genre – Comedy

Story - Vipul Vig

Music – Ram Sampath

Producer - Farhan Akhtar , Ritesh Sidhwani

Direction - Mrighdeep Singh Lamba

Cast – Pulkit Samrat , Manjot Singh , Ali Fazal , Priya Anand , Richa Chadda

Budget -10 crores (approximately)

The film starts with two school back-benchers who barely manage to pass in class  but  dream of getting admission in  a famous college in town and date the girls there . The duo befriends Lali ,son of a halwai . The latter is a first year correspondence course student who also wants to enroll in the same college as his girlfriend studies there. Zafar is a  son of a butcher who has completed college but waits for his big break as a musician . To fulfill their dreams the four guys desperately need money and the need to make quick money brings them together.

Pulkit Samrat , last seen in Bittoo Boss is quite natural as the Delhi guy who is confident about his plans . He is paired opposite Priya Anand (last seen in Rangrezz) but their romantic angle is not given any importance in the film so Priya has nothing much to do. 

Manjot Singh as the simple guy whose main focus in life is to keep his girlfriend happy is adorable.  

Richa Chaddha , last seen in Gangs of Wasseypur is the best part of the film . Her character Bholi Panjaban  adds glamour and speed to an otherwise slow story . She is loud , shrewd with money , dresses smartly ,works out in a  a mirrored gym and relaxes with a glass of whiskey at night. She is the only paisa- wasool element in the film.  
Despite having good actors the film disappoints as it fails to combine the various events going on in the film into a spell binding story. 
In a line ,we expect a  certain standard from a  Farhan Akhtar's film  but  the plot of the film is so weak that it is reduced to a series of few humorous incidents . 
Time pass , Avoidable .
Rank - 20 (out of the 30 films I have seen in 2013)

Review of Ye Jawani Hai Diwani

Release date – 31'st May 2013

One Word which describes the film – Joy-Ride

Best  Dialogue – ‘Waqt kisi ke liye nahi rukta , beetta waqt hai , par kharch hum hote hai’

Genre – Romance

Story - Mohsin Khan

Music – Pritam

Producer - Karan Johar

Direction - Ayan Mukerji

Cast – Ranbir Kapoor , Deepika padukone , Adtya roy kapoor , Kalki koechlin

Budget - 50 crores

The film is about some fun filled moments in the life of four friends who share a bonding with each other but are also practical and live life according to their own terms.

Ranbeer Kapoor has given so many award winning performances in the last years that this role was like a cake walk for him . His acting is so natural that whatever character he plays he totally erases the memory of his past roles. He can be the young and carefree Sid  and then he surprises you as the intense Jordan . You are still in awe of the Rockstar when he stuns you by playing the simple and golden hearted Barfi .

Last year , Deepika Padukone as the sizzling Veronica totally stole the limelight from Saif Ali in Cocktail . In this film , her character has the maximum scope of expressing different emotions and she successfully outshine others . Her dialogue, 'Jitna bhi chaho ,kuch na kuch to chootega ,jahan ho usko enjoy karo'  must be followed by everyone who in the hope of having a better future are running after unattainable dreams and ruining their present.

Aditya Roy Kapoor’s character seemed to be an extension of his role from Aashiqui 2 as most of the time he was seen with a beer bottle or a glass of scotch . He is a good actor , but this film was not about him so his character's story was not properly explored .

Kalki was shown as the confident and practical girl who knows what to choose between romantic dreams and  happiness . She adds to the glamour quotient of the film.

It’s the current trend to take stars for cameo roles but I wonder if Rana Daggubati really had to do that 30 seconds role. It was even worse than Abhishek Bachchan’s cameo in Nautanki Sala.

Though the  film is directed by Ayan Mukerji , it totally had the Karan Johar feel . It was full of glamour , grandeur , lavish sets , good music and foot tapping dance numbers  .

Madhuri Dixit fans totally loved her in  the item dance ‘Ghagra’  

Faarooq Sheikh as the loving and caring father who wants his son to follow his dreams leaves impact in his small role.

 In a line, don’t expect some epic romance like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge  or a saga  of great friendship like Dil Chahta Hai or Zindagi Na milegi dobara and  you will not be disappointed.

One time theater watch . Time Pass.

Rank- 6 (Out of the 29 films I have seen in 2013 )