Review of Filmistaan

Release date – 6'th June 2014

One Word which describes the film – Optimistic

Best Dialogue - ' Budget kitna bhi chhota ho , film ka dil bada hona chahiye.'

Genre – Drama

Music - Arijit Datta

Producer - Shyam Shroff ,Balkrishna Shroff , Subhash Chaudary,Shaila Tanna , Siddharth Roy Kapur

Story & Direction - Nitin Kakkar

Cast - Sharib Hashmi , Inaamulhaq , Kumud Mishra ,Gopal Dutt

Budget- 5 crores (approximately)

If you are  truely filmy, you use Bollywood dialogues in your everyday life . We don't even think twice before using these lines,'Mere paas maa hai' , 'Dhai kilo ka haath' , 'dosti ki hai nibhani to padegi' , 'bade bade desho main aisi chhoti chhoti baaten hoti rehti hai or ' Rahul , naam to suna hoga.'

Filmistaan takes this love of Hindi films across the border.

Sunny wants to be an actor but when he fails to get any role he takes the job of an assistant director. He is kidnapped by terrorists who keep him hostage in a village in Pakistan , where he meets his soul mate, another film buff who makes his living , selling pirated CDs.

The film shows the life style of very poor people with just enough to survive, for whom watching Maine Pyar Kiya on a 21 inch TV is pure joy. 

Both the protagonists share great on screen chemistry and brotherhood . There is a dialogue where one guy tells another,' aam aadmi ke bas ki kaha hai siyasat ',which shows that poor people living near borders have always been pawns in the bigger game played by politicians and terrorists.

In a line , overall the film is entertaining and has some touching moments.

One time watch . Can be seen in theaters.

Review of Citylights

Release date –30'th May 2014

One Word which describes the film – Emotional

Best Song - 'Muskurane ki wajah tum ho.'

Genre - Drama

Music - Jeet Ganguly

Producer- Mukesh Bhatt

Story - Based on Metro Manila by Sean Ellis

Direction - Hansal Mehta

Cast -Rajkummar Rao , Patralekha , Manav Kaul

Budget- 6-7 Crores

In the film industry , timing plays a very important role in the success of a film. Hansal Mehta and Rajkumar Rao both are in news these days for winning National Awards for best director and best actor respectively for their film Shahid.

Citylights is their second film together and before it's release it received lots of critical appreciation . Rajkumar Rao is becoming the new Irrfan Khan or Nawazzudin , who are known to do meaningful cinema and Patrelekha is filling Chitrangada Singh 's place , who was last seen doing senseless films like I Me aur Main and Desi Boyz.  .
The movie shows the life of a middle class family from Rajasthan who move to Mumbai in the hope of a better life, but get only disappointment. The film is slow but the way the story builds and especially the climax is interesting.
Rajkumar Rao 's body language and expressions are so real that from the start of the film to the end , we feel his pain , sympathize with him and hope that his life turns better.
Patralekha , who is dating Rajkumar in real life , shares an amazing on-screen chemistry too with him. Though her character is soft spoken and docile yet she manages to leave an impact on the audience.

Manav Kaul is the surprise element in the film. He was not shown in any promos and was absent from any promotional events but he has a strong role in the film . 
The film was made on a small budget and has managed to recover most of it's production cost.    

In a line the film shows the deep love of a man for his family and his wish of giving them a better life at any cost.
One time watch . Can be seen in theaters.