Review of Badlapur - A film sans Climax

Release date -
19'th  Feb 2015

One Word which describes the film - Brutal

Best Dialogue -
Log kehte hai apne dushman ko maaf kar dena chaiiye....
Main Bhi yehi Maanta Hun....Lekin unhe tadpa tadpa ke maarne ke baad 

Genre - Crime/Drama 

Music -Sachin-Jigar

Producer - Dinesh Vijan, Sunil Lulla

Story & Direction -Sriram Raghavan

Cast -Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam, Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Radhika Apte

Budget- 25 crores

The film had a warning ,' Don't miss the beginning.' Unfortunately we missed it and for the next 2 hours we kept wondering who was the culprit. Later I came to know that the film was actually not about who did it as it was clearly shown in the beginning and it was only the hero who was unaware of what happened that day. The film is basically a revenge saga.

Varun Dhawan looks perfect in the role of a young man with a good job and family. His transformation from a carefree to a devastated man who loses everything in an accident is sudden but he plays both characters with an ease which defies the fact that he is just three films old. We feel his pain and anguish and though his dialogues are few he manages to connect with the audience through his eyes. 

His character is complex and we keep wondering about what his next move will be.

Nawazuddin plays the role of Laik who is sentenced to a 20 year jail term. His character has the maximum scope as in jail he deals with other criminals, outside he has his love interest Jumli. He is a criminal yet he has a tender spot for people he love.

The four ladies Huma, Yami, Divya and Radhika have small roles but they play important part in shaping up the story .

Vinay Pathak is totally wasted in the film.

Sriram is known for giving us thrillers like Ek Hasina Thi and Jhonny Gaddar. But here the storyline is predictable at times and the climax disappoints. There are certain scenes which are crass and have absolutely no importance in the story.    

In a line even though the main characters have given good performances, the basic story remains dark and there are just few scenes which provide entertainment.

Watch at your own risk.

If you really want to know what happened then you can check the wikipedia page of the film which surprisingly has a detailed  scene by scene  story.   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlapur_%28film%29

Review of Shamitabh- Not everyone's cup of tea.

Release date - 6'th Feb 2015

One Word which describes the film -Thought-provoking

Best Dialogue- Agar paani whiskey ke bina badh sakta hai to socho whiskey bina pani ke kitna chad sakti hai.'

Genre - Drama / Comedy

Music - Ilaiyaraaja

Producer - Sunil Lulla, R. Balki, 
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R. K. Damani
Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan
Sunil Manchanda, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Dhanush

Story & Direction -R. Balki

Cast -Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan

Budget- 40 crores +P&A

You have to give it to the duo R.Balki and Amitabh Bachchan for being the most experimental pair in Bollywood. After making Bachchan romance a girl half his age in  Cheeni Kum(2007), and then making him play the role of a 12 year old in Paa (2009) the director presents Amitabh as a shabby alcoholic who lives in a graveyard and has a grudge against the society.
Dhanush plays the role of a small town guy who wishes to become a super star.
Akshara who makes his Bollywood debut with this film manages to hold her own in front of the two super stars.
There are catchy one liners like, 'Technology ko Mughle Azam pasand nahi aya kya' and 'Paani Needs Whisky,Whisky Ko Zaroorat Nahi  Kisiki' , but the humor gets lost in the slow and predictable story.
In the film there is a line,'Too classy, masses ko pasand nahi ayegi' holds true for the film too as though the film starts in a good speed after an hour it is reduced to just conversations between the three lead stars.  
In a line if you are a big Bachchan fan you will have to watch the film for his flawless acting and his chemistry with Dhanush.
Time-pass. Can be seen in theaters.