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 Rangrezz

Release date – 22'nd March 2013

One Line which describes the film – "To Love is to give, To lust is to take ."

Best  Dialogue – 'madad to kar denge pehle unse pooch lo ki mandap  sajega ya kamra bhi chalega '

Genre – Romance / Thriller 
 
Story - Samuthirakani

Music – Sajid-Wajid ,Sundar C Babu

Producer -  Vashu Bhagnani

Direction - Priyadarshan

Cast - Jackky Bhagnani , Priya Anand , Rajpal Yadav , Amitosh Nagpal

Budget – 20 crores approximately ( 5 crores for the Gangam style song ) 

I have always  admired Vashu Bhagnani's dedication to make a super hit for his son . After two flops  Kal Kissne Dekha (2009) and  Ajab Gazabb Love (2012) ,and a semi hit  F.A.L.T.U (2011) he is back with Rangrezz . 

To make this film a hit he spent almost 5 crores to get the rights of Gangam Style even when the song fits nowhere in the story. 

The story revolves around three friends who attempt to unite their friend with his lover against the wishes of all families involved, and at heavy cost to themselves . Each one has their own dreams but they are ready to risk their lives for their friends . 
The posters highlighted that the film is based on  friendship , betrayal and revenge . After an hour we were wondering on who would betray whom but the betrayal came from such an  unexpected  source that like the lead actors we also felt very cheated. 
This is the first time Jacky has played an intense character and he has managed to give a good performance . Other actors also have done   justice to their roles but as the story lacks wit and fails to hold the attention of the  audience their efforts seem wasted.
The woman who played the character of fomer MP reminded me a lot of Lillete Dubey . Google revealed that she was actually her sister, Lushin Dubey .

In a line though the message given is good that -

 'You have to learn that sometimes it isn't love it's just a feeling and you overreacted' 

but the way in which innocent people were made to suffer in the story  was not at all justifiable or entertaining .

Time-pass .