Friday, November 23, 2007

OSO is for the people,by the people and of the people

The mother, dressed in the finest of silks (with enough glitter embroidered on it), decorated in the finest jewelry, finishes giving her "aarthi" to an equally decorated deity, against the background of thumping background score (even if it is devotional tune) and waits for her son to take the first blessing, a tradition that he hasn't missed ever in his lifetime. So as there surrounds pindrop silence in the huge prayer hall of the modestly sized mansion, that is conveniently filled with guests, who seem to have no other jobs but to wait for the son to take the first blessing, a helicopter descends from the skies outside the mansion and the son jumps out of it before the chopper has even touched the ground. And the bombastic score kicks in again. Meanwhile, the editor has a merry time intercutting between the beaming mother's face and the athletic son's, who doesn't waste time catching his breath, inspite of the 10K run from the helipad to the prayer hall. The orchestra swells, along with the eyes of the mother, as the son walks into the house with a sense of accomplishment that could only come with conquering Mt. Everest. The jobless loitering guests couldn't be any happier. To the collective applause of the gathered audience (for reasons unknown), the son bends down and takes the first blessing from his mother. The audience becomes overwhelmed (thanks in large parts to the thumping score pumped throughout all the corners of seating auditorium) with joy, happiness and ecstacy, as kerchiefs come out to wipe away the tears streaking down the cheeks at just the same time that goosebumps make their special appearances - another typical moment in the dreamy world of Indian movies. The surprising aspect is, the above description is not from the loud 70's era, which the Hindi filmmakers seem to have taken a great shine on nowadays in the name of homage, but from a contemporary movie from just a few years ago.

Which goes on to say that immaterial of the era, escapism is here to stay. The audience wants the hero to triumph in the end (however stacked the situation is against him), the audience cheers when the guy gets the girl in the end (no matter how mean he has been to her throughout most of the movie), the villain should meet his fitting fate, the end credits should roll against up-tempo beat, Satyameva Jayate, Jai Hind! The audience needs the formula, the audience craves for the formula, only the tools change, only the methodology changes, the formula remains the same. VIVA! FORMULA!

A couple of decades ago, serialized in a local Telugu weekly "Andhra Bhoomi", the famous cartoonist Mallik, created a seminal piece in Telugu literature - a never attempted before, completely cliche-ridden, over the top, farcical parody of the then prevalent conditions in Telugu cinema (though not much has changed from then). The title of the serial was "Superhit", which came with a tagline "ani oka dikkumaalina kadha" (A wretched story). Filled in the story every single caricature known to mankind - on the hero's side - an ultra-rich family, with a reckless, wasteful hero, a doting sister-in-law, a cute neice who mouths dialogues way beyond her age, a brother who is always caught up in his business, and looks harangued for most of the time; on the heroine's side - a handicapped brother, who dreams of standing on his legs, literally, one day, a blind sister, a shawl-draped, bed-ridden mother, who coughs lightly before uttering anything, a portrait of the dead dad hanging on the wall (garlanded, of course), which the shawl-draped mother makes it a point to talk to, whenever she has a cause of complaint against anybody. Oh, and there is also a second heroine, in the near by slum, who is the best thing to have happened to her people and whom the whole slum knows by her name (and vice versa).
Create a scheming villain, who always had an eye on hero's property and heroine's chastity, in that order, along with a standard format of heroine hating the hero first, before finally falling to his charms, a compelling reason why the heroine should not marry the hero according to her mother (in a flashback episode, hero's father was the reason why the heroine's family was destitute), some twists and turns and some the fill in the blanks that the readers could fill out even before anyone said 'Go' - Presto! A superhit story served hot and ready! Mallik ended up creating a story that mirrored the readers' (audience's) taste to perfection. Whoever said "Can't beat 'em? Join 'em" couldn't have said it better.
There are two ways of poking fun at something - laughing at it and laughing with it. While the former makes up mockery, the latter accounts for parody, why ch is a more benign and endearing form. Parody is never mean in nature, it wallows in the same system it is poking fun at. Parody has come late to the Indian scene, while it has become a mainstay in the Hollywood fare (The "Airplane" movies, the "Naked Gun" series and most of Mel Brooks' comedies). Though Kundan Shah's "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" was an attempt at ridiculing the unholy nexus of the print media with the political machinery, it cannot be completely termed as a parody (inspite of the many hilarious moments, including the final climactic staging of Mahabharat's "Vastra aparaharan" scene, with the blind Dhritarastra chiming in with a timely "yeh kyaa hO rahaa hai"), as the underlying theme is a deadly serious one (pun intended). There are two ubiquitous spheres in the present day society that constanly crave for attention - 1.Politics 2. Movies. While satire handles the role of mocking the political system, parody is the only way of laughing at the dream world and the dream merchants peddling impossible fare to wide-eyed mass audience. Where reality is scarce and escapism rules, where reason ends and fantasy rules, where people openly pledge their allegiance to formulaic fare and decry anything that is little bit preachy and informative, the situation could not get any better to make fun of. And what better way to make fun of a formula film, by making a formula film about a formula film?

Farah Khan has her head planted firmly on her shoulders while shepherding the herd throughout the length of the movie. The plot of "Om Shanti Om" is only an excuse. In fact, the movie would have still worked, even if it were a series of disjointed segments with no continuous narrative (similar to the brilliant Monty Python movies). The story merely sets up the platform to laugh at situations that are funnily bad and hilariously absurd. To term "Om Shanti Om" as a spoof of just the 70s is a great disservice to the movies of the current era, which work no less hard, dishing out the same recipes of the Valmiki and Veda Vyas era. The movie is not merely a parody on movies. It even makes fun of the audience, who thoroughly enjoy such guilty pleasure fare. Here is a situation - the hero is handicapped, not merely to the extent that a hero can be handicapped photogenically, but handicapped in all senses and faculties, with no legs, no arms, no sight, no hearing and no sound. Yet he is still a hero, and deserves every chance to romance his heroine against Alps background. The audience and the makers are unfazed at the impossibility of the situation. Dream sequence - an all empowering possibility that can defy rules, commonsense, intelligence and logic. And so the dysfunctional hero grooves with the international beauties in an item song to commemorate (in fact, rue) the heroine's wedding with someone else. As though the absurdity isn't enough, Javed Akhtar joins the party coining the situation in what could only be termed as bizarrely apt - Dard-E-Disco. "Om Shanti Om" isn't a spoof. It in fact is a tribute - a tribute to everyone who cheered and clapped, when long lost brothers separated during childhood came together in the climax, singing the same song they practiced as kids. It in fact is a tip of the hat - a bow to everybody who yelled at the screen egging the hero to thrash the villain even more for all the injustices he committed during the stipulated movie time. It extends a heartfelt gratitude to all who laughed with the hero, cried with the heroine, growled at the villain, pitied with the second heroine. In effect, "Om Shanti Om" is truly of the people, by the people and for the people. Now that kind of idealism calls for another entirely out of place item song - "Jashn-E-Filmi Zindagi"!

Monday, November 12, 2007

OSO success Story....Picture abhi hain mere dost... :)

OSO : First Week Collections.New Records Set
Om Shanti Om has simply seen an incredible first week at the box office. It has set new first week highs in every circuit of India and never have we seen so many theatre and city records broken by a single film.

The first week circuit nett billings are just huge as Mumbai crosses the 16 crore mark, Delhi/UP has touches 7.50 crore and East Punjab is around 3 crore. The all first week all India business is around the 41 crore mark.

The film has gone into second week with all its theatres in play. Shockingly the biggest of films loses digital screens in second week but Om Shanti Om goes into week 2 with 440 digital/UFO screens which is the same as first week.

The second week will also see the film smashing records.
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OSO is the fastest money spinner ever

The diwali battle of the biggies has turned out to be a one horse race with Om Shanti Om emerging a clear winner. On Monday the collections of Saawariya had fallen to the 35-50% mark while Om Shanti Om was rock steady at 80-90% which is extraordinary for Monday in the multiplex era.
Our source at Eros says "Om Shanti Om is the fastest money spinner ever and in time will emerge the highest grossing film in Indian film history. It has taken the domestic boxoffice to another level. In India our film has done nett business of over 25 crore in 4 days and we expect it to touch the business of our 2007 blockbuster Partner within two weeks. Wherever we have sold the film it has fetched record prices and these prices will be recovered in one week flat. We expected the film to do very well but the collections till date are way above expectations especially if we take into account the competition".
The story is different for Saawariya, after three good days the collections fell apart from Monday. But due to healthy weekend there is still chance of recovery as long as the multiplexes do not drop the screens showing it heavily in its second week.

http://boxofficeindia.com/ososaawariya2.htm
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Om Shanti Om’ Bests ‘Saawariya’ In Box-Office Stakes?

The long wait to witness whether Shah Rukh Khan is able to retain his old charisma and magic with ‘Om Shanti Om’ in face of threats from newbie Ranbir Kapoor who makes his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’ is finally over.
Two days after both the ambitious celluloid projects hit the theatres across India on Friday, the audience has once again voted for the King Khan. The cash boxes at the theatres all over the country are ringing faster for ‘Om Shanti Om’ compared to ‘Saawariya’!Going by plain statistics, theatres screening ‘Om Shanti Om’ registered 90 percent possession, while ‘Saawariya’ succeeded an average 60 percent of audience attendance. Even the themes of the two films are diverse and the audience seems to have accepted the more tested version. While Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’ is a magical love story involving a young couple, Farah Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ revolves around the colorful and vivacious Bollywood movies of the 70s. Incidentally, both the directors have used new faces in their respective films to give the audience some element of freshness and surprise. While Shah Rukh Khan has model-turned-actress Deepika Padukone as his leading lady in ‘Om Shanti Om’, Bhansali has cast Rishi Kapoor’s son Ranbir and Anil Kapoor’s daughter Sonam in the lead roles. Such lovely young talents notwithstanding, it is Shah Rukh Khan who mesmerizes the audience with his emotions, dramatics and actions. In comparison, ‘Saawariya’ appears stale, boring and lack luster.Film pundits too have applauded King Khan for his efforts in the movie – particularly doing a shirtless scene. Though Khan turned 42 a few days ago, he is very comfortable with the young Deepika. And hence there is much talk that ‘Om Shanti Om’ may turn out to be a bigger hit than Shah Rukh Khan’s previous production ‘Chak De India’. Shah Rukh is his own competitor today as there is none other in his slot to throw formidable challenge at him. No doubt, Farah has attributed the film’s success to her hero – Shah Rukh and none else.

http://www.newslocale.org/entertainment/enews/‘om_shanti_om’_bests_‘saawariya’_in_box-office_stakes?_20071112691.html
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Cruise no match for Shah Rukh Khan

Washington, Nov 12: The pairing of Tom Cruise and Robert Redford was no competition for Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali at the Indian Box Office.

ruise and Redford's new film 'Lions for Lambs' pulled in a 10.3 million dollars over the weekend overseas but still couldn't beat the earnings of Khan's 'Om Shanti Om' or Bhansali's 'Saawariya'.'Om Shanti Om' topped the box office with an earning of roughly 17 million dollars in India, and also took in 1.5 million dollars at 114 the United States.'Sawaariya', which marked the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, raked in 14.4 million dollars in India, 600,000 dollars in the U.S., 340,000 dollars in the U.K. and 100,000 dollars in Australia, reports Variety. Cruise's pic also didn't win over audiences in other major markets, generating just 2.2 million dollars in Spain, followed by 1.4 million dollars in the U.K, 1 million dollars in Germany and 878,000 dollars in Australia. "Lions," starring Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, stumbled out of the gate internationally without winning in any of major markets. Fox opened the Middle East tale in 12 of the 16 top territories with Spain generating the top number with $2.2 million, followed by the U.K. with $1.4 million, Germany with $1 million and Australia with $878,000. "Lions" came in a close second in Spain, losing out to the fifth frame of local hit "The Orphanage," which has topped $20 million. Also not doing well was Universal's "The Kingdom".Things looked up for Paramount's "The Heartbreak Kid" which continued to salvage its domestic perf by showing more traction abroad, taking in 8.6 million dollars.

http://www.dailyindia.com/show/190670.php/Cruise-no-match-for-Shah-Rukh-Khan-and-Bhansali-at-Indian-Box-Office

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Shah Rukh Khan’s OM SHANTI OM was the most-watched film on Friday in the entire U.K., if one goes by the screen average of all 150 films [English and non-English] running in the nation. The film collected £ 114,318 on 52 screens on Friday, with the average working out to £ 2,198. Extra-ordinary.On the other hand, there’s a wide gap between O.S.O. and SAAWARIYA in U.K. SAAWARIYA collected £ 38,254 on 46 screens, with the screen average working out to £ 832.

http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/11/10/10402/index.html
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

OSO highlights

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/review/9603.html


OM SHANTI OM is truly a near 3 hour circus show in the offering. You get to see dozen odd item sequences one after another that tie the script together for a circus and turn out to be amusing and entertaining by themselves.
So here we go with the dozen odd item sequences/concepts and gimmicks which make OM SHANTI OM an entertainer that makes you visit a circus, be entertained for those three hours and come back home satisfied!
1) The 70s spoof concept - Over the top and on your face, OM SHANTI OM of the 70s is what you call as the light hearted take on the cinema made in the era gone by. Whether it is Shahrukh's filmy maa (Kirron Kher) who has prepared 'kheer' for her 'laal', the retro background score, those reds, yellows and greens color pallets on every frame, shooting of 'dakoo' films - they all come together to create an enjoyable spoof, though at places it does become a little repetitive.
2) Original 'Om Shanti Om' song and dance sequence from KARZ is a riot to see as the film's opening credits roll. For those who were not born in early 80s, it is fun to see the song on big screen with first Rishi Kapoor followed by Shahrukh himself.
3) Shahrukh Khan's South film star sequence brings the house down as it gives a very good idea about the kind of over the top films made in Tamil and Telugu during the 70s
4) References to Manoj Kumar's palm-on-the-face fixation and Govinda struggling to find work due to his surname being Ahuja are done in the right spirit and invokes laughter. Ditto for young Sooraj Barjatya who is shown to get references for MAINE PYAAR KIYA from the real SRK-Deepika love story.
5) Deepika's item song 'Dhoom Tana' with Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna. Though the concept is good and enjoyable as well, how one wishes the special effects here were truly flawless. The grainy look as well as limited appearance of the three superstars belies the hype.
6) Entire star son tantrums and demonstration of star power by Shahrukh Khan reborn is done with tongue in cheek humor. It takes courage for a superstar to have an entire second half dedicated as a spoof on himself but SRK does it in the right spirit. Watch out for those coming late on sets sequence, changing the script based on personal whims and incorporation of item songs to enhance film's commercial appeal!
7) Spoof on BLACK is oh-so-wicked and oh-so-timely. A film is being made which requires Shahrukh enact the role of not just a blind, mute and a dumb guy but also someone sans arms and legs. No wonder, he rightly mentions - "Is film se sirf award hi milenge"!
8) Filmfare awards sequence is the triple ace for OM SHANTI OM. This is one sequence which would get the repeat audience with quotes of stars during awards nite entrance as well as entire nomination sequence deserving a 20 out of 10. Watch out for every heroine's reaction of 'we are just good friends' for SRK, Big B's denial around the presence of SRK, Chunkey Pandey's 'I am the best' take, Sanjay Kapoor's witty hints, Bappi da's ever-ready-to-sing syndrome, Sanju baba's large heart and Rakesh Roshan's love for Hrithik act. Priceless! Also notable is Abhishek taking a dig on himself about his presence in DHOOM 5, Akshay's RETURN OF KHILADI sequence and SRK's winning performance atop the Swiss Alps. Truly rocking and worth the ticket's price.
9) Vishal-Shekhar composed 'Deewangee' is a riot and garners immense repeat value. Call it a publicity stunt, desperate measure, cheap trick or whatever, the fact is that 31 stars coming together adds so much 'masala' to the entire sequence that one wonders how would Farah Khan get something better in her next project?
10) Kirron Kher's take off on cine-maa Rakhi from KARAN ARJUN is fun. A perfect spoof, rather than being a 'dukhiyari maa', she is a 'filmy maa' here who is ever ready to get into histrionics as required by the moment. Watch out for her 'mujhe character mein ghusne de' moment towards the second half followed by a ghostly 'there is someone in the house' dialogue. Excellent!
11) The climax is a true take off on 'Ek Haseena Thi' from KARZ and Farah pays a true homage by even making Shreyas say - "You will make a KARZ like climax setting and expect the baddie to be scared?" The sequence which follows is grand and not just works as a spoof but also add to the dramatic quotient.
12) Last but not the least, Farah Khan even takes a spoof on herself as during the end credit rolls, she shows the plight of a director who holds an entire film together but hardly gets any recognition. Watch her walk alone on a red carpet with no one around to whistle and clap!
These are some of the many 'item sequences' which make OM SHANTI OM a film which would be talked about by many for one reason (call item) or another. Of course from the film's perspective, two actors who are going to benefit most are Arjun Rampal and Deepika Padukone. Arjun is a revelation as he plays an out and out negative character. If he is menacing in the first half, he is cunning and powerful as a 50 something Hollywood baron in his stylish do and impressive prosthetics. His coffee-house sequence with Shahrukh Khan is well done too.
On the other hand Deepika gets a dream lunch as far as getting into a commercial heroine setup is concerned. She enacts the character from the past as well as today while getting ample opportunity to be there from beginning till the film's end. Her tall persona works in her favor as she stands out in the frames. Shreyas Talpade is quite good in the first half as he seems to be completely oblivious to the star power of the man standing next to him. Kirron Kher is lovable while Javed Sheikh is decent. Debutant Uvika shows a glimpse of her body (talent as her on-screen mom Bindu calls) and is nice.
There have been item numbers and there have been special appearances. But OM SHANTI OM can well qualify as India's first ever ITEM FILM in itself. There are gimmicks abound but rather than just being publicity stunts, they turn out to be numerous tricks which are up the sleeves of director Farah Khan who along with her writer team of Mushtaq Sheikh & Mayur Puri as well as friend/producer/actor Shahrukh Khan spins a tale that keeps you thoroughly entertained.
Rating: ***1/2

Friday, November 9, 2007

BO Updates of Diwali Dhamaka Warfare

The first day results are out! OM SHANTI OM has fetched a hurricane-like start everywhere. Multiplexes, single screens; big centres, towns, smaller centres; East, West, North, South, everywhere… the film has opened to huge numbers, setting new records on Day 1. The reports are extremely positive, with the youth as also the masses loving the film. As things stand today, the film will have an earth-shattering opening weekend as also Week 1.SAAWARIYA too has opened to big numbers and the brand Sanjay Leela Bhansali coupled with the curiosity to watch the two star kids has resulted in the cineplexes as well as single screens opening to packed houses. The collections are expected to be great in the opening weekend, but the reports are negative and that will affect the film in days to come.

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Om Shanti Om has opened to an earth shattering 95-100% response smashing records all over. The film was released on around 600 single screens and set new first day highs on nearly 500 of these 600 screens. The multiplexes saw near 100% collections but the grosses are not as high as last year biggies as it only managed to get 8-10-12 shows as against the 14-16-18 that other biggies have managed. This was due to the clash with Saawariya which took up a similar amount of screens at multiplexes.The reports are very positive from all parts of the country and the film will become a huge all India hit. The opening day in Delhi/UP, East Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Mysore was humungous as single screens went over capacity at places. The first week should see may more records being crushed.In Overseas the film managed to collect around 125,000 pounds yesterday in UK.

http://boxofficeindia.com/osoinitial.htm

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Saawariya has been written off but this seems to be because it lost the initial battle against Om Shanti Om. It may not have opened as well as Om Shanti Om but the opening is still amongst the best of 2007. The film had collections of 95-100% at multiplexes while single screens were around 80-85%. The reports are poor but if it can hold out through the week at multiplexes then it could recover costs or even make some money. Single screens are going to find it tough as cracks in collections can be seen this morning already with a 20-25% drop at places.In Overseas the film collected around 40,000 pounds yesterday in UKhttp://boxofficeindia.com/saawariyainitial.htm

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'Om Shanti Om' beats 'Saawariya' at the box office : Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The audience verdict is out. The box office seems to favour Shah Rukh Khan's " Om Shanti Om " in comparison to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-touted magnum opus " Saawariya ".
While King Khan's film registered 90 percent occupancy across the country on its Diwali release, Bhansali's love story managed 60 percent. " Om Shanti Om " is director Farah Khan's tribute to the colourful and vibrant cinemas of the 70s and it has Shah Rukh is a new avatar, going shirtless and displaying his six-pack abs, while Bhansali's film is a mystical love story set in Shimla and introduces new faces. According to Vishal Kapur, COO of Fun Cinemas, the Shah Rukh film has generated a lot of repeat audience interest in comparison to " Saawariya ". "

Among our 15 cineplexes across the country, the bigger ones did a business of at least Rs.500,000 and smaller ones Rs.150,000 on Friday. ' Saawariya ' churned out Rs.350,000 at the big centres, while at the smaller ones it could only manage to collect Rs.78,000," Kapur told IANS. Kapur feels that " Om Shanti Om " could prove an even bigger Shah Rukh hit than his last " Chak De! India ".

"It could do better than 'Chak De! ' which picked up after the positive reviews. However, 'Om Shanti Om ' had a great opening. I am a little doubtful about ' Saawariya '," said Kapur. The audience response can be gauged from Anirban Basu, a movie buff who saw both the films. " 'Om Shanti Om' is much more entertaining than 'Saawariya' . SRK's film has a perfect blend of comedy and drama while Bhansali's film is stale and boring. It is extremely slow. Apart from the lavish sets there is nothing in the film to hold the audiences' interest." The difference of how well both the films would do in the coming days is also evident from the advance bookings. "For Saturday, 50 percent of advance booking has been done for 'Om Shanti Om' while for 'Saawariya' it is just a little over 20 percent," said Ashok Bisht, assistant manager of JAM multiplex, Noida.
With both the films in tough competition, the weekend will prove boom time for the multiplexes across the country. "With two big films releasing the same day, this weekend will prove to be a big money spinner for all multiplexes. However, we have noticed a new trend among some viewers - they want to watch both films," said Gautam Dutt, chief marketing officer of PVR Cinema.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Om_Shanti_Om_beats_Saawariya/articleshow/2532328.cms

Om Shanti Om : Dada's Comments


OM SHANTI OM


Movie in one line :


Outstanding First Half,A lill slow 2nd Half,Terrific Climax,Over All an Awesome Entertainer.

That is Om Shanti Om for u.

Whats so good?? :

Outstanding first half.You will never find a dull moment.Right from the scrolling of titles,the tone of movie will be set.Audience would get tired of seeing surprise after surprise,which keeps them busy in screaming ,cheering and clapping.

Its about re-incarnation.So better leave your thinking caps at home and go to movie just for fun,I assure you ,you wont be disappointed.


Dull/Boring Moments :
Yes,there is a phase in 2nd half,where the pace slows down.Esp after the star studded song is over.Farah should have taken more care in scenes where SRK recollects his previos birth.

Otherwise,its a clean ,entertainer.
Performances :
Deepika : Wow!!! she;s sizzling.She's here to stay in bollywood.She's surely the next DREAM'y' GIRL of bollywood.She did justice to the role as Shanti.

Shreyas : Excells in first half ,OK in 2nd half.

Arjun Rampal : He's cool as a bad guy.Gave a punching performance as Mukesh Mehra (MIKE)

And well well...there 31 stars in the movie.I cant mention names of all of them.That particular episode where in all these stars appear on screen,will be a gr8 sequence of surprises.Truly entertaining stuff.Just njoy!!

And yes..finally SRK.
He is mindblowing as OM Prakash in first half.Its been a while since we seen him doing mass,comedy entertainers.Here it is.You will njoy SRK's feats in first half,esp when he does a south indian star character.
In 2nd half ,as OM kapoor,its a cake walk for him.Typical SRK style.


Music :
Audio is already a block buster in market and i am sure the audio sales will boom again with the movie release.
Great work by Vishal-Shekar.


Final Word :
If Lagan is about Cricket,Chak De about Hockey,RDB about modern Indian Youth,Munna Bhai series is about Living Life Loving others then OSO is about Movies.
A true tribute to Movies especially to 70s.


Dada rates it : 8/10
Other Reviews of the film :
Om Shanti Om scores and how!
Rating : 3.5/5
Om Seet Om
Rating : 3.5/5
SRK's abs win over Ranbir's derriere
Rating : 3.5/5
OM SHANTI OM is Bollywood masala in its truest form and also, at its best
Rating : 4/5
OSO is intermittently engaging
Rating : 3/5




KILL PIRACY : Watch this movie in theatres else please dont watch it.Thank You

Thursday, October 11, 2007

HIlarious Jandhyala Dialogues from his movies

see mister ganapati.. nuvvu kimdakelli oka 55 cigarette packet and remdu coffee patraa.. dabbulivvamdi?? uhu..nuvvu velli pattukuraa.. elaa patrammamtaaramdi.. kimdana hotel vadiki khillee kottuvadiki ippatike boledamta baakee padipoyamu.. kimda manam kanabadite kodataaru.. oke... asalu..asalu ninnevaru rammannaaru ikkadiki? mem chalaa serious gaa maatlaadukumtunnaam.. you please get out!! yes gurujee... mari kauphy?? vaddu...vaddu.... vaddu....vadduuuuuuu......... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------imka srrilakshmi emd potti prasad comedy koodaa :potti prasad : nee peremtamma?srilakshmi : vagdevamdi.. remdela kritam mee patrikalo naavi remdu uttaraalu paddaayi gurtu ledaa? pp : aahaa.. gurtulekem... aa uttaraala valle maa patrika circulation padivela copy lu padipoyaayi..nuvvenaa talli.. sl : idigomdi pp : emtivi?? sl : ee madhay nenu kavitalni wraasaanu... machchuki okati vinipistaanu..vinamdi.. aakaasam neelamgaane emdukumtumdi?? erragaa umte baagodu kanukaa..raktam erragaane emduku umtumdi? neelamgaa umte baagodu kaanukaa..malle tellagaane emdukumtumdi? nallagaa umte baagodu kanuka.a. idi vinnaaka koodaa nenemduku bratike unnaanu.. chaavu raaledu kanukaa... chaalaa baagumdamdi ..ee vaakyam koodaa kaluputaanu...deenni mee patrika lo veyimchamdi.. aa..alaagenammaa... veetini ikkade umchutaanu.. mem imka patrika nadapalem ani gatti nirnayam teesukunnaka mee kavitalu chivari samputilo vesi .. avi release ayye lopu mem ye africano andamano paaripotaam... thanks amdi.. pote...evarammaa?? nenaa??idi kaasta tinamdi...podaanikenaammaa???
nenu tayaaru chesina sweet andi.. arati pamdu lambaa lambaa ani peru pettaanu... arati pamdu lambaa lambaa naa... editor bonda bonda anakapoyaav...alaage prachuristaanammaa... malli tinadamemduku risku... jeevitam meeda aasa unnavaadini.. malli vachchinappudu imkonni kavitalu sweets testaanu.. malli meereppudu vastaaro chebite aa roju selavu pettukumtaanu.. abbe...maree selavu petti vinaalsina avasaram ledu lemdi..office lone vimduru lemdi... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- malayalapodu bengali ammayini pelli chesukunte putte telugu ammayi aravam maatladinattu---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pagalallaa nee vichitragatramtho nannu kshathagatrunni chestunnav. ippudu ratrillu kalalu techchukuni mari nannu kalavara pettake -- he calls srilakshmi "apoorva sahasra shirachcheda chintamani" aahaa... -- halo airavatam here... kamadhenu here...evaru kamadhenuva? em aataluga undentayya neeku... nenu airavataanni ante nuvvu kamadhenuvantaav? -- nenu intlo vanta chestanani cheppina aa shuntha evadu?mee area mushtivaadu saarevaru... maa area mushtivada? vaadi maatalu nammi mee grinder company publicity lo naa photo vesukuntava? ila naatho maatlaaddaniki enni gundelu raa rascal? o saari itu vachchi kanabadu, ninnu rotlo vesi rubbutha grinder vedhava... -- nuvvu sangeetam vinipinchesariki vankayalu maadi masaipoyaayi. bendakayaku dadaputti dondakaayanta kumilipoyindi. -- eraa bakasurudi bavamaridi? -- nee "pitha" ni pillulu tina... pillalu vellipotunnarayya... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- father:orey orey porpatuma budhi gaddi thini ee icecream vyapaaram pettanura bakasura,..angatlo ammedi thakkuva nee angitlo doorevi ekkuva aipoyindi..thinnavi chaalu ikanaina nannu kanikarinchi aa veera mingudaapara..suputhra..asalu thappu naadi le neeku korukudu padani ye inapa saamanu kotto tyrla kotto pettundalsindiganapathi:tyrle kottu pedithe okkokka tyre ammi icecream konukku tinta nanna..father:rama rama..poddunne intlo padahaaru doselu thinnavganapathi:paddenimidifather:ade paddenimidi..pkka restaurentloki velli enimidhi glassula orange juice thaagavganapathi:padifather:aa adi maathram maha baaha gurthu..shop lo koorchoni ippatiki aaru icecreamlu thinnav..iha chaalu aapara..aa ontlo unna moodondala iravai kilolu naa icecream baruve kadaraa..annikilola icecream ammukoni unteee paatikoka chinna illu konukkone vaadini..chachi ye lokanundo mee amma hidimbi..adi bathikinte...mee iddarini mepadaaniki nenu nadi bajaarlo adukkovalsivacheddi..oreoreoreorey..iha chaalu..ivaltiki shopu kattesanu..no sales..pada intiki podamganapathi:intikelli annam thidama nanna??father:alaage nanna intikellagaane oo iravai kilola annam mingudam..inka vere panemundi manaki.. 3/29/06 anonymous 1.ganapathi nanna:em raa amerika khanda vyavasaayadaarula santha emanna pettara??ganapathi:ledu nanna ivalla sani vaaram kadafather:aitheganapathi:sanivaaram phalaharam maathrame thinaali kada nannafather:phalahaaram ante okato rendo pandlu thinaali kaani ila amerika desam mothaniki nelarojulu pandl doraka kunda motham nuvve thinamani kaadi naina 3/29/06 anonymous .father:kumara saindhavaganapathi:enti nannafather:ninna biyyam thechi ikkada petta nuvvu gaani khali chesaava nainaa??ganapathi:podduna levagaane aakalesindi naanna..emi dorakakapothe idi thinesaafather:12 kg la biyyam thinesaava nayana?ganapathi:aunu nanna.father:sabhash...aithe 10 bindela vennillu thaagey annam udiki pothundiganapathi:thwaraga vanta chay aakalesthondifather:enti idi kooda thineddamane??nayana sarwa bhakshaka...nuvvu intha varaku naramamsam thappa migilinavanni thinnav anukunta kadaganapathi:aunu nannafather:aithe sare ee naalu poyyilu veliginchi deenimeeda nenu padukunta..dhooraka vegina tharvaatha naameeda uppu challukoni thineyganapathi:uppekkadundi naanna----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kota gaari grandhika telugu.. gurram to.." daarunaathi daaruna paristhitula prabhavam drushtya ratna khachita mani maya paatralalo meeku guggillu samarpinchukoleni vaadanu.. prastutaaniki idi bhujimpudi ( gaddi ni choopistoo!!)" oho vamsoddharakudu vachinadaa? kumaara ratnama.. mukharavindamuna aa gayamemi tama bonda?aa saigalemi tama sraadhamu..?mohan: gurram meedininchi paddanu! kota: emi? mupphadi aaru taramula nundi prabhuvula diwaanula vamsamu manadi... maa tatagaaru gurramekki kaaryalayamunaku poyedi vaaru..maa tandri gaaru aswarohakule..aa uthkrushta vamsodhbhavulu tamake aswamunu adhirohinchutaye chaata kakayunnadi..mana pindamu! mohan: abba manavula bhasha vaadu nanna!maa boss tondara gaa rammanaaru office ki vellali.. vedi neelu unnaya? kota: aswamunu adhirohinchuta chetakaani varaku ushnodakamu elano? ukku neeru chalada? avi lopala ushnagraahaka ghaghatamunandu unnavi gaikonudu! mohan: ushnagraaha ghaghatama? ante?kota: daanne aanglamuna 'boiler' anduru! idiyunu teliyadu mana bonda! dance chestunna mohan ni choosi oka roju..kota: paitya prakopamanga ide..ee nrutya hela ela?jhamu kritamu mee koraku uttara purushudu vachinaadu..mohan: uttara purushuda ? vadevadu?kota: uttarapurushudane aanglamuna post man anduru! naresh ni udyogam lo cherpichalani intiki teesukosthe.. atanni choosi kota: eetadevaru? mohan: naa friend nannakota: gurramekkaleni chavata ku hitulu snehitula? ikkada athidulevvariki chakiri cheyuvaru leru..takshaname eetadini daggaralo kala chatushchakra sakata nivaasasthanamunandu dimpi randu naresh: chatush....????kota: daanine anglamuna bus stand anduru.. adiyunu teliyadu mana pindamu! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------aa ganapathini ventabettukellava? vaadu bayata vana paduthuntey intlo godugu vesukuni thirigey rakam ninnu america samyuktha rastralannni national monument la poshichaley thappa naalati maamoolu smasari valla kadu. chacchi ee lokana vundo mee amma hidimbi adi bathukuntey nenu msutethhi mimmalni poshimchalsi vacchedi neeku maa vaadiki thitti pettinchalaney padalochana vacchindaaa bill kattataniki aa hotel lo nalugellu server pani cheyyalsi vasthundi suputhra saindhava ee phala pradarsna emitraa? phalharam antey okato rendo thinali anthey thappa america samyuktha rastralaki varam raojula daka pallu dorakkunda cheyyamni kadu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -gaali vaanalo visana karralu ammukone vaadi moham...nuvvunu.....!! pothaavraa rey.... naashanamai pothaav.............!!!!!!!!!"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nee thikka veshaalu, thingara cheshtalu choosi aayanaki mathi cherinchindhi raa...mudhanashtapu munda kodakaa..!! yerrati yendallo vedi neellu posukoni.., raggu kappuku thirigevadi mohamla aa moham choodu.....!! pothaavraa rey....!! naashanamai pothaav.......!!!!!!!!"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dasarath maharaj ki mugguru pendlamlu bhai...pellai innelaina inta mandi pellalunna aayanaki pillalleru ...dasarath maharaj bugulu padipoyindu....bugulupadi inglam devunki yagnam chesundu...inglam devudante evvvaranukunnav ade fire goddu le ayanaki....ayana pratyakshyam bidda nee tapassu ki mechchina neekem kavano koruko ante....dasrath maharaj cheppindu....ayya pellai innelaina inta mandi pellalunna pillaletale...appudu inglam devudu kindiki meedaki chesi payasam ichchindu ...ichchi ...deennni nee pendlamlandariki hisab lekka panchi pettannadu....modati mugguriki samaanangane panchidu dasarathudu gaani chinna pellam ante laad ekkuva kabatti jarranta ekkuvichchindu ..ante iddalerrirru... ha ha ha hilarious...daani taravaata brahmanandam "aa bhashento ...aa bhavam ento ...ellatamento"ani mana sree lakshmi garni tanani choosi chitti ni gurthuku techchuko mantaadu....vammo super comedy.. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------thitla dhandakam-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------maha papi kuroopi ninnu choodangane vachu high level bpmundamopi chirapininnu teggosthe lokanike piccha happyanka chandaaludaa banka bairaandhudaaparama papista nikrushta dushtaatmudaa nee neecha roopambu choodanga papambunee kanta naalambu boppasi gottambunee kallalo kullu nee burra lo buradanee padisame chetta nee janma drainagenuvvo dagulbaaji ebrasi chaprasi sannasivi asuddha swaroopa abadhha pralaapapingu bongaina pinjaarigaakovvekina lucha pagilenu nee pucha teerenu naa kacha nee chetike vachu chilli bochenikacchigaa bhrashtaadi bhrasta paraakashtagaa ainavu dushtatvamandun mudanashtudaa trashtudaa kushtu mushtodi ankushtamavrudha kshyarogi uchishtamaa dranaige nurugaadantloni budaga ameoba tumeeba gudlagoobapagultundi nee gooba murigipoina arabbi murabbo ..ore palla pichi are chilli gocheenee pichi pogotta touch istaanu pentacchi gaapen touch gaa ore paachi mukhamaa nadustunna savamavedi idleelu pareyuchun chaddi sambarutega traagu sombeerigaa strawlu extra ga teppinchi namulchun tube pukkilinchi ummeyu ummayigaapedda idiot vi chaddi pesarattuvipichi taste unna saddist vigajji paadala marigujju viucha neechalu lenatti rascal vi ketu vi.. ore akku pakshi nirakshara kuksheekunkaakshee ekaakshi sanghala adhyakshudaanuvvu chuncheluka godde vi raabandu retta viboddinka kesanivi seempandi mootivi gabbilam tokavi ekaaki kaakeekavi nuisance donkey vi no sense monkey vikudithi lo chittelukavimunicipality pandiki mootrapindaanivieddu mondaanivisrushti mottambulo suntavi ..ore peda tatta are chetta buttaore gaddi pocha are naara peechaore tuppu meka are pandi tokaore vaana paamu ila tokkutaamuore gaudi gede ide baditha pooja sentiment annade leni bhrantaasura ninnu tittanga nenenthavaadan duraatmaedeedu lokala bhashalake sosha vachi moorchillura maha banda bootul talalvanchu nee mundupapatmudaa neechatineechanee batuku cheechaanee mohan eedcha nee buddhi kuruchaa nee naluke raakissa rakshasaa emanavundaina muppoddula ninu eee reti ghorati ghorambugaa tittinaantha abhivurddhi saadhinchu chembedi vedhavaachavara o bodi vedhavachavara o antla vedhavachavara neltakkuva vedhavavedhavannara vedhavachavaraa chavaraa chaavu chaavu! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ gata dasaabdamgaa tama ompu sompulato, aata paatalato andhra prekshakula gundekaayalni veru senakkaayallaaga tinestunna sodareemanulu jyoti lakshmi, jayamaalinila gurimchi manam ippudu cheppukumdaamu.. ee sodareemanuliddaroo andhrula paalita ishta daivaalu. aavakaaya,gongoora laamti vaallu. ee pachchallallo edo okati lenide telugu vaadi bhojanam elaa umdado, veeriddarilo e okkarainaa lekumdaa telugu sinimaaye asalu umdadu.... neti yuvataraaniki desa raajadhaani peremito teliyadu kaanii, jayamaalini inti edress, phone number mahabaagaa telusuuuu..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- naresh preminchina ammayi sutti velu daggara assistant gaa cherutundi.. sutti velu oka mathi marapu professor! so naresh kooda atani daggara cheradaniki vastadu..( aa nepam to roju aa ammayiki line vesukovachu ani!) ..aa entry scenu: naresh: mee pratibhapaatavalu tega vinesi mee daggara assistant gaa cheraalani aasa to vachanu sir velu: good.. scientists ante ishtama neku? naresh: avunu sir.. maa professor gaaru kooda chala goppa vyakthi.. ayana boledantha parisodhana chesi may nelalo endalu baaga kastayi ani telchadu! velu: vow!! chala goppa vishayam kanibettadayana! good good! nenu koda ee madhye research chesi konni goppa vishayalu kanipettanu.. samudraalu edo enno antoo untaru andaroo.. kani adi suddha tappu.. unnadi okate ! ade idi..( edurukunda bangala khatam ni choopistoo antaadu!) alage dikkulu nalugu kaadani rende ani toralo niroopincha botunnanu! naresh : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "asalu tajmahal nenu enduku kattinchanu... ashokudu aadukodanike kada..adenti naa pattapu raani payakaana lu kadgutondi... mari ronald reagan ala antadenti.. ante tippu sultan maate nijamavutunda... emo mari... maa ammayi jhnasi laxmi bai ni, maa abbayi sv ranga rao in adagali.. idigo, evarakkada... naa yenugu ni rikshaw meeda teesuku randi... nenu dolphin hotel lo tiffin tini, kurukshetra yuddaniki vellali.." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ inapa sutti: koduthunnantha sepu noppi puduthooney vuntundi antey bore kottinche sutti rubber sutti : koduthuntey sutti koduthunnattu telusthunna aa sutti noppi puttadu antey vinadaniki bagundey sutti. saamuhika sutti : chalamandini koorcho betti vesey sutti antey sabhalalo rajakiya nayakulu vesedanna mata. reverse sutti: evarayina manaki sutti veyataniki vasthey thirigi manam reverse lo sutti kodithey adi reverse sutti. ila cheppukuntu pothey idoka sudheerga sutti ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ pellichoopullo thandri: ashokudu laanti meetho viyyam andatam tho naa hoda kanishkudi sthayiki perigindi....sutti veerbhadra rao: ashokudu kanishkudu naa valeevarata?nuthan prasad: daimond raju auteen raju.sutti veerbhadra rao: veeleevarata? sutti veerabhadra rao thala kottukuney manarism gurunchi desription isthoo:papam ayanaki kopam antey emito teledandi, papam kopam vasthey thana baadhani goadalaki cheppukuntadey kani pakka manishini ibbandi pettadu. sv rao kodikki bharya chetha vuttaram rayisthu...sv rao: orey suntha,misrow: ayaa chittamsv rao: ninnu kadumisrow: kashmanichandi alavatayipoyindisv rao : nuvvi rai orey suntha kodakawife: ayyo adem sambhodanandi!sv rao : nenu konna coveru nenu kanna koduku naa istam nuvvu noru moosukuni rayi naa veluki ee garuchuttu vesi chacchundakapothey neney rasuku chacchevadini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------dharmavarapu: nuvvu tv ramayanam lo satrughnudi lanti vaadivi... nee kasalu charactere ledu. velu: nuvvu tv mahabharatam lo dhuryodhanudi 93va tammudivi.. janalaki nee pere teleedu..... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- srilakshmi gaaru cheppina (cinemaalo) oka kavitha. puttetappudu manishiki jeevakala,poyetappudu ade manishiki chaavukala,ee madhyalo shokulenduke shashikala. (chantabbai nundi..) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nenu kavini kadhanna vaadini katthi tho podusthaa...nenu rachayithrini kananna vaadini raayetti kodatha.... "thalakereta......notiki maata..kaaliki bata...naakishtam sapota"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dear radha rani akkaiah ki nee tammudu lovekumar vrayunadi..i love youi love youi love you itlu ramakrishna hahahahhaa.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- maha prabho...ee kukkaina rayi anukuni kalu ethithe pavanam ayipothanu...banthi anukunte...kirthi seshunni ayipothanu..------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- general gaa thidithe badha vastundi kaani thitlani kooda comical gaa vaadatam aayanake chellindi..udaharanaku konni.."mozaic floor meeda miriyala ginjalu jalli kottimmera mokkalu raaledenti ani choose moham.."(--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- biyyapu ginjani bhoothaddam lonchi choosthu he manchi nellu tage moham nuvvunu. nasanamaipotavuroi.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------shatchakra vaahana sthalamunandali saamaanulu bhadraparuchu gadi yanagaa "cloak room"...adiyunu theliyadu, thama bonda! inkaaa.... thamaku aswarohanamu theliyuna! :) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kota:era ekkadki???son:baytaki naanna....kota:aa baytiki....epdu gaali patam la ala baladdorlu thirgtu undakunda aa degree edo mukkuna cheedakapothe neekevaaru laksh rupayulu kuda katnam ivaaru...son:abba sarle naanna... kota:veedokkadu naa maata asal vinadu...brahmanandam:chittham babu garu prahladu type andayya...kota:ante nenu hiranya kshyapudna???nee jeetham lo 1 kosesaanu po.... brahmanandam:mahaprabho...maa naanna mee daggara chesina appuku gaanu modatlo 3000 rupayulu ante murisipoyaanu...meeku vontlo baalenapdu,baabu gaariki jalubu chesinapdu,panta sarigga pandanapdu ,varshalu kuravanapdu ila meeru koskutu vachi ipdu rupayim paavla istunnaru...aandulo ippudu rupaayee kosesthe migiledhi entha???paavala....em cheskomantaaru daani tho...matti!!!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- aeraa seven hillsoo..idhi aaro saari wrong number speakcheyadam.... aemh aatalugaa vundhaa...aaha..gamesgaa vundhaa ani aduguthunnanu....naatho pettukokuraey.....kunthi second son boon..... adhe bhimavaramlo one person chaava thittanu.keep cheyy....respectgaa phone keep chey...."------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------velu saying to chiranjeevi(they have a detective agency)in front of their customers...."guruji guruji ippude intinundi phone vachindi mee intlo dongalu paddaranta...ventane vigneswara detective agency ki phone cheddama...."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------jayammu nischayammu ra lo kota sreenivasa rao telangana lo cinema story cheppadam... le le le...madi warangal bhai...roju podugala podumeeki...jonnalu tini perigina sareeram... ratri jabardast cinema chusina...pandava vanavasam...andula nt odu bhimunesham kattindu....sv odu dhuryodhan..gummadi dharmaraju...savitri draupadi... sv odu savitrini chusi thoda kottindu...nt odu gada piskutunadu...nt odu ante erikena...hindustan lo gasonti actor le....kani emchestadu...phaltu lekka bhimunesham kattindu kada....gada piskutannadu... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------rendu rellu aaru lo... oka mushtivadu suttiveera bhadra rao intiki vacchi... ayya....dharmam cheyandayya ani adugutadu daniki sutti veera bhadra rao..."adukkovadam kuda chetakadu..chekkaga...amma...dharma talli" ani antadu ventane srilakshmi.."ma ayina vanta inka poorti kaledu..taravata ra babu" antundi.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------suthitho rallu kodtunte velu addam pette moham nuvvunu!" city bus ekki america ku ticket adigey faceuuu nuvvunu... -------------------------------------------------------------------"notiki mata,netthikireeta,nakishtam sapota" then potti prasad says in a undertone "neeku naku tata....thondara ga po ee poota!!"brilliant stuff!--------------------------------------------------------------------padamati...lo ganapati "pakkinti vallu turkey vandukunnaru naanna vasana vachindi "ante ,vaadi nanna"kukka mukku sampraptichindemitraaaa" antadu......beautiful comedy--------------------------------------------------------------------------in the movie hai hai nayaka, suryakantam asks naresh.. yera kaya panda.. adugutunte cheppavera.. kaya panda.. naresh: mokkajonna pottu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hatsoff to hasyabrahma

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Happy Days...Jill Jill Jiga : Dada's comments


Happy Days




Movie in one line : Its all about those HAPPY "College" Days :)



Negatives :

NONE : Yes...absolutely no boring and dull moments in the movie.May be the movie is too much oriented for youth,but i am sure this is what director wanted to make.



Positives :

Feel good factor : You will come out of theatre with a sweet smile or with a small streak of tears in your eyes after the movie.
Any person watching this movie will be taken a ride throught those lovely college days.
One or the other scene in the movie might have surely happened to you in those days.




MUSIC : Ladies n Gentlemen,we have an answer to AR Rehman.Though too early to say this,he has the potential.Way to go Mickey!!





Story,Screen Play,Direction : Well the real hero of the movie is director,the feel of the movie,the siutations of the movie.The hero of the movie is that period of our lives which we can never forget.Kudos to the director


Performances : Well..i donno their real names...(i dont need to know their name also).They are all the characters...you can see yourself in those characters...too good performances from them..
Personally i liked Rajesh and Tyson's characters.

A blog is not enough to write down what i went through when i came out of the movie.
I felt very nostalgic of my college days.
And being an MGITian ,this movie has that extra speciality for me.I can imagine how would it be for CBIT students.(MGIT is sister concern inst of CBIT.Both the campus are side by side with no compound wall seperating.We all used to roam around and njoy in CBIT as well)




Final Comments :


Dont give a 2nd thought.Juss go n watch it.
3 cheers to sekhar kammula.!!





Dada Rates it 8.75/10.






KILL PIRACY : Watch this movie in theatres else please dont watch it.Thank You

Monday, September 17, 2007

Om Shanti Om : Audio Review



The much awaited music of Om Shanti Om finally arrives.

Have you ever heard of beating expectations??
If not..then go get a CD/Casste of OSO...

It will beat your expectations...

A Brief intro about OSO for the starters..

a) This is the biggest ever film starring Shahrukh Khan
b) This is the second directorial venture for Farah Khan who made a smashing debut with Main Hoon Naa
c) The film has created huge buzz accompanied by immense hype ever since it was launched
d) Vishal-Shekhar and Javed Akhtar saab are expected to bring on table a massy popular score
e) Last but not the least,it has almost every contemporary hero of bollywood.


Are these expectations met? Well, let me take you through themmm..

'Aankhon Mein Teri' : This is an extremely soulful hear.On hearing it initially, it is the sheer 'different' factor due to which it takes some time to follow the composition. But once you have heard it closely with lights switched off and no interference around you, 'Aankhon Mein Teri' turns out to be an irresistible piece of melody that lingers on for hours.

Furthermore, Vishal himself writes lyrics for this track which turns out to be a unique experience since it shows the sensitive romantic side of him. But the biggest of all is K.K. who showcases once again that he is THE most versatile singer who we have in the Bollywood musical scene today!

'Dard-E-Disco' : I have been singing this since morning after i listened it.Its an instant catchy number.This is the very track which is much talked about for Shahrukh Khan's 'perfect-six-abs' .


'Deewangi Deewangi' :
One would have expected the graph of the album to at maximum stay steady after 'Aankhon Mine' and 'Dard-E-Disco' but to one's pleasant surprise, it shoots up amazingly with which hooks you on within first one minute itself. A sure shot chartbuster which could well have been the opening number for the film's promotion, 'Deewangi Deewangi' is what qualifies as a trademark number which could have been lapped up by Yash Raj Films or Dharma Productions.


'Main Agar Kahoon' :
'Main Agar Kahoon' gives a completely different flavor to the album by bringing some soulfull pain to it after a rocking outing experienced in last few songs. Kudos to Sonu.

'Jag Soona Soona Lage' :
A track which has a thorough Indian base to it and makes for a passionate outing, expect it to make multiple appearance during the film's narrative.I am sure this Will get on to you after you watch the movie.

'Dhoom Taana':
A typical bollywood DHOLS,GHUNGRUs number with KJ,Yash rajs kinda settings and dances.

'Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om' :
Finally comes a track which seems to be set in accordance to the reincarnation theme of the film. Set as a tribute to 'Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha' [Karz] with even the lyrics taking a cue from the classic track by Lakshmikant-Pyarelal, 'Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om' is set in exactly the same story telling mode. The styling of this Shaan rendered track follows the same mode as one expects a high voltage dramatic narration when the song is on.

There are many other remixes,medleys in the album which will keep you swinging...



Credit must go to Farah Khan who mixes the commercial elements of the movie with an inherent class which she wanted to lay out in the soundtrack for Om Shanti Om. This is why a fine balancing act is done in the album with hardcore massy tracks like 'Deewangi Deewangi' [best of the lot], 'Dhoom Taana' and 'Dard-E-Disco' presented along with touching tracks like 'Aankhon Mein Teri', 'Main Agar Kahoon' and 'Jag Soona Soona Lage'. And then there is always a 'Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om' to bring the nostalgia of 'Ek Haseena Thi' [Karz'].

Om Shanti Om is easily one of the most complete scores by Vishal-Shekhar and Javed Akhtar



Rating 4/5.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

First Look @ SRK's Om Shanti Om

The craze of Chak De is still ON and SRK is coming with his OM SHANTI OM...have a look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ionZznx1Q

Thursday, August 23, 2007

First Look @ Nag's DON


No one can match his style and grace...

Watch out Nag is coming as DON...redefining the meaning of DON..










Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Yamadonga : Dada's comments


YamaDonga


Movie in one line : Yamadonga minus Yamalokam scenes = utter rubbish


Negatives :


Lack of good comedy : There is no single scene which evokes you into laughter.Brahmanandam was not used properly.Even Ali is under utilised.And suprisingly there is an element of vulgar and sense less comedy in 2nd half.


Duration of the film : As the film approaches climax,people started moving out of theatres.I hope the movie will be trimmed ASAP.


Boring Later part of 2nd half : There are no interesting elements in the movie after NTR comes back from Yamalokam.The screenplay tests your patience.


Heroine's character is very old fashioned.

Infact you feel as if you are watching many old movies.(Heroine-daughter of dead zamindar-relatives tortue for her property)


Positives :


MohanBabu : One word..he is awesome as Yama.This movie again proves why he is called dialogue.


NTR : There is one scene before interval where NTR confronts Yama.The war of dialogues ,can be said as the best scene shot in recent times.NTR excelled.I guess we can say...only NTR can say those dialogues in current generation.On flipside,he should take care about his hairstyle.

Dances : WOW!! You have to see to feel it.Esp Nachore Nachore song....full marks to Dance Director.


Yamalokam Set and Graphics : As i said before...this movie is nothing if Yamalokam and the scenes in Yamalokam had not been shot in such a way.

Senior NTR : Theatre went berserk when "Anna garu" appears.It was very heartening to see him again.But my personal feeling is that director shouldnt have made Sr NTR to use "Nandamuri" vamsam and stuff...

Final Comments :

Rajamouli should have taken more care in presenting this in a better and clean entertainer.I doubt if this movie draws repeat audience.

With the concept new to current lot of audeince,NTR new looks and no competition near by...we can say Rajamouli might esacape first flop of his career...but having said that....this is just n above avg film.


Dada Rates it 6/10.
KILL PIRACY : Watch this movie in theatres else please dont watch it.Thank You

Friday, August 10, 2007

CHAK DE INDIA : DADA's Comments


CHAKE DE INDIA




"I saw first hockey match in my Life!! Thanks to SRK and Shimit Amin"



Movie in one line : Chak De!!



Let me start with Negatives.


What it Lacks??

A typical movie viewer will compare this with Lagaan.So did I.Let me tell you,LAGAAN is a once in life time movie.And you know what "Once in a Life Time " means.

Chak De some how couldnt get that emotion,passion..that patriotic feeling.Its more of a passion for game than passion for nation.

Another thing which i felt missing (many may not agree with me) is..the movie should have had atleast few scenes dialogues which tells about Past Glory of Indian Hockey.



Now coming to the real Chak De..

First things first....I will assure you that you will never find a dull moment in the movie.Its a good entertainer.


Performances :

SRK :
What can i say about him??

This role is a cake walk for the KING,the DON,the Baadshah of Bollywood.
Its very heartening to see SRK coming out of his routine lover boy movies and doing films like Paheli,DON and now Chak De.

His performance in Chak De can easily be in top 5 of his best performances.
After the final…. We see him just going back and sit down….. but not going into the field running….. When he sits down he doesn’t sit and laugh but … has tears in his eyes…. this is one of the best scenes ever shot in history of Cinema.

The fit of Shah Rukh as a hockey coach -- inspiring, canny, frustrated, helpless and profoundly hopeful -- is so naturally perfect that it's a wonder he hasn't done a sports film before. It's been a while since we've seen him visibly relish a role like this, and while he has to mouth some clunky dialogue, Khan is simply super.

Rest of the caste : Well ,apart from SRK and his team there are no other major roles.Coming to the performances of the girls...Apart from the captain,as far as i know,all of them are new to silver screen.They really rocked,esp the girls who played Preeti,Komal and Kaur.The way they speack the regional lingo,the way they show the passion,the emotion is just awesome.


HighLights :

I have seen many super duper hit movies in multiplxes.But never did i see audience whistling,shouting,cheering,clapping through out the movie.Chak De did it.Infact me too very rarely shout,clap in the theatres.I was clapping all the way. :)
7 years of pain and shame written on Kabir was expressed in eyes of SRK on every day in the field
7 years of loneliness and away from his mothers fav home was shown in his constant dedication and devotion to make a team and make them win the world cup

There are few scenes and dialogues,which will surely make you clap.


There is one dialogue by SRK "pehli baar koi gore ko hamare tirange ko lehrate hue dekha"-- total theatre went berserk.


I wont play spoilsport in revealing all the good scenes.Go n Njoy.


Music :

There are only 2 songs in the movie which are well placed.The other songs in audio album come as back ground.Mind you,they help to keep up the pace of movie.

Final Comments :


This film basically shows you the team spirit,the unity and proves the point that "Jo Nahin Ho Sakta..wahi tho karna Hain"

I saw in TV that Chak De has got poor openings,though the talk is good.

For me it doesnt matter.I assure you that you wont be disappointed watching this flick.Easily the best so far in 2007.


DADA Rates it 9/10
Other reviews of the movie :


KILL PIRACY : Watch this movie in theatres else please dont watch it.Thank You


Sunday, August 5, 2007

Shankar Dada Zindabad : Dada's Comments

Shankar Dada Zindabad
Movie in one line:
If it had been better movie we could have called it a tribute to Lage Raho...but now we should call it a copy of LageRaho...if not a bad copy.
Good things:
Well the concept of movie is a good one.Gandhigiri.The original version was such a hit that Gandhigiri has become real tool for many social issues.Here we should say Hatsoff to makers of original.
Music : Devi's audio is good.
Performance : Srikanth did a good job as ATM,but his role limited first 2hrs of the movie.But still his action in comedy,sentiment is a worth a mention.Chiranjeevi is good at times but he was way better in SD MBBS.
Not so Good things and negatives:
Well the first and fore most negative about this movie is ...the idea of making this movie.Frankly they should not have remade it.Basically chiru being hero of masses...his fans expect songs,fights which they miss in this movie as the concept of the movie is against them.Not only this is thr reason...the original is big hit that almost 50% of AP population might have seen it and this movie (SDZ) doesnt give a impression of watching a new movie.
Chiranjeevi : Megastar sir..its time for restropection.Retrospection for deciding about your next step.Take care about ur looks,charm.Think twice before starting ur next project.
Heroine : Though there was huge negative talk on heorine.I found her OK.
Quality : The worst.Looks like old reels have been used for this movie.THere is no freshness.
Lack of Innovation : What did prabhudeva do???Can some one answer this?Even if i directed i wud have come up with the same movie if not a better one.Where is the creativity of the director? Or was he ordered not to change anything from original??Sequence to sequence,.,scene to scene ..dialogue to dialogue...directly lifted form original.Atleast the issues solved by Chiru on radio...they should have added different issues.If you observe..there r few new scenes added.MS narayana's cpl of scnes and venumadhav's ranganayaki scene.Believe me..these are the only scenes where i had a laugh on my face.
Dances : Did really Prabhu deva work for the movie?? i doubt.
Final word: I dont know how a person , who didnt see the original ,feel about SDZ.But as a person who watched and liked LRMB ,this movie can easily be skipped.It offers nothing new and even charm of chiru is missing.
DADA Rates it 5.5/10.
KILL PIRACY : Watch this movie in theatres else please dont watch it.Thank You