Tron Legacy

What is this movie all about? Well I have more questions than answers.
* Why were they playing games?
* How did Sam know the passwords of his dad's secret systems?
* How come some were in white, some in blue and some in red?
* What was supposed to be the motto of Sam before entering the maze?
* Why was the character of Zeus needed?
* How did the program move into human life with so much ease?
* How did Cora get her hand back?

* Did the editor understand the movie after it was done?

* Could they have made it a bit more verbose?

* Is it only me who didn't follow what was going on?

* Why did I go watch this movie?

Band baaja baarat

A YashRaj movie...so you know its a romantic movie. But what's missing is the mushy romantic full of emotional songs melodrama.
The story is rather trivial, storytelling is good. There is nothing in the movie that makes you say "wow".

The story is set in a city Janakpuri in Delhi. Shruti (Anushka Sharma) is completing her graduation, but she already has her career plans set. She aspires to be a successful wedding planner. She runs into Bittoo (Ranveer Singh) who convinces her that she needs a business partner. Together they set out to create a career. Starting with small weddings i.e. budgets in lakhs, tens of lakhs they finally graduate to big weddings which have budgets in crores. This is when personal fallouts creep in and they decide to quit. Then the same old saga, wherein they realise what a great team they were and etc etc..proceeds to a happy ending.
The music is catchy, but nothing that would make you want to go on humming it. There is nothing fresh about the soundtracks.
The only part of the movie that is worth watching, is the acting. Both the leads have done a good job. That is the reason I could sit through the entire movie. So, if you do happen to go watch it...its just the acting and the spontaneity that you should look out for.

Khelein hum jee jaan se

An Ashutosh Gowariker movie. And what a gem. The only debacle in his movies till now was What's your raashee. (But this movie is one of importance for me..and will always remain..for personal reasons ofcourse :)
So, back to the movie.
Its based on the Chittagong conspiracy and built from excerpts narrated by those who participated in the uprising.I must the say, the movie is well researched. The cast was chosen due to their facial resemblance to the real heroes.

The story telling is poerful, the direction superb. Every character is etched out before we are taken to the finale. The background score adds to the emotion being portrayed very well.
All the actors, the ones who lead the uprising, the teenagers, have acted exceptionally well. You can feel the pain when they are hurt and you can feel the immense patriotism when they decide to do or die for the freedom of the country. Deepika, I felt was a bit too stiff. Yes, she was a teeny weeny bit better than herself in her previous movies, but all her efforts fell flat considering the other power packed performances by the kids.
The movie bring tears in your eyes, brings fear, brings an immense pride for your motherland, makes you feel like doing something great of your life, because so many have fallen to make the country independent. After the movie was over, I was frozen in my seat for almost 2-3 minutes. I didn't feel like rushing out, but just sat there reading the names of all the heroes who started the new wave that ultimately won us freedom.
This movie should be shown to all our current politicians. Let them know what went in getting us freedom and if the current state is anywhere near what we call an independent country!
Hats off to Gowariker. A very nice movie indeed. I would like to applaud him for his efforts.
It is a serious movie, but very well made. All the youngsters out there, go give it a watch. It is sure to trigger a feeling of "so or die" in you. Vande Mataram!