Bollywood On My Mind (May 20, 2011)
Ragini MMS is a spooky film that sends a chill down your spine. The setting is realistic and the performances are good. Both Raj Kumar Yadav as the devious boyfriend and naive Kainaaz Motivala have delivered spirited performances. The background music is very effective and keeps you on the edge. Director Pawan Kriplani has been ignored because of the entire controversy surrounding Ekta Kapoor and the original Ragini. It is unfortunate that one doesn't event know how Kriplani looks like. He is a talent to watch out for.
Stanley Ka Dabba is not your regular film desperate to attract attention anyhow. It has a laidback pace and for most parts nothing really happens in the film till you reach the climax and get hit by the unpredictable ruthlessness of life. Amole Gupte is in superb form as writer, director and actor. Yes, the film has its loose ends but they are worth overlooking in the over all context of the film. Gupte's son Partho is a natural actor and a wonderful find.
Pyaar Ka Punchnaama is a funny recipe on how women make tamed poodles out of bindaas men but the excessive length and the melodramatic last half an hour dents the effervescence of the film. It is the answer to last decade's Dil Chahta Hai. The dialogues are witty and very relatable but the silly mush spoils the fun. The young starcast has delivered credible performances especially Divyendu who plays Liquid. It caters to a niche audience but watchable for sure.
At the press conference to announce 'Ready' concert on June 2, Salman was in a boisterous mood. According to Zoheb, Khan had fun at the expense of music director Pritam and didn't even excuse the media as he gave tongue in cheek answers to their queries. We are planning to do a live webcast of this concert. Will confirm soon if we finally go ahead with it.
I was just going to ask if you were going to cover Salman's concert Faridoon, and then saw your post! :) Happy to know that it is the plan for now and hope it happens for sure!! By the way, I loved your interview with Asin! Very nice! Looking forward to Salman's part II interview! :)
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Ok..now that my tech savy mojo is functioning I have seen both parts of Salman's interview. Other than being serious about his answers there was that 'deadpan' look that wasnt about to give anything away for free whether it be questions about his films or his personal equations. He does play it close to the vest. there may have been some freebies in the past but I get the impression he's pretty much done with that.
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