Review of Simmba . . .

Review of Simmba . . . 

So finally it's an end of 2018. Bollywood had some big hits while some didn't perfom well. some big budgeted films didn't collect expected business at Box-Office, some small budgeted films have received such high ROI. Some Hindi worked, some Non-Hindi  such as regional Indian films also worked, even web series created it own platform. I enjoyed many films, learned from many, and some didn't impress me much while very few i skipped. Finally 2018 ends with Simmba.
Stylish Director Rohit Shetty came up with another cop series after super successful Singham. This time he's not Singham but he transfoms himself from a Dabangg character to Singham. Yes, He's our Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba who decided to earn money from Police job with corruption and at the interval he turns out to be a Singham which is honest with his work and strategies. In short i enjoyed Dabangg character in first half and Singham character in second half in one and only Simmba dashingly and with stylish cop swag played by Ranveer Singh.
After TOH and Zero all eyes were on Simmba for Box-Office rain. Because Ranveer Singh had already given a Blockbuster in 2018 which was Padmaavat and this Simmba made me curious because i loved Singham. I'm big fan of Golmaal first and I was expecting a storm from this combination of Actor-Director.
Rohit Shetty knows how to present an old story as super entertainer. Story has nothing new but what they showed is appreciable. I have not seen the original film Temper from which Simmba inspired but I would like to qoute here this is what masala film we call. I watch all genres films but what i really like to enjoy fullest is a masala entertainer in a single screen theatre. This is what our mainstream cinema is all about. Special thanks to such film makers who don't care about awards or criticism. They just provide a wholesome entertainment for the mass audiences and from which they get revenue. Yes of course there should be sensible films but keeping alive the mainstream cinema of Bollywood should priority too. Rowdy Rathore, Dabangg, Wanted, Singham etc are examples of massy films which i loved the most.
Here in Simmba there's comedy, drama, emotions, little romance, actions and DHAANSU dialogues and all these things make it a perfect masala film of they year. No matter how much time I'm seeing this story keep repeating in our India but still presentation with new face, execution with modern style, written with touchy dialogues keepme hooked on the seat till the end.
Film starts with typical hero entry with fight sequence, then one introduction song for the hero, then police station scene, heroin enters, villain appears, some twists and turns, problem arises, hero finds solution, he fights and fights and fights and at the end he wins. There's nothing new in story. But in parts there are definitely enjoyable scenes, some reality they showed etc make it engaging.
In first half i laughed in many scenes of Ranveer Singh. His one liners, his dialogue delivery style suits for the role. His meeting with other casting etc. He has done superb job. Post Ajay Devgn I think from new faces he's the only one who can justify this role of cop. He's in full form. Solid as Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba "who knows he's corrupt and tell him something that he doesn't know". I must admit his madness and dedication took this role and film on high level. Salute.
Sara Ali Khan uff such a beautiful face. Looks stunning. Loved her voice too. She acts in her part so well. Her screen timing is less in a pure hero dominated film but still she's very good. She's looking very similar to her mother. Best wishes for her.
Ashutosh Rana simply OUTSTANDING as an honest head constabble. He lends good support to Simmba's role.
Sonu Sood as deadly as he was in Dabangg. This time less fights but still his look and villainous charm impressed me.
Other casting also nice.
Music is already hit. Two remakes are already chartbuster. Loved "Ladki Aankh Marey" and Tere Bin is lovely track.
Ladki Aankh Marey song came and lots of people in theatre sung along with it.
Background music is additional screenplay and gives goosbumps. Fantastic work.
Action scenes are not great but it's good with south Indian gundas. Slow motion trade mark of Rohit Shetty continued here.
Last thing but very important to write is a Cameo by none other than Singham himself Ajay Devgn. OMG it was totally golden moment to watch Singham and Simmba together. Kudos to Rohit Shetty for bringing these duo together. Entry of Bajirao Singham in Simmba is  very perfect. He comes in right timing and received more applaud than Simmba. OUTSTANDING scene people were clapping during the whole scene. I was so happy with this decision of cameo.
And very last thing i must say DON'T MISS THE ENDING. Don't stand up from the seat when you see A Film By Rohit Shetty and Team. Be there because there's surprise for you. Someone else is taking charge in 2019. Rohit Shetty's Christmas gift for all his fans. Can't wait for the venture of 2019.
Overall 2018 ends with a masala family entertaining film Simmba.
Specially for Ranveer Singh's madness i will go with
3.5/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Zero . . .

Review of Zero . . .

Watched most awaited film of Shah Rukh Khan on very first day. It took me 3-4 days to write down my views about it. I read reviews on first day which were below average or we can say negative reviews. Most of the critics reviewed it with maximum 2.5 to 3 stars. What's shocking for me was collaboration of two people Actor Shah Rukh Khan and Director Anand L. Rai couldn't justify or what? At night finally i saw the film and sadly once again same thing happened with this too. After Thugs of Hindostaan which was also not a bad one but negative reviews made it worse even at Box-Office too. Zero for me is also not a bad film but it's those memes or social media's stupid stuffs which create a negativity among the audiences. Those who haven't seen the film are sharing negative reviews about film. If critics are giving 2 or 3 stars that's their job and as i earlier said in India film criticism focus on pointing out negative or minus points rather than appreciation of attempts.
Well let it go here I'm going to write my thoughts on the film what i liked.
Story of a man from Meerut to Mars is familiar by the trailer. It's a love story of two physically abnormal people. Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of Bauaa Singh a character which is similar to Kamal Haasan's film Appu Raja. In Appu Raja Kamal Haasan nailed it completely. No one else could have done it at that time. In 2018 Shah Rukh Khan took a brave decision to act in a role where he has to prove himself as an actor rather than any hero. As always he has done such phenomenal work. OUTSTANDING performance by him. I would rather say it's one his finest performance in this decade till now. I believe Shah Rukh Khan is the most talented actors among three Khans of Bollywood. Whether it's romance, drama, comedy etc he's brilliant.
For Zero he joined hands with very successful film maker who made Ranjhana, Tanu Weds Manu etc successful films. I was expecting some fun some romance and as i heard in news that climax is gonna be very different for Bollywood so i got all i wanted from this film.
Zero has romance, emotions, drama, comedy and sci-fi fantasy too. Film starts with the funny moments of Bauua Singh which is carry forward by romance with scientist Afia(Anushka Sharma). Story takes turn when Bauaa Singh runs for Babita (Katrina Kaif) then again story takes turn and last 30mins it becomes a sci-fi film.
Anushka Sharma has played role which is very challenging and tough to give justice. She did it very well.
Mohmmad Zeeshan Ayyub lends very good support and some his dialogues are very well written in the first half.
Katrina Kaif who plays role of star and kisses Bauaa Singh when she's drunk. She's extremely good in this role. She looks so sexy she delivers dialogues very well. Perfect choice for this role.
Tigmanshu Dhulia and others are good in their parts.
Such Cameos by Bollywood actresses make it worth watch. Late Sridevi ji, Kajol, Rani, Juhi, Deepika, Alia etc appear like angels in one scene which is high light of the film.
R.Madhvan also has a cameo in this which was surprise for me.
SUPERSTAR Salman Khan has done guest appearance in one song which i obviously loved. After long time it was great to see these two stars dancing together. This Christmas release of Zero reminds me of Tees Maar Khan where there was also cameo of Salman Khan.
Bauaa Singh character played by none other than Shah Rukh Khan which is excellent. Loved him in this role. It was really brave thing to choosing such a character role than a heroism. Loved his comedy, dialogues penned down by Himanshu Sharma, His walk, his running style etc.
Direction is very well by Anand L. Rai Sir, script is quite good but it could have been a great one but it's not a bad attempt at all what i read and heard in reviews.
Mere Naam Tu track is something best music which i have listened in recent times. Kudos to Ajay-Atul.
Ishqedaari is enjoyable because of two stars dancing together.
I loved the very last moment of the film where Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma talks in the end.
Overall it was nice Christmas treat for me.
My Ratings
3.3/5.

--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Tumbbad . . .

Review of Tumbbad . . .

Generally i skip horror genre films. I think it's the only one genre of films which i don't enjoy. I'm filmy buff so i watch almost every films but horror i skip because i find it unreal or sometimes i feel it doesn't make sense to me. I love psycho thriller kinda but not pure horror. I have watched rarely few horror films which includes Vastushastra kinda films.
In 2018 some small films which have low budget in making or new casting turning out to be a BLOCKBUSTER. Tumbbad is one of those films of 2018 which has earned so much good response from the critics as well as audiences. It's also succeed in business at Box-Office.
Heard about Tumbbad from social media and planned to not to miss it but unfortunately living in a small town having only one cinema and it even doesn't get on time screening of films that always disappoints films lover like me.
Finally after 50 days of it's release it came on web so i could access it. Whatever i heard about the film was absolutely true. It is undoubtedly one of the best films of this year. It's brave attempt by Sohum Shah who produced and acted as a lead in the film.
I was thrilled by the brilliant presentation of a horror tale. Not going to write more about the story here.
Story set in early 90s involves three chapters. From beginning to end it's masterfully made. I lost myself in the world of Tumbbad. I was excited but still i got more than what i was expecting.
Debutant director Rahi Anil Barve has done superb job along with co-directors Adesh Prasad and Anand Gandhi (who made masterpiece Ship of Theseus). These three guys and Mitesh Shah also wrote a screenplay of the film which is very very engaging. Sound Designing is mind blowing. Cinematography by Pankaj Kumar deserves so much appreciation. Loved the Camera angles they have taken the shots. Each frame looks stunning. Visuals are mind blowing. Overall such a fascinating watch for me.
I thought it's going to be just ok when it started but very first 5 mins of the beginning made me more curious a.bout the film. It's quite late but still wrote a few words about a film which i liked and it definitely deserves more audiences therefore they can be sure to make these type of films for Indian cinema.
Thumbs Up for this venture.
My Ratings
4.2/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Laila Majnu (2018) . . .

Review of Laila Majnu (2018) . . .

Sajid Ali is a younger brother of one of my most favorite film makers and very talented and Imtiaz Ali Sir.
Screenplay penned by Imtiaz Ali and execution done by Sajid Ali. I would say Sajid Ali is following the footsteps of his elder brother.
He's tried to make as beautiful film as his brother filmed. He has tried to add so much romance and emotions which can be seen in the films of Imtiaz Ali.
Laila Majnu is a classic tale which is for me always fresh to witness with new faces and from the new story tellers. This time love story set in Kashmir where a Laila (Tripti Dimri) and Qais (Avinash Tiwary) fall in love with each other and at the some point due to their families problem they aren't going to be together thus it takes turn where she gets married arranged by her family and He leaves Kashmir and stays in London till the interval. Post interval there's 4 years of time span and he comes back to Kashmir and what happens post interval I'm not going to write here because that's the soul of the film. Till interval it's quite typical Bollywood romantic emotional film but then it turns out to be something else which makes it a masterpiece for me.
It's unfortunate that i couldn't watch it in the September when it released. Because it wasn't released in my town. But still better late than never I guess finally it came on web and I watched it.
Film starts with Laila's introduction with her friends at college, some lyrically best songs come in the very first 30 minutes. Music isn't popular but still i loved the songs because it works like an additional screenplay. Each song placed perfectly and sung by my favorite singers Atif Aslam, Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan etc so regarding music i would say this film may not have the chartbuster which is very important thing but still it has quality songs rather than forcefully added ones. It hasn't touched the Pritam or A.R.Rahman music.
Cinematography is very very beautiful succeed in capturing the beauty of Kashmir. Loved the visual landscapes of Kashmir.
Dialogue writing isn't great but definitely good. It has some catchy dialogues between Laila-Qais. Lyrics of the songs are more better in story telling than dialogues.
Direction is very nice, beautiful, engaging. Debutant director made this much beautiful film is really proud moment for his brother, for the industry and cinema lovers. My best wishes with him for the future. I read some reviews about it. It might not have collected that several crores at the Box-Office but i must say i loved this film so much and one of the beautiful films of this year.
Climax scene is one of the best i have ever seen. It made me cry.
Namaj scene is so painful and loved it immensely.
Talking over a phone by Laila-Qais is romantically presented.
Qais talking to his sister and brother-in-law scene is superb.
There are many scenes and Kashmiri touch which make it worth watch.
I saw one interview of Imtiaz Ali where he said he has grown up with so many ladies around him in his family so it's always great thing for him to present any female character with some natural touch. It always happens in his films Jab We Met or Highway he presented lady character so beautifully and same thing i could see in his brother Sajid Ali.
Lastly performances. Except leads there are nothing much to talk about the performances.
Tripti Dimri as Laila is quite good, suitable in the character of Kashmiri Muslim girl with desires. She looks stunning.
Avinash Tiwary as Qais is debutant Actor and i must say he is the best debut actor male of this year.
OMG what a stellar performance in his very first film. When i started the film i didn't expect that he's going to take this film or this classic story to the next and modern level but he proved himself very nicely. He's the one who takes the film on his shoulder post interval. He's as normal rom-com hero in the first half but in second half he's someone else totally. I'm not going to reveal much here but he has done mind blowing job in playing dual personality.
How Imtiaz Ali succeed to bring out dual personalities from Ranbir Kapoor in Tamasha his brother Sajid Ali succeed here to bring out the dual personalities from his protagonist Avinash Tiwary.
What a spectacular performance. Namaj scene, climax scene that Laila Laila, La Ilaha IllAllah dialogue with such a natural emotions made me cry. Take a bow man. Hatz off.
Tere Naam, Veer Zara, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Laila Majnu  these type of love stories all the time prove that true love exists in the world.
Also shows that what a person can become in love and how much time he can face in the WAITING.
This is definitely for those who believe in true love. A  must watch.
Overall loved it and expecting this kind of thing from Sajid Ali. Welcome to the Bollywood Sir i hope you may achieve more and more love and respect like your brother.
4.2/5.
--- By Harsh Desai Filmy . . .

Revie of Thugs of Hindostan . . .

Review of Thugs of Hindostan . . .

When i heard the news that Yash Raj Films is making a biggest budget film which starrs none other than two big names of Bollywood Mr. Amitabh Bachchan Ji & Perfectionist Aamir Khan in lead roles. The excitement level was too high for me. Obviously not only me but fans of these stars, general audiences, critics and the entire film industry all were super excited for this one and it raised in general audiences because they released it on festival. Since many years it's definite thing at least one big film comes on Diwali. Some sets the records and some don't satisfy the audiences.
This Diwali it was biggest film Thugs of Hindostan from Yash Raj Films. A month ago i saw the trailer and that was definitely good but still i didn't expect much after  watching trailer. I loved Director Vijay Krishna Acharya's debut Tashan no matter how badly that preformed at that time. It was entertainer for me. His next was Dhoom 3 which i didn't like but loved Aamir Khan's performance in that film.
This time he came with epic saga set in 1795 during British government.
All the time it creates top level excitement among the audiences and set high buzz whenever two big stars share screen together.
It was Vikram Samvat 2075 morning i read the reviews of Thugs of Hindostan from well known critics and i felt quite bad not because reviews were average but how they penned down such negative words. Same day i discussed with one of my friends who's also movie buff. She said the same thing what i thought about Indian critics who believe reviewing a film means pointing out negative things from the film.
Well let it go it happens often whenever some big films lack something or less appealing. As it was planned i went to watch it in cinema in the night show.
After trailer my expectations weren't much high but all i wanted to see that was two megastars working in the same frame. It happened for the very first time when Amitabh Bachchan Sir and Aamir Khan signed a film together. I wanted this treat since long time. I can't express what a pleasure for me to watch them on big screen.
Written and directed by Victor aka Vijay Krishna Acharya Thugs of Hindostan i found more mass appealing and entertainer for single screen cinemas rather than less preferable by class audiences of multiplexes.
Story of Khudabaksh (Big B) who is taking revenge against the British rulers. Not writing more about the story here as it is clearly predictable from the trailer.
It has revenge, patriotic, actions, thrills, mind blowing VFX etc ingredients included by the Victor to make it a BIG one.
From the beginning to the end whether it's jungle scenes or fort, sea, battle ground etc scenes are just amazingly shot. Cinematography is very beautiful.
Now about performances Katrina Kaif has very small role like Dhoom 3 but she looks stunning in her outfits and makes the scene more hotter.
Ronit Roy is quite good in her part.
Fatima Sana Sheikh is awesome. She doesn't only acts well but also looks stunning and catchy. She is doing so well.
Mohmad Zeeshan Ayyub is superb and adds humor with his one liners.
Legendary Mr. Amitabh Bachchan as Khudabaksh nails the role completely. He is fantastic in it. His entry scene, fight sequences, dialogue delivery in which he is unbeatable. All the way he is master. At this age his dedication level is what makes him versatile. Hatz off to Sir Ji.
Lastly this film would have been nothing without him.
That Firangi role played by perfectionist Aamir Khan. I saw his interview with Karan Johar on his show Koffe With Karan Season 6 where Aamir Khan said this time for Thugs of Hindostan he gave first priority to his role than the script. Generally he chooses script first then goes for the role but this time he chooses role over script.
He is OUTSTANDING in his role. His character is what he defined himself "Bahot Hi Kaminey Ko Angreji Mein Kya Kehte Hain"
That twists in his role makes the film watchable. He is badass guy. He is master in cheating. These all things make his character superb. I took more interest in his role rather than the film.
I found the film quite good and obviously not bad at all as read in the reviews. I didn't get it why people don't understand that this is a film by Victor not by Sanjay Leela Bhansali or Ashutosh Gowariker so they should not expect such things from Victor. Victor has his own ways while they have their own way.
Undoubtedly it's going to be compared with Baahubali series too therefore people were excited to see bigger than Baahubali but unfortunately script wise it is not ahead than that.
Another thing i noticed here is there was no involvement of Aamir Khan in the making of this film. Such involvements means in writing or direction etc. All he did is performed his role and definitely enjoyed working with Bachchan Sir. If it was handeled by Aamir Khan than this would have been something else product. A more superior, more class appealing, more content driven. Obviously Aamir Khan is known for his films not by the heroism like Salman Bhai. If his films are good then definitely it's going to make sound business at Box-Office as well as satisfy the audiences.
On the whole i got to know that people were expecting some cotent driven film as it was from Yash Raj Films, Starring Bachchan Sir & Aamir Khan but unfortunately due to an average or i would say usual script it's less engaging and somehow class audiences aren't going to like it because of lack of quality content. Because they've seen Aamir Khan doing a film like 3 Idiots, Pk, Dangal which are more content driven and giving message to the society while this one is clearly an entertaining one.
Well it's nothing good for me to write anything negative regarding the film and i must say i enjoyed the film especially because of Bachchan Sir and Aamir Khan on big screen first time.
I want as general audience want Aamir Khan to come back soon with his style of films like Dangal and all because we know he is master in it and he is able to contribute more quality content to the Indian Cinema.
My Ratings specially for two megastars.
3/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .

Review of Andhadhun . . .

Review of Andhadhun . . . 

Sriram Raghvan is one of the best film makers in our hindi film industry who makes thriller films. Loved his previous work such as Ek Haseena Thi, Johnny Gaddar, Badlapur etc and once again he made one more thriller for the audience. This time with more thrill more twists and much better execution. Inspired by one short film based on piano player who's blind but the witness of murder and so much things happen in this two hours thriller drama what I'm not going to write here anything regarding the story. From the beginning to interval i didn't take off my eyes away from the screen because i didn't want to miss a single important moment.
It's not only of the the must watch films of the year but also i would consider it one the finest thriller ever made in Bollywood.
It has dark thrills as well as excellent humour which is missing in nowadays films. Top notch direction by very talented and experienced director. While watching i was just amazed how he showed such scenes so masterfully and sharp editing makes it more amazing.
Background Score also works as an additional feather in the screenplay. Use of 70s songs perfectly well.
Raghav worked with Saif twice, he introduced Neil, he worked with Varun Dhawan who's totally massy hero but Raghvan turned his image into classy one with Badlapur. This time he joined hands with very talented Ayushmann Khurrana who's famous for his romantic comic roles but for this he also excelled himself for the role of blind piano player.
Performance by Ayushmann Khurrana is brilliant. Last time i saw Hritik Roshan played role of blind for Kaabil and this year he is the one who won my heart for this role. Ayushmann from RJ to emerging as versatile actor. My best wishes with him for future.
Radhika Apte also plays her role so well. She's superb as always. She has also working experience with Raghvan in Badlapur.
Last but not the least the my most fav Bollywood actress Tabu. OMG she has done OUTSTANDING job like always. Each scene of her i enjoyed to the fullest. Just few days ago watched her awesome interview with Rajeev Masand where they talked about her ten best performances of her career but whenever i see her in any of her films whether that film worked or not, whether it has big star (Drishyam) or small fims (Astitva) whether she's lead (Chandani Bar) or she's in the supporting role (Biwi No.1) she won my heart all the time. She's the only one actress who has done almost quality films and justified with her roles each time.
Undoubtedly this time too i loved her performance and she looks stunning all the time. #love #respect #hug #bigfan of Tabu.
Overall Andhadhun is must watch of 2018.
My Ratings
4/5.
--- By Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Gold . . .

Review of Gold . . .

Gold a sports drama set just after the Independence from British Government. A story of Indian Hockey Team which brought the Gold medal at Olympics in 1948. It was such a precise moment for the nation for winning a first Gold as a "Free India" after the Independence. Written by Reema Kagti along with Rajesh Devraj not only a sports drama but also patriotism is there. Actually it's seen in Bollywood many times earlier that each sports based film must have several ingredients of patriotism to target general citizens not only for those who's interested in the sport. Well after all each sport is emotionally related to the nation. Whether it's Hockey, Cricket, Football or even wrestling etc.

I generally don't like any sports much but it's always great to watch a film made on it. Loved Lagaan, Chak De India, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Dangal, Sachin : A Billion Dreams, Dhoni - An Untold Story etc and many more are some of the finest films made on different sports. Many of them worked so well at Box-Office also won the hearts of audience. For me Gold falls in this category. Yes definitely it worked for me. I won't compare it with other films or not even it can be compared to Chak De India which was also based on Hockey. Undoubtedly that was great film and Gold is nowhere near to it but it has it's own merits.
Story of a Tapan Das a bengali common man who's passionate about the Hockey and especially he aims to achieve a Gold as a "Free India". He isn't a good in his personal life but his love and passion for the Hockey makes the Hockey committee to give him a chance to make a team for the country which can bring a Gold. His meeting with the president of association turns out the win win deal and he comes up with such a fantastic team to fight the battle at Olympics ground.
Casting of an A lister actor for this role is such an appropriate choice by the makers. Akshay Kumar is nowadays doing some really very good films which is great thing for him, for the industry and of course for his fans. He's giving one by one hits with some good contents. This time too Gold is pure 24carat. One more superb choice by Akki. I think for the first time he is playing a role of Bengali person. He nailed it completely. His comic timing is perfect i can say that he's the only one after Govinda whose comic timing is unmatchable. His several dialogues, his Bengali accent, His Jugaad scenes remind me of his character of the film Khatta Meetha. Loved everything here about Akki.
Mouni Roy looks stunning and lends very good support as his wife. She's damn good when she speaks Bengali language.
Amit Sadh has done brilliant role. His swag of belong to royal family, his attitude to play as central forward etc deserve an appreciation. Very good job man.
Vineet Kumar Singh initially plays the role of captain which is mind blowing. He has damn good talent.
Sunny Kaushal is surprise package. Kunal Kapoor lends very good support to the team and film. Other casting is also very nice.
Screenplay is engaging except songs i think i have enjoyed every single scenes of the film. Loved many scenes such as Communal riots after Independence, Pakistani players cheer up the Indian team, Tapan Das meeting with committee members, Tapan Das and Samrat doing the selection process etc and of course the breathtaking climax.
Direction is good, cinematography and special effects also good and it's stated in the film that not a single person can win the game it's team which wins the game so it's a contribution of spectacular performances from the casting which creates the film worth watch.
Akki fans will have such a gem treat for the Independence Day.
It's good thing that lady director Reema Kagti who made Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd and psycho thriller Talash made such a fine film based on sports.
Overall very nice efforts by Akshay Kumar and his team to achieve Gold.
My Ratings
3.9/5.
--- By Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Mulk . . .

Review of Mulk . . .

Anubhav Sinha brings a film that's on burning issue of our nation. It's must watch for each Indian citizen. For those who are Muslim, those who aren't Muslim, those who consider Muslim as the "Others" all the kind of people can feel something by watching this one. Story of Muslim family in Banaras from which the young son gets involved in terror attacks and because of that how the whole family suffers the film tells this touchy story. Here it's shown by the makers that what happens to one Muslim family when their son creates problems for the nation by involving in terrorism and unfortunately the innocent family knows nothing about it. Rishi Kapoor plays the lead of family he's retired lawyer born and brought up in India always loved India never thought about communal discrimination.

It's hard hitting drama bravely made on this issue. Generally film makers don't dare to choose and present this kind of burning issue but Anubhav Sinha written and directed it with the team and proved once again that cinema has a potential to bring change to the society. Such film makers need support from the system and their audiences.

It has class appeal and potential to earn the rewards from the critics. It's exhilaration saga for those who prefer content driven film which has more better execution and writing than typical commercial films.

When it comes to my personal views on this issue i should admit that it was really indeed film and it's right time. Unfortunately our nation is facing very serious problem of communal discrimination. It's not good anyhow or in anyway for the nation. It may destroy the existence and it's already loosing country's incredible image across the globe only because of the mentality of such stupid people of nation. There's no advantage of war within the country among the communities or against any religion. India is famous for Unity in Diversity and it must continue this image for the development and peace.

Excellent writing work of the film also stated that terrorism isn't related to any religion or community. It's a business unfortunately Islam is being used a means to spread the terrorism across the globe. Terrorist don't have any religion if it's Hindu then it's definitely not the Muslim. There's nothing written in any Geetha or Quran that killing of the people will give you heaven thus it's obviously doesn't belong to any religion. It's my request whoever reading this never think of a Muslim man who has a long beard like a terrorist. There's adifference and that has to be understood by the citizens of India then only there will be peace and prosperity.

Tum Bin fame director Anubhav Sinha made such a fantastic film with hard hitting subject. I loved his Dus which was also super hit film and never liked many of his other films but this one i can say that it's his best film came out till date. Such a brilliant execution and writing.

Some dialogues are mind blowing. I became a big fan of this script. Brave writing.

Loved many scenes such as Rishi Kapoor isn't accepting the body of his brother's son from the Police, Interrogation of Rajat Kapoor and Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra as Judge, Tapsee Pannu as Lawyer & last but the best among these i found is Ashutosh Rana as lawyer against this case. Oh My God what a performance he gave. His dialogues written and spoken fabulously on Islam religion and community. I always loved his antagonism since Sangharsh film and still it's unbeatable. Hatz off to him when it comes to show anger towards something or someone he is the best. Here he totally nailed his role in court room drama. In climax Kumud Mishra's judgement speech is considered as one of the best scenes of the year. He is superb as always.

Lead Rishi Kapoor is a perfect choice to play this role. Tapsee Pannu looks charming and also justified with her  role. Manoj Pahwa's best performance till date. I became so emotional to see his situation in the police custody.

Well written, directed and acted film and one of the finest films came out this year till date.

Overall i loved it.

My Ratings specially for hard hitting writing 

4/5.

--- By Harsh Desai . . . 

Review of Sanju . . .

Review of Sanju . . . 

It's unfortunate for a cinema lover to be in a small town where there's only one single screen cinema hall and it's not getting all the films on the time. I face this problem all the time whenever there are multi releases on same day or any kind of controversial film don't get screen at my town i have to travel 60km to another near by city to watch the film in theatre. After Race3 i was counting days for Sanju. Not only me but the whole country was waiting to witness Sanju. I think it's the first ever biopic gonna release of any Bollywood actor. Baba fans, Cinema lovers, Critics, fans of Rajkumar Hirani & Ranbir Kapoor all were eagerly waiting for this one.
Unfortunately it didn't get screen at my town and i had to wait two more days for sunday to go and watch it near by city where 3 multiplexes and all of them were showing Sanju. Me and one of my friend booked tickets for Sanju on sunday and finally got the pleasure.
That excitement and super high buzz indicated that it's gonna be a BIG one for Ranbir Kapoor. It was assumed by many people that this is gonna be the highest grossing film of Ranbir Kapoor and a sure shot winner was written all over to it.
When the first look revealed some times back i had talk with some of my friends and filmy freaks about it. We were sure that either it's gonna be the turning point of Ranbir Kapoor or it's gonna be the worst choice ever. We all were waiting for the trailer. And then trailer came what an excitement it created for us. After watching the teaser only i told my friend that this guy is definitely going to beg all the awards of best actor for this role. Dedication level is damn to high.
MY EXPECTATIONS:
It's one more collaboration of Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani so obviously expectations level must be high and this time one of my fav actor was playing the lead Ranbir Kapopr i loved him in his almost every films as he has proved so many times that he is the perfect combination of star and actor & last and most prominent reason behind the excitement was Baba himself. Grown up of watching films of Sanjay Dutt and i have been biggest fan of his Khalnayak, Vastav or Munnabhai MBBS avatar since childhood.
As it was first ever biopic of any film actor i was curious to know how one of the most successful film maker is going to make a biopic on one of the most controversial actor. It wasn't an easy task to portray Sanjay Dutt. Then they find an appropriate choice that is Ranbir Kapoor. What a perfect hero to accomplish this task. RK and RH never worked before together. It was exceptional thing that RK had cameo in Aamir Khan starrer PK.
The show was at afternoon I kept thinking about the film since morning. I read the reviews and almost were positive. I was so happy for them. All critics praised the performance of Ranbir Kapoor and that even made me super excited to watch.
I wanted this full Masala and super entertaining ride i wanted that film maker should have covered all the things whether that's good or bad about Sanju's life.
Finally the film started and Ranbir Kapoor entered as Sanjay Dutt on big screen i was just like shocked and mind was blown. How someone can fit so perfectly in the role of Sanju? HATZ OFF to him for his phenomenal dedication towards the role. His body language his mannerism, his dialogue delivery, walking style etc OUTSTANDING. No one else could've played this role. I just wish he may get loads of awards for this one. His work is being appreciated by public and fans too and i also saw the figures they have already crossed the century in just 3 days.
Direction of Rajkumar Hirani is very engaging, entertaining and stays with the screenplay. Writing by Abhijath Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani is brilliant. Several dialogues, emotional sequences, comic scenes etc so well written and shot. Cinematography and special effects also superb. Music is good.
What i was expecting and what i got is not up to the mark. I think i was expecting much or i think i was sure that Rajkumar Hirani sir is definitely going to give these things to audience but unfortunately it's not happened. I must admit one thing here that it's less a biopic more an emotional film that works on father-son relationship or friendship.
It's sad fact that they did not cover much things about the career or life of Sanjay Dutt. All they shown is emotional relation with his father and fun with his friends. Not even they showed about his how 3 marriages happen. How he worked for such projects like Khalnayak, Vastav etc which set benchmark for his career. Not even they showed his personal relations with film industry people like Salman Khan. All these things i was expecting from the film but sadly they delivered only one emotional but engaging film which could've been a way bettrr biopic. It was in the hands of master story narrator Rajkumar Hirani but he stayed with his script only not a full biography of Sanjay Dutt.
Now i would like to talk about Paresh Rawal sir who plays they role of Sunil Dutt sahab. Immensely brilliant performance. As Sunil Dutt he was as fit as Ranbir Kapoor for Sanjay Dutt. One more brilliant casting by Rajkumar Hirani Sir. His style of talking his, emotional parts, his legacy, his dedication towards the work is a great tribute to Dutt sahab.
Another prominent role in Sanju is role of his best friend Paresh (Real Life) played by Vicky Kaushal. OMG Vicky is one of the finest actor of our generation. It's our fortune to have him in the film industry. He is also going to get an award for the best supporting role for sure. His role was written nicely and played very nicely. I have became a biggest fan of him. He is already doing so well in his career nowadays and I'm sure he is going to fly high after this one.
Sonam Kapoor as Ruby plays her part so well. Manisha Koirala as Nargis Dutt also very nice. Diya Mirza as Maanyta Dutt is beautiful and strong supportive. Jim Sarbh is mind blowing, Boman Irani, Karishma Tanna having a special appearance.
Generally Hirani's film's main hero is Hirani himself but this time credit goes to these three people, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal & Paresh Rawal Sir. If they weren't there in the film this couldn't have been this much better.
Well I'm not against the film. It's really nice engaging and emotional but it would have been more entertaining if they had focused more on the life of Sanjay Dutt. I enjoyed this film. It has some great scenes which are remarkable. Jail scene, Munnabhai MBBS making scene, Sanju gets award from Tabu, Sanju is having fun with Vicky at NewYork, and best scenes are those emotional scenes between Dutt Sahab and Sanju.
On the whole i liked the film but i can't call it a biopic. Obviously it deserves a strong Box-Office collection because of Ranbir Kapoor's almost two and half year's dedication for this role but as being Baba fan I'm not satisfied with this simple story which aired by the name of biopic.
When it's about rating I'm giving full makrs for the performance of Ranbir Kapoor. It's not a child play to become a Baba not only look a like but act like walk like talk like Baba is really a tough job and kudos to this super talented actor Ranbir Kapoor one more time i would say Take a bow man you're fantastic. This is Baap of come back. #Love #Respect
As my expectations were high and i didn't see that biopic what i imagined therefore for the film i would go with
3.6/5.
--- By Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Raazi . . .

Review of Raazi . . .

                   

Yes I'm biggest fan of thriller films. Specially spy thrillers which are set beyond the boundaries. This time there's a female spy Sehmat Khan (Alia Bhatt) getting married in Pakistan to work as a spy for India. Of course it reminded me of Preity Zinta from The Hero Love Story Of A Spy. Not much similarities but theme is same.

Director Meghna Gulzar who made Talvar once again made one more thriller based on the book "Calling Sehmat". I loved the Talvar and after watching trailer of Raazi i was damn excited for it. One reason was the director and another was Alia Bhatt. 

Nowadays among new actresses who debuted in last 5-7 years Alia Bhatt is the most versatile actress for me. She is doing extremely good in her career. She appears in commercial films like Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya as well as along with that she contributes into the off beat cinema such as Highway. I didn't like her debut film Student Of The Year but then onwards i liked her in  most of her films. She is powerhouse of talent and beauty. Undoubtedly she has got mad fan following and of course I'm also one of them. I admire her work as well as her look as she looks sweet doll.

In Raazi as Sehmat Khan she steals the show. More i loved her performance than the film. She is an appropriate choice for this role. She completely justifies. Couldn't take my eyes away from the screen when she was present. Her training scenes with Jaideep Ahlawat, her innocent eyes, her fake smiles, her thrills etc worked as fuel for the film.

Direction is tight. Not much nail biting screenplay but still it was engaging because of lead and other actors' performances. Music is quite good.

Another thing what i loved about the film so far is Cinematography. Beautifully captured Ravalpindi of Pakistan. Just an amazing work done by director of photography.

On the whole it's not great but worth watch for Alia Bhatt fans. It was pleasure to see her doing this kind of films and achieving a lot appreciation. Take a bow. I want you to beg an award for this one.

Keep giving your best. 

#love #respect #hug #support 

My Ratings 

3.3/5.

--- By Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review ofAjji . . .

Review of Ajji . . .

#Ugly by Anurag Kashyap, #Laxmi by Nagesh Kukunoor and now this one #Ajji by Devashish Makhija No fainted heart people can watch these films. Darkness to an extreme level. Story of 10 years old girl abused and raped by the son of politician and then her granny  (Ajji) takes revenge on the rapist. It's not that typical revenge saga it's bold and disturbing.
Loved the presentation of bold topic which is perfectly relevant to the current situation of our nation.
It doesn't show any court room drama or legalities only FIR procedure by one corrupt officer. It's a personal revenge and not any kind of seeking justice from the system. Granny of a victim decides to take revenge and plans and executes the punishment which i have never seen before.
It's totally nail biting screenplay. Sharp editing and direction at it's best. From the beginning to the end each scene was mind blowing and i was super excited throughout the film. Not a single moment which bored me. Many of the scenes are brilliantly executed such as in the beginning police officer notes down the case, rapist along with his friend enjoying sex with the statue, Political father of the rapist hits him, Ajji learns the skills of mutton chopping from a butcher which is extraordinary part, she buys mutton from the butcher and feeds the street dogs this scene proves the talent of story teller and of course climax was kickass.
Loved almost everything about the film. There wasn't anything which bored me or ruined the film. According to the bold concept all the things executed and edited perfectly alright.
If i talk about the performances then who steals the show is lead Ajji herself played by Sushma Deshpande. OUTSTANDING. Take a bow ma'am for delivering such an EXTRAORDINARY performance. Hatz off.
Other casting is also very good. The cop, rapist, butcher, prostitute etc played their parts so well.
Indian cinema really needs this kind of films and these kind of films really needs more and more audiences not because of it's boldness but it addresses the fact of our inhuman society. Specially whatever is happening currently in our nation. Well don't want to say much about the problems of nation but i must say this is a brave attempt for Indian cinema.
Director Devashish Makhija and team take a bow.
4.5/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .

Review of 102 Not Out . . .

Review of 102 Not Out . . . 

Oh My God fame director came back with one more film inspired from Gujarati play. #102NotOut starring #AmitabhBachchan Sir & #RishiKapoor Ji in lead. Trailer gave me such kind of excitement because of several reasons. One is it's being directed by Umesh Shukla whose OMG impressed me very much. Another prime reason is lead casting of the film. After long time two legendaries #AmitabhBachchan & #RishiKapoor shared screen together. It was amazing treat for me to watch them together. I'm biggest fan of them. Loved many of their performances in old as well as nowadays films. I was born in 90s so i can't say I'm grown up of watching their films because it was time of Khans but whenever i watched them on TV i loved them. Both of them were fantastic in their films. But i personally loved them in their second innings more than first one. That time was different therefore there were only mass appealing films in their career but in the second innings they changed themselves totally to the class. More i like performances of Bachchan Sir in #CheeniKum #Baghban #Pink #Wazir than his old films undoubtedly loved many of his classic superhits. same about #RishiKapoor more i loved his performances in #DoDooniChaar #Agneepath #KapoorAndSons #DDay as well as in previous film of Umesh Shukla #AllIsWell
Both of them are extremely talented actors and it's my fortunate to see them together in one decent sweet entertaining film #102NotOut
It has lack of technicalities but who cares when we have strong reason to focus. Once again a simple story very well written and executed by the director. Who says films can't get appreciation without glamour or hit music or masala. This kind of film proves that content matters and whatever done honestly by heart results into success. It might earn well at box office because of vacation and of course fans of these superstars will definitely enjoy and word of mouth will attract the audience as it's family drama. I must suggest do watch it with your parents. It has some superb comedy, emotional part is also there but it doesn't fall to that typical heavy melodramatic category. It quickly gets back to the track and kudos to writing work.
Overall i liked the film but loved the performances of lead actors. Hatz off.
3.5/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Padmaavat . . .

Review of Padmaavat . .

Brave film makers, Bravest film makers and then comes #SanjayLeelaBhanshali
Not only filmy people but general audience of our nation and also overseas aware about the film #Padmaavat due to it's controversies. I believe whatever happened was really not good for the country. An honest film maker wants to show something and he doesn't get support from the people, government or media. It's sad truth. Well after so many problems fortunately they managed to release it across the India except few states. It didn't get screens in my state Gujarat. I didn't get chance to watch it when released. It was sad thing for me when i heard the reviews of the film from media and i was not able to catch it. I'm biggest fan of #SanjayLeelaBhanshali and loved most of his films. This was biggest excitement for me and for all who loved his previous films. Finally they released it on web and i watched it. It entered in 200cr club already. I'm happy for them as they eventually won the battle at some point but still it disappointed me when film makers have no freedom of speech or can't show whatever they want to & not to hurt any sentiments but to acknowledge public with the subject. Lack of freedom can demotivate the film makers to present the reality. Well let it go now.
#Padmaavat based on the poem written by the same name. Last film of #SanjayLeelaBhanshali was also a biopic of Maratha warrior and his love story #BajiraoMastaani they won my heart. I loved #GoliyonKiRaasLeelaRaamLeela too. #Padmaavat is his third film with #RanveerSingh
Less I'm going to write about the film or it's controversies and more i will talk about #SultanAllaudiKhilji marvellously played by #RanveerSingh
Many people are aware about the story of Queen Padmavati played by #DeepikaPadukone who is getting married to king of Mewarh #ShahidKapoor & here #SultanAllaudiKhilji is the villain. I witnessed several films where villain has more potentiality than protagonist. Character of #Khilji written brilliantly. His screen presence is what makes the film worth watch. From his entry scenes when he hugs and kills, when he dances, when he looks angrily, when he speaks dialogues, when he is starving for lust, his actions etc makes the perfect villain for this kind of story. I can't imagine any other actor playing the role of #Khilji
#RanveerSingh is an appropriate choice for this role. His pairing with the director is great. Director could bring out the best out of him all the time. Only this character takes the film to the next level. Rest things are average. Undoubtedly Cinematography and Costume Designing marvellous but what film needs to get a label of satisfactory success is quality of the script and presentation. Direction is top notch but somehow for me #ShahidKapoor & #DeepikaPadukone were not up to the mark. I loved #DeepikaPadukone in #GoliyonKiRaasLeelaRaamLeela then also liked her in #BajiraoMastaani but here she has a quite weak role according to me. She isn't bad at all but still it could have been way better. She has less dialogues comparatively other two leads. #ShahidKapoor contributed a lot to the role but still i found it satisfactory performance not the great one. I think #RanveerSingh ate the other performers totally. Music is beautiful. Loved Ghoomar track & Binte Dil is awesome.
Except the leads one more character i emerged and proved himself fit in the role. That is #JimSarbh OMG what an awesome performance he gave as Malik Kafur. His dialogue speaking style, his acting, his relations with #Khijli best part of the film. Mind Blowing actor.
#AditiRaoHydari plays the role of begum of #Khilji she is outstanding in her part. I loved her screen presence. She looks beautiful.
So on the whole whatever i loved about the film is #RanveerSingh as #SultanAllaudiKhilji
If he was not there then this couldn't have been this much better watch for me. His contribution to the Indian cinema is BIG by doing this role. This kind of dedications prove that film making is not only a business game but also a product of sweat and honesty. #SultanAllaudiKhilji is his best performance till date. Take a bow Sir you nailed it completely.
What #Joker was to #TheDarkKnight #SultanAllaudiKhilji is to #Padmaavat ♡
For #RanveerSingh
3.8/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Raid . . .

Review of Raid . . .

             

Raj Kumar Gupta is expert in making suspense and thriller films. I loved his previous works such as #Aamir and #NoOneKilledJessica

Raid is based on true story happened in the mid 80s in Income Tax Department at the city of Lucknow. It falls in the genre of #Special26 like suspense and also it has thrills included. Gripping storyline with perfect timing. Never bored me for a minute. Sometimes it's headache when a simple screenplay stretched by the writers but here film is having length of only 128mins therefore i could bear the unnecessary romantic sequences between the IT officer and his wife.

Dialogues written very well written by Ritesh Shah who impressed me with his writing work in #Pink

Conversations between IT officer Abhay Patnayak (Ajay Devgn) & Tauji (Saurabh Shukla) is mind blowing and makes movie worth watch.

Performances by protagonist and antagonist takes movie to the superior level. It's always great treat to watch Ajay Devgn in an honest cop or common man role whether it was #Yuva or #Apaharan or #Singham i loved him in many of his movies. He once stated that he is lazy actor sometimes he doesn't even do much but i believe that his simplicity in the role is what makes me his big fan. &  i have been always big fan of Saurabh Shukla since the character Kallu Mama he played in #Satya His dialogue speaking and physical appearance always shines in negative roles or comedy roles. His comic timing is perfect. Here Patnayak VS Tauji game is worth watch only because of these two talented actors. Nowadays Akshay Kumar is also doing several hard hitting roles like Ajay Devgn. It was keep reminding me of #Special16 and #JollyLLB2 kinda films.

Music by Amit Trivedi is nice and two tracks by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan lovely.

Several scenes like Ajay's first time entry in office and induction with the staff, His entry in the house of Tauji, his interrogation on phones with other officials, and of course climax.

Ileana D'Cruz is also decent in the role of wife of an honest IT officer.

Over all it was really good gripping thriller drama made by the director.

Specially for the performances.

3.5/5.

--- Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of PadMan . . .

Review of PadMan . . . 

Director #R.Balki sir arrived with his style of presenting unusual concept with his brilliancy in story telling. Our Indian film makers are nowadays taking interest into choosing taboo topics which definitely needs guts to present. Because sometimes audiences accept while most of the times these kind of films have suffered so much. Topics such as Sex, Homosexuality, Domestic Violence etc. India has some daring film makers to select any of these topics but it's very risky and consequences might be harmful for them as it shows dark side or mirror to the society.
#PadMan based on one of these taboo topics Female Menstrual Issue inspired by life of Arunachalam Murugantham from Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. Natural bleeding of 4-5 days every month from being adult to certain age. Few months before Director #AbhishekSaxena also made a film on this similar topic called #Phullu which was starring #SharibHashmi in lead. I liked that film. It didn't get much audience like PadMan and reason is clear that our film industry is totally stardom dominated when it comes to business. #PadMan has #AkshayKumar as lead so obviously it will get more audiences than that.
Well it's not about the comparison but i would rather prefer to write about the movie. #PadMan became my second favorite movie of the director. I loved his #CheeniKum so much. It was gem. It was so beautiful and sweet film. Even i would say it's one of the best of #AmitabhBachchan Sir. I didn't watch #Paa. I liked #Shamitabh then i didn't like #KiAndKa but this time once again he won my heart by telling this brave story.
Loved the concept and presentation was simply solid. It has mass as well as class appeal. An eye opener for narrow minded society.
Direction is top notch according to the story. A simple story told by #RBalki sir in extraordinary way that moved me. Dialogues written so well and clearly states the facts of menstrual issues. Many scenes executed so well that kept me engaged in the film. Laxmi (Laxmikant Chauhan - Akahay Kumar) visits medical store, conversations between Laxmi and his wife Gayatri (Radhika Apte), Laxmi makes pad himself, then post interval Laxmi invents such machines of making pads at lowest possible cost, Pari (Sonam Kapoor) helps to achieve his goal, and two most favourite scenes from the film cameo by #AmitabhBachchan Sir takes the storyline to the next level. His presence really means something in every film of #RBalki Sir. OUTSTANDING cameo. & last but not the least climax speech by Laxmi at U.S. where he invited. Mind blowing speech. One of his best scenes of career. Loved it. Hatz off to him.
Cinematography is superb. Beautifully shot Indore (MP).
Music by #AmitTrivedi is very nice.
Performance by #AkshayKumar BRILLIANT. He totally nailed it. I felt so happy that he once again chosen brave subject after #ToiletEkPremKatha.
#RadikaApte is fine in her role didn't like much as i loved her performances in previous films. #SonamKapoor in her little role worked so well. Overall credit goes to the only one superhero of #Bollywood none other than SUPERSTAR #AkshayKumar. He took the the film to the next level. It deserves sound collection at Box-Office. People should go along with the families to watch and get more awareness about the taboo subject.
THUMBS UP for the #PadMan.
My Ratings
3.7/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Mukkabaaz . . .

  Review of Mukkabaaz . . . 

Year 2018 started and for me it's kickass start because in the first month my most fav film maker #AnuragKashyap released his film #Mukkabaaz 

He is an inspiration for me. I admire his work a lot. He is brave and honest film maker. It's kind of greatest pleasure for me to watch his films whether it's entertainment like GOW or Ugly or Black Friday types dark concept movies. He generally makes films which have lot of darkness with his unique style film making. It's believed that he can only make dark movies but after #Mukkabaaz he proved people wrong by making one masala movie without any darkness or using such badwords in the writing. #Mukkabaaz is a Boxing based sport films with beautiful love story. It does not include any bleeding scenes or sex scenes generally can be seen in the films of #AnuragKashyap

It is much clean movie than his typical style of making. Set in the village of UP a guy who wants to play boxing at national level and in between he falls in love with a girl who can't speak. It includes sports drama, politics in the sports in our country, love at it's best, communal discrimination etc with perfect suitable songs in the background.

Lead Actor and Co-Writer of the film #VineetKumarSingh has done excellent job. He not only worked hard to have a look of boxer but also contributed his excellency in the writing work. It's great for the Indain cinema that lead actors contributes towards the technical sides of film making. Therefore they can have so much productivity and depth of understanding of the characters. 

Just like other films of #AnuragKashyap here also he succeed to bring out extraordinary work from the cast. Not only lead but also supporting cast make it worth watch. Lead actress didn't get any dialogues but her screen presence is superb. Jimmy Shergil as Bhagwan Das Mishra nailed it completely. What a Desi villainous act he did. I love the way #AnuragKashyap brings out kickass performance from negative characters.

Ravi Kishan as coach also played his role so maturely. His simplicity worked well. Other casting also very fine. This time typical #AnuragKashyap fans might not get that level of satisfaction if they would have expected the darkness but as i loved the film i can assure that it's undoubtedly well made film and could see the other side of the director that he can make a love story without including sex. Here he tied up with #AnandLRai who also makes such beautiful films and i loved this combination of producer-director which gave such a simple but yet masala film to the cinema. Just after #Mukkabaaz i got another news that they once again joined hands for next venture #Manmarziyaan which will be directed by #AnuragKashyap himself again.

#Mukkabaaz has good music too. Paintra track won my heart.

It has brilliant writing work. Some humorous punch lines, some hard hitting truth spoken regarding the nation and having some emotional dialogues too. Film shot so well as usual on live sets rather than making big sets in the studio. It has two and half hour of duration but still screenplay is engaging.

Overall i just loved it and hatz off to #AnuragKashyap Sir for making such a fine film. Kudos to #VineetKumarSingh for exertions.

My Ratings

4.2/5.

--- Harsh Desai Filmy . . .