April 15th, 2012

Film Critic: Goher Iqbal Punn

Director: Deepak Tanwar

Cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Ehsaan Qureshi and Sunil Pal

Deepak Tanwar directs the laugh-riot ‘Ab Hoga Dharna Unlimited’ that stars Omkar Das Manikpuri, Ehsaan Qureshi and Sunil Pal. The film is a low-budget saga that talks about an opposition leader Gopinath who asks Baba Lakshman Dev to do a dharna to bring the government down. Will he succeed in his plans is what forms the story.

The direction has nothing to rave big about. It is not potentially great or has sparkles which attract the viewers. The audience finds nothing in the execution that they get allured with. The viewers cannot sit till the end on their seats since the movie is big boring.

The plot is lackluster. This type of comic capers or drama (whatever you name it) flicks we have seen in the past many a time. But the viewer can nonetheless watch it on celluloid once again provided that the content and good direction along with good performances are there. Thus when the film lacks in all, how can you take your precious time and money out for a mundane product?

Dharanas were very well operative and workables in the past, though work even today as well but in past they were in heavy quantity, but today instead of dharnas people go for protests and take advantage of the media to get their works done.

Avsarvadi Party leader Gopinath (Gunaji) approaches Baba Lakshaman Dev (Sunil Pal) to begin a dharna against the serving government since it is filled with corruption and due to this, country is suffering inflation. Gopinath’s actual target is to put the government down from the seat. Baba’s sidekick (Ehsaan Qureshi) names a price to opposition that it is ready to pay. In the midst, from rural India Satya (Manikpuri) approaches Baba to raise the awareness of pastoral poverty. What happens next is better to watch on screen.

The script carries many holes and flaws. Execution is poor. Viewers start yawning in theaters. Cinematography, editing and background score – all is mundane.

Ehsaan Qureshi does a fine job. Sunil Pal enacts well. Rest of the cast is pretty below average.

On the whole, Ab Hoga Dharna Unlimited is a waste of time and money.

Rating: 1/5

Film Critic: Goher Iqbal Punn

Producer: Sai Prasad Media

Director: Pramod Joshi

Cast: Sachin Khedekar, Atul Parchure, Anjan Shrivastava, Mrinal Kulkarni, Kishori Ambiye and others

Music: Sandip Khare

Pramod Joshi’s Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein has hit the screens. The movie stars the likes of Anupam Kher, Sachin Khedekar, Anjan Srivastav and Mrinal Kulkarni. The film tells the saga of the transformation of a man (who is workaholic) into enlightened person.

The film talks about Aditya Pradhan (Sachin Khedekar) who happens to be an IT professional and is a true workaholic working days and nights in order to attain the targets in his organization. He has set goals for him. He is the one who does not like giving the second thoughts prior to going to complete throttle to remain in the competition. Mounting up things of materialistic pleasure always bring him a sense of victory. His better half and daughter yearn for his organization and wants his time as well but he is too much engaged to satisfy their needs. One day, both leave him in a big state of frustration and then weird things begin happening with Aditya. He starts getting trapped in time loop – meaning that every day in his life turns Sunday. He then meets a man who is interesting and a charismatic blind man (Anupem Kher) who lets him understand the worth of living life king size.

The script is good but takes a complicated route to let the viewers understand the concept of the movie. In addition to this, the writer has tried to sum up many emotions in one plate (one film) but he could not succeed in the effort. The direction by Pramod Joshi is average. Cinematography is good but editing seems poor. The length of the film should have been shortened more. Music is passable.

Anupam Kher does the brilliant job. He is a classy actor and delivers the goods supremely always. Sachin Khedekar is first rate. Remaining characters of the movie are okay.

On the whole, Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein is a below average saga.

Priyanka Chopra, the dusky and steamy beauty of Hindi cinema industry, is quite seen in the U.S these days. Well, her presence in the U.S. is not for any vacationing or something else rather for her debut music album for which she has been making trips to the U.S. Today she once again packed the bags and left for States and she will now be living there for at least 35 days. Well…it is a long trip – guys, she is to finalize the entire album now so she needs much time there.

Besides the album, Chopra can also meet up her love flame there, as Shah Rukh Khan too is there in the U.S. to deliver a lecture to the students at Yale University. He did so and will return back but we guess (might be we are wrong) Piggy Chops can have a meet up with him there. In utter privacy far from the eyes of Guari, two can have a quality time. What you say, guys?

Reports have it that Priyanka will be meeting with the technicians there prior to putting her vocal chords to test. She is also to do a market survey there. There she would meet the concerned people to understand the apt time for the album’s release. She has also grabbed the lyrics for the final approval.

Priyanka has also told that her debut album would be having international appeal. In the U.S., she is expected to meet Katy Perry as well with whom he befriended at the recent IPL occasion in Chennai.

Katrina Kaif, the milky babe of the tinsel town who is tremendously sexy and curvy with utmost beauty that every outfit and avatar fit well to her, is the top notch actress of Bollywood today. In addition to being the top actress of Hindi cinema, Kaif is the hot item girl whose presence in songs brings the mammoth bigger box office results. The beauty rather a queen of beauty, Katrina is now going to be hit the hearts with her altogether new avatar for an ad.

The viewers have seen this gorgeous babe in various looks – she has been seen from urban chic to super glamorous avatars. She is the one who likes continuing with experiments. Now the new experiment Kaif does is for an advertisement in which she turns royal. This is an upcoming ad for Mango Slice.

We have seen her in the series of the Aamsutra drink and she is seen in mango yellow chiffons outfits but this time around, she dolls her up with an eye-pleasing deep red saree laced with gold border. Katrina’s look has been designed by the top Bollywood and fashion industry’s designers – Falguni and Shane Peacock. They have adorned her in lesser make up and made her utter simple but elegant. Katrina wears her tresses in a loosely tied side braid that is the ongoing hot trend in the international fashion market.

The commercial has been shot in a haveli which is why her look has been put as royal. Well, it will be an interesting ad to watch.