Krrish 3, Thor, Ram Leela, & Phata Poster Nikla Hero

I have seen quite few movies in the last 2 weeks and I realized I have not written any reviews on movies in a long time, so thought this might be a good time to update my blog and write something about each of the movies.

First up is the most hyped movie of Hrithik Roshan, Krrish 3 (I always forget that there is an additional "r" in the title). Just from looking at the trailers, I did not want to see the movie in theater, so waited until it was online.  With no expectations and thinking that the movie is going to be absolutely non-sense, I watched the entire movie and thought it was just what I had expected...!!  It's amazing how they have managed to take 3-4 Hollywood superhero films' scenes and combined it into one movie :-o.  Really!! That takes a lot of effort and hard work!  You don't believe me? Well, let me give you some comparisons.  First and for most, the villain character Kaal played by Vivek Oberoi who is in wheel chair, due to his paralyzed body (except his head and 2 fingers), can move things with his mind and in fact he can even manipulate the metals...sound familiar?? Yes, he is the combination of Professor X and Magneto from X-men.  If that's not enough, the character Kaya, Magneto's, I mean Kaal's mutant, is a copy of Mystique from X-men who can turn herself into anyone she wants.  Another mutant who has this long tongue is also seen in X-men's movie...just don't remember if that character had any importance in the X-men movie.  Ok, that's about the X-men movie characters copy.  The release of Antidote in the movie is similar to that of the Amazing Spider-man, the fighting scene at the end seems somewhat similar to the climax fighting scene of the Avengers, and quite a few more scenes taken right out of other superhero movies.  On top of this, once Kaal gets on his feet, he gets a terrible villain costume...I mean really...that was the worse helmet ever!!  Apart from the movie, I think the actors did good job of acting, especially Vivek Oberoi who was completely in his character and would definitely beg a nomination of best villain (don't know if he'll win it since I don't know who else is in the race).  Hrithik Roshan looked Amaaaaazing with his rigged body and Priyanka Chopra was normal in her role unlike in Krrish where it was hard to tolerate her acting.  The songs of the movie are not great at all.  They don't suit with the movie and seem outdated.  One of the songs that I did like was "Dil tu hi bata" but only until the point where Alisha was singing.  Ok, so there it is, my somewhat harsh review for the movie.  I think kids would love this movie since it's a super hero movie but I can't say about others...I am sure everyone loves this movie in India since it's said to have crossed 200 Crores in just 2 weeks!! Insane!!

Alright, after a Bollywood movie, I watched a Hollywood movie which was thankfully much better than Krrish 3.  It was Thor: The Dark World.  Let me tell you that I did not really like the 1st one so I wasn't sure what to expect from this one, but I sat back and enjoyed what the movie had to offer.  I loved how this movie had lighthearted comedy here and there which held the entertainment portion as well as had good action in it!!  I was fully enjoying the movie up until the climax when they showed a twist (can't tell you because then it'll just spoil the movie for you) which left me completely confused when I got out of the theater.  So, if you watch Thor, and happen to know what the hell, no, how the hell happened whatever happened in the climax of the movie, please let me know!!  But, overall, I think it was a good movie and my favorite scene of the movie was the funeral scene (not going to say whose).  It was picturized so beautifully!!



Ok, next up, I just saw the much awaited Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie Ram Leela last weekend.  It just so happens that the movie's title had to be changed just 2 days before the release due to the controversies surrounding the original movie name.  So, the name became Goliyon ki Ras Leela: Ram Leela...interesting, isn't it?  The movie was not the usual Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie since it was quite violent.  Other than that, it had the signature of Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie which includes beautiful sets, amazing costumes, very colorful theme overall, and great songs!! I think the movie was good with the 2nd half being dragged little bit by adding unnecessary characters.  Deepika Padukone looked great and acted brilliant.  Ranveer Singh was the surprise package who has acted equally great, especially in the emotional scenes, he was spot on!! Supriya Pathak as Deepika's mother dons a great villain.  Richa Chadda and Barkha Bisht Sengupta, where both play the bhabhi of Ram and Leela have acted very nicely too.  I felt the item song of Priyanka Chopra was completely unnecessary and I don't really like that song...but she looks GREAT!! Apart from that item song, I think all the songs are amazing, my favorite being the Garba number Nagada Sang Dhol has amazing beat that just makes you want to get up and dance!!

Last, but not least, I just saw Phata Poster Nikla Hero on DVD yesterday at home.  I think this will be the shortest review for me since I don't really have much to say for this movie.  I watched this movie only and only for Shahid Kapoor!! My favorite movie of Rajkumar Santoshi is Andaaz Apna Apna which is a classic example of a stupid comedy which is 100% entertainer with full on laughter, but I think he got it completely wrong with this one.  There were definitely some funny scenes in here that would tickle your funny bone, especially the scene where Shahid does a poll dance but apart from those few funny scenes, the movie is flat and doesn't have much scope to it.  The songs are good and my favorite one is Dhating Naach.  Watch that song for Shahid's crazy moves and funny expressions!!  Illena D'cruz is alright in her role but it's not her fault as she doesn't have much scope in the movie.

Alright friends, I come to a conclusion of the reviews for the night and hope you don't take it personal if these movies are your favorites.  It's just my opinion and I wrote what I felt.

Hope you all have a great week!!

Start of 2012: Agneepath

Hi friends,

It's already the month of April and 1/4th of 2012 is already gone....time is flying faster than ever!!  With that said, I haven't written a post in a long time...so here I am with some movie reviews that I have seen in the last 3 months.  I must say it was an interesting mix of movies watching Agneepath, then Kahaani, and finally Agent Vinod.  You might think different of each movie...but this is just my opinion with what I felt after watching the movie, so please don't be offended with this review.

Agneepath:
First of all, this movie was remake of 1990 blockbuster of Amitabh Bacchan's Agneepath.  Do not make comparisons because you will not find many (well, there are similarities but not that many)!!  The new movie is completely reworked to give a new look with eliminating one of the main characters from the old one, guess who?  Also it's totally violent and very bloody (It's not for kids), and has a very over-the-top climax, BUT I really liked it.  The performances by the star cast were phenomenon including Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rishi Kapoor, and Sanjay Dutt.

Hrithik Roshan: He looks rough and tough :P...haha..no kidding.  His one punch can throw a goon miles away and his one look surely kills the ladiesssss in the theater without a doubt!!  He looks just too good.  The only negative comment I have for him is that he had no strong dialogues apart from the only line of "Mera naam - Vijay Dinanath Chauhan" unlike the old movie where Amitabh Bacchan's every dialogue would have the audience waah-waah and clapping.  I guess the director thought that Hrithik's looks will be enough to substitute for the old movie's dialogues :P....which works for me...but not for the Big B's fans, I guess!!

Priyanka Chopra:  She looks amazing in the Marathi look...I think this look really suits her.  She acts well and not over the top and that balances out her character and her role in the movie as well!!

Rishi Kapoor: I am a huge fan of Rishi Kapoor from childhood and have seen a lot of his movies.  I really feel that he had his own style in Bollywood and set his own league where his competitors were actors like Amitabh Bacchan and Vinod Khanna (two of the best actors of their era)!  Rishi Kapoor was par excellence as Rauf Lala and proves to be a versatile actor by giving stellar performance in a negative role.  He really surprised me with this villainary side of him!!

Sanjay Dutt: All I can say for him in this movie is, SCARY!!  His look may have been inspired by the Voldemort (from Happy Potter) but I think this Bollywood Kancha could give Voldemort run for his money!!  I don't think anyone else will even be considered to be put in the Best Villain category for 2012 alongside him because he stole the show!!

Overall, I really liked the movie and the songs are really good too, not to forget Katrina's Chikni Chameli is foot tapping along with Gun Gun Guna (very danceable), and Abhi Mujhme kahin (soft emotional with Sonu Nigam's touch - he is great with emotional songs).  Also the picturization of the song "Deva Shri Ganesha" is magnificent with huge idol of Ganeshji!!

Now, being said all that, old is gold and the old Agneepath will always remain the best (apart from some cinematography that was fantastic in the new one).  There are many reasons for that: 1) There was no Mithun Character in the new movie!! He was the soul of the old movie with his great comic timing. 2) Amitabh Bacchan had a persona, a personality that can speak a lot about Vijay Dinanath Chauhan and he owned each and every dialogue he said which made you believe that he is out for revenge!! AND 3) The new movie had a lot of blood-shed which was completely unnecessary and unrealistic!!  I mean over-the-top climax will make you say "did they really think we're stupid?"....how do they assume that the audience will believe that after being stabbed million times, and being punched by Sanjay dutt (I mean look at him, his one punch would throw you out of the country :P), Hrithik will not only have the energy to lift Sanjay Dutt, but his wounds will automatically heal when he is trying to hang Sanjay Dutt on a tree???  In my guess, Hrithik would have been dead the second he received a punch from our beloved Kancha!!  But that's Bollywood!!  Anything is possible :).

Agneepath is total entertainer and I recommend watching it if you don't mind the bloodshed...but don't watch it with your kids!! This movie set a great start to 2012!!

.....Next up is review of Kahaani

Chammak Challo

Ok...normally I don't post any videos but this one I just have to.  I can't get this song out of my head and I don't want to get it out :P....and the video just adds the oomph to it with Kareena looking ravishing in red saree and SRK looking dashing!!  Enjoy!

Movie Marathon July & August 2011

Ever since I have been done with my masters degree, I have had some good quality time on hand to do other things.  I have been able to hang out and get-together with family and friends more and I have been able to watch back-to-back new bollywood movies as they come out in theaters!!  That's been a lot of fun.  In less than a month, I have watched about 5 new movies - Zindagi na milegi dobara, Buddha hoga tera baap, Singham, Chillar party, and latest watched Aarakshan.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: It stars Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, and Kalki Kochin.  One word for this movie, Refreshing!  It was such a fun-loving movie where all the actors performed really well.  For me, Farhan Akhtar steals the show where he was really funny in the movie and you get to see a comic side of him which is different from his other roles like in Rock On, Karthik calling karthik, etc.  I simply loved him.  He was brilliant.  Other than that, all the actors look fab with their toned body and killer looks.  Ik Junoon and Senorita are two of my favorite tracks and I assure you that you won't get tired of these 2 tracks if you listen to them over and over and over again :).  And to top it off, you have beautiful Spain in the backdrop where you get the taste of its culture, places, and people!  Don't miss this movie!

Buddha....hoga tera baap: This is a complete Amitabh Bacchan movie!  As a whole this movie is ok, but it's entertaining because of Mr. Bacchan.  He does comedy, action, drama, and even dances to his own tunes from the past which makes this movie a complete entertainer.  It could be a timepass movie, but it'll pass your time with entertainment ...not with boredom or stupidity :p.

Singham: It stars Ajay Devgan and Prakash Raj and those are the only two actors you need to know about.  This movie offers action, action, and more action!  Ajay devgan owns this movie, but it's not complete without Prakash Raj's gundagiri...hehe.  Ajay looks fit and hit for the role he has been given and performs superbly well.  Saathiya and Singham are two of my favorite tracks, one is soft and other is foot-tapping.  Definitely watch this one!

Chillar Party:  This movie casts the brilliant young kids which makes it totally adorable and cute to watch.  Don't underestimate these kids...they will make you cry but will make you laugh twice hard.  I think this movie works with kids well, but it's something that even adults will enjoy watching.  It was a complete joy to see these kids perform brilliantly.  Can you imagine a kid saying this dialogue: "Bole to bapu india ka woh bhai tha jisne angrezo ki vaat laga dali aur india se tadipar kardiya, samjhi kya?".....haha.  It was hillarious.

Aarakhsan: Unlike other movies that I listed on the top, this movie is more on serious side focusing on a reality and topic of Reservation system.  It stars Amitabh Bacchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Pratik Babbar.  I thought the movie was good, but I also got confused in some parts where they talk about how the admission seating is assigned based on reservation and not.  I think the movie keeps you glued to your seats until the interval (at least that's what I feel), but then after the interval the topic somewhat becomes on how people play politics to make money.  The focus is still kept on making money out of education system, but still I think the movie looses the focus of its original topic of Aarakshan.  I still enjoyed watching it.  Amitabh Bacchan was good as usual.  Pratik Babbar is someone to look out for.  He acted well in Dhobi ghaat, and performs equally well in this one too.  Saif Ali Khan was good in few parts but I felt he was left out in big chunk of movie.  Deepika is also good....there are not a lot of movies that I feel she performs well in, but with this one she is good and I feel her role is more than of Saif Ali Khan's.  On a whole, it's a good movie.

Well with that, I come to an end to give you my two cents on the movies I have watched so far.  And there are a lot more movies coming up that I am waiting to see.  But that's for later :).  Until then, see ya!

Tu hi haqeeqat

I simply love this song and can't get enough of it.  I think this is one of the best renditions and such a romantic song with flawless lyrics :).  The song is Tu Hi Haqeeqat from the movie "Tum Mile" picturized on emraan hashmi and soha ali khan.  Here are the song lyrics:

Tu hi haqeeqat khwaab tu
Dariya tu hi pyaas tu
Tu hi dil ki bekarari
Tu sukoon tu sukoon
Jaoon main ab jab jiss jagah
Paoon main tujhko uss jagah
Saath hoke na ho tu hai
Rubaroo rubaroo

Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera
Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera

Aa tujhe inn baahon mein bhar ke
Aur bhi kar loon main kareeb
Tu juda ho toh lage hai
Aata jaata har pal ajeeb
Iss jahaan mein hai aur na hoga
Mujhsa koi bhi khush naseeb
Tune mujhko dil diya hai
Main hoon tere sabse kareeb
Main hi toh tere dil mein hoon
Main hi toh saanson mein basoon
Tere dil ki dhadkanon mein
Main hi hoon main hi hoon

Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera
Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera

Kab bhala ab ye waqt guzre
Kuch pata chalta hi nahi
Jabse mujhko tu mila hai
Hosh kuch bhi apna nahi
Uff ye teri palken ghani si
Chaanv inki hai dilnasheen
Ab kise dar dhoop ka hai
Kyunki hain ye mujhpe bicchi
Tere bina na saans loon
Tere bina na main jiyun
Tere bina na ek pal bhi
Reh sakoon reh sakoon

Tu hi haqeeqat khwaab tu
Dariya tu hi pyaas tu
Tu hi dil ki bekarari
Tu sukoon tu sukoon
Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera
Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera
Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera
Tu humsafar tu humkadam tu humnawah mera

My Name Is Khan - Movie and Music Review

The much awaited movie of the year is here and before it even releases, it was surrounded by controversies results being that the movie was banned to be played in many states including Mumbai unfortunately.  I won't go into details of the controversy but all I can say is that something that Shahrukh khan said was made a big deal when it was nothing and political party of shiv sena took the step of banning the film to be played until Shahrukh khan apologized.  Honestly they made something big out of nothing and at the end the audience and the entire Bollywood film fraternity was with  SRK supporting him.

I got to watch the movie last night and I enjoyed it.  Before I go into anything let me tell you that this was a pure Karan Johar film with completely different approach from all his other movies, bringing together Shahrukh khan and Kajol together after long time ...after Kabhi khushi kabhi gham.  First of all, I enjoyed the movie because its SRK movie :).  This is a completely different role that SRK has portrayed who suffers from Asperger's syndrome and different movie from what Karan Johar normally makes.  Kajol is looking gorgeous.  SRK has played the character with such innocence and in many places, it's very cute.  All the light moments between SRK and kajol were cute and romantic.  I think the two messages that the movie brings out is right at the beginning where SRK says "My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist" and second where Rizwan's mother says "There are only two kinds of people in this world, good people and bad people" and that's the only difference, and there is no other difference between people even though if they are from different religious background, different nationality...etc.

I wouldn't want to spoil the movie for you, so DON'T READ FURTHER if you don't want to know the movie plot.

As much as I enjoyed the first half of the movie which was not so melodramatic and  went at the right pace with cute moments between SRK and kajol,  I mostly cried in the 2nd half of the movie, starting with the incident that happens with Kajol's son.  That was the heartbreaking scene and Kajol trying to cope with her son's death was so touching and emotional.  Another one is the scene between SRK and Kajol, where she blames him for her son's death because his surname was Khan.  When they get separated and kajol tells him to leave her, very innocently SRK asks "When do I come back?" was a good scene.  Another one of the touching scenes was between Jimmy shergil and SRK when Jimmy asks his brother to come inside the house and he turns away (Jimmy said that there won't be any relationship if he marries Kajol but then something happens with Jimmy's wife and Kajol comes to meet her but SRK doesn't come inside the house).  In short, I cried in every scene where they mentioned the kid's death and the scene between SRK and Kajol.

Now being said that, I also have some comments on the scenes which were dragged and completely unnecessary.
First on the list is the journey of SRK to go meet Mr. President.  He starts with San Francisco, then goes around to Georgia and then somehow comes back to LA ...keeping in mind that he didn't have much cash to start with and at one point he ran out of money with only $2 and some change.  So that was little confusing but if you're not really paying attention to the states you don't really care of where he goes and how he ends up in the state that he is in.

Second, the entire scene where he goes back to Georgia after hearing that a Hurricane has hit the state and there have been devastation.  Now on his journey he goes to state Georgia and meets this lady who gives him shelter and food for a day and that's how he gets attached to her.  When he goes out of Georgia, and hears in the news that Georgia was hit hard in hurricane he goes back to the state....It's not like Georgia is next door...I don't know how he got there so quick and with what transportation.  When he goes back he finds the entire neighborhood in water and all the community members gathered in one church where they're trying to survive and he helps them out.  Well honestly, living in US I know this much that there is no way that rescue teams didn't reach there to help those people get out of the chaos and they were still there after the hurricane hit the place.  This entire Georgia sequence was unnecessary when SRK goes there the second time.

So I guess these two scenes were added as the bollywood masala to wrap up the movie.  Being said this, I still enjoyed the movie and I think it was different from Karan Johar's typical bollywood style romantic, dramatic movies.  Jimmy Shergil has a small role as SRK's brother but has acted well and also the girl who plays his wife is good.

Music Review:
Now for the music of the film, my two favorite tracks are "Tere naina" and "Noor-E-Khuda".  Tere naina is the first song and will stay in your mid until the end because they have the line "Tere naina" playing throughout the movie as background music here and there.  Noor-E-Khuda is a beautiful track sung by Shankar Mahadevan, Adnan Sami and Shreya Ghoshal.  This will also leave a mark in your mind once you hear it.

That's it for the movie and music review folks...I enjoyed the movie and loved SRK and whether you're an SRK fan or not, I am sure you'll find the movie to be different....but I guess you will have to see it yourself to know it and feel the difference :).

Take care...

3 idiots - Movie and Music Review

3 idiots was one of the most awaited movies of the year and it surely came with a bang!  Amazing movie, great performances and brings lots and lots of laughter with it.  Rajkumar Hirani has done it again after Munnabhai MBBS!  Two masterminds, Aamir khan and Rajkumar Hirani, came together to produce the best film of the year!  I wanted to see this movie for 2 reasons: 1) I had heard that the movie is based on the Chetan bhagat's book "Five Point Someone" which I have already read.  I loved the book so I couldn't wait for the movie and 2) because it's an aamir khan film.  His movies come once a year but they're mindblowing.  Last movie I saw was Ghajini and he was playing a macho man in that film, completely opposite of what he played in 3 idiots.

If you read my book review on Five-point someone, I had some doubts whether the actors would do justice to the characters of the book...but they exceeded all my expectations.  And oh my god...how did Aamir khan manage to look like 22 year old college kid...I mean really!  Let me be clear that the movie is NOT same as the book.  Movie has taken the concept and some of the story-line of the book but you'll find the movie different from the book and you won't be disappointed.  Obviously there is a interesting twist in the movie which is not in the book which is what keeps you on your toes.

Well since I have read the book, I was constantly making similarities and differences in my mind as I watched the movie.

SO DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE MOVIE BECAUSE IT MIGHT REVEAL SOME OF THE SECRETS OF THE MOVIE!!!!!!!

Similarities to the book:

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-  The college "Tanki" (Water tank) where the 3 friends hang out.

-  Character of Raju (played by Sharman Joshi in the movie) is consistent with the character Alok in the book about his personality, and his family condition.

-  The simple fight between Raju and other two friends and the patch up between them is also similar to the book.

-  Raju (played by Sharman) jumping from the 3rd floor since he was being rusticated but the difference is that he jumped from the "Tanki" in the book.

- Stealing of the exam paper is similar but for different purpose than the book.

- Also how the boys get caught via a phone call is in the movie but little different from the book.

-  The cause of death of Boman Irani's son is revealed to him but little different from the book.  In the book, Neha (played by Kareena) first tells Hari (played by Aamir) that her brother didn't die of an accident but instead committed a suicide and then Hari reveals this to Boman Irani.  In the movie, Pia (played by Kareena) reveals the death of her brother herself to her father.

Differences (a lot):

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-  The characters of Rancho (played by Aamir khan) and Farhan (played by Madhvan) seems to have interchanged a little from the book.  In the book, Ryan (aka Farhan) is from rich family and is really into learning new things instead of following the rules; he is someone who is the most creative and Hari (aka Rancho) wants to be like Ryan.

-  There is no mention of a dhaba in the movie where Alok, Hari and Ryan use to always go and eat parathas.

-  There was no mention of an ice-cream place where Neha (played by Kareena) and Hari (played by Aamir) used to meet all the time.

-  There is no Professor Veera in the movie which I would have loved to see since he always supported the 3 idiots.

-  Also Pia (played by Kareena) didn't have any sister in the book.

-  Ryan (played by Madhvan in the movie) also had a scooter which all 3 friends used to commute where as in the movie Pia's (played by Kareena) scootie was used.

-  In the book, Ryan (played by Madhvan in the movie) doesn't get any job and ends up getting an assistant position with professor Veera doing something he really enjoys (somewhat similar to Madhvan's track since he doesn't go for interview in the movie and instead convinces his dad to let him go into photography).

-  The biggest difference is the climax of the movie, where the ending is kind of open in the book where Alok and Hari get the job in 2 different cities and Neha (played by Kareena) is in touch with Hari and she's trying to find a job in the same city as Hari.  In the climax in the movie, Farhan and Raju get the job and Rancho ends up with Pia.  Originally Rancho vanishes after graduation which sets a complete different mood for the movie and marks the journey of the two friends looking for Rancho and main point of the movie.

These are some of the main points I noticed and there might be more.  I loved the movie and could recall some of the scenes being exactly similar to the book.....the movie is definitely more hillarious than the book and the performances are mind blowing.  Two of the surprise packages were Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi.  Boman Irani, playing the mean, rude director of the college, has a new look and will surprise you with his great acting.  On the other hand, Sharman Joshi gives outstanding performance.  He has improved a lot more and if you loved him in rang de basanti, you'll love him in this one too.  Aamir khan, Madhvan, Kareena kapoor are great as usual and a new guy who plays "Chatur (aka silencer)" is really funny as well.  I think I have said enough about the movie and the rest is up to you to go and watch it!

Music of the movie is nice too.  Two of my favorite tracks are "All izz well" and "Zoobi Doobi".  All izz well is sure to become the new antheme of the industry, I call it the "mastiful" song.  Zoobi Doobi on the other hand is romantic, danceable song sung by none other than great duet jodi, shreya ghoshal and sonu nigam.  The picturization of this song is very colorful as well.

Enjoy!

Tum Mile - Music and Movie Review

It's been a whlie since I have written any movie or music reviews.  Well I have a lot of songs in mind that I have been listening to lately and trust me music is the best source of relaxation or if you want to get your energy up, music can do tricks!

Tum Mile stars Emraan hashmi and Soha ali khan.  It's a love story with backdrop of 2005 July Mumbai floods.  I'm not a big fan of Emraan hashmi but he is definitely improving day by day.  His last release was Raaz 2 and the one before that was Jannat (really nice movie).  Both of their performances are good and the movie is nice too....I kind of missed some parts but not bad overall.

One thing you won't get over is the songs of this movie.  They're mind blowing and you'll start humming them as soon as you hear them.  There are 5 songs of the movie from which I simply love 4 of them from which 2 of them are sung by KK.  The lyrics are superb with the music of each song.  Let me give you a tour of the songs:
1) Tu hi haqeeqat sung by Javel Ali: Flawless, Romantic, Mind-blowing, great music, soft and soothing.  Some of the great lines of the song are:
      "tu hi haqeeqat khaab tu, dariya tu hi pyaas tu

      tu hi dil ki bekaraari tu sukun tu sukun"

      "aa tujhe inn baahon mein bhar ke aur bhi kar loon main kareeb

      tu juda ho toh age hain aata jaata har pal ajib"

      "uff yeh teri palakein ghani si, chhanv inaki hai dilnashi

      abb kise darr dhup ka hai kyun ki hai yeh mujhape bichhi"

100% recommend to listen to this song!

2) Tum mile sung by Neeraj Shreedhar: Nice foot-tapping song with disco backdrop.
3)  2 of the best tracks:
Dil Ibadat and O Meri Jaan sung by Fabulous KK: These two songs just won't get out of my mind.....flawless, amazingly sung by KK.  These two songs are emotional and I think KK tops this category when it comes to singing emotional songs.  Just superb!  110% recommend listening to both of these songs.

One thing is for sure with Emraan Hashmi's movies, no matter how the movie is the music is sure to hit the charts and get you moving.  Jannat, Gangster, Raaz 2 are just some of the examples with mind-blowing music.
Well hope you get to listen to the songs if you haven't already done so.  Hopefully will come back with more music reviews!

Music Report

Hey friends,

sorry I haven't been keeping up with the Music reviews but if you read my previous post, you would understand how busy I was with work and school. So I'll just list the songs I have been listening to in the past and right now.

Fashion Movie:

Fashion has some really nice tracks. Starting with "Fashion ka jalwa", it couldn't have been better if someone other than sukhwinder singh sang it. The song is foot-tapping number. Then there is "Mar jawa" which also has nice music. Then last but not least, "Kuch khaas" is my favorite track. When I first listened to this song, I felt the female voice is "Asha bhonsle" but I was wrong b/c the female had the heavy tone in her singing. I love the music of this song as well as some of the wording. In short, listen to these tracks when you get chance, you'll not be disappointed.

Yuvvraaj Movie:

First and for most I want to say that this has A.R.Rehman's music so that tells a lot in itself. I am a big fan of A.R.Rehman and this movie's tracks just rocks. It's got the best music with best singers singing it...well not all of them are best singers yet! My two favorite tracks are "Tu muskura" and "Tu meri dost". First, "Tu Muskura", Soft, soothing, melodious, and the best part, alka yagnik is singing this one. It feels like I haven't heard her in years since all the songs now days are either sung by new singers or have a combination of shreya ghoshal or sunidhi chauhan (which I don't mind because both of them are rocking), but it's nice to hear Alka Yagnik's voice after long time. Second is "Tu mera dost" song which is sung by shreya ghoshal and some new singer. Initially I didn't like this track because of the male singer. I really feel that Sonu Nigam would have done true justice to the song but oh well. I heard the song first time and I think when you hear shreya taking over the song, at that point you just love the song. Then when you hear it again, you already love the tunes and ignore the male part....hahahah...I don't know what I'm saying. In short, I love the song :P. Other tracks are also good which are sung by sonu nigam - "mastam mastam" and "dil ka rista". Background score is pitch perfect.

Ghajini:
Another movie whose music is composed by A.R.Rehman. Two of my favorite tracks in this movie are "Gujharish" and "kaise mujhe tum". Kaise mujhe tum is kind of weird song because the lyrics are like sentences that you would tell someone but the music is really good.

There are couple other songs that I've been listening to which I'll list in my next post. Listen to these when you get chance and tell me what you think. :)
Bye for now!

Bachna Ae Haseeno

Well I've been bit behind on updating my blog because 1) I've been busy and 2) When I think of something to write I get distracted by something and forget to write :P.

If you remember, in my earlier post of "Teri Ore song" I said that I will write the post on the song reviews if I like something I hear. So here it is.

Recently (not too recently, probably when then movie came out), I heard the songs of Bachna Ae Haseeno and the minute I heard each song, I didn't like them at all. I'm a big Vishal-Shekhar fan because their compositions are danceable, soft-soothing and just fun (and importantly not copied form someone else's composition)!! I heard the same songs again after few weeks and I loved them! I guess I didn't have the patience to listen to the full song the first time and just listened to first few seconds and switched to the next track if I didn't like the beginning. But I was wrong! Each and every song is beautifuly composed and sung by some talented singers. Let's go through the tracks:
Ahista Ahista: Beautiful song sung by melodious Shreya and cool brizzed lucky ali's voice. It's soft but also foot-tapping number. Lucky ali is back after long time but back with a bang! Must listen to the track.

Lucky boy: The first time I heard this song I said "What kind of song is this" right when Sunidhi sung "Lucky boy, you're my lucky boy" and the way she says "Luuuu....cky" in the song sounded odd to me. But when I heard it again, I loved the music, the beat and couldn't really find any faults in the song :P. This is a complete club number and Sunidhi masters in these kinds of songs and so did she in this one.

Jogi Mahi: Nice punjabi song by Shekhar, Sukhvindar and Himani kapoor. Danceable, nice beat and soothing touch by sukhvindar's vocals. Beautiful song! If you like to dance to punjabi songs, this would be a good one to listen to :).

Khuda Jaane: Romantic song sung by none other than KK who masters in these kind of songs specially if the song is emotional or sad. Remember his songs "Dard me bhi ye lab muskura jate hai" from The train and "Laboko labo se" from bhool bhulaiya. Well this one isn't emotional, but it's romantic. It's very soft track. I initially thought that this song was sung by Alisha chinai but it turns out it's sung by Shilpa rao. It sounded so much like Alisha, but overall she has done really nice job.

There are two more tracks to the movie that I haven't listened much. They are "Small town girl" and the title song and my least favorite song is the title song. I have listened to the original song and after listening to that one this new track just doesn't fit in my system. I'm not saying it's bad...it's alright but the original is the best :).

Overall, Vishal-shekhar has done a great job with keeping their compositions fresh and enjoyable.

Jaane tu ya jaane na

I recently watched "Jaane tu ya jaane na" and it was pretty good. It's got all new faces in it including Imran Khan (Amir Khan's nephew). The movie was funny at times and silly at other times..Imran acted well and so did Genelia. It's a complete youth movie and some scenes in the movie are hillarious.
For example,
The scene where Jai (Imran) wants to drop off his girlfriend to her house, Aditi (Genelia) says "Aur kitna drop karega tu, saamne hi to hai uska ghar".

The scene where jai comes to aditi's house thinking he has come to give job interview and his parents on the other hand think that jai has come to ask for permission to marry their daughter (hahaha!! hillarious). The first thing aditi's parents (btw, aditi is from rich family) ask is "Are you sure you are ready for this?" and jai answers "Yes, of course. Afterall I have to do it for money!" Shocked parents ask..."You are doing this JUST for money??" Quickly Jai responds and says "Yea of course..oh and also for status, and image in the society and also because I love you guys!!". I can't describe the whole scene but you have to watch it to enjoy it!!

Also the fights between aditi and her brother are quite funny! And who can forget the climax scene..(don't read further if you don't want to know what happens at the end!!!!)
The police caches jai in the middle of the airport for getting in the airport without authorization and he's screaming "Meow! Meow!" and start singing a song "Jaane tu ya jaane na" to stop aditi from leaving mumbai.

I am not too excited about the music of this film except one or two songs. I am a big fan of A.R.Rehmaan but it didn't feel like the usual A.R.Rehman music. The song "Kabhi kabhi aditi zindagi" is a light hearted and foot tapping number. Another song "Nazrein milana nazrein churana" is also a soft-paced song. The harmonica tune at the very beginning of this song sounds very much like the tune in "Bum bum bole, masti me dole" song from "Taare zameen par" if you listen to it carefully. About "Pappu can't dance" song, I didn't like it when I heard it at first and I still don't like the middle parts but I like the opening of this where it starts with "tirkit dana tirkit dana tiri nana westerns....hai muscular, hai popular".

Well, that's my review on the movie and thoughts on the music! ENJOY!

Teri Ore from Singh is King

I recently heard a song "Teri Ore" from an upcoming movie "Singh is King" (starring akshay kumar and katrina kaif) and it's a beautiful song. It's soft soothing and melodious. I can't stop humming it since the time I heard it. Rahat fateh ali khan's rendition makes the song complete with Shreya ghoshal's honey sweet voice. If you haven't heard it...don't wait any longer to hear it!
I'm sure you'll love it :).

Dil kho gaya, ho gaya, kisi ka
Ab rasta mil gaya, khushi ka
Aankhon me hai khwab sa, kisi ka
Ab rasta mil gaya, khushi ka
Rishta naya rabba, dil chu raha hai
Kheeche mujhe koi dor, teri ore
Teri ore, teri ore, teri ore, haay rabba,
Teri ore, teri ore, teri ore....