Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Gunday: Film Review




Starring : Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra & Irrfan Khan
Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar
Produced by Aditya Chopra
Written by Ali Abbas Zafar
Music by Sohail Sen
Cinematography Aseem Mishra
Editing by Rameshwar S. Bhagat

The film Gunday under the Yasraj Films banner kicks-off with the plot of the making of Bangladesh. Along with the violence and the horror of the early 70s prevalent in Bengal, the film brings in the story set during the formation of the new country. It is about two young boys who have suffered losses and are left with themselves and moved into Calcutta as refugees.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Film Review: Highway




Starring:  Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt
Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala & Imtiaz Ali
Written by Imtiaz Ali
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Anil Mehta
Editing by Aarti Bajaj

Imtiaz Ali has shown courage to do a film with an unusual story, as is his style, not common in Bollywood. This film is more of a travel story with many twists and turns.

The story opens with the preparations on for the marriage of Veera Tripathy (Alia Bhatt) who is a young girl from a very rich family. She is a happy-go-lucky character. Just before the marriage day, she slips out of her house at night with her to-be husband. She wants to travels the lonely roads like a free bird, enjoying the wind and the fresh air around. But she is kidnapped at a gas station on the outskirts of the city by a gang whose leader is Mahabir Bhati (Randeep Hooda), who were there to loot the gas station.