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Movie Review: LIFE EXPRESS by TARAN ADARSH
12 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in External Reviews
By Taran Adarsh, September 17, 2010 – 12:17 IST
I’ve often been asked, what makes a film different from another film bearing a similar storyline? My reply is, the execution of the subject makes all the difference. Recall DOOSRI DULHAN. Now recall CHORI CHORI CHUPKE CHUPKE. The issue – surrogate motherhood – isn’t new, but if handled expertly, it would make for an interesting viewing. Sadly, LIFE EXPRESS fails and fails miserably.
The serious issue has been tackled carelessly, callously and amateurishly and for this reason, it comes across as an exercise in boredom. In fact, the film falls flat at the screenplay level itself and since the direction [Anup Das] is equally unimaginative, even the talented actors in the cast fail to redeem the enterprise.
BY BOLLYWOOD HUNGAMA.COMLIFE EXPRESS tells the story of an urban couple, Tanvi [Rituparna Sengupta] and Nikhil [Kiran Janjani], who have no time to spend with each other or start a family. It also tells the story of Mohan [Yashpal Sharma] and Gauri [Divya Dutta], who lead a poverty-ridden life in a village.
The ambitious Tanvi aborts the plans of having a baby since she feels that the impending pregnancy will make her skip her job for a few months and in turn, she would lose out on the golden opportunities in her career. Subsequently, a common friend suggests the concept of surrogate motherhood and they decide to go for it.
Just when you thought that Hindi cinema is evolving and first-time directors More >
Sherlyn makes a big splash
03 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
Bollywood hottie’s calendar for 2010 is smokin’ hot and sinful
BINA TRIVEDI Times News Network (BOMBAY TIMES; February 3, 2010)
January went by in a flash (or was it a splash?), but you have the rest of the year to plan your important dates with the indiatimes.com 2010 calendar by Vector Projects (I) Pvt. Ltd. featuring Bollywood hottie and bikini babe Sherlyn Chopra.
Sherlyn, who was seen in the Shahid Kapoor-Rani Mukerji film Dil Bole Hadippa! last year, is a photographer’s delight and unarguably the hottest property on the Internet. Her rollicking stint in the Bigg Boss house last season only added to her status as the most downloaded Indian star of the net — more than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was at one time. And now she’s got a calendar of her own!
The sultry actress has sportingly made herself available as a poster girl with the indiatimes.com calendar. There are 12 stunning and exclusive pictures, shot by the likes of Bollywood’s favourite lensman Subi Samuel among others, featuring Sherlyn’s sexy 34-25-36 body in sinful and smoking hot images worthy of the best place on your wall. Priced at just Rs 199, the calendar is a steal. “It costs less than what you would pay for a multiplex ticket… and this for a year-round visual treat,” purred Sherlyn.
That is true. And Umesh Rao, Vector Projects’ CEO, was naturally delighted to be presenting the calendar. The company that believes in “Creating environments where people love to be” is a market leader in the execution of More >
Movie Review: AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI by FENIL SETA
03 years ago
I am out of the theatre and still thinking, “Is this the same Rajkumar Santoshi who gave some hard-hitting and intense films for a long time?”. Yup, he directed Andaz Apna Apna but that was like some 15-16 years ago. Post-AAA, he came up with close to dozen intense and almost realistic films. A certain image of Santoshi was carved out thanks to his kind of films. But with Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, he breaks that image and proves that he STILL can come up with solid youthful entertainers! Sweet, witty, little absurd… Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani succeeds completely in making you laugh!
The story of the movie: Prem (Ranbir Kapoor) lives in a town called Mount Valley and runs ‘Happy Club’ in the coffin shop of one of his friends’ father! He is carefree, happy and wants to make others happy. A case of mistaken identity leads him to meeting Jenny (Katrina Kaif). He soon falls in love with her but doesn’t profess even though both he and Jenny become thick pals. The reason-both are as different as chalk and cheese. To begin with, Prem is the son of a staunch Hindu while Jenny is Catholic. Jenny wants her dream man to be literate and who works hard for his family. But Prem is 9th standard pass and doesn’t work at all. And lastly, Prem is a vegetarian and Jenny is not (or is she?)! And does Jenny feel the same for Prem? Or does she love someone else?
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is a different entertainer, esp in terms of storytelling and execution. Every More >