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Movie Review: CITY OF GOLD by FENIL SETA
13 years ago
They clothed the city and the city in return stripped them off-this is the tagline of the film and suits it to the T. The mill workers worked in the mills honestly for generations but after the mills were closed post the spat between the union and the government, the workers were unemployed and had a terrible existence. And the mills (most of them located in Central Mumbai) got converted into swanky malls, offices and high-rises (India’s first Big Bazaar is located at Lower Parel on a land once belonging to the mills). The plight of the mill workers is an interesting idea for a film script but till date, there have been handful of films which have focused on it. Mahesh Manjrekar finally took up the subject and came up with City Of Gold. The film borrows a part from real-life incidents and characters but the end product is completely fictitious. The film is worth watching but don’t go for it expecting to gain insight about the true picture of mill workers.
The story of the movie: The year is 1982. The disgruntled workers of Khetaan Mills in Lalbaug-Parel area reside in Laxmi Cottage. They haven’t received their salary since 6 months. Part of mills has already closed down and fears that the entire mill will become dysfunctional looms over their head. Rane (Sachin Khedkar), the union leader under the guidance of Dr Baburao Sawant is the champion of these workers and has promised victory to them. But the owner of Khetaan Mills, Mahendra More >
Movie Review: LALBAUG PAREL by FENIL SETA
13 years ago
This is a bilingual film shot in both Hindi and Marathi. While the Marathi version titled Lalbaug Parel released 2 weeks back, the Hindi version called City Of Gold will hit the screens tomorrow!
They clothed the city and the city in return stripped them off-this is the tagline of the film and suits it to the T. The mill workers worked in the mills honestly for generations but after the mills were closed post the spat between the union and the government, the workers were unemployed and had a terrible existence. And the mills (most of them located in Central Mumbai) got converted into swanky malls, offices and high-rises (India’s first Big Bazaar is located at Lower Parel on a land once belonging to the mills). The plight of the mill workers is an interesting idea for a film script but till date, there have been handful of films which have focused on it. Mahesh Manjrekar finally took up the subject and came up with Lalbaug Parel. The film borrows a part from real-life incidents and characters but the end product is completely fictitious. The film is worth watching but don’t go for it expecting to gain insight about the true picture of mill workers.
The story of the movie: The year is 1982. The disgruntled workers of Khetaan Mills in Lalbaug-Parel area reside in Laxmi Cottage. They haven’t received their salary since 6 months. Part of mills has already closed down and fears that the entire mill will become dysfunctional looms over their head. Rane More >
Movie Review: PHOONK 2 by FENIL SETA
23 years ago
When it comes to sequels, Ram Gopal Verma seems to follow a strategy. The first part would be much better than the second one, with happy endings and all. In the sequel, most of the main characters will die with the flick having a sad climax. He did this in Sarkar and Sarkar Raj and does the same with the sequel of Phoonk-Phoonk 2! Phoonk 2 has ample scary moments (esp in the 2nd half) and that’s where it scores over Phoonk (which was anything but scary). However, the boring 1st half and the unacceptable climax turns the film into a disappointing fare.
The story of the movie: After Rajiv’s (Sudeep) daughter Raksha (Ahsaas Channa) is freed of evil powers and black magic woman Madhu (Ashwini Kaleskar) is killed, there is happiness in abundance for Rajiv’s family. He, along with Raksha, wife Aarti (Amruta Khanvilkar), son Rohan (Rishabh Jain) and maid Laxmi (Anu Ansari) head to Alibaug for a holiday where they have got hold of a beautiful sea-facing bungalow. As soon as they land there, they feel the eeriness in the atmosphere. Trouble begins when Raksha and Rohan wander into the nearby forest and find an abandoned doll. Thus begins a series of terrifying experiences for the family. Soon, Rajiv finds the truth-the ghost of Madhu is back to seek revenge.
The first half is boring with not much movement in the film’s narrative. Only few scenes here and there manage to scare. The film really turns exciting just before the intermission when Rajiv finds the More >
Movie Review: RUSLAAN by TARAN ADARSH
03 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in External Reviews
By Taran Adarsh, September 11, 2009 – 16:00 IST
Times have changed, but certain film-makers are still stuck up in the era gone by and that reflects in their cinema. That’s what you realise when you watch RUSLAAN.
The film highlights a terrorist act that shook the nation a few years ago and how the life of an innocent goes topsy-turvy when he’s falsely framed as a terrorist [KHUDA KAY LIYE and more recently NEW YORK also depicted this]. But the gravity of the situation doesn’t come across on the screen because the writing is amateurish and the execution, childish.
BY BOLLYWOOD HUNGAMA.COMRuslaan [Raajveer] lives with his parents and a younger sister. He’s in love with Samaira [Meghaa Chatterjee]. One day, a series of blasts occur at various railway stations of Mumbai and the cops arrest Ruslaan for this act of terror.
// <![CDATA[//Director Mohan C. Sharma looks at a serious issue [train blasts in Mumbai], but there’s nothing in the film that moves you or makes you think. In fact, the love story [between Raajveer and Meghaa] is also under-developed and the terrorist track is poorly written as well.
Why is Ruslaan picked up by cops, is never explained. Also, Ruslaan is thrown in a lock up, but the execution is such, it gives an impression that he’s a petty thief, not a terrorist. Seems like no detailing whatsoever has gone into the scripting [writers: Brahma-Dhruv]. Music [Raees Jamal Khan] is the sole saving grace. ‘Maula Maula’ is the pick of the lot.
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FENIL SETA recommends PHOONK!
04 years ago
Phoonk is not flawless, but still it deserves the highest praise. A film with no known star cast and made on a budget of just Rs. 3 crores manages to attract audiences and achieve the ‘Hit’ status-a very big achievement, considering the fact that nowadays even multi-starrers and films starring superstars fail miserably. I had missed this film in theatres. 2 months back, I won its VCD after I participated in an online survey! And now that I am free, I finally saw this film last week. As mentioned earlier, the film has some minuses but overall, it manages to entertain, thrill and scare a bit too! The story of the movie: Rajiv (Sudeep) is a rich and successful construction engineer, living in a posh duplex house in Mumbai. He has a lovely wife Aarti (Amruta Khanvilkar), adorable children, Raksha (Ahsaas Channa) and Rohan (Shrey Bawa) and a god-fearing mother (Jyothi Subhash). Rajiv is an atheist and doesn’t believe even in the existence of God or evil forces. But one day, his daughter Raksha gets falls into the trap of demonic forces and this compels Rajiv to get out of his beliefs and take necessary action against it. But how would Rajiv do it? And who is behind these evil acts? Watch Phoonk to find out!
Many may not like Phoonk but one can’t deny the fact that the film engrosses the viewer right from the first scene and keeps everyone glued to the screen till the end. The film doesn’t send the chill down the spine but there are ample thrilling moments in More >