wireless-heaven Reviews

Peepli [Live] (2010)

Brilliant!!!

[9/10 · 13 August 2010]

Peepli is another piece of magic from Amir Khan Productions. The best part of the movie is that it raises issues without getting melodramatic and preachy like other bollywood stuff. Script is compact and stays true to its story. The story consequently touches your heart, especially 'Hori Mahato',( if anyone has read Premchand's 'Godaan') whose death almost broke me into tears. The scenes are well placed with perfect ensemble of fine actors to play them out. The comic placement makes this movie fun to watch, The characters of English 'know it all' journalist and Hindi reporter are reminiscent of we all know who, politicians and bureaucrats are ridiculously close to what they are in real life, and the village people are as close to reality as i have seen in any Hindi movie till date. Music by Indian ocean and Ram Sampath captures the essence of the movie, the only odd thing is the placement of 'mehngayee... ' song in otherwise flawless movie. i would recommend this movie for everyone...

My Name Is Khan (2010)

A colossal disappointment

[2/10 · 17 February 2010]

MNIK is all hype and low on delivery. It's narrative is boring, scenes are poorly constructed, screenplay is stupid and direction is senseless. I don't know why Shahrukh tries to copy Dustin Hoffman when he is such a talented actor himself. The movie is a colossal disappointment. The only good thing in the movie is it's opening scenes and acting by child actors, then the movie just loses it's way. There isn't a single scene in the movie which a normal person can relate to. It's one liners are bland and irritating. Scenes depicting airport security, Rizwan falling in love, Black child singing 'we shall overcome', Rizwan meeting the President, and busting a terrorist network etc. are too predictable and funny. Story moves forward incoherently and it's narrative made me lose interest in the movie within its first half. I could not comprehend what this movie was trying to depict? whatever it was, it just didn't come along. It's been almost 10 years since 9/11, and a lot of really good movies have been made depicting the effects of that horrendous tragedy: MNIK, however, just doesn't stand in their league. Overall, it is can be said that MNIK is one of Shahrukh's worst movies till date. It is disappointing in every aspect of movie making, one of the worst movie experiences of my life.

P.S.: 1000 euros in Berlin would have been better utilized feeding Hungry Muslims in Sudan (that's in Africa)