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Saawariya (2007)
Very weak story. Extreme disappointment
Sawariya, yet again, proves that nothing is greater than a great script. Great art direction, stunning visuals and reasonable sound track could not salvage, what seemed to be a very mediocre material for a great director. We drove over 100 miles (one way) to watch the movie and sincerely regret the decision. I guess marketing did pull us in but in the end, audience is the king.
The movie fails on several level - extremely weak story, bad-lines, razor-thin characters, zero-plot, no conflict and above all, the protagonist - Raj. Raj's character comes out more as a looser than a sympathetic one. Hate to write more in fear of spoiling.
Not one character in the movie is someone I'd care for. Rani and Salman are wasted. There is no climax but instead a sudden death. It looked as if the writers ran out of ideas on the ending.
If it was not for for music, camera and art direction, I would have given this movie 1 out of 10!
Naina (2005)
Yet another terrible "copy and paste"
No matter how much the Indian viewers/media try to hype "Bollywood", Naina proves that Bollywood is not capable for producing original ideas. I would highly recommend watching the original HK flick called Jian gui (aka "The Eye") rather that watching a "copied and pasted" laughable Indian version. Naina proves that Bollywood not only "frame to frame" copies foreign films but does a terrible job doing it! The producers did not even have a decency to change the name of the movie!
The plot, framing and in fact the lines are identical. When will the Indian producers realize that they cannot get away with crime. I am surprised that no one has sued the filmmakers for such a blatant copyright infringement. The performance of Urmila is laughable and the FX are very amateurish!
P
Black (2005)
Elements of Plagiarism!
Generally I avoid writing comments but I will make an exception. Cos I think that Sanjay is a brilliant director . . . At least, that's what I always believed until I his "Black" and "The Miracle Worker" back-to-back(TMW). It did not upset me that he took several scenes straight out of TMW but more cos he failed to acknowledge it. In the "behind the scenes" footage of Black, everyone including Amitabh and Rani pretended how dedicated and ingenious Sanjay is, but not one word was credited toward the source of first half of the film. I sometimes wonder if the crew and cast knew about the source before signing up for the project. Black is a good movie with fantastic cinematography. Music is equally good. I just wish that the filmmakers would have not lied straight face and pretended that it was their original work. No matter how much people rave about the film, there is no way it will be considered for the Oscars. I am surprised that no one sued the filmmaker for copyright infringement! my 2 cents, P
Masoom (1983)
Explores human psychology while coping with reality
'Masoom' is one of the very few movies that captivates audience using a simple, yet powerful storyline. The movie demonstrates the basic fact that effective story and script can go a long way in creating wonders.
'Masoom' is a story about a family that is emotional torn by a careless, emotional human error. Naseeruddin and Sabana played a magnificent role in portraying the human struggle to look beyond a circumstantial mistake. Considering it being the first full-feature length movie directed by Shekhar Kapoor, he did a terrific job!!!
There are a few technical error in terms of angles and lights, but the baisc storyline helps to overlook those fallacies..
Full points!!
Masoom (1983)
Explores human psychology while coping with reality
'Masoom' is one of the very few movies that captivates audience using a simple, yet powerful storyline. The movie demonstrates the basic fact that effective story and script can go a long way in creating wonders.
'Masoom' is a story about a family that is emotional torn by a careless, emotional human error. Naseeruddin and Sabana played a magnificent role in portraying the human struggle to look beyond a circumstantial mistake. Considering it being the first full-feature length movie directed by Shekhar Kapoor, he did a terrific job!!!
There are a few technical error in terms of angles and lights, but the baisc storyline helps to overlook those fallacies..
Full points!!