Tag: Aamir Khan

Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

i watch a lot of film reviews on the net, one of my past time activities, and one film that i kept hearing for being a good comedy movie from bollywood was Andaz Apna Apna, making me curious and thus i set out to explore the claim.

i was sceptical at first but after watching i am pleasantly surprised it was good. the initial scene itself sold me on the story, the whole premise of falling in love with and actress and marrying her all of it to be dream, not only helps tell us about the main character but also was a funny sequence.

a small pic to showcase the cast of colourful characters

the plot of this film is simply two stupid young lads (Aamir Khan and Salman Khan) trying to woo a rich heiress, and the ensuing trouble that brews when teja and Crime Master Gogo join the scene to kidnapp the Heiress.

i think the main charm of the film lies in its ridiculousness, now i generally dont like a ridiculous plot-lines they make good masala-films but this film knows its ridiculousness and accepts it. from the main cast, the villains to all supporting cast all have this sense of being serious in being ridiculous. not the first film to do so but definitely a good formula to please me. having the self-aware humor along with pop-culture references here and there makes this a type of comedy i dont usual think Bollywood makes and is another of its charm points.

after watching the film i can understand why so many count it among their favourite comedies, it might be even mine if i sat someday to make that list.

79 movies down………….421 to go

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alllvida.

Thugs of Hindostan (2018)

A movie that was so much in hype and anticipation before its release because of the star stubbed cast with high and big credentials on them, it was a sure shot to be box office hit. which it was, but it wasn’t good it was disappointing to see the most expensive Bollywood movie to be only this.

the move tells a story set in 1700’s India when kingdoms and kings were falling to the East India Company, meanwhile a group of thugs lead by Khudabaksh (Amitabh Bachchan) who is is a master commander and warrior, who is the guardian for Zafira (Fatima Sana Shaikh) a daughter to a kingdom that fell to the hands of British Raj by the hands of John Clive (Lloyd Owen). in-between this tug of war of control comes in our two faced protagonist Firangi (Aamir Khan) who is an Indian who dreams of being a Britisher, the name Firangi also is slang word used by Indians for foreigner primarily Britishers. he is a spy that is ready to betray anyone for his interests, thus to tackle this thug problem Clive uses Firangi’s skills to infiltrate the group and cause the death of its members. but after meeting Khudabaksh, Firangi starts having doubts about his alliances and plans to defeat the Britishers, or is it just a trap for the Thugs.

Aamir Khan was good in this movie though the character that he portrayed didn’t feel as special to me as he let on in his interview where he mentioned the reason for signing this movie. Amitabh Bachchan had a presence in this movie but it felt not used properly.
Katrina Kaif was only in this script for the sake of eye candy, really there wasn’t really any reason for he character to be there. Fatima Sana Shaikh felt so bland here as if there just an emo kid in path of revenge and not in a good way.

the showcases the pure waste of such a big, no i mean huge Budget and produce such a mediocre movie. the movie isn’t such a great movie as it was advertised, i think the major reason the movie got such a back lash from the media and its audience is because the cast in it were known for the selections of great movie with nice scrutiny those it the common people it felt that so many star cast wouldn’t make a bad choice with this movie, unfortunately we were wrong this time.

i wouldn’t recommend this movie, sure you can watch for the eye candy and for the reason if you are the fans of these cast, but still i would recommend for any other reason. tag of waste of time, and rate of 4-5/10.

39 movies down…….461 movies to go.

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alvida