Ranbeer Singh the Con Man in Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl
Movie: Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl
Director: Maneesh Sharma
Year: 2011
Stars: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma and Aditi Sharma
Snapshot of the story
“Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl” is another movie from the team of “Band Baja Baarat” however it fails to create the same magic as the previous movie. “Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl” is a story of a con man who cons the girls in different instances in disguises of Sunny, Dev, Iqbal. He has conned many girls amongst whom three form a team to take revenge. They hire Ishika (played by Anushka Sharma) as a millionairess girl to con Ricky. The plot of the story is well set in the first half.
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Storyline
“Ladies v/s Rick Bahl” is a story of a guy named Ricky (played by Ranveer Singh) who con girls, sometimes with his charm and sometimes with his cleverness and whatever works best for him. He cons three girls named Saira (played by Aditi Sharma), Dimpy (played by Parineeti Chopra) and Raina (played by Dipannita Sharma) who team up to get even with him.
Ishita pretends to be millionairess girl and wants to start a hotel in Goa. Anushka Sharma looked good in the movie but does not have much part in the movie. Her role is very short as the director Maneesh Sharma introduces her in the second half. First half of the movie is interesting as it dishes out fresh content. Ranbeer Kapoor looks good in the movie and looks like he started where he left in “Band Baja Baarat”. Second half of the movie is quite predictable and the story looses it’s charm as it moves to the climax.
The story has the final twist in the tale where the trio thinks that they have fooled Ricky and have robbed a thief but later comes to know that this is again a con Ricky had setup for them.
Final Thoughts
Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl does not prove to be good for anyone except Parineeta Chopra as Dimple in the movie. She was good in the movie and her comic timing was very good. Ranbeer Kapoor would not gain anything from this and so does Anushka Sharma. Director Maneesh Sharma did a good job but failed to create charm in the same way as he did in “Band Baja Baarat”. Even the music of the movie did not give it an extra zing where needed.
Rating
“Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl” scores 6 out of 10 not because of the weak storyline but failed to live up to the good story that it promised in the first half.
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Romantic Comedy of Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan - Ishq
Movie: Ishq (Love)
Director: Indra Kumar
Year: 1997
Stars: Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla and Kajol
Snapshot of the story
Ishq is love story of 4 lovers who are young and believe in true love. Raja (played by Aamir Khan) and Ajay Rai (Played by Ajay Devgan) are best friends. Ajay’s father is rich industrialist and does not like Raja as he comes from the poor family. Similarly Kajal (Played by Kajol) and Madhu (Played by Juhi Chawla) are best friends and Madhu’s father do not like Kajal as he thinks in line with Ajay’s father. Their father this thinking becomes the hurdle in the love story.
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Storyline
Ranjit Rai and Harbanslal are two wealthy men who hate poor people and thinks that the poor people does not have any right to live in society, but their children Ajay (played by Ajay Devgan) and Madhu (played by Juhi Chawla) does not think like wise. They fell in love with mutual friend who does not belong to such wealthy family.
Ranjit Rai and Harbanslal wanted their children to marry to wealthy spouse as they despise poor people and when they come to know that their children are in love with poor they deceivingly gets Ajay and Madhu to sign a marriage documents which indicates that they are lawfully married to each other. As they realizing their father’s dirty trick, both children refuse to it and turns the certificates to ashes. Then their fathers pretend that they have changed their ways and are ready for their marriage with the one whom they loved. But they again play a nasty trick and in their engagement ceremony show Raja’s and Kajal’s pictures in which they are acting very intimate with each other.
To make the matter worse, Kajal’s uncle testifies to the fabricated illicit affairs between Raja and Kajal. As a result of this Ajay and Madhu break up with Kajal and Raja and they agree to marry each other. The situation worsens when Ajay thinks that Kajal is pregnant with Raja’s child again. Then Ajay and Madhu moves to Raja’s house to congratulate them for a new baby and tell that they are going to marry, on listening this Kajal tries to kill herself, but Raja stops her. Now Raja decides to go to punish the people responsible for their ill-fate and misery, he tries to rape Madhu but Ajay stops him and police arrests him. In the police station Raja is beaten brutally by the policemen on the words of Ranjit and Harbanslal. Kajal comes to plead for him to be released from jail but the two fathers put a condition that they should leave the country only then they will release Raja. Kajal agrees to the condition and also convinces Raja. On the other hand, Ajay and Madhu are going to marry each other, but at the right time Ajay’s uncle proves the innocence of Raja and Kajal, also Kajal’s uncle confess that he had been paid by their fathers for giving the false testification. At this point Ajay and Madhu realize their mistake and go to Raja and Kajal. Finally the lover birds meet each other with a happy ending.
Final Thoughts
Ishq is good emotional love story with good screen play. Pace of the movie engages audience and make them glued to their seat. Ishq also have good comedy scene and Aamir khan and Juhi chawla had good comic timing. Music of the movie composed by Anu Malik also contributed in success of the movie. Ishq was big hit and made the box office collection of $30 Million.
Rating
8.5/10
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The Most Advanced Animated Film in HD - Avatar
Movie: Avatar
Year: 2009
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action
Director: James Cameron
Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver
Snapshot of Story:
A paraplegic soldier arrives at a far distant world called Pandora where humans have setup mining operations for precious materials. The soldier sides with the natives of Pandora called Navi to defend their own home against a ruthless Colonel .
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Storyline:
Avatar was a major worldwide blockbuster hit of 2009 coming from the camp of James Cameron who also happens to have the number one spot for the movie Titanic made back in 1997. This epic movie in typical Cameron style had one of the biggest budgets in movie making history and when you watch the movie, you will know why.
For Cameron, it is not sufficient to have a movie with just great special effects and action but it needs to be tied to an engaging storyline which Avatar delivers upon. At the beginning of the movie we are introduced to Jake Sully (played by Sam Worthington) who is a paraplegic and disembarks the ship that brings him to the remote planet called Pandora. We are introduced to the planet bit by bit as the story unfolds and the superb special effects have their place when the helicopter ascends to the skies and shows the wondrous planet in its full glory.
Jake Sully is recruited to become an Avatar of the indigenous race Navi in order to learn more about them and indirectly exploit their planet. There are many Avatars recruited by the mining company and Grace (played by Sigourney Weaver) heads this research part of the operation. Sully who is paraplegic becomes suspended in the sleep like state in order for his Avatar to come alive. This is a touching moment since he is now able to walk and roam like the others in his new Avatar form. He ultimately bonds with a small group of Navi and befriends them to learn more of their ways. Cameron does not focus on too much of the technical details of the Avatar such as when the Avatar goes to sleep when Sully comes out of his state of suspension. Cameron leaves this to the imagination of the audience.
Sully falls for one of the Navi called Neytiri and the special bond between them is carried throughout the movie. Most of Cameron’s movies centers around a strong union and bond between two central characters within the movie and Avatar is no exception. Cameron is able to convey a heightened sense of feelings and realism through the eyes of these characters to the audience. This was typified in one of the scenes where Sully and Neytiri find themselves exploring the forest at night of and the audiences gasp at the foliage and plants of the Pandora’s forest. Cameron obviously spent a great deal of time to get this scene right as it was the very first time that the audience witnesses the awe and sensation of Pandora. The fact that he recruited biologist and paleontologists to bring about this scene is a testament to his vision of producing something just right.
As Sully becomes more immersed with the clan he develops a deep affection for the Navi race and their beliefs and culture. This however is at odds end to the ruthless dictatorship of the mining company whose sole aim is for profit and they see the Navi race as a hindrance towards their objective. Under the leadership of Colonel Miles Quaritch (played by Stephen Lang) the soldiers are sent to show their might and displace the Navi population away from their operations. Cameron is clearly sending an underlying message in this part of the movie and possibly showing his resentment towards super power politics of today.
There is a final battle with the Navi and the Colonels army where the Navi’s prevail. Cameron cleverly brings about the supernatural forces lying within Pandora where the Navis are intrinsically connected to.
Final Thoughts:
Although Avatar failed to receive many Oscars for its block buster hit in 2009, unlike the previous movie Titanic, it nevertheless set another milestone in cinematography. The resounding success throughout the world and topping the all-time box-office chart is an indication of its wide appeal. Look out for the next Avatar which is said to be taking place under water, a favorite theme of James Cameron.
Rating:
9/10
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Mr. Perfectionist in His Debut in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Movie: Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Director: Mansoor Khan
Year: 1988
Stars: Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Goga Kapoor
Snapshot of the story
A big block buster of the 90’s. “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” was a super duper hit of the decade, it brought a new concept for the Indian moviegoers who were fed up with action movies and brought back the trend of romantic movies. “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” is a story of two rival families and how two young hearts find love with each other in the midst the rivalry.
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Storyline
The story starts with Raj’s (played by Aamir Khan) father - Dhanraj who spent years in jail for a charge of murder of a man of which his sister had committed suicide. As a result of this family of Raj and Rashmi (Played by Juhi Chawala) becomes bitter family rivals with each other.
There is moment in the movie when Raj saves Rashmi from roadside thugs and they become good friends. This friendship turns to love and they fall head over in ove with each other. Both of them are not aware of their family’s rivalry. As Rashmi’s family come to know of this, they force Rashmi to get married quickly but Raj and Rashmi attempt to elope and decides to get married.
But this act was unbearable to Rashmi’s family and they send a group of gangsters to kill Raj. When the goons find the whereabouts of Raj and Rashmi, instead of killing Raj they end up killing Rashmi. This killing was too great to bear by the shattered and heartbroken Raj and he ultimately commits suicide. Climax was quite unpredictable as Indian love stories usually end on happy note.
Final Thoughts
“Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” was a debut movie of Aami Khan and he looked a college pass out youngster, which was the demand of the story. “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” also did world of good for struggling actress Juhi Chawala as it went on to become her first hit. Duo Anand – Milind gave soul touching romantic music that contributed to the film’s success. This movie was the biggest hit of 1988 winning the best movie of the year in Filmfare awards. “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” is a timeless romantic movie and a must watch.
Rating
Rating “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” is not a difficult task and it scores a commendable 9.5 out 10. “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” misses the perfect 10 not because it lacks anything in particular but there is always scope for improvement even in a good movie such as this.
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Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor Starer - I Hate Luv Storys
Movie: I Hate Luv Storys
Director: Punit Malhotra
Year: 2010
Stars: Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor and Sameer Dattani
Snapshot of the Story
This movie will force you to rethink whether you actually love someone? The story of the movie revolves around the lives of two people Jay (Imran Khan) and Simran (Sonam Kapoor). Both are exactly opposite of each other. Simran is fond of love stories that her life has started resembling the one and on the other hand is Jay who does not believe in love. Simran is engaged and is living a dreamy and happy life with her fiancé but it is rudely interrupted by Jay’s cynicism and both however fall in love with each other.
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Storyline
Jay (Imran Khan) is a assistant of Veer, a most famous romantic filmmaker of the Indian film Industry but in real life he hates love stories and is a Casanova and a disbeliever of love. For a new film he has to work under a production designer named Simran (played by Sonam Kapoor). Simran loves Bollywood romances so much so that even her life has started resembling one. She is living a beautiful, dreamy and blissful life with her fiancé Raj (played by Sameer Dattani), and seems to be a match made in heaven.
Jay hates Simran for her love towards romance and her strong belief in romance and at the same time Simran dislikes him because of his misbehavior and hatred towards love. As they have to work together the rift between the two diminishes and both of them become best friends with each other. In the meantime, Simran realizes that she is in love with Jay and due to this her relationship with Raj becomes eroded. She then confesses her feelings to Jay but he refuses her proposal and says that they were just good friends and that he doesn’t believe in love. As a result of the refusal, heartbroken Simran flies away to New Zealand for further shooting of the movie and there she ignores Jay. Now Jay starts to become uneasy and agitated without her and realizes that he too has fallen in love with Simran.
Jay invites Simran for dinner and there he proposes her but Simran denies his proposal and becomes tied up again with her ex – fiancé Raj and she don’t want to ditch him again. Brokenhearted Jay thinks that he doesn’t need love in his life and tries to forget Simran but his friends and mother persuade him not to give up. Meanwhile Raj proposes Simran and she accepts the proposal but soon realize that she is not meant for Raj and she still loves Jay. Simran explains her feelings to Raj and goes to the premier show of the movie hoping that she will get to see Jay there. But Jay had already decided to leave and has reached the airport waiting for the flight, there she talks to his mother and gets encouraged by her and goes back to the premier showing of the movie. In this manner both of them meet each other giving the movie a happy ending.
Final Thoughts
“I Hate Luv Storys” is an usual love story and offers nothing new in the way of content in the movie. Director Punit Malhotra did a good job in dishing out a story with freshness. It as surprising to see why Karan Johar did not direct the movie who has created the essence of romance in his previous movie. Vishal Dadlani did a good make of vibrant music for the movie and did experiment himself as singer.
Rating
“I Hate Luv Storys” bags 6 out of 10 for good music and only because of director Punit Malhotra who delivered interesting love story in spite of the story lacking freshness.
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