Movie Review

Ek Se Bure Do

Film: "Ek Se Bure Do"; Cast: Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav, Natassha, Tusha; Director: Tarique Khan; Time and again one comes across a statement that "this film has been made for single screen audiences in smaller towns and cities". Well, no audience should be subjected to a movie like this.Simply put, "Ek Se Bure Do" is a terrible movie. Arshad Warsi and Rajpal Yadav are the two 'bure log' (bad people) in the film and honestly, it must have been embarrassing for them to be a part of a movie which doesn't make any sense whatsoever from the first to the last frame.
The film is said to be a comedy but there is not even a single scene that makes you laugh.
Problems with "Ek Se Bure Do" are aplenty with the biggest being that there is no storyline whatsoever. The director would struggle if asked to give a two line synopsis of the film.The film has a treasure hunt as the central theme but not once in the film does one see anyone going after the treasure.Arshad Warsi and Rajpal Yadav are visibly uncomfortable with the terrible state that they must have been in while working in the film - something which reflects in practically each of their scenes.The film tries to be an amalgamation of quite a few films and in the end the mishmash that is served is so tasteless that you begin wondering who approved the script in the first place.Arshad-Rajpal antics are straight out of "Jodi No. 1" while the Govind Namdeo double role act reminds one of "Andaz Apna Apna" where Paresh Rawal was seen in a similar role. Then there is this quintessential "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" climax, this time with "Mughal-e-Azam" being underway on stage. If Kundan Shah sees these five minutes of the film, he may just get a heart attack.The film was in the making for five years, something that reflects in each and every frame. Not only does it look dated with extremely poor cinematography adding insult to injury, it also seems clearly disjointed.Also, you can sense that the director didn't have any control over the proceedings and shot scenes randomly depending upon availability of any actor, whether lead or supporting. No wonder, "Ek Se Bure Do" turns out to be an extremely poor film.

Acid Factory

Our memory is the source of all emotions. It is also the source of our guilt. What if a killer would wake up one day with his memory erased? Would his crimes cease to exits? What if an innocent wakes up one with his memory erased and perceives himself to be a criminal? Would that change his perception of reality Faltering memory continually alters the constancy of truth. Short term memory loss denies you of an identity throwing you into an abyss of excruciating agony.Acid Factory is about a group of characters whose sense of past has vanished in a haze of coma like they have woken up from sleep only to discover that reality could be a figment of their imagination.Their sense of right or wrong is heightened by this state of complete distrust and self-righteousness. As the story reveals through the hazy mist of confusion confounded by loss of memory, the audience is just shown the tip of the iceberg.A high-octane thriller where every second counts and every flash of your past is either a step towards realization of the true self or the horror of the discovery of who you really are. And then the games begin as our characters start to create stories just so that they can stay in the right but what if a roomful of people realize the majority is evil Wouldn't your instinct of survival dictate you to renounce yourself to evil to survive? Acid Factory plays out as a thriller, a morality play on the inside and a cat and

mouse chase on the outside.

Kal Kissne Dekha

Nihal Singh from Chandigarh is a seemingly simple yet unconventional boy. He talks too much, questions everything and builds complicated gadgets in this spare time. He has a brilliant mind and an oddball sort of charm. He adores his mother, has dreams of studying in the most elite institute of science and always looks for big ideas in small things. But, there is a big but... Nihal has a secret. When he is accepted into his dream college in Bombay city, he is over the moon, College is a whole new world, full of color, new people and new challenges to be met. Initially nobody takes him seriously. He is ragged by his seniors, insulted by the girl he likes and so on. Nihal however slowly wins them over. The girl Nihal likes... is Meesha. She is the spoilt brat of the college. She is proud, rude and rolling in money. And she cannot accept that Nihal is managing to charm everyone. Including Professor Verma, the warden of the college. Professor Verma is fascinated by Nihal's unique mind and agrees to become his mentor.Suddenly Nihal's world is rudely interrupted. Nihal gets visions of Meesha being in danger. He saves her life and his secret is revealed. The media and TV channels are all buzzing with only one news; Nihal Singh from Chandigarh can see the future. Meesha softens towards him and love blooms. But how long will the peace last? What Nihal doesn't know is that someone is trying to use his gift against him. In his innocence he is manipulated and his visions become a tool. Will betrayal be his fate... or will Nihal's brilliant mind recognize the traitor before he destroys everything that Nihal loves Kal Kissne Dekha

99

Kunal Khemu: SachinSachin is full of big ideas. The problem is implementation. And his well-rounded buddy, Zaramud is not helping either. Actually, he's making it worse.Soha Ali Khan: PoojaOne first look, she is your typical Delhi girl. And like Delhi girls go, they are either Pooja or Neha. But this vibrant Pooja has a side that not many have seen so far. And it's pretty wild!Boman Irani: RahulRahul is an ordinary guy with a pretty ordinary job. He has one extraordinary quality though: he always has the luck of the draw. He thinks he has figured out how luck works! But lately, he's not sure anymore.Cyrus Broacha: ZaramudZaramud is a bit of contradiction. Despite the impression he gives, he knows a lot of shit. But since he isn't most tactful or loaded with commonsense, he lands himself and Sachin into trouble. Far too many timesVinod Khanna: JCJC likes to live big. And likes his stakes big too. To top that, he has to have an edge over everyone and everything he deals with. By hook or by crook.Synopsis 99 is an original story inspired by real events. It is as much "What could have been" as it is "What really happened." In other words, it is historical fiction - fiction being the keyword. It spans a few genres; it is slick, fast-paced, realistic and, importantly, very funny.In this "smart comedy" set in 1999, all the characters are found by a common feeling of being stuck at 99 in life - just one short of a 'century' - that elusive thing called "making it'' in life!99 is an unpredictable and hilarious ride spread over two cities with colorful characters, unbelievable circumstances, small-time crooks, big-time conspiracies, fateful car crashes, loads of coffee, a briefcase full of money, a budding romance

Subhash K. Jha speaks about Tasveer

No wonder the director sent off an email before the film's release requesting that the suspense not be revealed in the reviews.The plot in 8X10 unravels with such elegant dexterity you are tempted to spill the beans. However doing so would be a crime worse than the multiple murders attempted and achieved, in this understated gently violent and subtly tongue-in-cheek slasher movie.Normally Indian whodunits are so hysterical in tone you rue the day Dolby sound was invented.Kukunoor's narrative uses sound to create a delectable and subtle distinction between crime and lyricism. The characters move through a labyrinth of heightened luxury. The Canadian sun-kissed lakes and valleys open up a vista of narrative possibilities, some realized many unexplored. Either way, the plot obtains its bridled energy from the director's clear and present understanding of the danger that could underline the most beautiful and desirable surfaces. All you have to do is scratch.Kukunoor definitely knows the finest suspense creators of celluloid, from Alfred Hitchcock to Brian de Palma to Manoj Night Shyamalan (who incidentally has left his glorious past behind). In these past-masters Kukunoor discovers his magic and metier. He converts the history of the whodunit into a crackling currency of characters and plot-twists that make you in the audience touch the goings-on without really embracing them.
A perfunctory attitude underlines the storytelling, creating within the high level of aesthetics a murky interior where knives are used to cut human body rather than succinct meat on the baroque dining table.The supernatural element is used with a delicious and devilish delicacy. Believe what you will, says the director. But you have to admit that there are times when logic simply takes a backseat.Providentially Kukunoor keeps the supernatural element on a believable scale. Having Akshay Kumar to go into intermittent premonitory bouts helps. Akshay doesn't fight the tides of improbability. He goes with the flow riding the waves with a twinkle-eyed ever-grin, sometimes-grim graciousness that allows him to get real without forfeiting his heroic image.
When Akshay is not busy being self-righteous or cocky he is very likeable in this film.
Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia Without revealing the climax , it would be appropriate to say here, more than anywhere else, the gripping elements of noire cinema kiss the masala conventions of Hindi cinema. It's a heady brew cooked at an even temperature that reaches the narrative to a boiling point without bubbling over.Nagesh Kukunoor is unarguably an adept storyteller. His triumph with the whodunit is manifested in delicate details that draw inspiration from both the masters of the murder mystery and yet re-define the culture of filmed crime in a language that's derived from the director's own sensibility.The film could have made its end-game a little less wedded to Hindi cinema's formulistic conventions. But the concession to commercialism doesn't compromise the suspenseful equilibrium of a canvas where a family photograph speaks a housand words.he film's quiet restrained rhythm of expression is palpable.You can't miss the artery of understatement even when that gloved hand with the knife gleams on the polished exterior.That's when we begin to see what the film wants to do. It takes the whodunit into a land of murderous silences.Greed underlines the crime. But the director is not greedy. He refrains from reaching out for the entire armoury from the suspenseful genre.For telling us that less can be more even in a whodunit Nagesh Kukunoor and his leading man must be applauded.

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