The role of thought provoking Movies in our life..

We all know the books you read, the places you go and the people you meet will all add up to your personality. We can gauge any one's personality by speaking to them for just 15-20 minutes. You can very well see that the variety of books they would have read, the places they would have visited across the globe and different personalities they would have met would be quite visible when we converse with them. Right,…?

But I would also strongly like to believe even the movies, plays and cultural shows add to our personality and definitely help enhancing our own self. I have always liked and appreciated such thought provoking movies, be in any language. I have my own collection of such movies. Whenever I find time, I just watch them again and again. It is such an amazing experience because these movies give you different perspective every time..! That is the beautify of such movies.

For ex :

I have watched two 1975 block busters “MAYURA”(Kannada) a movie starring late Dr. Rajkumar and bollywood all time hit movie “SHOLAY” again and again at different ages..say....7, 16, 27, 35 and then now at 40+!! J
 
Every time these movies have given me different perspective and view point. I have been able to appreciate their freshness and thought. But the point here is not that! There are some movies which actually influence the way you start thinking. Many times you may be able to overcome some of the flaws in your personality. There are many life's valuable lessons we get from such movies.

We, Indians many time don’t know how to feel proud of ourselves and suffer internally. Either we have tons of EGO or extremely low inferiority complex. While dealing with these two extremes, we forget ourselves and lose sight of objectives and goals in life.

With that back ground, I would like recommend two such movies which compel you to think about yourself. They are "English Vinglish"(Hindi) featuring Sridevi and "Queen"(Hindi) starring Kangana Ranaut. These movie speak extensively on one's personality, inhibitions, inferiority complex and tolerance to something that is very unreal. For me, “Queen” looks like advanced version of “English Vinglish”. Please do watch them in that order.

Both the movies are directed very well by respective directors Gouri Shinde and Vikas Bahl. The two leading ladies Sridevi and Kangana have very portrayed the role of protagonists amazingly well! These are some of the best roles they would have played in their entire career.

Those who missed watching them please go ahead, buy DVDs and watch them today itself.

Just one word of caution here!

While "English Vinglish" is a pure family entertainer which you can watch with everyone, "Queen" is a bit bold movie and only for 18+ audience. You should avoid watching "Queen" with your kids.

References :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Vinglish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayura_(film)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholay

Message here is – do catch up on some good thought provoking movies whenever you find time. There are many of them!

Have a nice weekend!

"Krrish 3 (K3)” : A preview ahead of its release!

So far I used to write reviews about a movie, but this time I am attempting a preview of a movie for the first time before the release of the movie.

My first preview is about the most expected movie of this Diwali "Krrish 3" or “K3”  starring our Indian Cinema's Greek GOD Hritik Roshan, produced and directed by his father Rakesh Roshan.

K3  is already creating lot of hype because of its trailer released in Nov and aggressive promos that are going on as of now. The promo activity is so aggressive that in the last 1 month itself we saw 8 different articles in Bangalore Times" on "Krrish 3" alone. 3 on Hritik, 1 on his father, 1 on his uncle Rajesh, 1 each on Vivek, Kangana and Priyanka. Last 5 days to go now for the movie’s release! You might see some more heavy stuff coming your way before the release. :)

 If promos are any indication of this movie's success, then this movie must be a super-duper hit. But sometimes I feel, the promos are so aggressive that they might increase audiences expectations unnecessarily and that might affect K3’s fate adversely. A movie becomes a hit when a viewer goes to theatre with least expectations and movies delivers more than that.

 As we all know, K3 is an Indian Super Hero's fiction story where the good wins over evil at the end, the movies promises  with great special effects.

No doubt, Hritik always gives his more than 100% for any work he does, so you can be fully assured that you get your paisa vasool for all action scenes , dance sequences and his acting skills. If you have seen the trailer, the cinematography, music, sound effects you can say they live up to your expectations.

But there is so much discussion going on in the media and public about whether K3 will break the box office record set Chennai Express which is more than Rs.400 Crores ! We don’t know whether K3 can do it at this point of time!

Because Box office record just does not depend on these technicalities. For that, a movie should have something for every age group in the audience. A lively narration(whether fiction or non-fiction), a good plot, catchy music, pleasant cinematography , good contribution from all artistes and of course, some x-factor that brings in audience to the theater again and generates repeat business for the producers. There should be sequences which cannot be enjoyed on a normal pen  drive or a DVD.

K3 is coming after a long time compared to earlier two installments i.e. "Koi... Mil Gaya" which came in 2003 and second one "Krrish" in 2006. Roshans have spent close to 3 years in pre-production and production of this movie and claim that this is costliest and biggest ever movie made in India.

About the success of the movie, after having seen the trailer, I would say the following would play a critical role, if they are not there in the film, K3 might suffer.

A good story, a convincing narration of the plot, a lot of highs in the script which attract children, special effects which appeal to Indian common audience and not just multiplexers and of course a good bone tickling funny moments is what a generally every one will be lookin for.  And if Children don’t accept the movie, it might severely affect the end results. Remember this class of audience played a huge role in the success of movies like "Chennai Express" which beat all other movies hands down.

 As far as technical excellence is concerned, director Shankar has already set a bench mark on how to make large scale sci-fi movies in India with Super Star Rajini starrer "Robot(Enthiran)". They recovered the whole of movies budget in flat 3 days! On Sunday evening, the movie producers were already celebrating in Chennai!

Shankar himself might take many more years to make yet another technical master piece like "Robot".

If the audience has to like this movie, the quality has to be much higher than that.

So I would say, K3 has to give something more than "ROBOT(Enthiran)" and "Chennai Express" if it has to be biggest hit of this year.

Risks with this movie:

·         If fun quotient is not there, K3 might turn out to be an absolute serious sci-fi thriller.

·         There is a good long weekend from 1st to 4th Nov, on which K3 can encash on.
·         But in the meanwhile there are 3 more bug budget movies like ‘Ram-leela', ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein', 'Bullet Raja'  are also releasing in the same moth. They can dilute the free run of "K3.
·         Hrithik is repeatedly telling that it will match the quality of a Hollywood movie and can take us to all together a different level.
·         This definitely raises audiences expectations. Hope Roshans have really done their home work well and live up to our expectations.
·         Audience expects that the plots are not directly lifted from any Hollywood movies.
·         Media is already pitting Hritik against Aamir for their respective movie releases.
·         On top of this, Aamir Khan is trying to get the theatrical release of his upcoming bug budget movie “Dhoom-3” 2 days before K3 hits the screen. Don’t ignore the perfectionist ! He can play a great show spoiler and divert the attention of the audience!

My Projection on the K3’s success:

This movie may not break the records created by "ROBOT(Enthiran)" and "Chennai Express", but might do very well do well in box office and recover its budget.

Star Cast of K3:

Director/Producer   : Rakesh Roshan

Cast                            : Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberoi, Kangna

Story                           : Rakesh Roshan

Music                          : Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography     : S. Tirru
Editor                          : Chandan Arora

Wiki Page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krrish_3           

All said and done, I personally like Hrithik, his versatility as an actor, his dancing skills, the way he carries himself on anfd off screen and of course his wonderful personality.

I wish this a movie a great success at the box office and hope it definitely satisfies the entertainment appetite of all the Indian cine lovers across the globe.