Khosla Ka Ghosla - Movie Review

KHOSLA KA GHOSLA (2006)

Starring: Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabas, Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey

Directed by: Dibankar Banerjee

A beautifully movie that very clearly shows the plight of the Indian Middle Class. Though not quite as melodramatic as other Bollywood movies, this little piece of gem has paid attention to details that most other Bollywood movies lose in their melodrama as well as their gloss and shine. The movie is well-scripted and almost everyone in the movie, except for Tara Sharma, is true to their character. The movie portrays very realistically what it feels like for middle class people to be helpless and at the mercy of the highly corrupt institutions that do, in reality, exist. The humour in the movie might not be appealing to foreign audiences just because it hits a little to close to home and it is difficult to relate to it if you aren't an Indian who knows what most of the jokes are in reference to. Be that as it may, I give this movie 4.5 starts just because it portrays the reality of the situation in such a humourous manner.

Swades - Movie Review

Since I rarely update this blog, I'm going to write movie reviews here. In case you're wondering why? I'd say, just for the heck of it!!

SWADES (2004)

Starring: Shahrukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowarikar

I had been avoiding watching Swades for a long time because I had a feeling I would not enjoy the movie as much as other people have. I wish I had been proven wrong but that does not seem to be the case.. I liked the movie no doubt and I like the premise of the movie and applaud the courage it must have taken to produce it. Regardless, the movie does sound far too preachy. The chemistry between Shahrukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi is non-existent. Though she is a pretty woman she has a lot to learn about how to act. I wish the director had made her more than an uptight grouch with strong ideals that she seems to presume everyone should live by. Yes, the movie deals with issues that are very real to India but I dont see why Mohan Bhargava is supposed to be so awesome for helping one village and coming back to India to live with the woman he loves. I would much rather that he did something on a larger and grander scale that affected the entire country to some extent or the other. Mohan is no better than any other person, he does what he does because he cares about the people in the village, NOT because he thinks India is in need of help. Be that as it may, the movie is worth watching, at least once if not twice. Shahrukh Khan's acting is good as always and the soundtrack of the movie is decent with a few exceptionally good songs.