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Movie Review : Zila Ghaziabad

Let’s begin with the plot, Ghaziabad is known for its gang wars and violence but has been at peace since lot of years. However, Ghaziabad has two major gangs headed by paresh Rawal and Ravi Kissen who are at cold war, Arshad Warsi being the right hand of Paresh Rawal had to go against his own boss under the bad influence of Ravi Kissen and he kills Vivek Oberoi’s brother (Chandrachur Singh) in the process forcing Vivek Oberoi to take up the violence root and avenge his brother’s death. Here begins the new gang war and it is Sanjay Dutt’s job as newly appointed inspector of Ghaziabad to restore the peace for the rest of the film.

While watching Zila Ghaziabad all you can feel is Déjà vu where you will recall lot of Bollywood movies like Dabangg, Omkara, etc. First half hour of the movie is used to build the characters up in a hurry with poor emotional content and then the movie keeps on dragging. Second half is what director wanted to make interesting by introducing Sanjay Dutt but movie becomes boring and predictable. Climax is mediocre with people flying in the air.Having said that, movie has its moments which could be appreciated by mass audience especially some 1 liners and couple of fights, no comedy whatsoever though.

To keep the audience glued to the screen the director needs create strong characters with powerful dialogues blended with gripping screenplay. But director absolutely fails in doing so. In spite of having good actors like Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Arshad warsi director could not make those characters interesting at all, coming to the screenplay you can predict each and every scene that will follow and adding to the flaws emotional content was also very poor.

Coming to the actor performances, Arshad Warsi did justice to his character as the ugly guy who keeps on killing and easily gets influenced by others, Vivek Oberoi is decent as a good guy who is dragged into crime world unwantedly but nothing new compared to his previous movies, Sanjay Dutt’s character is what director wanted to rely on during the 2nd half but he was not that convincing and moreover his character resembles Salman khan in Dabangg series. Paresh Rawal and Ravi Kissen were decent; Charmme Kaur and Minisha Limba hardly had any screen time. Other characters are forgettable.

On whole, Zila Ghaziabad is a masala movie with nothing novel and is aimed at single screen crowd. It will not persist much long in the multiplexes for sure, we have to wait and see if it makes something out of B and C canters.
Movie Review : Kai Po Che

Kai Po Che has been one of the most awaited films this year. So if you ask , does it live up to its hype that it has created over the past few weeks. Then my answer is a definite yes.

The Story is similar to the plot in the book “3 mistakes of my life” though with a few changes. It is a story of 3 friends Ishaan Bhatt, Omi Shastri and Govind who are trying to make a mark for themselves in Gujrat. They set up a sports academy and they come across an amazing talent who plays cricket awesomely. Set in the exciting times of 2000’s, Rest of the story is about the implications on their lives and relationships by real life incidents that happened in those times like Godhra train incident, Gujrat riots and IND- AUS series.

The story is crisper and shorter when compared to the original story of book. First half of the movie is very casual and funny, it passes off like a breeze but the second half takes a sudden turn and goes into a very serious mode. If you read the book, then there is slight possibility that you may be a little disappointed towards the end. But none the less the performances of the actors and pace of the movie will keep you happy.

Abhishek Kapoor has done a great job, with the way he has handled the script and the way he has executed this whole film. He has come leaps and bounds from his last venture “Rock On”. Screenplay is very engaging at all times, never in the movie you feel left out. Music is very soothing but keeps you asking for more. Background music by Hitesh Sonik deserves a special mention as the background music elevates the feel of the film to a whole new level. Performances wise there are no complains, each and every character has done theor role to perfection. Be it Shushanth’s Aggresion or Rajkumar Yadav’s resilience or Amit’s ignorance every frame is a treat to watch. Amrita as Shushant;s sister looks very endearing. But RajKumar Yadav’s performance is the one that shines through the most.
Murder 3 collects 4.52 crores on opening day

Murder 3 which stars Randeep Hooda and Aditi Rao Hydari collected 4.52 crores on its opening day. Made with a budget of 5 crore, the movie is sure to make profits considering the weekend ahead.

According to sources, the movie had a dull start in the morning but gradually picked up pace as the day ended. The evening and night shows played to full audiences.

The film had 30-40% occupancy which slowly turned into house-full crowds as the word on the film got out. Incidentally this is the highest ever opening of any Randeep Hooda film.

The movie is expected to make around 8-9 crores on day 2 and 3 and if the momentum goes on, the movie could collect 24 crores in the first weekend.

Murder 3 has been produced by Fox Star Studios’ and Vishesh Films. The movie was released in 1350 screens in India and the positive word of mouth that is going around could help Murder 3 emerge as a winner!

Meanwhile, the other release of the weekend, Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story has opened to a dull response at theaters The film saw only 10 percent seat occupancy on the first day and will have to show a huge turnaround on Saturday and Sunday to be able to make some mark.
Movie Review : Murder 3

Its Vishesh Films’ new movie from their pet franchise ‘Murder’ releasing today. Vishesh Films who have always delivered sizzling erotic thrillers seem to have slightly gone off path with ‘Murder 3′.

Starting off, the story is about a girl Roshini (Aditi Rao Hydari) who decides to leave everything in South Africa to accompany her boyfriend Vikram’s (Randeep Hooda) shooting assignment in Mumbai. However after few days, she is missing and Vikram reports to the police. Within few days, Vikram gets into a relationship with a waitress Nisha (Sara Loren), and which makes police think that he is prime suspect. The rest of the story is about getting to know the whereabouts of Roshini and unearthing secrets.

The movie starts off on a slower note and continues to be dragged. It is only near the interval the movie starts to pick up pace. However, the second half of the movie holds you on the edge of your seat. It is much more crisper and nicely paced. The film has a lot of loop holes and is loosely written. Considering that the movie is a remake of the Spanish thriller “The Hidden Face” which was known for its tight script and fine screenplay, Murder 3 doesn’t do complete justice to the movie. Suprisingly unlike its prequels, murder 3 doesn’t have any erotic scenes or even a murder.

Vishesh Bhatt (son of Mahesh Bhatt), does a decent job as a first time director but has a long way to go before he can do films like his dad. Randeep Hooda is good as his character keep swinging from philosophical to being romantic. Aditi Rao Hydari starts off poorly but does her role in the second half to perfection and her performances is something that you will take back. Sara Loren who debuted with forgettable Himesh’s starrer “Kajraare” is gorgeous in this movie and provides much needed oomph. Cinematography is really good especially the scenes in South Africa. The background score is good and comprehends the movie really well. Music of the film is ok since there is no track apart from “Hum Jee Lenge” that you take back.

Over all the movie is good movie to watch, but it could’ve been way better if the story was much more grippy in the first half. I am going with 3 /5 rating for this movie.