Pull up your pants for after the famous jaadu ki japphi and Gandhigiri in the past by Rajkumar Hirani gives us a Jahapanah act (now don’t u ask what’s tat) which just leaves us lingering for anything more he can offer.. Hirani’s hangover in making people flock to theatres just doesn’t seem to end.. He gives us a very witty tale to relish with a thought as to how to look at life with a deeper meaning rather than just get into a mad race for success without any aim just to have materialistic benefit without giving any insight to what your heart is calling for..

The movie starts off with a neat narration by Farhan Qureshi(Madhavan) along with Raju Rastogi(Sharman Joshi) whose just amazing with his acting skills in search of their all time best buddy who changed their life for the best they could have achieved.. This is penned in with flashbacks of their college life (shot at IIM Bangalore !!  hehe sry folks well I just couldn’t keep myself by not mentioning this) … and how he transforms a the so called losers in college into respectable positions and goes missing himself. Mixed with a love story with Bebo Kareena just adds salt to taste to the movie..

Salt water is a good conductor of electricity. Everyone’s read it, but Rancho (Aamir Khan) applied it on his ‘pissed-off’ senior to escape getting ragged on his very first day of Engineering. With just a belief of striving for excellence with a warm heart rather than hurrying towards success.. The movie is based keeping this theme as the core… The other 3 important characters Farhan whose main aim is to become a wild life photographer but is forced into Engineering only to fulfill his dad’s dream.. Then there’s Raju a poor lad who’s so afraid of failure that his fear has become a self-fulfilling prophecy and Chatur (Omi) who’s a learning machine bindaaas at mugging up books.lol .. On top of all them is Viru Sahastrabuddhe (Boman Irani – Cheers again Boman u rock) college princi fondly called Virus who gives a groovy example as to how life is a rat race where u just gotta step on another person to get to the top.. Ofcourse this is quite too serious a person to deal with for Rancho who just has a back answer for almost everything starting from the main system how the college is run.. His questions perplex all the professors and of course he’s on the hit list of Virus. Sandwiched between there is Pia (Bebo Kareena) , prof’s daughter who falls for Rancho but has a lot to deal backend at home..

However the movie does take a turn away from the main theme especially during the second half with baby delivery scene. We actually get to see a delivery done with a vacuum cleaner by instructions given via a webcam – Technology has grown leap and bounds.. lol .. However the director does buckle up with it towards the end giving a lasting feel which might just make you consider watching it for another time.. There is some great humor which is what makes the watcher hooked on however i did really feel some went over the wall.. For instance, Chatur’s convocation speech in which the word ‘Chamatkar’ is replaced by ‘Balatkar’ is a gag stretched too long. And there’s too much butt baring and dropping of pants.. Agggh!!  ugly na …  And the screenplay too takes a circuitous route through a funeral and a wedding, both not essential to the plot.

But no regrets it’s a movie to chill .. thanks to Sharman.. Give him bow. Natural acting at its best..Aamir of course no words .. just went back 20 yrs from a 44yr old to a 22yr old freak.. Boman as in all the Hirani movies superb again.. His jaw line protruded, his brows pursed, his gait ungainly, his speech lisped, Boman is the exact example of the Virus he was supposed to be… Kareena however has a bare little scrap in the script.

Songs which did’nt get me hooked during the audio release just got me highly addicted after the watching the movie.. Give me some sunshine – My fav track just keeps repeating … Behti Hawa song thru the mind-blowing landscapes of Himachal thru Shimla is soothing …Wonderful cinematography as well..

There are some sequences which keep lingering in my mind.. Embarrassing situation at the reception of Virus’s first daughter; The dinner at Raju’s home – his mom mentioning the price of Bindi; Paneer; Choreography for the song Zoobie Doobie – Very neatly planned ; Students praying just before the exam results are announced ; After the Wedding elope scene when they tell Pia they’re still in doubt whether Rancho is married or not ; baby delivery scene when Rancho asks get the Virus out… lol

Rajkumar Hirani congrats you did make a decent movie which will make many tongues’ wag but wait !! This is not a loose inspiration of “5 point someone ” lets accept it straight away.. A major bulk was lifted from the book it would have given some more satisfaction if the right people were credited for it with due respect.

Overall a good end to 2009 with a movie which as expected is leading the charts as the biggest blockbuster commercially in Bollywood.. Cheers to the team for giving us such a good movie .. You guys surely deserve a four point something on 5 as per my rating .. Don’t miss this movie at any cost…

Coming after an mindblowing flick Rock On the producers have made sure they just deliver the goods yet again and it proves to be a quality cinema.

Zoya Akhtar, the first name may sound ameaturish but surely not the last name. Definetely not suprising that a debut movie can look so beautiful especially if you have a legend as Javed Akhtar and another extremely succcessfull buddy to guide you in every step.

We’ve seen Rangeela or the recent OSO which does give us a deep insight on the working of the filmworld. Luck-By-Chance strikes a balance between the commercial elements and art cinema giving it a rejuvenated look. Vikram Jai Singh(Farhan Akhtar) dreams of becoming a hero and comes to B-Town Mumbai from Delhi. At his friend’s apartment he meets Sona(Konkana Sen) another aspring actress. Aly Khan is small producer taking advantage of her past 3 years making her do low grade cinema promising her a decend chance sooner if not later. Till that moment its just regulatory cinema where both become close to each other as they are in the same well struggling. Rishi Kapoor heavy budget producer decides to make a movie starring Zafar Khan(Hrithik Roshan) and popular actress Nina’s daughter Dimple. But despite begun the shoot Hrithik dumps the project after he gets a call from Karan Johar for his latest project. Look for a new face is on and how destiny pulls Vikram towards the project is superbly planned out by the director. What happens next and how destiny’s wish puts the toll on Vikram’s life forms the rest of the screenplay.

Shankar-Ehasan-Loy have delived tunes which have been very underrated. A few listenings and its surely catches you.

Though the climax may not be digested by all but it surely gives the right appeal. A bit of a drag in the latter half of the movie. Great camerawork but the editing sure needed a thought especially towards the latter half. Konkona Sen gives a sterling performance yet again and Farhan Akhtar is very natural, stil feel he’s underplayed himself as a hero. Rishi Kapoor, Juhi, Dimple, Sanjay Kapoor all do justice to their roles. The movie has quite a few guest appearances right from Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor to King Khan. Anurag Kasyap makes a 2 scene debut as well as a writer playing himself. On the whole watch it if you dwell for quality cinema, but can surely give it a miss with no regret if your looking for a timepass masala commercial cinema.

Three heroines all portrayed to give a oomph effect on the posters share equal screen space thanks to Yash Raj’s official director Siddarth Anand making a comeback after a disastrous Ta Ra Ram Pum. This venture may not prove to be so costly for him but lack of substance is something which has been common since his debut in Salaam Namaste as well.

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Coming back to the movie its time yash raj went out of switzerland and sydney and showed us some more new locales… lol … Starting off with a spoof on the evergreen DDLJ’s protagonist Raj(SRK) the script moves on the same lines with the same one liners with the gal here Minnisa Lamba (not simran ) missing her train (lol again) in Switzerland and our hero accompanies her to lead her to her parents but this is in a 2 weeler and not a smashing red convertible as SRK(:P). No prizes for guessing wat happened next.. love blossoms … and yet again the guy screws it up .. dont ask how wat … same old crap wer he’s blabbering to his fnds abt his experience and she’s just behing hearing everything from behind.. When they’l come over this age old concept even i’m waitin wit bated breath… Ok so all this was in 1996 … so we’l move forward and now its 2002 in Mumbai and time for Bips to hit the screen. By now our hero is such a settled fella.. works for microsoft making game software for xbox (aaahh wat an amazing life) .. Radhika(Bips) is the gal next door and yet again Raj’s charm works on her. She falls in love and soon marriage is on the cards. But Raj, being Raj , screws up again and flees to Sydney. OMG dont tell u had never seen such things before…

Lets come back to the main reason y we may have gone to watch the movie.. yes yes ok no matter how many times i may deny it directly it was deepika only ok… Now wat do we get to see then. Gayatri (tats deepika) is a cab driver in Sydney.. Pls gimmi a break .. if tats wat ur tellin urself in ur mind .. Raj falls for her and for a change its not infactuation its really love..And what she certainly doesn’t want is marriage. The trouble is – this time Raj falls in love and proposes her, only to get the taste of his own medicine. Now tat was some glimse of wat ur gonna expect .. wat happens after tat .. well just buy your own tickets and watch it..

Vishal Shekar duo churn out a few popular numbers but Kuda Keyle stands out and they’ve been very smart to use it as main background score weapon as well. Siddharth the director just shows some signs improvement but depends on how he’s nurtured by Yash Raj. First timers of his movies may feel the pinch especially in the second half with badly placed songs, predictable sequences, silli narration in the climax. But if your ready to give a damn to all the IF’s it may just turn out to be a neat entertainer and worth your popcorn and ticket .

Avoid the frequent glitches and watch it… maybe its worth a watch.

Rating : **.5