Bombay Boys

I have had my share of bad movies concocted by ludicrous direction and pathetic acting. This one is definitely one of the prominent representatives of that variety.

Inspired by dark grotesque American Indie movie storyline, this picture is not only hard to watch, it is terribly taxing on the ears as well. Don't get fooled by its outside appearance as an incisive black comedy. It is a complete failure in almost all aspects of film making. Worst acting, no editing, contrived direction and utter lack of connection with reality.

I think the intention was to create a culturally conscious movie. A movie that tries to show the dark side of India to unsuspecting Indians coming to India for the first time from foreign countries. With a more sincere effort, better acting and attentian to details and yes -- editing -- this movie could have been a good addition to the immigration experience genre.

Avoid this movie or watch it if you want to take an education into how NOT to make a movie.

Pyar tune kya kiya

This Ram Gopal Verma vehicle for Urmila portrays her as a crazy woman madly in love with an unavailable man. The man who goes to great lengths to never tell her about his unavailability.

Very average predictable movie that would have been an utter disaster had it not been for Fardeen and the newcomer who plays his wife.

Urmila tries but does not really succeed in portraying her character. She over acts and under acts at the wrong times. She has managed to look good though.

Kasoor

The original : 'Jagged Edge' was not much to begin with. Tight movie but highly improbable. This hindi version has a similar effect because it is the same movie really. In a way, this is good, because it is different from the other hindi movie out there. However, do watch this movie. Lisa Ray is stunning -- as long as she does not open her mouth and try to act. The hero needs a shave and a bath. Nothing much to say about anyone else.

Astitva

This movie about the uncovering of shocking past and its after effects on a happy family is definitely worth watching. Good story and good acting keeps the movie going, though a bit slowly. Good dialogue at times helps.

It would have been even more interesting had the hero not been so compromised himself. However, Saching Khedekar from the marathon weeper TV show ( I cant see to remember the name ), manages to play the worst character, not a bad guy, in movies in recent times. Tabu is good -- as a tired and utterly bored housewife bidding her time. There are some characters in the movie which nobody can explain the reason for.

Zubaida

I would probably have called it a good movie had it not been directed by Shyam Benegal.

This is the story about a woman who has very little idea about what she wants to do with her life however she is the protaganist of our story.

She wants to make noise and her father wants her to be quiet.

The movie tries to bring the 'problems' of the princely estates in India during independence. Problems like how to live with multiple wives, how to improve your polo skills and of course how to fly or private jet well enough not to crash it.

Biggest problem is of course the music and the setup. The movie is supposed to be set during the late 1940s. However Rehman ( in probably his worst score ever ) keeps strumming away on his electronic synthesizer. Hair styles, clothes, speech, you name it -- an absolute anachronism.

Karishma Kapoor is okay and so is Manoj Bajpai. I guess the problem is the story is so poor that characterization has badly suffered. The director tries his best to make you feel sympathetic toward the heroin but you feel nothing.

The pseudo narrator is so shallow that you wonder why this form was chosen at all.