Himeshbhai

I think Himesh Reshamiya is highly underrated. The kind of music he has created over the years is incredible. I've been a fan of likes of A.R.Rehman, Preetam & others. Himeshbhai might not have that great variety in his music, but what he creates is absolute gems. One thing I've noticed is, I like his remixes more than his original songs. May be my taste of music is like that. I am totally overwhelmed by his compositions like Tadap remix (Darling), Viraniya (Namaste London), Shaka laka boom boom remix, Main jahaa rahoon (Namaste London)... I'm sure there are many more...

Music of one two three

There are no doubts that "One Two Three" is one of the best movies of its time.

I am listening to the title track... and I realize what good job Raghav & Kunal Ganjawala have done. Great work. Its sad that their work didn't get appreciated as much as it should have been.

one two three

Another great movie of recent times was "One Two Three". It was so hillarious :)

I wonder why such well-made movies don't do well at the box office. I found treatment of the movie extremely good. The touch of "office office" was quite visible with the jokes & cast. 

The characters were funny & likable. Even Sunil Shetty does a great job. 

I'm very happy with the movie, and encourage the team to keep up the good work. 

A Wednesday

I found this movie amazing, so tightly scripted & brilliantly handled. 

The acting of the whole cast was exceptional. I think that happenes when the movie has been handled well by the director. Anupam Kher is an exceptional actor without any doubts. Despite of doing so many out-of-his-league roles, he has still been able to maintain his class. 

Nasir bhai is a gem. Nothing needs to be said for him. 

The supporting cast did great as well. Jimi shergil surprised me. The other guy (he was good in pyar ke side effects too) did a great job too. 

Its an out-n-out well-made film. Hope it strikes on the box office. 

Is Mr. Yogi coming to big screen?

I'm sure anyone who had a TV set in early 90's cannot forget Mr. Yogi. An absolutely marvelous creation by Ketan Mehta, where Mohan Gokhle (Y.I.Patel) was screening 13 girls in 13 episodes to find a suitable match for himself.

It seems, Ketan Mehta bought the story from a Gujarati NRI writer. Now this is just my feeling, that this story was Kimball Ravenswood by Madhu Rye. If that's true then we should get ready for the big screen adaptation of this story by none other than Ashutosh Govarikar, titled "what's your rashee", starring Harman & Priyanka.

I don't know how good or bad Harman will be for this movie (sadly, I've seen Love Story 2050 which Ashutosh might not have seen before signing him). But I am sure Ashutosh will do full justice to the amazing story.

I loved Pehla Nashaa & Baazee. Of course, everyone loved Lagaan & Swadesh. I think Jodha-Akbar wasn't bad. I'm really looking forward to the next one...

Stardust awards 2008

Me and my wife love watching awards. We had enjoyed Screen awards. So, we were expecting to have a good time watching stardust awards. But the show was way below our expectations.

Performances were lacking energy, comparing was way too cheap... pretty much nothing was exciting. Neha dhupia can't dance. Neither does she have a stage presence. She was okay with comparing, but the script and her co-host were so bad... Kunal Kohli isn't a good choice for hosting an event.

Saif cannot dance either. That's a known fact I believe. Karina and Lara were good, but not great. Govinda has lost some weight, but he can't engage the audiance alone. He should be on the stage with someone.

Sajid Khan had handled Screen awards superbly. This was nothing compared to that. I hope they improve next time.

Abhay Deol - underrated?

Sometimes I wonder if Abhay Deol is the most underrated actor of the recent times. Seeing is believing. So, you have to watch "Socha na tha", "Honeymoon Travels" and "Manorama - six feet under" to agree with me.

After watching these movies, I was amazed with the skills of this guy. The ease with which he portrays these vastly different characters is unbelievably amazing.

I am not a great fan of Deols. I like watching Dharmendra in certain movies (Sholay, Chupke Chupke, Shalimar). Same goes with Sunny Deol. I liked him in Ghayal, Damini, Hero. But not always. Bobby is annoying most of the time.

But this guy is totally different I think. I found him much more matured in his acting than any of his collegues. Hope he gets better projects.