Posted by bhoo on June 11, 2007
Another enjoyable movie!
I cannot even believe that Amitabh is almost the top-most hero in Bollywood. At his age – he is acting as hero, and not as a college-student that Rajini and others are trying to enact – but – a person of his age, but still the hero of a movie. So many recent movies – Nishabd, Eklavya, so many others. He continues to reign Hindi movies. What a personality! I am amazed!
This movie – is so light hearted, so much fun – the director had to succumb to create emotional weight by adding what seems to be an unnecessary child-dying sequence. In another note – it is so much clean fun, I think the crew had to compulsorily add a couple of dialogs to make it adult-like. In my mind, these 2 were unnecessary – why not make a light-hearted movie with only clean humor?
The trio – the main characters in the film – act so well in this movie that it is impossible to even think of anyone else in those roles.
A very similar subject as that of Nishabd – but, so much difference between the two movies!
It is a very interesting movie!
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Posted by bhoo on June 7, 2007
Happened to watch this movie. Wow! What a movie! Young talent – almost all were new faces, almost raw. But the movie had such a freshness in it.
So many directorial touches! So much humour! So much look behind what is commonly a passion among Indians – Cricket.
And – a youth film – capturing the spirit of youth – that does not talk only about the infatuations and sexual aspects of adolescence. Is it there? Yes! But, is it handled with deft – absolutely!
Yuvan – continues to amaze me. I believe that improvising from a legacy is even more difficult than creating a legend! He has time and again proving that he can cut a style of his own, and do a good improvisation. Although originality in substance is questionable – originality in style is certainly there.
While looking at the emotions, ego, love, hatred and everything that runs cricket – the director manages to do so not by looking at the highest – most visible – level – the Indian cricket team and the international matches. But, he manages to do so by handling the more grassroots – amateur – local – level. A very intelligent handling.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie a lot.
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