ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA (2011) - HINDI

           ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA directed and written by ZOYA AKHTAR was one of the most anticipated movie of the year. The film starred HRITHIK ROSHAN and KATRINA KAIF in the lead along with FARHAN AKHTAR and ABHAY DEOL who played prominent roles in the film.

          ABHAY DEOL(KABIR) is about to get married. KABIR's friends are FARHAN(IMRAN) and HRITHIK(ARJUN). The trio had planned that if any of them is getting married, they would go for a bachelor's trip to where they will visit three different places with each having a surprise for the rest in one location. So the three musketeers ARJUN, KABIR and IMRAN visit SPAIN for KABIR's bachelor trip. It is in this trip, the trio befriends KATRINA KAIF (Laila) and they together explore the beauty of SPAIN with some romances and various other drama happening to the trio in the trip.

         HRITHIK plays the role of a stock broker(ARJUN) who has a great thirst for money. Arjun is not so good at relationships as he sees money as his first goal and his job as the only means to earn so much money by the age of 40 and retire by age of 40. But FARHAN's character is completely different from arjun. Farhan(Imran) is a painter cum writer who seeks to meet his dad who left him and his mom some 20 years ago. Imran does not have a great deal for money, but he is very much interested in women. He is so good at enchanting women such that in the past he made the girl who was about to marry Arjun to become his girlfriend. Thus Arjun and Imran dont do well with each other because of this issue. ABHAY(KABIR) plays the role of a calm, cool guy who tries to please his Fiance who doesnt trust him and thinks that he is weak at women. Katrina plays the role of Laila, a trainer who trains people in deep sea diving as her summer vaccation job and spends her vaccation in spain to enjoy the beauty of SPAIN.

        The shots taken in spain were really awesome. Everything you would like to know about spain is shown in the film like Bull Fight, TOMATINA festival, etc. The funny fights between IMRAN and ARJUN added flavour to the film. The scenic beauty along with the romance of HRITHIK and KATRINA was a treat. I loved this film. Its a good film to pass time. To sum it up the film depicts the problems of the three friends have in their life and provides you a panoramic view on whether are they capable of overcoming it to achieve the goals of their life and lead a successful life.

MY RATING - 7.3/10

DEAD SILENCE (2007)

              DEAD SILENCE is a horror film which uses the traditional plots of ghost stories which involve "VOO-DOO", "PUPPETS" etc. But still I liked the brilliance of the writer for providing a good horror movie with not much bloody gore scenes. The film stars RYAN KWANTAN in the lead.

             JAMIE ASHEN(RYAN KWANTAN) and ELLA are newly married couple who are about to start their married life in a newly rented apartment. They receive a parcel with no sender's identity. They oen it to find a Puppet/Doll. Seeing the doll, makes ELLA and JAMIE to remember the age old ghost story of their town RAVENS FAIR. The ghost myth of the town is based upon a ventriloquist named MARY SHAW. It is believed that she haunts the ones who scream seeing her in their nightmares.

             On the same day when the couple find the puppet, JAMIE returns home to find his wife being murdered. He becomes the prime suspect of investigation. The investigation is lead by DONNIE WAHLBERG (Det. LIPTON). LIPTON firmly believes that JAMIE had killed his wife and so goes out on a mission to put JAMIE behind the bars. On the other hand JAMIE seeks to find the truth about the puppet. LIPTON does not believe in the folktale of MARY SHAW and so the mouths of the citizens of RAVEN CLAW but not their hearts as they believe that "HER NAME MUST NOT BE TOLD".

             The picturisations of MARY SHAW as the ghost was good. But the crappy part of the film is near the climax where the movie looks as if they sought to finish the movie in a hurry-burry. The gore part of the movie are the dead bodies and the tougue that comes out of MARY SHAW. As all ghost stories have, this film also has a good twist in the climax. Overall the film was really good except for a few minutes of crappy screenplay near the end.

           Both RYAN KWANTAN and DONNIE WAHLBERG suited their roles and did s great work in the film. The atmosphere in the movie suited the plot very good and also the dull color effect throughout the movie was good. I loved the climax  and the way the story was built and portrayed. After a long a good horror movie to watch.

MY RATING - 6.6/10