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

Hitch (2005)

Director: Andy Tennant

Writer: Kevin Bisch

Stars: Will Smith, Eva Mendes and Kevin James

My Review:

                Hitch is a romantic comedy released in the year 2005 starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes in the lead. Will Smith plays the role of Alex ‘Hitch’ Hitchens, who is a professional “Date Doctor”. Eva Mendes portrays the role of Sara Melas, a Journalist. The plot of the film is the events that happen in the relationship of Alex and Sara and how hitch helps Albert Brenaman (Kevin James) to acquire his dream girl.

                The movie is hilarious. Will Smith and Kevin James were exceptional when it comes to comedy. The chemistry between Alex and Sara was good. Hitch is a movie worth watching and at some occasions the scenes get exceptional like when Albert is tries to make Allegra fall for his love, the scuffle between Alex and Albert and etc.

My Rating: 6.5/10

Little Manhattan (2005)

Director: Mark Levin

Writer: Jennifer Flackett

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray and Bradley Whitford

My Review:

                Well Little Manhattan is somewhat different from all the Romantic Comedies. This film is neither a children film nor a Romantic comedy for adults. The story of the film is that two 11-year-olds find love in the big New York City. Gabe is a 11 year old living in Manhattan who meets his lady love Rosemary, his former kindergarten classmate. Gabe's father and mother are undergoing a phase of divorce process due to misunderstanding between them although they were lovers once. Gabe first experiences the delightful sensation of love and pain later. What happens to the love between the two?? is the rest of the film.

                The film is filled with superb comedies which with the excellent screenplay has produced an excellent film. The acting of Josh Hutcherson is just awesome. The chemistry between Hutcherson and Charlie Ray was good. The film has all the elements of love in it and Gabe experiences every outcome from love.

My Rating: 7.4/10

Recommendation: Watch it!!!

Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writer: Ben Hecht

Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains

My Review:

            The film Notorious released in the year 1946 is one best films of Alfred Hitchcock. Although its not a typical Hitchcock film, the movie was well written and directed. Alfred Hitchcock was one of the legendary directors of Hollywood whose mastery was directing Crime-suspense-drama films. This film starred Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in the leads which was another pl;us point for the film as they were at the peak of their career. Thus the deadly combo of Hitchcock with Grant and Bergman turned out to be a blockbuster. The presence of Claude Rains in the villain role gave a meteoric boost to the success of the film.

            The film was well written by Ben Hecht. The story of the film happens right after the world war II where Cary Grant plays the role of T.R.Devlin, a detective whose assignment is to bring down a group of German Expatiates living in Rio-de-Janerio. The group was suspected to have smuggled huge amounts of raw Uranium. Ingrid Bergman plays the role of Alicia Huberman, a beautiful young woman who is a daughter of a convicted German expatriate. Her father was found to be a German spy and hence he was convicted. Devlin uses Miss Huberman as a spy to bring down the group of German Expatriates led by Alexander Sebastian(Claude Rains).

            The film has a wonderful chemistry between Bergman and Grant. As the film was taken in 1946, the romantic scenes don't go beyond a close-up scene of kissing. But still it was very effectively utilised by Hitchcock. The film has many great scenes which stood as pillars of success for the film.

            As for as the acting considered, Both Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman gave their best. They had their own best scenes in the film. Claude Rains who played the role of the complex character Alexander Sebastian, was the pick of the pick of the actors to have performed at best. Sebastian was a man with  evil intentions and a Heart to love someone. The role was perfectly executed by Rains. Claude Rains was nominated for an Oscar for his performance. Ben Hecht was also nominated for Oscars. So overall, this is one of the best films of that decade, please don't miss it.

My Rating: 8.4/10

Recommendation: Must Watch it and I bet you will become either Hitchcock fan or Claude Rains fan or both.

Black Swan(2010)

Director:

Darren Aronofsky

Writers:

Mark Heyman (screenplay), Andres Heinz (screenplay)

Stars:

Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel

Plotline:
A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile the Black Swan, daughter of an evil magician.

My Review:
The film is a slow paced thriller with great BGM and costume design.The film is a classic visual masterpiece with a great performance in the lead role.The major plot of the film is Nina Sayers's(Natalie Portman) struggle to claim primo ballerina in a play called BLACK SWAN. Nina is an experienced ballet dancer who is a first choice dancer to acquire the Lead for the play of BLACK SWAN as the veteran dancer who performed so far has retired. Nina is motivated by her mother who is also ballet dancer but her career was a failure and she wants her daughter to achieve everything that she had failed to achieve in her life. A primo Ballerina in BLACK SWAN has two roles to perform, a WHITE SWAN with innocence and love, and a BLACK SWAN which is a sign of cunning, craftiness and sensuality. Nina's berth for the queen is challenged when a new dancer LILY(Mila Kunis) enters the academy. Nina is the greatest for the role of WHITE SWAN but struggles in the role of BLACK SWAN to achieve perfection. But Nina finds Lily to be a better opponent for role of BLACK SWAN. What happens to Nina?? Does she perform the lead?? Whom does she confront?? is the tale. This film is the masterpiece of Darren Arnofsky and Natalie portman. Well written plot by Heyman and wonderfully directed by Arnofsky and masterfully executed by Portman. Portman deserves OSCAR, GLOBES and BAFTA for her role. She has won the Globes and Nominated for BAFTA and OSCAR nominees is yet to come and I am very confident that she will lift that little golden statuete.

My Rating: 9.0/10

Recommendation: A must watch film for everyone who admires the beauty of Hollywood and Ballet.