hemant_balz Reviews

The Man from Earth (2007)

Amazing Thought!!!

[10/10 · 27 March 2014]

I wasn't expecting such a fantastic plot and twists when i decided to watch this film.The story is based on a different context and actually makes the viewer thinks about the existence of god.The narration by Jon Oldman( Character) in the film is absolutely captivating and astonishing.The plot gets into you as the movie prolongs and takes you into deeper depth of a fantastic narration.The setup is stunning with 5 skilled people of different professions,bringing their own ideas and thinking into the Jon Oldman's story.The ending is fabulous,we can't say if it was a myth or a fable or was it real.But such fantastic ideas can only be brought to existence through cinema.Hats off to the director and the writer.Highly Recommended.Definitely a watch.

28 Days Later (2002)

Danny Boyle always delivers in some way or the other

[23 September 2011]

Another virus outbreak in England and this time the virus brings a new meaning that is rage.This isn't just a survival movie from Zombie or the infected species,instead Danny Boyle brings to us a story of bravery and heroism.Actually it doesn't make much sense till the end.But in the end,this is what we had expected to see.Cillian Murphy was brilliant portraying the character of Jim.So was Naomie Harris.Rest of the star cast was supportive to these two.The screenplay is excellent portraying the raged infected zombie's to be aggravated but very much realistic definitely not like the Jumpy kind of zombies we see in I am Legend.This is way beyond I am Legend in lot of senses.Specially the heroic part and the vision of army men who want to survive or rather want some goal in the form of the women that they see.Danny Boyle brings out the realism that we expected from the characters.The soundtrack in the end is pretty cool as well.Danny Boyle always does a decent job as he brings to us not a perfect but still very good movie.....those 28 days.

Raging Bull (1980)

Robert De Niro and the art of film making

[10/10 · 2 July 2011]

Martin Scorsese,what can one say after watching this.Terrific direction and just terrific character build up.Scorsese always is a director who leaves his mark.Robert De Niro is just like god in acting.What performances he shows.Not to forget Jo Pesci who is totally special.The movie revolves around a professional middleweight boxer who wins everything professionally but on the personal front his life is a struggle.The movie shows as he wins by aggression in the ring,the same aggression outside it leads to his contemplation and isolation.The movie shows the life events of his first fights till his last.Kepping in loop the sequences in his personal life.The name Raging Bull just fits De Niro or rather the role Jake La Motta.Jake who actually tells his life struggle in the ring & outside it.Fabulous.Someone wrote that all young film makers should see this to learn flawless direction.One think i know from Scorsese after watching this,he is a great filmmaker who is flawless....both in direction as well as in thinking........great work....

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Robert De Niro, Direction & Opium leads to masterpiece

[10/10 · 2 July 2011]

Well what can you say, you feel lost for words after watching this movie.Time and again i have seen this and with it to see more of this, my greed becomes even more.Sergio Leone is a fantastic director, he has proved it in the 60's and again in the 80's he proves it again.The movie revolves in time frames.Where we see De Niro in his youth,in his adulthood and then in his old.Though nothing is chronological.Everything makes sense in the end of the movie or rather befits the sequencing.This is a rare movie,a movie about friendship,with trust,with regret and then with De Niro and his opium.The soundtrack of Ennio Morricone here leaves the viewers numb.As without it i felt the movie cannot be a masterpiece.The story is all about friendship,guilt and regret between couple of best friends.The opium scene is a fantastic add-on to already magnificent tapestry of story writing. Adulation's for the writers.Still i feel De Niro was great but without the direction and vision of Sergio Leone this would have been incomplete.Not to forget James Woods who also gives a great performance.The ending just breaks you or rather portrays your own guilt in front of you.This is special feeling that you wont get.Don't think of a good feeling after watching this.As you will surely delve into bonds of friendship which you had long time ago.Surely this movie will leave you numb....hats off Sergio Leone and tribute to you....still i ponder the opium scene and the guilt....and i wonder......

House of Sand and Fog (2003)

Applauses!!!

[10/10 · 14 December 2010]

House of sand and fog,moved me like what seven pounds did to me a long back ago.Such tragic theme and truly great performances.Ben Kingsley is a god amongst actors.His role of Behrami is tremendous,captivating and what sets a role model for other actors.Jennifer Connely is again superb in her own ways.The plot revolves around a fight for possession of a house and how lives of both Kathy & Behrami revolves and depends on the possession of the house.Kathy tries to commit suicide as she can't get the house back and she has no one left in her life anymore.Whearas Behrami also loses his son in an accident.And decides to return to his destiny.Movie shows the tragic life of both Kathy and Behrami.And the loss of their personals and most importantly the house.The direction is sensational.So is the screenplay as well as editing.Soundtrack gels in well too.Some scenes are great like depiction of sand and fog near the house.Scenes like Cutting down of trees and looking towards the infinite sea are stunning.Well i am lost for words.Film is tragic,so don't expect to be happy after watching this.Can make you depressed as well as can make you cry.House of sand & fog deserves only one thing...Applauses...specially for the performance of the legend Ben Kingsley.

Psycho (1960)

Fantastic thrill seeker

[10/10 · 8 December 2010]

Psycho,by Hitchcock is the ultimate thrill seeker.Just the tension floats as soon as one enters Bates Motel.The performances are perfect.Vera Miles starts of this psycho journey and makes us start believing on the strangeness everywhere.Even on the road,even in the motel,and not to forget what happens in bathroom of room #1.John Gavin behaves a deep lover.Anthony Perkins is the one we need to watch for.His acting and just the way he acts as innocent and later on we all know who the mother turns out to be.Psycho is all about tension seeker,thrill twister,pure Hitchcokian brilliance.Just the movie starts and characters itself keep filling in.This is not horror but a thriller with brilliance of Hitchcock.What more can i say.Just watch it,when the lights are out,switch on your speakers to a full bass,and start this terrific and terrifying journey that we all know as Psycho.

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Only a fabulous ending soundtrack,thats it i mean,nothing else

[3/10 · 8 December 2010]

Rosemary Baby,what the hell critics are writing.I thought of it as a tension seeker kind of a film.This film does not carry tension.It even does not have horror or a ghost.It has absolutely nothing.Even the direction is also worth neglecting.Its not spooky,not scary.I don't know what it is.Only disappointment you get when you see 8.1 rating for a movie like this.Total annoyance you feel after watching this.The only good thing was a fabulous soundtrack in the end.Soundtrack is just too good.All in all,stands no where near the horror stack of films.I give it only 3 rating.1 for just without any horror,2 for acting of Mia Farrow which i felt was good and 3 just for fabulous score.All people who watch it,all the best.If you get fuc**d up,then just forward it.And listen to end credits for sure.At least,you will find something good for your rest of the day.

The Insider (1999)

Again Pacino Magic

[8/10 · 8 December 2010]

The Insider brings to us another of Al Pacino's terrific performances.Matching or equivalent to it is Russel Crowe.We all new about him with his anger in LA Confidential.But The Insider brings a sophisticated Russel Crowe to us.Such sophistication we see more in The Beautiful Mind.The film plot is captivating with everything revolving around journalism and media.Christopher Plummer too is sensational.Taking Tobacco as a serious topic Michael Mann no doubt enlightens the audiences but also brings us Pacino's another movie with extravagant panache.The audiences sees how the struggle of Crowe begins and how he comes across with Pacino with his Panache.Pacino performance of Lowell Bergman is one of the finest acts to be seen by him.Pacino,i am his die hard fan.See Insider just for Mann's direction,Plummer's attitude,Crowe's Performance and Pacino's Magic.

Platoon (1986)

Questions Morality of man and leaves the viewers numb

[10/10 · 5 December 2010]

Platoon is just another war film or its something else.Yes,it is just not another war film.Seems like a war film with strong undercurrents questioning man moments of honesty and his will to do good.Oliver Stone gives us Vietnams Vengeance on the morality of U.S army officers.The movie shows how U.S war soldiers hated Vietnam and hence in their anger and fury started hating each other.Charlie Sheen performance is commendable as he is the one who is haunted by the questions of good and evil in the jungles of Vietnam.But the movie describes the inner self of two men.Elias as William Defoe and Barnes as Tom Berenger.Both are warriors and both are haunted by war.Both have their own ways of surviving and satisfaction.Barnes turns to bad killing innocents whereas Elias finds satisfaction in taking of drugs and always helping others.The movie also has some famous actors like Johnny Depp and Forest Whitetaker when they were not famous.Some scenes like Elias running from Vietnamese and crying for help to his friends are amazing.The soundtrack of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings will surely leave you numb.War scenes are well carried out and character display is perfect.Oliver Stone here gives a film that leaves you numb and all think that war could turn all good to evil.Charlie Sheen ending lines are captivating and echoing.Platoon talks about hatred for Vietnam,love for home,innocence of youth and last but not the least morality of men who usually get consumed and lost in the war.

Inception (2010)

Vision,Dreams & just Nolan

[10/10 · 5 December 2010]

Inception,let us take a leap of faith.Well,People have already taken a leap of faith in Christopher Nolan since the beginning of his era stretching from Memento to The Dark Knight.But this is different.You delve into dreams and then hang on between worlds of realism or just a dream.Christopher Nolan has the absolute best ideas of all the movie writers.Apart from his directing,which is exemplary,the writing script stands out.Just the concept and to make us believe it is possible is just truly remarkable.The casting starting from Leonardo was brilliant.His acts are always regarded as superb.And Mr Cobb in Inception is at the top for me.Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Ellen Page are great too.Ken Watanabe is a fabulous man to have in your movie as he justifies each and every role given to him.He is a great actor.So is Cillian Murphy for his role.Just so calm and compose in this act where as his previous movie roles were being aggressive and cunning.He is a diversified actor.I don't want to forget Marion Cotillard after her role of Mal and just to have Tom Berenger in the movie is an honor.The movie draws attention on basic idea extraction from dreams.A vision appears to the audiences as Cobb & crew delve into numerous dreams.When we see gravity shifts and Limbo drops audiences will always get a kick of their own that Christopher Nolan is brilliant.Camera-work is sensational,Directing is again superb,Screenplay is everlasting.And music by Hans Zimmer is as perfect as a Dream Creation itself.The conclusion for this movie stands out as one of the rarest & visionary movies to have come along.Justifies its #4th position in the top 250.This is not great,this is just grand.Vision is for the Oscars,Dreams are for the audiences and Nolan is just Nolan.Simply Brilliant.People might think now,after such successes of movies from Nolan.Can't we call Perfect as the new adjective,that we know now,none other than Nolan.

Donnie Brasco (1997)

Pacino can't be better than this

[9/10 · 5 December 2010]

Here comes, one more of Al Pacino's brilliant acts.Donnie Brasco delves more into Pacino's and Depp's inner talents.It shows from Pacino being emotional to Depp being gritty.I never knew Johnny Depp could have acted to be a mobster.Well,Pacino we all now when he delivers,everything just stays hit.And Donnie Brasco is a classic hit thanks to some memorable performances.Based on true events,brilliantly adapted with a fitting screenplay and an all perfect casting to go with.Well directed with certain emotional moments to just leave the audience numb.Some scenes are violent and gruesome as well.Just fitting the righteous purpose of this gangster film.This is just no ordinary gangster film.When you have seen Pacino with a purpose in Godfather,with greed in Scarface,with charisma in Scent of a women,with honesty in Carlitos Way,you will be not be far from seeing him with trust and hope in this movie.Still my Pacino's favorite film remains Carlitos Way.But i am sure,the more i see this again....this just keeps on rising among the ranks of best rated Pacino's movie for me.But trust me like Lefty trusted Donnie,Pacino can't be better than this or can he?

Das Boot (1981)

Absolutely Stunning!!!

[10/10 · 15 August 2010]

Well it left me speechless after just watching this stunning movie.Its over 3 hours but the make up of it till the end is stunning.What is so stunning about the film is one moment you see the terror and the next moment you see the hope.The boredom,the dreams,the emotions,the strength,you just see all coming on this fantastic voyage of submarine experience.The direction is just superb and so is the acting.No doubt it deserves such high rating.From start to finish it is grand.Some scenes like the captain thinking why are they in the battle and doubting his capability as he thinks he has led them to death are fabulous.The ending is a surprise and is fascinating.Finally U-96 boat that survived everything from depths of water to numerous destroyers falls in the end after arriving at its destination.The look on the captain in the end says it all.The soundtrack too is very fitting.The return of heroes of Germany is welcomed with death.Such fascinating cinematic scenes are now rare to see.This is the best war movie you will ever see.Best submarine drama ever.Still i feel the ending and the soundtrack in the end.This is just stunning.Absolutely stunning!!!

Goodfellas (1990)

As far back as i remember,I have always wanted to be a gangster.

[10/10 · 14 June 2010]

Scorsese brings to us another of his masterpieces.After the score of Raging Bull he brings a gangster flick to us that just tears us apart.Best since the time of the Godfather.Or i can say you can compare it even to the Godfather.This is tied for me as the best film of Gangster era i have seen with the Godfather Part 2.The casting is perfect.Robert De Niro,Joe Pesci & Ray Liotta are all superb.Lorraine Bracco is sensational.Paul Sorvino reminds us of the dons used to be in that of the Godfather.The story never looses tempo.Audience tries to predict the ending but then is just not able to predict the end.The narration of Liotta is fabulous.Gripping narration & perfect crime gangster flick.Scorsese should have got the Oscar for this one.The entry of the drugs & narcotics later on just adds so much more to the film.Based on a true story its a terrific adaptation with pretty cool dialogs like 100% Italian stuff.Henry Hill said as far back as he remembered,he always wanted to be a gangster.But surely for the acting of Joe Pesci,for the presence of De Niro,for the narration of Ray Loitta,for the brilliance of Scorsese,as far as i remember,i ain't gonna forget this one for a long time to come.

Raajneeti (2010)

Nothing much but a combination of Godfather & Mahabharatha.

[6/10 · 13 June 2010]

Rajneeti,the multi starer movie by Prakash Jha lives up to the expectation of people who have never seen Godfather & Mahabharatha.For the rest of the people who have seen both will never be satisfied with this film.Most of the relations & the concept is based on the epic Mahabharatha.Also political games played in Mahabharatha have been shown here as well.And a lot of scenes have been simply copied from the Godfather.The movie looks good in the beginning but then its the same old ending you can always make out.The movie prolongs or stretches in numerous occasions.The movie & a multi starer has overshadowed some great performances like that of Ajay Devgan.These kind of movies,he always lives up to the expectations but his role is not fairly that big enough.Nana Patekar again was good.Manoj Vajpayee was excellent.Arjun Rampal looked like a college politician,he never looked a chief minister.Also,Ranbir Kapoor looks very slow to react and hardly has any presence on the screen.Katrina Kaif is good but only in some parts.Overall the movie is a bit shabby & you can predict it from the beginning.Prakash Jha delivers but both Apaharan & Gangaajal were far better then this.In short,if you have not seen Mahabharatha & Godfather then you can go for this.But beware,after watching this first you might loose a lot from the suspense of Godfather & the epic Mahabharatha.

Apaharan (2005)

Stunning portrayal of nexus between politicians & gangsters.

[9/10 · 13 June 2010]

Absolutely breathtaking performances we see from Prakash Jha's film named Apaharan.We see some fascinating & captivating performances from both Ajay Devgan & Nana Patekar.Here we see Ajay as a young gangster who just wants success whereas on the other hand is Nana Patekar who is an old politician who is fulfilling his extortion dreams.Ajay rises up as a gangster and gives conclusions to a lot of kidnapping & extortion's.Ajay's father Mohan Agashe acting is terrific as it can get.Then you have Mukesh Tiwari as DIG Anwar Khan who as an honest cops just does tremendous justice to his role.Prakash Jha has directed another superb film after Gangajal.But the stand out performer again was Ajay Devgan.He is a great actor.And such roles just suit him so much rather then those stupid Golmaal types films.The ending is stupendous.Soundtrack in the end is very good.This is a very good film focusing on the nexus between politicians & gangsters.

The Great Escape (1963)

A classic having some great chases & valor of heart

[9/10 · 13 June 2010]

The Great Escape directed by John Sturges is a story of hope for those few men who were trapped in the German camp.These captured soldiers of war make every attempt to escape but all fail.But eventually as the movie reaches its climax we are able to see that the plan made to escape for 250,only 11 were able to escape from the camp.Over 87 escaped but were recaptured & nearly half were shot dead just to set an example.The star-cast in the movie is very cool.The names like the tunnel king & cooler king just were so good.Steve McQueen led from the front.Rest of the casting is very good.A lot of stars from the past.The tempo of the movie is a bit slow but the later half of the escape is very good.Great chases & surprised captures.And in the end instead of hope they get execution.This one is a classic.We see some great chases & some great valor of heart by the captured prisoners.

Rang De Basanti (2006)

Awesome awakening of a new generation

[10/10 · 10 June 2010]

Fabulous movie.The only word i could say after my first view of it.But with more seeings this one gets even better.Rang De Basanti has everything,from great performances to some terrific direction with some very good evergreen songs plus you have the star himself leading from the front Aamir Khan.I ain't surprised by his choice of movies.He is a class apart.You expect such performances from him & he always peaks.Lets talk of the performances first.Fantastic performances all the way.From Aamir Khan to Kunal Kapoor to Atul Kulkarni to Soha Ali Khan to Siddharth to Sharman Joshi.Everyone simply deliver with much grace.Waheeda Rehman,the legendary actress performs again a stunning role & gives her best.Alice Patten as Sue was sensational.Everything was just so perfect.The direction was flawless.Beautiful contrast scenes of the present & that of the old freedom fighting days are brought together.Rehman music stands apart.Song like Khalbali add spice & fun for the youth generation whereas song like Khoon Chala displays their anger & will for justice.The songs Luka Chupi & Tu Bin Bataye also are some class songs in the movie.The voice of Lata Mangeshkar in Luka Chupi song is just a honor in itself.Terrific plot with great vision from the director makes this a must watch for everyone.The movie adds fire to your heart & the youth of India begin to awake just to take that first step towards freedom.A rare awakening of a generation & until people keep on seeing this movie,Rang De Basanti will always stand a class apart from the rest.

Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)

Perfect Hollywood delivery

[10/10 · 9 June 2010]

Fantastic movie is Manorama Six Feet Under.I was feeling so good that after a long time i saw a film with my father and it turned out to be this one.We enjoyed it a lot.The best part of the movie is the narration.Abhay Deol narration is fabulous.So is his acting as a small time detective in Rajasthan.The setup of Lakhot is also very apt.It had to be a really small place & it looked like that only.Sarika is back & delivers very well.Not to forget the roles of Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Vinay Pathak,Gul Panag.They all were terrific.The movie revolves around Abhay Deol,for whom what started as a small time detection turned out to be a big conspiracy.The ending is penultimate as the last conversation between Abhay Deol & Kulbhushan says it all.A perfect movie with a sudden twist.The direction is very good.Even small things have been taken care of very well.But the only thing is i know that most people from India don't know about this movie.They never have heard of it.It can be due to poor marketing or less funds i suppose.But surely you can keep a DVD of this one.Songs in the movie are also very well balanced.As just small songs like one minute kind of would deliver the message.This tries to replicate like a perfect Hollywood movie.People say it is copy of Chinatown.I never have seen Chinatown.But i am very much sure,the depiction of a small place,good soundtrack & just the blend of Indian Cinema that Chinatown will surely not have.This can be said as a perfect Hollywood delivery.

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Only Dialogs with no concrete story

[5/10 · 9 June 2010]

After such a hype by my friends that Pulp Fiction is a very great movie.I saw this just now.And truly speaking only i felt dialogs were great apart from that Quentin Tarantino has got no story to show to the audience here.All the hype has faded for me.Violence & Mayhem all the way but you never feel like attached or captivated by the movie.I don't know what Quentin Tarantino tries to prove here.Only positive for me was the acting of Samuel L. Jackson.His speeches & the dialog delivery timing perfectly fits.Bruce Willis is again good.Somebody wrote like John Travolta looked lost.Absolutely right.Uma Thurman is kind of OK.Rest of the casting is also OK only.But what was the point for this movie.In the end,we come to know that everyone in this film are on a violent streak and only one wants to change.But this is no concrete story & its a strange way to tell a story.I don't get it how its in the top 10 of IMDb.Reservoir Dogs was more interesting & fun compared to this.So people only see this one if you have a knack for saying some pretty cool mother f***** dialogs otherwise you will end up being disappointed.I give it a 5 just for the character setup Quentin tries to achieve.Apart from that,sorry Tarantino,i hope you learn from this.

Gulaal (2009)

Kashyap's magic flows but not for the masses

[8/10 · 9 June 2010]

Gulaal by Anurag Kashyap brings to us a movie showing how dark politics have captivated Indian Youth to betrayal.The movie is filmed in Rajasthan & the set locations are very cool.The movie delivers a message throughout.This movie is about trust,betrayal,love & mostly hatred for each other.We come to see some stunning performances.The first name comes as Kay Kay Menon.He is a great actor.I have no doubt anymore.His speech in the beginning of the movie is just so good that you just hope to see more of this in the movie.Pankaj Jha also gives a terrific performance.What was lacking was the role performed by the newcomer Raj Singh Chaudhary.He looked too dumb in this film.He looked like he had no clue what is going on.Eventually he himself becomes a scapegoat among people who just lie for their own benefit.The girl Ayesha Mohan did very well in a negative role.The music is also good.But some silly things like some silly songs in between & a guy painted in blue just played a spoilsport.The ending is fine & Kashyap surely adds finesse to the ending this time.Kashyap's magic flows but only for a few.This movie was very good but masses i doubt they will see this more often.

Men of Honor (2000)

Collision of some honorable performances

[8/10 · 9 June 2010]

Men of Honor directed by George Tillman Jr brings to us some terrific performances.We all know what De Niro is capable of with memorable roles in Awakenings,Heat and the list goes on.Again De Niro delivers with a performance to remember.But then to face him,just to take up the challenge comes another terrific performance from Cuba Gooding Jr. His acting is totally top notched.Excellence in acting i can say.Some scenes where he shows such courage just brings De Niro under pressure.And that suit of Navy Diver suits him so well.Rest of the casting is also good.But the focus is on these two men.The ending is again good with both De Niro & Cuba showing their prowess.Last scene where De Niro delivers a speech to Cuba and he needs to walk those 12 steps of Navy Diver is very much encouraging & quite memorable.This is very well directed with some very good navy diving scenes.Everything looked so real.De Niro & Cuba both have done a wonderful job here.Though i feel movie is underrated.Men of Honor is nothing but the collision of truly honorable performances from some great actors.

American Gangster (2007)

Fabulous character study reminds me of Heat

[9/10 · 9 June 2010]

American Gangster directed by the maestro Ridley Scott just reminds us of the shades shown by Pacino & De Niro in Heat.The character study is very impressive.We have the calm & composed Denzel Washington who only shows his outbursts just to show his dominance & on the other hand we have Russel Crowe who is having problems with his married life & is a top notch detective just like Pacino in Heat.But the issue here is narcotics.I must say the presence of Denzel & Crowe just stands for itself.It did the same like what Pacino & De Niro did in Heat.Just overshadowing some great performances.Josh Brolin was sensational & so was Ted Levine(the same man in Heat).Also we have the impressive Cuba Gooding Jr. with another short but impactive role.Ridley Scott direction is again flawless.But where the movie slightly looses is the ending.If they could have replicated it like that of Heat this would have been more impressive.All in all,you have everything you want from this film.You have the narcotics,you have the cops,you have the gangsters,you have some terrific performances.Fantastic character study again from two different actors.This is just short of that great word as the ending might have been a little bit good.But still it was very good.Now we know the two sides of the American Dream,on one is Denzel & on the other is Crowe.And the American dream itself is just some terrific performances.Watch out.

Serpico (1973)

I'm a marked man in this department.

[8/10 · 9 June 2010]

Al Pacino shines again with a terrific performance of Frank Serpico.Sidney Lummet brings to us a true gritty story about a cop named Frank Serpico who stood against corruption as well as his other police officers as he refused to take up money as a bribe.And what do you expect from Pacino.Just his style,his commanding voice,some pretty good dialogs & well some refreshing performance.Pacino delivers every time.Can't remember any average performance from him in any film.He is the best.Rest of the star cast is good but the movie mostly revolves around Pacino.Just the movie brings to us more of him.How he gets into the character.How he stands in face to face with his friends.An honest cop who fulfills his duties with great integrity.The movie drags at some places but its only the presence of Pacino that makes the audience glued to the screen.Direction from Lummet is very good.We never get the shades of 12 Angry Men from him but still he knows how to portray a character on film.Pacino as Serpico stands as again one of his finest performances.Serpico said that he is a marked man in this department but surely with such unique performances he has become the marked man of International Cinema for me.Now i can say,oh boy,can he act,he is no short of a legend to me.

Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)

Absolutely stunning performance from Nana Patekar

[10/10 · 5 June 2010]

Breathtaking performance & an app-laudable achievement for Nana Patekar is Ab Tak Chappan.Shimit Amin brings to us the most definitive cop movie Indian Cinema has seen after a long time.The movie shares the relation between underworld & police on screen.As well as one man commitment to his job as well as to other things.Dialog Delivery of Nana Patekar is sensational.Rest of the casting is perfect.Finesse though i think is added by Prasad Purandhare as Zameer.His acting & his dialog delivery seriously collides with the brilliance of Nana.Superb performance by him.This movie has no songs so this gives a Hollywood kind of an atmosphere.Dialog delivery are stupendous.The ending & the last conversation of Inspector Sadhu Agashe & Zameer just makes your day.Totally amazing ending.Also to go along slight soundtrack like the voice of great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan just adds that extra spice.There is no limit on what frequency i see this.Mostly when i have nothing to do,i switch on my DVD player just to see this movie.Definitive entertainment focusing on the nexus of police & underworld.

Dev.D (2009)

Kashyap unique vision makes this a classic for young generation

[9/10 · 5 June 2010]

Dev D,our modern Devdas,still there are times from the old days where people fell so much in love that they know nothing of.Same goes for our contemporary Dev D as well.Anurag Kashyap with a stunning visions brings to us a great movie indeed.The concept,the modernization,the truth everything speaks for itself.Just take the Dev-Paro situations or take up the Delhi MMS scandal,or take the prostitution of Chanda.Everything just blends so perfectly.The way the introduction of the 3 characters:Dev,Paro & Chanda is described is amazing.This goes back to the old times of narration like The Good,The Bad,The Ugly.Hindi cinema hasn't seen such fantastic narrations ever before.The modern truth of Dev D.Lovers loosing their life for their loved.Thats truly true.I myself has seen few people following the footsteps of Dev D as they turn their life totally to drugs & alcohol just to get over their sorrow.The ending is pretty much changed from Devdas as finally Dev-Chanda bonding takes place.Abhay Deol chooses such fantastic roles and always performs outstandingly.Mahi Gill is good but only in some parts.Kalki Koechlin is superb.The songs too are very good.Specially Pardesi,Ek Hulchul Si & of course Emotional Attyachar.So,all the middle aged or old aged folks just like my parents would never except this movie.But surely,young generation of our era would love to see this again & again.Its only with a unique vision of Kashyap that the young generation will now be able to see a classic surely.