Dus (2005)

Starring: Sunjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan, Sunil Shetty, Pankaj Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, etc.

It's an awesome movie!! After a long time I think Bollywood has churned out such a fantastic fast-paced thriller! It's about an army of policemen trying to foil the plan of an anti-social element to cause a massive calamity. They don't know what the plan is, when or where it'll take place and they've never seen the the force behind the plan. The only information they've is the name of that force. The story is intriguing and you're always clinging to the edge-of-your-seat. Generally, in such movies songs seem to be out-of-place and one wishes that there were none to spoil the flow but this movie has some great songs like the title song - "Dus bahane", "Deedar de", etc.

All the main characters have performed well but in my opinion Pankaj Kapoor and the director have outperformed their job.

Rating: Must watch.

Review of Babul(2006)

Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan, Hema Malini, John Abraham and others.

I like movies which raise some social issue and provide a good solution to it even if it gives only the last 10-15 minutes to it. Those last 10-15 minutes are worth it even if they change a single person's mind. This movie is one such movie. The first half is all happy-go-lucky. The second half starts to get a little melodramatic but before you can click that "fast forward" button it picks up and ends up making you feel good! The last few scenes are the essence of the movie and Amitabh delivers some really strong dialogues.

The movie is on widow remarriage and the stigmas associated with widows in India. Even after India has made so much progress I think the majority in India still believes in all that the movie says. When I say majority - you and I don't make the majority in India. It's what we call - the masses - in India. How many in-laws would think about remarrying their widowed daughter-in-law? Forget that, how many parents would like to take up the responsibility of their widowed daughter? Of course, there's always the glass-half-full view: the number of sati deaths have reduced drastically, not necessarily the widow has to shun all the colors in her life.

Amitabh portrays a very strong character as the father-in-law of Rani Mukherjee and as always he has done a superb job. It feels nice to see there can be people who've such noble thoughts; hopefully it'll inspire people in real life. Amitabh and Rani are the main characters in the movie and have lived up to the role. Others, for what they matter, have not disappointed.

Had the movie concentrated on it's main theme I would've called it a "must-watch", but it didn't. It's a good watch.
Rating: Can See

Review of Omkara (2006)

I must say that it's an excellent movie! It revolves around a group of gansters, the setting being a village in Rajasthan. Don't worry its not at all gory. In fact it concentrates more on the internal tiffs of the gang than external fights. A word of warning though - the language is very abusive. However, if you're ready to forego that you'll find that it's worth watching! Everything feels so right-in-place be it the actors, the ambience, the music or anything else. Its a fast-paced movie - kudos to the director. Most of the songs are in the background so instead of dragging the movie, they enhance the experience. The actors have done a superb job, especially Saif Ali Khan. The backdrop, setting, makeup and costumes also deserve a mention.
Rating: Worth Watching.

The real and the reel Guru (2006)

The story revolves around Abhishek who is thought of as good-for-nothing by his father but he is confident that he can make his dreams come true. He goes on to build an empire - Shakti industries - by all means possible. People say it bears some resemblance to Dhirubhai Ambani's biography.
What I like about this movie - it tells you the reality. There are very few people who've earned a lot of money as well as morality, character and ethics. The general trend is to earn the former and lose the latter. And that brings to my mind a recent piece of news about Amitabh gifting Abhishek a Bentley which strengthened my belief. There is nothing wrong in the act of gifting but the next day he denies doing any such thing. The latest claim being that its not a gift but owned by Amar Singh who bought it for his own use. However, the residence address is that of Amitabh - the reason being he would use that when he comes to Mumbai. How lame is that! If such affluent people will stoop to such lowly things what can we expect from the common man! Inspite of all this when we worship such people, what does it speak about us? Is money all that we use as a measure of success and greatness?
Coming back to the movie, as always Aishwarya doesn't do anything except sing and dance, Abhishek suits the role and there are a couple of good songs. Overall, if you're looking for plain entertainment then one can watch this. There is more hype to it than substance.
Rating: Can see.