London Dreams Movie Review

London Dreams is all about two childhood friends who had great passion for music. The friends are Arjun and Manu(Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan) who loved music more than anything. What happens between the two after they become great singers forms the rest of the story.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah has delivered his technically best product till date with London Dreams. But apart from the technique its high on emotions as well. Vipul gives apt time for character development for each of his main protagonists. Devoid of unnecessary melodrama he captures the emotional moments with aplomb. Sejal Shah’s camerawork is of international standards. The night scenes are superbly lit.
Amongst the flaws, the climax is overstretched and the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s music not really up to the mark, especially the climax concert numbers. The song that comes after everything is over is too slow and a rousing number would have made for an apt grand finale.
Ajay is excellent in his part and one can see the best villain awards coming his way at the awards for this year. Salman seems to be enjoying himself and is extremely likeable. Though Asin is most of the time relegated to the background she puts up a nice act. Her chemistry with Salman works. Popular VJs Aditya and Ranvijay of Roadies fame make a good debut. Om Puri in a small part impresses as usual.
The narrative has some interesting moments in the first hour, but the actual story unravels only towards the second half. The first half, frankly, only sets things up for the explosive drama that is to follow. The wheels start moving when Ajay plays a vicious game and hatches a conspiracy to ruin his buddy's career.
Both Salman and Ajay vie for top honours. Salman has a role that the junta would take to instantly and the actor too endears himself to the viewers. He's stupendous. When it comes to displaying intensity on screen, very few can live up to the standards set by Ajay. To state that he packs in a power-packed performance would be an understatement. They, in fact, compliment each other wonderfully well.
On the whole, LONDON DREAMS has superb performances from its principal cast and several emotionally-charged sequences as its two trump cards. But its biggest drawback is its climax and also the music, which is the weakest link of the movie. At the box-office, the film should appeal more to the multiplex audience than the masses. Business at big centres, especially at metros, should be better, but mini-metros and towns will be a contrast.

Our Rating : 6.5/10

Azab Prem ki Gazab Kahani Movie Review

A hit from Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Rajkumar Santhoshi team is a must watch.Rajkumar Santoshi gave us hard hitting films like Ghayal, Damini. I loved both of them, though knew little of the director. Then, he gave us Andaz Apna Apna and it was one of the mad comedies, which you can watch again and again. After much forgettable Barsaat, he was back with Sunny Deol in Ghatak. I thought, he had a message for the society, for the youth...which he reinforced with Pukar, Lajja, Khakee, Halla Bol. However many of these last films did not get as much commercial success as some of his earlier films. Now, he decides to go back in search of the secret sauce, which can get him commercial success.
Strictly for Ranbir fans, who want to see him repeat the Saawariya act a bit, bit of Raj Kapoor and bit of Charlie Chaplin. I liked him in Wake Up Sid. But, is this funny? Where does it all add up? Katrina does her job, looking beautiful, acting innocent and the quintessential damsel in distress with perfect English accent and somewhat different Hindi accent with added stammering effect.
One of the biggest contributors of the film is its music by Pritam. All the songs are ruling the charts and their positioning in the film and picturisation make them even better.

Ranbir showcases what powerhouse of talent he is. He is not only loveable in the funny moments but is excellent in the emotional sequences. Katrina Kaif is in top form too. She balances her funny portions equally well with her emotional ones. Both Ranbir and Katrina make a wonderful fresh jodi as they share a crackling chemistry. Upen Patel fits the role to the T. Pradeep Kharab as Katrina’s suitor is very funny. Darshan Jariwala and Smita Jaykar playing Ranbir’s parents are first-rate. Zakir Hussain and Govind Namdeo are loud but funny. The actors playing Ranbir’s friends are just too good.

After a real long time a good clean hearted romantic comedy has come to the cinema halls which can be enjoyed with the entire family. Go for it guys. Watch it for seeing Santoshi get back in form and Ranbir-Katrina emerge as the new hot jodi of Hindi cinema.

Our Rating : 6/10