Some great moments and good comic scenes can have a weak story converted into a big blockbuster and here's how by Farah Khan, the directory of OSO.
1. Cast SRK and a newbie hottie: Deepika Padukone.
2. Generate enough hype and arouse good amount of interest in media, public.
3. Throw in some good music.
4. Project it as remake of one movie and make it a remake of another one.
As far as the last point is concerned, I am talking about obvious comparisons being made to Karz and the movie turning out to be a remake of Madhumati. What saddens me the most is not a single review out there gives credit to Madhumati. Leave alone the makers.
Well, now with these 4 stellars, the pot-pourri is ready to be presented. :)
Here's the story for those who have not yet seen the movie or read about it elsewhere.
Story: Om Prakash Makhija (SRK) is a 70s junior artist smitten by the then popular actress Shanti (Deepika Padukone). He saves Shanti's life from a fire mishap that happens during one of the movie shoots giving him a chance to get close to Shanti. The latter however is already in love with her secret husband Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). Mukesh is an evil man and is tired of Shanti not helping him get a certain producer's wealth and daughter. He kills her and in the process kills an already heart broken Om.
Here is when the Karz like part starts. Om is reborn as Om Kapoor, son of a famous actor, who gets stardom spoon fed to him. Certain incidents help OK (Om Kapoor) remember his previous birth and that's when he decides to take revenge from Mukesh. He finds Sandhya/Sandy (Deepika Padukone) and convinces her to fake as Shanti's ghost to force Mukesh to confess his crime.
The climax is a ctrl-C, ctrl-V version from Madhumati. I would highly recommend my readers to watch the classic.
Do you wonder where's Shreyas Talpade and Kiron Kher? They are Om's best friend and mom in his previous birth. Trying to set up the Karz link.
Going back to the review...
Everyone acted well and the movie did have its moments. I liked the 'Bhaago' scene. The spoof on Filmfare awards was well executed too. However, Akhsay Kumar registering the title of 'Return of Khiladi' is going a bit too far.
Deepika is a delight to watch and does well for a newcomer. She already has bagged quite a few roles, thanks to the success of OSO.
However, Arjun Rampal disappoints. He had my hopes high... Vaada and Elaan justify this.
Shreyas Talpade is wasted in a miniscule role. He deserves much more. Watch Dor, Iqbal to know what I am talking about.
And what to say about SRK. He's after all SRK and enough has already been written about him over so many years. He's managed to get Star Screen Best Actor award for Chak De! India this year already, much to my surprise, as I would have handed over the trophy to Abhishek Bachchan for Guru. On a side note, did you know that 'Chak De! India' was first offered to Salman Khan? Read more here. And that Salman Khan had even turned down Baazigar, before it proved to be a major milestone in SRK's career.
OSO's music is good and Vishal Shekhar are impressive. Well, not as impressive as they were last year. If you remember, I had already handed them a trophy for best music last year.
Farha Khan is good but she needs to improvize in the script and story department. Atleast, the good part is that it's not like Welcome, where all the good comic scenes are out in trailers.
Not anybody can fit into AB's shoes and this take off on Don has proved it right. After all, 'AB ban-naa mushkil hi nahi, naa-mumkin hai' :).
But, let's admit that Farhan Akhtar did a good job at making another Don. It's just that SRK falls short of trying to fit in AB's shoes. Kareena might look beautiful but she has to learn a lot in acting department. Priyanka is good but Zeenat's Roma was different. Boman Irani is a good actor but Iftikhar had his own chemistry working in 1978's Don. Only Om Puri was the closest match to the old Om Shivpuri character.
There would be definitely surprise for viewers who have seen the earlier Don. There would be disappointment too, especially when you meet SRK's version of Vijay.
Story: Do I really need to write anything in this section? :-) But if you still want it, read it over here.
Definitely, I would give 4.0 to Farah Khan's choreography on the song 'Khaike Paan Banaras Waala'. 3.5 to Farhan Akhtar, 3.0 to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for their effort in music department, 2.5 to SRK and rest.
Hurray! There comes a movie, finally, on this blog after a long time which is 4.0. Yay!
The trailer makes you think of it as a well-hyped movie, which raises the expectations, arises curiosities in one and all alike. What's up with Hrithik this time? The actor who had a marvellous launch pad in Kaho Na Pyar Hai and the one who was at one point even written off because of his series of flops like Yaadein, Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon.
The music launch of the movie was not impressive however. Rajesh Roshan hasn't managed anything as good as Kaho Na Pyaar Hai in a long time. Even Koi-Mil-Gaya was mediocre. So is music of Krrish. Rakesh and Hrithik Roshan though think that the music might catch up along with the story but I suspect it. But that doesn't matter. The movie rocks.
An out and out entertainer, a thorough paisa-vasool movie. All kids in the nation would just adore this movie. Everything about the movie is just amazing. Now, now, there are parts in the movie which are influenced from a lot of English movies but then there are scenes which are original too. HRITHIK is too good to be true. His charisma leaves no one untouched.
Farah Khan does a good job in the choreography department. Hrithik Roshan's wardrobe is impressive and I should say much better than what it was in its prequel - Koi Mil Gaya.
Hrithik has essayed a rock solid award winning performance. He easily steals show right under the nose of solid actors like Naseeruddin Shah. Not only he essays wonderful performances under his father's directorial ventures but also seems to have matured with age. If the movie deserves a 4.0, the credit goes to only Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik Roshan, and the screenplay.
Story: Krishna (Hrithik Roshan) has inherited all powers given by Jaadoo to his father, Rohit. Krishna has lost his parents in early childhood. Daadi (Rekha) brings up Krishna. She is very protective of him and wouldn't let him go to the real bad world. She relocates to a very small place to avoid attention to Krishna's magical powers.
Enter Priya (Priyanka Chopra) and Krishna is head over heels in love with her. Priya visits Krishna's home town along with her friends for camping and returns back to her home in Singapore leaving Krishna in a distressed state. Priya's friend Honey forces Priya to fake false love to Krishna to save their job. They work for Star Plus and need a scoop and they want to telecast Krishna's magical powers to the entire world.
Unaware of these lies, Krishna exchanges heated arguments with his Dadi who wouldn't allow him to step out of their home town. This is when Dadi is forced to tell him the entire truth (how he lost his parents, etc.). Krishna respects his Dadi a lot more and promises to hide his powers from the world.
Enter Singapore. Dr. Siddhant Arya, (Naseeruddin Shah), the bad guy wants to become God. (Oh, how much I miss Mr. Amrish Puri here. Reminds me of Mogambo so much, hey but I am not complaining). Who can stop him? Krishna? No. Enter Krrish. After all Dadi's promise needs to be kept.
Story is pretty simple with a surprise element stored for you. But the effects and Hrithik Roshan make you bite your nails till the end. I am all excited to see this movie again... Oh, I do not feel like seeing Superman any more now... I am sure I won't find it as interesting as Krrish.
It would be hard for any actor (especially any superhero) to meet the levels set so high by Hrithik in this movie. Whether its muscle-powers, whether it is fighting the goons, or whether it is displaying the plethora of magical powers he possesses, ... it's all awesome!
You still reading this blog... Go watch the movie!!! :)
