Verdict on Jodhaa Akbar is out - its a landmark movie

I was just going through rediff and read a review of Jodhaa Akbar on it. And I was pleased with what I read. The reviewer must have caught a premiere show of Jodhaa Akbar and has sent in a review. Like I expected (and desperately wanted it to be true) the movie is supposed to be brilliant. Apparently if the director had a tighter script and better editing was done this movie would have been a master piece. But if and buts can change the fate of the movie now.

The words used to describe the two principal characters Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are "brings his muscular presence and charismatic personality to make the role his own" and "Some of her dramatic scenes are weakly performed but she whips up excellent chemistry with Hrithik" respectively.

A later review in the Times Of India isn't all that generous. It says the movie is a bit long, and the sub-plots weak. It does acknowledge that the main characters have done a great job, the character actors are sincere and the sets and battle scenes are good.

I hope this movie does well as it will be one the the best movies in the careers of both the main leads - Hrithik (Dhoom:2, Krrish, Lakshya, Koi Mil Gaya, ) and Aishwarya (Provoked, Guru, Guru, Umrao Jaan, Bunty Aur Babli, Shabd, Raincoat, Kuch Naa Kaho, Devdas, Albela, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Aa Ab Laut Chalen).

Want to check out the review?
http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/14jodhaa.htm

I think all this suggests it is much more worth than a movie ticket. If that isn't convincing then the fact that the director is a certain Ashutosh Gowariker should be reason enough.

Actor Karan Singh star of Dil Hi Dil Main, commits suicide at residence

In a sad development for Bollywood, another young actor Karan Singh star of Dil Hi Dil Mein, commited suicide at residence in Oshiwara in suburban Mumbai on Thursday morning. Though his movie released years ago, it was a flop and he wasn't seen in any major Hindi movie later. He then acted in some Bhojpuri and South Indian films. Karan had also recently swung over to movie production & was reportedly working on a Hindi movie project.

Karan is survived by his wife, and two daughters, who were not at home yesterday.

Karan was found hanging from a ceiling fan at about 1:30 am and police are investigating the case. Sadly Dil Hi Dil Main will be his only claim to fame. In this movie the sexy Sonali Bendre (Sarfarosh) was cast opposite him. She has now retired gracefully from movies after marriage with Goldie Behl.

Rajinikanth’s Robot to be re-named to a Tamil one

By now we all know that Rajinikanth is doing Robot- a movie that will be directed by Shankar. But news has come out that the title would be changed, as Robot is an English word.

This is good news as there has been a tendency to give English names for Indian movies and Tamil movies are also to blame in a big way. Recently there was talk of giving rebates to movies that had authentic Tamil names as opposed to English ones. The last few years have seen a spate of Tamil movies with English names like Boys, Sivaji – The Boss, and a lot more. Then there was an outcry and it was suggested giving tax rebates to movies opting for pure Tamil names. That had a desired effect I think. I checked a popular Movie site just now and even after 10 pages I couldn’t spot a Tamil movie with an English name. (http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/movies/movies5/index.html)

That’s could be one reason why Rajinikanth is changing the name to a Tamil one. Sujatha, who is supposed to be writing Robot, is on the lookout for a suitable name and the word is that the name Iyandhiran has been recommended. Rajini and Shankar have apparently accepted this name. But there has been no official confirmation about this yet.

It has been some time since he has done a Bollywood movie. He has some decent hits in his bag such as Hum, Dalapati (dubbed from Tamil) and a few ordinary ones like ChaalBaaz, Farishtay and Dalaal No.1.

It holiday time with Sunday!!!!

Audiences are waiting to see if Sunday will join the increasing number of films that have hit the bullseye with comedy being the engine that drives them. Sunday has an eclectic starcast ofAyesha Takia, Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Irfan Khan, Esha Deol and Anjana Sukhani.

Ajay and Arshad have proved thir mettle with comedy earlier with fils like Ishq, Golmaal and Munnabhai series and Dhamaal respectively. It will be interesting to see how Irfan Khan manages comedy, despite him being a great actor. He does have a quirky sense of humor and relies on his tone to make a scene effective as opposed to making silly faces. The ladies are pretty and add to the glamour quotient of the movie. Heres hoping to a fun Sunday with these stars.


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