Haseen Dillruba Review: Wild, wicked but with warts
Nothing that goes on in this story actually prepares you for the end. If the test of a thriller lies in keeping its audience guessing, "Haseen Dillruba" would pass the test.
Nothing that goes on in this story actually prepares you for the end. If the test of a thriller lies in keeping its audience guessing, "Haseen Dillruba" would pass the test.
Mumbai Saga; Cast: John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Amole Gupte, Suniel Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal, Rohit Roy, Anjana Sukhani, Prateik Babbar; Direction: Sanjay Gupta; Rating: * * (two stars)
It leaves you intrigued all the more because the man who gets it so right -- Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani -- has never lived in either India.
"Penguin" (film in Tamil and Telugu languages streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Lingaa, Advaith, Mathi; Direction: Eashvar Karthic; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)
A kind of a comedy that comes in once in a while with refreshing dialogue, new situational comedy elements and is just plain fun.
Nevertheless, a first of a kind attempt is appreciated for making the move in the right direction, and perhaps, those who follow suit will develop and further the style with sensibilities that will strike a balance in the film of this genre
Should one see the work of such artists in the first place, and if one does, where do you draw the line on objectivity and admiration?
Ayushmann’s character, though new-school, has the Hindi film hero vibe stamped all over him, especially the modern Dev Anand-style slick hair look and the mustache (Neeraj Pandey’s contribution to serious action flicks starring Akshay Kumar).
If the entry of Shahid Kapoor in the opening sequence of the film with the background score of “Meri Umar Ke Nau Jawano”, drew maximum whistles from the audience, so did other bullying sequences and the violence that followed.
The ideology, fed and hidden through comedy, reasserts itself in the end after closing all avenues of anything new in the film.
