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Boom (2003)
Ground breaking movie by bollywood standards
I had earlier seen Bombay boys by Kaizad Gustad, hence this prompted me to rent out the video for Boom. The name itself is pretty unusual for a bollywood movie and the cast is the best that bollywood has to offer. Jackie as "Medium" again shows Jackie's potential as a versatile actor and Javed Jaffery as "Boom Shankar" is his usual eccentric self. No wonder Kaizad decided to name the movie over his character, Javed Jaffery lends the comical edge to the otherwise dark-sided movie. 3 gangsters bade, chote and medium rule the fashion industry helped by boom shankar. In a world where everyone is being terrorised by the 3 brothers 3 models are forced to work for them. Taking advantage of their beauty and charms, supplemented by their utter distrust of each other and aided by Boom shanker - these 3 models fool everyone including Boom shankar himself. Madhu Sapre along with the Kaif lend the bitchish touch the models character, showing why beauty is skindeep. As expected this movie was treated like a shocker by the indian cinema houses, because by any bollywood standard this movie is ground breaking. For the simple reason that it does not follow the nuances of a commercial bollywood film and follows on Quinton Tarantino's path i vote this movie as a must see for every hindi film critic.
Kaante (2002)
Good adaptation
I had heard that kaante was picked up from 'The Reservior Dogs'. I was all the more excited to see if the director and the actors had done justice to this movie. The plot was well set and the movies theme looked focused for at least the better part of the movie. Agreed that there were some unwanted scenes explaining every characters background, and that probably the director missed out on some of the explanation in the end. But all in all it was a well made adaptation of the reservior dogs. In between the songs and the and serious parts of the movie there were flashes of excellent cinematic scenes, especially the slow-mo scenes of every character getting ready for action. Mahesh Manjrekars was brilliant in his moments of craziness, and Sanjays Dutt was refreshing in his authoritative role, Casting for this movie was perfectly done. I liked the movie and give it a 8/10.
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Marriage party where old evils, like a pedophile relative comes back to haunt the present generation.
A well made movie with a great performance from Shah. Basically a marriage party where the bride to be meets the bridegroom (a NRI from USA). Showing ambivalent emotions when he knows the truth about his wife to be, from herself. Pain and anguish of the bridegroom, who soon realizes his folly and reconciles with his bride to be. Funnily enough the director has handled the social issue of pedophile who could also be a near and dear relative. The indelible impression the pedophiles have on their victims is underlined. Refreshing performance from the youngsters, making the marriage party look colorful. Seasoned Naseruddin Shah shows the pain a person endures when he is torn by the decisions one has to make in a family. Another brilliant performance from him, metting out acceptable justice in the end to set things right. Not to forget the cameo performance by Vijay Raaz, showing a blooming romance. Overall a satisfying experience, watching this movie. Definitly has a repeat value.