Showcasing Johnny Depp

He is the most versatile Hollywood actor of this generation...He even surpasses Tom Hanks due to the variety of roles he has played. He is so eccentric in each of his roles that you always get to see a different aspect of this guy.

Till previous month I had seen only a handful of Johnny Depp movies (including Pirates 1 and 2) but within the past few weeks I have seen many of his movies and am right now in a position to review his acting in each of his films that I have seen

1) Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2: Johnny Depp's biography/profile is incomplete without Jack Sparrow. Jack is perhaps the most celebrated/whimsical character played onscreen. He is such a lovable character that even the harshest critics of Johnny will vouch for this performance. If there is one performance which was worthy of an Oscar then it was his portrayal of Jack Sparrow (he was nominated for it). I still have a big Jack Sparrow poster in my room. Am desperately waiting for Pirates 3 to release


2) Ed Wood: This is the movie which I saw today and he acted really well as a transvestite. He played the role of a struggling director to a T.








3) Chocolat: Johnny played a very very sweet gypsy in this movie. He had a brief role in this feel good movie yet its impact was noteworthy. He looked his best (in terms of appearance) in this movie.










4) Charlie and chocolate factory: No current actor would have played Willy Wonka better than Johnny. His overall getup in the movie was also praiseworthy so were his expressions.










5) Blow: He was brilliant as George Jung. Even though the film may get boring at times his performance was excellent throughout. Penelope was wasted in this movie.





6) Donnie Brasco: The best actor of this generation (Johnny) and of the last generation (Al Pacino) coming together in this real life drama on Donnie Brasco and Lefty. Both of them gave a riveting performance.






7) Secret window: Johnny was amazing as the scared writer in this movie. I had seen this movie a couple of yrs back when I was not a big johnny fan but still I enjoyed his performance in this movie.







8) Sleepy Hollow: One of my favourite Johnny depp films because of his entire body language and acting. He was simply superb as detective Ichabod Crane











9) Finding Neverland: He brilliantly portrayed the character of Jim Barrie in this oscar nominated role. His character was a lot subdued then any of the characters he had played but yet he was pleasant to watch.










He played a real life character in Blow, Ed Wood and Donnie Brasco. Also he is going to play real life characters in Sweeney Todd (directed by his fav Tim Burton) and Shantaram (based on an Australian who took refuge in Mumbai. By looking at this it seems that he has a penchant for true life characters.

Some of his movies that I am planning to watch in the coming days are Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, Whats Eating Gilbert grape and Don Juan de marco....

Also it is rumored that he is going to be a part of Sin City 2....if this is true then I cant wait to see the combination of Tarantino and Depp onscreen....

Music review: Life In a Metro

Anurag-Shiney-Pritam pair is back a year after Gangster....the music of gangster was among the best albums last yr (probably the hottest selling)..singers gave amongst their best performances (ya ali -zubeen, tu hi meri shab hai-KK, lamha lamha -abhijeet, bheegi - james) in that album....so the expectations were really high....

and boy they do meet the expectations (or shld i say exceed them).....unarguably the best album of this year...the album bears traces of gangster and bas ek pal....but that is just the overall look of the album....pritam is definitely turning out to be an ace music composer in the past few yrs (dhoom, gangster, ankahee)....

also this turns out to be KK best album so far....he has sang his heart out in Alvida and O meri jaan.....just listen to his voice modulation in Alvida and you would know how talented this singer is....also check the Oooooo Oooooos in O meri jaan...

newcomer suhail is brilliant in the unplugged version of baatein kuch ankahee

on 1st hearing Kar Salaam sounds like Gaate the pehle akele (Khamoshi) and Guitar (Apna sapna money money)...however only the base is common....everything else from singing to arrangements are different....this is the weakest song of this album...one has to see how it turns up on screen...

Soham is extremely competent in In dino....this track is currently getting agressively promoted...

James is top guns in Rishtey...he continues from where he left off in Bheegi Bheegi (Gangster)

the music in each song is different and is top class....hats off to pritam for this song.....

Driving down the "Mulholland Drive"

I had a mind boggling experience watching this film....one of the best movies to be churned out in the new millenium....a 2.5 hr film that shocks you and keeps you guessing specially in the last half hour of the film....I cannot expect any Bollywood director make such a film...a 2.5hr film which you might find boring at one point of time but the last quarter of the film stuns you...my passion for Hollywood films in the past few months has made me appreciate Hollywood more than Bollywood...I no longer find Bollywood films interesting...Memento, Fight Club, Prestige, Snatch, Blood Diamond, Gladiator are some of the brilliant films I have seen in the last couple of months and now add Mulholland Drive to that...

You have to see this film 2-3 times to understand it....I saw it twice in a single day (though the second time I just saw selected scenes) and had to refer several websites to find out what was happening. Even the ever reliable Moviespoiler website failed in understanding this movie....this movie is a big jigsaw puzzle like Memento where it is upto the audience to tie various pieces....

David Lynch(director) has come out aces with this film...will have to watch his other films...Naomi Watts and Laura Harring excel in a tailormade role...

He is backkkkkkkkk

cant wait to see johnny perform the memorable Jack Sparrow character.....Waiting with bated breath for 25th May......

Check the HD trailer

There can be no "Prestige" without mystery....

Movie Review: The Prestige

Stand up guys and applaud another cinematic masterpiece from Christopher Nolan.I cant stop raving abt this accomplished director...first Memento and now The Prestige..the movie starts off really well and keeps one glued till the end..and when the end comes it jolts you...you wouldn't have expected this...also as Memento it leaves some questions unanswered and hence it is upto the audience to think what happened..

Set in late 19th century, this film is about 2 rival magicians Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale who are trying to win the battle of tricks..each one wants to do the ultimate trick which would prove that he is the greatest magician in England.Hugh is under the guidance of Michael Caine while Christian has Scarlett Johansson (little miss snow white) as her accomplice...the run up to the ultimate trick "the transported man" takes a heavy toll on both of their lives.Andy Serkis (Gollum from LOTR) and David Bowie also play their part well..

Like Memento, Nolan succeeds in showing scenes cut back and forth between present and past...the cinematography and art direction is neat and that is apparent with Oscar nominations in both the categories..wish this film could have been nominated in the editing and adapted screenplay category as well..

Interesting Blog on Sonu Nigam

Check this blog as well as other Sonu Nigam blogs by this guy....truly amazing

Blog

Filmfare Awards: I hate them

Read this article to believe it....so true

http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/02/17/2265/index.html

"Memento" for the rest of life

Just saw this movie (Memento) yesterday....amongst the finest movies ever to hit Hollywood.....one is awe-struck with the manner in which the film is shot/edited....each scene shot fits into the frame perfectly.....the screenplay too is class apart...if someone needs to take a lesson in editing, story telling and screenplay then one needs to watch this film first.....the story is narrated in a highly convoluted manner juxtaposing scenes in the reverse chronological order (shown in color) and chronological order (black and white scenes).....though nominated for academy awards in 2002 for best screenplay and editing it didnt win the awards.....however this film went on to win several awards in the screenplay, editing and best picture category......

Director Christopher Nolan is at his best...i am desperately waiting for The Prestige to come out on DVD on 20th Feb.....Nolan has struck thrice in a row now (Memento, Batman Begins, Prestige).....Guy Pearce(Leonard) and Joe (Teddy) have acted really well.....

this film leaves a lot of questions unanswered and particularly the climax opens a can of worms which leaves the audience with 1000 questions in mind.....

a must see film for all hardcore movie fans.....not to be missed

Guru bhai aavya che

cld have been better
cld have been shorter
cld have been more stylized
cld have done without 2-3 songs especially tere bina and barso re
cld have done without Vidya Balan and Madhavan (sheer waste of talents)..any Jack and Jill cld have done their part

movie definitely lacks the Maniratnam tch...the movie tremendously misses his deft finesse and silken touch...direction is not at all exceptional...though some scenes have been executed well like the Abhishek-Mithun-Madhavan argument at Mithun's place, Abhishek-Madhavan confrontation at Madhavan's home and the climax......editing lives a lot to be desired....

Songs like Barso re and tere bina impedes the speed of the film....movie moves at snail's pace in the post interval scenes.....

In terms of acting, Abhishek takes the entire cake with some small bits and pieces left for Mithun and Aishwarya.....Abhishek fits the character of Gurukant Desai perfectly...his dialogue delivery, physical appearance, walk are spot on.....the climax scene at the court as well as the cricket stadium are clap/whistle worthy.......Aishwarya acts well in the courtroom sequence....Arya Babbar as Aish's sister is ok.....Madhavan and Vidya do justice to their role...Mithun is back with a bang after a string of inconsequential roles in the past 2-3 yrs....

Some of the songs are great like Aey Hairate, Baazi Laga my fav (though was not included in the final cut) and Jaage Hai

My overall rating: 2.5/5

Flashback 2006: Top Movies

Finally a recap of the top films of the year....listing them in order

Lage Raho Munnabhai:
Probably one of the finest movies in recent times...mixed humor with social message splendidly...direction was top class so was editing...Arshad and Sanjay yet again formed a terrific duo...all the actors continued from where they left...Vidya (though she looked a bit overweight) was gorgeous...Gandhi was remembered after a long time which was evident from the percentage increases in people going to Sabarmati on 2nd october...
Click here for review


Rang de Basanti:
Another winner in terms of conveying the social message...this film actually invigorated Indians to raise their voice for the Jessica Lal murder case....best directorial effort of the year...cinematography was A1 so was the music....this was the best cast ensemble once has seen in a long time....each character potrayed his/her part well...Aamir as usual excelled in this film..Siddharth played his part well and was able to carry off the climax perfectly....this movie was on par with LRM...so the top position would be shared by RDB and LRM..also I was wrong about the impact of this film when I reviewed it...
Click here for review


Pyar ke Side effects:
Best Hinglish film of the year....Rahul was simply awesome in this film...I have seen this film atleast 6-7 times just for Rahul's performance...but I would not take the credit away from Ranvir and Mallika for giving a polished performance....Ranvir in particular was absolutely funny...he is one of the actors whose potential is untapped....some of the scenes (coffee date, scoreboard scene, dinner time confrontation) will be remembered for a long time....
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Khosla ka Ghosla:
Another comic caper in the lines of PKSE...this was a perfect Delhi film...no director in Bollywood has been able to portray Delhi in the same way as done in this film..Anupam played his part well...but the hero of the film was Ranvir (once again)....if his performance in PKSE was worth 10/10 then KKG deserved 20/10....even though the basic plot of the film was a serious issue it was dealt in a very light hearted manner....Navin and Parvin also played their part well......

Omkara:
perfect adaption of Othello by Vishal Bharadwaj....this film surely will garner several music as well as critics' award...many actors like Saif, Konkona and Kareena gave their best performance in this...Langda Tyagi (played brilliantly by Saif; finest performance of the year) is simply the best villanous character played in Bollywood (even better than Gabbar, Mogambo, Shakaal)..Beedi would rank as one of the better item numbers rendered brilliantly by Sunidhi....dialogues too are award-worthy...

Dor:
Another gem of a film from Nagesh...though not on par with Hyderabad blues and Iqbal this film still was one of the best films of the year....no one expected Ayesha and Gul to act so well...Shreyas as baharupiya was funny..but I would say that Nagesh was wasted in an insignificant role.....

Films like Jaan-e-mann, Gangster, Taxi No. 9211 and Krrish complete the top 10 list.....

Sonu at his best again : Baawri Piya ki

This song from Baabul keeps growing on you like anything......without doubt all credits should go to Sonu....he has sung this song with such a passion that no one in the industry will be able to carry off this song.....mindblowing number.....simply among the best rendered songs in Bollywood.... Hats off to Sonu.....

Flashback 2006: My award picks

This is my list for this year's awards

My award Picks for 2006

Best Director: Rakesh Mehra for RDB (Raju Hirani follows closely)
Best Film : Lage raho Munnabhai (RDB follows closely)
Best Actor: Aamir (RDB)
Best Actress: Kajol (Fanaa)
Best Supporting Actor: Abhishek (KANK)
Best Supporting Actress: Konkona Sen (Omkara)
Best Actor in Negative role: Saif (Omkara)
Best Actor in Comic role: Arshad (LRM)
Best Music: A R Rahman, RDB
Best Lyrics: Sau Dard, Jaan-e-mann
Best Male Singer: Sonu, Baawri Piya (Baabul)
Best Female Singer: Sunidhi, Beedi (Omkara)
Best Story: Lage raho Munnabhai
Best Screenplay : Rang de Basanti
Critics Best Film: Omkara
Critics Best Director: Vishal for Omkara

Flashback 2006: Top Songs

Here are my favourite songs of the year....the list is long...could have added more songs

Ajnabi Shehar - Jaan-e-mann
This song simply rocks......it transforms you to a fairy land....one of the best songs of all time...Gulzar, Anu and Sonu complement each other well.....

Aaj ki raat - Don
Most haunting track of the year....this song has a typical 80s disco feel to it....Sonu, Mahalaxmi and Alisha sang this song well..though entire credit should go to SEL for making me nostalgic with 80s soundtracks....also check out the intricacies in the video of this song....the spoiler of the film is cleverly woven in the songs lyrics as well as Isha/Shahrukh's body language....this is my most heard track of the year

Roobaroo - RDB
Simply love this track for the guitar interludes and Rahman's music....

Jaaneman - Aryan
This song did not get the attention it should have deserved...had this been in a Yashraj film it would have been aggressively promoted and would have been a chartbuster.....Sonu and Shreya are utterly sweet in this song....

Yeh hai meri kahani - Zinda
Best composed number of the year..check out the musical arrangements in the song...it is simply mindblowing....has a typical western soundtrack....

Ek pal ke liye - Ankahee
Another song which did not get the necessary credit....KK was at his best in this song....

Ya Ali- Gangster
Though lifted the song was very well sung by Zubin and ably supported by Pritam (composer)...Zubin is one of the top contenders for winning this year's major awards....

Chand Sifarish - Fanaa
What a way to end their duo career.....Jatin Lalit gave a lilting number (check the santoor interlude)...Shaan's vocal should atleast earn him a place in all award ceremonies this year....

Mitwa- KANK
No one expected SEL to come up with this number which had a typical Pakistani feel to it...moreover the range displayed by Shafaqat was awesome...he like Zubin is another top contender for male singer award.....

Title - KANK
Whoever thought that Alka is past her peak should listen to this track....still has the same ol' Alka golden touch to it.....Sonu too sung this song well...this was a stereotypical SEL number

Beedi - Omkara
one of the best item numbers of all times...can you imagine a lyricist like Gulzar giving 2 back to back excellent item numbers in a span of 1 year (Beedi and Kajra re)......Sunidhi should win the top female singer award hands down for this song.....

Tere Bin - Bas Ek pal
Atif continues from where he left last year (Wo Lamhe and Aadat)...he is one of the most talented singers in Bollywood today and if properly used can be the Sonu Nigam of the coming generation.....

Masti ki pathshala - RDB
what an energetic college number with some really cool lyrics.....song that heard the most in college festival last year.....

Pal pal - LRM
Shreya might end up giving stiff competition to Sunidhi (Beedi) for this sweet number....This song just seems to be an extension of Chann Chann (Munnabhai MBBS)...this song consolidates Shreya position as the Lata Mangeshkar of our generation (I can say that Sunidhi is the Asha Bhosale of today's generation)

Baawri Piya-Baabul
One of the best songs sung by Sonu...its a classic...since it was not well promoted the song might not feature in any awards.....Sonu has rarely sung a classical song but this song alongwith Behka Diye (Umrao Jaan) confirms that no genre is difficult for this singer...Sonu is simply the God when it comes to singing/versatility

Aa paas aa- Ankahee
Another superb track from Shreya....again since the film didn't do well this song went unnoticed..

Neele neele aasmaan - Holiday
Shreya rules again in this number...

Sau Dard - Jaan-e-mann
Another mindblowing slow emotional number from Sonu..

Tu hi meri shab hai- Gangster
great lounge number and one of the songs to feature in almost every remix album...KK as usual sang this song well...

Teri yaadon - Killer
This too went unnoticed but was an amazing number....

Flashback 2006: Music

The year has almost come to an end...so why not review some of the fine albums of this year....

Rang de basanti: Probably the best album of the year in terms of variety....movie has a typical college number (Masti ki pathshala), excellent romantic song (Tu Bin bataye), bhangra (title song), mother missing her child (Lukka chupi), prayer (Ik onkar), patriotism (Khoon chala)...but the pick of the lot was Roobaroo...mindblowing number (check the guitar interludes) and so well picturised.....almost a perfect ending to a near perfect movie... A R Rahman gave a great album after a long time

Fanaa: last album by my fav music director Jatin-Lalit...excellent songs like Chand Sifarish sung brilliantly by Shaan, Dekho Na and Tere Haath mein from Sonu-Sunidhi.....all the tracks were wonderful...wish there were few more songs in the album...
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/04/music-review-fanaa.html

Gangster: surprise album of the year....no one expected Gangster to have such beautiful numbers...so what if Pritam borrowed tracks from Middle-east...songs were simply amazing...it also introduced new singing talents like Zubin and James.....Ya Ali was one of the most successful song of the year...Bheegi Bheegi and Tu hi meri shab hai were not far behind......

KANK:SEL continues to give one hit album after another.....last year success story of B&B was carried forward with KANK and Don....2007 too looks positive for this trio with Salaam-e-ishq...coming backto KANK it was a typical Yash Chopra- Karan Johar album..Sonu was brilliant in the title track so was Mitwa by Shafaqat Ali.....Mitwa had a typical Pakistani feel to it and the track was superb..Tumhi dekho na was a typical Jatin-Lalit number...in all one of the great albums of this year

Bas Ek Pal: very little was expected from this movie...but when the album hit the music stands there was no looking back...al the tracks were amazing each being unique in its own way...Tere Bin became the anthem of the country..Atif was as usual great in this song... Yeh Ishq hai kya was a classy party number..Ashq bhi and Zindagi Hosh were also great.....my personal favourite....
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/08/2-amazing-albums.html

Jaan-e-mann: Anu Malik is back with a bang....songs like Ajnabi Shehar and Sau Dard are amongst best tracks ever composed by Anu Malik...Ajnabi Shehar is the best song of the year....Humko Maloom hai and Jaane ki jaane were also great numbers....but still Ajnabi Shehar mesmerizes me....what a track

Don: Aaj ki Raat gave a typical 80s disco feel.....thats why this song is my personal favourite....it is my most heard song of this year....everyone felt that Khaike Paan and Yeh mera Dil were the best numbers but I felt that Aaj ki raat was one of the best lounge/disco numbers in recent times....Even the title song sung by Shaan was good.....Khaike Paan was a downer though Yeh Mera Dil was cute...
http://nahush.blogspot.com/2006/08/don-chase-begins.html

Ankahee: Most underrated album of this year...check out Ek Pal ke liye and Aa Paas Aa..Shreya Ghoshal and Kay Kay sang these songs really well....even Kunal Ganjawala was great in Tumse yoon milenge...even Pritam (composer) thinks that this album didnt get the attention which it deserved.....

Omkara:Beedi was one of the best item number of all times...Sunidhi and Sukhwinder gave the song a very rustic feel...Title song and Namak were also great numbers....Gulzar was at his best so was Vishal....

Dhoom 2 : Better late than never

Disappointing...this is the 1st thing that came out of my mouth after watching D2. Moreover this was the reaction of many cinegoers in the theatre........but the box office report tells a different story...biggest bollywood movie of all time (breaking the record of Gadar).....according to me the movie worked because of Hrithik's popularity and death defying stunts.....

The movie starts in a predictable manner...Hirthik trying to rob diamonds from a train (a la Roop ki Rani choron ka raja)...however the stunts during this sequence though stunning are illogical..it was referred in the movie that Hrithik does a robbery in a country only once...but he ends up robbing in India twice...why

the museum loot is also illogical...how can a 6 inch high remote car escape the eyes of 20 security guards even when the car is moving at snail's pace....also how can one expect Hrithik to come out of the gutter through a jet and rise to such a height....also how come hrithik has all the solutions to escape during that robbery..think of highly acidic solution in his boots and magnets on his hands.....

the 2nd half is too slow and concentrates more on the relationship between Ash and Hrithik...also Abhishek's character looks very weird throughout the movie....he literally looks dumb.....all the smartness that he gained in dhoom seems to been lost in D2....also Ash's character is somewhat loud...why does she have to mouth those irritating words like "funny guy" and "like" so often..... Bipasha's character is not at all required in the movie...she does not help the story to move forward...moreover there is no need of a double role...both her characters are useless specially the one in Rio de Janeiro....dont know why they had to include Rimi Sen in the movie...her character too does not take the story forward.....it is Uday's character which continues in the same way as he left in Dhoom....

the climax is also very dull....how can Abhishek leave Ash and Hrithik even after he tracks them down...

The script is very weak so is the screenplay....there is no story...the entire movie revolves around different heists and amazing stunts... direction is pathetic.....Sanjay cannot compete with the likes of Raju Hirani, Adi Chopra, Rakesh Mehra....songs are good though a lot was expected from them....Dil lagana and Dhoom again are my picks...

Ash looks sexy in the film and so does Bipasha...but Ash still is not on par with Rani, Preity in terms of acting....she still has a long way to go....Uday is a bit irritating as Ali but this is what his character is....Abhishek does not get any scope....such a waste of a great actor...Sanjay Gadhvi needs to watch KANK, Sarkar, Bluffmaster to understand his acting abilities....

The success of Dhoom 2 has benefited one person only and that is Hrithik...Hrithik is the best thing to have happened to this movie and he is the saving grace...all his dances and stunts are stupendous....even his get-ups are mind blowing...be it statue or the queen or the dwarf...he is one of the few choosy actors who can compete with Aamir..for more evidences watch out his last 3 releases Koi mil gaya, Lakshya, Krrish.....

Great minds think alike

My fav movie is Shahrukh's fav movie too...check this out

http://movies.indiatimes.com/quickies/309796.cms

he was simply mind blowing in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa....the rawness and freshness of his early days was visible in Sunil (the character he played)..Shahrukh has never acted so well in any of his later films...Swades came close but still KHKN was miles ahead in terms of performance....excellent music and brilliant supporting cast made this film more watchable...

Jaan-e-mann: Movie review

i have mixed feelings after watching this film due to the fact that there are a lot of inconsistencies in the movie yet the story is beautifully told....

First of all the minuses
1) Was it necessary to show Anupam Kher as a dwarf...what was the sense in this
2) Was it necessary to show Anupam Kher in a double role....what was the reason to cast him as a waiter in a NY restaurant.....what a waste of such a terrific actor
3) Why didn't Akshay know that Salman was the one after Preity in the college when he met him after 7 yrs...one wld definitely remember your beau's sweetheart even after 10-15 yrs...ask me :))))
4) Why didn't Akshay ever ask Preity who her husband was or in that case why didn't Preity ever mention Suhan's name to Akshay....even the slightest hint wld have ended the movie well before time
5) Why didn't Preity ever ask Akshay where he stayed....
6) The editing was shoddy.....easily 15 mins from the first 1 hr and last 30 mins could have been chopped off

Inspite of so many minuses the plusses mostly make up for them
1) Salman was perfect in the role of Suhan so was Preity in the role of Piya. Preity didn't have much to do inspite of being on the screen for close to 2 hrs but she was adorable..Salman put in a decent sensible performance...
2) Akshay Kumar was simply brilliant as a nerdie...his overall look in the film was great....his comic laughter is sure to bring the house down....Akshay is definitely one of the most bankable star of the country right now...
3) Songs are absolutely mind blowing especially Sau dard and Ajnabi Shehar...Sonu is at his best in these 2 songs....
4) Picturisation of all the songs is stunning and the choreography is perfect
5) Shirish Kunder has handled several scenes pretty well...he is atleast a better director than his wife Farah who had messed big time in Main hoon na
6) Visuals are breathtaking...NY is shown in the most picturesque way

However looking at the competition with Don and its dismal opening I feel that this film might just be able to do average business...though there are chances that word of mouth publicity might help it recover its cost....

All in all one of the decent movies of the year.....

Classical side of Sonu

Behka Diya humein from Umrao Jaan is an ultimate song.......sonu is simply stupendous in this song...another gem to his repertoire

Rahul rockkkkkkkkkks

in Pyar ke side effects.....amazing movie...Rahul is as usual excellent...matches his Jhankaar beats performance.....worth watching n number of times just for Rahul....

even Mallika is adorable and decent.....Sharat Saxena and Ranvir are surprise packages....the film has some great scenes as well as dialogues....humor is intelligent so are the situations....story is not at all new but is told in a stylish way

songs gel well and are picturised well....

Bapu remembered

Lage raho munnabhai has generated renewed interests in Bapu's teachings...even the PM has applauded this fact

http://oheraldo.in/node/19436

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200610030311.htm

Gandhigiri zindabad