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The Celluloid!! 


Are we nearing a time when watching movies at cinema theatres and multiplex won’t be fun any more? The recent movie experience made me question.This though.

Why does One watch a movie at cinema rather than watch a movie at home or television? 

Well,It’s not difficult to answer this one,But for the sole reason of watching a film the way it is without 

An unedited version rather than an edited version suitable for family viewing.This not about censoring some portions of the film.

But,About Censoring the abuse language with a Beep.Why? 

Not,That I enjoy listening to them aloud.But the beep takes away the cinematic experience an film

Offers at cinema theatre,Also if this is the case. Then why not download movies and watch from sites across world,We are only encouraging more piracy and looking at numbers not meeting the expected numbers as fewer audiences would rush to a multiplex to catch the latest release. And would wait for it to be premiered on Television.

If this is the case,There would be soon no HollyWood movies releasing at all at the cinemas as they would not see it as a profitable release.

And in time such as Introducing movie on demands via App for audiences to watch movies they have missed out.

This change itself makes you Question don’t we have any Creative freedom at all ? 

Where are we heading ? 

Lion -Movie Review!!

Lion 

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“Long way home “ By  Saroo Brierley  with Larry Buttrose a true story adapted for the big Screen under the title “Lion ” has released across India  and  a story established in the setting of Khandwa,India  the opening shot was beautifully shot. And the story of Saroo A boy from  khandwa who keeps insisting to accompany his brother to earn for the family after the younger sibling (Saroo) who refuses to give up,And practically showcasing  his strength lifting of weights by lifting cycles and other objects his brother Guddu agrees to take him along.

The child (Saroo) is left stranded at the railways station after his brother instructs him not to move till he is back. Saroo then goes to check out the train on the platform,But the train soon departs with him.

Saroo keeps shouting Help!! Help!! But soon reaches WestBengal capital Calcutta  unable to find his roots back home.He is taken to an orphanage and  gets adopted   By a couple from Australia would like to adopt him and so he then departs to Australia.

25 years later,He is at a friends party and jalebis an Indian sweet is served there,Which take him back to his past and now he is emotionally out of control and a friend suggest why don’t you try Google Earth to find where You belong.

After a thoughtful consideration he begins his search and  just when he  is giving up on the search as he has tried  for GaneshTalai he came across it one day ,specially when he was frustrated  and given up  hope of finding his mother.But,When he finally reaches home he is welcomed warmly by his mother who  had kept looking for her son and did not loose hope of finding him even Single  day.

A must watch and truly the contender of the Best Film,Sunny Pawar the little Saroo was the most “Pawarful” character driving the story ahead.

Moonlight -A movie Review


The much talked about movie at all the award ceremonies was released for a select Indian audience two weeks before it officially releases in the theatres this week and it doesn’t fail to disappoint moviegoers as it delivers a story that was needed to be told with subtle dialogue to fill the gaps that you might come across at the end.The movie ends as a cliffhanger for the audience to interpret the ending.A movie set in Miami and the plot revolving around A African American man surviving at Miami with inner conflicts to deal with.The Movie is based on the play In moonlight ‘Black Boys look blue  Boys ‘by Tarell Alvin McCraney’And shows the Central characters in three stages of his life and each showing more and telling about the character.A great way of moving the story ahead.A must watch for an Audience looking out for offbeat story.

Danak !!! 


Danak a Hindi movie meaning “Rainbow “was released last year in  June , Is now Available on NetFlix India.From a filmmaker who’s movie you might recall but, might not be familiar with his name Nagesh Kukunoor who made “IQBAL” a movie based on a story of a guy who is ambitious about playing cricket but because of him being Physically challenged,Isn’t taken seriously.

Danak is made by him and produced by Drishyam films,A production house supporting low budget movies,With story ideas that would otherwise not be part of the celluloid.

Danak,A story about two Sibling,The brother a 8 years has lost his eyesight and one day while the family goes to watch a movie in the village the sister comes across an Ad saying SRK could help in donating eyes/Operating the eyes.And so she writes a letter to him,A few days later SRK is in Rajasthan shooting for film.

The movie follows their journey,In believing that SRK can only help them,Their stubbornness takes you on an emotional ride,of following their Dream and realising it.

A simple story,Yet effectively delivered on how Bollywood stars are seen as idols for their Fans.

Jolly LLB!! 


A franchise of Jolly L.L.B starring Boman Irani and Arshad Warsi,This one is more dramatised as it is Star Oriented and less story Driven.Akshay Kumar as a lawyer did the Job in both ways for the franchise getting a wider audience and getting his Act right.Anu Kapoor the defending lawyer,The replacement for Boman Irani also did a fairly good Job. But,The presence of Boman in the original story was more effective with his performance.The Story and the direction in the original was much more Crisp compared to the franchise jolly L.L.B 2.

The cases too, the drunk driving case in the original and the encounter case in the in the franchise two different cases was good choice of the writer and Director Subash Kapoor.The Music and Song were the focus in the franchise another change, compared to the originals.

Overall if seen as an individual movie,You are forced to think This is how and why our System is corrupt,The story too is released in a time in when justice is getting delivered and there is still hope for the hopeless who have given up on the Judiciary.