Raajneeti - Movie Review

Read more! Cast :: Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Manoj Bajpai,Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal

Prakash Jha's RAAJNEETI talks of warring cousins, dynastic rule and electoral politics of the Hindi heartland, besides the vicious and horrifying games some people play to attain power.

RAAJNEETI is a human drama, a complex game that people indulge in to achieve power and how this greed envelopes them and transforms them into ruthless and conniving humans. It takes time for the story to sink in, but slowly and steadily, you get sucked into a world that's dark, dangerous and demonish. The attire may be white, but the deeds are grey or black.

RAAJNEETI is not only 'Mahabharata', but also 'Godfather'. Despite knowing 'Mahabharata' or 'Godfather', one is not able to presume what games the present-day Pandavas and Kauravas would play in RAAJNEETI. In fact, the story alters constantly, unravelling in a serpentine manner and speed... so much so that you don't know what's gonna happen next. It keeps you awed at the constant turn of events. Clearly, unpredictability is the biggest strength of RAAJNEETI. Yet, this is not a documentary, tetchy or preachy film. This one not only entertains, but also enlightens.

The flipside? None, actually. The naysayers may point out that the subject material is 'heavy', 'serious' and 'dry', but you ought to know that when you adapt 'Mahabharata' in the current milieu, you can't expect 'item songs' and 'slapdash humour and mimicry', for God's sake. These naysayers may also state that the running time is a no-no in today's times, but let's not forget that even 3 hours is too short a duration for a good film and vice-versa, even an hour is too lengthy for a terrible film. RAAJNEETI is a genuinely good product, so you definitely don't mind its length. But one thing is for sure: RAAJNEETI doesn't cater to an audience that keeps its brains at home while watching a film. You need to be alert while watching this one.

Prakash Jha, the persona, is known for qualitative cinema and RAAJNEETI, his new offering, stands tall on the list. Cinema is all about narrating interesting stories on celluloid and for that very reason, RAAJNEETI deserves distinction marks. Of course, the massive star cast and the sparkling performances are the icing on the cake.

Bhaskar Sanyal [Naseruddin Shah], the fire-brand leftist leader, is feared for his single-handed ability to challenge the most powerful of leaders. Until one private mistake of his hurtled him into a self-imposed exile.

Cut to the present day. Prithvi [Arjun Rampal] is the heir to a powerful political legacy and impatient to seize the top position. But his cousin, Veerendra [Manoj Bajpayee], proves his biggest political opponent. He's a man who believes he was born to rule and who will now stop at absolutely nothing to claw his way back to the top.

Cornered by family and political colleagues, Veerendra plays a new game: He picks up Sooraj [Ajay Devgn], a youngster with anger in his heart and leadership on his mind. Sooraj doesn't know the secret behind his identity, which, of course, is revealed much, much later.

Prithvi's brother Samar [Ranbir Kapoor] is an 'outsider', with no political aspirations, but he gets sucked into the battle-ravaged arena of family rivalry. Only to turn into a master of the craft of political warfare. Indu [Katrina Kaif], daughter of a wealthy industrialist, is also caught in this web. Last but not the least, there's Brij Gopal [Nana Patekar], who plays the role of mentor and guide to Prithvi and Samar as the battle gets bloodier by the day.

It requires courage to assemble a mammoth, ensemble cast, pick a story that does justice to each character and give the film the feel of an epic. Also, you ought to have comprehensive knowledge of the subject material - politics, in this case. And for all these and more Prakash Jha deserves all the praise possible. He knows the territory like the back of his hand, having observed the political culture very closely. Like I said at the outset, every character in RAAJNEETI is grey or black, not squeaky clean at all.

At an edited length of almost 3 hours, RAAJNEETI keeps the viewers glued to the goings-on for start to end. Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha's screenplay brings to the fore the ugly face of democracy most realistically and convincingly. The constant twists-n-turns in the story, the characters who change colours faster than chameleons and the blood-bath they indulge in are the highpoints of this film. In fact, there are sequences that merit brownie points, but it wouldn't be ethical to reveal them here since that would rob the fun while watching the film.

If the screenplay is watertight, the dialogue are equally remarkable. Every line is soaked in acid and only enhances the impact of several sequences. There's no scope for music in the film and the songs, including the hugely popular 'Mora Piya', are interspersed briefly in the narrative. Cinematography is top notch. RAAJNEETI is not an easy film to shoot, given the fact that there are more than 3 or 4 actors in every frame, besides a massive crowd of course.

To slot RAAJNEETI as a multi-starrer film would be erroneous. It's a multi-actor film and every actor delivers a sparkling performance. The film has some of the biggest names in the business, but the ones who stand out are Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpayee. Ranbir surprises you with every film. Here's an actor who can give the best in the business sleepless nights. Arjun is a revelation and what a terrific performance he pitches in. He's like an untamed lion. Manoj delivers his career-best performance. He plays the evil part superbly.

Ajay Devgn is sidelined in the second hour, but you need to give it to the actor for accepting and enacting his part with complete conviction. Nana Patekar is brilliant. He utters the most acidic lines with a smile, which only an actor of calibre could've achieved. Actually, you can't imagine anyone else in this role. Katrina Kaif is first-rate. The sincerity and earnestness shows in every sequence. She sheds her glam doll image and transforms into an actor with this film. Naseeruddin Shah, in a brief role, does well. Sarah is good.

On the whole, RAAJNEETI makes a sweeping impact. A truly admirable effort, this brilliant film is not to be missed.

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01 - Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
02 - Mora Piya@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
03 - Ishq Barse@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
04 - Dhan Dhan Dharti@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
05 - Mora Piya Mo Se Bolat Naahin (Trance Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
06 - Ishq Barse (The Bombay Bounce Club Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
07 - Mora Piya (Twilight Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
08 - Dhan Dhan Dharti Reprise (Call Of The Soil)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com

01 - Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
02 - Mora Piya@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
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04 - Dhan Dhan Dharti@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
05 - Mora Piya Mo Se Bolat Naahin (Trance Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
06 - Ishq Barse (The Bombay Bounce Club Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
07 - Mora Piya (Twilight Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
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Raajneeti - Music Review

Read more! Cast :: Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Manoj Bajpai,Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal

Quite opposite to once expectations and Prakash Jha’s image, Raajneeti seems to be a full fledged musical once you read the names of composers and singers on the cover of this album. And most of them succeed in doing it to quite an extent. Yes, Raajneeti has it’s fare share of good music.

Raajneeti is genuinely one of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year (unlike over-hyped and over-rated trash such as the recent “Housefull”). With a director like Prakash Jha at the helm who has a strong pedigree in this genre and a stellar cast (including the director’s favourite Ajay Devgan and Nana Patekar) to befit several movies let alone one, Raajneeti is expected to portray the reality of politics in a way that has never been seen before. But what about the music? Apart from the background score (by Wayne Sharpe) which will be important, can the songs promote or add any value to such a movie? Based on Prakash Jha’s previous films the answer must be a resounding no and this theory is further compelled by the late arrival of this soundtrack (the movie is released in a few weeks!) but regardless of expectations.

The album starts with Bheegi si, bhaagi si, which is a peppy, foot-tapping, Pritam type song sung by Mohit Chauhan with a relatively very new Antara Mitra who sounds something like Shreya Ghoshal. A good one to say the least. Catchy. Not long term, but not bad certainly.

Next comes Aadesh Srivastava’s already hit composition Mora Piya mose bolat naahi. The song is definitely good, but the first complete line in the song comes after almost one and a half minutes into the song, so we definitely have a slow start at the song. Still, the song is worth listening to. Kudos to Aadesh for creating and then singing the awesome song too.

Ishq Barse is a pure item song by Shantanu Moitra who I don’t remember creating any such song before. Still, the favorite of VVC and Shyam Benegal makes this one quite fine and the Indian-rap sung by Hamsika Iyer is something worth listening to. The atkan-matkan-pigeonwa you know. Between, the song has something called a Bombay Bounce mix too, not that I got to know the difference I heard it the first time.

Dhan Dhan Dharti re, or Vande Mataram song as they are calling it, is the watch-it thing of the album. Sung by Shankar Mahadevan, and by Sonu Nigam in another version called ‘Call of the Soil’ (apne desh ki mitti ki khushboo?), the song is a poetic-patriotic feat by Gulzar and American composer Wayne Sharpe creates good enough surroundings with his Indian-Western fusion. I wonder if Rahman was asking for more money and so Prakash Jha went to an American composer for a version of Vande Mataram, but then, whatever be his reasons, the composer does his work darn good and I’m in love with this song. Read more about the song on the separate post below.

So the songs are over, but then there is a surprise. The surprise is that we have one more version of Mora Piya. This one is a Trance Mix, sung by our very own Kavita Seth. No, we don’t get her in a regular version (Does Aadesh Srivastava feel insecure??) but her voice is welcome in any version and she does the best she can in her limits.

In short, Raajneeti is worth a try, and actually worth a buy album. Prakash Jha seems to have been doing more than making just a good film this time, with some great pairings, oh-my-mouth-was-open trailers and some not-baaaad music. I just hope the movie is still as good as I hope it to be. For now, the music is above expectations, to say the least.

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01 - Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
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04 - Dhan Dhan Dharti@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
05 - Mora Piya Mo Se Bolat Naahin (Trance Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
06 - Ishq Barse (The Bombay Bounce Club Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
07 - Mora Piya (Twilight Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
08 - Dhan Dhan Dharti Reprise (Call Of The Soil)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com

01 - Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
02 - Mora Piya@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
03 - Ishq Barse@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
04 - Dhan Dhan Dharti@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
05 - Mora Piya Mo Se Bolat Naahin (Trance Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
06 - Ishq Barse (The Bombay Bounce Club Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
07 - Mora Piya (Twilight Mix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
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Paathshaala - Movie Review

Read more! Cast :: Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia Azmi & Swini Khara

Paathshaala, new Hindi film of Bollywood is a presentation of Milind Ukey. Paathshala movie will release on 16th April 2010 in Indian Cinemas with the stars like Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar & Ayesha Takia. Paathshala 2010 is based on the concept of Indian Education System to sort out a better solution.

Hanif Shaikh introduces his music, lyrics and background music in the film Paathshaala 2010. Ahmed Khan writes the story of the movie and also he gives the screenplay. There is also the official website of Paathshaala movie, which has the synopsis of the PAATHSHAALA movie and also assumes “Teaching is a noble profession.”

In the movie-review of PAATHSHAALA, there is the new English Teacher Shahid Kapoor (Rahul Prakash Udyavar) in Swaraswati Vidya Mandir School, located at the border of Mumbai. Though Rahul establishes the good bonding of Teacher-Student relationship, but he feels that there is something which is deficient. So, in his searching, he finds out that Saurabh Shukla (manager of School) makes several money obligations needed on the parents in the name of many extra-circular activities. He too gives punishment to the students when they do not summit the demanded things.

Per day pressure level among the students raises several folds which lead to the unanticipated and serious results. At the end, condition becomes so terrible that at last it becomes a national matter of concern. Paathshaala attempts to reply several queries concerned to the sanctity of today’s Education system. The high ethics and basic principles of the teachings have taken back seat. Profit & gains have become a new way of education institutions. Paathshala is not afraid of revealing out the truth of wrong jobs of the hungry money-minded educational institutes; neither has it left them from highlighting over the utilization of immoral media behavior towards the children who are yet not well-prepared for it.

Rahul Udyawar, in this condition gathers teachers against the school management. Principal Aditya Sahay defends the judgment of management. Will Rahul uproots the prevalent Education System?

Milind Ukey, the director of Paathshala film – is stimulated by the sequence of newspaper articles that he collected over periods of 2 years. Paathshaala movie attempts to construct a platform for the group introspections of educators, parents, students and intellectuals.

Nana Patekar in Paathshaala movie is shown as a very harsh principle as Virus of 3 Idiots. He can go to any limitation for good education and discipline. Paathshaala movie has selected the very responsive concept just like Rann movie. The movie raises many questions on the current education system. To know how to handle out the prevalent Education System in our society.

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01 - Paathshaala - Aye Khuda@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
02 - Paathshaala - Paathshaala (Khushnuma)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
03 - Paathshaala - Bekarar@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
04 - Paathshaala - Mujhe Teri@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
05 - Paathshaala - Teri Marzi (Aye Khuda)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
06 - Paathshaala - Aye Khuda (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
07 - Paathshaala - Teri Marzi Aye Khuda (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
08 - Paathshaala - Mujhe Teri (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
09 - Paathshaala - Bekarar (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
10 - Paathshaala - Paathshaala (Theme)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com

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Paathshaala - Music Review

Read more! Cast :: Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia Azmi & Swini Khara

Composer Hanif Shaikh and choreographer turned filmmaker Ahmed Khan go back a long way. Hanif had sung 'Yeh Dooriyan' for Ahmed's directorial debut effort Fool and Final. Years after the release of the film, their association has gone to the next level with Hanif writing as well as composing all the five songs in Ahmed Khan's production Paathshaala. With Shahid Kapoor playing a major role in the film, one looks forward to what Hanif has in store for listeners in his first major project.

'Aye Khuda' is as soothing as it gets. A soft number with Western orchestra to it, this Salim Merchant number is an urban number with an Indi-pop touch to it. The kind of number that instantly gets you into the mood and makes you look forward to the album to follow, 'Aye Khuda' is a youthful track and completely in line with what one expects from the soundtrack of a Shahid Kapoor starrer. Barring 'Khushnuma' (which is the next to arrive), each of the tracks in Paathshala has a remix to boast of and the one which accompanies 'Aye Khuda' is no less entertaining.

Arrival of 'Paathshaala - Khushnuma' is most welcome as it is the song with an attitude. An out and out Western track with a club feel to it, this Vishal Dadlani sung track has an extremely arresting beginning to it and gets your neck swinging in no time. Kudos to Hanif Shaikh for coming up with the kind of groovy arrangements that ensure that youth laps up to 'Khushnuma'. Now one looks forward to how the song is picturised for screen.

Lucky Ali is the third to arrive and he makes sure that he has a gala time behind the mike as he gets into a melodious outing with 'Bekarar'. A haunting number which only sounds more and more better with every listening, 'Bekarar' goes perfectly well with the overall mood and setting of the soundtrack of Paathshaala. Going by the title of the film, one would have expected that it would primarily be made of theme songs or some situational numbers. However, a track like 'Bekarar' isn't really dependent on a film and would be enjoyable even if it is heard standalone. No wonder, its 'remix version' is also welcomed with open arms.

For the first time in the album, a female voice is heard and the lucky one is Tulsi Kumar. She is roped in for 'Mujhe Teri', a soft romantic number which she totally enjoys singing. A track which has Hanif Shaikh not just co-composing with Vijay Lama but also lending his voice, 'Mujhe Teri' (which also has added vocals by Akansha Lama) moves on quite seamlessly and adds further variety to Paathshaala. With each of the songs managing to bring in something to the album, it turns out to be an entertaining outing so far.

'Teri Marzi Aye Khuda', though being a slightly pensive outing, is not boring at all. Kailash Kher is the solo singer for this situational track which has an out and out 'hindustani' feel to it. Promising to arrive at a crucial juncture in the film where the graph goes a little downhill (from the story standpoint) 'Teri Marzi Aye Khuda' turns out to be a fairly decent track.

Finally arrives 'Paathshaala - Theme' which begins with the sound of 'Aye Khuda' but soon takes a far more euphoric route with a horde of children coming together and sharing their happiness of attending a 'paathshaala'. A short two minute piece which should form a part of the film's background score, 'Paathshaala - Theme' is a nice way of bringing this album to a close.

Paathshaala is a good album with at least three tracks that carry the potential of being popular in days to come - 'Aye Khuda', 'Bekarar' and 'Khushnuma'. Hanif Shaikh does well in churning out a good first album, both as a composer and lyricist. However, the need of the hour is aggressive promotion of the album which should enable these songs to get their due. With just a month to go for the film's release, couple of dozen films releasing in the interim and IPL going strong, it would take a lot for Paathshaala to be noticed. However, with Shahid Kapoor staring hard from the promos of the film, there are good hopes that this effort from Hanif Shaikh would get noticed.

Paathshaala is an upcoming Hindi movie of Bollywood which introduces Shahid Kapoor. The movie is directed by Milind Ukey. Music director of Paathshaala film is Hanif Shaikh. He has composed lyrics and background score also.

“Aye Khuda” song of Paathshaala music is sung by Salim Marchant. The song is dedicated to the God. Music of the song tunes on band and “Jhankar”. Lyric of the song is very thematic according to the music.

“Aye Khuda (Remix)” song of Paathshala Album is sung by Salim Marchent. This is only remixed version song of “Aye Khuda”. Music of the remix version is blowing which tunes on band. Lyric of the remix version is a little fast than its original version.

“Paathshaala (Khusnama)” song of Paathshaala 2010 music is sung by Ushal Dadlan. This is a rap song of Paathshaala Album 2010. “Paathshaala (Khusnama)” is dedicated to the Paathshaala movie theme. Rap of the song is really very appreciating. The rap song tunes on blinking music and rap lyric.

“Mujhe Teri” song of Paathshaala 2010 Album is sung by Tulsi Kumar, Skansha Lama and Hanif Shaikh. “Mujhe Teri” song of Paathshaala Hindi music tunes on slow-paced lyric and guitar music. Instrumental music is very less in this song. This is poetic song of Paathshaala music 2010 which introduces romantic situation. “Mujhe Teri” song introduces melody and mild lyric in Paathshala Album.

“Bekarar (Remix)” song of Paathshaala Hindi music is sung by Lucky Ali. The song tunes on blowing music and fast lyric. The song introduces background lyric also. The song introduces rap based music also.

“Teri Marzi Aye Khuda (Remix)” song of Paathshaala music is sung by Kailash Kher. Band music is very vocal in this song. The song introduces blowing instrumental music with fast lyric.

“Mujhe Teri (Remix)” song of Paathshala music is sung by Tulsi Kumar, Akansha Lama and Hanif Shaikh. The remix version song tunes on very slow-paced lyric but music of the song is very fast on band instrument.

“Bekarar” song of Paathshaala Album is sung by Lucky Ali. There are no differences between remix and original version in this song.

“Teri Marzi (Aye Khuda)” song of Paathshaala music is sung by Kailash Kher. Lyric of the song is really very appreciating. Lyric of the song tunes in background with its essence. Music of the song is also very thematic.

“Paathshaala (Theme)” is an instrumental song of Paathshaala Album which is introduced by Hanif Shaikh. The song is very similar to “Prince- Theme- Instrumental” of Prince: It’s Showtime music. “Paathshaala (Theme)” is also dedicated to Paathshaala movie theme. The theme song is really very appreciating for its music.

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01 - Paathshaala - Aye Khuda@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
02 - Paathshaala - Paathshaala (Khushnuma)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
03 - Paathshaala - Bekarar@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
04 - Paathshaala - Mujhe Teri@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
05 - Paathshaala - Teri Marzi (Aye Khuda)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
06 - Paathshaala - Aye Khuda (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
07 - Paathshaala - Teri Marzi Aye Khuda (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
08 - Paathshaala - Mujhe Teri (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
09 - Paathshaala - Bekarar (Remix)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com
10 - Paathshaala - Paathshaala (Theme)@review-of-movies.blogspot.com

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