This Friday coming to your screens Ayaan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani starring RK and Dippy

Thank god its Friday so said somebody and after two week of dud and one sexy release, the bar tender sure hopes it will be good Friday for bollywood.  This Friday, we will see the release of Dharma Productions venture by Director Ayaan Mukerji called Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani starring Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Kochelin.  

The film is a out and out romantic one from the same genre we got DDLJ and QSQT.  Only this time, since the year is 2013, there are no parents opposing the love birds.  Rather its the moral conflicts we face within ourself, which forms the crux of the film.

The films songs are already chartbusters and the pair of Ranbir and Deepika share a good onscreen chemistry  enough to make the pair a hit.  Another fact helping YJHD is the utter lack of good releases in past three weeks will certainly make it a hot favourite among the audiences.  After the success of Aashiqui 2, all the releases have been duds.  Add to that the Dharma Productions banner itself brings a lot of goodwill to the movie.

Now for the bad side of the movie, though the trailers suggest a raw kind of movie and despite Ayaan's versatile direction, the plot remains a big flaw.  Based on the concept of morality may be enough to drive home a certain point but to keep that concept running for 2 and half hours is rather laborious job.  

But rest assured, you want to watch this one not only for RK and Dippys onscreen sizzling romance but also for the Madhur Dixit Nene's 'Ghagra' Item song.    Kalki as we all know is a artistic bomb so expect good show from her.

The bar tender will never miss this one after the two weeks of utter boredom.

The bar tender

23.5.2013 : Bollywood releases this week, misses and misses

There are four films releasing this Friday i.e. 23.5.2013, and the bar tender doesn't see any of them making a home run.  First in the list is a disaster film from Preity Zinta  called Ishqk in Paris.  Made by Priety Zinta for Preity Zinta this film has only one plus Salman Khan's cameo.  But the bar tender wonders if Salman Khan's broad shoulders can carry the load of this film.  Do expect a superb opening due to his presence in the film from his die hard fans but don't bet on it!

The story line is similar to I Love NY, so it leaves nothing for imagination.  Preity who is named Ishkq (who the hell names their child Ishkq, anyways) in the film falls in love with a stranger in a exotic city of Europe.  And the end as they say, happy.  Hope Preity finds some solace in being Ishkq after losing out on IPL VI also.  Watch the HD trailer to understand what the bar tender is jabbering about.

And the disaster continues with the next one!  Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke is another film releasing this week.  Starring debutants Adah Sharma  and Dev Goel with supporting roles from Anupam Kher, Chunky Pandey, Juhi Chawla and Sanju Baba!  

This one is a comedy film set in a journey from Mumbai to Pune and Sanju Baba as an Inspector.  Quite a irony and a twist of fate for Sanju Baba.  Watch the HD trailer here :

The last of the lost is a Veena Malik starrer racy, raunchy and hot sex thriller Zindagi 50 50.  The film  has Veena Malik in the role of a sex worker with Arya Babbar and Riya Sen supporting her.  It is a made for Veena Malik role and a certain category of males may like this film.

There are some hot and steamy scenes in the movie which may leave you squirming.  Watch the HD trailer even though if you cant watch the movie

So there is a list of movies which have failed to make an impression on the bar tender.  However there is this one movie from hollywood which is also releasing tomorrow.  Vin Diesel starrer Fast And Furious 6.  Continuing with the Fast And Furious franchise this film stars Vin as Dom but sadly this time around there are no car chases in the film.  The story revolves around hunting a ex-OSS agent who has gone dirty.

A must watch for Vin Diesel fans and much better than what bollywood is belting out this Friday.

The Bar Tender

Aurangzeb and I Don't Luv U coming this Friday, which one to watch is a big question

Aurangzeb and I Don't Luv U are two films which are releasing on the 17th of May, 2013.  Yashraj films is producing Aurangzeb which is directed by Atul Sabharwal and I Don't Luv U is being produced by Dr.Anil Kumar Sharma and directed by Amit Kasaria.  

Aurangzeb has nothing to do with the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb, rather it is a gangster story based in Gurgoan.  The film has Arjun Kapoor in a double roll along with an ensemble cast of  Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sikandar Kher, Amrita Singh, Deepti Naval, Tanvi Azmi, Swara Bhaskar and also launches Sasha Aagha.  

The film is expected to do well based on the treatment given to it by Amit but you never know.  A film with a double roll in this day and age is a little unappetizing and a big turnoff.

I Don't Luv U has been presented as a different kind of love story about teenagers.  This film has  Ruslaan Mumtaz in lead with  Chetna Pande as his female lead alongwith  Murli Sharma, Ravi Khemu and Ragesh Asthana.  The film deals about the love and passion and its effects on the teens about today.  It may be a surprise among the youngsters but is sure fire miss in the rural areas.

The Bar Tender

Will Go Goa Gone be gone for the screens by Monday and Gippy survive, read the review

'Zombie' is a genre hardly every touched by bollywood.  If you forgive the Ramsays for making giant 'bhoot'  films, zombie films have never been tried before.  Though a very successful genre in the Hollywood, the bollywood has stayed away from the subject until now.  But directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. and Producer Saif Ali Khan have taken the challenge and are bringing in bollywood's first certified zombie film "Go Goa Gone" this Friday.

It will be a mix of humour and horror like the film Shawn of the Dead.   It’s a story of four friends who bump into zombies on a faraway island and a blonde haired Saif Ali Khan comes to their rescue. 

This type of humour is not easily digestible in India so hope Saif and his team know what they are upto with the Indian fans.  

The other film to be released is a one presented by Dharma Productions and Karan Johar.  After Student of the Year, expect this one to be in the same college/teenage genre albeit the story is about the obese girl who is bullied, insulted and taken for a ride due to her circumference.  Director Sonam Nair helms this one with debutantes like Riya Vij, Taaha Shah, Divya Dutta.  

The music of both the films seem to have become a hit.  It is actually a test for Saif as well as bollywood  to test the waters with the Indian film going audience with Zombie genre.  If this film were to be a hit then you could expect a torrential rain of zombie movies in the future.    It would be fun watching how Saif and his directors would have treated this untouched subject with Indian angle.

Gippy is a teenage film which as always has a niche teenage audience to take it forward.  If the film is good like SOTY then you have a hit.  

Divide your Saturday for one and Sunday for the other.  Don't blame Saif, if Go Goa Gone falls below your expectations.  Poor man has tried something new.  

The Bar tender

Shootout at Wadala and the Bombay Talkies, what would you prefer this weekend?

SAW (not to be mistaken with the famous English horror flick) or Shootout at Wadala is a flick presented by the Sanjay Gupta & Ekta Kapoor.  If you have seen Shootout at Lokhandwala, you know the genre.  Building up a anti hero to the hilt and then killing him with a encounter is a one line story plot of film.

However the things to watch out for is acting abilities of John Abraham and Manoj Bajpai and the sizzling item song of Sunny Leone.  The dance number should be right up there with Munni and Sheila.  

Story wise the film is simple with the protaganist playing Manya Surve and half of Mumbai's underworld aka Haskar family against him.  The first half is sure to play out this and the second half belongs to the Mumbai Police and its mission impossible Inspector Anil Kapoor.  

Anil Kapoor finally gets to kill John Abraham (like we did not know).  The films of genre tend to be macabre, filthy (language wise) and boring.  But they sure have their die hard fans who would lick this up like the lick Shootout at Lokhandwala.  If you don't mind the gory violence, the profane language and blood oozing everywhere, you can watch this movie.  But if you are expecting some social message out of the film, you will be disappointed.  The director has in his own wisdom tried to make a hero out of a small time crook or an anti hero if you prefer.

The second film is the celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema.  Bombay Talkies is a 4 directors 4 stories film which will leave you a little unnerved.  Capturing the essence of 100 years in 2 hours is a damning task even for ever so melodrama king Karan Johar and company.

Four segments divided by for directors, KJO, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap.  If you are a connosieur of the Indian films this is a must watch, if you are the one who feels at home with the festival kind of movies then also this film is a must watch.  But don't expect any fancy tales, melodrama's or action from this film.  

SAW or BT a tough choice to make for the Bar Tender.  

Coming this Friday Aashiqui 2 from the Mahesh Bhatt stable, will it shine like its first counterpart

After super duper films from the start of Feb, 2013, this Friday is going to be a lull because only one film is releasing on that day.  The Vishesh Films banner has tried to encash the popularity of its old hit Aashiqui starring Rahul Roy by releasing a film with similar name.

Aashiqui as you remember was and is the only film in India to have succeeded on the strength of its songs.  Story wise the film was a dumb one but the melodious songs went on to make it a big hit.  However Mohit Suri is helming the second version of Aashiqui and the songs don't look or seem that melodious.  

The trailor shown on youtube just make you sure that this is a rehashed version of yester years Abhimaan starring Amitabh and Jaya in the lead.  Well that film was a classic but the bar tender feels that this film wont weave the magic of Aashiqui Part 1.

If you are bored this weekend better go to watch the films released earlier like Jolly LLB, Nautanki Saala or Commando

The Bar Tender

Chasme Baddoor two films at the same time a new record for Bollywood

Those who have seen the original from Sai Paranajpe will no doubt recollect a sweet innocent love story and a satire on friendship.  Sai's Chasme Buddoor had no stars in it save Amitabh Bacchan in a guest role yet it went on to be a superhit and is often called a cult classic.  David Dhawan has taken the creativity ahead and released a new Chasme Baddoor with Ali Zafar, Divyendu Sharma, Siddharth, Taapse Pannu.

Himmatwala 2013 Old Wine in a New Bottle, has Bollywood run out of ideas

Astonishing as it may seem but the fad of remaking old hindi films continues at a good pace.  After the success of Don by Farhan Akhtar, may producers and directors are queuing up to make refurbished old hits.  Himmatwala is one such film by Sajid Khan.  

When will Vashu Bhagnani stop wasting money? The week ahead

Vashu Bhagnani is hell bent on making a star out of his son, only this time he has taken the services of Priyadarshan to direct Rangrezz.  The original movie in Tamil has already been made in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali.  Though it proved to be a hit in almost all languages, hindi cinema is a different ball game all together.

Jolly LLB, is it Munnabhai series film Part III or a spoof of My Cousin Vinny

 

 

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has always given us beautiful movies like Parinda, Parineeta, Mission Kashmir and the Munna Bhai series.  The Munna Bhai series is a cult film which has a unique blend of comedy and social message.  Story has it that Vidhu Vinod Chopra offered Subhash Kapoor, the director of Jolly LLB to make the 3rd instalment of Munnabhai.  It is not known what transpired between the two but Subhash Kapoor has gone ahead and made Jolly LLB without Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

 

Kai Po Che, an failed experiment and the films coming this friends

Abhishek Kapoor's honest attempt with Kai Po Che is praiseworthy but as a whole his experiment with continuing the Rock On!! legacy has failed.  The film based on friendship, politics, cricket and religion may have all the basic ingredients of a block buster but Abhishek has't been able to weave the same kind of magic he did with Rock On!!.

Two good films last week , what can we expect this Friday

The last week saw release of two really good films, one for story and other film just for choreography.  Special Chhabbis, as the Bar Tender has already reviewed 14.02.2013, is a a special movie with all the trappings of a bollywood movie.  True suspense, good story and very good acting from the cast has won the critics and the fans alike.  Akshay has created a different fan club of fans for him with this film.