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shashibilagi
Aarakshan ** Aarakshan fiasco*** Just finished watching a noon show almost empty, well let me make…
Aarakshan ** Aarakshan fiasco*** Just finished watching a noon show almost empty, well let me make it clear, to be fair on Prakash Jha, movie doesn’t take any sides, n speaks for Reservation thro the main protagonists. Movie, has to say is a sincere n genuine attempt at showcasing commercialization of education. But where does Aarakshan come in the first place? Though movie has got few references in the first half but other than that it focuses mainly on the growing tuition business. Tell me when was the last time a movie got a complete week’s primetime in almost all news channels, Jha deserves the credit for making this happen. Take a controversial name for the ‘title’ and get all the limelight before the release. Well sad it is, but not enough to make it a success. About movie Big B sleepwalks through his role, Saif sparkles but a certain ‘Devgan’ would have been a apt choice, Pratiek doesn’t do any good to help himself, well have to give it to Deepika, finally after half a dozen releases, she gets it right this time around, good job done, Manoj Bajpayee sadly hams throughout the movie, there are a whole lot of artists who doesn’t create any mark. Music is just okay. Screenplay is average, at times it just turns out to be comic unintentionally when Saif calls Deepika from possibly America and her phone shows a Mumbai landline no. Not done. Coming to the fiasco it has been banned in UP, AP and Punjab. This is not the first time a movie faces ban, there have been innumerable instances be it Zakhm, Water, Black Friday, Parzania, Fanaa n many more, it’s high time movies are not meddled with, n leave it to audience to accept or reject it. It’s easy said than done, so let us see what holds in future n how many more years will India take to have a mature n unbiased outlook. Only complaint against Jha, he could have easily got a different title, my feeling he knew this would garner lot of attention n hence went for it. But at the end of day everyone does it for publicity, so it’s okay ;) but you can’t taste success unless you make a good movie out of it and this time around he falters!!!!!
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sajudev2004
It was dual scripted and not justify completely the tittle of the movie..First half was totally…
It was dual scripted and not justify completely the tittle of the movie..First half was totally relate the tittle but second half movie was out of track or subject, it turned like from reservation to education prob.Though it was good to see all those challenge give n take between mr bachchan n manoj.
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DonDiox
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hitarth
as the name suggest the movie deal with the current and most complicated issue of aarakshan...the…
as the name suggest the movie deal with the current and most complicated issue of aarakshan...the first half is vary powerfull while the second half lack grip and it looses all aarakshan plot some where...all actors have done a very excellent job..amitabh bachchan has done a supeb job as he always does..saif ali khan gives his best after omkara..pratiek is good...deepika is fine yashpal sharma is memoriable manoj is excellent and so is saurabh shukla..
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gk2ab
kakresna
It's below my expectations. I was expecting Aarakshan to be better than Raajneeti; but…
It's below my expectations. I was expecting Aarakshan to be better than Raajneeti; but unfortunately it's not the case. Only Amitabh Bachchan managed to capture my attention. Saif, Deepika and Manoj are average. Prateik has problems in delivering his dialogues. The concept is ok since it talks of Reservations. Music is boring. Not a single song can be a chartbuster. Thumbs down!!!
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nishant_k909
wonderful movie..excellent...Its Amitabh all the way...he creates magic on screen...clapps and…
wonderful movie..excellent...Its Amitabh all the way...he creates magic on screen...clapps and seetis greet his dialogues and performance....Jha has made a hard hitting enganging drama that should be liked by one and all, specially the gentry.....Bachchan Rocks and so the other stars...Saif's second best performance after Omkara...Manoj and Deepika are also worth watching..overall a winner in all aspects
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rhino1751
Good Movie but the films main agenda is not portrayed in second half it's main agenda has been…
Good Movie but the films main agenda is not portrayed in second half it's main agenda has been diverted to Prabhakar Anand (Mr. Bachachan) personal matter. Unnecessary emphasis on Mr. Bachachan character, despite of his brilliant performance it's not needed in movie plot. I think it is good movie but could be better. But enjoyed a lot.
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chinmaynakhwa
wow.this is what can be expected from a director like Prakash Jha.a movie which is entertaining…
wow.this is what can be expected from a director like Prakash Jha.a movie which is entertaining plus gives a good message plus tells about the incidents that happened by a beautiful medium of cinema.as usual brilliant work by the director and screenplay writer.they have showed this issue of Reservation very well.all those who have doubts about this Reservation will be cleared after watching this film.it gives gives a clear idea whether Reservation is Good or Bad.talking about performances this in an out and out Amitabh Bachchan's film.rest all have performed very well even actors like Tanvi Azmi,Yashpal Sharma have done a great job even though they had very less roles.music was good.overall an outstanding film which needs to be watched by everyone.this one is highly recommended.
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