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sanjaymk
Very nice movie seen after long time, really enjoyed from beginning to end. New concept, refreshing…
Very nice movie seen after long time, really enjoyed from beginning to end. New concept, refreshing acting and every thing was just super. This movie has done what even big budget movie could not do.. i.e. REAL ENTERTAINMENT.
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niak210
Haven’t we all experienced it again and again? We rest our hopes on a particular movie, we wait…
Haven’t we all experienced it again and again? We rest our hopes on a particular movie, we wait for months for its release and finally when the movie releases and we complete the viewing, we come out of cinema halls with our heads spinning, our chins dropping and our heart broken. On the contrary, there are times when we keep on ignoring the promos and previews of a particular movie and carry zero anticipation about its arrival. Somehow we end up going to watch that movie either just to kill boredom or just because a friend recommended it. And when we come out from the theatre, we have smiling lips, refreshed minds and elated hearts. The latest offering of Yash Raj Production house titles “Band Bajaa Baaraat†is one such movie. This production house had broken my heart so many times in the recent years that when they started promoting this latest movie with a debutant hero and a heroine which had failed to impress me at all, I totally ignored the promos and openly announced that this is another of those wannabe romantic comedies with beaten to death storyline. Though the movie doesn’t initiate any revolution in the world of film-making, yet I will admit and confess that I was horribly wrong in my presumptions about the film. Lets find out how wrong I was… Pleasant surprises of the film… • Before anything else, the casting is the trump card of this film. The irony is that this was the top most reason why I neglected the movie before its release. But in reality the rightly cast actors provide the most pleasant surprise. (I’ll talk a bit more about performances later on). • Direction by the debutant Maneesh Sharma is extraordinary. If 2009 had gifted Bollywood with talented directors such as Ayan Mukerji (Wake up Sid) and Zoya Akhtar (Luck by Chance), then Maneesh Sharma is the gift of 2010 for the film industry. His treatment to the subject is so natural and simple yet so engrossing and charming. • The screenplay and dialogues by Habib Faisal are beautiful. They are intelligently written, yet simple to understand and appreciate. • The cinematography is wonderful. • Though it is not extraordinary, yet the music by Salim-Salman is well suited for this film. The songs didn’t sound too pleasing on audio but their video presentation makes them sound really good. Especially the choreography of “Ainvayi Ainvayi†makes it stand out. • The first half of the film is simply outstanding. It is so pleasing to watch fresh faces who are so relatable speaking and doing things which we not only enjoy, but also yearn to become a part of. Any Glitches??? Definitely yes… • The second half is not as gripping as the first and it drags just a little bit more than required. • The climax is the weakest point of the movie. Being a romantic comedy, it was bound to have a climax similar to this but still they could’ve opted for a better way to execute the ending (something which was very effectively done in another rom-com of this year “I hate love storiesâ€) Not any more negatives in my point, and keeping in view the strength of the positives, these minuses can be ignored. The Baaraatis (performances) • You might call me bragging about it but I don’t why I have a feeling that a new star is born. I’ve had this feeling twice in recent memory. Once when I watched Shahid in “Ishk Vishk†and second time when I watched Ranbir Kapoor in “Saawariya†and now after quite some time the new dude Ranveer Singh has caused me to have this feeling once again. I didn’t like him at all in the promos but my goodness does he impress with his performance or what? He maintains a perfect composure throughout the movie and is beautifully restrained. He is not only a good actor, but a “star†of days to come. • Anushka Sharma annoyed me to limits in her earlier two films but I suppose she has found a magician somewhere who has transformed her into a wonderful performer, as what she displays in this movie is total control over each and every expression and dialogue. She looks beautiful and acts very maturely. • All the supporting cast, though fresh and unknown, is highly impressive. Overall “Band Baaja Baaraat†is one of the most pleasant surprises of this year. It reemphasizes that old saying of not judging a book by its cover. This is a beautiful and simple little movie which has merits of restoring faith among the people like me who had eventually given up on Yash Raj Banner. I recommend all of you to join this Baraat and let the Band Baajaa entertain you and I thank all those friends who recommended me to join. My Rating: 3.5/5 (it was supposed to be 3, but an extra 0.5 for it being such a pleasant surprise
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Umang6891
Wowwww. What a Movie.. New Actor Ranveer Singh is awasome n Anshka is mind blowing. Well performed…
Wowwww. What a Movie.. New Actor Ranveer Singh is awasome n Anshka is mind blowing. Well performed by them. Maneesh Sharma has gone fantastic work of Direction n he creat shaadi mahool in Delhi very well in the movie. It makes movie more beautiful. 1st half is very good n quite comic n funny things in it but 2nd halt is ok. It's great experiance watching it. Must Watch. It's worthy for your Money.....
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The thing that rom-coms must have: energetic music, good chemistry between leads, credible…
The thing that rom-coms must have: energetic music, good chemistry between leads, credible performances and the most important, a good script. This film has everything in the bag except for the script which is predictable and gets confused in its latter half, where love oscillates from Anushka to Ranveer. !5 minutes in the film and you know where the film is going to have its end. Still this one is a entertaining film which has freshness in the narration. The director passes the script with the leads that saves the film from its lapses. The director manipulatively uses the wafer-thin story, but he never losses his grip on the chemistry between his leads. You don’t even know how your time speeded and the first half is over. It goes in tone and keeps you smiling. The second half does have the identical problem with the sentiments which goes bit over. Again in the climax the film raises high and doesn’t fail to make you smile. There are not many gags but some dialogues are very good and the wittiness in the dialogues displays the background of Delhi. Ranveer Singh is a man to stay here because his act is powerful and he is very confident. Undoubtedly, Anushka is the soul of the film. It is her first film where she carries the show on her responsibilities and she does it superb. The music by Salim-Sulaiman is good and the songs are well timed. Roughly 2.15 hours are not going to be said as wasted instead it may make you feel lucky to watch this. The director has done his job and has put everything in right spot but if there would have been little editing in second half; the film would have put even brighter impression. The best thing about the film is that it never takes itself too serious in first half, but the director does it in second half. Still “Band Baaja Baarat†is decent surprise by YRF. Don’t underestimate this one which tries only to keep you smiling and it does it very well Review: 3/5
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