Easy Monthly Instalments also popularly known as EMI is what the middle class prefer as their mode…  

Easy Monthly Instalments also popularly known as EMI is what the middle class prefer as their mode of payment. Also most aren’t strangers to calls promising personal loans in minutes. So when Suniel Shetty announced EMI with Sanjay Dutt as the bhai, it was definitely something to look forward to. A comedy with a message, something similar to Dutt’s extremely popular Munnabhai series. But matching or even coming close to Rajkumar Hirani’s epic movies, is not something you could expect from Saurabh Kabra, directing his very first movie. EMI stars off pretty well, some of the jokes are clean and rib tickling. But the movie looses its way post interval, with the writing being the main culprit, for the otherwise well directed film. The message the director tries to convey through EMI is the importance of being responsible once the dotted line is signed for a loan. But in an effort to try and commercialize the film, the director, takes a path which many directors have in the past. So when the credits finally roll EMI turns out to be nothing but your regular Bollywood masala potboiler. We have Sattar Bhai (Sanjay Dutt), who is a successful recovery agent and owner of Good Luck recovery agency, with dreams of being a politician and social worker. So he is advised by the people who matter, to give people respect to get respect in return. So the ruthless bhai, turns into a good clean-hearted man, who not only helps people solve personal problems but also falls madly in love with a ‘loan victim’ (if you can call them so). There are 4 short tales out of which the father-son story stands out and is easily the one most can relate to. Aashish Chaudary and Neha Uberoi tale, is poor performance wise but the story is by far the second best. The Urmila Matondkar and Arjun Rampal storylines are a terrible let down. The music is average. Sanjay Dutt holds the movie together and does complete justice to a role he can easily sleep walk through. Urmila Matonkar looks better than we last saw her in Karzzz, but her laugh should be dubbed, its terrible. Arjun Rampal does well. Malaika Arora Khan sizzles her way through. Rest are okay. Overall, EMI is worth a watch for Sanju’s performance and its interesting subject. All said and done, it could have been much better than it actually turned out to be. For a movie that seemed to have tremendous potential and mass appeal, its disappointing. This movie is Average. 

"EMI" had a very good subject and a somewhat impressive star cast. The script didn't quite live up…  

"EMI" had a very good subject and a somewhat impressive star cast. The script didn't quite live up to what the movie was trying to say. Sanjay Dutt gives one of the finest performances ever, but the rest of the cast fails to leave an impact. The music is mediocre and some of the comedy is unintentional. It's a good movie to watch if you want to kill some time.  

EMI is an ordinary movie, the script is exciting but something was missing, the movie doesn't…  

EMI is an ordinary movie, the script is exciting but something was missing, the movie doesn't really succeed to attract the viewer attention. Anyways, not bad either. 

it was a nice movie by debutant director. it reflects the hidden policies of banks n how every one…  

it was a nice movie by debutant director. it reflects the hidden policies of banks n how every one is getting addicted by the loans, credit cards. MUST WATCH 

I really liked the subject, it was original and meaningful but yes there are weak places in this…  

I really liked the subject, it was original and meaningful but yes there are weak places in this movie which could have been made a lot better. But overall, i think its worth watching at least once. I found it fairly interesting how they have made such a light-hearted film with such a major & serious issue as a theme. I don't know why people are saying such negative things about this movie... i absolutely enjoyed watching it, Specially Sanjay Dutt's cute performance... He is such a joy to look at in this film! Urmilla has always been one of my favourite actress, her role is small but powerful. 

abe kya hai yeh koi batoo....aur sanju bhai hai iaame ..itne bure din aa gaye kya sanju ke...  

abe kya hai yeh koi batoo....aur sanju bhai hai iaame ..itne bure din aa gaye kya sanju ke... 

big bore movie...  

big bore movie... 

The movie is strictly OK and it is only because of the originality of the script otherwise its not…  

The movie is strictly OK and it is only because of the originality of the script otherwise its not something that bollywood needs right now. The concept reflects the open ended creativity of the storyteller and the director and also that the movie was not meant to be a blockbuster. Its a an average movie for an average cinema goer but i should tell you that it is not the right time for such movie because right now bollywood is looking for something that could bring back people to cinema houses not 'Please' the ones who are already coming. About the characters, everybody played its part ok nothing specifically flawed keeping in mind that the whole package was B grade, nothing was wrong. I would close my remarks saying i appreciate people with original ideas over those who copy but this is not the right timing , audience only wants BLOCKBUSTERS right now!! 

I am writing this review straight after coming home from the noon show.. Wanted to watch quantum of…  

I am writing this review straight after coming home from the noon show.. Wanted to watch quantum of solace but was houseful ( got tickets for tomorrow and cant wait to review it ) so settled for watching EMI. Well first things first, the theatre was aroung 70 % empty and i couldnt help wondering if i made a bad choice. The movie started with Arjun Rampal who is a DJ and gets his extra cash from credit card fraud and i had a sinking feeling immediately. The long drawly talk, unwanted dialogues, scenes and a song sequence featuring Malaika aurora Khan once again potraying the same age old semi clad sexy siren type role that she has done to death already. Stifling a yawn i was getting up to leave the theatre when they started the sext sequence featuring Aashish Chowdhary and his whole future life planned completely on a bank loan ( his marriage , honeymoon, new home , car , laptop etc etc ) and it brought a smile to my face so i sat down. The next sub plot is about a lonely father who takes an educational loan for his son who hasnt figured what to do in life but wants to do MBA in UK because his friends are doing it. The fourth sub plot is about urmila whose husband commits suicide and thus she cant get his life insurance money. So she consults a local goonda who promises to make it look like murder but on the payment of 20 lakhs only of which 10 lakhs advance is required, so urmila too is forced to take loan to pay him !!<BR><BR> The whole movie is about loans and credit cards and in depth analysis of 4 above mentioned people/ couple who has taken advantage of the laon schemes but becomes defaulters due to various problems . The bank then hands over these cases to Good Luck recovery agencies, a seedy looking agency run by Suttar bhai ( sanjay dutt ) who uses every trick in the book to recover these amounts though their trick of choice is threatening physical harm. Suttar dreams of becoming a politician, and when his mentor utters this words of wisdom " give respect, take respect. Solve peoples problems before solving the country ’s " A changed man, Suttar then delves into the problems that these people faced and solves them so that they can pay back the amount and in the mean while he falls in love with urmila !! I am not mentioning the solution he offers so that your movie watching experience in case you do choose to watch it isnt ruined. <BR><BR> I hope u see the wafer thin plot here. Its a good topic but picturised badly. I went in hoping to see a comedy but the movie was generally serious. All in all its a weak plot, one which makes u think its unnecessary to make a movie on the subject. There are a few laugh inducing scenes i must say. Towards the climax the movie is in fast forward mode where the director just wants it to end !! Watch it if u have no other choice. 

Few months ago a film called Saas Bahu Aur Sen Sex hit the screens and disappeared before you could…  

Few months ago a film called Saas Bahu Aur Sen Sex hit the screens and disappeared before you could finish saying its title. The film sought to show the life of contemporary Indian middle class, their dreams, aspirations and pitfalls. This week's release EMI also has the urban Indian middle class as its protagonist. But unlike Saas Bahu Aur Sen Sex, the film focuses on a different temptress called the Equitable Monthly Instalments or EMI. Despite being two very different films targeted at very different sets of audiences, it is spooky to see how similar the flaws are. Both films for instance lack a coherent storyline. They also have very weak characters and songs in both the movies could well be done away with. What's more, while Saas Bahu Aur Sen Sex has wasted a talented actor, Farooque Shaikh, this one totally wastes Sanjay Dutt. Now the complete title of EMI is EMI – Liya Hai to Chukana Padega. It draws its inspiration from real life incidents of goons posing as loan recovery agents and harassing defaulters till they either pay up or end their lives. Prerna (Urmila Matondkar) is one such woman whose husband has chosen the latter option and left his wife and daughter in the lurch. The pretty and young housewife is left dealing with the police to prove that her husband died under mysterious circumstances just so that she can lay claim to his insurance money. Ryan (Arjun Rampal) is a resident DJ of a popular club and a Casanova who, as a character in the film points out, 'has credit cards of all colours'. He sports an Ed Hardy shirt and doesn't think twice before swiping the card to buy his live-in partner Nancy (Malaika Arora Khan) an expensive Tag Heuer watch. Anil (Ashish Chowdhry) is a sex addict who after much consideration has finally decided to tie the knot and borrows heavily before taking the plunge. But barely a year later he finds himself seeking a divorce and is on the brink of insanity, as the 'Easy Monthly Instalments' don't get repaid as he had planned. Chandrakant (Kulbhushan Karbanda) has given in to his emotions and borrowed money to fulfil his son's dreams of going abroad for further studies. But sure enough, the wastrel returns home with yet another feather-brained idea for his future leaving his father no options but to start working all over again. Now all these individual stories come together at the office of Goodluck Recovery Agency whose big boss is one Sattar Bhai (Sanjay Dutt). Sattar is a no-nonsense chap who hammers the living daylights out of the people who owe money to banks. While the first half of the film largely drags and you try really hard not to sleep, it is the post-intermission part that actually shows signs of being something close to interesting. Sattar bhai, an aspiring politician, has a change of heart He decides – quite like Munnabhai – to counsel these people in need and understand their problems rather than just wield the hockey stick. And yet again like Munna, Sattar too falls for a damsel and goes all out to help her. It is this innocence that actually endears you to Sattar the character and Dutt the actor, who pretty much holds the film together. But having seen him do the very same thing in the two Munnabhai films, it comes across as rather repetitive and frankly quite boring. However it must be confessed, Dutt manages to do a brilliant job out of his limited screen time. The part where he pulls a fast one on Ryan who is teaching him table etiquettes is quite funny. There's another scene, which many of us who will empathise with. The bank's chairman calls Sattar for a meeting and asks him to soften his ways. At this point Sattar, slightly irritated, shoots back: "Aap mujhe paise dete ho… woh bhi cheque se… aur TDS kaat ke." (You pay me to do this job… by cheque and to top it deduct tax!) It's not like there aren't great moments in this film. Indeed, some of the lines are really quite funny. Besides the one above, there's another towards the end of the film where on a date Urmila – out of habit – calls him Sattar Bhai. Our Charlie who is besotted by her almost goes down on his knees and says, "Bhai mat bulana!" But these moments and lines are too far and few in-between. Besides the Munnabhai hangover, the film also suffers from a terrible flaw – that of far too many songs. There are two picturised on Malaika Arora Khan who despite having a great body looks haggard to say the least. And we aren't even mentioning Arjun's wannabe John Travolta act in one of them. But Malaika is not alone. Ashish Chowdhry and Urmila Matondkar also look terrible in the film. It's one thing Ashish plays someone who makes you want to slap him across the face. But little can be said about his comic timing and acting. Ditto for Urmila who seems to have exactly those seven and a half practiced expressions, which she's used right from Rangeela to Karzzzz and now in EMI. Her character is so loosely sketched, it makes her look like a gold digging b***h when the film's posters tell you she's some damsel in distress. Verdict: Unless the makers offer you tickets on instalments and don't send recovery agents after you, give this one a pass.  

The first half of EMI shows how the greed and ambition of people are fancied by banks with sweet…  

The first half of EMI shows how the greed and ambition of people are fancied by banks with sweet words and simple procedures. Ryan (Arjun Rampal) is a night club DJ who take credit cards from all sources and flirt with any beauty enter the club. Prerna Joshi (Urmila Matondkar) whose husband committed suicide but she is fighting to get the 2 Crore insurance money by trying to make the incident as a murder. To pay to the goons she has to take loan. Anil-Shilpa (Aashish Chaudhary – Neha Oberoi) they are planning to get married but they have some ambitious dreams. A retired employee (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) who had to take loan to help his son go for studies in overseas. Inevitably all 4 become defaulters and their respective files came to Good luck recovery agency, owned by Sattar Bhai (Sanjay Dutt). Sattar Bhai started his agency with 2 people and now 400 people are there to serve him. He uses every trick in the book and out of the book to get the money out of people. His latest interest is to enter into politics and then to social work. He got an advice to win the hearts of people. From here the story takes a shift. Watch the film to see how the Bhai treat the cases and start a love interest as well.<BR><BR> The theme was interesting and throughout the first half the movie did justice to the title and the theme. However, the second half brought a twist in direction which I feel damaged the impact the movie could have created. It is a lost opportunity for the makers.<BR><BR> The movie was promoted as a comedy, but the first half was almost a serious movie. However, when some comedy pumped to the film the subject got diluted. The theme got good scope of creating comedy, like cheating the debt collectors, hiding facts from woman interests etc., however the writer director Saurabh Kadra was less imaginative and didn’t put any effort to make it interesting. <BR><BR> The performance including Sanjay Dutt, Urmila Matondkar, Arjun Rampal, Aashish Chaudhary, Neha Oberoi…all were ok, but the writer let them all down by giving weak characters and lifeless situations. Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s performance however stands out. The supporting cast lead by Manoj Joshi were good.<BR><BR> Songs and Cinematography were average, Editing could have been better. <BR><BR> Overall, the movie doesn’t lives up to expectation. The first half did some justice to the topic but the fun was missing. The second half bought some smile but then the plot deviated to unwanted territories. The film may be worth a watch for Sanjay Dutt and some smiles brought out in the second half. The film fail to give out the message which was suppose to on the one hand and fail to create the smile as prompted by the genre called ’comedy’. Worth a watch at your own risk!  

The loan culture has caught on in a big way. A majority of people have availed of assorted loans,…  

The loan culture has caught on in a big way. A majority of people have availed of assorted loans, at some point or other. That makes EMI relevant, identifiable. Debutant director Saurabh Kabra picks up incidents from real life and depicts the pros and cons of availing loans.<BR><BR> E.M.I. starts with a powerful message for people who take loans and are unable to payback the EMI’s. The film gets dull after initial first half as the script gets imprecise after a few sequences. The story of the film is about four different set of people who take loans from small town gangster turned businessman Sattar, who is owner of Good Luck Recovery Agency and they are unable to payback the money.<BR><BR> Sattar is strict on getting EMI’s back on the loans he gave but as he gets a new love in his life, he losses concentration to get the money back, instead he starts solving personal problems of people who have taken money from him. The script gets boring after Sattar falls in love but the performance of Sanjay Dutt throughout the film keeps the movie alive.<BR><BR> But EMI does a somersault as it deviates from fact to fiction and follows the beaten path in its second half. And that’s when the film slips. While the writing clearly lacks dum in the post-interval portions, a few scenes do register an impact, courtesy Sanju.<BR><BR> To cut a long story short, EMI loses focus midway and hence, loses balance. Watch it for Sanju’s sake, who plays the lovable Bhai with flourish. On the whole, EMI has its share of interesting moments, but they are few and far between. Disappointing!