it's a movie which talks about freindship,love,terrorism......a movie is very well handled by kabir…  

it's a movie which talks about freindship,love,terrorism......a movie is very well handled by kabir khan .........it's difficult to make such movies...... 

New York is an intimate look at the inter relationship between 3 friends, and how a post 9/11 world…  

New York is an intimate look at the inter relationship between 3 friends, and how a post 9/11 world changes their view on life. Director Kabir Khan, sets up the story at a fast pace even as he deftly intercuts between, the present and Neil’s flasbacks in an interrogation by FBI agent, Irfan. The story starts with the arrival of a newbie Neil at NYU. John and Katrina play his classmates and while, John is the almost American campus hero, Katrina plays John’s friend, who secretly loves him - and Neil plays the wide eyed, innocent, scholarship winning boy from Delhi, who mistakes Katrina’s friendship for love. After abruptly parting ways, Neil is forced to enter back into the lives of the now married John and Kat. Irfan, the FBI agent manipulates Neil into spying on John, as he is suspected of being a terrorist. Much of the second half is spent on the inter-relationship between Neil, John and Kat, and a back story to explain John’s motivation. While this does slacken the pace - this is essentially what the movie is about. Even though the movies title “New York”, hints towards a large canvas - the movie is essentially about the interplay between these lead characters. Apart from one pre-interval dramatic ‘reveal’ - New York, by and large, keeps it straight and restrains itself away from melodrama. While this works at some level, a rather straight climax, and the slack pace in the second half - do subtract from the movie’s overall impact. Coming to specifics, Kabir Khan’s second outing after Kabul Express does not dissapoint, and in fact showcases his growing competence as a director. In the pre-interval reveal, and the sequence showing John’s detention, Kabir is at his best. All the actor’s have also been forced to emote in a suprisingly large part of the movie in extreme close up - and all of them do a very competent job. But the surprise package definitely is Neil. In all his previous movies, we have seen him playing a young vulnerable guy caught in difficult situations - but here he is called upon to play a wide range of emotions, and he delivers in them all. Look out for his reaction in the scene where Kat reveals her love for John, and you know that Neil will be playing a long innings. John also starts well as the arrogant student, and also does a great job as the vulnerable victim. Katrina endears with her onscreen presence, and also manages the dramatic bits towards the end quite well. Irfan is surprisingly muted as the ruthless FBI agent! That apart, Nawazuddin (whom we had earlier seen in Firaq) delivers a great cameo with just 2 scenes. Particularly commendable is his emotional description of his detention. Heres an actor to watch out for. On the technical side, the camera work and editing is competent. Pritam’s music works in the movie’s situations, but you will be hard pressed to remember it outside he theatre. Julius Packiams background score however, does underline the movies various high notes. All in all, New York does a great job of examining a contentious, contemporary issue. It does so without succumbing to melodrama and stays away from any ‘formula’. A tighter second half, and a better climax would have made this movie more impactful - but even with these flaws, New York is a must see. By: beta@merimaacinemaa.com  

i dont know why some people are saying its an ba movie may be they havnt seen the movie or they are…  

i dont know why some people are saying its an ba movie may be they havnt seen the movie or they are fake,sereously its an awsome movie all 4 of them including irfaan given best performence the gripp is good to see it is finest movie of 2009 hope u go for it must go for it happy moments come in life very rare dont miss it 

I wattched this movie in UAE. It's strictly an OK movie. The performances were commendable,…  

I wattched this movie in UAE. It's strictly an OK movie. The performances were commendable, especially from Neil and Katrina. But I could not get the message out of this movie. Kabir Khan simply showed the torture faced my one community post 9/11 and how some of the targets react. That's it. In fact it tried to justify America, when Irfan says that big countries tend to make mistakes under pressure. Khud ke Liye though a different moview, had a much stong message, though Newyork is technically better 

Great Movie. 100 out of 100 Record Breaking Movie  

Great Movie. 100 out of 100 Record Breaking Movie 

Movie could have touched people's hearts but due to lack of the story and NO MMESSAGE frm…  

Movie could have touched people's hearts but due to lack of the story and NO MMESSAGE frm director.. Worse Casting.. it wasnt able to.. I could not understand why MR. CHOPRA had to even think to attempt such senseless movie. I am sorry Kabir.. But it didnt work 

Its a good film... the story slows down a bit in de second half, but the first half will get you…  

Its a good film... the story slows down a bit in de second half, but the first half will get you all excited.. The direction is good, All in all a good film. 

Never before has a movie compelled me to come back home and let the world know what a treat I had…  

Never before has a movie compelled me to come back home and let the world know what a treat I had just had. Taare Zameen Par was one such movie but then I saw it very late. Several others had already done the job that I am now doing for New York. And in a way I feel lucky to write the first review on bollywood hungama. New York is one such movie you can proudly say that you watched first day first show! Do yourself a favor - go watch New York. It is not just a movie - its a thought. A sincere thought. I marvel the actors and the whole team on putting together such a masterpiece. We always thought Katrina can't act - go watch New York. We thought John still needs some crash course in handling emotional scenes - go watch New York. Is neil the most promising new comer? Go watch New York. The last narrative write-up had audience clapping. You feel this is so real. Its a story of our times. Of our world. In short its awesome! Go watch New York. 

It was not as expected... not a bad movie but not so good too..Acting wise it was really bad, did…  

It was not as expected... not a bad movie but not so good too..Acting wise it was really bad, did not expect this kind of performance from Neil after Jhonny Gaddar ,same expressions all the time over & over in the movie... when Jhon keeps silence at that time it feels good... Katrina was good..  

The film is not convincing ill say sit at home instead of watching it the subject was gud but the…  

The film is not convincing ill say sit at home instead of watching it the subject was gud but the script and direction falled miserably 

a good movie with some decent performances and a relief to see a good movie after such a long…  

a good movie with some decent performances and a relief to see a good movie after such a long interval should go for it thoroughly entertaining..... 

wooow dis movie is very good n da story ,performance by all da cast is excellent .jus one word .go…  

wooow dis movie is very good n da story ,performance by all da cast is excellent .jus one word .go for dis one!