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  • Rocky Rani Review: The Grand Bollywood Entertainer With Progressive Messages!

    Rocky Rani Review: The Grand Bollywood Entertainer With Progressive Messages!

    Rocky Rani Review: The Grand Bollywood Entertainer With A Dose Of Progressive Messages! A Rocking Watch!

    Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Review: The Karan Johar ‘Its About Loving Your Family’ Get A Socio-Liberal Makeover!

    RARKIPK Has All The Typical Karan Johar Ingredients: The Flamboyant Over The Top Super Rich Punjabi Family, Glamorous Protagonists, Top Line Starcast, Designer Clothes, Larger Than Life Sets, Foot Tapping Music, Spectacular Dance Numbers, Smart Humorous Lines, Emotional Masala & A Happy Ending! Only Kajol Cameo Is Missing!

    Super Wealthy Family Heir Rocky & Feisty Journalist Rani Fall In Love While Trying To Reunite A Their Respective Grandparents. Rocky’s Grandpa & Rani’s Grandma Are Soulmates Who Lived A Lifetime In A Week But Drifted Apart.

    As Always, The Families Are Chalk & Cheese – The Intellectually Culturally Rich Bengalis Replace Gujjus To Lock Horns With The Punju Family. Rocky & Rani Decide To Swap Places And Stay With Each Other’s Family To Bridge The Differences. Inspired By ‘DDLJ’ & ‘2 States’, Both Try To Impress & Befriend The Families. After A Roller Coaster Ride, Love Triumphs!

    The Journey To The Marriage Altar Is Where All The Action Is – With Loads Of Social Message – Patriarchy, Misogyny, Bodyshaming, Gender Equality, Racism, Cancel Culture! Feminism – Karan Johar Packages All This In His Typical Bollywood Style! Rocky’s Kathak Dance With Rani’s Father & Lingerie Shopping With Rani’s Mother Clearly Drive A Message. ‘Talent Is Genderless’ Conversation Or Rocky’s Cancel Culture Outburst – All Are Heartwarming!

    Ranveer Entertains With His Energy, Comic Timing & Emotions – But This Is What He Can Do At 3 AM In Morning. Nothing New For Him. Alia Is Vaidehi (Badri Ki Dulhaniya) & Ananya (2 States) In Glamorous Sarees But More Stormier This Time! Ranveer Alia Chemistry Keep You Glued! Shabana Azmi Charms & Shows Real Class – Full Marks To Her. Jaya Bachchan Get To Play Amitabh’s Mohabbatein’s Narayan Shankar & K3G’s Yashvardhan Raichand Patriarchal Roles. Special Mention For The Supporting Cast – All Are Wonderful Especially Tota Roy Chowdhury, Anjali Anand & Aamir Bashir.

    Pritam’s Music Is Good But It Is The Retro Music That Impresses The Most. Tum Kya Mile & Kamleya Are Beautiful Songs! Cheers To Karan Johar For His Strong Direction, Playing To Strengths Of His Favourite Alia & Ranveer & All Actors, Infusing The Proceedings With Perfect Tadka Of Humour And Emotions!

    Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani – A Great Watch!

  • Gully Boy Review: A Soul-Stirring Entertainer

    Gully Boy Review: A Soul-Stirring Entertainer

    Gully Boy is a must watch movie!

    Hats off to Zoya for a brave and inspiring movie. How a small Gully Boy (kid from the street) uses his talent to rise in life against all odds. He uses hip-hop as expression of his despair.

    Ranveer’s purple patch continues. He is awesome – again! In complete contrast to Simba and his high-energy self, we see a vulnerable and restrained protagonist. His channelizes his character’s anger and frustration into a productive outlet – rap. He listens to the insults. He maintains his relations and friendships. He makes his point – but never dramatic. He is never over-the-top. Ranveer internalises Muraad effortlessly. He is flawed but honest. He is Dharavi boy with big dreams.

    Alia (Safeena) supports Ranveer’s steel resolve with her solid, energetic and power-punched performance. She is truly bombastic as a ‘tod-phod’ character. Siddhant Chaturvedi shines in a great debut and provides the right momentum to the proceedings. He is leading the charge in the first half. He is a great revelation. Kalki, Vijay Raaz and everyone else provide a solid support.

    Zoya has made a thoughtful movie that is equally entertaining. She has made a compelling argument. She is giving microphone to the less heard voices of Bombay. The less-privileged living next to high rises can also rise high! It is a positive attitude pill – something that everyone will enjoy.

    Zoya probes gently into the souls of each character and presents their conflicts and challenges in a gentle way. It is not just a story of Muraad but also of Safeena, M C Sher, Murad’s mom, Murad’s dad, Sky, Moin etc.

    Small and strong statements exist throughout the movie. Ranveer is measuring the bathroom of Sky’s house and compares with his room. Ranveers sees people dragging on lives in the city of dreams. One of the most beautiful moment was when Ranveer is driving the employer’s daughter and she is sobbing. The class divide is wide enough to drown the humanity. Later in the movie, when Sky bridges the divides, Muraad says: Thank You!

    And yes, the rap songs have wonderful lyrics. They are a character in itself and one enjoys them thoroughly.

    Listen to the great track:
    Apna time aayega!
    Zinda mera khwab ab kaise tu dafnayega?
    Kyun lagta hai yeh bustee ek andha kuan hain

    My beloved Bombay is a character in the movie with its trains, Dharavi, fast life. The film gives a real feel of the “Gully” life.

    The movie has its heart in the right place. Ranveer Ka Time Aa Gaya Hai! It is the first great movie of the year 2019. Do not miss it! Watch it!