Lafengey Parindey -- full of surprises

Rating: 3.25/5 stars
Value for money: Rs.100 value for a Rs.50 ticket! Double paisa vasool.
One word review: Entertaining
Prediction: Will be a hit. May also become a cult film, with cult dialogs.


This film truly surprised me. I was expecting one of the same old forumula gangster cum romance film; but, surprise, it takes pot shots at life! It is definitely one of the most entertaining films of the year. Gopi Puthran the story/screenplay/dailogue writer is truly a great find and we will certainly hear more about him.

In the acting department, the entire cast surprises you by giving very competent performances. I really loved the Bhai, KK Menon makes a good guest appearance. Both Deepika and Neil surprised me with their performance! All the other goofily named characters were also good.

The story is extremely well written and the film is well directed. The dialogs are memorable and strong! Mumbaiya and tapori language rules! This film reminds you of the good old day films where story and entertainment was paramount. Basically, that formula has been worked out for today's audience.

BTW, the morning 10 am show (Rs.50 ticket) was nearly HOUSEFULL! (the next audi had ONLY 8 people watching Peepli Live! Compare this with 300 people watching Lafengey Parindey!)

The songs and music are quite good. The photography too is quite good.

What is outstanding is the skating choreography (Sandro Guerro)! Deepika and Neil really shine in the skating scenes!

The end is a little bit abrupt and predictable!

Will I watch it again? Yes, of course. There is a bit of violence and gangsterism is the backdrop, but this film is about life and love. Definitely worth a watch, if not more. Go for it! Finally, a truly entertaining film.

Aisha

Rating: 2/5
Value: Rs.50/Rs.100
One word review: Boring
Prediction: Film will recover its money.
Recommendation: Worth avoiding.

Aisha is a fairly boring film as it deals with the standard subjects of marriage, love triangles, and match making. There is no freshness in the film. It is a stale subject filmed in a very boring manner.

Sonam, Miss Dube and Cyrus are unbearable. Amrita Puri as the behenji was quite good. Abhay Deol is totally wasted. Abhay what were you thinking when you signed the film? Arunoday Singh makes a fine debut (assuming it is a debut). Anand Tiwari too which watchable.

The Gal Mithi Mithi bol song comes at the very end. This I think is the only good part of the film.

I cannot understand why we need to adapt a classic like Emma. I have not seen Clueless, but most probably it is an adaptation of Clueless. Even when we do, why can't we make it snazzy, interesting, entertaining.

I feel we can term this an out and out multiplex film -- with quite a bit of English dialogues. It is a very quaint film, with horse polo and river rafting. I think the film is based in Delhi -- and one of the biggest lacuna of the film is that we do not even get a whiff of Delhi.