Daawat-e-Ishq

Director: Habib Faisal
Actors: Parineeti Chopra, Aditya Roy Kapoor

Rating: 2 / 5

Hyderabadi flavor is on a rise nowadays in Bollywood. A little pinch also brings a smile to viewer's face. This movie offers a sweet start with like-able Hyderabadi accent. It's faintly inspired from Ladies vs Ricky Bahl although it has a different take. Even after a good start and exciting interval, it lacks content in between. It slows down and leaves hope for a better second half that justifies the first one. Unfortunately the later half is just average that neither helps the ongoing slow pace nor increases the entertainment level. It's a good concept, but not compelling enough. Despite that, I'll appreciate the way the theme was calmly flown into the minds and a very good message was passed in a modest way.

Parineeti was the best thing in this movie. She has developed her different flavor that is increasing in it's charm with every movie. The way she delivers the character in her own way is amazing to watch. After every movie of hers, I remain bound to say that my fan level towards her is increased. Aditya Roy Kapoor and Anupam Kher were decent and supported Parineeti nicely.

There was nothing special done by Habib Faisal in direction. It was a below average effort. I loved his work in Do Dooni Char but he hasn't improved a bit after that. I'll expect some hard work from him in his next venture.

Music was good, non interfering and acceptable.

Overall, a good theme delivered in not a very exciting way. Strictly for Parineeti Chopra's fans.

Finding Fanny

Director: Homi Adajania
Actors: Pankaj Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Arjun Kapoor

Rating: 2.5 / 5

Simple, sweet, innocent with no commercial masala is the absolute flavor of this movie. Nothing great about the story but the way its execution has been done is commendable. It just keeps flowing with a very nice consistent blend of great actors. Shot at a Goa christian locality, English aroma never looked odd.

I'll highly appreciate the actors who were responsible for pulling this story to a next level with their artistic skills. The expectations that were set by looking at the star cast were well met by everyone. I'll make a special mention of Pankaj Kapoor as being better amongst the best is remarkable. His screen presence at every moment was impressive.

Next big this about this movie was the Direction. Along with the actors, Homi Adajania did a very good job in creating a charming experience.

Overall a very good cinema that lacks nothing, is good everywhere but never great. It's a luscious flow that can just be experienced.

Mary Kom

Director: Omung Kumar

Actors: Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumar

Rating: 2 / 5

With so many successful and unsuccessful sports' movies around, there's really tough to create a new epic with complete originality. But this is always expected when a movie is based on a sports star. Movie kickoffs very well and portrays that it could be a one off sports wonder. However it feels sluggish towards the end of first half where no interesting punches are hit. The main focus of the film was the struggling story of Mary Kom that looked like a documentary in the second half. It gracefully shows the commitment of sports women but the entertainment part was missing throughout the second half. Games were not made dramatic which was in-fact better although the last sequence was extra dramatic.

Priyanka Chopra was dreadful in this performance and gave her hundred percent that was very impressive. It was the best acting what this direction could have produced. Other actors were above average and supported the story well.

I'll give full marks to Omung Kumar to ride this movie at very good speed for the first half hour but then the accelerator failed and gradually movie came to a halt. He was unable to refuel the energy and excitement into this great story.

Overall a wonderful story told that looked like a documentary but the direction lacked entertainment and excitement.