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Director: Abhishek Sharma
Actors: Piyush Mishra, Pradhuman Singh, Manish Paul
Rating: 1 / 5
As soon as the movie starts, all my senses wanted to enjoy because of the amazing memories of the first part. It was not too late to realize that the movie is going somewhere else. I'll blame everything on the script because movies like this really need a good script to work. Every dimension is dependent on it to work well. There was such a nice scope with all the things already in place, but it ended to be an insult to Tere Bin Laden reminiscence.
Piyush Mishra was the only actor who managed to perform well even after the script was so bad. Other actors were just not able to withstand the ill factors of its making.
Abhishek Sharma has really not learned anything more after his first successful stint. I feel it's overconfidence that has stopped him from growing. His mentality doesn't seem good enough to take him further in this industry.
Music here tried to degrade the movie as much as it can. It was a dreadful experience to tolerate it.
Overall, a huge insult to the amazing first part. It shouldn't be made like this.
http://maggyreviews.com/2016/02/27/aligarh/
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Director: Hansal Mehta
Actors: Rajkummar Rao, Manoj Bajpayee
Rating: 3 / 5
Aligarh picks a take on all known issues and problems in the society regarding homosexuality. The best part is the decency of the storyline in which it has been structured. It has been edited well and flows respectfully. It could've been a wonder if the gripping nature would've been maintained. But often it digresses from the plot and disconnects the viewer.
Wonderfully directed by Hansal Mehta, he takes his sweet time in detailing irrelevant things. Many times it makes sense but only if editing is proper. Nevertheless, the effort is fantastic in getting the whole plot together.
Rajkummar Rao is just not stopping to improve himself with every movie. He has the sense of maintaining the required body language all through. Manoj Bajpayee underplayed a lot too much but delivered a good performance.
Overall, a decent and a respectful take on homosexuality but could've been a wonder if gripping nature would've been maintained.
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Director: Ram Madhvani
Actors: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi
Rating: 3.5 / 5
It's very hard to formulate the story of a one time braveness. This is because facts of that person's life are unknown. Also there's no series of public events that can be showcased. Keeping all this in mind, this movie was written and directed in an absolute perfect way. All emotions and life flows are aesthetically crafted. By this I mean that you'll not even know that you're wearing an expensive attire that looks so simple but is amazingly comfortable and refreshing.
I know I've gone somewhere else. This movie has taken me to a mode, where I don't even want to review it but keep talking about it. The movie has such a good thoughtful start where the initial detailing is not boring at all. Editing is the certain usp where the efforts are worth an applaud.
Sonam Kapoor may be, was bearable for the first time. Right from the word go, she gives promising vibes. She has really put genuine and appreciative efforts all through.
Full marks to Madhvani. Whatever he had, he has used it in a best possible way to present a master piece as far as the unsung heroism is concerned. His detailing, hard work on every scene is simply marvelous. I hope he'll keep up his hard work and direct more movies with the same enthusiasm.
Background score is good but it touches you very well because of the chiseled screen creations.
Overall, a directorial master piece as far as the creation of unsung heroism is concerned.
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Director: Abhishek Kapoor
Actors: Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Tabu
Rating: 2 / 5
As soon as I realized it's an Abhishek Kapoor's film, my hopes raised. But the movie was worse than its trailer. It is very slow but has a calm flow. The focus is harshly on love story only and nothing else. In fact there isn't anything else that's thought of. It's boringness often becomes killing. Second half tries to save it a little and hints some potential turner. However it boils down to the same uninteresting plate.
Abhishek Kapoor was a disappointment this time. I've stayed biased on him for so many years because of Rock On. His effortless performance is really disheartening. He was never able to bring the pieces together.
All the actors were below average and not worth mentioning. They were confused whether to act starry or be down to earth. There wasn't even a scene where the acting could be appreciated.
Amit Trivedi's soulful music was good sometimes but it lacked variety. May be he didn't get a variety in the storyline to perform inline.
Overall, a mere love story, that wasn't garnished by anything else.
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Director: Sunny Deol
Actors: Sunny Deol, Om Puri, Soha Ali Khan
Rating : 1.5 / 5
There were all assumptions that this will be a Sunny Deol style action movie. Luckily it wasn't like that, but unluckily nothing better than that. It has a very slow and a complex start. Build up of the characters are extremely poor. Even when a good background score starts to develop the movie flow, its complexity breaks it all. It has a simple heroic theme, but not made in an interesting way.
Sunny Deol plays very simple, almost throughout the movie. There are times when it looks like he'll blast, but that's masked every time. His screen presence still is very strong and effective. Infact he's the only reason that one can manage to sit through the movie. Another reason was Om Puri's awesome acting. His aura itself was pulling movie up, but his small role was the mistake done.
The biggest disappointment is Sunny Deol's direction. His direction skills are so bad that I'll not even suggest to improve. He should never direct. May be he has written a good story, but the direction spoilt everything.
Overall, a no commercial sunny deol irritations, simple decent story, but still doesn't work because of pathetic direction.
