Masala Mini Reviews

I have been quite lazy in these summer holidays, especially since Prakash Mehra passed away, I sat on my bed and watched all his movies and a few others! So here are some masala musing on the many movies I've watched so far:!

Yes I dream of starring in Rum production

1. Waqt - the old one, and the better one! I love this movie sooo much even though it had an exhausting car chase that allowed me to make some popcorn and walk around the house. The whole theme of destiny controlling a person's life was a bit interesting but i mainly liked this film because the Shashinator was acting hilariously OTT and Sadhana had some gorgeous saris and mad beehives. The whole court scene in the movie made me hoot with laughter, I'm quite sure that lawyers like Sunil Dutt are not supposed to scream and badger the witness into performing a Shashi meltdown! Raaj Kumar here was lovely and his famous dialogue "yeh bachhon ka khel nahi hai" was said with such swagger! Waqt is a funky film by Yash Chopra

Ohh no, Rum's BAAACKKK

2. Mughal-E-Azam - I watched this in the black and white version with random spurts of colour during some songs, and I have to say I kinda liked it in black and white, it just accentuates the epic feel to the movie. I watched a second time in the colour restoration and though I liked it felt a bit too eye-popping in some parts. But it was wonderfully restored and Dilip and Madhubala have never looked soo swoon-worthy. I really liked Ajit's role in the movie, Dilip and him have a nice pair of scenes together! But the movie is completely Madhubala's, she owns it with her lovely dancing, epic acting! Just wonderful!

3. Dharmatma - I love the Godfather and I really love Feroz's copy/pastiche of the Godfather movies! A proper review will definitely come as i LOVE it, its soo violent, brilliant and Funkadelic.

4. Aan - Now this movie has been revered as some kind of classic, but i hated it! Nadira was awful with her mad expressions, it perhaps influenced me to pull those wide-eyed angry looks as if my life was a silent movie. Alas the movie had sound and her annoying faces and silly acting didnt work for me! But atleast Dilip Kumar was their at his swashbuckling best acting all Errol Flynn like in his fighting scenes. Even Nimmi annoyed me with her overexcited performance, but I laughed when her poofed up in her dance scene and i thought my alter ego was there, coz my hair becomes that big too!

5.Yeh Dillagi - A Sakshay movie which is a redo of Sabrina with Kajol as the chaffeurs daughter, I tolerated this movie because unlike other other Sakshay movies there was no kick butt scenes (except for a few toned down ones) no idiotic banter, no overt Bromance though there was some! And Saifs mullet caused some immense trauma to me as well as the annoying song Ole Ole which doesnt leave my head for a while! Akshay was good in the Bogart/Harrison Ford role and round Harry Potter glasses kinda suited him!

There you have it, a quick rundown of my movie watching so far, Dharmatma will come sooon!