Thursday, June 5, 2008

Woodstock Villa Movie Review



Director : Hansal Mehta
Music : Anu Malik
Lyrics : Virag Mishra
Starring : Sikander Kher, Neha Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan, Arbaaz Khan


What you look for in a thriller is this; when the pieces begin to unravel and you want to put them back in place, the plot has to make sense. That's what earns the audience's appreciation. That's what STRANGERS was all about. This Kay Kay Menon-Jimmy Sheirgill-Nandana Sen thriller released last December, was a perfect example of how a thriller should be.

Sadly, WOODSTOCK VILLA has none of these attributes. Though it begins well and holds your attention until intermission, when the pieces begin to unravel you say, "Is this what it is?" Hansal Mehta has no clue what he is up to. All he knows is that he has to help Arbaaz Khan cover up his wife's death.

OK, picture this: Arbaaz's wife is dead and he has his lover take her place. My question is this: are the servants so blind as to not know that this here is another woman living in the house. And Neha Uberoi who is helping Arbaaz cover up for his wife's death is not even an identical twin!

Picture this too: Neha and Sikander are off to the US with the booty after they trap Arbaaz. Both check in separately to avoid suspicion since the cops are on their trail. Since Neha is carrying the bag with the cash, she decides to give Sikander the slip, moves to another counter and asks for a ticket to Johannesburg. My question is this: does she not need a visa to go there?

Picture another scene: Sikander has boarded the flight to the US and besides him is the bag filled with Rs 50 lakh. My question is this: will not the immigration officials in the US want to know where the money came from?

So there you go. The plot is a complete mess. All that is left to review is the performances of Sikander Kher and Neha Uberoi who was last seen in DUS KAHANIYAN. Sikander Kher who plays the Casanova is very confident. It does not look like this is his first performance on screen. If he makes the right choices, I'm sure he will go places. A bright future indeed. As for Neha, no complaints. She does a fairly impressive job.

Anupama Varma who makes her presence on screen after a long time looks the sensuous seductress she portrays in her short role.

The background score is too loud and the songs look forced. The film has good production values though. Sadly, it has no plot.

TO GO OR NOT: To top it all, the corpse is almost a week old. You can imagine the stench. Stay away.

Ratings : 1/5

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Bollywood focus: Shahid Kapoor




...Starting off his career by working in music videos and ads, Shahid made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer...

Shahid Kapoor was born February 25, 1981 in Mumbai, India is a Bollywood actor and model. He studied in Delhi in his earlier days and came to Mumbai and joined Rajhans Vidlaya post which he studied in Mithibai College. While studying in college, he continued pursuing dancing.

Starting off his career by working in music videos and ads, Shahid made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal. After four years, he made his debut as a leading actor in Ishq Vishk and won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance. Following that he did films like Fida and Shikhar.

In 2005, he had a setback in his career when all three of his films, Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi, Deewane Huye Pagal, and Shikhar failed to do well at the box office. However his performance in the latter was praised and he received a Star Screen Best Actor Nomination for his performance in the film.

In 2006, things began turning around as he received his first box office success since his debut with the multi-starrer, 36 China Town. Despite mixed reviews the comic-thriller became an above-average success. Shortly after the release of 36 China Town, Kapoor's second release, Chup Chup Ke released, which was an average success. He had his first commercial success with Sooraj Barjatya's Vivah and the film turned out to be his biggest commercial success so far. Since then he has established himself as one of the most promising actors of the industry.

Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked in several music videos and ads, including one with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, post Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. In 1999, he was seen in the hit movie Taal as a background dancer with Aishwarya Rai in the song 'Kahiin aag lage lag jawe'.

His last release Jab We Met has proved to be a major success in India and a blockbuster in UK, alongside it has also managed to impress the critics who could not stop raving about the film. He will soon be seen in two upcoming films - Nagesh Kukunoor's Tasveer with Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Takia and Aziz Mirza's Lucky Charm opposite Vidya Balan.

Born to actor Pankaj Kapoor of Karamchand fame and actress/classical dancer Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three, Shahid is a trained dancer who studied under Shiamak Davar. After the divorce of his parents, he usually lived with his mother. His step-mother is Supriya Pathak. Kapoor also has a sister named Sana and a brother named Ishaan Khattar who acted with him in Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi.

In 2004, Kapoor began dating actress Kareena Kapoor. They separated three years later in 2007. Furthermore, prior to joining the film industry, he dated actress, Hrishita Bhatt.

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No pregnant pause for Priyanka

Priyanka Chopra has been surrounded by controversy ever since she decided to do Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion. First it was a row with co-actor Kangana, then Madhur’s unhappiness with her curvy frame and now her character’s supposed pregnancy in the film. But Priyanka is nonchalant as ever and refutes it all casually. The actress talks about her dislike for the size-zero look, her desire to go from chubby to lean in the film and her longing for commercial success. At a time when actresses are aping western counterparts like never before, Priyanka is not in the least inspired by the washed-down, de-glam appearance. That’s certainly not how talent should be measured, she says. Piggy Chops also talks about her film with John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan, for which she shot on the beautiful beaches of Miami.

Salman Khan: Bollywood bad boy?




After taking over Bollywood, Salman Khan is set to sizzle on the small screen. Despite many ups and downs in his professional as well as personal life, he still has the kind of charisma that lets him connect with audiences.
With a host of reality shows hosted by Bollywood’s top stars, Salman just had to join the gang. On June 6, he makes his debut with Dus Ka Dum. Extremely excited about the show, Salman has even experimented with his looks and is rehearsing constantly. After all, he will be competing with King Khan himself.
For Salman, the journey in tinsel town has been interesting. Despite having begun his career as a supporting actor in Biwi Ho To Aisi, he garnered enough attention to get many lead offers. His career changed with Rajshri Production’s Maine Pyar Kiya as he bagged the Filmfare Best Debutante Award for his portrayal of a lover boy. Since then, his big list of hits has included Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Hum Saath Saath Hain, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Tere Naam, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and No Entry. Salman has worked with most producers and directors, and there is no doubt his professional life is going places.
Having said that, his personal life still seems to be in an eternal state of turmoil. First he was associated with Somy Ali, only to break it off. Then walked in Aishwarya Rai and the two became the focus of tabloid attention. That relationship was followed by the entry of gorgeous Katrina Kaif. Now issues between the two seem to have cropped up.
Often known as Bollywood’s bad boy, Salman’s knack of walking into trouble has overshadowed people’s perception of him as an actor. In 1998 he was arrested for killing protected wild animals and spent about a week behind bars. He also has other cases to face. Let’s hope his television debut marks a new innings.