My Take On JAI HO - 'Flawed But Well Intentioned'

Honestly speaking i am not fond of south movies and their remakes that are being seen in bollywood a lot these days. Yet there are some films that not only mindlessly entertain but also mean to give a strong message for the welfare of society! Jai Ho is one of those movies definitely!!! However better execution would have made this film far more gripping than it actually is. Sohail Khan picks a good script to direct which apparently is a rip off from Stalin, a Telegu movie, but fails to make full use of it. He unnecessarily puts some slapstick humor, tacky scenes and irrelevant dramas. Still Jai Ho benefits from some bravura moments that worth applause. The scene pre interval is solid with the leading man Salman in his full robust form beating up the baddies and delivering that famous 'Aam Aadmi. . . . .' dialogue. His other one liners don't stand apart much though. Then another terrific scene is when Salman along with Tabu come to confront the Home Minister Danny in his office. i really enjoyed that moment. There are few more lauded ones too. But Jai Ho's biggest merit is its important moral that 'helping 3 people chain' process i must say, is commendable. There are so many actors in the film. But among them, TABU is just top notch. She as always has performed very well. Master Naman is totally superb and  amuses thoroughly. Pulkit in a tiny role also makes a mark. Mohnish Bahl impresses too while Danny is alright in the negative role. Daisy Shah, meanwhile, is too ordinary as an actor. She has got nices movie though. However i don't think she will survive in bollywood for a longer time. And then of course, Salman who shines for the most part. He is not entirely brilliant yet gives out a striking effort and atleast tries to b different from most f his recent mediocre hits. He saves the film to a large extent. Music of the film is nothing much to speak off. Action portions seem decent but mostly stale plus repetitive. 

Jai Ho is anyway Salman's typical movie with Sohail's amateurish direction but its content places it way above than many of his awful blockbusters. A better director like Raju Hirani or Ashutosh Gowarikar would certainly have taken this movie to a completely different level. Still JAI HO is likable for its sincere and noble subject.

My Rating - 3.5/5

After Garv, its easily one of Salman's appreciable films! Watch it friends!

My Take On GUNDAY - 'Stale, Old Fashioned Yet Worth Watching For Some Riveting Moments'

Gunday has been inspired from many 70-80's action potboilers that draw focus on bromance between the two leads and their love with the female protagonist who has some other intentions. What drama takes place then and how it concludes  with a few twists which sadly are predictable here. The plot hardly offers anything new. But still there are portions where Gunday is filled with captivating scenes. The screenplay isn't consistently engaging as the film's 1st half drags for the most part and becomes a tad long plus occasionally tiring. The second half provides momentum but due to the technical flaws in the script Gunday comes out as partly thrilling. The director couldn't impart a proper shape to the plot that effectively. However, its not entirely unwatchable as there are some fun elements coupled with fantastic one-liners resulted in giving some genuinely top moments. Another merit of the film is the first rate performances this film witnesses, especially from Irrfan Khan and Ranveer Singh. Ranveerentertainer f his fine form and delivers a superb portrayal of Bikram. He shines in every scene he appears in. Arjun Kapoor, the other lead tries hard and succeeds partly as the hot headed Bala. He needs to improve his acting mainly in handling the emotional parts well. But he oozes with sheer confidence. Arjun & Ranveer's chemistry is one of the prime highlights of this film. Priyanka is strictly okay and has nothing much to do in this men oriented saga. Anyway she looks ravishingly sexy. And last but not the least, the invariably brilliant Irrfan Khan has once again nailed it with a compelling turn as the witty cop. He surely is the best of them all.
Music of the film is good and songs like Tune Maari Entriyaan & Jashn e Ishqa stand out. Film's action is nicely shot. However the film is too long and could have been crisply edited. The direction by Ali Abbas Zafar is uninspiring.

Thus overall, GUNDAY won't be a memorable actioner like Karan Arjun. But never the less its a decent one time watchable entertainer if you lessen your anticipation.
My Rating :- 2.5/5

Watch it but don't expect much!