Zindagi na milegi dobara(2011)

2011 has been little unfortunate for Bollywood. Initially they had cricket world cup 2011 and then IPL which forced director/producers to delay the releases. Some big releases were scheduled in June but they disappointed. But then came July and all of the sudden Bollywood seems to have come alive with success of Delhi Belly and ZNMD. "Zindagi na milegi dobara" is Bollywood's gift to the viewers all around the globe. Its whopping box office collections say its success story.


PLOT: Three friends once had a pact in school days that they would be going for a bachelor trip abroad where each one of them would suggest one adventure sport and other two would have to be a part of it. So Hrithik, Farhan and Abhay go to Spain to fulfill this pact. During their trip, they face their fears, they conquer them and understand the true spirit of life, which is the name of the movie itself. The plot is refreshing with a message: to feel life in each breath. 


PERFORMANCES: Now here is a movie where each actor does full justice to his role. Abhay once again proves his brilliance where as we see Farhan is a new refreshing avatar. Hrithik was fabulous whereas Katrina was adorable. A blend of wonderful actors brings the screen alive to us.


SCREENPLAY: The movie was shot mostly in Spain. Locations were the highlight of this movie. Camera-work just added to the beauty of locations. Picturisation of Tomatina (tomato festival) and Bull race leaves you spellbound and amazed!


MUSIC: Music of the movie was nothing out of the box, yet it was hummable. The music of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a good mix of Bollywood sounds and external influences. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have stuck to their signature style and have churned out a decent score. 


CONCLUSION: Here is a movie that tells you to live and feel each moment of your life keeping aside all your worries. The movie touches your soul and motivates you to live a life worth living. The movie asks you a question that is monetary success a the actual key to happiness? The script is nicely written and garnished with some effortless humor and really good poetry. ZNMD is a winner all the way and would live in your hearts for  really long time. Well said "Hawaa k jhonkho jaisa azaad rehna seekho".  

Delhi Belly(2011)

Aamir Khan  is often very much appreciated for his publicity strategies before release of his movies. But this time, he did not require to put much efforts as half of the publicity of this film was taken care of by popular song "Bhaag D. K. Bose". Delhi Belly released all over world at the same time as was the case with "Jaane tu....Ya jaane na". Success results were the same. Within first three days of release, movie was a blockbuster hit. Infact it over-shadowed Big B's B..Buddah hoga tera baap. The movie was originally shot in Hinglish (blend of Hindi and English). Its complete Hindi version was also released. 


PLOT: Story was simple. 3 struggling bachelors, one Don and lots of drama and running. We had seen that in past too, haven't we? But this one was different. The script writer had mixed all the successful ingredients to this story. It had lots of abuses(read it the actual language we speak in normal life), some really funny dialogues and highly refreshing music. The movie revolves around the life of three young professionals who unintentionally get trapped in the hunt for diamonds and catch attention of a Don. The threesome certainly had a hard time in tackling the Don and situations which arise in the escape.


Performances:- Well.. kudos to Imran Khan. He not only acts splendidly but lives his role. Kunal roy Kapoor was the best of the lot. Vir Das was also commendable.  Shehnaz Treasurywala was little disappointing but rest were good. 


Screenplay:- Screenplay of the movie was one of the highlights. Rather it was the lifeline of this movie. The dialogues and those socially prohibited words added to the life of this film.


Music:- Ahhh...Ram Sampath.. Thanks to you for providing bollywood with some really creative and wonderful music. The song  bhaag D K Bose is still topping all the charts. Ja Chudail  was so entertaining. Hats off to you!


Conclusion:- Delhi Belly was a fine blend of some quality situational humor and wonderful direction. The humor might not be as effortless as in some hit comedies of past but I appreciate the guts shown by the makers of this movie. Though at times I felt a bit bored but yet its a must watch for those who wanna witness the a fresh comedy film...