Movie Review (Hindi)

Sultan

Hero of the masses, Salman Khan pulls it off once again with this movie.

Why did he pull it off? Well, the story follows the rise, fall and rise of a wrestler from Haryana and who does not love a story where odds are conquered by the underdog? 

But for me, what really stood out in the movie was the focus on wrestling as a sport, of women in this sport and also its international recognition.

Salman needs a good director and in Ali Abbas he found one. With romance, comedy, tragedy and drama thrown in for good measure within three hours in a well edited and well written story, there was bound to be but one outcome ---- a success!! (As usual the excesses were the songs which could have been edited.)

Looking forward to such entertainers... 

Movie Review (Hindi)

Dhanak

A story about two orphaned children, sister and brother, living with their uncle and aunt. The 8-year-old boy, Chotu, is blind and the 10-year-old girl, Paro, does housework as ordered by aunt and fails in class each year to catch up with brother to help him with his studies. No that is not the synopsis, just a peek into their lives and this could be the beginning of a really sad story. 

But guess what??? It is anything but sad. Director Nagesh Kuknoor has skillfully woven so much joy and wonder into this simple tale of love that you cry out of sheer love. 

I loved his master stroke of getting Shahrukh to play a very important character in the movie without actually having to give him credit for it!! 

Blindness does not necessarily find a friend in pathos. Chotu was full of joie de vivre, belting out melodious folk songs, witty rebuts, building stories around his hero, Salman Bhai and showing unadulterated love for Paro. 

And it did work for me --Dhanak is about Paro leading her brother along a magical journey to witness the Rainbow.