Apocryphal Stories !!!

  I am writing this after Shahrukh Khan came out of the box-office rut with a movie called “Pathaan”. I am writing this about a movie that contributed to the box-office rut; Jab Harry met Sejal.   What can you say about the movie that’s unsaid? It’s an Imtiaz Ali movie. It will showcase travel. It will have the protagonists mouthing philosophical dialogues about love, life and relationships. It will have the protagonists “finding themselves” during the journey.   Shahrukh Khan and Anushka Sharma put in earnest efforts in the movie, but the movie lets them down. While I was watching the movie, the person next to me (who wasn’t even watching) asked if Anushka Sharma was playing a Gujarati in the movie. That in my eyes is Anushka Sharma nailing her bit.   The problem with the movie isn’t the premise but how the director deviates from the premise often. While it may be deliberate, it does seem that the director wants to leave his “signature”. At times, the mo...

Starring : Ravi Teja, Seiya, Supreeth, Rama Prabha  Released on: 19 th December 2008 Director : Puri Jagannadh Synopsis An insider’s view of film industry through the eyes of a struggling Assistant director. The film captures the positive attitude of the protagonist in spite of trials and tribulations that he faces on a day-to-day basis. Interwoven in the narrative are a romantic track and a face-off with the antagonist too Story Ravi Teja works as an assistant director to Brahmanandam. When asked by his mother as to what he stands to gain by working under him, he replies saying he would know how not to make a movie. In the process he meets Seiya, a dancing extra and is impressed with her attitude. After a couple of meetings, they start getting close to each other. This falls in the eyes of her brother-in-law, who does not quite like the fact and starts physically abusing her sister to get things done his way. In the process of shooting a trial video for his directorial a...

Starring : Tarun, Shriya, Prakash Raj, Chandra Mohan Released on : 10 th October 2002 Director : Trivikram Srinivas Synopsis : A struggle of a daughter to choose between her father and her lover. Although it’s the struggle of the daughter, the director concentrates on showing it on on-screen between the respective roles of her father and lover. This movie delves into the psyche of a girl – her indecisiveness, lack of clarity Story : Tarun is the son of a shopping market owner and Shriya is the daughter of a multi-millionaire played by Chandra Mohan and Prakash Raj respectively.  Tarun’s initial scenes potray him as a vagabond and he contrives the situations such that Shriya falls in love with him. Meanwhile Shriya has a dad who loves her more than any other thing/person in this world. The different worlds that the protagonists in her life inhabit leads to a clash between them. They are pretty similar in showering love on her. Who Shriya choses in the end and whether she ...