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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Race



Cast: Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu,Sameera Reddy, Katrina Kaif
Director: Abbas-Mustan
Producer: Kumar S. Taurani, Ramesh S. Taurani
Lyrics: Sameer
Cinematography: Ravi Yadav
Editing: Hussain Burmawala
Screenplay: Anurag Prapanna
Story Writer: Shiraz Ahmed
Action Direction: Allan Amin

Synopsis: Ranvir (Saif Ali Khan) and Rajiv (Akshaye Henna) are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in Durban, South Africa. They breed horses on their huge ranch house and are also the biggest bookies in the horse racing circuit.
Ranvir the elder of the two is known to be a very shrewd man. He is very aggressive, and is always on the move. His half brother Rajiv on the other hand is very laid back, and is also a chronic alcoholic.
Sophia (Katrina Kaif) is Ranvir's personal secretary. She adores her boss and loves him. Ranvir is totally unaware of her feeling and regards her adoration as her efficiency.
Shaina (Bipasha Basu) is an upcoming Indian ramp model in Durban. She and Ranvir share a very beautiful relationship, which is just on the borderline of love.
R.D. (Anil Kapoor) is a flamboyant police detective who lives by his wits. He has a strange addiction to fruits. He provides the film with witty humor and a very intriguing murder investigation.
Mini (Sameera Raddy) is R.D's personal assistant. She is as dumb as a blonde can be, in spite of being a brunette.
Shaina loves Ranvir but through a twist of fate gets married to his younger brother Rajiv. When she discovers that Rajiv is a chronic alcoholic, her world is shattered.
Ranvir too is disturbed as he has sacrificed his love for his younger brother because Rajiv had promised him that if he gets married to Shaina, he will leave alcohol forever.
Rajiv after getting married breaks his promise and the story starts getting complicated. In a weak moment Ranvir and Shaina come very close to each other, and an affair starts between the younger brother's wife and the elder brother.
When the younger brother starts suspecting his wife, all hell breaks loose.
A murder is committed, a contract killing is issued, double crossings become the order of the day, betrayals are executed at the blink of an eye, and a point comes where you cannot pick the good from the bad, the evil from the righteous and the tame from the wild.
A sharp tongued detective R.D., getting wise on the proceedings, starts an intriguing investigation with his brainless bimbo assistant Mini, and the story starts to move at a breakneck speed, full of unexpected twists and turns making the climax of the movie impossible to predict. A back drop of horse racing, the beautiful locales of Durban and edge of the seat excitement are the crux of Race.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Black & White


Cast: Aditi Sharma, Habib Tanvir, Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Anurag Sinha
Director: Subhash Ghai
Producer: Subhash Ghai
Lyrics: Ibrahim Ashq
Cinematography: Somak Mukherjee
Editing: Amitabh Shukla
Art Direction: Leela Chanda

Synopsis: Bollywood showman Subhash Ghai is back to filmmaking after a long break with a movie on terrorism, "Black and White". His period romance, "Kisna: The Warrior Poet" had bombed at the box office in 2005.
Set in Delhi, the drama revolves around Professor Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) who teaches Urdu literature in Zakir Hussain College. He lives in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife, Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah).
One day, Mathur meets a young man Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha), who introduces himself as a victim of communal riots in Gujarat. Mathur believes him and gives him shelter without knowing the reality that Numair is a suicide bomber commissioned by a Muslim fundamentalist group. His aim is to plant a bomb near the Red Fort Aug 15.
During his 15-day stay, Numair wins the professor's trust. Even his sharp-tongued wife becomes fond of him. He also meets a modern Muslim college girl Shagufta.
In a short period, Mathur becomes so fond of Numair that he helps him get a pass for the Aug 15 celebrations at Red Fort. The professor also introduces him to the warm and loving people of Chandni Chowk, who coexist with fun, music, love, colourful events and festivals irrespective of their religion.
Despite his deep-rooted fundamentalist beliefs, he sees Chandni Chowk as one of the most colourful and loving areas. Everybody showers love and affection on Numair and their attitude surprises the terrorist. There is no black and white.
He starts questioning himself and finds himself caught in an emotional dilemma to go ahead with his mission. But he moves on.
Terrorism is a burning issue plaguing the entire world. If researched well and executed deftly, the film might be a good watch especially because of Anil who is known to be a perfectionist. Anil gives meticulous attention to every detail of his character.
Shot in Delhi and Mumbai, Ghai's film launches Anurag Sinha.

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