Monday, July 12, 2010

FIFA World Cup 2010 - From Pain to Spain!


In hope that the current pain from the financial crisis in Spain goes away with the brilliant win and run of Spain at the Fifa World Cup 2010.


Graphic Source: Daily Dose.

Sidharth Mehta,
Dubai, UAE
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Friday, July 2, 2010

Movie Review - I Hate Luv Storys


Movie - I Hate Luv Storys (Hindi, 2010)
Cast - Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Sameer Soni, Sameer Dattani, Kavin Dave
Director - Punit Malhotra (Debut)
Rating - * * * / 5


Every now and then, the Hindi Film Industry comes out with romantic movies full of dancing around the trees, full of the clichéd drama, but never has it come out with a movie making fun of all this, and still be equally romantic, and rather much more entertaining.

The movie is insanely predictable, with a story just the usual, guy meeting girl, one of them falling in love first, the other not realizing it.... and so on... But, what is not usual, is the way the director has put it across on screen. The 1st half is fast and pacy, having a lot of light moments. The 2nd half is the most predictable and is also a bit dragged towards the end, but the movie still grips you making you wait for the moment when the couple actually come together.

Both Imran Khan & Sonam Kapoor, share an amazing chemistry on screen - I wont be surprised to see both of them together in many more films. Imran plays the role of an urbane ultra cool assistant director to Vir Kapoor (Sameer Soni), and does full justice to it. He entirely looks his character, and plays it to perfection. His forte lies in romance, and should continue to take up roles in the sphere of his strengths (and not do movies like Kidnap). Sonam, nothing unusual about her character too, but gives a near perfect performance, and looks insanely beautiful. She plays her role with panache and stands tall in each scene complimenting Imran's performance.

The support cast - Sameer Soni does a Karan Johar/Sanjay Bhansali on screen, and does it well! Sameer Dattani is in the movie only to support and does pretty ok with it. The best out of the supporting cast is Kavin Dave, playing Imran's best friend in the movie. Kavin, quite a sensation on the small screen with the success of Rishta.com on Sony, gives an unforgettable support performance.

Other than the performances, the music is the strength of the movie. High on romance, the music does wonders to the storyline. Watch out for 'Bin tere' and 'Bahara' (though the Rahat Fateh Ali Khan version of Bahara is not part of the movie - Get the audio CD!). Vishal-Shekhar prove their mettle once again.

Punit Malhotra, the director making his debut, has treated the story in a refreshing way making one smile all through the movie. Watch it for him, for the cast, for their chemistry and for love.. I bet you won't hate this love story.
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Sidharth Mehta
Dubai, UAE
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