Movie Review:Swades

I found the movie Swades very inspiring. Especially when I saw the villagers making electricity on their own. It is a different story for a Hindi movie and the songs are all so very soothing. But then Rahman has set the tunes for this movie. I love the song " Yuhi Chalo". Ashuthosh definitely knows how to tell a good story. I really liked Lagaan as well. The casting is also good. Choosing people who fit the role so nothing is jarring. This makes the story believable.

Shah Rukh acts in this one and its' a different role for him. Something different from the usual.

Movie Review: Jaane tu Ya Jaane Na

I enjoyed the movie. It has a different plot since the eternal theme of love, we cannot do away with. ( What's wrong with love stories anyway?). I thought Sohail and Arbaaz Khan were funny and did their roles well. Imraan Khaan is good too. But he does not look like Aamir. A college love story, the difference lies in the telling. Nazarudeen Shah, Genilea and all the other young stars are good and cute.

The music by Rahman is good. Music plays a large role in the commercial success of an Indian film. The movie is co - produced by Aamir Khan.

Movie Review: Lagaan

Well probably my review comes a bit late, but Lagaan is a movie worth reviewing. Over the weekend I saw 2 movies taken by Aamir and u have to hand it to him. His movies are really a class apart. In Lagaan you can see the efforts taken to capture all details. They really re-created a place far away....a Rajasthani village during the British Raj era. The clothes, the huts, the finer nuances of speech, the characters- all have come out so well. The story and screen play by Ashutosh Gowrikar is different. A good story well told. I think the actors were also very good- the villain played by British Blackthorn, Aamir as Bhuvan, Gracy Sigh as Gowri, the crazy looking villager with a beard, the mute drum beater.....
The song and dance sequences are also superb. But then the music is by AR Rahman and Sivamani is just too good on the drums. Cinematography, location, cast, crew, evrything is just too good.
Rating: *****