Beauty is skin deep; Bollywood Vue TASHAN (15) VERDICT: **.Byline: By Manish Gajjar Directors: Vijay Krishna Acharya For the pen name of D. Murdock, see . An acharya is an important religious teacher. The word has different meanings in Hinduism and Jainism. In Hinduism In the Hindu religion, an acharya (आचार्य) is a Divine personality Starring: Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Yashpal Sharma The plot: Jimmy Cliff (Saif), a call-centre employee is forced to become an English tutor to gangster Bhaiyyaji (Anil), who dreams of speaking like George Bush. His personal secretary, Pooja Pooja can mean:
Bhaiyyaji now wants both of them dead. So on to the scene enters Bachchan Pandey (Akshay), a 'desi' goon whose mission is to trace the two thieves and recover the loot hidden in different parts of India. And so begins a road trip on the wild side from exotic Rajasthan to the Holy city of Haridwar ensues. The verdict: As the name suggests, debut director Acharya's Tashan is a stylishly-made movie full of gloss and attitude. Unfortunately, the exotic Rajasthani locales, the glamorous costumes and peppy song sequences do not make up for a weak script which is neither gripping nor moving. Over the top action sequences further dilute the on-screen drama. But one thing's for sure - Tashan scores very highly on its cast selection. Wafer-thin Kareena Kapoor (pictured) as Pooja looks every inch a bewitching be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. goddess in her skimpy attire as she seduces the men to achieve her goal. Akshay Kumar's straight-faced, no-nonsense character Bachchan leaves you in splits, especially when confessing his love to Pooja. And Anil Kapoor as Bhaiyyaji in is a sheer delight to watch in his outrageous outfits. If style and gloss is what you are after then Tashan is definitely your cup of tea! NOW SHOWING AT VUE See HP-VUE. VUE - Visual User Environment: a desktop manager for Unix from Hewlett-Packard. , STAR CITY U Me Aur Hum: When Dr Ajay Mehra woos Piya, it's like a fairy tale A Fairy Tale (AKA A Magic Tale) - Fantastic ballet in 1 Act, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by (?) Richter. First presented by students of the Imperial Ballet School on April 4/16 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1891 in the romance. Then reality strikes hard but love always finds a way because fairy tales have happy endings. ***** Krazzy 4: A comedy flick with a social message based on four crazy characters played by Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav and supported by Juhi Chawla. *** Kuruvi (Tamil film): Tamil hero Vijay stars as a simple minded guy whose life is suddenly turned upside down by a group of villains. *** Manish Gajjar is the Bollywood consultant for VUE Cinemas at Star City - the No.1 choice for Hindi movies in the West Midlands. For tickets or more information on forthcoming releases call 08712 240 240 or visit www.myvue.com |
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