MOVIE REVIEW
Cast: Sanjay Dutt,Sunil Shetty,Nana Patekar,Neha Oberoi,Dino Morea,Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Singh,Aftab Shivdasani,Neha Dhupia,Mandira Bedi,Masumi Makhija,Rohit Roy,Ronit Roy,Manoj Bajpai,Dia Mirza ,Tareena Patel,Jimmy Shergill,Sudhanshu Pandey,Arjun Rampal,Anita Hasnandani,Tanushree Datta,Anupam Kher,Mahesh Manjrekar,Parmeet Sethi,Minissha Lamba,Shabana Azmi
Director: Hansal Mehta, Meghna Gulzar, Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Jasmeet Dhodi
Producer: Sanjay Gupta, Sanjay Dutt
Music Director: Anu Malik, Anand Raj Anand, Bappa Lahri, Shibani Kashyap
Lyricist: Gulzar
Cinematography: Amit Roy, Mahesh Aney, Sanjay F Gupta, Chirantan Das, Sachin Kumar Krishnan, Hemant Chaturvedi
Editor: Bunty Nagi
Screenplay: Suresh Nair
Story : Meghna Gulzar,Sanjay Gupta,Gulzar,Javed Akhtar,Vishal Bharadwaj,Kamlesh Pandey,Farhan,Rajiv Gopalkrishnan,Shivani Tibrewala,Sudipto Chattopadhyaya
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW BY HANUMANT BHANSALI
Dus Kahaniyaan has always been an exciting venture ever since its production was announced. The idea of bringing in 10 different stories in one single film with the inclusion of 22 stars makes the film even more exciting.
The film has shaped out well as a collection of ten different stories, bringing a needed break from the stereotypical flicks produced in Bollywood.
Kahaani # 1: Rice Plate
Starring: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah
The confrontation of a Hindu woman and a Muslim man over a plate of rise is depicted in this story. Here Naseeruddin will be seen playing the Muslim man and Shabana Azmi, a Hindu woman.
Easily the best story of the movie. Brilliant performance delivered by Shabana Azmi, who stands out as a Tamil woman. Naseeruddin too has his share of cake in this short story.
Kahaani # 2: Sex on the Beach
Starring: Dino Morea, Tareena Patel
Hunk Dino Morea finds a shabby book on the beach. The next thing that happens changes the world of Dino in the sense that the character of the book takes the physical self of a gorgeous woman. Dino makes the most of the opportunity only to pay a shocking price for his entertainment.
Adequate performances and average direction makes ‘Sex On The Beach’ an average affair to watch out for.
Kahaani # 3: Love Dale
Starring: Anupam Kher, Aftab Shivdasani, Neha Oberoi
A meeting with a woman who wore only one earring changes the course of Neha’s life. The bizarre incident acts like an upper hand of destiny and changes the complete life of Neha.
Again mediocre performances by Aftab and Neha makes ‘Love Dale’ an average watch despite contiguous efforts to make the storyline convincing.
Kahaani # 4: Matrimony
Starring: Mandira Bedi, Arbaaz Khan, Sudhanshu Pandey
Betrayal is tough to be accepted in a committed marital relationship. A game played by Mrs Sarin with Mr Sarin, who thinks that his wife goes to meet her bedridden aunt every Thursday.
Sudhanshu stands out in this story.
Kahaani # 5: Gubbare
Starring: Anita Hasnandani, Nana Patekar, Rohit Roy
Anita has just squabbled with her husband in a bus, and sits next to an interesting man who is holding 14 balloons. The story brings out the philosophical side of Gulzar to the optimum level in this story.
Sensitive, sensible, gripping, fueled with striking performances by the actors.
Kahaani # 6: Pooranmashi
Starring: Amrita Singh, Minisha Lamba and Parmeet Sethi
Pooranmashi describes the bond between a mother and a daughter. The mother is willing to do anything for her daughter, who is about to get tied in her marital life. The story brings out strong emotions existing in different dimensions of our society.
Tragic end is depicted in a sluggish way in Pooranmashi. Amrita leaves her mark whereas Minisha is okay.
Kahaani # 7: Strangers in the night
Starring: Neha Dhupia, Mahesh Manjrekar
Now, this is a strange couple who share an untold secret with each other on their anniversary every year. However, Neha makes a mistake of revealing about the stranger in the waiting room of a station. Certain things stay better under wraps.
Hot steamy scenes are here to see in Neha’s cubic curves. The twist in the story needs a pinch of salt to digest.
Kahaani # 8: High on the highway
Starring: Jimmy Shergill, Masumeh
Jimmy Shergill and Masumeh relate their love to the silent yet unpredictable highway. The two of them find a way to unleash their emotions during the journey called life…on the highway.
Despite average performances by Jimmy and Masumeh, this story is certainly the most boring story of the movie.
Kahaani # 9: Zahir
Starring: Manoj Bajpai, Dia Mirza
Zahir, directed by Sanjay Gupta, will shower a package of emotions and relative shocks. A writer turns crazy on knowing something weird about his lover’s life. He is driven with passion, love, anger; giving birth to an uncanny mystery.
Terrific performances added with slick direction by Sanjay Gupta makes Zahir an interesting watch.
Kahaani # 10: Rise and fall
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty
Power leads to egoism and that gives rise to bitterness. Yes, Rise and Fall narrates the story of two such gangster friends who were once driven by friendship, but now meet their inevitable end due to their own manipulations.
Heartless performances, and poor storyline renders an average spot to this story.
Radiosargam Movie Rating: 6/10
Hanumant Bhansali
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