Season offer: Ek movie dekhane jao aur dus ka mazaa lo.
Short
stories in recent times: In chronological order.July’03: Darna Mana Hai: 6 stories, common link.
Apr’06: Darna Zaroori Hai: 6 stories, common link.
July’06: Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota: 4 stories, common link.
Dec’07: Dus Kahaniyaan: 10 stories, no common link.
Unlike the earlier crops, this in a way is a preachy. All
stories have some message or the advice for an average Joe watching them.
Matrimony is a
story of a bored wifey(Mandira) neglected by hub
Dus Kahaniyaan
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by dear(Arbaaz Khan). She
cheats on him and sleeps with an army officer(Sudhanshu…who?). Directed by Sanjay Gupta, the story ends with a
funny twist which I termed KLPD quite
louder to be applauded from near by sitters in the theatre. Plus: The twist.
Minus: Nil.Jimmy and Masumeh(of Maqbool
fame), high on drugs and alcohol get directed by Hansal Mehta in the story titled High on the highway. Directed on the lines of No Smoking, it fails totally. Plus: Nil. Minus: The whole.
Amrita Singh and her daughter Minisha Lamba share a cordial
bond considering the ever abusing man of the house is hardly at home. Comes Puranmashi(full moon) and enters
mommy’s love flame(Parmeet Sethi) and mommy dear crosses the Lakshman Rekha and dear daughter pays
for it. Only a female director like Meghna
‘Filhaal’ Gulzar could have done this. Plus: Superb direction. Minus: Nil.
Neha Dhupia and her hubby(Mahesh Manjrekar) play ‘truth’
(sans dare) every year on their anniversary and this year it’s lady’s turn. She
narrates a titillating story wherein she met a Stranger in the night. This Sanjay
Gupta directed one is quite intriguing and ends with another KLPD remark from me(though I was
quieter and only family heard). Plus: The twist again. Minus: Nothing much.
The only one where the title of the story(Zahir) had no meaning as per the story.
Manoj Bajpai hits on her neighbor(Dia) and when she slaps him for trying to
steal a hasty kiss, he takes revenge by gagging her and doing her only to
realize later she was trying to say something and that something almost
everyone had already guessed. Plus: Nil. Minus: poorly done. The twist was
quite comical. Another KLPD one I
would say.
A lady(Neha) gets down at the Lovedale station to return the ear-ring which belonged to another
lady(Anuradha Patel). She meets a reclusive painter(Aftab) and they both
realize in the end they love each other after utter nonsense of seriously not
so intriguing twists wherein Anupam Kher also makes an occurrence. Plus: Nil.
Minus: Everything.
Dino can not believe his luck when the bikini clad lady
emerging from the water(Tareena Patel) offers herself to have some Sex on the beach. How can he let go of
her? But what happens to this always-carrying-the-protection dude is nothing
but a failed mockery to Ramsay Brothers and
their style of film-making. Apoorva
‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ Lakhia directed this crap of all times. Plus: Huh! What? Minus: The Whole.
Shabana aunty and Naseer uncle team up after don’t know how
many years in this riveting tale. She is a typical Brahmin Hindu and he a
Muslim. She can not stand people of other casts and can not accept as true the
fact that she ate his Rice Plate in
the restaurant in hurriedness. Rohit Roy in
his debut as director teaches a lesson or two. Plus: Seeing Shabana and Naseer together. Minus: Nil.
Our good old Nana Patekar carrying 11 Gubbare starts a chit chat with fellow passenger(Anita) and teach
her a lesson or two while conversing about his wifey. A nice feel good one here
by Sanjay Gupta again.Plus: Nana. He was superb. Minus: Predictable climax
Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty are at their best when they
need to do enact anything related to bhaigiri. This story is about their Rise and Fall in the filthy world of
underworld. Just an average one. Plus: Sanjay Dutt. MInus: Weak plot.
P.S.I have tried to review them on the basis of their
distinctiveness to other. However, all being part of one, here is my verdict.
Good ones – 3: Gubbare, Rice Plate and Puranmashi. Crap ones – 2: Lovedale and
Sex on the beach. Rest all are average.
