A Realistic Biopic: Bandit Queen (1994)

The recent trend in Bollywood is the ‘Biopics’. Every director is engaged in making biopics. But not every biopic showcases reality, most of them are with added fiction and more of drama.

But it’s not the same with Shekhar Kapur’s directed 1994 “Bandit Queen” which is based on the life of ‘Phoolan Devi’ .

The movie showcases her journey on how she faces discrimination, sexual abuse in the society and becomes the first lady Bandit.

SEEMA BISWAS AS PHOOLAN DEVI

The portrayal of ‘Phoolan Devi’ by Seema Biswas is really worth watching.

The movie is one of the controversial biopics ever made in Bollywood. The movie keeps you thrilled and at the same time showcases the problems that prevail in the society and how people were treated based on their castes.

Manoj Bajpayee and other actors.

While Seema Biswas impresses as Phoolan Devi, other actors including Manoj Bajpayee, Nirmal Pandey and others also do justice to their characters.

This movie should be witnessed by everyone. A must watch!!

Also as per recent updates:

The sequel of this movie is to be made which is to be named “End of Bandit Queen” which will also include ‘Nawazuddin Siddiqui’.

So, watch this 1994’s realistic biopic.

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BLACK FRIDAY: “BACK TO THE PAST”

The 2004 Bollywood crime thriller ‘Black Friday’ directed by one of my favourite directors Anurag Kashyap. The movie is based on 1993 Bombay Bombings and is based on S.Hussain Zaidi’s book “Dongri to Dubai” which showcases six decades of Bombay underworld.

The movie received lot of appreciation around the globe but the Indian Censor Board did not allowed the movie to be released in India for three years and the movie was later released in the year 2007.

According to me this movie is the best Bollywood movie based on true events which showcases all the facts about the blasts.

However,the important aspect of this movie is the direction of ‘Anurag Kashyap’ and also the actors who played their roles brillaintly.

1: ‘Vijay Maurya’ as Dawood Ibrahm:

There are many Bollywood movies which were based on Mumbai underworld and many actors have also played Dawood Ibrahim whether it be Akshay Kumar in “Once upon a time in Mumbai dobara” but no one can still match the intensity of Vijay Maurya as Dawood.

2: ‘Imtiaz Ali’ as Yakub Memon:

Well we have seen Imtiaz Ali as a talented director of Bollywood but in ‘Black Friday’ he plays the role of Yakub Memon. Though not a big role but it’s worth watching.

3: ‘Aditya Srivastava’ as Badshah Khan:

Aditya Srivastava is popularly known for playing Abhijeet in the TV crime show CID but we don’t know about his great performances in many movies including Paanch(2003),Gulaal(2009) and many more Bollywood movies.

He also impresses us as Badshah Khan in this movie. He is definitely an underrated talent of Bollywood.

4: ‘Pavan Malhotra’ as Tiger Memon:

Tiger Memon who is considered as the mastermind of the blasts is one of the darkest character in the movie and is very well played by Pavan Malhotra.

5: ‘Kay Kay Memon and the team’

On the other hand Kay Kay Memon and other actors who play the investigating officers also impresses us with their stellar performances.

‘BLACK FRIDAY’ is one of the very few Bollywood movies which has all the material that is required for a great movie and I consider it as one of the best movies based on true events.

Best Direction by ‘Anurag Kashyap’ and impressive performance by all the actors.

“404: Error Not Found” Horror or Psychological thriller?

When we come around Bollywood horrors or thrillers there are only few movies which can be termed as a ‘good movie’ and there are few which deserves a great response but still they remain unknown.

One of them is 2011’s “404:Error not found” which stars Rajvir Arora, Imaad Shah, Nishikant Kamat and Tisca Chopra in the lead roles.

Best acting performances by everyone especially Imaad Shah, Rajvir Arora and Nishikant Kamat. Very well written and directed by Prawaal Raman.

I recommend you watching this movie. An underrated gem in Bollywood.

A movie which will blow your mind and also teach you some terms of psychology. A horrifying thriller which will keep you connected till the end. Also decide whether it’s a horror or a psychological thriller?

“BEST 3 BOLLYWOOD MOVIES BASED ON REAL MURDERS”

In Bollywood, most of the movies are fictional movies and focuses mainly on Romance and Drama, but there are few great movies which remain unknown.

So here are best 3 Bollywood movies based on real life murders:

3: Paanch (2003)

Many of us must not have heard about this movie as it was banned by the Censor Board. But it received fame in international film festivals.

Paanch is an Indian crime film written and directed by ‘Anurag Kashyap’. It stars Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya in the lead roles.

The movie is based on 1976-77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. An outstanding performance by ‘Kay Kay Menon’ needs to be witnessed by everyone who loves murder mysteries.

2: No One Killed Jessica (2011)

The 2011 ‘No One Killed Jessica’ is directed by Rajkumar Gupta and it stars Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan in the lead roles.

It is based on the ‘Jessica Lal Murder Case’ of 1999 and how her family gets justice after a long time. Impressive performance by the whole cast and the movie is a must watch.

1: The Stoneman Murders (2009)

The Stoneman Murders is a 2009 Suspense thriller film based on the real life Stoneman serial killings that made headline in the early 1980’s in Bombay.

It stars Kay Kay Menon and Arbaaz Khan. Where there is Menon, you don’t need to talk about his impressive acting. The movie keeps you thrilled and at the same time guessing the end. So it’s a great movie which needs to be seen by everyone.

So here was the list, watch these movies and enjoy your holidays.

A thrill ride with “LAST TRAIN TO MAHAKALI” (1999)

“Last train to Mahakali” is a short psychological thriller film directed by ‘Anurag Kashyap’ and it was made for the ‘Star Plus’ television series and was first telecasted in 1999.

The film tells the story of a doctor on death row who claims to have discovered a permanent cure for any virus-based disease and stars Kay Kay Menon and Nivedita Bhattacharya.

With not many characters in this short thriller, it keeps you guessing till the end. It has been shooted on real locations and keeps you well connected throughout the film.

So watch this short psychological thriller, it is available on ‘YouTube’.

Click the below link to watch this short thriller :

Before CGI and VFX: “The Wizard of Oz (1939)”

‘THE TIMELESS CLASSIC’

The 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz” is a musical fiction film and is considered one of the greatest films in cinema history. It stars ‘Judy Garland’ she was just 17 when she did the movie.

The movie is based on 1900’s childrens novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by ‘L.Frank Baum’.

‘A MUSICAL MASTERPIECE’

Most of the songs were sung by ‘Judy Garland’ herself.

1: “Somewhere over the rainbow”

2: “Follow the yellow brick road”

3: “A Munchkin welcome”

‘A BEAUTUFUL MESSAGE AT THE END‘

The movie has a lovely but strong message at the end and this movie will never get old it’s a ‘TIMELESS CLASSIC’

If you have not seen this movie yet you need to watch it it’s one of the greatest movies ever made in the history of Cinema.

NO SMOKING (2007): A metaphor to Indian Censor Board.

The year was 2007, that’s when Anurag Kashyap released ‘No Smoking’, a surrealistic neo-noir psychological thriller based on Stephen King’s short story named ‘Quitters Inc.’
While it received appreciation overseas, neither critics nor audiences in India liked the movie as many of them didn’t understood it.

This movie is related to Anurag Kashyap’s life as his previous movies like ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Paanch’ got banned by Indian Censor Board. This movie is not about anti smoking but it’s mainly about the freedom.

REASONS TO WATCH THIS PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER :

1: DISTRACTIONS :

This movie is quite confusing and requires good observation skills to understand it properly.

Differentiate between what is real and what is not, a very well made and directed by Anurag Kashyap.

2: JOHN ABRAHAM & PARESH RAWAL

John Abraham who plays ‘K’ is a chain-smoker visits rehabilitation center runned by Paresh Rawal and then the story begins.

Great acting performances by both Paresh Rawal and John Abraham.

3: THE CLIMAX :

The climax of the movie is non understandable, you don’t have any idea what does it actually means.

This movie can be considered as Best Indian psychological thriller till the date and it was ahead of it’s release time.

The movie was released in 2007 and Christopher Nolan’s Inception was released in 2010. So watch the movie and find out the difference between ‘No Smoking’ and ‘Inception’.

Here’s the trailer to get started :

Globally Recognized,But unknown in India : 2015 movie “COURT”

The 2015 Marathi movie “Court” which is based on the Indian Legal System is an perfect example which tells us that you just need a ‘GOOD SCRIPT’ to make a great movie.

The debutant ‘Chaitanya Tamhane’ wrote and directed the movie “Court”. The movie has won 30 international awards, including two big trophies at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in September 2014. It also won the 2015 National Award for best Feature film.

REASONS TO WATCH THIS MOVIE :

1: REAL LOCATIONS

The movie is shot on the real locations in Mumbai and the movie has only less characters but they are so strong which keeps you connected to the whole movie.

2: NO ‘Unreal Court melodrama‘

Finally a film on the Indian legal system with more insight than ‘tareekh pe tareekh’

3: “A GOOD SCRIPT”

The movie “Court” is a low budget and a simple film, but the story is very realistic and very well directed by ‘Chaitanya Tamhane’.

The movie has not many characters but all the actors do justice to their roles.

4: THE BEST ‘CLIMAX’

The ‘CLIMAX’ of the movie is so powerful but also confusing, you need to think a lot of what does the final scene means?.

This movie is an important movie, you must watch it.

Here’s the trailer to get started

The movie link:

https://www.filmlinks4u.is/court-2015-marathi-movie-watch-online.html

Have your own OPINION (2 minutes read)

15th January 2018 all over Maharashtra(an Indian state) everyone were in talks about the strike which was going to take place the next day by the CPS Party members.All news channels were telecasting the same news.It was around 12.30 pm and Arun a 23 year old engineering student was just surfing on the internet at his home and suddenly he gets a text from his buddy Jay and their conversation were as follows:

Jay: Hey buddy have you heard about the tomorrow’s strike? I and many people of our area are supporting the strike and we will be joining the strike tomorrow. I want you to come along with us.

Arun:Yeah,But i think the CPS Party are doing the wrong thing only the common people will suffer due to it.
Jay:No dude,they are doing the right thing you need to check the news.Just watch any news channel you will get it.
Arun:Wait i will watch the news and text you after sometime.

Arun turns on the TV and just goes around through every news channels.And on most of the news channels he finds that the strike conducted by CPS Party is for the good purpose.(ONLY ACCORDING TO MEDIA)

Arun texts his friend Jay as below
Arun: Hey bro I watched the news and I will also be joining the tomorrow’s strike of CPS Party.

Here Arun gets Influenced by his friend and most importantly MEDIA Influenced him.
So rather than getting Influenced by society or media we must Have our own OPINION.

The 1975 classic “One flew over the cuckoo’s nest”

The Jack Nicholson starrer 1975’s “One flew over the cuckoo’s nest” was the second Hollywood movie with 5 major Academy awards.

The movie is based on the 1962 novel with the same name by Ken Kesey. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is No. 33 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years… 100 Movies list.

The movie is based on the mental institutions in the 1960’s and how the people were outcasted.

Well,Jack Nicholson who plays Randle McMurphy and all the boys will entertain you throughout the movie and Louise Fletcher who plays Nurse Ratched in the movie will make you hate her.

A movie with many funny scenes to make you laugh,some drama and overall full entertaining and one of the great movies ever made.

According to me this is the best movie of Jack Nicholson till date.The movie has completed 42 years from its release in 1975 though it is better than many movies made nowadays.

This movie is a must watch for all the movie lovers.So watch it if you haven’t yet.

Lots of Love.