Review: London Dreams

Verdict: Good.

"K" Rating: 3/5
Watch: DVD

London Dream has an apt star cast with friendship, professional jealousy and insecurity forming the backdrop . London Dreams would be a winner had it not been for its music and weak ending.The outburst of Ajay, Salmaan's saintly behaviour at the end lack verisimilitude. The movie misses out on a perfect ending due to an unnecessary song sequence. Music of the film by Shankar Ehsaan Loy does not do justice to the beautiful shots of the performances.

Watch: For great performances by the Salmaan and Ajay- they have proved themselves yet again.Comic timing and pronunciations/new lingo of Salmaan's Character. Emotional intensity of the film and good cinematography make it a DVD watch.

Story: Remember Shakalaka Boom Boom? (*ing Bobby Deol/Upen Patel) maybe not. SBB like London Dreams is based on a old hollywood flick Amadeus. Its a story about 2 friends - the introvert, ambition driven Arjun and the fun-loving, carefree aimless Manjeet(Manu). They say ambition is self driven but talent is gods given. This drives a wedge between the two friends when Arjun brings Manu to London to join his Band but discovers Manu's muscial genius. Asin look good as a rocker girl and pairs with Salmaan beautifully.

("K" rating reflects my personal star rating from now on. I thank my brother for the suggestion)

Let the festivites continue....

Carrying the Diwali celebrations forward to the end of the year are some promising movies. Which will ensure the year definitely ends with a bang! The desert is being served up by the entertainment industry and looks very delightful, delicious and delectable, so much so that you may have trouble choosing.To help you in the decision process - here are the release dates, promos and my personal recommendations (base on initial promos).

Oct 30th:**

Aladin This age old story is retold with loads of vfx and drama. Starring Big B, Ritesh Deshmukh. Desi version along the lines of Chronicals of Narnia/HP

Recommendation: Theater watch for the special effects, Kids will enjoy this. Genre: Comedy/ Drama

London Dreams: Salmaan Khan, Ajay Devgn, Asin

Recommendation: Theater Genre: Romance/Drama

Nov 6th:

Ajab Prem ki Jazab Kahani: Ranbir Kapoor & Katrina Kaif

Recommendation: Theater Genre: Romance/ Comedy

Jail: Madhur Bhandarkar's direction with Neil Nitin Mukesh & Mugda

Recommendation: DVD Genre: Drama / Serious Cinema

Nov 13th:

Dulha Mil Gaya: Much awaited with Fardeen Khan, SRK & Sushmita

Recommendation: Theater Genre: Romance

Tum Mile: Emraan Hashmi & Soha Ali

Recommendation: DVD Genre: Romance w/ backdrop of 26th July 2005, Mumbai

Nov 2oth:

Kurbaan: Karan Johar production with Saif Ali Khan & Kareena Kapoor

Recommendation: DVD / Theater Genre: Romance w/ backdrop of 9/11

Nov 27th:

De Dana Dan: Priyadarshan's comedy flick with Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Sunil Shetty

Recommendation: Theater Genre: Comedy

Dec 4th:

Radio: Himmesh Reshamya is back with Shenaaz Treasurewala, a new voice playing a radio jockey

Recommendation: Theater Genre: Romance/Drama

Paa : Big B, Abhishek Bachhan

Recommendation: Theater or DVD Genre: Drama- story about a man who ages fast

Dec 11th:

Rocket Singh: Shimit Amin's (Chak De fame) next starring Ranbir Kapoor

Recommendation: Theater or DVD Genre: Comedy / Drama

Dec 25th:

3 idiots: Aamir Khan's much awaited movie base on Chetan Bhagat's novel 5 point someone with Kareen Kapoor, R Madhavan and Sherman Joshi.

Recommendation: Theater Genre: Romance/Drama

** dates are those given to the theaters by producers and maybe subject to change