Re: [arr] Ghajini Movie review - Indiafm

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

LOL..I did paste the whole review...but..it wasnt going through..dono why..
 
glad that you had sent the full review..thanks...

--- On Tue, 12/23/08, Gomzy™  wrote:

From: Gomzy™ 
Subject: Re: [arr] Ghajini Movie review - Indiafm
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 1:17 AM







Pavan as usual comes with half the news :P
 
Heres the full review
 
http://www.bollywoo dhungama. com/movies/ review/13397/ index.html 
 

 The wait is finally over! An Aamir Khan film is nothing short of an event. The 
supremely talented actor acts in one film a year and no two films are ever 
identical in terms of plotline. No wonder then that you await an Aamir starrer 
with bated breath.

GHAJINI, the Tamil version, has been a massive hit and so was its dubbed Telugu 
version. Will the Hindi adaptation live up to the humungous expectations? The 
hype is unmatched and you expect no less than a present-day masterpiece. 





Write your own movie review of GhajiniNow the good news: GHAJINI demonstrates 
how strong film-making can enhance and elevate an already solid concept. 

GHAJINI is a revenge saga, one ingredient that has been the staple diet of 
Hindi films since time immemorial. It is a powerful film. It has the power to 
sweep you off your feet from the word 'go'. It has a riveting story, which has 
been told with flourish by director A.R. Murugadoss. And, of course, it has a 
knockout performance by Aamir Khan. If at all there's a shred of doubt whether 
Aamir is The Best in the business, all you've got to do is check out GHAJINI. 





Flaws any? Running time [almost 3 hours]? Not at all! There's so much happening 
in every scene and the screenplay is so gripping that you don't feel the need 
to look at the auditorium ceiling or at your watch at brief intervals. You 
aren't restless. As moviegoers, we've watched countless good versus evil fares 
over the years and although GHAJINI belongs to the same family, not once does 
it take the beaten track. The story has been told differently and most 
importantly, the story offers so many twists-n-turns that you just can't guess 
what would unfold next. 

 Is it violent? It is, at times, but the violence here is justified. In fact, 
every time the protagonist bashes up the evil-doers, you clap and root for him. 
The climax is jaw-dropping -- dissimilar from the original, but it's an out of 
the world experience nonetheless. 

To sum up, GHAJINI is commercial Hindi cinema at its best. The film has 'Hit' 
written all over it. Let me put it this way: Cancel whatever you're doing today 
and go watch GHAJINI instead.

Aamir Khan is suffering from acute short-term memory loss set off by the 
violent murder of his girlfriend Asin. He's got to work around this handicap, 
but with methodical and meticulous determination. Aamir etches a path of clues 
that lead him on his road. 

To aid him in his quest, he carries around a sheaf of Polaroids and when he is 
really sure of a piece of information, he has it tattooed on his body, which 
stands in for the damaged part of his mind. His indelibly marked torso is the 
repository of his grief, his rage and his reason to go on living. 

Any more revelation would do gross injustice to the film and to its viewer. 

First things first! GHAJINI is not MEMENTO. There're minor similarities, but 
GHAJINI takes a completely different route to tell its story. Director A.R. 
Murugadoss tells this one differently. It starts off with what happens in the 
past, comes to the present-day, goes back in time again and returns to the 
contemporary again. This is a breathless, exciting story, heart-breaking and 
exhilarating at the same time. 

 Hindi movies have often depicted people suffering from amnesia/memory loss, 
but GHAJINI is poles apart because the protagonist recalls events only for 15 
minutes. The story is its USP, without a doubt. But what adds sheen and glory 
to the story is Aamir's portrayal of a man suffering from short-term memory 
loss. Aamir hardly speaks. In fact, the leading lady [Asin] speaks more than 
Aamir in the film. But Aamir speaks volumes with his eyes, he conveys whatever 
has to be conveyed through his body language, he says it all with his facial 
expressions and that only makes GHAJINI a memorable, never-seen-before 
experience. 

Director A.R. Murugadoss deserves brownie points for not just coming up with an 
interesting story, but also presenting it [refreshingly] differently. The 
storyteller balances the light moments and the ones demanding intensity with 
expertise. There's dum in every sequence. Even if the director has to depict 
violence, he doesn't resort to blood-n-gore or knives-swords- pistols for 
effect. 

A.R. Rahman's music is top notch. At least three numbers have the unmistakable 
stamp of a genius -- 'Guzarish', 'Behka' and 'Kaise Mujhe'. Ravi Chandran&

Re: [arr] Ghajini Movie review - Indiafm

[Gomzy™]

Pavan as usual comes with half the news :P

Heres the full review

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13397/index.html


The wait is finally over! An Aamir Khan film is nothing short of an event.
The supremely talented actor acts in one film a year and no two films are
ever identical in terms of plotline. No wonder then that you await an Aamir
starrer with bated breath.

GHAJINI, the Tamil version, has been a massive hit and so was its dubbed
Telugu version. Will the Hindi adaptation live up to the humungous
expectations? The hype is unmatched and you expect no less than a
present-day masterpiece.

  *Write your own movie review of
Ghajini*Now
the good news: GHAJINI demonstrates how strong film-making can enhance and
elevate an already solid concept.

GHAJINI is a revenge saga, one ingredient that has been the staple diet of
Hindi films since time immemorial. It is a powerful film. It has the power
to sweep you off your feet from the word 'go'. It has a riveting story,
which has been told with flourish by director A.R. Murugadoss. And, of
course, it has a knockout performance by Aamir Khan. If at all there's a
shred of doubt whether Aamir is *The Best* in the business, all you've got
to do is check out GHAJINI.

   Flaws any? Running time [almost 3 hours]? Not at all! There's so much
happening in every scene and the screenplay is so gripping that you don't
feel the need to look at the auditorium ceiling or at your watch at brief
intervals. You aren't restless. As moviegoers, we've watched countless good
versus evil fares over the years and although GHAJINI belongs to the same
family, not once does it take the beaten track. The story has been told
differently and most importantly, the story offers so many twists-n-turns
that you just can't guess what would unfold next.

Is it violent? It is, at times, but the violence here is justified. In fact,
every time the protagonist bashes up the evil-doers, you clap and root for
him. The climax is jaw-dropping -- dissimilar from the original, but it's an
out of the world experience nonetheless.

To sum up, GHAJINI is commercial Hindi cinema at its best. The film has
'Hit' written all over it. Let me put it this way: Cancel whatever you're
doing today and go watch GHAJINI instead.

Aamir Khan is suffering from acute short-term memory loss set off by the
violent murder of his girlfriend Asin. He's got to work around this
handicap, but with methodical and meticulous determination. Aamir etches a
path of clues that lead him on his road.

To aid him in his quest, he carries around a sheaf of Polaroids and when he
is really sure of a piece of information, he has it tattooed on his body,
which stands in for the damaged part of his mind. His indelibly marked torso
is the repository of his grief, his rage and his reason to go on living.

Any more revelation would do gross injustice to the film and to its viewer.

First things first! GHAJINI is not MEMENTO. There're minor similarities, but
GHAJINI takes a completely different route to tell its story. Director A.R.
Murugadoss tells this one differently. It starts off with what happens in
the past, comes to the present-day, goes back in time again and returns to
the contemporary again. This is a breathless, exciting story, heart-breaking
and exhilarating at the same time.

Hindi movies have often depicted people suffering from amnesia/memory loss,
but GHAJINI is poles apart because the protagonist recalls events only for
15 minutes. The story is its USP, without a doubt. But what adds sheen and
glory to the story is Aamir's portrayal of a man suffering from short-term
memory loss. Aamir hardly speaks. In fact, the leading lady [Asin] speaks
more than Aamir in the film. But Aamir speaks volumes with his eyes, he
conveys whatever has to be conveyed through his body language, he says it
all with his facial expressions and that only makes GHAJINI a memorable,
never-seen-before experience.

Director A.R. Murugadoss deserves brownie points for not just coming up with
an interesting story, but also presenting it [refreshingly] differently. The
storyteller balances the light moments and the ones demanding intensity with
expertise. There's *dum* in every sequence. Even if the director has to
depict violence, he doesn't resort to blood-n-gore or knives-swords-pistols
for effect.

A.R. Rahman's music is top notch. At least three numbers have the
unmistakable stamp of a genius -- 'Guzarish', 'Behka' and 'Kaise Mujhe'.
Ravi Chandran's cinematography is stunning. The film bears a stylish look
all through. The action sequences are brilliantly executed. The Hindi
moviegoers haven't seen such scenes ever.

Aamir delivers his career-best performance. In the first place, it requires
courage and maturity to name the film after the villain. Knowing how
egoistic our stars are, something like this is next to impossible in Hindi
films.
A lot has been said and written about 

[arr] Ghajini Movie review - Indiafm

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A.R. Rahman's music is top notch. At least three numbers have the unmistakable 
stamp of a genius -- 'Guzarish', 'Behka' and 'Kaise Mujhe'. Ravi Chandran's 
cinematography is stunning. The film bears a stylish look all through. The 
action sequences are brilliantly executed. The Hindi moviegoers haven't seen 
such scenes ever. 

 
---
The wait is finally over! An Aamir Khan film is nothing short of an event. The 
supremely talented actor acts in one film a year and no two films are ever 
identical in terms of plotline. No wonder then that you await an Aamir starrer 
with bated breath.

GHAJINI, the Tamil version, has been a massive hit and so was its dubbed Telugu 
version. Will the Hindi adaptation live up to the humungous expectations? The 
hype is unmatched and you expect no less than a present-day masterpiece. 





Now the good news: GHAJINI demonstrates how strong film-making can enhance and 
elevate an already solid concept. 
GHAJINI is a revenge saga, one ingredient that has been the staple diet of 
Hindi films since time immemorial. It is a powerful film. It has the power to 
sweep you off your feet from the word 'go'. It has a riveting story, which has 
been told with flourish by director A.R. Murugadoss. And, of course, it has a 
knockout performance by Aamir Khan. If at all there's a shred of doubt whether 
Aamir is The Best in the business, all you've got to do is check out GHAJINI. 






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Flaws any? Running time [almost 3 hours]? Not at all! There's so much happening 
in every scene and the screenplay is so gripping that you don't feel the need 
to look at the auditorium ceiling or at your watch at brief intervals. You 
aren't restless. As moviegoers, we've watched countless good versus evil fares 
over the years and although GHAJINI belongs to the same family, not once does 
it take the beaten track. The story has been told differently and most 
importantly, the story offers so many twists-n-turns that you just can't guess 
what would unfold next. 

 Is it violent? It is, at times, but the violence here is justified. In fact, 
every time the protagonist bashes up the evil-doers, you clap and root for him. 
The climax is jaw-dropping -- dissimilar from the original, but it's an out of 
the world experience nonetheless. 

To sum up, GHAJINI is commercial Hindi cinema at its best. The film has 'Hit' 
written all over it. Let me put it this way: Cancel whatever you're doing today 
and go watch GHAJINI instead.

Aamir Khan is suffering from acute short-term memory loss set off by the 
violent murder of his girlfriend Asin. He's got to work around this handicap, 
but with methodical and meticulous determination. Aamir etches a path of clues 
that lead him on his road. 

To aid him in his quest, he carries around a sheaf of Polaroids and when he is 
really sure of a piece of information, he has it tattooed on his body, which 
stands in for the damaged part of his mind. His indelibly marked torso is the 
repository of his grief, his rage and his reason to go on living. 

Any more revelation would do gross injustice to the film and to its viewer. 

First things first! GHAJINI is not MEMENTO. There're minor similarities, but 
GHAJINI takes a completely different route to tell its story. Director A.R. 
Murugadoss tells this one differently. It starts off with what happens in the 
past, comes to the present-day, goes back in time again and returns to the 
contemporary again. This is a breathless, exciting story, heart-breaking and 
exhilarating at the same time. 

 Hindi movies have often depicted people suffering from amnesia/memory loss, 
but GHAJINI is poles apart because the protagonist recalls events only for 15 
minutes. The story is its USP, without a doubt. But what adds sheen and glory 
to the story is Aamir's portrayal of a man suffering from short-term memory 
loss. Aamir hardly speaks. In fact, the leading lady [Asin] speaks more than 
Aamir in the film. But Aamir speaks volumes with his eyes, he conveys whatever 
has to be conveyed through his body language, he says it all with his facial 
expressions and that only makes GHAJINI a memorable, never-seen-before 
experience. 

Director A.R. Murugadoss deserves brownie points for not just coming up with an 
interesting story, but also presenting it [refreshingly] differently. The 
storyteller balances the light moments and the ones demanding intensity with 
expertise. There's dum in every sequence. Even if the director has to depict 
violence, he doesn't resort to blood-n-gore or knives-swords-pistols for 
effect. 

A.R. Rahman's music is top notch. At least three numbers have the unmistakable 
stamp of a genius -- 'Guzarish', 'Behka' and 'Kaise Mujhe'. Ravi Chandran's 
cinematography is stunning. The film bears a stylish look all through. The 
action sequences are brilliantly executed. The Hindi moviegoers haven't seen 
such scenes ever.