I totally agree with you Pavan. He is almost 95% accurate about the BO status of any hind movie. Taran wrote that Ghajini will break all the previous BO records and we all saw that it did.
I remember he was wrong on other time.. i guess it was for Mangal Pandey where he gave almost 4 stars (i think) and said that movie will do good. but it bombed at the BO. As i said earlier.. he is very good in analysing the BO performance of any Hindi movie. Sath. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@...> wrote: > > Taran gave RDB a rating of 2.5 out of 5...we know how huge hit was RDB..His reviews may be trash..but he is spot on when he talks about movie's fate at box office. The only time I remember him getting it wrong was for Rang De Basanti.. > > > --- On Thu, 2/19/09, rayrai2k ravis...@... wrote: > > From: rayrai2k ravis...@... > Subject: [arr] Re: Delhi-6 - Thumbs Down - Another musical by ARR got wasted > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 10:08 PM > > > > > > > Hold on !!! > you are trusting the most horrible reviewer he gave Billu 3.5 movie > shaved the box office. > RDB was also trashed by the TRASH but it did score well. Trust me I > have watched the movie and I liked it, just bcs I hate the typical > Indian entertainment masala without sense. D6 is appealing and if you > are careful you will definitely discover yourself. Good theme. > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "sath.murthy" <sath.murthy@ ...> > wrote: > > > > > > The trend continues. Like most of the times, whenever the music by > ARR > > becomes such a big blockbuster hit, the movie falters, and it > falters > > big time. I couldn't believe that Rakeysh also fallen like this > with a > > bad screenplay. > > > > ARR composed gems for this movie, but now the film has been > declared a > > disaster. after Yuvaraaj, now its Delhi-6. > > > > Sath. > > > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "rivjot" <rivjot@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.bollywoo dhungama. com/movies/ review/12980/ index.html > > > > > > Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra thinks out of the box and it's more than > > > evident now. First AKS, then RANG DE BASANTI, now DELHI 6. A two- > liner > > > of the story may give you an impression that it's similar to UTV's > > > earlier outing SWADES, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker: An > American of > > > Indian origin returns to his roots and decides to stay back in > India. > > > But DELHI 6 bites more than it can chew. > > > > > > Set in old Delhi, the screenplay [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Prasoon > > > Joshi, Kamlesh Pandey] takes its own sweet time to come to the > point. > > > In fact, the entire first half is dedicated to the sundry > characters > > > in the bylanes of old Delhi, where several stories run parallel > with > > > the main plot... The two warring brothers [Om Puri, Pawan > Malhotra] > > > and the wall that divides the two; the daughter of the house > [Sonam > > > Kapoor] aspires to be an 'Indian Idol' contestant; a moneylender' s > > > [Prem Chopra] wife has an illicit relationship with one of his > > > lecherous debtors [Cyrus Sahukar]; an 'untouchable' [Divya Dutta] > > > makes more sense than the so-called thekedaars of samaj; a friend > of > > > the family [Rishi Kapoor] has still not forgotten his first love > > > [Tanvi Azmi]. Oh yes, there's also a 'Kaala Bandar' who spreads > havoc > > > in the locality. Really, Rakeysh tries to pack in multiple > stories in > > > those 2.18 hours. > > > > > > But, alas, the problem is that barring a few individualistic > > > sequences, you don't carry the film home. The film is engaging in > bits > > > and spurts. Worse, it tends to get monotonous, preachy and boring > and > > > the end is so bizarre, you actually want to ask the writers, 'Hey > > > guys, you okay?' > > > > > > Let's cut a long story short: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra misses the > bus > > > this time. > > > > > > DELHI 6 tells the story of a young American boy Roshan [Abhishek > > > Bachchan] of Indian origin, who comes to India for the first > time, to > > > drop his ailing grandmother [Waheeda Rehman]. She wants to retire > and > > > spend the last leg of her life back home; dissolving into the > soil she > > > was born in. > > > > > > In America, having led a very western lifestyle, Roshan is not > > > familiar with the sites and smells, the food and culture, the > religion > > > and beliefs, this huge melting pot that India is. He believes that > > > Dadi had left her family and loved ones back in America, only to > > > realize that how wrong he was. > > > > > > The warmth and affection of the neighbourhood embraces him with > open > > > arms. Amidst all this he meets the beautiful Bittu [Sonam > Kapoor], who > > > wants to break free from the typical Indian social structure, to > whom > > > Roshan is destined to lose his heart. > > > > > > That Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an accomplished storyteller is > evident > > > in several individualistic scenes. Note the scene when Vijay Raaz > > > slaps Abhishek and Abhishek slaps him back. Also, portions in the > > > second hour, when a Baba [Akhilendra Mishra] triggers off the > > > Mandir-Masjid talk and divides the two communities, is very well > > > structured. The sequences are disturbing and the writers and > director > > > succeed in exposing the fickle-minded people residing in the > locality. > > > > > > But the screenplay isn't foolproof. The romantic track is the > weakest > > > link in the enterprise. The love story falls flat. Also, the > ending is > > > so abstract that an average moviegoer would find it difficult to > > > comprehend what the actual culmination is. The sequence in the > end, > > > when Amitabh and Abhishek have a conversation, looks weird. In > fact, > > > ridiculous. What was the need to have this sequence? It makes no > > > sense. Even the Ram Leela sequences, interspersed at regular > > > intervals, are forced in the screenplay. > > > > > > Rakeysh's handling of the subject is exemplary at places. But the > > > writing [faulty at times] as also the execution of the material > isn't > > > the type that would appeal to all sections of moviegoers. A.R. > > > Rahman's music is outstanding; it's easily amongst his finest > works. > > > 'Masakali', 'Ye Dilli Hai Mere Yaar', 'Rehna Tu', 'Maula' > and 'Genda > > > Phool' are amazing tracks. Ditto for Prasoon Joshi's lyrics; > they're > > > gems. Binod Pradhan's cinematography is brilliant. Watch the Jama > > > Masjid sequence [breath-taking] or the camera movements in the > bylanes > > > of old Delhi. Just one word to describe the output: Incredible! > > > > > > Abhishek doesn't work. Also, his American accent looks fake. > Sonam is > > > likable. Waheeda Rahman enacts her part well. Rishi Kapoor is > wasted. > > > He deserved a better role. Amongst supporting actors, Om Puri > > > [powerful], Pawan Malhotra [flawless], Vijay Raaz [tremendous] , > Deepak > > > Dobriyal [genuine], Divya Dutta [admirable] and Cyrus Sahukar > > > [likable] leave a mark. > > > > > > Prem Chopra is alright. Atul Kulkarni looks like a buffoon. And > what > > > is Raghvir Yadav doing in this film? Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, > K.K. > > > Raina, Akhilendra Mishra and Dayashanker Pandey are passable. > Amitabh > > > Bachchan's presence in the penultimate minutes fails to evoke any > > > reaction. > > > > > > On the whole, DELHI 6 has a terribly boring beginning [first > hour], an > > > absorbing middle [second half] and a weak end [climax]. At the > > > box-office, the business is bound to be divided. The film may > record > > > bountiful collections at multiplexes in its opening weekend. The > > > popular music as also the fact that there's no major opposition > will > > > benefit the film in the initial days. But the business at single > > > screens as also the mass belt will be a shocking contrast. > However, > > > the cracks will start appearing sooner than expected, even at > plexes. > > > Thumbs down! > > > > > > Rating - 1.5/5 > > > > > >
