Delhi Belly Is Hilarious!!

By: Thejas Krishnan on 9:29 PM

Cast: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Vijay Raaz, Poorna Jagannath, Shenaz Treasury

Director: Abhinay Deo

Its nothing like you've seen in a Hindi movie before, not even close. Packed with rude humor and situation gags Delhi belly will make you Laugh till you cry!! Its just 90 minutes of pure fun!

Most of its action erupts within a poverty stricken  apartment shared by three buddies - Tashi, Arup and Nitin - struggling to make the rent. Tashi, played by Imran Khan, is a journalist with a nagging fiancee , Sonia (played by Shenaz Treasurywala). An airhostess, Sonia orders Tashi to drop off a parcel she's promised to deliver as a favor for a friend. The unsuspecting girl has been used as a courier by a diamond-smuggling ring, and it all starts to go terribly wrong when the package is mistakenly swapped by Arup (played by Vir Das). All hell breaks loose when a  gangster, played wonderfully by Vijay Raaz, receives a stool sample instead, belonging to Nitin (played by Kunal Roy Kapur), who has been struck by a horrific case of Diarrhea . Yes, I have to admit it's disgusting, but it's also very funny.

Adding to this strange cocktail of characters is Tashi's free-spirited colleague Menaka, played by Poorna Jagannathan, who unfortunately is still trying to shake off a jealous, goon-ish ex-husband. Expect screeching car chases, Dangerously abusive language (one of which is even written backwards into a song), a stylishly-shot gunfight in a hotel room, and a generous dose of irony.

Unlike other "So-called" stereotyped "Akshay Kumar" Comedies, this film doesn't have any over the top foolish and slap-stick comedy scenes. Each laugh blends in correctly and is cent percent justified. And the story line is simple. but has enough mild twists to keep you entertained. Director Abhinay Deo does a good job of making the script seem more that it actually is, and what helps it along are hilarious performances by Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapur. Imran Khan, meanwhile, clearly enjoying himself in a part with no star cravings, sportingly allows his co-stars to take the lion's share of jokes.

There is nothing deep in the movie. No, unlike the name suggests, its no Ode to Delhi. Its just a story portrayed with utmost reality. The Abuses and other "Adultery" could have been avoided, but that is what that makes this movie stand out  from lot and makes it "Not-Just-another" Bolly flick. The language and filthy picturisation  gives it authenticity and makes it look really real! 

The Uncanny satire and an impeccable background score, probably his best till date, by Ram Sampath makes this a Movie that you'll want to watch with your Buddies surely more than once!

Four rating and Two Huge THUMBS UP for Aamir Khan and Abhinay Deo's  Delhi Belly! GO ON! Have a Good Laugh:D

RATING : 4/5

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The Blind Side - A Feel Good Movie

By: Thejas Krishnan on 10:43 PM

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head

Director: John Lee Hancock

The Blind side starring Sandra Bullock, is the kind of remarkable true story that has been portrayed with a heart.  It's a feel-good movie that never stops feeling good.

Adapted from a nonfiction bestseller, The Blind Side is about a wealthy white American family that takes in a homeless black teenager and encourages him to play football. What makes the film relevant is the fact that the kid in question, Michael Oher is an actual NFL player!

Sandra Bullock stars as Leigh Anne Tuohy, an stern mother of two, who spots the black kid (played by Quinton Aaron) near her children's school on a cold winter night, clad only in a T-shirt and shorts. When she learns that he studies in the same class as her daughter and appears to have nowhere to go, she invites him to stay the night in their sprawling home. The boy's very grateful, but barely speaks at all. Leigh Anne and her family, however, insist that Michael lives with them permanently, and they make him a part of the family.

Football fanatic that she is, Leigh Anne pushes Michael to pursue his interest in the game, making sure he's good enough to get on the school team, even teaching him a trick or two about how to block, based on his protecting instincts.

Quinton Aaron delivers an very subtle and understated performance as Oher, who's portrayed as something of a near-mute saint in this film. He shows no interest in girls or in making friends.  He just hangs out quietly around Leigh Anne's kids and establishes more or less invisible but deep-rooted bonds with them. But the near mute quietness works for him as the audience is moved to tears by his innocent dialogues. He remains expression less but still has an amazing effect on people. Oddly for a film about this kid, The Blind side turns Oher into a supporting character in his own movie!

The star here, you see, is Sandra Bullock, and this is her best role yet. Her performance as Leigh Anne Tuohy is somewhat crafted to get her the Oscar, which she does.Bullock plays Leigh Anne as a feisty mom who is not afraid to show her tricks by marching in on an ongoing Football practice. But her most cringe-worthy moment has got to be the one at a lunch table where one of her high-society friends refers to Oher and remarks to Leigh Anne: "You're changing that boy's life." She replies, her eyes going moist: "No, he' changing mine."

Ultimately, The Blind Side is a heart warming movie.Nothing more,nothing less.....

Rating: 3.5 / 5

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