Heros -movie review

Sammy and Ali are two bosom pals. Everything they do, they do together and are highly dependent on each other. While Sammy is an eccentric, high-spirited and has an uncanny knack of finding humor in the weirdest of situations, Ali is quieter and more mature. When the two friends travel a thousand miles to deliver three letters as a part of their film school assignment, little do they know that the journey that they have embarked on will give them a new meaning of life.

1920 movie review

1920 Movie

In the year is 1920 and the house, Arjun (Rajneesh Duggal) and his wife Lisa (Adah Sharma) move into the house and he has been given the task of pulling it down and making a hotel there. The haunting begins. is isolated in the wilderness has a secret. It is waiting for the curse to come true. For years everyone who has bought the house and tried to pull it down has died under strange circumstances. It is like the house has a will and a life of its own.

Strange and inexplicable events start taking place. The curse says they will not survive. The only thing they have that is true is the love they once shared, which is now under the shadow of doubt. They will have to depend on the love and faith if they are to come out of this alive

Story of 1920

The story in short: Rajneesh and ada are lovers who get married. Rajneesh is an architect and he is selected from his company to bring down an old castle somewhere in India and build it into a hotel. But there is a spirit that resides there that does not allow this to happen. In fact, two architects have been killed but Rajneesh and his wife are not aware of it. Ada gets possessed by this spirit and therein begins the story. · Director seems to be redeeming himself with this horror flick... everything seems to be going fine till just before the intermission, when in comes Rakhi Sawant to take away the intensity of the fear that he was just building up. · No, there is nothing wrong with the Sawant girl, but just that Bhatt's choice of introducing an item song, if I may be permitted to call it so, and more importantly choice of performer, falls flat on the screen. Rakhi comes with a lot of baggage of 'trying to be there' and this exact weight of hers does not allow her to carry off the scene. Also, he was just building up the scare. A very jarring aberration. · He shoots in London and tells you that that piece of irresistible architectural beauty, the castle he is shooting in, is somewhere in India. Very, very annoying. A punch in the nose for the viewer. · The choice of the lead actors is very good. Rajneesh Duggal and Ada Sharma give out great performances. In fact, Ada as the one possessed, gives off a performance as one possessed!! A terrifying debut. She has beauty, which dates back to the 1920s, is dressed accordingly and carries off her part with intensity.

A word of mention for Anjori Alagh, too. First she stares down at you from a huge painting, then she walks on screen to seduce the villain and the viewer! · A word of mention here for the set and costume designers. They have done well to give one a feeling of being there in the early 1900s · Bhatt has shown well the way Ada is possessed, her behaviour, menacing talking, her fearful lunges. But he has tried too many things to show how she is cured of her demonic spirit. · What he has shown, in the end, is what he thinks is the way the ones possessed are delivered. This can be debated endlessly. In effect, he brings to nought what he has been trying to build up. ·

Shoot on sight movie review

Shoot On Sight is a fictional story based on London Police order to shoot suspected terrorists after the July 7th 2005 London bombings, that resulted in racial profiling. The Film is a thrilling & riveting drama that unfolds the turmoil in the life of Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer at Scotland Yard. Commander Ali, born in Lahore and married to an English woman, is tasked to investigate the police shooting of a suspected Muslim terrorist on the London Underground. Distrusted by both his superiors in the police, and his fellow Muslims, he finds his inquiry hampered from all sides. When evidence surfaces pointing to the slain man's innocence, as well as the existence of a terrorist cell operating in his own backyard, Tariq must face the realization that sometimes, the right decision is the hardest one to make.

Obese women exercise phobia suffers Obese women

Obese women might be suffering from a phobia of exercise, driven by the feeling of self-consciousness that prevents them from being physically active, say researchers.

Scientists from the Centre for Obesity Research and Education and the department of kinesiology at Temple University have found that obese women face a significant number of barriers when it comes to exercise including self-consciousness, fear of injury, having minor aches or pains.

"This is the first time we've been able to systematically look at what stops obese women from getting the activity they need," said Melissa Napolitano, associate professor of kinesiology and clinical psychologist at the Centre for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University.

During the study, the research team surveyed data collected from 278 women, both normal weight and obese, enrolled in a yearlong physical activity encouragement study.

At baseline, and at a 3- and 12-month follow up, all participants were administered a questionnaire to determine what factors kept them from getting exercise, including feeling self-conscious, not wanting to fail, fearing injury, perceived poor health, having minor aches or pains and feeling too overweight to exercise.

They found that, at all time points, obese women reported greater barriers to being active than normal weight women.

For obese women, barriers they identified at the beginning of the study predicted how much or how little they would be exercising at the 12-month follow-up.

"These might sound like excuses to some people, but for those who have these aversions, they're real problems," said Napolitano.

She said that tailoring programs to manoeuvre around these barriers is the key to curbing some of that aversion and improving adherence to a weight loss goal.

"There is an underlying attitude about weight loss, that it's easy if you just eat less and exercise more," she said.

"But if losing weight were easy, we wouldn't have the obesity epidemic we have today," she added.

McCain, Obama, and both laugh togetheron the joke's

You can't imagine Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Opposition leader L.K. Advani doing it. But rival US presidential candidates, who are running a hard fought and often bitter campaign, sat down at a dinner table and swapped self-deprecating jokes.

Republican John McCain Thursday said he had replaced his team of senior advisers with 'Joe the Plumber', referring to an actual Ohio man he invoked several times in the last presidential debate Wednesday to argue that his rival wants higher taxes on people like Joe.

Democrat Barack Obama claimed his own greatest strength would be 'my humility' in reference to his image of being arrogant.

Obama said: 'Contrary to the rumours you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth,' in a reference to Superman.

McCain quipped that Democrats had already begun attacking Joe the Plumber.

'What they don't know is that Joe the Plumber recently signed a very lucrative contract with a wealthy couple to handle all the work on all seven of their houses,' McCain said, alluding to a flap he caused earlier this year when he was unable to remember how many homes he and his wife Cindy own.

He also referred to one awkward moment in the second presidential debate when he disdainfully referred to Obama as 'that one'.

'He doesn't mind at all,' McCain continued, 'In fact, he even has a pet name for me: George Bush.' In the last debate, McCain countered Obama comparing his rival's economic policies with Bush and asserted, 'I am not George Bush'.

Obama said his first name actually meant 'that one' in Swahili.

Turning serious, Obama said, looking towards McCain: 'I think it is a tribute to American democracy that with two weeks left and a hard-fought election, the two of us could come together and sit down at the same dinner table without pre-conditions.'

The occasion was the 63rd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity event organised by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York for the benefit of needy children.

The event often draws politicians as speakers and, traditionally, presidential candidates appear as lead speakers every four years. But this time, the evening of humour starring White House claimants came one night after the final, intense presidential debate.

Kaarz movie Stills

Karz

The day of reckoning for Himesh Reshammiya. His film, Karzzzzz is set to release today. This film will prove to be an acid test for Reshammiya.
Karzzz, which is a remake of the original Karz directed by Subhash Ghai, has been directed by Satish Kaushik, and will be Reshammiya's second release as a hero. The film assumes importance because it is Himesh's chance to prove that he is no fluke as an actor and neither was the success of Aap Ka Suroor, his debut acting venture. Hence, there is a lot resting on his shoulders. Adding to the pressure is the fact that he knows that he has to live up to some very high standards in acting and dancing. After all, the hero of the original Karz was Rishi Kapoor, surely one of the most accomplished actors that we have around. Then there were his boyish good looks. Himesh knows that he has neither Rishi's looks nor charm. Hence, it now remains to be seen how he has managed to mould himself into the role of Monty. That's not all. Himesh has composed the music for the film and sung most of its songs as well. It will be remembered that the Ghai film had music by composers Laxmikant Pyarelal, music which was a hit. That's another legend that he is pitting himself against. Hence, if Himesh is nervous today, one knows that there is a lot at stake here for him. He has already gone official with his statement that he is hardly at par with Rishi, having neither his looks nor talent. Sharing screen space with Himesh will be debutante Shweta Kumar and Urmila Matondkar.

Hello movie review

Hello is yet another movie from KHAN Khandan.. Hello… is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam, it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office. Shyam is losing his girl friend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His girl friend, Priyanka, is also an agent like him at the call center who is about to be snatched by an NRI technogeek. There is also the aspiring model, Esha, who is hoping for the break that seems to be always already eluding her and the man about town, Vroom, who is into well, things. The housewife, Radhika, who is constantly at the receiving end of her mother-in-law and a beleaguered grandfather, Military Uncle, who has been barred from interacting with his grandchild make up the rest of the call agents who see their worlds crumbling around them as the decisions of right sizing are conveyed by Bakshi, the boss. It is a night when dreams will finally crumble. Or will it? For there is that call from God. Narrated as a tale within a tale as a beautiful woman meets the auteur narrator and promises him a story on the condition that he has to narrate it further, Hello, based on Chetan Bhagat's one night @ the call center, is the one remarkable story from Tales from a Thousand and One globalizing, urban, Indian Nights.

Dazzle at thirty

Sushmita Sen, Madonna, Kylie Minogue- what do these names have in common? They are successful and made a mark in their own way. What's better that all of them are amazing looking and are above thirty! Here's a look at women who continue to dazzle the crowds despite being on the other side of thirty...

Phoonk

Phoonk is called Horror movie. with out horror. RGV again attempted on horror movies. but failed to impress the crticks..

Rajeev, a successful Construction Engineer with loving wife, and two children aged 10 and 8, is an atheist to the core. He scoffs at God and even more at people who believed in the dark forces till one day when an evil was let loose in his happy home threatning to destroy his family and shake up the very foundations of his convictions and belief systems.

Bachna Ae Haseeno

Bachana ae haseena is another one film showcasing the Boy as one who gets girls around. and the mothers of the girls warn them to strict with rules

Why do girls always fall for the wrong guy? Their mothers warn them about him. Their friends shake their heads disapprovingly. Their minds tell them to escape while the going is good. But no! oh no! Their hearts are another story. You see, they are sending all the wrong signals. His name alone is enough to scramble their brains and set their hearts racing. Meet Raj. He is the stuff of dreams, with the looks of a 'butter wouldn't melt in my mouth' good boy. Who can blame him for falling in love as many times as love is fortunate enough to find him. It's not his fault that he's a heartbreaker, it's in his DNA. Come discover his three love stories; Raj and Mahi, Raj and Radhika, Raj and Gayatri.

Different ladyloves at different times in his life. And each of them, teach him a little bit about love and a little bit about life, in their own sweet, sexy or sassy way

Sajjanpur

Mahadev is a real attempt to protray the ambitions of individual and how he acheives his life goals. wonderful to watch the movie

Mahadev is one of the few educated young men from Sajjanpur. His ambition is to be a novelist but finds it easier to make a living by writing letters sitting next to the post office. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him popular with the largely non-literate population of the town. Aware of this power, he soon uses his talent to manipulate people with amusing and sometimes not such amusing results.

With this as the narrative frame, Welcome to Sajjanpur shows in an entertaining, musical and comic way, characters and events that are at once hilarious and poignant. A delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village.

Contract a big Flop

Contract Film made by RGV is another attempt to portrait Underworld links and bombay.
Ram Gopal Varma has not yet learned his lesson... When you make a film about the Mumbai underground a script is necessary! After awe-striking India with Satya and Company, Ram Gopal Verma started to wither away... he believed that he could make hit films without putting in the effort or passion he so willingly used in Satya and Company, only to find out that his next seven films would all be flops (save Sarkar). The problem is not in the directing, but the acting and writing... the dialogue in RGV lately has gotten to be so terrible that audiences can tell the actors feel awkward and ashamed in reciting it on the big screen. Contract is another RGV disappointment.... the acting is shabby, the script and dialogue are childish, and the action is trying to copy that of Martin Scorcese, but falls very very short on all aspects. We can only hope that RGV steps up his game, otherwise the Bachchan clan are the only people who are going to keep him employed in Bollywood.
i hope better visuals from RGV Factory..

Sushmita Sen has done it again

Sushmita Sen has done it again. Just when rumours of her relationship with Bunty Sachdeva were doing the round, the actress has surprised all by getting a new friend. The actress has been seen bonding with Muddassar Aziz, director of Dulha Mil Gaya.

The film, Dulha Mil Gaya, stars Shah Rukh Khan and Fardeen Khan besides Sushmita herself. Before Bunty arrived on the scene, Sushmita was involved with ad filmmaker Manav Menon and prior to that, she had a long relationship with actor Randeep Hooda. According to sources, Sushmita and Muddassar have been dating each other ever since she broke up with Bunty a month ago. The actress and Muddassar apparently go back a long way. They knew each other as friends for a while but got close during the shooting of Dulha Mil Gaya in Trinidad. Friendship soon turned into romance and the duo has been spotted going out together. Sushmita Sen plays a supermodel in Dulha while SRK plays a business tycoon who is her boyfriend. Fardeen has been paired opposite a new girl.

Hemamalini at Sweet 60

On the eve of her 60th birthday, Bollywood 'dream girl' Hema Malini says she is thrilled to play erstwhile Gwalior queen Vijayraje Scindia in the movie 'Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi', but says unlike her other films the role needed a lot of preparation and she had to spend considerable time with the Scindia family.

'I'm honoured to be playing the Rajmata. Do you know she was the founder of the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and today I'm a proud member of the BJP and getting a chance to play her on screen,' Hema told IANS.

'I think this role requires a fair amount of preparation. Something I haven't done for too many of my characters except 'Razia Sultan' and 'Meera'. Both were very close to my heart. And now I think this will be the third role that's very close to my heart,' she added.

To be directed by Gulbahar Singh, 'Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi' went on the floor Tuesday. It will be made in close collaboration with the Scindias.

'Though I didn't know the great lady personally, I've known her late son Madhavrao Scindia (late Congress leader) and her daughter Vasundhara (BJP leader and Rajasthan chief minister) quite well through my parliamentary work.

'In fact, I had been to Gwalior last year in summer with my daughter Ahana for a dance performance on the invitation of Madhavraoji's son Jyotiraditya Scindia. My colleagues in parliament were outraged. 'How could you go at his invitation when he's from the Congress?' But I think culture and art should be put above politics, don't you think?'