I’m not a big fan of Salman Khan, nor do I feel the chubby Katrina look-alike Zarine Khan can act but you cannot resist catching a Bollywood flick living in this part of the country. The glamor just pulls you in. Salman Khan’s Veer is an epic story. A tale of love and a brave warrior. A tale that doesn’t leave you flabbergasted, a tale that can put you into depression.
I believe for most of you the review ended with the last sentence of the previous paragraph. But then you’re too keen enough for a big-ass review of Veer you’re reading this. So why doesn’t Veer work for Salman? Poor direction, pathetic screenplay, a story that’s more than just inspired by major period films and then a soundtrack that’s way too vague.
Apparently the story credits reveal Salman Khan wrote Veer by himself. I can bet Salman had seen too much of Gladiator, Troy and even Bollywood epic Kranti while writing the story for Veer. He’s not only screwed up the story but he’s made a mockery of these great movies also. He could have been better off writing a spoof which could have been a major blockbuster. But no he had to write Veer and project himself as the great Bollywood Gladiator.
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My Name Is Khan is Karan Johar’s latest flick starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. With this movie Karan Johar has bought back one of the most favorite on-screen Bollywood couples, of course King Khan and Kajol. My Name Is Khan has already made it to the news with it’s expensive worldwide rights being sold for a whopping amount. The music for My Name Is Khan has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, another Karan Johar favorite since Kal Ho Na Ho I believe. The My Name Is Khan promo was aired simultaneously on all Star network channels across the nation. The film is set to release worldwide come February 2010. For now let’s take a look at how the film’s soundtrack sounds like.
All Karan Johar movies have a special something in their soundtracks. Karan, I believe, understands how important a Bollywood soundtrack is and each time he personally makes sure there’s something in it for the millions of Bollywood lovers out there. In Bollywood if you’ll watch a movie or not, a lot of that also depends on how the particular movie’s soundtrack turns out. There have been times when simply good music took me to a theater to watch a crappy movie. Then there have been times when I made myself skip a movie due to a poor soundtrack. Does My Name Is Khan live up to the hype?
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