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Ghajini – Movie Review |
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Starring:
Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan
Direction: A.R. Murugadoss
Music:
A.R. Rahman
Production: Tagore Madhu, Madhu Mantena |
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Aamir Khan, the perfectionist is back with his new movie Ghajini.
And for the first time in his career he has acted in a South
remake. As always the marketing push by Aamir was exhilarating.
The marketing done for the movie can be taken as a case study
in many b schools as it tried uncharted terrains. With such
a brilliant plan converted into hype, it made Ghajini the
most sought after title to be released this season. Has it
lived up to its humongous expectations? A definite Yes! |
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This
Hindi remake of the Tamil Ghajini which was again an
inspiration from Hollywood's Memento pleased everyone
with a tight screenplay and a top notch performance
from the lead actors.
The movie is about Sanjay(Aamir), a millionaire, who
falls in love with Kalpana(Asin) a model. Kalpana gets
into a hustle with a local gunda, Ghajini, who kills
her and hits Sanjay with a rod which makes him a short
term memory loss patient. Now Sanjay should fight against
all odds to avenge the death of his beloved. How he
does it with the help of a medical student Sunita (Jiah)
forms the rest of the story.
Audiences who have seen the Tamil version can get a
little bored as A.R.Murugadoss has made very few changes
to the script and scenes until the last 30 minutes.
The screenplay is well laced with interesting events
which makes the 3 hours running time well worth the
ride. What, When and How are questions you should never
ask in any masala movie, but there are a few scenes
which does sparkle against its Tamil version. The last
30 minutes for instance is very good when compared to
the Tamil version whose climax was literally laughable. |
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Cinematography by Ravi K. Chandran is a major plus, as the
pro has fully utilized the freedom the director has given
and come up with stylish presentation of the scenes and
innovatively captured songs sequences. Behka and Ae Bhachu
song will surely sparkle in his already sparkling repertoire.
His see-saw camera movement at the fag end of the movie
is just poetic. Editing is top notch. Stunts are choreographed
brilliantly as it relies more on raw power than over the
top flying antics. Music by A.R.Rahman gels well with the
overall feel of the movie, Ghuzarish, Behka and all the
other songs are brilliant compositions from the master musician
but the background score is jarring at times, especially
the Villian's BG which is certainly not expected from the
Maestro.
Aamir lives the role of Sanjay Singhania. If Vikram took
a dog as an inspiration for his portrayal in Pithamagan,
Aamir has taken a tiger for inspiration. His acting in the
pulse pounding climax is a proof of how matured an actor
he is; the pain, the intensity, the anger he showed here
is so high that we could actually believe that the wound
and damage attained by the strong henchmen of the villain
is actually possible. As the sophisticated millionaire he
is dignified and looks very handsome. His overly debated
8 packs has been flaunted effectively which is quite needed
for the movie. Asin has done her role with élan,
but the chirpiness in the Tamil version was missing a wee
bit in this version but still a strong debut in Bollywood-
kudos. Jiah Khan has a meaty role and she has used the opportunity
to the fullest. She is a complete natural. Pradeep Rawant
as Ghajini has done a brilliant job, much better than the
Tamil Ghajini. Riaaz Khan who again dons the inspector role
was over the top most of the time and a complete let down
Overall the movie is a well packaged action masala entertainer,
with some great acting, a tight screenplay, great music
and some extraordinary action which makes it a complete
paisa vasool. Go for it.
Verdict – A complete masala entertainer
By Harish V
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