Disappointment...

As an ardent movie buff,  December is one time I look forward to apart from the usual hungama around the diwali time! Most filmmakers try to release the biggest films in their production houses at around this time owing to the large amount of holidays people have at their disposal, and to try and to try and convert the festive mood to spending mood, and when you have Aamir and SRK fighting it out to claim the 'December Honours', you could just wait and watch in gasped breath.

Come circa January '09 and Akki completes the newly established trio of power in bollywood stamping their authority. The two Khans have had their go, the Khiladi Kumar is raring for another shot at supremacy. He is beyond doubt an awesome entertainer, comedian and action hero, but for long now, the one thing that has eluded Akshay Kumar is recognition as an actor. He will certainly try to label himself as one of that in the coming weeks.

With the exactas on SRK and Aamir,Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi released with excitement and expectations for an expert performance by the King.It was an exclamatory and exactly script-oriented excruciating execution as surinder sahni by SRK, but exaggerated exaltedness in the Aditya Chopra camp can be excluded as of now. The movie missed the flow and flair from the maker of DDLJ, but then we are expecting too much from him. SRK held his own in the movie, and the second half as raj was fun enough, and Anushka Sharma impresses as a newcomer, but then you had Adi himself moulding these actors into characters. Personally, what i feel let the movie down are its dialogues. DDLJ had powerful dialogues which still tinkle in your brain here and there, if you could just try to remember it. The songs are hummable and have a good rendition to each one of them. Tujh Mein... stands out for its pure melody. The movie doesn't impress you outrightly, but slowly and surely it leaves an indelible mark on you. Sweet little scenes such as the rose one, and the way Raj professes his love to Taani are sure to make your heart melt. If Adi cud just make it last the length of the movie. All in all i would give t a 3.5/5.

Moving on from Emperor Khan to Endearing Khan, Ghajini was a pale shade of what an 'Aamir Khan movie' has been in the past. With AK riding on the credence built around his past performances, Ghajini was sure to draw in large amount of crowds. And so it did, with AK using the additional holiday due to christmas. It might not be merry after all, as audience left the seats feeling cheated by Aamir. AK puts in his best, and if you have to watch it, watch it for fab-ab AK. His naughty smile in the romantic past, determined look in the presnt day avataar, and his tears in the climax are just too awesome to miss out on. the best scene in the movie personally was in the climax when AK after beating around a dozen goons, gazes at them wondering why he did so. But Ghajini is a movie that Aamir carries solely on his well-built shoulders, pun intended. The director is yet to get out of his south indian super-action sequence modes. Asin impresses, but others just fill in the screen time. The villain fails to instill fear inthe audience, and if it was not for AK, it wound have bombed. AK is the saving grace and as for my rating it deserves nothing more than a 2/5.

Chandni Chowk To China promises a lot, with Walt Disney behind it and Ramesh 'Sholay' Sippy at the helm, Akshay Kumar has a solid footing to outdo the Khans. With Martial Arts as the backdrop, Akshay might be feeling at home to achieve his target. CC2C promises to be a wholesome entertainer, but now, it all boils down to the 16th of January, and till then, KEEP WAITING!

cheers

SID