Madhur Bhandarkar , the name itself is associated with films that don’t tread the normal path , no big stars , no flashy cinematography just pure content . Madhur has always narrated his movie in an extremely simple fashion , no glamour or unnecessary item songs just the story backed by convincing performances . so it is indeed commendable that inspite of folloing this path he still has managed to give gems like Chandni Bar , Satta , Page 3 . I have always enjoyed his movies esp the 3 I have mentioned before . but in recent times his last 2 movies Corporate & traffic Signal have been disappointing . one felt the director in him has started taking the safe route by attempting to catch the same kind of  grim movies that have given him success before . is this signaling the end of Madhur Bahndarkar

      Well I was definitely wrong as fashion marks the come back of the filmmaker ,  as he has hit the bulls eye withi this . the story of the fashion industry is shown from the eyes of a wanna be model Meghna essayed by chopra & her journey from becoming a struggling model to supermodel & finally her fall from the grace to finally rise again like a phoenix . it is this journey & the people she meets in this journey that form the story . there is also the sub story of a supermodel Shonali essayed by Ranaut who self destructs herself  as also the track of a B grade model given to life by the confident debutante Mughdha Godse    & a gay designer , the restraint Sameer Soni & the rich businessman essayed by the surprise of the movie Arbaaz Khan .there are also some more sub plots which the script writer includes nicely in the screenplay . but inspite of  the subplots what takes the movie away the boredom is the various surprise factor engulfed in the movie . right from the wardrobe malfunction  , priyankas realization scene to kangana s death scene & even some of the fashion shows have been visualized  put together by the crafty Madhur .

         Having said this fashion does have some problems as the editing could have ben tighter & slicker atleast 15 minutes could have been cut . secondly , the turn around of Priyanka s character into a grey one has not  been properly explained , the climax had great potential to be exploited more , but Madhur has failed to do so .

   Inspite of these glitches this is definitely one of his best works . it shows in the way Madhur has extracted performances from just about everyone esp his leading ladies .Godse as mentioned earlier is confident , Chopra gives her best performance up till date extremely crafty from changing weight to expressions in order to suit the change in mood of her character . but the showstopper of the movie is Kangana Ranaut  who looks like a diva in each & every ramp scene & performs superbly well   as the skeleton which priyanka s character would become later . Kitu Gidwani is a pleasure to watch after a long time . Arjan Bajwa is restraint as the non compromising model . the music is damn good & is used well in the movie . Cinematography changes mood according to thegraph of the movie . the costumes are superb  .

    In all madhur comes up with one of his finest works & in case u missed it madhur comes in the movie as himself just like Subash Ghai to remind us it is his creation .CERTAINLY SHOWSTOPPING .        

I remember watching golmaal in a theatre at Hyderabad & having the time of my life laughing . I don’t remember enjoying so much in any other slapstick comedy ever . the chemistry between the 4 leading actors & a superb screenplay laced with humour  makes golmaal a classic slapstick comedy . a few years later , Golmaal has returned with a continuation . the only alarming difference on the outside is the absence of the sincere innocence of Sharman being replaced by Shreyas  Talapade’ s  chaloo brilliance . But is that the only difference ?

 Unfortunately not , the humour , the novelty factor are all missing in this one . infact  this one is not a movie at all but a con show by the makers directed at the audience to collect some easy money , knowing fully well that the popularity of the 1st part will bring the audience   . all the restraint humour is replaced by forced laughing & silly gags . the actors especially Arshad have lead to be doing buffonerey . the only gags which lead to some laughter are the ones on itself like the tattoo one or some om shanti om jokes or Shettys favourite scapegoat Sanjay Leela Bahnsali s movies Black or Sawariya  .

    It is utterly disappointing that the talented shetty has become so money minded that he decides  to give the audience the raw deal in order to give the producers the right deal . infact the so called story of the movie (whatever is present in the movie ) is a copy of ‘ aaj ki taaza khabar’ a kiran kumar movie which has inspired (ya bollywoods favorite word) many more movies & serials as well  earlier . the only good thing n the movie besides Shreyas is Tushaar s  mute act , but even that ends up irritating& also derogatory towards the physically handicapped which wasn’t the case in the 1st part as he uses this disability well enough as his own strength . of course    there is no Sharman to explain what he is saying . butbhis love story with Anjan sukhani should have been given more prominence as his is the most interesting  & amusing character .add to tht is the avergeness of others from ajay to kareena & total incompetence of Celina & others .songs comes at a wrong time .

   In all Golmaal returns  is made attempt at a sequel & a total disaapointment . hopefully the 3rd part is going to be better .   

     OVERALL RATING - 3 HALF

I  had gone to the China border in sikkim a few years ago ,  there it was unbearably chilly , all the tourist were shivering & shaking . but even in that kind of climate there were some superheroes who were standing there  like rocks or statues firm without even a nerve that could show a sign of chill that we mortals were feeling & physically experiencing – these superheroes were our army man . a year later  the kargil war had started in condition pretty  similar to china border or maybe even in more exhausting conditions . in this war we lost many of such superheroes , heroes is about 3 such people & also the awakening of a youth generation who is not keen to accept army as a profession .

      The story is of 2 good for nothing youngsters essayed by sohail who is good in the funny scenes where he has become a pro at but is slightly awkward in the emotional scenes & the efficient & talented vatsal seth  who comes up with an honest performance . as a result of their failing their graduation , they are asked to make a graduation film , the topic they choose is –why should u not join the Indian Army? They are  given 3 letters by a war journalist who had received this from 3 army officers who had sacrificed their lives in the kargil war . thus starts their quest for making their graduation film as well a journey of their self realization .

     The first story  is the family of balkar singh essayed by Salman  Khan in his finest ever work of acting (yes he can act) , he gets the voice modulation , diction all right , his family is supported by the strong & resilenr woman  Priety Zinta –the best performance of the movie . infact tis story is the best of the movie & there are some beautiful moments in this part esp the boys realizing that they are near the border & surprised to see that  just a normal fencing separates the 2 similar looking countries . right from the beginning to &  this part , the film entertains u & u expect an even more entertainment in the next 2 stories . your expectations from the movie exceeds a lot . but it is here where Samir karnik fails .

     In trying to add bollywoodish moments in the next 2 karnik messes it up . the 2nd story of the doel brothers in fact is the weakest of the entire film . there is no problem of the over –the top fighting that sunny does in he movie as  a large part want 2 see him doing that . but as a story it does not create any effect . add to that is sunny shouting which does not help either & the song was not needed at all .the mithun track too wasn’t needed either as it looked forced & makes tem vie unnecessary long . ideally the mother track should only have been kept as this is the most heartwarming moment in the 2nd half . this small part essayed by the brilliant Prateksha Lonkar is the savin grace in an otherwise boring part . the last scene in the movie is the last nail in the coffin as it was unnecessary & unintentionally funny . Where Karnik also goes wrong is the use of excessive melodrama in the movie & a certain amount of loudness instead of restraint & subtlety which was the need of the movie , this was exactly where he went wrong in his last movie nanhe jaisalmer as well .  

           Even with these problem one has to credit Karnik for his choosing of an original subject instead of copying a foreign movie . he has also extracted good performances from everyone & cast big stars in roles that they have n ever done before , his biggest credit is that he has made non actors perform well . he has b een backed by some good cinematography capturing the beauty of siachen to punjab perfectly & some foot-tapping music as well .

    At the end of it all Heroes is the story of the men who guard us & lose their lives while doing it & the after effects it has on their families who in fact get another generation ready to join the army . ffor choosing something like this the makers need to be lauded & awarded . well done .