Good Movies Which Failed To Make The Cut To Blue Notebook

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu: A very interesting take on cosmopolitan culture in an unconvincing plot which hardly takes away anything from the credit well deserved by the writers. Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is not Wake Up Sid but the positive turn it takes is very similar. Music and story were two areas where this movie had a strong case but contest was too tough. A shade better would have got some.

 

The Forest: This movie had some real good art work. What worked against The Forest was the failure of Art Direction to make story convincing. It didn’t do much. The element of gore failed to enhance the thrill the way it should have. Movie turned out to be a disappointment.

 

Arjun: The Warrior Prince: Only logical reason is that we don’t have a category for animation. The way Virat episode is used to set the context for Mahabharat is a good example to follow. Sincere apologies.

 

Kshay: Frankly, only category Kshay had a strong case was Best Actress. It was out an out Rasika’s movie. The motif and protagonist blended well together. Its just that there we wanted to have 5 or 6 names and somehow the cut was a few inches high. Even without the nomination, Rasika is a winner. The DVD in my closet affirms my belief.

 

Jab Tak Hai Jaan: What went wrong with this film? Music turned out to be below par. Story was a shade over dramatic. Direction turned out to be a shadow of memories. A movie we thought would grab atleast six nominations failed to get even one. But still, Yashji we love you.  

Arjun: The Warrior Prince | Visiting Good Old Days | The Critique

Arjun is perhaps one of the most impressive characters of Mahabharata. He is a born winner. He is someone who shoulders big responsibilities from a very tender age. While Bheema can take the liberty, he is one who carves his name under shadow of his elder brothers. When he becomes a prince, he knows his duties more than his rights. He can take on the entire world but feels weak when he is supposed to take stance against his cousins and is the first one to be content with whatever is available.

 

When Disney and UTV aired the first promo of Arjun: The Warrior Prince, expectations were sky high. There was so much to say even about perhaps the most widely known story in this country. Arnab Chaudhuri (Director) and Rajesh Devraj (Screenplay) chose perhaps one the least explored stories of valor which could  have contained the spirit of Mahabharata. Eh, it’s difficult to say much about the story without dropping spoilers. So, I will stop here.

 

Is it as good as any big hollywood animation movie? May be and maybe not. Content wise it can give any big movie a run for its money. Even the ones in which real people walk. Narrative helps in bringing the story to the scale. Animation wise, it’s a little short. However, the difference is fairly less than what you will expect. Despite of some minor shortcomings, it’s a really well made animation movie.

 

Biggest takeaway is the fact that it tells an oft-told story in a very intriguing way. Children will have lots of questions and elders will be happy to respond. It’s not just a good movie, it’s a revisit to the days when we used to sit in front of TV to watch BR Chopra's epic.

 

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh