Movie Review-Bachna ae Haseeno

Raj. The movie could have easily been called that, as Bachna ae Haseeno is at its core the story of a rich, spoilt brat of a boy called Raj, and his tryst(read trysts) with love. The plot revolves around the various experiences that Raj, played so brilliantly by Ranbir Kapoor, has with two girls at two different stages of his life. It is with as much ease that he so charmingly woos these ladies, that he dumps them. It maybe DDLJ fanatic Mahe, with whom he romps on a scooter in the swiss alps or Radhika, his young live-in partner with stars in her eyes.His charming ways, something that he calls Rajgiri, helps him at the young age of 17 to trap his first big catch in the form of Mahe, played by Minissha Lamba, whom he so unceremoniously dumps by bragging about his 'feat' to his friends at the airport. Next comes Radhika, played by Bipasha Basu, who loves Raj so much that she is ready to sacrifice her career ambitions for him. As expected, he dumps her on their wedding day and flees to Australia, where he eventually finds his true love in the form of a B-school student and taxi driver Deepika Padukone. But alas! Our hero gets a taste of his own medicine when she rejects his proposal and he thus learns how much it hurts. He is enlightened and plans to seek out Mahe and Radhika and beg for their forgiveness, only to find one already married with kids and the other, an attitude-rich star. The second half consists purely of his attempts to seek the divine mercy of the divas whose hearts he'd broken.The movie very beautifully matures with the character of Raj, going from funny and playful to emotional and sentimental, with a dash of comedy. Ranbir Kapoor pitches in an astonishing performance as the flamboyant, playboy Raj, and lives up to the promise he showed in Saawariya. Minissha Lamba and Bipasha Basu too give in brilliant performances as the sizzling hustlers in Raj's life. Sadly, Deepika's track is the weak link in the story as she fails to create any magic with what little screen space she was given. There are two surprise packets in the movie in the form of Kunal Kapoor, who delivers an aesthetic performance as Mahe's husband and Hiten Paintel, as the funny and equally care-free side kick to Raj. Though predictable, its a new concept that encompasses the life-ishtyles of aaj-kal ke chokra-chokri log. The music by Vishal-Shekhar is also a winner, with some really catchy tunes and rocking scores. I'd give it 3 and a half out of 5. Watch the movie with no expectations and you just might love it.

IN 2050..No Brainer!!

This is neither a spoof nor is it my version of the movie.The trick here is to read everything that follows this preceded by IN 2050..
Lets begin..IN 2050..

*Ash holds the world record for the longest beard(Refer my previous post-Status Updates for the details).He often goes to Malleshwaram where he plays basketball with students in their late teens and beats 'em all at b'ball..(There..I made u look good..now don't hit me!!)..

*Preetham is coaching kids to get into IIT..

*Abhishek acquires world-wide fame as the author of the e-book series -'A guide to Swear Words and Verbal Abuses'..Translated into 56 languages,the series is an instant hit with bad-mouth cops,auto drivers and wannabe teen rebels..Also,to date,he survives 3 assassination attempts on his life..All of which were traced back to students from his batch in Carmel..

*,Our very own Bala's (Work work work)political party-Vinyasa Dhara celebarted its 40 years of existence and is yet to win a election..

*Vinayak is still doing..u know..stuff.!..Robotics stuff!! Stuff that u n me don't understand so lets move to the next one..

*Anand finally figures out what he wants to do in life..Hip Hip hooray!!!

*Prajwal is the brains behnd GTA XXII-where the scenario in the game shifts to India..When the press contacts Prajwal,all he has to say is-"I am too busy for social life..Err!..Press conferences"..

*Kiran George spends a peaceful retired life after having acted as the henchman in over two dozen Rajnikant movies..Also by then K George has beaten Khali in a Punjabi Prison match ..finally puttting an end to those god damned news channel reports on Khali..*Heartfelt Thank you*..Hailed as India's first WMD -He is being cloned by the Indian Army.

*61-A (Chandra Layout to Majestic) ..now running on Gobar Gas (Laloo's Idea)..continues to be the worst bus u could ever have the misfortune of travelling in..Wait!! Is that K George I see getting into the bus..That explains it..Quick !! Pass me the deodrant..

*To the surprise of many,Mithilesh turns out to be straight and lives a happily married person..He married a woman..just in case you are getting other ideas..!

*Vishnu is now HOD-Mathematics at Venkat which he had joined to be able to spend more time with Mrs.Kushala.. He! he!!...

*Just like in 2008,nobody knows where Farhan is..

*Rawat who in the past rejected offers from Wall Street Journal n New York Times is now the editor of Bangalore Mirror..His first order of business --Making the once-a week Sexpert column into a daily appearing column..This is India after all ,the land of Kama Sutra,people have a lot of questions..

*Shashank has spent years 'in cognito'..Look up that if u don't know what it means..Reason--Good looks+AXE effect..!

*Sudarshan solves the world energy crisis once n for all after unlimited supplies of oil is found in his scalp..

*Varun was caught stalking a now toothless Shah Rukh Khan..

*Raghav,Hemanth,Kaushal n Abhishek still run into each other at Ganesh's..Its like people say --"A lot can happen over plates of samosas and Dahi puri) ;)

*Ritesh all of 59 now no longer needs to cut his hair,use shampoos or for that matter use a comb..Hair fall can be such a pain..He designs cars for the rich n famous(Example--Pawan,Jinen)..Something he intended to do all along...good going.. :)

* 'The Great Fall of India'-Arjun is a hit on Youtube n is hailed as Youtube's first superstar.His 'falling down anywhere,anytime' videos move millions...Most likely to reieve an Oscar fr Lifetime achievement in this regard..

*Karthik is in a state of shock after MANU loses the premiership for the 40th time in a row..MuhuhaHaha!!!

*Jinen buys his 25th R1 and 32nd Merc..n yes,the sight of blood still makes him jittery..(I think it was that science expo day..*thinking real hard*)

*Ashrit..Head Boy to President ..nuff said..!

*Pawan Reddy,now the CEO of telecom giant 'Reddy Comm' buys the piece of land previously known as 'Florence Ground'..so that his friends can play Cricket in peace..Passerby often report seeing 60 year olds playing cricket there..Ritesh n Abhishek standing at the boundary continue to prefer chucking stones at each other to fielding during matches..

*Ankeeth is busy making weekly visits to the doctor..His throat hurts a lot ..Nothing serious..Just all that shouting he does every time we play cricket.."Macha field da.." puts a lot of strain on his voice..Also seen loafing around Dollars colony in his youth..I wonder.. Why?Who lives there?Does anybody know?

*SaiManoj marks the 25th anniversary of an unsuccessful sex-change operation..The perverted sissy that he always was now spends all his time with another pervert who we will call J..e .. e
(Oi..If u reading this..F U!,n yeah this ..i.. up urs..)

*Hemant n I quote -"hmmm holidayin sumwhere,i'll buy microsoft..hehe..no..i'll buy..audi company"

*Kaushal is busy sending invites for the Exhibition of his sketches..Always felt his sketches were kinda special...You didn't get an invite u say?..I got mine..Ha!!..

*Sudib..Super cool...Need I say more..?

*Abhinav is an acclaimed film director..India's answer to Spielberg..also thought to be the ghost director for the movie-'36 Crazy Smooches'..Yes u guessed it right..the movie does feature Sherawat n Emraan Hashmi..

*Raghav is now CEO of the company he had joined years ago as an intern(Did I not already predict that years ago?Heh raghav?)..In his spare time he writes scintillating gothic poetry.I am a fan. \m/...

*Maneesh...Umm.. To be honest i couldn't come up with anything ..Brain Freeze..cuz..Maneesh AKA 'Big Brother is quite intimidating...

Finally,
In 2050,Some of us still call up Satchi posing as Telemarketing guys.. ;)
Before anybody reading this brands me sexist(since no predictions up here involve girls)..This post isn't to be taken seriously..n i just wrote about people I knew n understood ..So that rules out the other half of the class...go ahead..put ur thoughts in the comments and help us in updating this.. My last post from my time here in Bangalore..Good luck to all of you ..nd God bless Mysooru-where me is going..
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