Dedh Ishqiya is a nice movie. Humorous, technically sound, great background score, funny characters (not all), and lot of forgotten Nawabi things. I think people who are old enough (at least in their head if not age), would like it. The music is nice with a lot of Hindustani music, and thumri. Also there is the Begum (Madhuri Dixit) dancing(choreographed by Birju Maharaj). I can't say much because i have failed to classify this movie in to a genre.
No harm in watching it once.
It's quite sometime since i have watched this movie and i am writing this review now because all this time i was recovering from the damage it did to my brain.
This movie, if you haven't guessed it yet, is not to be taken seriously. Also, in future it could be held responsible for ruining lives of youngsters (teenagers at present) who if by any chance believed that this kind of college really exists (it's more like a punk Hogwarts, SOTY style).
The acting is naive and the direction even more so. None of the actors except the two mothers of the movie have acted in accord with the drama of the story, with a little exception of the lead actress of the movie.
Visually the movie is lavish, both in terms of scenery and stunts. A better screenplay and mature direction could've totally transformed it into an extravaganza, which it already is, though totally damp and silly.
The lead actor is okay, and his looks compliment his chocolaty image in the movie. Some moments in the movie are funny but most of them are forced, same is the case with plot twists.
The real strength of the movie is it's music, all songs have the capacity to become hits, and sound good to ears. The music videos for the songs are tasteful and shot beautifully, giving fantastical elements to it and complementing the songs. As far as my recommendation goes i would suggest you to go for this movie only if you wish to watch it's pretty decent music videos on big screen.
I watched dhoom 3 few days ago and did not like it. My taste in movies i guess, has changed and even if hadn't i would have found dhoom 3 a total waste of time and money.
Some people are calling dhoom 3 an escapist romp, well I don't know. I feel Krrish is an escapist romp, most of the Mahesh Bhatt movies are escapist romps. Dhoom 3 on the other hand is just a way to show how you can effectively burn 150 crore rupees without achieving anything and still mint money out of that nothing.
Personally i really liked the earlier movies in the series. Dhoom, because i was a teen then and i had seen superbikes and that kind of hollywoodesque action first time in bollywood and Dhoom 2 becuase of Hrithik Roshan and it's potential to surprise me at that time. Dhoom 3 on the other hand is a failure, both in terms of surprise, and action. Nothing new or exciting in terms of action could be seen.
I have stopped expecting any thing even close to good acting from Abhishek Bachchan but Amir Khan was a disappointment, that after watching his strong performance in Talaash. The director Vijay Krishna Acharya i think is fit for the tag of the next Anubhav Sinha of Bollywood, only thing is that Anubhav Sinha is decently original in his showoff business.
Anyhow this movie is a success, and this fact, i think must have made Satyajit Ray twist in his grave uncomfortably.
