Cinema Found Me

Kriti Sanon is sure on the way to create stories that actresses aren't usually offered. The otherwise demure Kriti takes on a challenging role in 'Do Patti', which was also supposed to be her maiden production venture if I am not wrong, and has passed with flying colours. Double role isn't new to Hindi cinema. We have had iconic films such as Seeta Geeta and Chaalbaaz - where sisters come together to fight the evil one, and have had films like Alone too where one of the twin sisters is evil herself. Kriti's film falls in the second category for the most part. As Saumya, she's pretty saumya, and as Shailee, she's a firecracker and trouble maker, but oh man, too hot to handle for sure!  You spend most of your time loving Shailee's style but hating her personality, and the story successfully builds a soft corner in your heart for Saumya. And of course, there is a handsome man who they fight for - Shaheer Sheikh, TV's heartthrob who has done an incredibl...

After the end of every film there is a question you all ask yourselves - was it good? or was it bad? For me, when I was asked the question for Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again, there was no answer! The film doesn’t have a story beyond what is shown in the trailer, which was quite obvious from the word go. While hero entry is mediocre, villain - Arjun Kapoor - steals the show every time he appears on the screen. I think he should keep exploring the villain roles, suits him quite well.  Deepika Padukone was the weakest link for me. She had to play Lady Singham, but every time she’d say a dialogue, she would remind me of Minamma from Chennai Express, which also was a Rohit Shetty film BTW. For some reason, she had most idiotic expressions to give. Kareena Kapoor Khan looked beautiful, and that was the most she did. Her face was expressionless, making her otherwise amazing screen presence vanish in the thin air. In simpler words, she had screen time but not screen presence.  Somehow b...