Bodyguard (2011)

Direction:*

Director Siddique's patience level is incredible. He is the only director in Indian cinema to have directed the same film four times. His current movie Bodyguard in Malayalam has been remade into Tamil as Kaavalan. Now the film is going to be remade into Hindi as Bodyguard and into Telugu as Ganga. But in this film Siddiqi has failed to execute the plot and fails miserably in the narrative. The director did not lose any chance to show off Salman’s Adonis physique.

Bodyguard is a story of a man who is very clear in his vision when it comes to professionalism. Salman Khan plays punctual and perfect bodyguard. He is assigned to protect Diya (Kareena Kapoor) who is the daughter of Sartaj Rana ( Raj Babbar) who has many enemies. To protect Divya, Salman crosses all the hurdles which lead to a predictable and a very lame climax.

Acting:**

Salman Khan playing the protagonist does justice to the character in every sense. His larger than life character will remind the viewers of Rajnikant in his south films. He has been shown as the one man army. He would emerge as victorious from all fight sequences without a single scratch. Kareena Kapoor looks just usual. There is nothing new about her in the film. She has just been used for the name sake. The debutant Rajat Rawail manages to gather few laughs with his slapstick comedy by playing the character of tsunami Singh.

Music:*

The music has been given by Himesh Reshmiya which also does not able to save the film. Songs made the film extremely boring. The title song Aa Gaya Hai Dekho Bodyguard and Teri Meri Prem Kahani Hai Mushkil also do not let the viewers stuck to their seat. Out and out the music of the film is quite average. It does not offer anything unheard, different, experimental or unique.

Script:*

The movie looses the focus of the viewer. The director is unable to decide which of Salman’s personality from his earlier fils is Dabangg or Ready that he should use for Bodyguard. The film also lacks in terms of screenplay with unwanted songs in the middle. The script only makes few attempts to garner few laughs in certain scenes. At the end the viewer ask was there any script involved in this film or was there any story. Neither the item number of Katrina Kaif nor Karishma Kapoor’s background voice will be able to save the film.

Verdict:

Salman Khan is the only USP of the film as Bodyguard is out and out his film. This time also he will be able to engage only his fans going to the theaters in this festive season of Eid. At the end it’s a lame film with lousy story line which you can give a miss.

Music Review - Aarakshan (2011)

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Music:

Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonca

Singers:

Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Pt. Channulal Mishra, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta, Rehan and Shankar Mahadevan

Lyrics:

Prasoon Joshi

Full Review

Music is integral to Hindi films. Even hard-hitting subjects and socially relevant films need the support of good songs, which are an integral part of projects. While the promos of Aarakshan have been able to garner immense curiosity and interest, the film’s songs are not the ones that can be boasted of, although they have been composed by musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who have been enjoying a good track record till now.
The music album of Aarakshan begins on a disappointing note. The first track Achha lagta hai, sung by talented singers Mohit Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal, draws immense similarities from old Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy songs like Aachhi lagti ho from the film Kuch Naa Kaho and Agar main kahun from Lakshya. Inspite of that, the result is not very impressive and the love song that has the same tempo throughout becomes monotonous after sometime and falls flat.
Then the album brings to the table a more cheerful song in the guise of Mauka that has a gamut of singers behind the mike including Mahalaxmi Iyer, Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta and Rehan. However, this one too fails to create a mark even though it offers variations in terms of pitch, temp and vocal style. The number is fast-paced and is more like a celebratory song. It has a remixed version attached to it too, which is average too.
Then comes in the gem of the album Kaun si dor, which breathes life into the album. The semi-classical song crooned by Pt. Channulal Mishra with ample support from Shreya Ghoshal is totally soul-stirring and a welcome break from the westernized songs that generally do the rounds nowadays. This is the best song of the album and enchants as soon it begins. The haunting music creates mystery and is extremely likeable.
The song also has a solo version by Pt. Channulal Mishra called “Saans albeli”, which is equally magical and pulls at one’s heartstrings.
Finally there is “Roshanee” that brings the composer in the singer’s shoes. Shankar Mahadevan has rendered this inspirational track. It is neither bad nor brilliant. The instrumental pieces in between the song are very impressive but in totality the song is not the great and will not be able to garner immense praise.
In the end, the music album of “Aarakshan” is not a listener’s delight, expect, “Saan albeli” that has the potential of touching people’s hearts.