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One thing ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ succeeds in doing is transporting you to a different world. Now, whether you like that world is another question.The film is a passionate tribute to the cinema and film industry of the 1950s and early 60s. And at the heart of it, there is a good story as well. Sudhir Mishra , who has shown creative imaginations of his retrospective eye in previous films, pretty much manages to take you to the colourful times of the black-and-white era, thanks to impressive art direction (Gautam Sen) and brilliant cinematography (Sachin). What goes against the film is its long duration, and also the style of acting Sudhir told his actors to do. It is understandable that even five decades back into the past, in real life people would have expressed simple emotions like love, joy, jealousy and sadness in pretty much the same way as today. However, the acting styles in films may have been different. But in ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ we spot the characters acting. So from this point of view, despite all the technical finesse of the present age, the film has been made as a director of the 50s would have done it. This, my dear friends, could be a positive or a negative for the movie depending on your individual cinematic taste. For me it was a negative. Nikhat ( Soha Ali Khan ), a struggling starlet with an over-ambitious surrogate mom, has to endure many ugly realities of the film world and please people to get her foothold in the industry. With favours from a big star Prem Kumar ( Rajat Kapoor ) Soha’s career soars high, but in return she has to please him as and when he wishes.In comes the struggling writer-director Zaffer ( Shiney Ahuja ), a man who doesn’t mince words to sound pleasing to the gorgeous starlet. A bond develops between them as Zaffer helps Nikhat with her dialogues. What follows is Zaffer and Nikhat’s struggle, both as individuals and as couple, to deal with their tumultuous emotions, the recurring attraction and repulsion, the pull and push. Though simple, the film’s story has a strong emotional undercurrent arising out of conflict between love and ego, between affection and ambition.Unarguably, Soha Ali Khan has been given a very complex role to enact and she does shine in many scenes. And after seeing how convincing she looks in the 50s makeover, you could be forgiven for thinking that she is born in a wrong age.Shiney Ahuja has become a tad too comfortable in brooding roles. Not that he doesn’t flash a few grins – but when he does so, you catch him acting.Sonya Jehan looks stunning and performs at par with her looks. Rajat Kapoor, expectedly, sinks his teeth into his character and brings out its regression from morally depraved to distressed. Vinay Pathak , playing an assistant director, is brilliant yet again, while Sourabh Shukla, as a chubby financier, delivers some choicest of dialogues.Another strong point of the film is its music by Shantanu Moitra who has composed tunes and melodies that bring back nostalgia of those times.The problem with ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ is that instead of giving us a few glimpses of what Mr. Mishra calls the “golden times” of Indian cinema, it floods us with too many insider tales, anecdotes, and incidents from that era. While not all of us may be able to pick every one of them out, there are strong parallels that can be seen with some of the celebrities or artists of the 50s. Zaffer’s breaking down while shooting a scene and forgetting to say ‘cut’ is a clear reference to a legendary director of that era.The thing is, ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ is a work of indulgence. It is Mishra’s grateful tribute to the times he loves. For his passion and for his meticulous attention to recreating that era, this movie deserves more than two points.Rating: **1/2
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Now this one has arrived almost 'chupke se'! While most other biggies featuring the top bracketed actors/film makers make a lot of noise (sometimes deserving, sometimes not so deserving) for both the movie and the music release, Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par has silently arrived in a subtle manner, just like the simplicity the movie itself conveys. With Prasoon Joshi doing the lyrics, one expects a sensitive outing ahead. From Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who have enjoyed a great 2007 so far, one expects nothing but a high quality score in Taare Zameen Par.
Remember the tinkle sound in 'Meri Duniya Tu Hi Re' [Heyy Babyy]? Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy take a cue from the same sound to carry forward the title song 'Taare Zameen Par'. To the credit of the composer trio, Shankar Mahadevan who takes the onus on himself to come behind the mike and supporting vocals of Bugs Bhargava, Dominique Cerejo, Vivinenne Pocha that the song turns out to be a heartwarming outing.
It is a difficult song to create due to various reasons. a) It is slow moving which means that beats cannot camouflage/overtake the melodious intent of the song, b) It requires a singer of high caliber to croon since the focus is entirely on voice due to hardly any instruments being in the background, c) Prasoon Joshi's lyrics follow a poetic route which means double the effort for the composers to think innovatively. Still, the end product is such that even if it won't be sung aloud by a man on the street (that was never an intent to begin with), Taare Zameen Par would make for an emotional cinematic viewing.
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Ashfaque’s determined struggle pays off and he gets a break in films. He gets a new screen name - Sameer Khan. With the passage of time, the roles start becoming better and he moves up the success ladder in a very short time. Soon, he becomes Sameer Khan the superstar - one who can enact any role with finesse, get under the skin of any and every character with ease and walk away with audience applause.
Sadly, amidst all adulation and applause, he slowly loses his own identity. He forgets his real self and imbibes all characteristics of the various roles essayed by him on screen. Corruption takes over his entire system, alienating him from all loved ones, including his wife Sneha (Vidya Balan).
A shocking incident at a party changes everything, rocking Sameer Khan’s lifestyle. He gets caught between his human self on one side and his corrupted superstar image on the other.
Whether the conflict within him gives way to good sense and whether he is able to discard his corrupted image and emerge as a true life hero, becomes an integral part of this true life cinema.
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However, having said that, the album begins with quite a bang. The title song, 'Welcome'kind of sets the mood for a fun time ahead. This number has been composed by Sajid-Wajid and singers Shaan and Soumya Raoh lend their voices to the number, with composer Wajid chipping in as well. The composers have used trumpets and a lot of orchestration to give the song a grand party feel. The number has an almost visual feel to it and one is sure that 'seeing'the song will just add to this number's popularity.
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