Reviews

1980s were a good period for Bachchan when most of his films did well, in 1982 he had 6 releases amongst which 3 did well Khuddhar was a film Amitabh did as a favour apparently for Mehmood's brother and strangely his own brother Mehmood charged him his market price.

The film is a emotional film with a good story(written by Kader Khan) with some coincidences and cinematic liberties also Yet the film is a good watchable fare The film is quite long but keeps you entertained There are flaws like in the climax Prem Chopra having a gun in the court and several other coincidences

Direction by Ravi Tandon is good with a few flaws Music by Rajesh Roshan was a huge hit, all songs sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Many songs became a huge hit

Amitabh is brilliant as Chotu Ustad and goes through all the shades of the character well Parveen Babi in perhaps her last successful film with Amitabh is good in her role Vinod Mehra is good in his role which has grey shades Prem Chopra is as usual as the villain Sanjeev Kumar is good in his short role Tanuja doesn't get much scope but does ok Mehmood is wasted Bindiya Goswami is also good in her role AK Hangal is also delightful.

Overall the film is watchable and one of Amitabh's hits in 1980s.

In late 80s, Sunny was going through a tough phase and called a non actor Ghayal was a turning point in his career The film had a simple plot but was handled brilliantly by newcomer Rajkumar Santos hi The film starts off well though it follows the formula ridden stuff for a while but gets back to track when Sunny starts searching his brother The film post that catches your attention and there is no forced comedy, songs and all after that except one item song.

Direction is superb music is decent

Sunny gives a great performance, from this film he started shouting but yet he has an edge in his act and even won awards Meenakshi gets less to do but is good Amrish Puri is awesome in a negative role Om Puri, Khulbushan Kharbanda, Mousami Chaterjee and all do a good job. Raj Babbar leaves a mark.

This film is a remake of A Tamil film Pichaikkaran The film remains faithful to the original and also includes the larger then life action scenes.

The film yet has good emotional quotient and keeps you entertained also though the forced romantic and comic scenes stretch the film.

Direction is Good but due to the South style the impact gets reduced

Swapnil Joshi is amazing and carries the film on his shoulders, Sayaji Shinde is amazing too While the rest all do a good job.

The film may seem a bit unbelievable at times and also at times tends to get too filmy but still should be watched once.

A year before Mohra, came a film Bhookamp which also copied Death Wish 4 1987... Both films have identical storylines however this film is far more formulaic with more drama but yet the twists do catch you unaware.. Direction is decent Music is okay

Jeetendra looks old but does his part well, Rahul Roy is his usual self doesn't impress much, Mohan Joshi made a great debut, Navin Nischol is superb, Mamta Kulkarni doesn't get much to do Rest are okay.

Satyamev Jayate was a surprise hit 3 years ago though it had a done to death plot however this film is terrible making that film a masterpiece.

Every scene looks like an 80s film The triple role wasn't required actually and looks gimmicky.

The film has several overdone scenes which lack logic especially the climax

Direction is awful music is ok

John plays all 3 roles in his same style and does well but is getting repetitive also he is made to shout his lungs at times which gets annoying... Divya Khosla Kumar is nothing great.

Harsh Chaya is okay, Gautami plays the stereotypical mother played by late Nirupa Roy in 70s and 80s and Aruna Irani in 90s and she is okay Rest are okay.

The film is really brilliant and has a good story and direction.

The film doesn't waste it's time and focuses on the main plot. The plot is identifable and also relevant in today's scenario.

Direction is just superb

Performances are superb

Shweta Salve is brilliant in the main role, while Mahesh Manjerekar is just brilliant as well, rest all do their parts well.

Prabhu Devaa who directed Wanted 2009 which was a remake of Telugu film Pokiri, for its sequel he remakes The Outlaws Korean film which was far better.

The film adds all things that most Salman Khan films have like a forced romantic track, comedy and over the top stunts and result it's a mess

Direction is ok in parts but sucks overall Music is ok, Zoom Zoom is best song, Dil De Diya is amazing, Seeth Maar is ok but Allu Arjuns version was far better and its placement could be better

Salman Khan does his part well though he has done such roles many times and it's time he changes his style Disha Patani is for ornamental value Jackie Shroff annoys in his role Randeep Hooda excels while Sudhanshu Pandey has 2 scenes, Pravin Tarde leaves a mark Siddharth Jadhav is wasted.

Coolie No.1 1995 was a remake of Tamil film Chinna Mapillai however the film was yet worth watching also Govinda and Kader Khan's comic track however this film is totally pathetic...It tries hard to make you laugh Only plus point is it's technically rich perhaps The film gets to the nerves

Direction by DD is bad Music is bad

Varun Dhawan is terrible in this film, trying hard to make people laugh and his mimicry is horrible Sara is mechanical ditto for Paresh Rawal who annoys while Rajpal also irritates rest are all ok

In 80s several films were made which had 2 or 3 heroes would unite to revenge the villain. Aag Se Khelenge starred Jeetendra and Anil after Sone Pe Suhaaga 1988, this film too was signed by Anil before Tezaab and later he acted truant and didn't wanna play second fiddle to Jeetendra who was aged then and going downhill in his career. The film stars Jeetendra as a cop who is after Amrish Puri and Shakti Kapoor while Anil Kapoor plays the second hero whose family was killed by Amrish Puri. Direction is nothing great, the director died while the film was in making and the film was completed by Subhash Ghai music is okay Jeetendra is his usual self however looks aged while Anil also is good in his role Kimi Katkar and Meenaxi fulfill their heroines requirements Amrish Puri and Shakti Kapoor are as usual

In 70s and 80s Dacoit films were made in abundance but post 90s such films lost value and slowly filmmakers stopped making films on this theme. The film is the last film of Sultan Ahmed who made several films on this topic the film is nothing new but a typical vendetta fare which failed badly.

Direction is good in parts but due to done to death theme it fails music is okay

Sanjay Dutt does a good job though his voice is dubbed by Chetan Shashital which doesn't sound like him , as this film was released in his jail term.Zeba Bhaktiar is okay in her part, this was her last film Shahbaaz Khan is great, Amrish Puri, Ranjeet,Reema Lagoo all do well in supporting roles rest are okay

Can't understand people like this film? Totally horrible and overdone No wonder the film was rejected totally by Indian audiences the film could've worked in 70s but by 90s Dev Anand had already passed his prime and kept directed and acting in his own films which were horrible and badly made.

Direction is awful music is awful

Dev Anand repeats himself but looks too aged Ajit is good in one of his last negative roles the hero is awful, Mamta Kulkarni is nothing great rest all are awful

I can understand Bhakts are taking revenge on Taapsee for visiting JNU and trying to malign the film which is stupid. the film is well handled and has several scenes which are true to life Plus also a strong message The film tries to change the misconception of Society

Direction is awesome

Taapsee is just brilliant in her role All the rest do their parts well be it Ram Kapoor, Tanvi Azmi.etc

In 80s there were several films on such subjects The film is a typical action film of 1980s With patriotism,romance and everything tacked in The film was one of first films of Chunky Pandey and it worked. Direction by Shibu Mitra is good but there is nothing new in the film music is nothing great

Jeetendra is good in his role though he looked too aged chunky pandey was raw but does an okay job Farah and Bhanupriya are okay

Anupam Kher is good as the villain while Kiran Kumar, Tej Sapru and others are adequate.

In 80s there was an influx of social drama films like Ghar Ghar Ki Kahaani, Gharana, Ghar Ho To Aisa.etc Ghar Ki Izzat is yet another film which was delayed for many years and released in 1994 and was a flop. The film has the same done to death story of a joint family which is ruined by Anita Raj who marries Jeetendra and creates problems

Direction is nothing great Music is okay

Kader Khan excels in his role which he has done many times, Asha Parekh is good Rishi Kapoor does his part well but looks too old for a student Juhi Chawla is okay Jeetendra also looks too old for a student and is as usual Anita Raj is good Gulshan Grover is as usual This was last film of Om Prakash and he is as usual

The film released at a time when Sanju was struggling to make a comeback in Hindi films after his drug rehab. The film is however a copy of Saawan Badhon(1970) and if you have seen that film you can predict every scene. The film also follows the same formula

Direction is okay Music is okay Sanjay Dutt acts well those days he was quite raw but yet does well in his role(s) Anita Raj is okay Bindu,Gulshan Grover and all are okay

The film was later remade as Chuppa Rustam in 2001

This film released when Sanju was tryin hard to make a comeback in Hindi films after his drug addiction. The film is a copy of Saawan Badhon 1970 Copy pasted The film was later remade as Chuppa Rustam 2001.

The film is quite interesting if you havent seen the original but follows cliches and the director fails to add anything new.

Direction is okay Music is alright

Sanjay dutt is decent in his role though he was raw those days Anita Raj is okay Gulshan Grover, Bindu and others are okay.

There was a time Govinda's films were superhits and Pahlaj Nihalini could get audiences to theatres but now times have changed. The film in short is an assault to the senses and ruined by bad direction and loud acting

The film looks out of place in today's times The film is a remake of Rajnikant's Netrikant but looks stupid and out of place in today's times

Direction is bad Music is bad

Govinda in both roles is too loud and gets to the nerves especially in the role of womaniser The heroines are awful Shakti Kapoor is loud Govind Namdeo gets no scope Rest are all okay

RHTDM as it's affectionately called was a remake of Tamil film Minnale(2001) which also starred Madhavan alongwith Reema Sen Govind Menon remakes the same film with a few changes. The film starts off well, with Maddy and Saif fight and then Maddy falling for Dia, though the south style may not work for all at times Yet the scenes between Dia and Maddy are superbly handled The twist in the tale is well handled too with Saif making a comeback The going ons do get predictable in second half but the climax is well handled

Direction is good Music is mostly recreated yet Zara Zara became a rage

Madhavan tends to overdo a bit and reminds u of Shahrukh Khan but yet he plays Maddy superbly of course he has played it before in Minnale but he lends freshness to the role though he was overweight Dia is also cute in her role though weak in her emotional scenes and dialogue delivery Their chemistry is amazing Saif Ali Khan is superb in his role, this was his first role after Dil Chahta Hai and he is good Vrajesh Hirjee is funny as Maddy's friend, Anupam Kher is lovable though typecast rest are okay

In the year 1996, Sunny and Karisma worked in 2 films Jeet and Ajay and after that never worked again. This was also the last film of Suneel Darshan with Sunny Deol The film has a done to death story, nothing new about it It is basically a love story between a poor guy Sunny and a rich girl Karisma who detests him first and later falls in love her evil uncles played by Suresh Oberoi and Kiran Kumar are the villains.

Direction is nothing great as story is quite outdated Music is decent but the chamak challo dance number is hilarious for bad choreography

Sunny Deol does his usual stuff nothing new, Karisma doesn't get anything much to do and she is as usual Suresh Oberoi,Kiran Kumar leave a mark Farida Jalal is as usual, Sharat Saxena is good in his role.

Mahesh Bhatt has remade several Hollywood films into Hindi, Jurm is a remake of Someone to watch over me(1987). The film has a decent story and it's well handled though it's copied with several changes in script to suit Indian audiences. The film keeps you involved though a bit lengthy at times

Direction by Mahesh Bhatt is good Music by Rajesh Roshan is decent though 2 songs Jab Koi Baat and Marne Ke Darr se were copied from English songs 500 miles and La Bonita

Vinod Khanna though looking aged does a good job in his role, this was his last film with Bhatts due to his differences with Mukesh Bhatt who was his secretary then. Meenaxi does a good job too while Shafi Inamdar is good Om Shivpuri is good, Anang Desai,Mahesh Anand are good as well rest are okay

Srk's quality of films in recent past has gone downhill, right from Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Chennai Express, Happy New Year to recent Dilwale all being nothing great. FAN which was launched before Dilwale is a film with a difference In this film Srk has a double role but unlike Duplicate and other of his double role films, here the double role looks different, first of all kudos to the VFX team and the make up team. The film starts with Srk playing Gaurav a fan of Srk who eats, breathes and lives Srk oops Aaryan Khanna. He gets an award and goes to Mumbai to meet Srk and gift him for his birthday but of course something unexpected happens. Gaurav starts hating Aaryan and becomes a revenge seeker. The first half is good though it takes it's own time at times it looks very realistic, Gaurav's ambitions are identifiable, the twist too is well handled though one wonders why Aryan behaves so rudely with his fan but still at times stars do tend to get rude The second half does tend to get filmy and unrealistic at times, like the 2 long chase scenes but yet there are some good scenes too like the entire track when Gaurav goes to Aryan's house and also the pre-climax and the climax are well handled

Direction by Maneesh Sharma is good There are no songs shown in the film which is a good thing Background music is good

Srk plays both the roles superbly, as Aaryan he plays himself again after Om Shanti Om and Billu, but he surprises as Gaurav the entire mannerisms, dialogue delivery and all is simply superb he makes you believe that he is the character which is a pluspoint -8/10 Waluscha Dsouza does a good job in her small role while Shriya Pilgaonkar is good, rest are all okay

Manmohan Desai started his career doing serious films but slowly ventured into masala films. This film released in 1972 fresh after the success of Sacha Jhutha(1970) which is also mentioned in the film. The film stars Randhir Kapoor in the lead role, and Rekha alongwith Shatrughan Sinha. The story is of long lost brothers, who separate in the initial reels after a catastrophe. Perhaps this was one of the earlier films to show a family that gets lost, which became a trademark of MDK films later like Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag, Mard.etc In the film Randhir plays a simpleton who goes to Mumbai to search his friend whose father helped his father when the separation happened. Randhir saves Rekha(In MDK's NASEEB he had a similar scene) from getting raped by thugs, soon they befriend each other Shatrughan Sinha plays a negative role, he is a leader of a gang who put Randhir's friend in trouble, he is the brother of Laxman who was taken away by a thief to make him like him. The film also has a get up formula wherein Randhir dresses as Louis Dsouza from Goa!!! All formulas which became a trademark of MDK.

Direction is good Music by RD Burman was fab, Ghum Hai Kisi Ke became famous, other songs too are good, mostly sung by Kishore Kumar

Randhir Kapoor does a good job, looking suitably goofy for the role, though he couldn't make it really as big as Rishi Kapoor or other Kapoors yet he left a mark especially in this film. There is a scene where he dresses up like his father Raj Kapoor and there is a tribute to him. Rekha who looks different compared to today does a good job Shatrughan Sinha is terrific in a negative role, something he started his career with. The rest are all good in their roles.