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Mah e Mir (2016)
Story had a lot of potential, but was quite slow and complex
I just came back from watching this movie and have a lot to say about it:
GOOD THINGS: - Fahad Mustafa is a great actor; I've always liked him and I think he did a great job - Iman Ali is gorgeous as always and looked beautiful - The songs are good - The poetry is very charismatic and intriguing - The story was something different and had a lot of potential - People who love poetry will like the movie
THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE: - The movie was very slow; lots of parts did not need to be so long and could have been much shorter - The poetry was over done to the point that one start's getting bored and lost - The screenplay could been done in a more smooth and cohesive way - The story could have been way better executed
GENERAL COMMENTS: OK, I think the beginning dragged on a lot! I did not like Sanam Saeed's character in the movie - every time she came on I just got bored. The story started getting interesting when they showed the Doctor's lady love come back and then they showed Iman Ali getting married. I thought the movie would get better but then it got slow and poetically complex again. TOO MUCH POETRY! Normal audiences would not understand this nor get entertained by it. The ending got a bit interesting but it could have been much more powerful.
So overall, the story had tremendous potential. They way in which they drew parallels between Mir's life and Fahad Mustafa's life was very intriguing and interesting (though could have been done better).
That being said, I am totally supportive of, and loving the revival of Pakistani cinema. I think the strength of Lollywood is their unique and rich story lines, but the screenplay, direction and flow can be done much better. I look forward to what Lollywood has in store for us in the future!
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015)
Watched it twice. Laughed even harder the second time.
This is hands down, one of the funniest movies I've seen!
I watched it the first time with my family and laughed excessively from the very beginning till the end, and then a second time with friends, during which I think I laughed even harder.
The script is HILARIOUS and very cleverly executed (with a few flaws here and there). I thought the jokes were quite creative and not your typical cheap comedy (except for the part where Ayesha Khan calls up her husband in suspicion). The songs were fantastic and the acting was pretty good.
The only thing I was concerned about was the slight vulgarity/ item number type songs/ scenes. I think Pakistani movies are very promising and deliver rich story lines and acting; they can succeed well without them.
Keep it up!!! I wanna see more movies like this in the future!
Bin Roye (2015)
Did not live up to promotional hype
Good things: It was classy, colourful, well-performed and the songs were great! Great settings and no inappropriate content which I applaud.
Bad things: OK, firstly, the film went too fast. The scenes bopped around from America to Pakistan way to quickly without smooth transitions. The story was cliché and predictable - but could have been better executed. The accident of Humayun Saeed should NOT HAVE BEEN THERE - it seemed too much and too lame! And, it would have been better to cast Adeel Hussein with the actresses as opposed to Humayun, who seems too old for them (although he is a great actor).
Overall, I would say that I've seen better Lollywood films that were far less promoted, such as Main Hood Shahid Afridi and Bol - both of which had unique story lines and served as great entertainment - this is what should be unique to Lollywood - the NON-Cliché, unique story lines, the lack of vulgarity that is way to prominent in Bollywood and the powerful message.