MOVIES REL EASING ON 24th JUNE, 2011

Double Dhamal

Genre: Comedy

Cast:

Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi, Riteish Deshmukh, Ashish Chowdhry, Mallika Sherawat, Kangna Ranaut, Satish Kaushik, Harry Josh.

Director:

Indra Kumar

Producer:

Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar in association with Reliance Entertainment.

It’s all around, the year’s biggest entertaining movie… So, get ready to meet Salman and enjoy him again in his comic-action style role in the home production ‘READY’.

Cast:

Prem [Salman Khan], Sanjana [Asin], Prem’s father [Mahesh Manjrekar], Prem’s two uncles [Manoj Joshi, Manoj Pahwa], Sanjana’s two mamas [Sharat Saxena, Akhilendra Mishra]

Storyline:

Prem lives with his father and two uncles. Sanjana, an orphan, lands in India to be with her mamas, who are greedy and want to usurp her property. Prem, who falls in love with Sanjana, decides to teach her mamas a lesson. Both the mamas, who are sworn enemies, want Sanjana to get married to their respective brothers-in-law, so that they can lay their hands on Sanjana’s property. But Prem makes a fool of them by getting friendly with them and making his family pose as billionaires. Circumstances prompt the mamas to accept Prem as the prospective husband of Sanjana. But Prem’s game plan gets exposed on his wedding day.

What worked:

The most important working factor is Salman Khan. He waves the magic wand and the audiences get involved. The director and the editing of the movie keep the audiences stick to their seats. The songs are very youthful and presented nicely. Asin supports Salman nicely and also all other characters play their part well. There is lot of action and comedy. It is fully entertaining movie. The way all things are linked up in the movie shows the intelligence of the director.

What didn’t:

The story is mediocre. Though the script is funny and also becomes serious at parts, leaves some loopholes. The story drags in the first half. There some jokes that cannot be considered as jokes.

Overall:

If you want to go for a fully entertaining movie keeping your sense aside, then get ‘ready’, Salman is waiting for you.

Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3/5

Kuch Love Jaisa Review

Kuch Love Jaisa is not a typical ghar sansar movie. It has the element of thrill, comedy, fun. But story fails to make a perfect blend of all three and hence does not appeal to the audiences.

Cast:

Madhu Saxena (Shefali Shah), Raghav (Rahul Bose), Sumeet Raghvan, Neetu Chandra

Storyline:

‘Kuch Love Jaisa’ is a movie about a bored housewife Madhu Saxena. She is married to Sumeet and is leading a typical housewife’s life. It is her birthday and she is looking for a complete makeover for herself. In her pursuit of happiness she finds a guy whom she is thinks is a secret detective. This guy is Raghav, who is actually a criminal running from cops.

Madhu proposes to Raghav to let her accompany him on his secret mission to which he agrees after much speculation. The rest of the movie is woven around the incidents that they both encounter and present a roller coaster ride of fun and thrill to the audience.

What worked:

The director has done a good job. The sequences also are linked and well connected.  Initially the housewife Shefali is typically a lone housewife who is bored of the mundane routine and the second half presents her in a new makeover avatar. Rahul has done a brilliant job. His acting skills are unquestionable. Sumeet and Neetu have lived up to their roles. It is a movie that can provide some respite from the traditional ghar sansaar types of movies.

What didn’t:

The fundamental flaw of this film is that it expects us to find Shefali’s character endearing, but instead she comes across as a relentlessly stupid fool who deserves to suffer. This urban, sophisticated, well-read woman actually moves into a hotel room with a stranger who claims to be a detective.

Then there are a few scenes that are downright cringe-inducing. Shefali’s character casually asks her preteen daughter if she has had sex, and when the kid asks her if ‘sex’ is ‘love’, the mother suddenly goes into flashback mode and visualides Rahul Bose standing close to her in an elevator to the backdrop of pseudo rock music.

Overall:

One can watch the movie for Shefali’s makeover and Rahul Bose performance but avoid coming out from the theater with a sad face.

Mumbai Masti Ratings: 2.5/5

The Hangover 2 showtimes in Mumbai

Ok...so its now official that The Hangover 2 is gonna release on May 27. So what's the right time to catch up the movie with your friends.

Here are the showtimes for the movie in Mumbai

Showtimes
Fame Big Cinemas: Andheri (W)
09:45 AM, 11:50 AM, 04:30 PM, 06:40 PM, 08:50 PM, 11:00 PM

Thakur My Cinemas: Kandivali(E)
10:00 AM, 02:00 PM, 06:00 PM, 10:00 PM

Fun Cinemas: Andheri
10:00 AM, 12:15 PM, 02:30 PM, 04:45 PM, 06:55 PM, 09:05 PM, 11:15 PM

Fame Inorbit: Malad (W)
10:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 02:20 PM, 04:30 PM, 06:40 PM, 08:50 PM, 11:00 PM

Fame Raghuleela: Kandivali (W)
10:25 AM, 03:50 PM, 07:55 PM, 10:35 PM

Globus Cinema: Bandra(W)
10:30 AM, 02:30 PM, 06:15 PM, 10:30 PM

Thakur Fame Movie: Kandivali (E)
05:20 PM

INOX: Milan Mall, Santacruz(West)
08:00 PM

INOX: CR2, Nariman Point
10:00 AM, 02:15 PM, 04:45 PM, 06:40 PM, 09:05 PM, 11:05 PM

INOX: Korum Mall, Eastern Express Highway
10:00 AM, 02:00 PM, 06:15 PM, 10:30 PM

Fame Neelyog: Ghatkopar (E)
10:15 AM, 02:25 PM, 06:35 PM, 10:45 PM

Fame Raghuleela: Vashi
10:20 AM, 12:30 PM, 04:40 PM, 08:50 PM, 11:00 PM


We have included as many theatres as possible. We'll update the list as soon as we get showtime confirmations from individual theatres as well.

Keep watching this post for more updates.

RAGINI MMS REVIEW

Ekta Kapoor's new offering is making noise for the right and wrong reasons... The stand-off between the real Ragini and Ekta, angry locals pulling down hoardings of this film, even blackening the faces of the lead pair on its posters, usage of a popular song from JEWEL THIEF, censors finding a few scenes very explicit, the threesome party hosted by Ekta a few days ago... RAGINI MMS is the most discussed film of recent times.

Cast:
Ragini [Kainaz Motivala], Uday [Raj Kumar Yadav]

Storyline:
The quintessential couple, Ragini and Uday, set out to have a dirty weekend at a friend's farmhouse on the outskirts of Mumbai. The weekend getaway quickly changes gears as they find themselves in a house that has been rigged with cameras in Bigg Boss style. The cameras that were meant to capture love-making are witness to something that is beyond the realm of human understanding... something metaphysical...

Within the confines of this house, Ragini and Uday are now at the mercy of an unexplainable paranormal force. With sundown approaching, what will the new entrants of the house do?

Along with the horror genre, there is a certain emotional aspect in the story as well, which shows how the guy lures the girl under the pretext of love in order to take a video clip of her and sell it.


What worked:
What works in favor of RAGINI MMS is the fact that first-time director Pavan Kirpalani chooses a scandalous, real-life story and garnishes it with sex and horror. Not All of RAGINI MMS is sex and scandal. There's a 'third person' watching the act as well, plus there's a story behind this haunted mansion. However, it's terrifying enough to make you jump on your seat.

The director as well as the DoP [Tribhuvan Babu] ensures that the hand-held camera footage as also the cinematography in general is in sync. There's no scope for songs in the film and portions of the songs, inserted at places, are well juxtaposed in the sequences. However, the background score [Faizan-Agnel] is more than just throbbing music, digitized screams and high-pitched shrieks.

Both Raj Kumar Yadav [seen in LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA] and Kainaz Motivala are truly wonderful. Shedding all inhibitions aside, the actors deliver striking performances.

What didn’t:
On the flipside, the film stagnates for a few minutes in the post-interval portions. Though the film is short in duration, with a running time of approx 100 minutes, you still feel that things could've been spruced up towards the middle of the second half. Also, the card at the end, which shares vital info on the characters and the conclusion, could've had a longer stay for it to register well.

Overall:
RAGINI MMS amalgamates components of horror, paranormal and sex seamlessly. The lethal combo of sex and horror should entice not just the average moviegoer, but also Gen X and the more evolved audience that values and embraces innovative themes and new genres of cinema.

Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3.75/5

HAUNTED 3D REVIEW

Horror has become Vikram Bhatt's synonym now (and it seems the filmmaker is in no mood to budge from it as of now). After giving spine-chilling, edgy films like RAAZ, 1920, SHAAPIT in the past, Vikram is back again with his loved genre with HAUNTED - 3D. And with his latest outing he takes horror to the next level in Indian Cinema. For the first time in the history of Bollywood we meet horror in 3D format.
The cast:

Rehan (Mahakshay Chakraborty), Meera (Tia Bajpai), Mr. Iyer (Arif Zakaria)

The storyline:

The story takes place during the ancient proposition of a haunted mansion called Glen Manor in an isolated hill-station. A real estate broker's son Rehan arrives to this ancient mansion to dispose it off due to his father's request. Rehan starts to observe flickering lights, screeching doors, tumbling chandelier, timeworn photo-frame, unsophisticated piano, dangling corpse, jarring screams all scoring to a song as the clock strikes 3.00 am in the night done by spirits.
One day he happens to see a book falling from the shelves and finds a letter in it. In the letter written by this gal Meera (Tia Bajpai) , it tells that she committed suicide because she was inhumanly raped by the spirit of her piano teacher (Arif Zakaria) whom she murdered in order to save herself while he tried to rape her when he was alive teaching piano in Meera's mansion. Since then, Meera's spirit is restricted in the haunted house by the evil spirit of her piano teacher for decades. Although Rehan does not share any personal contact with Meera, he is motivated to support her, only due to the almost century old letter and on his aim to sell this property.

What worked:

HAUNTED packs in spooky effects like the lights going off in the haunted mansion, creaky doors, the evil spirit jumping from nowhere et al that makes a desi horror film 'comprehensive' in the true sense.
Another prime reason why HAUNTED stays with you is, well, watching the story unfold in 3D. Bhatt merges the deadly combo of horror with 3D effectively.
Raju Rao's background score is excellent and cannot go unnoticed and promises to jolt you out of our seats.
Pravin Bhatt's cinematography is top notch.
Tia Bajpai the new comer and Mahakshay Chakraborty have done justice to the lead roles.

What didn’t:

If the writing is smart and wicked at most times, it gives away at a few places as well. Especially when [spoiler alert] the hero goes back in time and romances the heroine. The entire dance and song sequence in the middle of the night is outrageous and despicable simply because when you have fatality staring at you in your face, you just cannot dance and sing. It takes away the gravity of the goings-on. Actually, HAUNTED would've made a greater impact had it been a song-less film, since the songs act as an encumbrance in an otherwise almost perfect fare.
Besides, the rape sequence seems very tame by today's standards.

Overall:

Despite the flaws, HAUNTED doesn't erase the efforts of the rest of the film. It caters completely to those who love to get spooked. Go, get spooked!

Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3/5

Pizza Hut’s delicious offer: A meal for Rs. 99 only…!

Wanna hangout with friends or wanna give your buddies a treat but a little tight on your budget?

Pizza Hut has solved all of your problems with their Weekday Special.


Here’s the deal:

For Rs. 99 you can get a 3-course meal consisting of a Main Course(Pizza or Pasta), an Appetizer (Garlic Bread or Potato Wedges), a beverage(Pepsi, Mirinda/Lemonade/Masala Lemonade/ Fresh Lime Sweet or Salted with Soda or Water).

All of this for just Rs. 99

The Catch:

This offer is only available on weekdays i.e. Mondays to Fridays.

The prices are exclusive of all taxes & charges. That is you may have to pay upto 20% extra on your bill.

This offer is only available for dine-in. You cannot take-away your meal.

The Complete Menu:

(Click on the image for a better look at the menu)

Locations of Pizza Hut in Mumbai:


Andheri East
Ground Floor,Shop no 1,Tandon Mall,
Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri(East),
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Borivali
Ground Floor,Sumer Nagar Co-operative Society
Off S.V. Road, Borivili West,
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Inorbit Mall, Malad
Restaurant No 2, 2nd floor, Inorbit Mall, Chincholi Bhandar,
New Link Road, Malad (W),
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Kandivali (East)
Unit No. 1-7, Thakur Cinema & Welfare Centre,
Thakur Village, Kandivali (East),
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Kandivali Profit Centre
Shop# G3, F2, Profit Centre, 120 Feet Road, Borsapada,
Mahaveer Nagar, Kandivli West,
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Lokhandwala
Shop No. 18, Grenville Apartments, Opposite Samarth Vaibhav Nagar,
Lokhandwala, Andheri West,
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Mindspace, Malad
Eureka Towers, Mindspace,
Malad Link Road, Malad (W),
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Mulund
3rd Floor, Runwal Arcade, New India Industry,
LBS Road, Mulund West
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Nirmal Mall, Mulund
Nirmal Lifestyle, LBS Marg,
Mulund (W),
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Powai
Sentinel, Hiranandini Business Park,
Powai,
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Sterling, CST
Elphinston House, 17 Muraban Road,
Opp Sterling Theatre, CST,
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Cinewonder Mall, Thane
Ghodbunder Road,
Kapurbawadi, Thane (W),
Mumbai
2589844

Bandra Kurla Complex
BPCL Petrol Bunk, Opp Citi Group,
Bandra Kurla Complex , Bandra East,
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Raghuleela Mall,Kandivali(West)
Unit no.5, 3rd floor, Food Court,
Next to Poisar Bus Depot, Kandivili (west),
Mumbai

Panchpakhadi, Thane
Panchpakhadi,
Near Hari Niwas circle, Thane(W)
Mumbai
3988 3988/ 6000 9000

Centre One Mall, Vashi
Centre One Mall, Unit No. T-29, Sector 30 A,
Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai

Oberoi Mall, Goregaon
R1/3rd Floor,Oberoi Mall
Off - Western express highway, Goregaon E - Mumbai
Mumbai
42665428/29/30/31

Inorbit Mall, Vashi
2nd floor Inorbit mall,Nr- Railway station
Vashi , Navi Mumbai
Mumbai
39883988

Much-awaited ‘The Hangover 2’ to release on May 27, 2011 in India

The absolutely rip roaring ‘The Hangover’ which released last year has come up with its second installment called ‘The Hangover 2’.

This hugely awaited flick is going to be released on May 27, 2011 all over India.

Storyline:

Right after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry.

Cast: Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, Juliette Lewis , Jamie Chung, Ken Jeong, Justin Bartha.

Director: Todd Phillips

Writer: Scot Armstrong

Official Trailer

Vodafone offers for Eating Out

Vodafone has brought a special offer for all of its privileged customers in Mumbai. It’s known as Vodafone Tuesday. Every Tuesday will be a happy day as Vodafone brings special offers & discounts for its customers to be availed every Tuesday.

Vodafone offers for Eating Out
Place: Domino`s Pizza
Offer: On the purchase of large pizza, get medium pizza free OR on the purchase of medium pizza get a regular pizza free.
Contact No: 022 28524162

Place: Tangy Tamarind, Linking Road, Khar West
Offer: Buy any 1 dish and get the second dish of the same or lesser value free.
Contact No: 022 2648 0491 / 022 2649 8549

Place: Firangi Dhaba, Andheri West
Offer: Buy any one paratha and get the second one of the same or lesser value free.
Contact No: 022 26743535

Place: Prangan Restaurant, SV Road, Andheri West
Offer: Buy any one starter & get the second starter of the same or lesser value free.
Contact No: 022 5694 9977 / 022 2620 8088

Place: Chenab, Vashi
Offer: Buy any one dish & get the second dish of the same or lesser value free.
Contact No: 022 2782 1722 / 26

Vodafone Tuesdays : Get 1 Movie Ticket Free

 

Vodafone has brought a special offer for all of its privileged customers in Mumbai. It’s known as Vodafone Tuesday. Every Tuesday will be a happy day as Vodafone brings special offers & discounts for its customers to be availed every Tuesday.

Vodafone offers for Movies:

The movie offers are very simple-
You buy one ticket and you get one ticket free.

This offer is currently only available in Fame Cinemas at:
Infinity Mall, Andheri West
Nakshatra Mall, Dadar West
Inorbit Mall, Malad West
Metro Junction Mall, Kalyan West
Raghuleela Mall, Kandivali West
Neelyog Mall, Ghatkopar West
Raghuleela Mall, Vashi

Pure Italian Gelato at just Rs. 9

Gelato Italiano a premium ice cream joint chain is presenting an offer which will simply melt in your mouth (Literally). It offers a flavor of the month for just Rs. 9 on the first day of every month.

This month’s flavor of the month was Mango Magic as it’s the ‘Mango season’ now.

We’ll keep an eye on next month’s flavor & we’ll keep you updated.

Till then you can try some of Gelato’s specialities like:

Swiss Chocolate

Limoncello Ice

New York Cheesecake

Choco Crunch

Madagascar Fine Chocolate

Yoghurt Wildberry


Gelato Italiano is available at these locations in Mumbai:

Vashi
2nd Floor, Food Court,
Inorbit Mall, Vashi, New Mumbai – 400 073.

Bhandup
Dream Malls, 3rd Floor,
L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (W), Mumbai – 400 078.

Powai
G9, Citipark, Hiranandani Garden,
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.

Malad
Sun Moon & Potatoes, Pleasant Park, Kachpada, Malad (W), Mumbai – 400 064.

Malad
Hypercity, Next to Inorbit Mall,
Malad Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai – 400 062.

Malad
2nd Floor, Inorbit Mall, Foodcourt, Malad Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai – 400 062.

Goregaon
3rd Floor, Oberoi Mall, Western Express Highway,
Near Dindoshi Bus Depot, Goregaon (E), Mumbai – 400 063.

Andheri
48, Gulmohar Cross Road, JVPD Scheme,
Below TIAN Restaurant,
Juhu, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 049.

Andheri
211D Shoppers Stop, S.V. Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 058.

Andheri
Mayfair Meridian, Caesar Road, Near Café Coffee Day, Amboli, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 053.

Andheri
Shop No. 7, Atlantis, Seven Bunglows,
Opp. HDFC Bank, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400 061.

Andheri
27/A, Opp. Fidai Bagh, Laram Centre,
S.V. Road, Next To Sunil Jewellers, Andheri (W), Mumbai-58

Andheri
Infinity Mall, Shop No. 202-203,
2nd Floor,Food Court New Link Road,
Near Laxmi Industrial Estate, Andheri (W), Mumbai – 400053

Santacruz
Unit No. 10/11 & Ground Floor, Milan Mall, Milan Subway, Santacruz (W), Mumbai – 400 054.

Bandra
CBTL, Blue Heaven,
Opp. Amarsons, Linking Road,
Bandra (W), Mumbai – 400 050.

Bandra
Gagangiri Shop No. 3,
Shirly Village, Carter Road,
Bandra West, Mumbai – 400 050.

Khar
Summerville Junction of 14th & 33rd Road,
Linking Road, Khar (W), Mumbai – 400 050.

Sion
Shop No. 5, Prem Kunj Building,
Next to Vijay Sales, Sion Circle,
Sion, Mumbai – 400 022.

Matunga
541, Noor Mahal, Dr. B.A. Road,
Next to Koolar’s, Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019.

Lower Parel
High Street Phoenix, 462,
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013

Mumbai Central
Orchid City Centre,
Ground Floor, 265,
Belasis Road, Mumbai – 400 008.

Worli
3rd Floor, Atria Mall,
Food Court, Dr. A.B. Road,
Worli, Mumbai – 400 018.

Breach Candy
63, Bhulabhai Desai Road,
Next to Breach Candy Hospital,
Breach Candy, Mumbai – 400 026.

Girgaon Chowpatty
39/A, Seaface, N.S. Road, Chowpatty, Mumbai – 400 007.

Fort
Bombay Gymkhana M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001.

Fort
Sterling Cinema, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001.

Kalaghoda
18, Har Govindas Building,
K. Dubhash Marg, Kalaghoda,
Mumbai – 400 001.

Nariman Point
1st Floor, CR2, Inox Building,
Opp. Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 400 021.

MOVIES RELEASING ON 6TH MAY, 2011

HINDI


Haunted 3D
Genre- Horror
Cast-
Twinkle Bajpai, Mimoh Chakraborty, Achint Kaur,
Director
Vikram Bhatt
Producer
Vikram Bhatt




Luv Ka The End
Genre- Comedy/Romance
Cast-
Shraddha Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywala, Taaha Shah
Director
Bumpy
Producer
Ashish Patil





ENGLISH

The Beaver
Genre- Comedy/Drama
Cast-
Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence
Director
Jodie Foster
Producers
Steve Golin
Keith Redmon
Ann Ruark


Thor
Genre- Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Superhero
Cast-
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Biel, Natalie Portman
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Producer
Kevin Feige

Something Borrowed
Genre- Comedy/Romance
Cast-
Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, Steve Howey, John Krasinsk
Director
Luke Greenfield
Producers
Hilary Swank
Molly Mickler Smith
Broderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove
Aaron Lubin
Pamela Schein Murphy

Cross Roads Mall

Royal Garden, Dr. Annie Beasant Road, Worli,
Mumbai 400 018

Tel:+(91)-(22)-491 07 01

Shor In The City Review

A feature film developed from a short film 'Shor' by the duo Raj-DK themselves, Shor In The City was not a seen as a movie audience would buy advance tickets for, before the release. But after, it is creating a huge buzz and here lies the success story of the 'Shor' that this movie has created in the city.

The cast:
Tilak (Tusshar Kapoor), Ramesh (Nikhil Dwivedi), Mandoop (Pitobash Tripathy), Abhay (Sendhil Ramamurthy), Sharmili (Preeti Desai), Sawan (Sundeep Kishan), Sejal (Radhika Apte).

The storyline:
The film traces three separate stories during the 11-day-long Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Mumbai.
Abhay has returned to India to start some business, which have no idea of about till the very end. He is infatuated by model Sharmili, whom he meets at night club. Sparks fly and the two start seeing each other. But all's not hunk-dory in his life as he's being harassed by two goons who blackmail him for a huge ransom.
Bootlegger Tilak is hand in glove with petite criminals Ramesh and Mandook. They steal a bag in a local train, which contains guns and some bombs. Now, they want to sell them for a good amount.
Sawan is an aspiring cricketer with a complicated love life. He wants to get into the Mumbai under-22 team and doesn't even mind paying money for it. His girlfriend Sejal is troubled because her parents want her to get married as soon as possible. Every week she has to sit in front of a new prospective groom.
The three stories run concurrently - the characters are not connected with each other, they don't cross paths and nor is the film episodic. And there lies the beauty, for the characters never meet till the very conclusion.

What worked:
The reality of pirated books being sold on Mumbai city signals, local goons harassing a lonely NRI for money and also bribing the police, the city selector for a local cricket team, asking for a bribe from all aspiring cricketers, has been poignantly portrayed in the film.
Tusshar Kapoor takes the cake this time, with his striking act as an honest, sensitive being. Sendhil Ramamurthy is good at his craft and portrays emotions with ease. Telugu actor Sundeep Krishnan charms with his dilemma-portraying character and is immensely talented.
Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK and Sita Menon, succeed in their efforts. The film has some really edgy dialogues, heart touching and nail biting scenes that make it an interesting watch. The notable screenplay is no-doubt the sequence of zoom in and out one’s. Chirag-Jigar's music is apt for the film with 'Saibo' standing out.

What didn’t:
The film definitely has a good story but lacks the commercial elements that would make it a box-office winner.
The end leaves many questions unanswered in the head of an average Indian cine-goer.

Overall:
For the niche audience of quality cinema, that watches a film for its story and not just entertainment, 'Shor In The City' is a thumbs up.

Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3/5

Atria Mall

Address:


Royal Garden, Dr. Annie Beasant Road, Worli,
Mumbai 400 018
Tel:+(91)-(22)-491 07 01

Inorbit Shopping Mall

Address:


Mindspace, New Link Rd Malad (W)
Mumbai 400 064
Tel:+(91)-(22)-5677-7999

R-Mall

Address:

Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg Mulund (W)
Mumbai 400 080
Tel:+(91)-(22)-5555-4143 / 5555-4144

Chalo Dilli film review

One more Delhi based film... The weirest couple ever... A comedy road movie... And Yana Gupta's classic item number Laila-O-laila... All this has made Chalo Dilli the most awaited movie of the season!

The cast:
Manu Gupta (Vinay Pathak) and Mihika Mukherjee (Lara Dutta)

The storyline:
Shashant Shah, after an emotional debut Dasvidaniya, has brought in a clean comedy for the sheer entertainment of all the desi audiences. Type-casted as a road movie, Chalo Dilli highlights the local affairs in the cities of Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi and proves to be a pure desi film. The story revolves around a mismatch pair ever Mihika Mukharjee, an uptown investment banker who is on her way to Delhi to meet her husband and Manu Gupta, a saree trader from Chandi Chowk going back home from Mumbai. This journey from Mumbai to Delhi via Jaipur is obstructed several times and is full of adventures, madness and crazy comic moments. After all this fun journey the cultural and class divide gets bridged up. Mihika finally lands up at Delhi, tired worn out and the moral of the story dawn upon her, ‘Do not judge anyone by the face value…including yourself’

What worked:
The film is in whole a desi watch, with elements like dhabas, camels carts, deserts and train journey. The dialogues sounded sharp and witty, specially because of the perfect timing by actor Vinay Pathak. Even after giving a few rough performances, Lara gets the character right and convinces the viewers of being an upper crust entity. Though songs don't play an integral part of Chalo Dilli, 'Laila O Laila', featuring Yana Gupta and 'Matargastiya', were the most noticeable tracks. the director does a smart thing by not having a cliched romantic angle between Manu and Mihika, which is a good thing.

What didn’t:
The writing is inconsistent and so is the direction. Probably, a more crisp and tight writing would have resulted in a more impactful climax. there are shades of the other cult road movie, Jab We Met, which cloud the originality of the script. You are treated to sad jokes by Manu.

Overall:
Chalo Dilli is an exciting and amusing watch, with terrific moments. If you are looking for a decent light watch, with Indian touch, then Chalo Dilli is something that you will like to watch.

Mumbai Masti Ratings: 3/5

Home Stadium...!!!

All couch potatoes, no need to wait and tumble in the never-ending lines for IPL match tickets. Create a stadium-like atmosphere at home and enjoy the IPL match sitting on your lovely couch eating popcorns with a can of coke.

Almost all of us go to stadiums to enjoy the atmosphere rather than to enjoy the match as it’s hardly visible! Hence, bring the stadium at your house and enjoy the atmosphere with each and every bowl. Here are some exciting tips to sit back at your couch and make the match more exciting.

Invite your friends
Bring your friends home and ask them to wear jerseys of their favourite teams. If not jerseys, at least the T-shirts of team colours.

Popcorns and cokes
Arrange for popcorns, cokes and other food items that you would like while enjoying the game.

Rent out chairs
Rent your chairs to your friends. But of course not in return of money. Ask them to bring cokes, snacks, wafers, chips and whatever they prefer.

Sign boards and posters
Hand out hand-painted 4 and 6 sign boards, posters and flags and wave them whenever something exciting happens on field.

Shout your support
Shout and scream on every 4 or 6 or OUT. Support your favourite his team member by yelling out his name whenever he bats or bowls.

Roll a camera
Ask a friend to roll a camera in the middle of the match and whenever the lens captures you, stand up and wave at the camera.

Bet on the bowl
Betting is illegal but not if you are using wafers or chocolates as the wager.

Musical strategic time-out
Play lively music in the strategic time out period and rock the floor.

Party time
No matter whoever wins the match, enjoy a bashing post-party with music, dance and soft (or if you prefer, hard) drinks.

MOVIES RELEASING ON 29TH APRIL,2011

BOLLYWOOD

1. Shor in the city

Genre - Thriller

Cast -

Tusshar Kapoor, Preeti Desai, Alok Chaturvedi

Director

Raj Nidimoru, Krishna Dk

Producer

Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor

2. Chalo Dilli

Genre - Comedy

Cast -

Lara Dutta, Vinay Pathak, Akshay Kumar

Yana Gupta in Item Number (Laila-o-laila)

Director

Shashant Shah

Producer

Lara Dutta, Krishika Lulla, Mahesh Bhupathi

3. I am
Genre - Social/Drama
Cast -
Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Manisha Koirala, Nandita Das,
Purab Kohli, Anurag Basu, Sanjay Suri, Anurag Kashyap
Director
OnirPublish Post
Producer
Onir, Sanjay Suri

4. Naughty @40
Genre - Comedy
Cast -
Govinda, Uvika Choudhary, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor
Director
Jagmohan Mundhra
Producer
Anuj Sharma, Sandiip Kapur

5. Queens! Destiny of Dance
Genre - Musical
Cast -
Seema Biswas, Vineeth, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Director
David Atkins
Producer
Vipul Bangera

6. Men Will Be Men
Genre - Comedy
Cast -
Gaurav Chopra, Zeenal Kamdar
Director
Gorky
Producer
Red Chillies Idiot Box

HOLLYWOOD

1. Fast Five
Genre - Action/Adventure, Drama
Cast -
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster
Director
Justin Lin
Producer
Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel

2. Dylan Dog: Dead Of Night
Genre - Horror, Mystery, Comedy
Cast -
Sam Huntington, Brandon Routh, Peter Stormare,
Anita Briem
Director
Kevin Munroe
Producer
Gilbert Alder, Scott Mitchell, Rosenburg

iPad 2 arrives in India today

The much awaited iPad2 has finally arrived in India. iPad 2 which is slated to launch today that is on 29th April 2011. It will be available in all the Apple Stores from today.

It was expected that the iPad 2 will be very expensive than the iPad. But contrary to what experts believe the iPad 2 is only a tad expensive than its U.S. counterpart.

Price:
16GB Wi-Fi: Rs. 29,500
32GB Wi-Fi: Rs. 34,500
64GB Wi-Fi: Rs. 39,500

16GB 3G + Wi-Fi: Rs. 36,900
32GB 3G + Wi-Fi: Rs. 41,900
64GB 3G + Wi-Fi: Rs. 46,900

The prices are inclusive of all taxes & VAT.

Picture © Apple

Locations in Mumbai where iPad 2 is now available:

1.
iStore by Reliance Digital
SHOP NO S 12B, SECOND FLOOR,
HIGH STREET PHOENIX,
MUMBAI - 400013
Tel. 91 22 43474001/04

2.
iMagine
306, LEVEL 3,
ATRIA MALL DR. ANNIE BESANT ROAD, WORLI
MUMBAI - 400018
Tel. 91 22 24813501

3.
MAPLE
SHOP NO. SB0102 & C2,PLOT NO. 284,
KAMAL APT,( BELOW C.C.D.) LINKING ROAD,T P S III, BANDRA WEST
MUMBAI - 400050
Tel. 91 22 40068888

4.
iStore by Reliance Digital
TIRUPATI APARTMENTS
WARDEN ROAD, OPP MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE, MAHALAKSHMI
MUMBAI - 400026
Tel. 91 22 40040606/07

5.
iStore by Reliance Digital
SHOP NO G 37, GF,R CITY CENTER MALL,
LBS MARG, GHATKOPAR (W),
MUMBAI - 400086
Tel. 91 22 67258630/31

6.
iMagine
001-002, KOTIA NIRMAN,
NEXT TO MERCEDEZ BENZ SHOWROOM NEW LINK ROAD, ANDHERI WEST,
MUMBAI - 400053
Tel. 91 22 67354000/9820061014

7.
iMagine
F-58,LEVEL 1,
INORBIT MALL LINK ROAD, MALAD (W)
MUMBAI - 400064
Tel. 91 22 28781833

8.
iStore by Reliance Digital
SHOP NO UG 2,UPPER GROUND FLOOR,KORUM MALL,
NEAR CADBURY COMPOUND,OFF EASTERN EXPRESS HIGHWAY,
THANE - 400601
Tel. 91 22 65244161/62

9.
VIJAY SALES
OPP.SIDDHIVINAYAK TEMPLE
384,PRABHADEVI, VEER SAVARKAR MARG
MUMBAI - 400025
Tel. 91 22 64566655

10.
CROMA
SION GARAGE BLDG.,PLOT NO. 112,
SION KOLIWADA RD.
MUMBAI - 400022
Tel. 91 22 61406363

11.
CROMA
BLOCK NO. 43,GRAND GALLERIA,
PHOENIX MILLS COMPOUND,462, SENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL
MUMBAI - 400013
Tel. 91 22 61406363

12.
CROMA
LINK SQUARE MALL
AT PLOT NO.490 & 491,33RD ROAD, OFF.LINKING RD,BANDRA
MUMBAI - 400050
Tel. 91 22 61406363

13.
VIJAY SALES
NEAR TRIBHOWANDAS, OPERA HOUSE
29, MAMA PARMANAND ROAD
MUMBAI - 400004
Tel. 91 22 64566655

14.
CROMA
GRD FLR,VASUNDHARA CHS,
OPP.UTPAL SHANGHVI SCHOOL, JVPD,VILE PARLE(W)
MUMBAI - 400049
Tel. 91 22 61406363

15.
CROMA
UNIT NO 10, G-10,
GROUND FLOOR RCITY, L.B.S. MARG, GHATKOPAR(WEST)
MUMBAI - 400086
Tel. 91 9920446244

16.
CROMA
MALL DHAMAAL,
NEXT TO MULUND BUS DEPT OPP. LBS MARG, MULUND (WEST)
MUMBAI - 400078
Tel. 91 22 61406363/ 91 9975326435

17.
Reliance Digital
MAITHILI'S SIGNET,
SECTOR NO 30A, OPP.VASHI RAILWAY STATION,
MUMBAI - 400705
Tel. 91 22 67958280/7470

18.
VIJAY SALES
THE HUB, NIRLON COMPOUND
WESTERN EXPRESS HIGHWAY GOREGAON EAST
MUMBAI - 400063
Tel. 91 22 26866217

19.
CROMA
1ST FLOOR,OBEROI MALL,OPP.WESTERN
EXPRESS HIGHWAY,GOREGAON(EAST)
MUMBAI - 400063
Tel. 91 22 61406363

20.
CROMA
PLAN SPRING CENTER
GROUND FLOOR MALAD LINK ROAD,
MUMBAI - 400064
Tel. 91 22 61406363

21.
VIJAY SALES
SAI PLAZA, OPP. WONDER MALL
GHODBUNDER ROAD
THANE - 400602
Tel. 91 22 25895159

22.
eZone
C WING, SOBO CENTRAL,
NEXT TO TARDEO AC MARKET, PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALVIYA ROAD,
MUMBAI - 400034
Tel. 91 9820442073

23.
VIJAY SALES
PRIME CENTRE,18 S.V.ROAD
SANTACRUZ WEST
MUMBAI - 400054
Tel. 91 22 64566655

24.
CROMA
CROMA ZIP, GROUND FLOOR,
ELPHISTONE BUILDING,10, VEER NARIMAN ROAD, HORNIMAN CIRCLE,FORT,
MUMBAI - 400023
Tel. 91 22 61406363

25.
eZone
HAIIKO MALL, LEVEL 2,
CENTRAL AVENUE, HIRANANDANI GARDEN, POWAI,
MUMBAI - 400076
Tel. 91 9769585117

26.
CROMA
MEGA MALL,NEAR LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX
OPP OSHIWARA BUS DEPOT,GOREGAON (W)
MUMBAI - 400102
Tel. 91 22 61406363

27.
VIJAY SALES
1ST FLOOR
INFINITY MALL,LOKHANDWALA
MUMBAI - 400053
Tel. 91 22 64566655

28.
eZone
S-23, 2ND FLOOR, OBEROI MALL,
WESTERN EXPRESS HIGHWAY, GOREGAON EAST,
MUMBAI - 400063
Tel. 91 9702683385

29.
CROMA
LORDS BUILDING, PLOT 35 & 35A, SEC-15,
CBD BELAPUR, NAVI MUMBAI
MUMBAI - 400614
Tel. 91 22 61406363

30.
VIJAY SALES
PLOT NO.57/2,S.V ROAD
NEAR FLYOVER-BORIVALI WEST
MUMBAI - 400092
Tel. 91 22 64566655

Google Chrome 11 can listen to you…!!!!

Google Chrome has brought out its newest version Chrome 11 today. Besides, all of the usual bug fixing & Script reforming there is one particular feature which is catching worldwide attention.

Google Chrome 11 has a voice recognition plug in built into the Browser itself. When you have a microphone connected to it, it shows a microphone symbol. You have to click on it & you have to start speaking into your microphone & it starts entering data into your browser.

This feature was originally present in Chrome 11’s beta version but according to Google it has been improved quite a lot from its earlier beta.

This feature helps all of those who cannot use keyboards effectively or are physically handicapped.

Currently, this feature only supports English but Google plans to introduce more languages soon.

Picture © cnet.com

Exclusive: Google introduces Google Music India

All of us do search for songs sometime or the other on the internet. Google has very smartly introduced Google Music India for all of us music thirsty Indians. 

Google Music India is an online music player which enables us to listen to thousands of songs available on Google absolutely free of cost!

Google has partnered with music sharing sites like in.com & Saavn for this venture. Google simply uses its ever-powerful search engine & finds links of the songs we want on the partner sites & displays it in a playlist format.

We can search for the songs according to the Album, Song Name, Singers, Music Composers even lyricists. Currently most of the available songs are Hindi, Telugu, Tamil & Bengali but Google plans to introduce more songs very very soon.

When I first found out about this service I was completely bedazzled by the collection of songs Google had catalogued. Most of all, I loved this service simply because it saves the hassle of downloading & saving songs & in turn saving precious disk space.

Another important point is that all of the music available is completely legal. So it may save a few bucks that the Music Industry loses because of me every year J.

So go ahead enjoy the musical extravaganza courtesy Google Music India

P.S. All of the songs work fine even on slower internet connections. Mine is one of the most lethargic internet connection available in India but I heard all the songs without a single glitch.

Blackberry Playbook Features & Tech Specs (Simplified)

BlackBerry PlayBook Features:

Ideal for games, media, apps and everything the real Internet offers

True multi-tasking

Crystal clear HD display, Rich stereo sound

Micro USB, Micro HDMI, and DLNA media streaming

Symmetrical dual-core processing

Supports POSIX OS, SMP, Open GL, BlackBerry® 6, WebKit, Adobe® Flash®, Java® and Adobe Mobile AIR

Out-of-the-box compatibility with BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry PlayBook Tech Specs

Blackberry OS

This means: Easy to use if you are already using a BlackBerry phone.

7” inch (1024×600 pixels) capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support

This means: Good visual quality

1 GHz Dual-core processor

This means: Useful for Multitasking

1 GB RAM

This means: Easily competes with any low-end Netbook available in the market.

5 Megapixels Camera with HD Video Recording

This means: Great camera, best available in a Tablet till now.

3 Megapixels Front Camera for Conferencing

This means: Again hats off, Best in class for a tablet.

Wi-Fi – 802.11 a/b/g/n

This means: Wi-Fi is all regions compatible. No issues even if used in any corner of the world.

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

This means: Bluetooth is also fine. Though not really the best. Quite enough.

Supports 1080p, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV Video Playback

This means: Watching Videos will be a breeze as almost all the video formats are compatible.

HDMI video output

This means: Can be connected to a HDTV directly.

WebKit/HTML-5 web browser

This means: User friendly internet experience.

Adobe Flash Player 10.1support

This means: YouTube & Metacafe Videos can be viewed easily.

Dimensions: 130mm x 193mm x 10mm

This means: Not too huge, not too small just perfect.

Weight: 400gm

This means: Lightweight not too heavy

Blackberry PlayBook Price in India: Approximately Rs. 25,000 (may arrive in India by June)

Dum Maro Dum Review

Rohan Sippy’s latest movie Dum Maro Dum is in news for various reasons. The controversies made it as the most awaited movie of the season.

The cast:

Lorry (Prateik Babbar), ACP Vishnu Kamath (Abhishek Bachchan), Joki (Rana Daggubati), Zoe (Bipasha Basu), Lorsa Biscuit (Aditya Pancholi), Tani (Anaitha Nair) and others.

The storyline:

Giving way to the logo of Ramesh Sippy Films, the movie starts with a small montage of blockbusters of yesteryears. Lorry and his sweetheart, Tani, have sworn to spend their entire life with each other. But love comes with difficulties when Lorry fails to bag a scholarship at an international university while his girlfriend Tani does and she heads to the States for further studies while Lorry stays back due to financial problems. The drug mafia see a potential scapegoat in him and Lorry gets sucked into it!

ACP Vishnu Kamath, head of the Narcotics Department is appointed to cleanse Goa of all the dirt and drugs. Lorsa Biscuit is the wealthiest person in Goa and its self proclaimed Boss, responsible for corrupting innocent lives, and Zoe is one such victim. Then there is Joki - the local lad, a musician, and ex-lover of Zoe and friend of Lorry who also wishes to right the wrongs as he has already lost his girlfriend to Lorsa and doesn’t want to lose Lorry.

There's a Michael Barbossa who controls the entire drug scene, is rumoured to be the master of the universe but is not known to anyone. Hence unraveiling this suspense forms the rest of the story.

What worked:

The slick editing by Aarif Shaikh and great cinematography by Amit Roy works for the film. The way Goa and its rave parties are captured is commendable. Abhishek Bachchan is impressive as a Cop. Rana is a promising find. Bipasha Basu acts decent.

What didn’t:

Deepika's item song is weary and didn't do the job! Out of a sudden Abhishek starts rapping on “Thai! Thai!”. Prateik’s voice is disconnected from the rest of him. The first half of the film has a great build up to an interesting suspense drama but it starts trudging in the second half and even the revelation of the suspense is disappointing. Aditya Pancholi fails to do justice to his character. Pritam’s music works only in parts.

Overall:

A one-time watch movie with a suspense element, action, item number, romance, drama etc that can entice the audience.

Movies on screen....

Dum Maro Dum (Action/Thriller‎‎ - Hindi)

Thank You (Comedy/Romance‎‎ - Hindi)

Zokkomon (Adventure/Children/Fantasy‎‎ - Hindi)

F.a.l.t.u (‎Comedy/Romance‎‎ - Hindi)

Teen The Bhai (Comedy‎‎ - Hindi)

Rio (Action/Adventure/Comedy‎‎ - English)

The RoomMate (‎Drama/Thriller‎‎ - English)

Yogi Bear (‎Action/Adventure/Concert‎‎ - English)