Minia's Mundane Musings

QUEEN        On Friday I had the choice to go for one of the three movies that had released, and was tempted to see Gulab Gang coz of Juhi’s negative role but I opted for this one as I have a yen for the histrionics of Kangana Ranaut and boy did I hit the jack-pot! Such a brilliant movie this one is! Travelogues in Indian cinema are so far and few in between that I view any one which does appear on the horizon with great distrust. The last one that I enjoyed was Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, however to simply call this one a travelogue would be doing it so much injustice. This movie flies in the face of all that is trite and clichéd and comes up trumps.  And the best part is that the intention of the movie is not to surprise you at all or even create any kind of suspense it is simply telling a tale and that’s about it. The movie starts very innocuously with a Punjabi wedding sequence where Rani( Kangana Ranaut) does a voiceover telling you what is ...

Shaadi Ke Side Effects When you go to watch a movie that stars Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan your expectations are sky high.. And this movie does manage in part to fulfill those. The first half is literally a laugh a minute. The whole theatre erupts into guffaws and cackles and full bellied laughs. There are also a few scattered muted eruptions as some identify with the situation unfolding on scr een... The movie is narrated from Sid's perspective. (Farhan's character.) And it progresses along at a rapid clip telling the tale of the couple as they muddle along. The husband goes from being the center of his wife's attention to a dot on the periphery. The wife is completely oblivious to her husband after they have a baby. And Vidya in her limited role is competent as always. Farhan portrays the beleaguered husband perfectly. The supporting cast has Rati Agnihotri as Vidya's mother. Her character is undefined. The best supporting character is Ram Kapoor who is perfect as ...