odadune
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not around much due to stuff in my personal life.
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Post by odadune on Aug 22, 2014 23:21:18 GMT
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Post by dancelover on Aug 26, 2014 19:22:57 GMT
BoxOfficeIndia credits it with 14 crore weekend, 2 more Monday, chance of 30 lifetime. They call that number "good."
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poornima
Dancing in the chorus
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Post by poornima on Sept 3, 2014 9:53:21 GMT
I watched the movie yesterday and just read Anna Vetticad's scathing interview. While I can see where she's coming from, I thought she was overly harsh in terming Mardaani as manipulative and writing it off (why do Indian reviewers write so one-sidesly?). It's more like, confused. I can see Pradeep Sarkar thinking: Do I make a hard-hitting, socially relevant cop thriller minus any Bollynonsense and risk another tanker? Or do I go for an 80% no-frills, stark approach but 20%, throw in some regular stuff that'll go 'click' in the minds of Hindi moviegoers (and thereby ensure a decent BO run)? I think he chose the latter option. Most of the time, it works, although I am completely with Anna on that dreadful background score that definitely needs ear-muffs. Also, the final, (lazy)'explanatory' flashback slows down and detracts from the action that precedes it. Come to think about it, it's essentially Rani who shines through all the fluffed bits. She's such a competent actor and I hope she's around for a long time, doing more than the occasional YRF production. It's also nice that the other actors aren't entirely reduced to cardboard as with many hero-centric films. 7.5/10.
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odadune
Star of the item number
not around much due to stuff in my personal life.
Posts: 1,494
Favorite actor: Currently a certain Kumar, but I like most of them
Favorite actress: whoever's in films I'm interested in this week
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Post by odadune on Sept 3, 2014 12:01:14 GMT
I thought Anna liked it, and Aniruddha was the one who was vicious about the BGM and mixed signals...? Anyway I'm glad that it's been pretty successful, inspite of being bracketed by a couple of very stereotypically male vehicles from Ajay and Emraan. Question: how well do you think this one would play for someone who rather disliked the director's last movie with Rani, the one where she played a prostitute?
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Post by MrB on Sept 3, 2014 12:26:52 GMT
Question: how well do you think this one would play for someone who rather disliked the director's last movie with Rani, the one where she played a prostitute? I found Laaga Chunari Mein Daag objectionable, but thought Mardaani was a good film. I wouldn't exactly say I enjoyed it, as the subject matter is harrowing, and the "take the law into your own hands" ending was not to my taste. But Rani's performance is excellent, and the amoral villain is well-played. Without Rani it's a predictable cop-who-doesn't-play-by-the-rules-takes-down-criminal-operation film, but she makes it well worth a watch.
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poornima
Dancing in the chorus
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Post by poornima on Sept 4, 2014 8:26:32 GMT
I thought Anna liked it, and Aniruddha was the one who was vicious about the BGM and mixed signals...? Anyway I'm glad that it's been pretty successful, inspite of being bracketed by a couple of very stereotypically male vehicles from Ajay and Emraan. Question: how well do you think this one would play for someone who rather disliked the director's last movie with Rani, the one where she played a prostitute? Ah yes, looks like I got the reviewers mixed up in my hurry to pen down my thoughts - sorry! As for your question, MrB has beaten me to it, but I'll second him in saying you will find it a far better watch than Laaga Chunari Mein Daag which was hackneyed, boring and a waste of Rani's talent! No comparison at all, in fact. The starkly shot sequences of the sex-trafficking business do chill the heart (as they ought to, or what's the point?), but the director manages to strike a few other chords as well, of pity and an overwhelming sadness. The kidnapped girls, with their excessively made up faces and revealing dresses are no more than children in various phases of adolescence - I thought Pradeep Sarkar got that to perfection. As for the ending. well that's in keeping with my earlier remark that PS threw in a few 'playing to the gallery' type sequences to ensure a better BO reception. But then do remember that the film is primarily for an Indian audience in India. Given the current environment of violence against women that plays out incessantly in the media - gang-rapes, honour killings, acid attacks, dowry deaths - I am thinking Pradeep couldn't help sending out a "message" that would resonate with women viewers and all good men. I agree that bypassing the law isn't the remedy (and in this case, doesn't make for great cinema). But I cannot disagree either with the thought that women have to be shown as capable of fighting back. And finally, yes, it's good to know Mardaani is standing up to the (fake machismo) of Singham Returns et al.
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Post by dancelover on Sept 5, 2014 14:44:19 GMT
Now BOI says it has made 31 crore in two weeks. They call that "a decent result." Yay Rani!
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BoxOfficeIndia credits it with 14 crore weekend, 2 more Monday, chance of 30 lifetime. They call that number "good."
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Post by dancelover on Sept 15, 2014 18:21:25 GMT
www.koimoi.com is now calling Mardaani a Hit! Dancelover
Now BOI says it has made 31 crore in two weeks. They call that "a decent result." Yay Rani!
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