Friday Releases – 5^th May’12

Next in my series, where I express my opinion / expectation on the Friday releases as a movie goer.

Though I’ve been away for a while, but would try to compensate in coming weeks.

Another week another set of movies to go for – 2 new movies releasing this week and 1 released last week.

As I’ve always believed First look or the trailer of the movie is a give away on the movie. Same thing happened with Tezz from the first look itself movie looked thanda. Though the first half of the movie was indeed tezz the second half was not at all tezz and the motive of the characters was not convincing enough, where you could relate to the character.

I’ve always maintained though the item numbers are an in thing and a right item number does boost the chances of the movie’s success but just making celebrity gyrate in skimpy clothes doesn’t make the item number; it has to have an X-factor, it should be sensuous, playful, something which forces you to put on your dancing shoes. Lot of hue & cry was made about the “Laila” song but that too couldn’t salvage the movie.

Though acting wise Anil Kapoor was good in a major role after a long time. Ajay Devgn is a good actor, is an established fact, but cruising through such a role must have been a cakewalk for him.

Interestingly it was second Priyadarshan directed movie, after Aakrosh (which was an enjoyable thriller), which has acted as speed breaker in the dream run Ajay devgn has been having on the box office for past few years.

Now, coming to the current week’s releases – Jannat 2 & Fatso

Let’s first begin with Fatso

Fatso brings back the talented bunch of Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Ranvir Shourey. The only major difference is Gul Panag replacing Neha Dhupia.

The movie has been ready for some time and was waiting for release. This talented group’s last worthwhile outing was “Mithya” which was actually the “Don” with a twist.

This movie looks like a comedy but in today’s times when “Jannat 2” is releasing with all the hype and next week’s release “Ishaqzaade” too looks all set to storm the box office, “Fatso” will have to rely on word of mouth to work on box office.

Coming to the second release Jannat 2

Though Jannat 2 happens to be the big release of the week and more so due to the failure of “Tezz” last week, I’m picking it after “Fatso” just to discuss it in detail.

Bhatt’s follow a rule book when it comes to movie making:

1. Music has to be good.
2. Economics of the movie should work.
3. Controversy – more the merrier.
4. The latest addition, post the success of “Murder 2” is – make a franchisee.
5. Some dose of erotica, with mandatory kissing and love making sequence.

“Jannat 2” started as “Informer” but post the success of “Murder 2” has been rechristened. They have followed rest of the rule book to the T.

“Tum Mile”, the earlier outing of Emraan Hashmi and Kunal Deshmukh was a dud at the box office, but “Jannat 2” looks interesting and should open well. The added advantage for “Jannat 2” happens to be the dream run Emraan Hashmi has been having at the box office off late.

Emraan Hashmi was the only bright spot in his debut movie “Footpath”, which interestingly was a remake of an earlier Mahesh Bhatt movie ”Angaarey”, he has coe a long way since then. He first tasted success with “Murder” and has been around doing similar kind of roles. But off late he started experimenting with his roles outside Bhatt banner, though the basic mean streak remains constant in all his characters, which has paid him rich dividends as far as fan following is concerned. He has become one of the dependable opening fetching star in the mass circuit, with multiplex audience also coming in with his last few films like – “Dil to Baccha hain ji”, “Once upon a time in Mumbai” & “The Dirty Picture”.

He so far has been treading the path of Salman Khan & Akshay Kumar – becoming successful without the support of big guns of the industry – and in a similar fashion has still to get the acceptance to which Ranbeer Kapoor & Imran Khan are treated. Though he has been signed Yashraj & Dharma Productions.

I’m planning to watch “Jannat2” tonight.

Let’s see how well these two movies fare, will try to connect again net week.

Happy Movie watching.

 Gagan

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