Movies of late...

A few days back, I happened to see Fanaa, a Yash Raj movie, produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kunal Kohli. The film starrs "perfectionist" Aamir Khan and "spontaneous" Kajol (Devgan). Incidentally, this is their first film as the lead pair.

The movie had built a lot of expectations, mainly because of the Aamir-Kajol cast. This film also happens to be Jatin-Lalit's last movie as a music composer pair (it seems they have parted ways). The film also attracted a lot of attention (its screening was banned in Gujarat) over Aamir's open support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).

If you ask me, the movie didn't quite live up to the expectations... Music by Jatin-Lalit was also a damper, leaving aside the melodious two: "Hona Hai Tujh Mein Fanaa" and "Mere Haath Mein".

The much-awaited movie The Da Vinci Code was released on the same day as Fanaa, and seems to be attracting crowds all over the world (that is, in places where it is not banned!). Directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, the movie promises to be the perfect complement to Dan Brown's thriller fiction bestseller by the same name. Am yet to watch it, though, so I cannot comment...

Mahesh Bhatt seems to be producing a lot of movies these days... Almost all his films have "serial kisser" Emraan Hashmi as one of the lead roles, and a film starring him will almost certainly never be complete without one or more of his (infamous) smooching scenes!

One thing I feel after watching his latest production Gangster is that his movie itself is getting much more stronger than the message behind the movie. What I mean to say is -- the aesthetic beauty in his movies is fast disappearing; the sex-and-violence-aspect of his films has become sort of glaring... From renderings like Arth, I must say he has come a long way! ;-)

OK then... Me signing off now!