Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na - 2008

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na marks the acting debut of Aamir Khan’s nephew Imraan Khan. Abbas Tyrewala of Munnabhai M.B.B.S and Main Hoon Na fame (as a writer) has scripted and directed this fun flick mainly targetted at the youth. This is also the first movie from Aamir Khan productions to not feature the superstar himself. But any product that Aamir lends his name to, is keenly anticipated and be rest assured, high on quality. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is no exception!

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is about Jai Singh Rathore a.k.a Rats (Imraan Khan), a Rajput who doesnt believe in violence and Aditi Mahant a.k.a Meow (Genelia D’Souza), a cute and violent girl. Aditi feels Jai is a big coward and Jai says her parents should have rinsed her mouth with soap! They fight like crazy but just cant live without each other. They are almost a made for each other couple, their parents know this, friends know it, but they believe they are just great friends, no more, no less. Does friendship turn into love?

Whatever Aamir Khan touches seems to be turning into gold. First Lagaan, then Taare Zameen Par and now Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, although not in the same league, is yet another classic from Aamir Khan productions. What works for Jaane Tu is the well etched characters, performed brilliantly by the actors. It’s not just the main characters, but also even the supporting characters that add a lot of value to Jaane Tu.

Director Abbas Tyrewala has executed the script with brilliance. The first half is almost flawless, a simple tale of friendship and love, that either makes you smile or laugh. The second half could have been better. It tends to drag a tad bit at times and gets predictable when Genelia is engaged. The writer should have opted for a different climax and made it slightly more believable. The dialogues are witty, hilarious at times and brilliant. The music by A.R. Rehman is perfect for the movie. “Pappu cant dance saala” and “Kabhi Kabhi” stand out.

Scenes that stand out in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
* Aditi’s parents and Jai’s discussion on the engagement. Funny!
* Aditi wonders how the 5 years passed by. “On the phone beta” says Jai’s mom.
* Scene between Amit and Aditi, his confession. Heart warming and brilliant!
* Aditi begins to realise her love for Jai only when Manjari Phadnis enters the scene. The jealousy, sadness and regret is executed and performed perfectly.
* When Amit takes Aditi into his room.
* Scenes between Jai’s mother and his dead father (he talks from a portrait). Hilarious!
* The chemistry between the gang of 6 friends.
* Honestly I didn’t like the climax, but the performance by Genelia and Imraan, when surrounded by the cops, makes an impact.

I can just go on and on, great moments make a great movie and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na has simply fantastic moments in abundance.

Coming to the performances, Imraan Khan reminded me a lot of Aamir Khan, especially the mischievous grin. Imraan overall makes a solid debut, not once does he go over the top. A good restrained performance, this actor will surely go a long way. Genelia D’Souza’s expressions alone are worth the price of the ticket. She oozes cuteness and performs well. Manjari Phadnis looks good, acts well. Ratna Pathak Shah is superb as always. Paresh Rawal makes you laugh a couple of times. Naseeruddin Shah in a short role is just perfect. The director has managed to extract excellent performances from every other character actor.

Overall, Jaane Tu is immensely enjoyable and high on entertainment. If your looking for a movie on friendship and love, that makes you smile and laugh at times. Don’t miss it!

Sarkar Raj - 2008

Power Cannot Be Given , has To Be Taken

Characters :-

Subhash Nagre/ Sarkar - Patriarch of the Nagre clan who is known as the messiah to the people of his region and comes from the root of the society of Mumbai.

Shankar Nagre - Heir of the Nagre clan. Shankar is associated with his father in the services to the people. Shankar is a sophisticated individual with leadership skills in politics and bringing business to the common people.

Anita Rajan - An aggressive and highly ambitious businesswoman from London who is the CEO of Sheppard Power plant. She is instrumental in setting things in motion.

Rao Saab - A mentor of Subhash Nagre/ Sarkar in politics, also Grandfather of Sanjay Somji.

Mike Rajan - Father of Anita Rajan staying in London, Chairman of Sheppard Power plant. He is only interested in making money and profit rather than giving services to other people.


Overview :-

Sarkar Raj is a 2008 Indian drama film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The primary cast features the Bachchan family - Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who appear together for the first time in a film after Aishwarya and Abhishek's marriage. The film is set to release on June 6, 2008.

The film, whose story has been adapted from the Enron issue,[1] is the sequel to Sarkar (2005), which was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather (1972); however, the sequel is originally written. Both the films have been claimed to be loosely based on the family of Balasaheb Thackeray, the leader of the Mumbai-based political party, Shiv Sena.

The film is set two years after the original film, Sarkar. When Anita Rajan, CEO of an international firm, brings the Nagres a power plant proposal to set up in rural areas of Maharashtra, Subhash Nagre visits Thakerwadi (a rural area in that state) to seek permission for the plant from his mentor, Rao Saab. The Westernized and business-suited Shankar is quick to realize the plant's benefits, which will nonetheless required relocating 40,000 people in five villages. After convincing Sarkar, Shankar, along with Anita, visits the villages to mobilize support from the masses. However, things are not what they seem to be. From shady fixers with an eye on multi-million kickbacks to a political firebrand ready to incite the people against the controversial project, Shankar's dream gradually becomes a nightmare of infighting, betrayal, bribery and kidnappings. Shankar also feels that he is now the Sarkar (a title essentially meaning "Overlord"), and that he has legitimately taken his father's place.

Shankar's two-months-pregnant wife is killed by a car bomb and he himself is attacked, but he keeps fighting in his own way until Shankar is finally shot dead moments after accepting Anita's love for him. Subhesh Nagre exactly bloody revenge on all involved in his son's assassination.

Rao Saab is the main culprit. The Power plant plan was just a facilitator for a master plan of this political game. Rao Saab's plan was to facilitate his son become the powerful leader, and replace Shankar the son of Sarkar. As his son was now close to Shankar by a preplanned game and he was publicly declared ( by Shankar himself )to have the same vision as Shankar had, Sympathy and role would automatically be transferred to Rao's Son after Shankar's assassination.

The most trusted Chandar, the 20 years worker of Sarkar, planted bomb in the car that killed Shankar’s wife. He was not happy with the way Shankar operates.

In the end Anita was shown to replace Shankar.

While Sarkar was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s film, "The Godfather", the sequel will be completely original.