The movie if the hero dies would have been an Anti-Indian film. Just as many other films the hero, even after being slughtered and shot at almost point blank miraclously survives and thus the movie is not anti Indian.

The story runs around a dull, boring and non-vibrating location somewhere in Delhi. I don't think atleast Delhites would accept such a pathetic Delhi. The first half is an absolute documentary. The second tries to show how Indians foolishly fight over religion and how brothers kill one another for nothing. Now the hero gets frustrated and wants to move back to his country, USA. However just for his love, tries to stay back and save the colony in which he gets killed. Oops sorry, Indian hero, he almost gets killed, however survives.

One thing I liked about the movie was it showed how the impolite police of India behave. How many ever movies show the arrogant Indian policeman, police in India will still never change.

Absolute waste of time and money. The shameless, sorry rather brainless director and producer are using the Rang De Basanti branding for this movie, however they will not succeed. 

Also folks, don't get fooled by the few good songs that you hear on your CD, you will not actually see them on screen. They are just sung in pieces and bits at few scenes.

My rating is 1.5/5

My Verbal rating is "If you are pissed about Dev D, then to move on and get further pissed of you can watch this movie"

DevD - Time to ponder about TOI ratings system

With a lot of excitement, post reading the ratings provided by Times, I finally watched Dev D. Last week a friend of mine told me that it was a crap and I argued saying Times of India gave 5 out of 5. 

At the initial stages there are a few vulgar scenes and dialogues, ofcourse people will not agree for the word vulgar as M@d@r C*od kind of words have already been made official. Post this nonsense, there is nothing in the movie except that the director tried to show its a story which resembles Devdas. Love was made fun of.

I would classify people who go for a movie into these kinds.

1. Comedy lovers

2. Story lovers

3. Action/thriller lovers

4. Horror lovers

5. People who go for the drama

6. People who want to have a squeeze in a theater

7. Misc

8. People with a lot of money and lot of time and don't know what to do

Leaving the 8th category no one else would have been happy watching such a dull movie. If you still want to go for this movie? please come back and post your experience.

My rating: 1/5
My Verbal rating: Pathetic

Slumdog Millionaire reigns at Oscars

It was really a moment of ecstacy looking at all the awards showered upon the movie, Slumdog Millionaire at today's oscars. Broke down to tears, looking at a Indian movie, a Indian story making it to the big stage.

Here I would like to mention few ideas that spur to me.

1. AB sir, with respect, movies with reality exposing the horrible times a common man goes through in his life or something similar is what makes it to such award functions.
2. Aamir, if you got the secret, every movie you are trying for Oscars has one negative - "Language". May be you should think about making it in English too.
3. We should try to see that India is not producing such films by reducing the pain of the common man. We can miss Oscars, but we cannot have thousands of our brethren living such slum lives. Its time we act to bring them up.

Congrats to all the crew of SlumDog Millionaire.