Karma Aur Holi 2009 Review

Directed by - Manish Gupta
Starring - Sushmita Sen, Randeep Hooda, Rati Agnihotri, Suresh Oberoi, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Deepal Shah, Naomi Campbell ...

Post MONSOON WEDDING, films focussing on the Indian diaspora have been churned out by makers in the West. But, sadly, a majority of these projects still suffer from the MONSOON WEDDING fixation. KARMA AUR HOLI is one of those films.

One has often mauled Bollywood films for churning out gibberish at regular intervals, but we stay mum when it comes to films made in America. After watching KARMA AUR HOLI, it reiterates the fact that even Americans frequently come up with junk.

Frankly, nothing works in KARMA AUR HOLI. Not the plot, not the screen writing, not even the performances. What can you say of a film which, though serious in nature, makes you break into guffaws? Sad indeed!

Meera [Sushmita Sen] and Dev [Randeep Hooda] plan a get-together with a few close friends and relatives at their place. As time passes by, the guests get involved in each others' lives. The evening takes a dramatic turn when an unexpected incident triggers tipsy partygoers to confess their innermost secrets that have never been revealed.

On paper, the concept of KARMA AUR HOLI sounds truly interesting, but what comes across on screen is amateurish. The film attempts to say too much, but what comes across makes zilch impression. If the writing is bad, the direction [Manish Gupta] is worse.

Barring Sushmita Sen and Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, none of the actors [and that includes veterans like Suresh Oberoi and Rati Agnihotri] leave any impression whatsoever. Randeep Hooda is strictly okay. Naomi Campbell is a lousy actor. Deepal Shaw is plain bad.

On the whole, KARMA AUR HOLI is a sad case.

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Oscars AWARDS 2009 -'Slumdog' is the big winner

The most electrifying performance of the Oscar night came from none other than A R Rahman who took the stage and sang his two nominated songs from Slumdog Millionaire .






Just moments before he stepped on stage with the microphone, the prodigious composer created
history by becoming the first Indian music composer to win an Oscar for his music in ?Slumdog Millionaire?. Dressed in a black bandhgala (a traditional Indian outfit), Rahman even cracked a popular dialogue from Hindi films ? ?Mere Paas Maa Hai? ? (I have mother) to thank his mother and quipped a quick thanks to God in Tamil.






Then he dashed backstage and re-appeared moments later to perform his songs ?O Saya? and
?Jai Ho? with a troupe of dancers. Rahman himself sang the numbers and left the audiences
thrilled with his scintillating performance.



As the double treat, his won his second Oscar of the night for ?Jai Ho? that has lyrics by
Gulzar .

In his acceptance speech, Rahman thanked his entire crew and added in the end: ?In my life I have had to choose between love and hate. I chose love and I am here today.?



The whole Kodak Theatre reverberated with applause.
Back home in India, a billion hearts erupted with joy.
?Jai Ho,? Rahman.




TOP OSCAR AWARDS


Best Picture



SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Christian Colson




Best Actor


Sean Penn

For :MILK



Best Actress



Kate Winslet

For :THE READER



Directring


For: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Danny Boyle



Music


SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

"Jai Ho"
Music by A.R. Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar


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Source: ApunKaChoice