Took mom out to Om Shanti Om last weekend. And boy, what an utter let down. After all that, hoopla surrounding it, I thought it would be fun.
But evidently, a pinch of Karz, a bit of Naseeb and a shade of Madhumati and thats OM SHANTI OM for you.
1.) Who says movies of the new millennium are utterly senseless? You have Iqbal, Chak De, Provoked and the likes. Why does Farah Khan take such a cynical view of Bollywood of today?
2.) Shah Rukh and his six pack have got so much publicity that it pains me to even talk about it any further. But frankly speaking, insofar as Shah Rukh's sex appeal (or the lack of it is concerned) it lies in his being "covered up". A bare Shah Rukh, at least in my opinion (for whatever its worth), has the sex appeal of an greasy toad scurrying outta a muddy pond...
3.) What is wrong with Kiron Kher? What prompted an actress of her magnitude to take up such a brain dead role? Still pondering.
4.) Dude, Shah Rukh. Grow up. Face it. You spit on the skies, it ends up on your face. John Jani Janardhan from Naseeb was a wonderfully crafted out song. That it had so many stars of the time was INCIDENTAL and decently planned out. Having 33 film personalities in your title track just to do a one-up on the big B doesn't work out guy! The song seemed more of a farce and a melting pot of your famous faces and did no justice to any one of them. Better luck next time, if you are still at it!
5.) The climax, if you call it that, was no big suspense if Farah intended it that way. All along the audience expected a 2nd Deepika to pop in... Some skilled editing required I guess.
Still, all in all, a one time watch and that too just for the sake of the great Indian tamasha called BOLLYWOOD.
