The Bollywood Elephant

It was an absolute delight to see Bebo-Khiladi pairing after so long who were joined by Diljit-Kiara in debutant Raj Mehta's Good Newwz . It is produced by Karan Johar and revolves around the topic of sperm-mix up at an IVF clinic run.                                                       What's Good:   Acting:  Bebo shines in this quirky comedy. No doubt in the fact that Akshay, Kiara, Diljit's performance but Bebo proves to us why we love her. Idea:  The story revolving around this sperm mix and the aftermath is absolutely delightful. Music:  The music by Rochak Kohli and gang is absolutely amazing, be it any song. Dialogues:  Dialogues by Jyoti Kapoor are absolutely gold and crack you up at the right time. Technicalities:  Direction, Editing, Background score, Cinematography all are absolutely pitch-perfect.                                   What's Bad:   This section is all about nitpicking. Runtime:  Paced at 135 minutes the movie feels a tad bit long.    

This decade for Bollywood has been very good in terms of performances. Not only did this decade give us performances to remember but also performances that were self-aware and flawed. This post lists out performances by Bollywood actors which stood out and stayed with us.                                                                        This posts  only  consists of performances which were based on fictional characters.  The list in no particular order is as follows: VIDYA BALAN   in Kahaani:  As a woman on the lookout for her husband, Vidya gave us a performance to cherish for years to come! Moreover, her character develops more like Goddess Durga which only increases the intensity of her performances multiple folds. VIDYA BALAN   in  Tumhari Sulu:  When you lift the movie so much by acting 'the hell out' of the screenplay, the performance is bound to be exemplary and noticed!                                  DEEPIKA PADUKONE  in Cocktail:  Arguably,

Bollywood Music Albums are way beyond just item songs. These include songs that one cherishes even after ages, are unapologetically original and those which help in the progression of the movie story forward.         Before Picking my favourite 15 albums from this decade, here are some honourable mentions: Ek Villian:  Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon. Dum Laga Ke Haisha:  Anu Malik. Delhi Belly : Ram Sampath.    My Favourite 15 Albums (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER): Goliyon ki Raasleela; Ram Leela:  Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Perhaps his best musical work to date!                                                              Manmarziyaan:  Amit Trivedi. With one of the best songs in forms of 'Chonch Ladiyaan', 'Daryaa', 'Sachi Mohabbat', this Amit Trivedi album is an underappreciated album.                                                              My Name is Khan:  Shankar Ehsaan Loy. Noor-e-Khuda, Sajda, Tere Naina!  Band Baaja Ba

Ayushmann has finally made his own brand of cinema where he depicts the real-life problems in a middle-class India. Since "Dream Girl" did NOT work for me a bit, I was skeptical about Bala and yes, Ayushmann went back to being the Ayushmann I adored in Bareilly ki Barfi, Andhadhun.                                   Whats' Good:   Acting:  Ayushmann, Bhumi, Yami rock the stage with support from an amazing cast. Social Commentary:  Some really good messaging laden with gallops of entertainment. Editing/Music/Dialogues:  Amar Kaushik does well in writing the dialogue and settings. The song Tequila and Khata Hui are memorable. Characterization:  Mainly, Bala works because of Latika, Bala, Pari and Mausiji who make the movie memorable.                                             What's Bad:   Missing Factor:  As the movie ended, everything was there but still not there kind of feeling was there. Story:  The story has been told and lacks a novelty that Ay